Person:William Boren (3)

[Michael Boren from holmesrussell.ged]

William was named after his Uncle Melton, Agnes Boren's husband of Claiborne County, Louisiana. He was with his mother in "The Runaway Scrape" after the fall of the Alamo in 1836 (from "Farewell Gonzales"). William fought in the Spanish -American War.

During the Civil War, William helped drive cattle across the Mississippi River to the Confederate Army so they would have beef to eat. He fought in the Civil War.

When William came home from the War, he traded a grey pony for 100 acres of farm land south of Reagor Springs adjoinin g his dad's farm and Riley's farm, where all 3 spent the rest of their lives. He was a member of the old Antioch Church on their land.

Although Martha had trouble getting her Spanish-American War pension, because William's name had been spelled Bosin ins tead of Boren, she had no trouble collecting the Confederate pension.

William's obituary read as follows:

"William Boren died on Sunday night at his home eight miles east of Waxahachie. His death removes from our midst one of the county's oldest landmarks, he having been born in 1828. During the seventy-one years of life, he saw Texas grow from a struggling Mexican colony, first into a young republic , and then into a populous state. In 1857 he married Miss Martha Cooke, who moved to Texas from Grenada Co, Mississippi. She still survives him. They settled between Waxahachie and Ennis, and he made for himself the home where he spent the last 40 years of his life. Ther e he raised his family of 6 sons and 3 daughters, most of whom were near him when his spirit left its tenement of clay. He was a member of the Christian church, an honorable and upright tribute of respect to the one they had loved so long . Rev. Stirman conducted the funeral services, and the remains were interred in the Boren cemetery."

Further information on William can be found in the Boren Family Book on pages 83-84.

1. ↑ Ancestors of Charlotte Carpenter Johnson.
2. ↑ Fred. WorldConnect database holmesrussell, www.rootsweb.com.

   Date of Import: Nov 26, 2008

3. ↑ Fred. WorldConnect database holmesrussell, www.rootsweb.com.

   Date of Import: Nov 26, 2008

4. ↑ Fred. WorldConnect database holmesrussell, www.rootsweb.com.

   Date of Import: Nov 26, 2008