I avail myself of the present opportunity to write a bit of history of my forefather, as I have been advised and best remember all through my life.
First I go back to Daniel Boone, the noted pioneer of Kentucky and father of Col. Nathan Boone, who explored the Des Moines valley in the early thirtieth and after whom this county was named. Daniel and Squire Boone were brothers. There were other brothers and sisters of the family, but I have not been advised nor do I remember enough about them to say anything authoritative here. Squire Boone was my grandfather's father and he was an eminent pioneer settler of western Pennsylvania, but later joined his brother, Daniel, in St. Charles County, Missouri. My grandfather's name was Moses Boone and my fathers name was Squire Boone, both natives of Kentucky. My grandmother's name was Hannah and their children were as follows: Sally married James Torr and their children were: Harvey, Julia, Orville, Wilford, Morgan, Minerva and Amelia; next Betsey married George McIntosh and their family were: Preston, Peter, Permelia, Emmet, Amaltha, Moses B. William, Sarah J., America, Melinda, DeWitt C., Ratleph, whose name was later changed to George giving him the same name as his father, Susan and Hannah. One child died, the others all lived to grow to manhood and womanhood. Next was my father, Squire Boone. He was born June 7, 1794. He married Nancy Cotner and to them were born two daughters, Melissa J. and Nancy. Their mother died and he later married Phoebe Rissler, the date of whose birth was I think early in January 1800. To them were born ten children: William M., Matilda, Err Rissler, Melmoth, Hannah C., Elizabeth, Julia, John L., Harrison and Tyler. Next Jennie, she married William McIntosh brother of George, Weston, Cyntha, Eliza, Susan, Clarissa, Jane and William. Susan comes next and she married William Rissler. Their children were Hiram, Phebe, George, Harriett, Lewis, John and Moses B. Samuel is next and his children were Ann and Squire. Emmet come next. He married twice and had one daughter, Artimissa, by his first wife and two daughters, Ann and Jane and one son, Samuel, by his second wife. Now comes Warren, he married Martha Cox and their children were Liman L. and Henry. Then Daniel, he married Malinda Miller, and their children were Elvira, Emily, Hannah, Lenox, Moses, Nancy, John, George, Laura, Julia, Alice and one dead baby. Nancy married James Torr, her oldest sister's husband long after her sister's death. They did not raise any children. Cassa never married, but died an old maid.
My father' family was an eventful one. On the second day of July, 1837 his house was struck by lightning and two of the children killed, one twelve and the other ten years old. They were both buried on the Fourth. Nov. 9, 1840 there were two children added to the family and on Nov. 9, 1850 two of the family were married. Township for many years and is a prosperous farmer, and two daughters, Mrs. Melissa Scott of Boone, and Mrs. Elizabeth Williams of Madrid. My father was born in Virginia and reared in Kentucky, where he farmed for a number of years and then crossed the river into Indiana. In 1852 he came to Boone county and settled on a farm in Worth township where with the aid of his sons he again imp-roved and developed a valuable farm. For several years he was a resident of Boonsboro. His wife died there and he then made his home with the writer until his death which occurred Dec. 5, 1879, at the ripe old age of eighty five years.
William Myrtle Boone
The above article is unusually well written and exhibits remarkable talent and ability for a man of Mr. Boone's age, however the publishers do not feel that it would be proper to give it to our readers without a short sketch of Mr. Boone's own connection and that of his family, with the development and prosperity of Boone County. William Myrtle Boone was reared in Putnam County, Indiana. He remained with his family and assisted his father with the work until he became of age, when he took charge of the home place and farmed it for ten years. He was married in Putnam County in 1841 to Miss Nancy Parker, a native of Kentucky. In the fall of 1851 he came to Iowa and settled near old Boonsboro. He purchased a claim of 240 acres, which he later entered from the government and secured his title. Township, which with the aid of the family he developed into one of the best farms in the county. He made this move in order to be near his parents and look after their interests. There he continued to reside until 1896, when his wife died. He had already divided a large portion of the farm among his children. He then rented the balance and has since made his home with his children. In early life he voted with the old Whig party and upon its dissolution he joined the new Republican Party and cast his ballot for John C. Fremont in 1856, and has voted for every successive candidate of that party since, never wavering in his allegiance to the principles in which he so firmly believes. He has never sought or held public office preferring to devote his time to the rearing of a worthy family and to his business affairs, and along both these line he has admirably succeeded. For fifty six years he has been a resident of Boone County and what wonderful changes he has seen in that time, perhaps only he could tell. He has seen Boone county grow and develop from a barren uninhabited prairie into one of the richest and most prosperous agricultural districts in the world and he has seen Boone grow from a mere hamlet into one of the best and most prosperous and thriving cities in Iowa; and throughout all the arduous labor incident to his growth and development he has ever borne an active and honorable part, always gaining and holding the warmest confidence and esteem of all his business and social associates Many of his earlier friends and acquaintances have passed away, but the oncoming generation has learned to know and esteem him as did the passing generation and countless friends rejoice that now, in his eighty six year, he is enjoying good health and all hope for him many years of health and happiness yet to come.
