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Re: boles family tree

margecam170 — 2009-11-08 22:32:04Z

It would really help to have some dates...even if guesses...say, if you are 20...then you add 20-25 years for each genearation...

Guessing won't do much to help you... also...don't build yourself any brick walls. If you limit yourself to one surname spelling, one area of Calif (or even one state)...you may be building a brick wall that will keep you from ever finding ancestor's. I have been at this genealogy stuff for over 40 years... learned a few things along the way.
I am posting this Alvia Bowles...as he may connect...you need to remember...your ancestor may not have given out the census information...the person he boarded with might have guessed at how to spell the name, where he was born, & even his age.

The following I would say is definately your great grandfather..He was born in OH, and was a blacksmith... in 1880 his name was misspelled (or was it?). You never know on census.

1880 United States Federal Census
about Alvia Bowles
Name: Alvia Bowles
Home in 1880: Township 4, Shasta, California
Age: 66
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1814
Birthplace: Ohio
Relation to Head of Household: Something other than a direct relationship (Other)
Father's birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's birthplace: Pennsylvania
Neighbors: View others on page
Occupation: Blacksmith
Marital Status: Widower
Race: White
Gender: Male

in 1870

1870 United States Federal Census
about Alvy Boles
Name: Alvy Boles
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1812
Age in 1870: 58
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1870: Big Valley, Siskiyou, California
Race: White
Gender: Male
Value of real estate: View image
Post Office: Yreka
Household Members: Name Age
Alvy Boles 58

Don't find him in 1860..he's there in 1850

1850 United States Federal Census
about Alva Bowles
Name: Alva Bowles
Age: 37
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1813
Birth Place: Ohio
Gender: Male
Home in 1850(City,County,State): Calaveras District, Calaveras, California
Family Number: 3308
Household Members: Name Age
Ira Seymore 35
R A Smith 23
Alva Bowles 37

It does not show him with any family though.

There is no 1890 US census available, and Alva Boles of any spelling does not come up on census for 1900.

If the above was your great grandpa, then his wife & children did not stay with him while he was out looking for gold. in 1880 he is a widdower..so no family, unless he married between 1880 and 1900.
Marge

Re: boles family tree

margecam170 — 2009-11-08 21:45:46Z

Nope...probably not a relation...at least not that I could find.

Re: boles family tree

michaelboles30 — 2009-11-08 17:45:53Z

I will run this one by my dad but it dont sound right but we will see.

Re: boles family tree

michaelboles30 — 2009-11-08 17:45:53Z

I will run this one by my dad but it dont sound right but we will see.

Re: boles family tree

michaelboles30 — 2009-11-08 17:37:58Z

this information is not correct but thankyou for trying.

Re: boles family tree

michaelboles30 — 2009-11-08 17:37:58Z

this information is not correct but thankyou for trying.

Re: boles family tree

margecam170 — 2009-11-08 02:10:18Z

The one is your Alva Boles.. the other is not...unless a different relation...cousin, etc. to your Alva.
Marge

Re: boles family tree

margecam170 — 2009-11-08 02:09:18Z

I don't think so. I never say never. My ancestor, Albin Edwards married Minnie Marie Boles. They were my great greandparents. Minnie's parents were William Thomas & Julia Ann Whittaker Boles from Martinsville, IN. Minnie moved to Calif with her son, Wm Edwards (b 1897 - my grandfather) and his family. My mom was the first one born in Calif...those prior born in IN.
Marge

Re: boles family tree

michaelboles30 — 2009-11-07 23:21:35Z

I dont know if the information is correct but I will write it down and ask my dad later tonight thankyou are you by any chance related to me?

