BOREN, William
1802 - 1863 (61 years)-
Name BOREN, William Birth 11 Aug 1802 Tennessee, United States [1, 2] Gender Male Death 5 Oct 1863 Bolivar, Polk, Missouri, United States [1] Burial Bolivar, Polk, Missouri, United States [3] Address:
Bolivar City CemeteryPerson ID I9852 Pickel_Bartlett Last Modified 13 Aug 2013
Father BOREN, Elijah, b. 1770–1780 d. Yes, date unknown Mother UNKNOWN, Sandra Marriage Bef 1802 Washington County, Southwest Territory, United States Family ID F2853 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family PROFFITT, Phoebe, b. 27 May 1806, Tennessee, United States d. 18 Feb 1883, Bolivar, Polk, Missouri, United States (Age 76 years) Marriage 13 Jan 1824 Carter County, Tennessee, United States [4] Residence 1840 5th Regiment, Washington, Tennessee, United States [5] Residence 1 Oct 1850 Polk County, Missouri, United States [6] Merchant - Listed as William and Phebe Borin
Residence 15 Jun 1860 Bolivar, Polk, Missouri, United States [7] Farmer Children 1. BOREN, James W, b. 1825, Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee, United States d. 1 Apr 1894, Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States (Age 69 years) 2. BOREN, Landon L, b. 10 Apr 1829, Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee, United States d. 8 Jan 1846, Bolivar, Polk, Missouri, United States (Age 16 years) 3. BOREN, Isaac T., b. 10 Mar 1835, Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee, United States d. 13 Apr 1907, Dallas County, Texas, United States (Age 72 years) 4. BOREN, Mary, b. Abt 1837, Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee, United States d. Yes, date unknown 5. BOREN, Ann R., b. Abt 1841, Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee, United States d. Yes, date unknown 6. BOREN, William A, b. 1844, Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee, United States d. Bef 1900 (Age < 55 years) 7. BOREN, Amelia, b. 21 Apr 1845, Polk County, Missouri, United States d. Oct 1880, Bolivar, Polk, Missouri, United States (Age 35 years) 8. BOREN, Laura, b. Abt 1847, Polk County, Missouri, United States d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F2849 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 16 May 2022
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Headstones William Boren
(1802 - 1863)
Husband of Phoebe Proffitt Boren
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Notes - The surname, Boren, has numerous spellings which make the tracing of this family history both interesting and maddening. Sometimes in the same document it will be spelled differently: Boreing, Boren, Borin, Boran, Borron, Baron, and Barren are all the same family.
William was the fifth of the nine children of Elijah and Sarah Boren. William purchased land in Jonesborough, Tennessee in 1839 and then borrowed over $300, with his father’s help, to probably build a house. His father, Elijah, mortgaged some of his property to secure the loan. William then borrowed an additional $400 probably to reclaim his father’s mortgage. A court action against the man William purchased his property from required William to purchase his own house and lot again. Bankruptcy caused him to have to purchase his home and property a third time. This may be the reason that William and Phoebe Boren threw in the towel and moved from Jonesborough, Tennessee to Bolivar, Missouri in 1841.
By 1850, at the age of 55, William was a prosperous farmer owning $2000 in property and $500 of personal estate.Judging from the order of the censuses and the references to proximity in Margaret’s journal, William and Phoebe must have lived close to John and Margaret and to their daughter, Mary, who was married to James Hall.
Source: Ancestry.COM contributed by "SANDYINFISHERS"
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William and Phoebe raised seven children in Jonesborough before moving to Bolivar, Polk Co. MO in 1843, where they had two more children. Washington Co. court minutes from 1837-1842 indicate William Borin/Boren was a member of the County Court as a surveyor of new roads and of lands being apportioned in estate settlements. He served as Justice of the Peace (which he resigned Dec 1837) and was elected constable (1838) and commissioner to take the county census for 1841. In Bolivar, William was in the mercantile business. He is buried in Bolivar City Cemetery.
Source: Ancestry.COM contributed by "dewgreer73"
- The surname, Boren, has numerous spellings which make the tracing of this family history both interesting and maddening. Sometimes in the same document it will be spelled differently: Boreing, Boren, Borin, Boran, Borron, Baron, and Barren are all the same family.
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Sources - [S78] Ann-Guinn-Adamson-Ancestry, Doris Moore's Ancestor Chart.
- [S76] 1850 Federal Census, Bolivar, Polk, Missouri, Page 48, Dwelling 321.
- [S102] Cer, Photo of his gravestone.
- [S102] Cer, Original data: Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, TN, USA: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm.
- [S98] 1840 Federal Census, 5th Regiment, Washington Co., Tennessee, Ancestry Page 39 of 103.
- [S76] 1850 Federal Census, District #71, Polk County, Missouri, Dwelling 606.
- [S316] 1860 Federal Census, Bolivar, Polk, Missouri, Page 48, Dwelling 321.
- [S78] Ann-Guinn-Adamson-Ancestry, Doris Moore's Ancestor Chart.