To Mr. and Mrs. Boone were born nine children, two of whom died in infancy. Township, Matilda, wife of Wesley Page and Laura, wife of James W. Wane, both prominent and highly esteemed families of Worth township, and Oliver P., a prosperous and respected former residing on the old home place, also a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren, who can all point with pride to a most worthy ancestor.
Taken from the Boone County Democrat Boone Iowa January 19, 1908
First I go back to Daniel Boone, the noted pioneer of Kentucky and father of Col. Nathan Boone, who explored the Des Moines valley in the early thirtieth and after whom this county was named. Daniel and Squire Boone were brothers. There were other brothers and sisters of the family, but I have not been advised nor do I remember enough about them to say anything authoritative here. Squire Boone was my grandfather's father and he was an eminent pioneer settler of western Pennsylvania, but later joined his brother, Daniel, in St. Charles County, Missouri. My grandfather's name was Moses Boone and my fathers name was Squire Boone, both natives of Kentucky. My grandmother's name was Hannah and their children were as follows: Sally married James Torr and their children were: Harvey, Julia, Orville, Wilford, Morgan, Minerva and Amelia; next Betsey married George McIntosh and their family were: Preston, Peter, Permelia, Emmet, Amaltha, Moses B. William, Sarah J., America, Melinda, DeWitt C., Ratleph, whose name was later changed to George giving him the same name as his father, Susan and Hannah. One child died, the others all lived to grow to manhood and womanhood. Next was my father, Squire Boone. He was born June 7, 1794. He married Nancy Cotner and to them were born two daughters, Melissa J. and Nancy. Their mother died and he later married Phoebe Rissler, the date of whose birth was I think early in January 1800. To them were born ten children: William M., Matilda, Err Rissler, Melmoth, Hannah C., Elizabeth, Julia, John L., Harrison and Tyler. Next Jennie, she married William McIntosh brother of George, Weston, Cyntha, Eliza, Susan, Clarissa, Jane and William. Susan comes next and she married William Rissler. Their children were Hiram, Phebe, George, Harriett, Lewis, John and Moses B. Samuel is next and his children were Ann and Squire. Emmet come next. He married twice and had one daughter, Artimissa, by his first wife and two daughters, Ann and Jane and one son, Samuel, by his second wife. Now comes Warren, he married Martha Cox and their children were Liman L. and Henry. Then Daniel, he married Malinda Miller, and their children were Elvira, Emily, Hannah, Lenox, Moses, Nancy, John, George, Laura, Julia, Alice and one dead baby. Nancy married James Torr, her oldest sister's husband long after her sister's death. They did not raise any children. Cassa never married, but died an old maid.
My father' family was an eventful one. On the second day of July, 1837 his house was struck by lightning and two of the children killed, one twelve and the other ten years old. They were both buried on the Fourth. Nov. 9, 1840 there were two children added to the family and on Nov. 9, 1850 two of the family were married. Township for many years and is a prosperous farmer, and two daughters, Mrs. Melissa Scott of Boone, and Mrs. Elizabeth Williams of Madrid. My father was born in Virginia and reared in Kentucky, where he farmed for a number of years and then crossed the river into Indiana. In 1852 he came to Boone county and settled on a farm in Worth township where with the aid of his sons he again imp-roved and developed a valuable farm. For several years he was a resident of Boonsboro. His wife died there and he then made his home with the writer until his death which occurred Dec. 5, 1879, at the ripe old age of eighty five years.
