William Augustus Boon (1847 - 1902)

Born 3 Feb 1847 in Troup, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Patricia Ann (Burkhalter) Boon — married 13 Feb 1868 (to 10 Mar 1885) in Cass, Texas, United States

Husband of Minnie Minerva Moore — married 8 Sep 1895 (to 6 Mar 1902) in Bowie, Texas, United States

Died 6 Mar 1902 at age 55 in Bowie, Texas, United States

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Biography

1860's -After his father was killed, it is said that he served in the civil war the last two years as he was afraid the Jayhawkers would kill them for their Southern Sympathy.

Sources

• 1860 -Bowie Co., Texas Census, page 15a, #148-153

Boone K A 40 Mfarmer$400$685GA Boone Mary E 28 FladyGA Boone Wm 13 MGA Boone Thos 8 MTX Boone Franklin 5 MTX Boone Francis 3 FTX Boone S H 10/12 MTX

• Listed as Wm, age 8, with his parents.

1870-Davis Co., Texas, Precint 4, Douglasville (changed to Cass in 1871)

Wm. BOONE23 b. in Georgia; Pemelia 22 b in Alabama Wm. 2 yrs. b. in TX Mary J. 4 mos. b. in TX.

1880 -Cass Co., TX , ED# 13 pg.42 pct.4, #374-378

W.A. BOONEhead32 farmer Tx blank,blank P.A, wife 31, keeping house Al.Tn.GA W.A.son, 12 at home TX Tx.Al M.J. dau. 10 at school Tx.Tx.Al R.L.son, 7 at home Tx Tx Al. A. son 3 at home Tx.Tx.al M.C. dau. 10/12 at home Tx.Tx.Al

1884-March, CHURCH MINUTES OF THE ENON BAPTIST CHURCH, Knight's Bluff, Cass Co., TX -

"W.A. Boon was called clerk"

1890-Oct, Church Minutes of the Enon Baptist Church, Knight's Bluff, Cass Co., TX (see above)

"Oct. 1890 Brother A.S. Griffin was called as clerk, after brother W.A. Boon was granted a letter of dismissal."

1900 -Bowie Co., Texas, ED#12 pct.4 pg 15B and 16A 26 June, #285-288

William BOON head,Feb.1847,53 r/w,farmer owns,Ga.Ga.Ga. Manerva wife,June 1876 24, r/wkeeps house Tx.Tx.Tx. Hearcy, son Aug.1886,13, r/w in school Tx Ga La. Dovie,dau.Oct.1888 11 r/w in school Tx.Ga.La. Hattiedau.July 1891 9 r/w in school Tx.Ga.La. Elizabeth dau. June 1897 3 at home Tx.Ga.TX Charley son, Oct.1899 7/12 Tx.Ga.Tx Acy FOSTER uncle July 1837 63, Tx.GA.Tx

Old Union Cemetery Online <ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/bowie/cemetery/oldunion.txt>

Personal Interviews/Correspondence-my grandmother (Minnie Mears Jobe), my cousin Zada Mears Sharp, E. N. Burkhaler, Patsy (Boon) Branton