Bosman Clifton (1790 - 1872)

Born 19 Jul 1790 in Delaware, United States

Husband of Sarah (Zumwalt) Clifton — married 11 Aug 1814 in St. Charles, Missouri, United States

Descendants

Died 20 Jul 1872 at age 82 in Martinville, Grant, Wisconsin, United States

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Biography

Private Bosman Clifton served in the United States in the War of 1812
Service started: May 20, 1813
Unit(s): Missouri; Rangers
Service ended: May 18, 1814

Bosman Clifton was born 19 July 1790 in Delaware,^[1] son of the elder Bosman Clifton . Bosman made his way from Delaware to Missouri Territory by 20 May 1813, when he enlisted in the service,^[2] fighting in the War of 1812 with the Rangers in Missouri. He served until he was discharged 18 May 1814.^[2] Just a few months after leaving the service, on 11 August 1814 in Saint Charles County, Missouri, he married Sarah Zumwalt.^[3][1]
By 1825 Sarah and Bosman had 5 children born in Saint Charles County, Missouri: Elizabeth (28 August 1815), William (23 May 1817), Andrew (1 September 1820), Sarah Ann (15 March 1822), and Granville Thomas Lewis (18 April 1825).^[4] They added three more after leaving Saint Charles County: James Brown Clifton born 8 March 1827 in an unrecorded county in Missouri, Nancy Emily 23 June 1829 in Calloway County, Missouri, and Cordelia T 16 February 1834, again in an unrecorded county, Missouri. Before 1836 the Cliftons removed to Clifton, Grant, Wisconsin Territory,^[5] where Albert Fletcher (about 1836) and Mary Matilda (20 September 1838) were born.
In 1855 the Clifton household in Clifton contained 2 males and 1 female.^[6] The 1850 United States Census reveals the members of the household; Bosman and Sarah, of course, but also Albert F., their youngest surviving child.^[7] In 1860^[8] and 1870^[9] Bosman and Sarah live alone; empty nesters at long last.
Bosman died 20 July 1872 in Martinville, Grant, Wisconsin.^[2][3] He is buried beside Sarah at Rock Church Cemetery in Livingston.^[10]

Research Notes

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1. Wisconsin, Homestead and Cash Entry Patents, Pre-1908 United States, Bureau of Land Management Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc 29 DEC 2016 Time: 01:44:55
2. U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc 29 DEC 2016 Time: 01:44:55

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} FRONTIER FAMILIES OF MISSOURI FROM THE UPPER LOUISIANA TERRITORY 1790-1820.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815, Bosman Clifton
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} The Durst and Darst Families of America, Vol II, page 870
4. ↑ All children in Descendants of Bosman Clifton. page 1
5. ↑ Inferred from birth dates and locations of children
6. ↑ "Wisconsin State Census, 1855," Bosman Clifton
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," Bossmon Clifton
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", B Clifton
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", Bowman Clifton,
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 21 January 2021), memorial page for Bosmon Clifton (19 Jul 1790–20 Jul 1872), Find A Grave: Memorial #16768241, citing Rock Church Cemetery, Livingston, Grant County, Wisconsin, USA ; Maintained by Michael Rewey (contributor 47999945) .

• Descendants of Bosman Clifton Michael W. Rewey 2 FEB 2017 Time: 10:01:23
• Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 28 January 2020), memorial page for Bosmon Clifton (19 Jul 1790–20 Jul 1872), Find A Grave: Memorial #16768241, citing Rock Church Cemetery, Livingston, Grant County, Wisconsin, USA ; Maintained by Michael Rewey (contributor 47999945) .
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• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4DN-SJ6 : 12 April 2016), Bossmon Clifton, Grant county, Grant, Wisconsin, United States; citing family 1505, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN9F-S5T : 11 June 2019), Bowman Clifton, 1870.
• War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc 29 DEC 2016 Time: 01:44:55
• "Wisconsin State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMML-XJW : 10 March 2018), Bosman Clifton, Clifton, Grant, Wisconsin; citing line 8, State Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,032,687.