Brief Life History of Charles Martin
When Charles Martin Boone was born in 1853, in Gilmer, West Virginia, United States, his father, Andrew J Boone, was 35 and his mother, Comfort Radney Rollyson, was 37. He married Emaline Hardway on 5 October 1873, in Calhoun, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 8 daughters. He lived in West Virginia, United States in 1870 and Birchton, Raleigh, West Virginia, United States in 1880. He died on 3 April 1896, in Braxton, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 43, and was buried in Boone Cemetery, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States.
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- Martin Boon in household of Andrew Boon, "United States Census, 1850"
- Charles M Boon, "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971"
- Charles Boon in entry for Matilda Mae Cook, "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952"
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1861 · The Battle of Manassas
The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run.
1863
"West Virginia was given statehood status with the ""agreement"" the citizens would phase out slavery. On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln approved the Statehood Bill for West Virginia. West Virginia was proclaimed a state on April 20, 1863, with the bill becoming effective 60 days later, June 20, 1863. When West Virginia first entered statehood in 1863, there were only 46 counties. That same year, four other counties voted themselves into West Virginia. Today, there are 55 counties in the Mountain State. The oldest county in the state is Hamsphire County formed in 1754 as part of Virginia. The youngest county is Mingo formed in 1895. The smallest county is Hancock located in the northern panhandle of the state with Randolph being the largest. When the Legislature convened for its first session, there were only 47 members of the House of Delegates and 18 members of the State Senate. Through the years, the number has increased to 100 members of the House of Delegates and 34 members of the State Senate."
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Bohon in La Manche, France, of obscure etymology.
English (of Norman origin): from Middle English bon(e), boun, Old French bon ‘good’. Compare Bone 1.
Dutch: variant of Boon .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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