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Boggs, Pvt. John R.

Male 1834 - 1863  (29 years)

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  • Name Boggs, John R. 
    Prefix Pvt. 
    Birth 1834  Lee, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Lee, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Census 1860  Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Military Abt 1862–1863  [3, 4
    in the Twenty-second Infantry (First Kanawha Regiment) and 50th Va. Infantry, CSA 
    Boggs, Pvt. John R.
    Boggs, Pvt. John R.
    Twenty-second Infantry (First Kanawha Regiment) and 50th Va. Infantry, CSA
    Death 3 Jul 1863  Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: in battle 
    Burial Caudill Cemetery, Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I31131  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 16 Apr 2023 

    Father Boggs, William Henderson Sr.,   b. 6 Jun 1811, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jan 1870, Cains Creek, Lawrence, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Mother Johnson, Ann,   b. 1 Jan 1812, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Feb 1885, Blaine, Lawrence, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 5 Sep 1828 
    Family ID F10486  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ison, Ursula,   b. 1835, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Nov 1913, Rueter, Taney, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 21 Mar 1853  [5
    Children 
    +1. Boggs, Jonathan,   b. 18 Mar 1856, Canepatch (historical), Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 May 1932, Spokane, Washington, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     2. Boggs, Rebecca Ann,   b. 1858, Canepatch (historical), Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1895, Taney, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years)
     3. Boggs, James J.,   b. 24 Jan 1860, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +4. Boggs, Martha,   b. Mar 1862, Canepatch (historical), Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1930, Canepatch (historical), Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 67 years)
    +5. Boggs, Jesse,   b. 31 Mar 1864, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Oct 1911, Taney, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years)
    +6. Boggs, Lorenzo D.,   b. 3 Aug 1866, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Aug 1962, Taney, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 96 years)
    Family ID F12820  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1834 - Lee, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Lee, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1860 - Wise, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: in battle - 3 Jul 1863 - Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Caudill Cemetery, Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Populated Place Township Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Notes 
    • He died at the Battle of Gettysburg.

  • Sources 
    1. [S283221] John Boggs in household of William Boggs, "United States Census, 1850".

    2. [S283220] John Boggs, "United States Census, 1860".

    3. [S283223] John M Boggs, "Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865".

    4. [S283224] John R Boggs, "Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865".

    5. [S283222] John Boggs, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940".