Re: boles family tree

margecam170 — 2009-11-07 23:13:14Z

Below is from the 1910 census. Does the Chico area of CA sound correct? If you can provide a birth year (aprox will do for now), it will help.
Marge

Name: Alva C Boles
Age in 1910: 33
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1877
Birthplace: California
Relation to Head of House: Boarder
Father's Birth Place: Illinois
Mother's Birth Place: Illinois
Home in 1910: Chico, Butte, California
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Mary Barnes 52
John Barnes 20
Alva C Boles 33

boles family tree

michaelboles30 — 2009-11-07 16:50:10Z

hello my name is michael boles my dads name is christopher boles and his fathers name is harvey boles of redding california. And his father which is my great grandfather is alva boles who married may ragsdale any one with information on my boles family please let me know I would like to know were my roots are from. thankyou

Re: Levi, Leonard, and Emiline Boles MO/KS

Darrel_Boles — 2009-11-01 20:08:05Z

Letti McDevitt married Robert Lee Boles (Her Uncle???)

Re: Levi, Leonard, and Emiline Boles MO/KS

Darrel_Boles — 2009-11-01 19:57:46Z

LEVI was in Buchanan Co Mo and Atchison Co Ks and Milford Mo. He is buried in Howell Cemetry in Milford along with his wife Sara Jane Skaggs.
James H "JIM" dob 9 dec 1847 died 1913 in Okla City. Married
ALICE McDEVITT DOB 1851 DIED 1935. Alice is buried in Howell Cemetry in Milford Mo.
No children i know of and dont have her other marriage.

Re: Boles family, WILLIAMSON CO., IL

ang7474 — 2009-10-19 12:59:05Z

Hi, I am Jesse's daughter. I will send you an email. Thank you for the information.

Re: Boles family, WILLIAMSON CO., IL

LKimberley — 2009-10-18 20:37:13Z

Angela, are you daughter of Jesse Frank or Mary Ann? If you would like to visit our myfamily.com website, send me your email address directly to gjkdinosaur@aol.com. Anna Julia Boles, sister to Jesse James, is my grandmother. Greg.

Re: Boles in Henderson Co. TX

DorfromTexas — 2009-10-17 18:28:53Z

Were they related to the Boles in Fannin, Bowie, Hunt counties? If so , please reply to my e-mail address. Thank you.

Dorothy5@cox.net

Re: John L Boles, and genetic eye problems

DorfromTexas — 2009-10-17 18:20:24Z

My grandfather, James Thomas Boles was born in Lincoln
county, son of James Thomas Sr. and Minerva Germley. He, Grandfather, was born in or near Lynchburg June 10, 1854. This family moved to Texas around 1906. If you connect in any way, please e-mail me direct. I will greatly appreciate it. Thank you

I had one cousin with crossed eyes

Boles of Jefferson County KS

michellkiesel — 2009-10-11 06:48:17Z

I am researching the Boles of Jefferson County KS. Looking of decesendants that may have pictures or other information

John Marshall Boles

2009-08-04 12:49:14Z

I am searching for my family or family history. some of my family lived in Grainger County in about 1930's and some may still be living. my grandfathers name was John Marshall Boles.

John Marshall Boles

2009-08-04 12:48:39Z

i am searching for some of my family or family history. some of my family lived in Grainger County in about 1930's and some may still be living. my grandfathers name was John Marshall Boles.

John Marshall Boles

2009-08-04 12:48:06Z

I am searching for some of my family or family history.. some of my family lived in Grainger County in about 1930's and some may still be living. my grandfathers name was John Marshall Boles.

Cornelius BOYLES/BOLES

2009-08-02 21:44:56Z

Cornelius BOLES/BOYLES b 27 Aug 1768 allegedly in IRE; mar 27 Aug 1795 in Washington Co, PA to Nancy BUXTON; d 16 Aug 1821 in Cross Creek, PA bur in Cross Creek Presbyterian Cemetery. Who were his parents, sibs? Please contact me at tballard@enid.com. Thanks!!

Edgar J. Boles

2009-08-02 21:43:48Z

I am trying to find some information on my Grandmother's family. Her Father was Edgar J. Boles born September 26, 1877 and died April 21, 1965 in Fayette County, WV. My grandmother did not know where her Father was born. He was married to Lillie Mae Skaggs, born December 19, 1888, possibly in Fayette County, WV. Edgar's father was James H. Boles born 1851 and died 1940. He was married to Sarah Hudson, born 1855 and died 1942. These dates all came from gravestones.