William Myrtle Boone
The above article is unusually well written and exhibits remarkable talent and ability for a man of Mr. Boone's age, however the publishers do not feel that it would be proper to give it to our readers without a short sketch of Mr. Boone's own connection and that of his family, with the development and prosperity of Boone County. William Myrtle Boone was reared in Putnam County, Indiana. He remained with his family and assisted his father with the work until he became of age, when he took charge of the home place and farmed it for ten years. He was married in Putnam County in 1841 to Miss Nancy Parker, a native of Kentucky. In the fall of 1851 he came to Iowa and settled near old Boonsboro. He purchased a claim of 240 acres, which he later entered from the government and secured his title. Township, which with the aid of the family he developed into one of the best farms in the county. He made this move in order to be near his parents and look after their interests. There he continued to reside until 1896, when his wife died. He had already divided a large portion of the farm among his children. He then rented the balance and has since made his home with his children. In early life he voted with the old Whig party and upon its dissolution he joined the new Republican Party and cast his ballot for John C. Fremont in 1856, and has voted for every successive candidate of that party since, never wavering in his allegiance to the principles in which he so firmly believes. He has never sought or held public office preferring to devote his time to the rearing of a worthy family and to his business affairs, and along both these line he has admirably succeeded. For fifty six years he has been a resident of Boone County and what wonderful changes he has seen in that time, perhaps only he could tell. He has seen Boone county grow and develop from a barren uninhabited prairie into one of the richest and most prosperous agricultural districts in the world and he has seen Boone grow from a mere hamlet into one of the best and most prosperous and thriving cities in Iowa; and throughout all the arduous labor incident to his growth and development he has ever borne an active and honorable part, always gaining and holding the warmest confidence and esteem of all his business and social associates Many of his earlier friends and acquaintances have passed away, but the oncoming generation has learned to know and esteem him as did the passing generation and countless friends rejoice that now, in his eighty six year, he is enjoying good health and all hope for him many years of health and happiness yet to come.
To Mr. and Mrs. Boone were born nine children, two of whom died in infancy. Township, Matilda, wife of Wesley Page and Laura, wife of James W. Wane, both prominent and highly esteemed families of Worth township, and Oliver P., a prosperous and respected former residing on the old home place, also a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren, who can all point with pride to a most worthy ancestor.
Taken from the Boone County Democrat Boone Iowa January 19, 1908
I avail myself of the present opportunity to write a bit of history of my forefather, as I have been advised and best remember all through my life.
First I go back to Daniel Boone, the noted pioneer of Kentucky and father of Col. Nathan Boone, who explored the Des Moines valley in the early thirtieth and after whom this county was named. Daniel and Squire Boone were brothers. There were other brothers and sisters of the family, but I have not been advised nor do I remember enough about them to say anything authoritative here. Squire Boone was my grandfather's father and he was an eminent pioneer settler of western Pennsylvania, but later joined his brother, Daniel, in St. Charles County, Missouri. My grandfather's name was Moses Boone and my fathers name was Squire Boone, both natives of Kentucky. My grandmother's name was Hannah and their children were as follows: Sally married James Torr and their children were: Harvey, Julia, Orville, Wilford, Morgan, Minerva and Amelia; next Betsey married George McIntosh and their family were: Preston, Peter, Permelia, Emmet, Amaltha, Moses B. William, Sarah J., America, Melinda, DeWitt C., Ratleph, whose name was later changed to George giving him the same name as his father, Susan and Hannah. One child died, the others all lived to grow to manhood and womanhood. Next was my father, Squire Boone. He was born June 7, 1794. He married Nancy Cotner and to them were born two daughters, Melissa J. and Nancy. Their mother died and he later married Phoebe Rissler, the date of whose birth was I think early in January 1800. To them were born ten children: William M., Matilda, Err Rissler, Melmoth, Hannah C., Elizabeth, Julia, John L., Harrison and Tyler. Next Jennie, she married William McIntosh brother of George, Weston, Cyntha, Eliza, Susan, Clarissa, Jane and William. Susan comes next and she married William Rissler. Their children were Hiram, Phebe, George, Harriett, Lewis, John and Moses B. Samuel is next and his children were Ann and Squire. Emmet come next. He married twice and had one daughter, Artimissa, by his first wife and two daughters, Ann and Jane and one son, Samuel, by his second wife. Now comes Warren, he married Martha Cox and their children were Liman L. and Henry. Then Daniel, he married Malinda Miller, and their children were Elvira, Emily, Hannah, Lenox, Moses, Nancy, John, George, Laura, Julia, Alice and one dead baby. Nancy married James Torr, her oldest sister's husband long after her sister's death. They did not raise any children. Cassa never married, but died an old maid.
