http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tn/smith/census/1880/115-23.gif Here is what I'm looking at Nancy, it is difficult to read but I'm pretty sure it says George is 86. Mary K. Mary - The 1880 Smith County Census shows that Jacob's father was George Boston, born in 1814. I think this George was the son of the George who was born in 1793/1794 in North Carolina and moved to Smith County, Tennessee. I think there was a generation missing in Ray's information. Could the suit that D. C. Boston is involved in be a suit concerning the George who was born in 1793/1794? 1880 Smith County, Tennessee, US Census George Boston - Head of Household - 66 years old - Miller - born in TN - Father born in NC - Mother born in VA Matilda - Wife - 53 years old - House keeping - born in TN - Father born in TN - Mother born in VA Sallie J. ? - daughter - 44 years old - born in Tennessee Mary ? - granddaugher - 19 years old - born in Tennessee Christian - Son - 16 years old - born in Tennessee Jacob - Son - 6 years old - born in Tennessee A. Jenkins - 19 years old - Hireling - born in Tennessee (There is a David Boston - 32 yeas old - living next door, who I think is George’s son.) George must have been married twice because he had a daughter who was too old to be the daughter of his wife. Nancy > Nancy, I know that Ray believed Jacob was George and Matilda's son and > I didn't get this information until after Ray died so I didn't have a > chance to discuss it with him. > Apparently around Aug 26 1889 there was a suit concerning the heirs of > George Boston which contains a deposition by D. C. Boston where he > testified that "My father had three sons, George, David Crockett, and > Christian Boston. George is dead; died leaving one son - he is dead." > > This would appear to indicate that Jacob was not George's son. Also > Stirling and Minnie were listed as Jacob's cousins in 1900 census. If > Jacob were brother of Christian (and these were Christian's children) > they should be listed as nephew and niece. By being listed as cousins > this would indicate to me that they were children of a sibling of > Jacob's parent. > > Has anyone ever seen a copy of Jacob's death certificate? Which may or > may not give the correct parents! :-) > > Mary Knight > ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== Volunteer To Transcribe For The Smith Co Census Project... Already in Progress! http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/tngen/census.htm

i have a copy of jacobs death certificate i will scan and get it on tomorrow night ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Knight" <maryknight@famvid.com> To: <TNSMITH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 5:53 PM Subject: Re: [TNSMITH] Boston > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tn/smith/census/1880/115-23.gif > Here is what I'm looking at Nancy, it is difficult to read but I'm pretty sure it says George is 86. > > Mary K. > > Mary - > > The 1880 Smith County Census shows that Jacob's father was George > Boston, born in 1814. I think this George was the son of the George > who was born in 1793/1794 in North Carolina and moved to Smith County, > Tennessee. I think there was a generation missing in Ray's information. > > Could the suit that D. C. Boston is involved in be a suit concerning the > George who was born in 1793/1794? > > 1880 Smith County, Tennessee, US Census > George Boston - Head of Household - 66 years old - Miller - born in TN - > Father born in NC - Mother born in VA > Matilda - Wife - 53 years old - House keeping - born in TN - Father born > in TN - Mother born in VA > Sallie J. ? - daughter - 44 years old - born in Tennessee > Mary ? - granddaugher - 19 years old - born in Tennessee > Christian - Son - 16 years old - born in Tennessee > Jacob - Son - 6 years old - born in Tennessee > A. Jenkins - 19 years old - Hireling - born in Tennessee > > (There is a David Boston - 32 yeas old - living next door, who I think > is George’s son.) > > George must have been married twice because he had a daughter who was > too old to be the daughter of his wife. > > Nancy > > > > > Nancy, I know that Ray believed Jacob was George and Matilda's son and > > I didn't get this information until after Ray died so I didn't have a > > chance to discuss it with him. > > Apparently around Aug 26 1889 there was a suit concerning the heirs of > > George Boston which contains a deposition by D. C. Boston where he > > testified that "My father had three sons, George, David Crockett, and > > Christian Boston. George is dead; died leaving one son - he is dead." > > > > This would appear to indicate that Jacob was not George's son. Also > > Stirling and Minnie were listed as Jacob's cousins in 1900 census. If > > Jacob were brother of Christian (and these were Christian's children) > > they should be listed as nephew and niece. By being listed as cousins > > this would indicate to me that they were children of a sibling of > > Jacob's parent. > > > > Has anyone ever seen a copy of Jacob's death certificate? Which may or > > may not give the correct parents! :-) > > > > Mary Knight > > > > > > ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== > Volunteer To Transcribe For The Smith Co Census Project... > Already in Progress! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/tngen/census.htm > > > ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== > Submit Your Family Pictures, Biographies, Histories > Wills, Fokelore, To The Smith Co Web Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/ >