BOLES/MOORE/KNIGHT

2009-08-06 12:23:27Z

Does anyone have any information about a Bertie Boles who married a William C Moore. I think they lived in Cumberland City, Tn and W C Moore was born in 1842 or l844 and died in 1930.

Bertie was the second wife of W C who was first married to a Mary Knight.

I am trying to find out any and all information regarding any of these people because they would be in our family line.

Thanks

BOLES in KY 1821-1945

2009-08-05 12:46:51Z

I do not have specific information on the query that you posted. However, I do have family that lived in Hodgenville, Larue County, Kentucky. I can go back to about 1850 on some of my relatives. The name Ed O'Bryant is prevelant in my family. My grandfather, Thomas Liebel O'Bryant had a brother named Ed O'Bryant.

Glad to share any information if you feel it would be helpful. Thanks.

Black Bart (Boles)

2009-08-02 22:03:40Z

Does anyone happen to have any genealogy info on Charles Bolton (Boles) better known as "Black Bart" who robbed stagecoaches in California? He was born in England and had left a wife and four children in the middle west before going to San Francisco area.

My mother-in-law's mother was a Boles in Cooper, TX. Her grandfather was William Boles who apparently came from Alabama. May be linked with Bart.

Boles Brothers of Boles Township, Ok.

2009-08-02 21:53:29Z

Looking for relatives of the Boles Brothers of Ok.. Frank Cheetham Boles and Charles A. Boles were the original landowners of almost 1,800 acres of land in southeastern Tulsa Cty.,Ok. They were both 1/16th Cherokee and are listed in the 1910 Federal Census for the Town of Broken Arrow, Tulsa Cty., Ok. and adjoining Townships. They both married Cherokee women. Trish

Black Bart (Boles)

huntersmawmaw — 2009-08-02 22:03:57Z

My great-grandfather was William M. Boles b. @1844 in Alabama.

Harvey BOLES and Mary Francis HALL

Kathy Rinke — 2009-08-02 21:49:47Z

I am looking for information on Mary Francis HALL born Feb 16, 1847 and
died July 7, 1899.
Mary Francis is said to have married Harvey BOLES in Nov. of 1872
and possibly a James Harry BELLES or BELLER on Dec. 19, 1894
(Notice the similarity of the names...perhaps the same person as there
is a James Harvey Boles, the source of her marriages is not very good)

My hope is that I can find Mary Francis' burial place and possibly
information on her husband(s) and any children.

Mary Francis is said to be buried in Kartright Cemetery, KY.....from a
family bible.
I have not been able to find a Kartright Cemetery or a Kartright KY, but
there is a Cartwright, KY in Clinton County, which is near Cumberland
City.
In Cumberland City I find the following Cemeteries:
Brumley Cem
Fairland Cem.
Hickory Ridge Cem.
Hopkins Cem.
McWhorter Cem.
Ray Cem.
Shelton Cem.
Does anyone know if these cemeteries have been transcribed?

BOLES Alvin Leon 1912-1954

t42MountOlivet — 2009-10-01 19:07:54Z

BOLES Alvin Leon 1912-1954

I photographed this gravestone in the Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 207,650 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com

If you know more about this person please reply here instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family.

BOLES Sam and Esther Marie

t42MountOlivet — 2009-09-13 23:50:09Z

BOLES Sam and Esther Marie

I photographed this gravestone in the Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 207,139 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com

If you know more about this person please reply here instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family.

BOLES John Arnold and Freda V BOYD

t42MountOlivet — 2009-08-08 21:27:49Z

BOLES John Arnold and Freda V BOYD

I photographed this gravestone in the Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 205,134 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com

If you know more about this person please reply here instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family.

Boles in Boyle Roscommon Ireland

LindsayErwin123 — 2009-08-16 02:03:38Z

I am looking for relations to Boles who lived in Boyle from at least 1900 or so to 1966 or so. The Boles were family friends to my Erwin family

Re: John L Boles, and genetic eye problems

washburntrain — 2009-08-28 17:53:45Z

My family is from the middle Tennessee area. I don't know of anyone with eye ticks, or crossed eyes in my immeadiate
family. We all are darked haired, medium height.