My father' family was an eventful one. On the second day of July, 1837 his house was struck by lightning and two of the children killed, one twelve and the other ten years old. They were both buried on the Fourth. Nov. 9, 1840 there were two children added to the family and on Nov. 9, 1850 two of the family were married. Township for many years and is a prosperous farmer, and two daughters, Mrs. Melissa Scott of Boone, and Mrs. Elizabeth Williams of Madrid. My father was born in Virginia and reared in Kentucky, where he farmed for a number of years and then crossed the river into Indiana. In 1852 he came to Boone county and settled on a farm in Worth township where with the aid of his sons he again imp-roved and developed a valuable farm. For several years he was a resident of Boonsboro. His wife died there and he then made his home with the writer until his death which occurred Dec. 5, 1879, at the ripe old age of eighty five years.
William Myrtle Boone
The above article is unusually well written and exhibits remarkable talent and ability for a man of Mr. Boone's age, however the publishers do not feel that it would be proper to give it to our readers without a short sketch of Mr. Boone's own connection and that of his family, with the development and prosperity of Boone County. William Myrtle Boone was reared in Putnam County, Indiana. He remained with his family and assisted his father with the work until he became of age, when he took charge of the home place and farmed it for ten years. He was married in Putnam County in 1841 to Miss Nancy Parker, a native of Kentucky. In the fall of 1851 he came to Iowa and settled near old Boonsboro. He purchased a claim of 240 acres, which he later entered from the government and secured his title. Township, which with the aid of the family he developed into one of the best farms in the county. He made this move in order to be near his parents and look after their interests. There he continued to reside until 1896, when his wife died. He had already divided a large portion of the farm among his children. He then rented the balance and has since made his home with his children. In early life he voted with the old Whig party and upon its dissolution he joined the new Republican Party and cast his ballot for John C. Fremont in 1856, and has voted for every successive candidate of that party since, never wavering in his allegiance to the principles in which he so firmly believes. He has never sought or held public office preferring to devote his time to the rearing of a worthy family and to his business affairs, and along both these line he has admirably succeeded. For fifty six years he has been a resident of Boone County and what wonderful changes he has seen in that time, perhaps only he could tell. He has seen Boone county grow and develop from a barren uninhabited prairie into one of the richest and most prosperous agricultural districts in the world and he has seen Boone grow from a mere hamlet into one of the best and most prosperous and thriving cities in Iowa; and throughout all the arduous labor incident to his growth and development he has ever borne an active and honorable part, always gaining and holding the warmest confidence and esteem of all his business and social associates Many of his earlier friends and acquaintances have passed away, but the oncoming generation has learned to know and esteem him as did the passing generation and countless friends rejoice that now, in his eighty six year, he is enjoying good health and all hope for him many years of health and happiness yet to come.
To Mr. and Mrs. Boone were born nine children, two of whom died in infancy. Township, Matilda, wife of Wesley Page and Laura, wife of James W. Wane, both prominent and highly esteemed families of Worth township, and Oliver P., a prosperous and respected former residing on the old home place, also a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren, who can all point with pride to a most worthy ancestor.
