Earl S. Boggess
Earl S. Boggess was born on October 3, 1887 in Galla Creek Township, Pope County, Arkansas. He was the eldest of four children born to William Clarence Boggess and Dora A. Reed.
Earl was raised on the family farm located on the Little Rock Fort Smith Highway in Galla Creek, Pope County, Arkansas. He grew up near the farms of his father’s parents, and his Uncle Haise Boggess.
Earl married Mary "Hazel" Wren on October 21, 1914 in Pottsville, Pope County, Arkansas. Hazel was born in July 1896, the daughter of Thomas Lawson C Wren and Elizabeth "Bettie" May Gwin. Hazel lived in Russellville, Pope County, Arkansas.
Earl registered for World War I on June 5, 1917, at the age of 29. He was a farmer and a “Sub Mail Carrier” at that time. He was of medium height, stout, with grey eyes and dark brown hair.
The couple was divorced on September 9, 1925 in Pope County, Arkansas.
Earl S. Boggess died on November 6, 1936 in Pope County, Arkansas, just one month after his 49th birthday.