Re: John Boles, son of John B. Boles

bbwhiteley — 2009-07-25 21:54:57Z

to lindaandronll I want to know more about william david boles. where was he from? my husband has a grandfather named william boles also on named john boles. his family originated in S.C. & Ala came to Tex and his grandfather Edward Adolphus was born at Fincastle, Henderson Co. Tex.
Last account we had of him was in Grayson Co. Tex married to Stella with a son J.W. Would really like to hear farther from you concerning this family. Have some info but would sure be interested in what you might have as well.
Please contact me Ed Boles email ed@brightok.net

Re: John Boles, son of John B. Boles

bbwhiteley — 2009-07-25 21:50:28Z

Re: Native American Boles

bbwhiteley — 2009-07-23 04:15:44Z

Ref to you request for info about Martha Whitehead/Rebecca Cadenhead/Lucinda Carter. Rebecca Cadenhead was married to William Boles my gg grandfather and Martha Whitehead was her mother. Not sure about Lucinda Carter! I have some info about these people - would be willing to share and exchage info if you have some. Please reply at my email
ed@brightok.net. My name is Ed Boles

Re: Native American Boles

bbwhiteley — 2009-07-23 04:15:43Z

Re: John L Boles, and genetic eye problems

rbrewer158 — 2009-09-24 20:11:53Z

Trish,

My grandmother was a Boles from Clay County. Check the Find a grave site for Turkeytown Cemetery and contact me at rbrewer@mtsu.edu

Thanks!

Roy Brewer

Cherokee Boles

mandyharris96 — 2009-08-06 13:12:59Z

Gerree,
I have been trying to find info. on Chief Boles/Bowles. I have found a Cherokee website that has a story on him that say she was from Tennesse to Arkansas then to Texas. I have wondered myself as to our connection. I would bet if she were connected to my family it would be a cousin. I am pretty sure of my Grandmothers brothers and sisters. I am not a subscriber of the Boles list. What is it? I will keep looking and maybe we can help each other.
Mandy

Cherokee Boles

mandyharris96 — 2009-08-06 13:12:34Z

My great grandfather Robert Craven Boles was born in Eastern Tennesse May 7, 1876 and married Laura Bell Cox of Kentucky in 1899 or 1900. They had four children that lived to adulthood 1) Reba Gertrude, b July 18, 1901 2) Bonnie Ora, b. July 6, 1905 (My grandmother) 3) Emma Grace, b. Sept. 13, 1908 and 4) Robert Dan, b. July 25, 1910. Robert Craven was said to have been full blooded Cherokee and looked very much Indian. I don't know who his parents are yet but will keep in touch with any info. I get.
Please email me and let me know if this sounds like a possible connection.
Thanks, Mandy

Native American Boles from Tennesse

mandyharris96 — 2009-08-06 13:12:12Z

Do you know anything about her brothers or sisters? My grandmother was Bonnie Ora Boles. Her father was Robert Craven Boles (Who had at one time changed his name from the spelling Bowles, I heard it was because of a family dispute) I think his father was Ora Boles son of Wesley Boles. They are also from Tennesse and moved to Arkansas. It is told my great grandfather was full blooded Cherokee and by looking at my family there is no doubt it was true. Do any of these names sound familar? Please email me and let me know. Would love to compare notes.
Thanks, Mandy

Boley Boles

@@cnroyall@wcc.net — 2009-07-20 01:53:40Z

Seeking ANY info on Boley Boles b. 1 Sep. 1896 Kaufman Co. TX. Son of Lewis J. Boles and Ida Virginia Unknown.

The 1900 Census of Eastland Co. TX. shows "BOLEY" Boles.

WW I Draft Registration for Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto Co. TX. 5 June 1918
Name: Boley A. Boles, Born 1 Sept. 1896, Eastland Co. TX. Age 21. Works for the railroad.

Charlie Royall
cnroyall@wcc.net

Re: Boles in Henderson Co. TX

@@cnroyall@wcc.net — 2009-07-19 23:05:11Z

Your William Boles married my Rebecca Cadenhead

Charlie Royall
cnroyall@wcc.net

Marriage of William Boles to Rebecca Cadenhead is recorded in Early County GA.
Marriages, first book of marriage licenses, book A, 1820-1833.
#9 William Boles to Rebecca Cadenhead 1823. No day or month given.

William and Rebecca moved to Pike Co. AL. in 1827. Mt. Gilead Baptist Church was constituted in Russell Co. AL. 20 Jan. 1833 and William and Rebecca are listed as charter members and William was named Deacon. They moved to Rusk Co. TX. sometime before 1847. By 1850 they were in Van Zandt Co. TX. They moved next to Henderson County Texas.

Re: Boles in Henderson Co. TX

@@cnroyall@wcc.net — 2009-07-19 23:02:17Z

Your William Bokes married MY Rebecca Cadenhead

Charlie Royall
cnroyall@wcc.net

Marriage of William Boles to Rebecca Cadenhead is recorded in Early County GA.
Marriages, first book of marriage licenses, book A, 1820-1833.
#9 William Boles to Rebecca Cadenhead 1823. No day or month given.

William and Rebecca moved to Pike Co. AL. in 1827. Mt. Gilead Baptist Church was constituted in Russell Co. AL. 20 Jan. 1833 and William and Rebecca are listed as charter members and William was named Deacon. They moved to Rusk Co. TX. sometime before 1847. By 1850 they were in Van Zandt Co. TX. They moved next to Henderson County Texas.

1rst Regt. Cherokee Mounted Volunteers CSA.
Stand Watie, Watt Christie, James Bowls, John Bowls,George Dredful Water,T.James Taylor, John Ross. Remember these names, they will appear again in the application below!

BOLES/CADENHEAD APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP, CHEROKEE NATION 1896
All persons named in this application are members of one large extended family, related by blood and marriage. This information was received from the National Archives in Fort Worth, Texas. It consisted of 42 legal size photocopied pages of documents relating to the applications and appeal of denied citizenship. Denial was based on the fact that James Boles' name was not on one of the official Cherokee Census rolls taken in 1835, 1848, 1851 or 1852 and that James Boles never resided in Indian Territory.
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1. Summary of Lawyers Brief submitted at Tahlequah, Cherokee Nation, IT, August 1896.

Before the Honorable The Dawes Commission sitting at Venita, IT in the hearing for Indian citizenship in the Cases of: Levi C. Boles, J. Robert Boles, Minerva Elizabeth Boles, John M. Stripling, Polly Ann Stripling, Isaac Caddenhead, Mary [Berry] Ann Hightower, Tonie L. Anderson, Ellen O. Gilliland, W. R. Owen, Martha L. Brown, Joe E. Caddenhead, Lem Caddenhead and Kittie Ross versus the Cherokee Nation.

The claimants submitted their 13 respective applications verified under oath and affidavits of the following named witnesses in support of their claim: George Dread Water, Watt Christie, T. J. Taylor, Doug Weber, John Ross. All witnesses were recognized citizens of the Cherokee Nation.

The plaintiffs submitted positive proof of Cherokee Indian blood through sworn affidavits and testimony of witnesses known to be citizens of the Cherokee tribe. If the names of his blood ancestors were not found on the census rolls, it is because they probably hid from the Census takers fearing that census enrollment would bring about their removal from their homes in North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia. It is well know that a large number (up to 2,000 individuals) evaded enrollment by hiding in the mountains and forests. The brief cited other instances when tribal officials and various government commissions granted citizenship to others whose ancestors' names were not on the rolls. It pointed out that there were no rules forbidding admission unless a blood ancestors' name is found on the rolls of 1835, 1848, 1851 and 1852. That the claimants have submitted proof positive of Cherokee Indian blood. That their petition was granted by a previous Cherokee National Council without hesitancy and the previous Principal Chief approved the act. Therefore the Dawes Commission should not recede from the established precedents of the Cherokee Nation, should be governed by the form of evidence submitted which is clearly within the provisions of law of the US and should approve the citizenship applications. Respectfully submitted by Rasmus and Ghormley, Attorneys for the Plaintiffs.

Before the Dawes Commission, Cherokee Nation Response dated August 27, 1896.

Now comes respondent, S. H. Mayes, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nations and demurs said application on the grounds . . . that James Boles through whom the petitioners claim to derive their right to citizenship is not now, and has not been a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, since the removal of said Nation, west to the IT as at present located and defined; that his name does not appear on any of the authenticated rolls of said Nation; that neither he nor any of his ancestors now reside, or ever have resided in the Cherokee Nation and Indian Territory.

Demurrer and Answer filed September 9, 1896.
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2. Summaries from printed Citizenship Application forms where handwritten information filled in blank areas of the form.

Levi C. Boles states that he is the son of William Boles and grandson of James Boles who he firmly believes were Cherokee Indians by blood and acknowledged members of the Cherokee tribe of Indians and from whom he derived his Cherokee blood. Age of petitioner is 62 years old. His post office address is Campbell, IT. His family consists of: James R. Boles, male, 27, son; Tonie L. Anderson, female, 23, daughter, married; J. L. Boles, male, 18, son. Signed and sworn at Tahlequah, IT on November 28, 1894. Polly Ann Stripling. Daughter of William Boles, granddaughter of James Boles. Age 70. Post Office: Campbell IT. Family: Annie Henderson, female, 13, niece, daughter of Sally Stripling who was a Boles. Signed at Tahlequah, IT on August 7, 1896.

John Stripling. Son of Polly Ann Stripling, grandson of William Boles, great grandson of James Boles. Age 29. Post Office: Campbell, IT. No children. Signed at Tahlequah, IT on August 7, 1896.

Ellen O. Gilliland. Daughter of Levi C. Boles, granddaughter of William Boles, great
granddaughter of James Boles. Age 34. Post Office: Bowie, Texas. Family: Pearl Gilliland, female, 12, daughter; Nancy E. Gilliland, female, 10, daughter; Millie A. Gilliland, female, 8, daughter; James H. Gilliland, male, 5, son; Jesse Lee Gilliland, female, 2, daughter; John B. Gilliland, male, 2 mo., son. Signed at Tahlequah, IT on November 28, 1894.

Tonie L. Anderson. Daughter of Levi C. Boles, granddaughter of William Boles, great
granddaughter of James Boles. Age 25. Address, Davis, IT. Family: Norma Anderson, female, 11 mo, daughter. Signed at Tahlequah, IT on August 24, 1896.

Minerva Elizabeth Boles. Daughter of William Boles, granddaughter of James Boles. Age 60. Address Checotah, IT. No family listed.
Signed [her mark] at Checotah, IT on August 20, 1896.

J. Robert Boles. Son of L. C. Boles. Grandson of William Boles, great grandson of James Boles. Age 28. Address: Texanna, IT. Signed at Tahlequah, IT on August 24, 1896.

Berry Ann [?] Hightower. Son of Phoebie Hightower and Bill Hightower. Age 34. His address: Wells, Texas. No family listed. Signed at Texanna, IT on August 21, 1896. [The applicant was a male. Unsure of middle name. It looks like Ann. First name is clearly Berry and not Mary.]

W. R. Owen. Son of Adeline Caddenhead. Age 33. Address: Willis, IT. Family: Charley Owen, boy, 13, son; Myrtle Owen, girl, 7, daughter; Robt. Owen, boy, 4, son. Signed at Texanna, IT on August 21, 1896.

Issac Caddenhead. Son of Frank Caddenhead and Beckie Caddenhead. Age 42. Address: 10 yrs. Texas. Family: Falbie [?] Caddenhead, male, 13, son; Jno. R. Caddenhead, male, 8, son; Isaac Newton Caddenhead, male, 6, son. Signed at Texanna, IT on August 21, 1896.
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3. Handwritten petitions/applications for Cherokee Citizenship:

Petitioner: Martha L. Brown residing with her husband, William M Brown and their family in Tahlequah, IT. States she is a Cherokee Indian by blood and a mixture of white and Cherokee. She derives her Cherokee blood from her late father, William Boles, the son of James Boles, who was a Cherokee by blood. States she intermarried with William Brown, August 29, 1875 and in lawful wedlock with him has the following child, William M Brown Jr., age 6. Signed [her mark] on June 11, 1894 at Tahlequah District.

