James Monroe Boone (1788 - 1856)

Born 12 Dec 1788 in Hunting Creek, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sophronia (Smith) Boone — married 1 Sep 1825 in Tennessee

Descendants

Died 11 Jun 1856 at age 67 in Elkins, Washington, Arkansas, United States

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Biography

Private James Boone served for Tennessee in the War of 1812
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James Monroe Boone was born on 12 Dec 1788 in Hunting Creek, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States, son of Reverend Benjamin Boone (1749 - 1836) and Mary (Wilson) Boone (1765 - 1823).

James married Sophronia Smith (1808 - 1835) on 1 Sep 1825 in Tennessee. ^[1][2][3]

Their children were:

1. Daniel Thales Boone (1826 - 1910)
2. Benjamin Franklin Boone (~1828 - ~1863)
3. Eular Bernoulli Boone (1831 - )
4. Cornelia Boone (~1833 - 1835)
5. Maj. Lafayette Boone (1834 - 1900).

James died on 11 Jun 1856 in Elkins, Washington, Arkansas aged 67. He is buried in Boone Pioneer Cemetery, Greenland, Arkansas.

Military

James served as a Private, US Army, War of 1812.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD7W-KMV : 16 March 2020), James Boone, 1825.
2. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHS-D8GQ : 10 March 2021), James Boone and Sophia Smith, 01 Sep 1825; citing Rutherford, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 379,649.
3. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHS-8TSQ : 10 March 2021), James Boone and Sophia Smith, 01 Sep 1825; citing Rutherford, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 379,649.
4. ↑ United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29V-RW3M : 8 March 2021), James Boone, 1812-1815; citing NARA microfilm publication M602 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); roll 20; FHL microfilm 882,538.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M674-V5Z : 12 April 2016), James Boone, Richland, Washington, Arkansas, United States; citing family 1, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• Burial. Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 16 April 2022), memorial page for Dr. James Monroe Boone (12 Dec 1788–11 Jun 1856), Find A Grave: Memorial #106262367, citing Boone Pioneer Cemetery, Greenland, Washington County, Arkansas, USA. The memorial page was created by S Barger on 5 March 2013.