Abner Boggs (1835 - 1900)

Born 30 Aug 1835 in Indiana, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Martha Jane (Cromwell) Boggs — married about 1859 (to before 1870) in Indiana, United States

Husband of Flora Alice Dale (Poindexter) Boggs — married 15 Apr 1870 (to 25 Jun 1880) in Vigo, Indiana, United States

Husband of Margaret Carter (Townsend) Boggs — married after 25 Jun 1880 in Indiana, United States

Died 22 Dec 1900 at age 65 in Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, USA

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Biography

Abner was born in 1835. Abner is the child of Elicum Boggs and Rachael Shipley. ^{[citation needed]}

He married Martha in about 1859.

In 1860, he with wife Martha and 8-month old daughter Allison, lived in Warren, Clinton, Indiana; he was a carpenter.^[1]

He served during the American Civil War as a Private in Company C of the Indiana Infantry between 1861-1862.^[2]

He married Flora in 1870.

In 1870, he, wife Flora (age 17) and his two oldest children (1st wife, Martha's children), Clifford (6) and Minnie (4) lived in Warren, Clinton, Indiana. Allison is not enumerated in the household.^[3]

In 1880, he and his second wife Flora lived in Center Township, Howard County, Indiana, with Clifford (age 17) and Minnie (age 13), and his two children by Flora, Barry (age 8) and Oscar (age 6).^[4]

In Jun of 1880 Abner was married to Margaret (aka Maggie)

By 14 Jun 1900 (date of census), Abner and Maggie were living in Center Township, Howard County, Indiana. The children enumerated in the household were Lucy B, b. 1884; Clyde b. 1885; Grace (10); Fred (8) Hazel (6) William (4)^[5]

Abner died 22 Dec 1900.^[6]and was interred in the Crown Point Cemetery, Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, USA^[7]

Children

In addition to the children linked to from this profile, he also had:

• Allison, b abt 1859/60 (enumerated in 1860 census)
• Clifford, b abt 1864; m 5 Aug 1873 Lydia Smith^[8]
• Minnie, b abt 1866 as per the 1870 Census
• Barry, b abt 1872
• Oscar, b abt 1874

Clifford and Minnie were not enumerated with Abner in the 1860 census because they were not born/ Allison was in the 1860 Census, but were in 1870 and 1880.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBY-SZNG?cc=1473181&wc=7QK5-RSZ%3A1589426070%2C1589423928%2C1589422869 : 24 March 2017), Indiana > Clinton > Warren Township > image 12 of 31; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS1Q-2QTM-M?cc=2968245 : 17 October 2019), > image 1 of 1; citing NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6SG7-G1V?cc=1438024&wc=KLXB-929%3A518664801%2C518725601%2C518666001 : 8 June 2019), Indiana > Clinton > Warren > image 7 of 44; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYB9-9TZN?cc=1417683&wc=XC38-7M9%3A1589401272%2C1589395588%2C1589395528%2C1589394750 : 24 December 2015), Indiana > Howard > Center > ED 53 > image 24 of 30; citing NARA microfilm publication T9, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.)
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DZZ3-18H?cc=1325221&wc=9B7K-927%3A1030552501%2C1032446701%2C1033260501 : 5 August 2014), Indiana > Howard > ED 50 Center Township (all s. of Wildcat Creek excl. Kokommo city) > image 11 of 18; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ "Indiana Death Index, 1882-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ77-B3K : 3 December 2014), Abner Boggs, 22 Dec 1900, Kokomo, Indiana; from "Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2003); citing "The source of this record is the book CSS-2 on page 113 within the series produced by the Indiana Works Progress Administration." City Health Office, Kokomo.
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45497390/abner-baker-boggs: accessed 28 July 2023), memorial page for Abner Baker Boggs (Aug 1836–22 Dec 1900), Find a Grave Memorial ID 45497390, citing Crown Point Cemetery, Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by John C. Anderson (contributor 47208015).
8. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-9974-6NL?cc=1410397&wc=Q83F-HGK%3A1589542459%2C963027301 : 9 March 2016), Howard > 1879-1884 Volume 4 > image 526 of 628; Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis.