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| Name |
William H. Boothe |
| Born |
20 Dec 1842 |
Clay County, Indiana, USA  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Notes |
- http://genealogytrails.com/ind/clay/bios-wash-twp.html
"BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES--BOWLING GREEN AND WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP
WILLIAM H. BOOTHE was born in Clay County, Ind., on December 20, 1842, and is the seventh of eight children of Thompson and Huldah (Thomas) Boothe, the former a native of Harrison County, Ind., the latter of Shelby County, Ky., and of English and Welsh extraction. During his youth, our subject worked on a farm in the summer, and attended school in the winter seasons, thus receiving a common school education. He remained with his parents until he was seventeen years old, and when the war of the rebellion broke out he enlisted in Company B, Fifty-fifth Indiana Infantry, serving three months, and participated in the battle of Richmond, Ky., where he was taken prisoner and paroled, and he then returned home. His time had expired before this battle had occurred, but he with his regiment volunteered service during this battle. At the expiration of his term, he re-enlisted for six months in Company B, One Hundred and Fifteenth Indiana Infantry, most of this time being on detached duty. At the expiration of this term. he again re-enlisted in Company I, One Hundred and Thirty-third Indiana Infantry for three months, being during this time on guard duty in East Tennessee. On his fourth enlistment for one year in Company B, One Hundred and Forty-ninth Indiana Infantry, he was promoted First Lieutenant, and then to Captain, and served until the close of the war, being honorably discharged in July, 1865. After his return to civil life, he spent five or six years in traveling. On August 25, 1870, he was married to Sarah J. Stinson, the daughter of Lynza and Sallie A (Lucas) Stinson, natives of North Carolina. To them have been born five children, viz., Addis, Frederick R., Harley M., Bessie H. and Thomas T. Mr. Boothe is a member of the I. 0. 0. F. He is. one of the pioneers of Clay County, living at this time on a farm, near Bowling Green, of 210 acres of good laud, well improved. He was well provided for by his parents, and by his industry and economy has accumulated enough to provide all the comforts for himself and family during the rest of their lives."
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| Person ID |
I41636 |
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| Last Modified |
3 Dec 2012 |
| Father |
Thompson Boothe, b. 16 Jan 1808, Harrison County, Indiana Territory, U.S.A. , d. 9 Feb 1876, Bowling Green, Clay County, Indiana, USA (Age 68 years) |
| Mother |
Huldah Thomas, b. 16 May 1808, Shelby County, Kentucky, U.S.A. , d. 15 Jan 1880, Bowling Green, Clay County, Indiana, USA (Age 71 years) |
| Married |
Jun 1831 |
Clay City, Clay County, Indiana, USA |
- Travis, "History of Clay County," p. 519, List of marriages reinstated after records were destroyed in a fire:
"June 1831, Thompson Boothe and Huldah Thomas"
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| Family ID |
F8121 |
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