Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Frances Lorena Boggus (1867- bef 1910)

Frances Lorena Boggus was born in May 1867 in either Rapides or Grant County, Louisiana.  She was the daughter of Thomas Henry and Lourena Boggus.  Frances was raised in Grant County, Louisiana.

Frances married John Franklin Crump around 1884 in Grant County, Louisiana.  Frances was about 17 years old and John was around 30 years old.  John was born in November 1854 in Louisiana, the son of William and Julia Crump.  John and Frances had seven children:

            Edna E.                              born February 28, 1885
            John Franklin, Jr.                 born November 20, 1886
            Oliver Frances                     born February 20, 1890
            William Abslay                    born April 19, 1892
            Charles Henry                     born March 8, 1899
            Francis Lou                         born February 1, 1903
            Child                                    born and died between 1884-1900

After their marriage, John and Frances settled in Louisiana, probably in Grant County.  Around 1899, they moved their family into a home in Jones County, Texas, where John was employed as a merchant. 

In 1910, John and two of his sons, John and Oliver, were living in Stamford, Jones County, Texas.  John was listed as a widow, Frances having died sometime between 1904 and 1910.  John had found work as a cook in a restaurant, where he worked with his two sons.


Notes for Frances Lorena Boggus
Birth & Marriage:  Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Jones, Texas; Roll: T623_1650; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 100.
Death:  Year: 1910; Census Place: Stanford, Jones, Texas; Roll: T624_1569; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0136; Image: 729; FHL Number: 1375582.

Notes for John Franklin Crump
Birth, Residence & Occupation in 1900:    Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Jones, Texas; Roll: T623_1650; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 100.
Residence & Occupation in 1910:  Year: 1910; Census Place: Stanford, Jones, Texas; Roll: T624_1569; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0136; Image: 729; FHL Number: 1375582.

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