Charles H. Boggs

MaleSeptember 1862–1931

Brief Life History of Charles H.

When Charles H. Boggs was born in September 1862, in Ohio, Virginia, United States, his father, David B Boggs, was 26 and his mother, Mary Ann Carson, was 24. He married Esther Adelia Cox in 1888, in Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Princeton, Bureau, Illinois, United States in 1880 and Bureau, Illinois, United States in 1900. He died in 1931, at the age of 69.

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Charles H. Boggs
1862–1931
Esther Adelia Cox
1868–
Marriage: 1888
Frank Clinton Boggs
1887–1976
Robert Boggs
1899–

Sources (7)

  • Charles Boggs in household of David Boggs, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Charles H. Boggs, "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928"
  • Charles H. Boggs in entry for Frank C. Boggs and Dora G. Slawson, "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950"

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  • Marriage
    1888Illinois, United States

    • Children (2)

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    Siblings (9)

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    World Events (8)

    1863

    Age 1

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    1863

    Age 1

    "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."

    1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

    Age 19

    Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

    Name Meaning

    English: nickname from Middle English bogeys ‘boastful or haughty’. The name (in the forms Boge(y)s, Boga(y)s) is found in the 12th century in Yorkshire and East Anglia, and also around Bordeaux, which had trading links with East Anglia.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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