James Boone was a great storyteller. He and his son told their children that they were Native American and were related to members of the Haliwa-Saponi Indian Tribe.
Most of James’ descendants identify as Black/African-American.
Sources
Year: 1880; Census Place: Fishing Creek, Warren, North Carolina; Roll: 985; Page: 160C; Enumeration District: 287
Year: 1900; Census Place: Fishing Creek, Warren, North Carolina; Roll: 1222; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0092; FHL microfilm: 1241222
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML9S-3Z1 : accessed 8 April 2021), Jos C Boone, Fishing Creek, Warren, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 91, sheet 7B, family 105, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1133; FHL microfilm 1,375,146.
Year: 1920; Census Place: Griffins, Nash, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1311; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 75; Image: 1118
Year: 1930; Census Place: Griffins, Nash, North Carolina; Roll: 1709; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0011; Image: 113.0; FHL microfilm: 2341443
North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011
North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James: