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John Douglas Bozarth

Birth: 8 May 1804
Christian County, Kentucky, USA
Death: 25 Feb 1884 (aged 79)
Edgar County, Illinois, USA
Burial: Little Grove Cemetery

Paris, Edgar County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 10725269 View Source

John D. Bozarth is the patriach of the generations of Bozarth's buried in this cemetery. He was a son of Abner & Fanny (Means) Bozarth and their only child to move to Illinois. He was married to Margaret Ward on 11 May 1828 in White Co, TN. Between the time their first child Elijah was born in May 1829 and their second child Jonathan was born in Dec 1830, they moved to Edgar Co, Illinois (as Elijah was born in Tn and Jonathan in Edgar Co, IL). They had 10 children, that are known. Only 6 of those 10 made it past the age of 1.

John was a farmer primarily, but also a teacher. He was also in the Blackhawk war from 1830 to 1832. He was truly a prioneer of Edgar County.

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General Services Administration of the National Archives:

John D. Bozarth was a Corporal serving in Captain Isaac Sanford's Company of the 2nd Brigade of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Battalion of the Illinois Mounted Volunteers in 1832.

John D. Bozarth is the patriach of the generations of Bozarth's buried in this cemetery. He was a son of Abner & Fanny (Means) Bozarth and their only child to move to Illinois. He was married to Margaret Ward on 11 May 1828 in White Co, TN. Between the time their first child Elijah was born in May 1829 and their second child Jonathan was born in Dec 1830, they moved to Edgar Co, Illinois (as Elijah was born in Tn and Jonathan in Edgar Co, IL). They had 10 children, that are known. Only 6 of those 10 made it past the age of 1.

John was a farmer primarily, but also a teacher. He was also in the Blackhawk war from 1830 to 1832. He was truly a prioneer of Edgar County.

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General Services Administration of the National Archives:

John D. Bozarth was a Corporal serving in Captain Isaac Sanford's Company of the 2nd Brigade of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Battalion of the Illinois Mounted Volunteers in 1832.

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Margaret Ward Bozarth

1806–1857

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Created by: D. Brown Love
Added: Apr 5, 2005
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10725269/john_douglas-bozarth: accessed ), memorial page for John Douglas Bozarth (8 May 1804–25 Feb 1884), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10725269, citing Little Grove Cemetery, Paris, Edgar County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by D. Brown Love (contributor 46781225).

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