Elizabeth Jane Boggess was born on October 20, 1850 in Henry County, Tennessee. She
was the second of eleven children born to Lemuel Boggess, Jr. & Frances
Dargan Adkins. Elizabeth and her family lived and
worked on a farm in Henry County, Tennessee until around 1855, when they moved
to Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. The children were raised working on the
family farm in Muhlenberg.
Elizabeth married Josiah Finis “Joe” Johnston around 1872 in
Muhlenberg, Kentucky. She was about 21 years old and he was around 24
years. Joe was born on April 7, 1848 in Muhlenberg, Kentucky, the son of
Jacob C. Johnston, Jr. and Nancy Wells.
After their marriage, Joe and Elizabeth established their home on
a farm in Court House, Muhlenberg County. Joe was a farmer by trade, and
raised all of his sons to be farmers as well.
Joe and Elizabeth had five children:
Mattie Loutisha Johnston born January 3, 1874
Jacob Aspasia Johnston born
November 10, 1877
Charles Henry Johnston born February 2, 1879
Joseph Clinton Johnston born February 9, 1881
James Braddley Johnston born December 4, 1883
Elizabeth Jane Boggess Johnston died on April 27, 1899 in
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. She was
buried in the Cherry Grove Cemetery in Weir, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. Elizabeth was 48 years old at her death.
Joe and his children were living next to his parents in Court
House, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky in 1900.
Also in the household were Amberth and Alma Creek, and their children.
Joe remarried in 1904 to Novia (maiden name unknown). They were wed in Muhlenberg County,
Kentucky. Novia was born around 1855 in
Kentucky. This was Novia’s first
marriage.
In 1910, Joe and Novia were living and working on a farm in West
Courthouse, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.
They stayed in West Courthouse at least until 1920.
By 1930, Joe and Novia were living on a farm on Weir and Lake Star
Road in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.
Josiah Finis Johnston died on December 10, 1938 in Weir,
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. He was laid
to rest beside his first wife, Elizabeth, in the Grove Cemetery in Weir,
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. Joe was 90
years old at his death.
In 1940, Novia was living in the household of her nephew, W. T.
Sullivan. His home was in Elkton, Todd
County, Kentucky.
Novia Johnston died on December 20, 1946 at the Western State
Hospital in Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky. She was 91 years old at her death.
Notes for Elizabeth Jane Boggess
Birth & Death: “Elizabeth
J Johnston,” Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database
on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi)
Accessed 7 May 2015
1860 US Census: “Elizabeth
J Boggess,” Year: 1860;
Census Place: District 1, Muhlenberg, Kentucky;
Roll: M653_388; Page: 0; Image: 581.
1870 US Census: “Elizabeth
J Boggess,” Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 3,
Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: M593_490; Page: 494A;
Image: 355; Family History Library Film: 545989. Ancestry.com. 1870 United States
Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Marriage: “Bettie
Boggess,” Source number: 10548.000; Source type: Electronic
Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JDM. Yates Publishing. U.S. and
International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo,
UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
1880 US Census: “Bettie
J Johnson,”
Year: 1880; Census Place: Court House, Muhlenberg,
Kentucky; Roll: T9_435; Family History Film: 1254435;
Page: 112.2000; Enumeration District: 137; Image: 0431.
Children: Ancestry.com, OneWorldTree
– Elizabeth Jane Boggess
http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/person.aspx?pid=24831163, browsed 25 February
2007
Notes for Josiah Finis Johnston
Birth & Death: “Joe
F. Johnston,” Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database
on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi)
Accessed 7 May 2015
1850 US
Census: “Josiah F Johnson,” Year: 1850;
Census Place: District 1, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: M432_214;
Page: 209B; Image: 459.
Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database
on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images
reproduced by FamilySearch.
1860 US
Census: “Joseph Johnston,” Year: 1860;
Census Place: District 1, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: M653_388;
Page: 569; Image: 573; Family History Library Film: 803388. Ancestry.com. 1860 United States
Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
1870 US
Census: “Joseph Johnson,” Year: 1870;
Census Place: Precinct 3, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: M593_490;
Page: 493A; Image: 353; Family History Library Film: 545989. Ancestry.com. 1870 United States
Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
1900 US
Census: “Joe F Johnston,” Year: 1900;
Census Place: Court House, Muhlenberg, Kentucky;
Roll: T623 545; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 67.
Marriage to
Novia: 1910 US Census
1910 US
Census: “Joe Johnston,” Year: 1910;
Census Place: West Courthouse, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: T624_496;
Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0085; FHL microfilm: 1374509. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States
Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations Inc, 2006.
1920 US
Census: “Joe F Johnston,” Year: 1920;
Census Place: West Court House, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: T625_593;
Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 95; Image: 286. Ancestry.com. 1920 United States
Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
1930 US
Census: “Joe F Johnston,” Year: 1930;
Census Place: District 4, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: 772;
Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0023; Image: 99.0;
FHL microfilm: 2340507. Ancestry.com. 1930
United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.
Death
Record: “Jac (Joe) Johnson,” Ancestry.com. Kentucky,
Death Records, 1852-1953 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
Notes for Novia
Birth: Census Records
1940 US
Census: “Norik (Novia) Johnston,” Year: 1940;
Census Place: Elkton, Todd, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1358;
Page: 62B; Enumeration District: 110-6. Ancestry.com. 1940 United States
Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2012.
Death: “Movie (Novie) Johnson,” Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Death
Records, 1852-1953 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations Inc, 2007.
We also have ancestors from Henry county TN. I checked your surname list but didn't see any matches...yet :-)
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Theresa (Tangled Trees)