Frank C. Boggess (1901-1935)

Frank C. Boggess was born November 11, 1901 in Pottsville, Pope County, Arkansas.  The sixth of eight children born to Arthur Haise Boggess & Magnolia Elizabeth Oates, Frank grew up on the family farm in Galla Creek in Pope County.  He labored on the farm while his father worked at the general store.  Frank was attending school and living with his family in 1920.

Frank married Effie Brashears on April 2, 1923 in Pope County, Arkansas.  Frank and Effie were both 21 years old.  Effie was born on March 2, 1902 in Plainview, Yell County, Arkansas, the daughter of Lemuel Casziel Brashears and Mary Ellen Hogan. 

After their marriage, Frank and Effie settled their family in Plainview, Yell County, Arkansas. 

Frank and Effie were the parents of at least one child:

Natalie Boggess       born December 16, 1923

Frank C. Boggess died on November 20, 1935.  He was buried in the Pisgah Cemetery in Pottsville, Pope County, Arkansas.  Frank was 34 years old at his death.

After her husband’s death, Effie remained in Plainview to raise her daughter.  By 1953, she was living at 13 Rugg Street in Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas.  She was employed as a clerk at that time.

Notes for Frank C. Boggess

Birth & Death:  “Frank C. Boggess,” Ancestry.com. Web: Arkansas, Find A Grave Index, 1809-2012 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi) accessed 1 February 2013.

1910 US Census: “Frank Boggess,” Year: 1910; Census Place: Galla Creek, Pope, Arkansas; Roll: T624_61; Page: 1B; Enumeration District:0082; FHL microfilm: 1374074. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

1920 US Census: “Frank Boggess,” Year: 1920; Census Place: Galla Creek, Pope, Arkansas; Roll: T625_77; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 90; Image: 164. Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

Marriage:  “Frank C Boggess,” Ancestry.com. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Notes for Effie Brashears

1910 US Census: “Effie Breashears,” Year: 1910; Census Place: Lower La Fave, Yell, Arkansas; Roll: T624_68; Page: 21B; Enumeration District:0168; FHL microfilm: 1374081.  Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

1920 US Census: “Effie Breashears,” Year: 1920; Census Place: Lower Lafave, Yell, Arkansas; Roll: T625_86; Page: 4B; Enumeration District:192; Image: 390. Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

City Directories: “Mrs Effie Boggess,” Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Notes for Natalie Boggess

Birth & Death: “Natalie Albright,” Ancestry.com. Web: Arkansas, Find A Grave Index, 1809-2012 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi) accessed 1 February 2013.