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Boggs, Rev. William Riley[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male Abt 1870 - 1940  (~ 70 years)


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  • Name Boggs, William Riley 
    Prefix Rev. 
    Birth Abt 1870 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1870  Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Alternate Birth 7 Mar 1871  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • While this date of birth is what is generally cited, he showed up in the household of his father, John R Boggs, as early as the 1870 census, indicating a somewhat earlier date of birth.
    Census 1880  Cumberland River, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    Census 1900  Cumberland River, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Address:
    Magisterial District 4 
    Census 1920  Cumberland River, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Census 1930  Conway, Rockcastle, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Census 1940  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Address:
    Magisterial District 1 
    Death 4 Dec 1940  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Person ID I87805  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 25 Jul 2017 

    Father Boggs, John Riley Robertson,   b. 1835, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Apr 1888, Eolia, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years) 
    Mother Wells, Letitia,   b. 12 Mar 1843, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Oct 1931, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Marriage Aft 1862 
    Family ID F30043  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sturgill, Nancy Jane,   b. 13 Nov 1871, Pardee, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Oct 1954, Benham, Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 1 Nov 1888  Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Children 
     1. Boggs, Laura E.,   b. Apr 1892, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. Boggs, Rosa Alice,   b. 28 Jun 1896, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jul 1947, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years)
     3. Boggs, Leonard Seward,   b. 20 Mar 1898, Elie, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 May 1965, Santa Ana, Orange, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
    Family ID F45346  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870 - Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsAlternate Birth - 7 Mar 1871 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Cumberland River, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1 Nov 1888 - Wise, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Address:
    Magisterial District 4 - 1900 - Cumberland River, Letcher, Kentucky, United States    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Cumberland River, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Conway, Rockcastle, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Address:
    Magisterial District 1 - 1940 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 4 Dec 1940 - 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

  • Sources 
    1. [S21530] W R Boggs in entry for Henry Benton Boggs, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1961".

    2. [S21531] W R in entry for Henry B Boggs and Minnie B Fletcher, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940".

    3. [S21532] Will R. Boggs in entry for Edgar Boggs, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1961".

    4. [S21533] Will R. Boggs in entry for Hays Shepherd and Laura Hampton, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979".

    5. [S21534] William Bogg in household of John Bogg, "United States Census, 1870".

    6. [S21535] William Boggs in household of John R Boggs, "United States Census, 1880".

    7. [S586] 1880 Census Letcher Co KY, 5-544.

    8. [S21529] W R Bogg, "United States Census, 1900".

    9. [S21536] William R Boggs, "United States Census, 1920".

    10. [S21537] William R Boggs, "United States Census, 1930".

    11. [S21538] William R Boggs, "United States Census, 1940".

    12. [S322] KY Death Records RootsWeb, Vol. 059, Cert. #29333, Deathvol. 1940, hv.

    13. [S208211] N. J. Sturgill in entry for W. R. Boggs, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940".