Taken from the Boone County Democrat Boone Iowa January 19, 1908
First I go back to Daniel Boone, the noted pioneer of Kentucky and father of Col. Nathan Boone, who explored the Des Moines valley in the early thirtieth and after whom this county was named. Daniel and Squire Boone were brothers. There were other brothers and sisters of the family, but I have not been advised nor do I remember enough about them to say anything authoritative here. Squire Boone was my grandfather's father and he was an eminent pioneer settler of western Pennsylvania, but later joined his brother, Daniel, in St. Charles County, Missouri. My grandfather's name was Moses Boone and my fathers name was Squire Boone, both natives of Kentucky. My grandmother's name was Hannah and their children were as follows: Sally married James Torr and their children were: Harvey, Julia, Orville, Wilford, Morgan, Minerva and Amelia; next Betsey married George McIntosh and their family were: Preston, Peter, Permelia, Emmet, Amaltha, Moses B. William, Sarah J., America, Melinda, DeWitt C., Ratleph, whose name was later changed to George giving him the same name as his father, Susan and Hannah. One child died, the others all lived to grow to manhood and womanhood. Next was my father, Squire Boone. He was born June 7, 1794. He married Nancy Cotner and to them were born two daughters, Melissa J. and Nancy. Their mother died and he later married Phoebe Rissler, the date of whose birth was I think early in January 1800. To them were born ten children: William M., Matilda, Err Rissler, Melmoth, Hannah C., Elizabeth, Julia, John L., Harrison and Tyler. Next Jennie, she married William McIntosh brother of George, Weston, Cyntha, Eliza, Susan, Clarissa, Jane and William. Susan comes next and she married William Rissler. Their children were Hiram, Phebe, George, Harriett, Lewis, John and Moses B. Samuel is next and his children were Ann and Squire. Emmet come next. He married twice and had one daughter, Artimissa, by his first wife and two daughters, Ann and Jane and one son, Samuel, by his second wife. Now comes Warren, he married Martha Cox and their children were Liman L. and Henry. Then Daniel, he married Malinda Miller, and their children were Elvira, Emily, Hannah, Lenox, Moses, Nancy, John, George, Laura, Julia, Alice and one dead baby. Nancy married James Torr, her oldest sister's husband long after her sister's death. They did not raise any children. Cassa never married, but died an old maid.
My father' family was an eventful one. On the second day of July, 1837 his house was struck by lightning and two of the children killed, one twelve and the other ten years old. They were both buried on the Fourth. Nov. 9, 1840 there were two children added to the family and on Nov. 9, 1850 two of the family were married. Township for many years and is a prosperous farmer, and two daughters, Mrs. Melissa Scott of Boone, and Mrs. Elizabeth Williams of Madrid. My father was born in Virginia and reared in Kentucky, where he farmed for a number of years and then crossed the river into Indiana. In 1852 he came to Boone county and settled on a farm in Worth township where with the aid of his sons he again imp-roved and developed a valuable farm. For several years he was a resident of Boonsboro. His wife died there and he then made his home with the writer until his death which occurred Dec. 5, 1879, at the ripe old age of eighty five years.
William Myrtle Boone
The above article is unusually well written and exhibits remarkable talent and ability for a man of Mr. Boone's age, however the publishers do not feel that it would be proper to give it to our readers without a short sketch of Mr. Boone's own connection and that of his family, with the development and prosperity of Boone County. William Myrtle Boone was reared in Putnam County, Indiana. He remained with his family and assisted his father with the work until he became of age, when he took charge of the home place and farmed it for ten years. He was married in Putnam County in 1841 to Miss Nancy Parker, a native of Kentucky. In the fall of 1851 he came to Iowa and settled near old Boonsboro. He purchased a claim of 240 acres, which he later entered from the government and secured his title. Township, which with the aid of the family he developed into one of the best farms in the county. He made this move in order to be near his parents and look after their interests. There he continued to reside until 1896, when his wife died. He had already divided a large portion of the farm among his children. He then rented the balance and has since made his home with his children. In early life he voted with the old Whig party and upon its dissolution he joined the new Republican Party and cast his ballot for John C. Fremont in 1856, and has voted for every successive candidate of that party since, never wavering in his allegiance to the principles in which he so firmly believes. He has never sought or held public office preferring to devote his time to the rearing of a worthy family and to his business affairs, and along both these line he has admirably succeeded. For fifty six years he has been a resident of Boone County and what wonderful changes he has seen in that time, perhaps only he could tell. He has seen Boone county grow and develop from a barren uninhabited prairie into one of the richest and most prosperous agricultural districts in the world and he has seen Boone grow from a mere hamlet into one of the best and most prosperous and thriving cities in Iowa; and throughout all the arduous labor incident to his growth and development he has ever borne an active and honorable part, always gaining and holding the warmest confidence and esteem of all his business and social associates Many of his earlier friends and acquaintances have passed away, but the oncoming generation has learned to know and esteem him as did the passing generation and countless friends rejoice that now, in his eighty six year, he is enjoying good health and all hope for him many years of health and happiness yet to come.
To Mr. and Mrs. Boone were born nine children, two of whom died in infancy. Township, Matilda, wife of Wesley Page and Laura, wife of James W. Wane, both prominent and highly esteemed families of Worth township, and Oliver P., a prosperous and respected former residing on the old home place, also a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren, who can all point with pride to a most worthy ancestor.
Taken from the Boone County Democrat Boone Iowa January 19, 1908
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