George Miller Boone (1890 - 1967)

Born 2 Feb 1890 in Trenton, Gibson, Tennessee, United States

Husband of Beulah Etta (Hunt) Boone — married 20 Dec 1911 (to before 1930) in Trenton, Gibson, Tennessee, United States

Died 31 May 1967 at age 77 in Ravenden, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States

Biography

The son of Charles Hess Boone (1856-1928) and Nancy Delilah Medlin (1865-1940), Miller Boone was born in Gibson County, Tennessee^{[citation needed]} in 1890, residing there with his family.^[1] His siblings included:

1. Effie Mae Boone (1888-1967)
2. Hessie Estelle Boone (1889-1928)
3. Gilbert Boone (1894-1962)
4. Morris Boone (1897-1927)
5. Eva H. Boone (1899-)
6. Harry Boone (1903-)
7. Tyree Boone (1905-)
8. Ralph Boone (1908-)

Miller married Beulah (Hunt) Boone, marrying in Gibson County, Tennessee on December 20, 1911^[2] and having five children together. Miller registered for the World War I draft when he was 25, registering in Gibson County, Tennessee on June 5, 1917.^[3] He stated that he lived with his wife and three children in Trenton, Tennessee and that he worked for George Hunt, Beulah's father, as a farm laborer. Miller was described as a tall man, of medium build, with black hair and brown eyes. He did not enlist.

In 1920, Miller lived with his wife and children in Trenton.^[4] Miller and Beulah divorced before 1930 and he remarried, marrying Nora Griffin (1912-).

Miller registered for the World War II draft when he was 53, registering in Hardy, Arkansas on April 27, 1942.^[5] He stated that he lived with his wife in Williford, Arkansas and that he worked for himself, farming. Miller was described as 5'7" tall and 147 pounds. Enlisting in the "Old Man's Draft," Miller did not enlist. In 1950, Miller lived with Nora in South Union Township, Arkansas, working as a timber cutter.^[6] That year, his household included his father-in-law, Frank Griffin.

Miller Boone passed away at the age of 78, residing last in Ravenden, Arkansas.^[7][8] He is buried at Bradford Cemetery in Ozark Acres, Arkansas.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS8F-NM1 : Sun Sep 17 17:36:51 UTC 2023), Entry for Charles Boone and N L Boone, 1900.
2. ↑ "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8TS-8JN : 16 March 2020), Miller Boone, 1911.
3. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ62-TQF : 29 December 2021), Miller Boone, 1917-1918.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNGV-H1N : 3 February 2021), Miller Boone, 1920.
5. ↑ The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Serial No. U-345. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Ancestry Record 1002 #121010 with attached Image
6. ↑ Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. 1913-1/1/1972. Population Schedules for the 1950 Census, 1950 - 1950. Washington, DC: National Archives at Washington, DC. United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: South Union, Sharp, Arkansas; Roll: 1432; Sheet Number: 6; Enumeration District: 68-24: South Union township. Ancestry.com. 1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022. Image with attached Expression error: Unrecognised word "arkansas"
7. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J59K-RWB : 10 January 2021), Miller Boone, 15 May 1967; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
8. ↑ "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K78-VPWJ : 10 February 2023), Miller Boone.
9. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLX-F271 : 7 July 2020), George Miller Boone, 1967; Burial. Find A Grave: Memorial #97095541