Petitioners: Joe Caddenhead, age 23. and Lem Caddenhead, age 19. Sons of Adeline
Caddenhead who they believe was a Cherokee Indian by blood and whose name or ancestors' names should appear on the census rolls of the Cherokees East of the Mississippi in the years of 1835, 1848, 1851 and 1852. Address: Willis, IT. Signed August 21, 1896 at Texanna, IT. Petitioner: Kittie Ross, age 27. Daughter of Adeline Caddenhead. Address: Jennett [?], Texas. Family: Seborn [?] Ross, male, 4, son; Roy Ross, male, 2, son. Signed [her mark] August 21, 1896 at Texanna, IT.
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4. Supporting Sworn Witness Statements/Affidavits:

In the case of Levi C. Boles. By George Dreadful Water, a recognized 3/4 Cherokee and 31 year resident of Tahlequah District, Cherokee Nation. Testifies that he served with Levi Boles in Stan Watie's regiment in the Civil War. That Levi is the cousin of John Boles a recognized Cherokee. Signed [his mark] on August 6, 1896

In the case of Levi C. Boles. By Watt Christie, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation by blood. Age 82. Address: Tahlequah, IT. States he was personally acquainted with James Boles in the old Cherokee Nation in North Carolina and he was a Cherokee Indian by blood and so recognized by all that knew him and asks that his descendants be admitted. Signed [his mark] on November 3, 1894.

In the case of Levi C. Boles by Thomas J. Taylor, age 76, resident of Tahlequah, IT, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation by blood. Occupation: farmer. States he was acquainted with James Boles
and his son, William Boles, in North Carolina. They moved to Georgia. They were recognized Cherokee Indian by blood. Their names should appear on the census of 1835. Signed November 29, 1894 at Tahlequah, IT.

In the case of Levi C. Boles by Doug Weber, age 69. Address: [unreadable], IT. Occupation: farmer. A citizen of the Cherokee Nation. He states he is acquainted with Levi C. Boles. He knew him before the late war, through the war and since the war and know him to be Cherokee. He knew his father to be a Cherokee. He knew him at Weber Falls, IT. And he is recognized as Indian by his people the Boles family. Signed [his mark] on November 28, 1894, Tahlequah, IT.

In the case of Levi C. Boles by John Ross, age 72, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. Post office address: [difficult to read - may be Wauhile or Wauhill], IT. States he was personally acquainted with Jim Boles back in the old Cherokee Nation in North Carolina. He was a Cherokee Indian by blood and was known as one of the tribe while John Ross was Chief of the Old Cherokee Nation or Eastern band of Cherokees. Signed [ his mark] Tahlequah district, November 6, 1894.

In the case of Levi C. Boles by Wm. R. Crosby who states that he knows Levi C. Boles to be the son of William Boles and the grandson of James Boles. Signed October 17, 1894 in Bowie, Montague Co., Texas.

In the case of Ellen O. Gilliland by Levi C. Boles, age 62. Address: Campbell, IT. Occupation: farmer. He states Ellen O. Gilliland is his daughter and granddaughter of William Boles and great granddaughter of James Boles. Signed November 28, 1894 at Tahlequah, IT.

In the case of Joe E. Caddenhead, Lem Caddenhead, W. R. Owen and Kittie Ross by Flora[?] Ann Terrill, age 36. Address, Texanna, IT. A citizen of the Cherokee Nation. She states that W. R. Owen, Kittie Ross, Joe Caddenhead and Lem Caddenhead are known to her to be the sons and daughter of Adeline Caddenhead and are niece and nephews of Phoebie Hightower and Martha L. Brown. Signed August 19, 1896 in the Northern Dist., IT.

In the cases of Isaac Caddenhead by Flora[?] Ann Terrill, age 36. Address, Texanna, IT. She states Isaac Caddenhead is the second cousin of Martha L. Brown and second cousin of Adeline Caddenhead. Signed August 19, 1896 in the Northern Dist., IT.

