Died
at age 85
in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
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Biography
Corp James Boggs served in the United States Civil War. Enlisted: 1861 Mustered out: Jun 23, 1865 Side: USA Regiment(s): 2nd State Militia, Cavalry, AND 2nd Battalion, State Militia, Cavalry
NOTE: This is a Confederate Flag..................
James was born in 1836. He was the son of Archibald Boggs. He married Amanda McPherson on 17 May 1857.
James moved with wife, children and parents to Grand River, Cass County, Missouri.
He served in the Civil War - 2nd Battalion, Missouri State Militia Cavalry - Age 27 - Married - 5th Congressional District - Union - Rank In Private - Rank Out - Eight Corporal.
He and his father were named in the Cass County Agricultural And Mechanical Association which was incorporated 14 August 1864. James helped build a public school system and was elected as part of a team to advance educational interests of their town.
James died on 22 Feb 1922 in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas and was buried in Westlawn Cemetery.
Sources
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156689277/james-clendenin-boggs : accessed 16 March 2022), memorial page for Corp James Clendenin āJCā Boggs (17 Mar 1836ā22 Feb 1922), Find A Grave: Memorial #156689277, citing Highland Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, USA ; Maintained by Carolyn Boggs-Burt (contributor 47707322) .
The History of Cass and Bates Counties, Missouri
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M88R-S6G : 9 November 2014), Archibald Boggs, Braxton county, Braxton, Virginia, United States; citing family 653, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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