Charles Irene Boarman (abt. 1837 - 1903)

Born about Feb 1837 in Hardin, Kentucky

Descendants

Died 3 Jul 1903 at about age 66 in Russell Township, Lawrence County, Illinois, USA

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Biography

Charles Boarman is a part of US Black heritage.

Private Charles Boarman served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Jul 12, 1864
Mustered out: Nov 23, 1866
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 107th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry

Charles was born in Hardin, Kentucky. After the Civil War ended, he moved to Jeffersonville, Indiana. He was there on the 15th of December, 1866 when he made a deposit at the Jeffersonville Branch of the Freedman's Bank. He listed slaveholder as Josephine Boarman and his father as Hanson Boarman.^[1]

Note: Unsure if Josephine Boarman-49 (the daughter of Sylvester Boarman) is the owner as referenced above.

It's likely he married his wife, Mary Anice Neighbors in Jeffersonville around 1866-67. By 1880, the family had moved back to Hardin, KY. By 1900, the family had moved to Lawrence, Illinois where Charles died in 1903. He and his wife are buried in Mount Calvary Cemetery^[2]

Military Service

All five Boarman brothers, as well as their future brother in law, enlisted in the 107th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry.

Anthony Buckles (Boarman), George Boarman, Charles Boarman, and Willis Ditto (William VanMeter, future brother-in-law) all enlisted in enlisted in Company F on 12 July 1864 in Lebanon, Marion, Kentucky.
Cornelius Boarman enlisted in the same company four days later on on 16 July 1864.
Wesley Bowman enlisted two days later, on 18 July 1864 at Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky in Company C.

He mustered out (along with all of his brothers) on 23 November 1866 in Washington, District of Columbus.

On his enlistment, he noted Josephine Boarman of Hardin, KY as slaveholder and that he enlisted without consent. He was a farmer, aged 24 years.

In August & September of 1864, he was sick in the hospital in Louisville, KY with measles. His brother William Anthony was also there at the same time for measles. April to July 1865 he was on duty as a musician. ^[3]

• Fact: Residence (4 Dec 1866) Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana, USA
• Fact: Residence (1880) Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, USA
• Fact: Residence (1900) Russell, Lawrence, Illinois, USA

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Freedman's Bank Records, 1865-1871 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/113191679/charles-irene-boarman : accessed 28 July 2021), memorial page for Charles Irene Boarman (unknown–3 Jul 1903), Find a Grave Memorial ID 113191679, citing Mount Calvary Cemetery, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Rita Hagerty (contributor 47521180) .
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. Report of the adjutant general of the state of Kentucky [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.

• "Public Member Trees", database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/55001656/person/26898627047/facts : accessed 18 February 2020), profile for Charles Irene Boarman.
• Ancestry.com. U.S., Freedman's Bank Records, 1865-1871 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
• 1880 United States Federal Census Place: Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky; Roll: 417; Page: 276C; Enumeration District: 061
• 1900 United States Federal Census Place: Russell, Lawrence, Illinois; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0117; FHL microfilm: 1240318
• 3 Jul 1903 Illinois, U.S., Select Deaths Index, 1877-1916 Original data: Illinois Statewide Death Index, Pre-1916. Illinois State Archive. http://www.ilsos.gov/isavital/deathsrch.jsp: accessed 31 July 2014.
• U.S. Find a Grave Index Memorial #113191679