Person:Nelson Boggs (1)

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Nelson Boggs
b.1836 Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
d.10 Jan 1862
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m. 1821
  1. Henderson Boggs1822 - 1910
  2. Nancy Boggs1827 - 1914
  3. Jesse Boggs1828 -
  4. James Henry Boggs1830 - 1900
  5. Lewis Boggs1832 -
  6. Phoebe Jane Boggs1832 -
  7. Nelson Boggs1836 - 1862
  8. Matilda Boggs1840 -
  9. William Boggs1841 -
  10. Eleanor Boggs1842 -
  11. Rena Boggs1845 - 1925
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m. 8 Jan 1857
  1. Sarah Boggs1857 - 1935
  2. Mary Boggs1860 -
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Name[1][2][3][4] Nelson Boggs
Gender Male
Birth? 1836 Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
Marriage 8 Jan 1857 Lawrence, Kentuckyto Elizabeth Green
Death? 10 Jan 1862 On The Battlefield During The Civil War At The "battle Of Middle Creek" Under Col. Garfield

Nelson Boggs Co. B., 14th Kentucky Inf. (Civil War)

Lawrence County Union Soldiers Boggs, Nelson T., Reg. 14, Co. B, Sergt.;

99 viii. Nelson T. Boggs, born Abt. 1836 in Lawrence Co., Ky; died Bet. 1861 - 1865 in Ky. He married (1) Willa Stidham. He married (2) Elizabeth Green January 1857 in Lawrence Co., Ky; born Abt. 1842 in Scott Co., Va.

Notes for Nelson T. Boggs: This information came from the on-line Gambill research group: Nelson T. Boggs, son of Hannah Blevins Boggs and Hugh Boggs was born circa 1836. He was killed in Battle of Middle Creek, Floyd Co., Ky during the Civil War. He is buried in the "Hen" Boggs Cemetery on the right fork of Caines Creek. The following was copied from the Report of the Adjutant General of Kentucky, printed 1866: Nelson T. Boggs, Sargeant Co. B. enrolled 10 Oct 1861; mustered in 10 Dec. 1861, killed in action January 10, 1862 at the Battle of Middle Creek. Nelson was found dead on the battlefield from rifle fire and the only union casualty of the skirmish. According to Mr. James R. Boggs of Hazard Kentucky, whose father was a first cousin to Nelson, his comrades placed the body in the limbs of a tree to keep it from being trampled and when the rout was over it was included for burial with the confederate dead when Nelson's brother, James H. "Jim Goings" Boggs objected. The body was then taken to Prestonsburg and sent north to Lawrence Co. William Henderson Boggs, brother of Nelson,is said to have gone to the river with a two wheel cart to get his brother's body when the boat landed and he carted it home to Caines Creek for burial. Nelson T. Boggs was the central figure in a centennial drama written by Dr. Henry P. Scalf, and given at Prestonsburg, Ky a few years ago.

More About Nelson T. Boggs: Place of Burial: Louisa, Kentucky Special Fact: Union Soldier in the Civil War. Killed in battle at 18 years old.

References
  1. ↑ Lawrence Co., Marriages.

    1857 Nelson Boggs to Elizabeth Green, Vol 2, PG 113

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    Details: Footnote: Hi, my name is Ann Horton Mefford. My great-grandfather James Knox Polk Horton married Elizabeth Green the widow of Nelson Boggs who was killed in the Civil War. James K. P. Horton and his wife moved to Langlade County, Wisconsin, along with many other friends and neighbors, to cut timber. Great-grandfather died and was buried in Langlade county leaving his wife a widow. Elizabeth can be found in the 1920 census as head of household along with a grandson, Murl Horton. I have yet to discover when she died in Wisconsin or if she returned home to Kentucky. Some time ago I ran into a Whitt cousin who was from Wisconsin. She said that the family told that Great-grandmother Elizabeth still had Nelson Boggs blood spattered civil war hat and coat in her possession as an old woman and would sit on the porch crying and holding them. I read about the upcoming Boggs reunion and was wondering if, even though I am not a Boggs, if I could come and see if anyone had a picture of Nelson Boggs. I don't know if there is one or not, maybe you do? It just feels odd that I owe my existence to Nelson Boggs unfortunate death. It also explains why so many Horton men in my branch sport the name Nelson. Thanks for listening, yours in genealogy, Ann Mefford MICHAEL W. MEFFORD turtle11@earthlink.net Why Wait? Move to EarthLink. _FOOT: Hi, my name is Ann Horton Mefford. My great-grandfather James Knox Polk Horton married Elizabeth Green the widow of Nelson Boggs who was killed in the Civil War. James K. P. Horton and his wife moved to Langlade County, Wisconsin, along with many other friends and neighbors, to cut timber. Great-grandfather died and was buried in Langlade county leaving his wife a widow. Elizabeth can be found in the 1920 census as head of household along with a grandson, Murl Horton. I have yet to discover when she died in Wisconsin or if she returned home to Kentucky. Some time ago I ran into a Whitt cousin who was from Wisconsin. She said that the family told that Great-grandmother Elizabeth still had Nelson Boggs blood spattered civil war hat and coat in her possession as an old woman and would sit on the porch crying and holding them. I read about the upcoming Boggs reunion and was wondering if, even though I am not a Boggs, if I could come and see if anyone had a picture of Nelson Boggs. I don't know if there is one or not, maybe you do? It just feels odd that I owe my existence to Nelson Boggs unfortunate death. It also explains why so many Horton men in my branch sport the name Nelson. Thanks for listening, yours in genealogy, Ann Mefford MICHAEL W. MEFFORD turtle11@earthlink.net Why Wait? Move to EarthLink.

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