HENRY BOARDMAN, farmer; P. O. Plum Lick; was born Jan. 14, 1831, to Wm.
Boardman, born Nov. 22, 1797, died May 16, 1880; he a son of Benj. and
Keziah (Rice) Boardman; he a son of Joseph. The early ancestry of our
subject came to Kentucky at an early date, when they engaged in clearing
and tilling the soil. The mother of Henry was Sally Banta, born April
5, 1796, died June 21, 1860; she a sister to Peter Banta (see hist.).
Mr. Boardman is the only son of the family now living; one son died in
youth, one daughter died a maiden, five were married: Mrs. Shelton
Utterback, who moved with her husband to Indiana, where she died; Rachel,
a Mrs. Wm. Harvy; Sally, a Mrs. Jos. T. Booth; Elizabeth, a Mrs.
Henry Soper; Keziah, a Mrs. W. W. Northcutt, a resident of Missouri.
The subject of this sketch has always resided in the vicinity of his
present home, where he was born. He was married Oct. 27, 1857, to
Minerva J. Wilson, daughter of Uriah and Mary (Gillespie) Wilson; she a
daughter of Simon and Elizabeth (Simpson) Gillespie, natives of Virginia.
They had seven children: Wm. M., born July 28, 1858; John N., May 20,
1860; Richard H., Sept. 9, 1863; John W., Dec. 29, 1865; Jos. E., April
10, 1868; Mary E., Oct. 1, 1870; Minnie Olive, July 12, 1873. All are
at home except William, who is engaged in teaching school in Douglas
County, Ill. The family are members of the Christian Church at Union,
Nicholas County.
