Lafayette Boone (1834 - 1900)

Born 30 Jul 1834 in Elkins, Washington, Arkansas, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy Adeline (Skelton) Boone — married 9 Nov 1864 in Lamar, Texas, United States

Descendants

Died 9 Aug 1900 at age 66 in Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, United States

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Biography

Major Lafayette Boone served in the United States Civil War.
Side: Confederacy

Lafayette Boone was born on 30 Jul 1834 in Elkins, Washington, Arkansas, United States, son of Doctor James Monroe Boone (1788 - 1856) and Sophronia (Smith) Boone (1808 - 1835).

Lafayette married Nancy Adeline Skelton (1834 - 1865) on 9 Nov 1864 in Lamar, Texas, United States. Nancy Adeline Skelton is somewhat related by marriage to Martha Wayles Skelton, wife of Thomas Jefferson: through Bathurst Skelton, and possibly also to Sally Hemings.

Their daughter was Louisiana Carolina (Boone) Cherry (1850 - 1920). Their daughter was my great-grandmother Louisiana Carolina Boone, known as Lou, in some sources, who married William Pinckney Cherry in St Augustine in what became Texas. Both died in Oklahoma Territory, Wm Pinckney Cherry before statehood, Louisiana Carolina Boone a few years after statehood.

Lafayette died on 9 Aug 1900 in Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas aged 66. He is buried in Fayetteville Confederate Cemetery, Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Military

LaFayette served as a Major in the Civil War for the Confederacy. ^[1]He was injured and received a pension.^[2] According to an article about his burial, he was paralyzed by the explosion of a shell. This article can be read on [Find A Grave: Memorial #25957508] about his Civil War story.

Census Records

Census 1880 Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, United States^[3]

Occupation County Treasurer

Lafayette Boone Head Male 45 Arkansas, United States

Went by "Lafe"---Major in Stirman's Regiment, Confederate army; wounded in leg. Lawyer. Also Washington Co. AR Treasurer, died in Fayetteville AR.

Sources

1. ↑ "Arkansas Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XX58-97H : 27 November 2014), Lafayette Boone, 1861; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Arkansas," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M317 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1961), roll 13.
2. ↑ "Arkansas Ex-Confederate Pension Records, 1891-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ST-T8WV : 13 March 2018), Lafayette Boone, 01 Sep 1893; citing Washington, Arkansas, United States, State Auditor's Office, Little Rock; FHL microfilm 2,209,371.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNWT-2K8 : 13 January 2022), Lafayette Boone, Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm

• Find A Grave: Memorial #25957508
• 1850 US Census; Arkansas, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1819-1870; U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865