In the Boles case by Jarries M Bedford, age 55, resident of Canadian District, Cherokee Nation, P.O. address: Checotah, IT. The witness has been personally acquainted with the Boles family for about 30 years. Polly Ann Stripling (nee Boles), Levi C. Boles, Phoebe Hightower (nee Boles), Minerva Boles, Adeline Caddenhead (nee Boles) and Martha L. Brown (nee Boles) and brother and sisters by blood and are direct descendants by blood of William Boles being son and daughters. Signed J. M Bedford, August 20, 1896 at Checotah, IT. In the Boles case by Levi C. Boles, age 64, states that he is a cousin to Johnson Boles, Lightening Bug Boles, Joe Boles and a distant relative of old Chief Boles. That Martha L. Brown, wife of W. M Brown, is his full sister. That her name before marriage was Martha L. Boles. That he also has two other sisters, Polly Ann Stripling, nee Boles, and Minerva Boles. Signed and dated August 6, 1896 in the Northern District, IT.

In the Boles case by Saike [or Sakie ?] Splitnose. She states she was acquainted with Jim Boles, Johnson Boles, Wagoner Boles and Dangerous [?] Boles and knew them to be relatives of Chief Boles. They were her uncles and had relatives back in Texas. She has reason to believe that Martha L. Boles was a granddaughter of James Boles. Signed [ her mark] October 24, 1894 in the Canadian District, Cherokee Nation.

In the case of Berry Ann[?] Hightower by Flora Ann Terrill, age 36. Address: Wells, Cherokee County, Texas. A citizen of the Cherokee Nation. States that Berry Ann[?] Hightower is the son of Phoebie Hightower and nephew of Martha L. Brown. Signed August 19, 1896 in the Northern District, IT.

In the case of Polly Ann and John M Stripling by Levi C. Boles, age 64. Post office address: Checotah, IT. Occupation: Farmer. He states that Polly Ann Stripling is his sister and that John Stripling is her son. Annie Henderson is a daughter of Sally Henderson. Sally Henderson is a daughter of Polly Ann Stripling. Polly Ann Stripling is a daughter of William Boles who is the son of James Boles. Signed August 7, 1896, Northern District, IT.

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The above provides good documentation that James Boles is the father of William Boles who is the father of Levi C. Boles, Polly Ann Stripling, Phoebe Hightower, Minerva Boles and Martha Brown (although census records show there are other children not mentioned in the applications).

Photocopies of the original applications/affidavits/legal briefs/etc. for case # 4618 are
available through the National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas.
E-mail: ftworth.archives@nara.gov Internet address: http://www.nara.gov/regional/ftworth.html

Boles/Bowles/TN/Grooms

Debbie_Sidle — 2009-08-06 12:39:38Z

Hello, I am looking for any information on Sallie Boles or William Grooms. I don't have much. l think Sallie was born around 1855. She and William Grooms had a daughter, Emma Love Grooms. Emma married Bernhardt Leopold (Benjamin) Schneider in Memphis, TN in 1900. One census list Sallie as being born in TN, her father in VA and her mother in MS. I would welcome any information or leads.

BOLES James P 1940 1996

t42GreenAcres_JohnsonCoTX — 2009-08-13 13:06:31Z

BOLES James P 1940 1996

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Anna Bolds/Ignatius Boles, Nelson Ccounty, KY

tronan — 2009-08-05 12:17:51Z

I have added several wills to my site at www6.ewebcity.com/lronan. They
are:
Ignatius Boles, Nelson County, KY
Stanislaus Melton, Nelson County, KY
James Brown, Nelson County, KY
William Brown, Nelson County, KY.
Now for the questions. I have Ignatius Boles and Catherine Gough as
parents to my
Anna Bolds who married Thomas French 1798, Nelson County KY (Marriage
Bond and Consent Book of Nelson County, 1785-1800). The will I have
posted if that of Ignatius Boles and he mentions wife Caty. He wrote
his will in 1817 and it was proved in 1817. In this will, daughter Anna
Bolds (spelling) is mentioned. If my Anna was married 19 years earlier,
I doubt that this is her father!!!! This really throws a wrench in my
genealogy. I know of another researcher that has documented evidence of
an Anna Bolds m. to a McBride, and I expect this is the father of this
Anna, which leaves me without parents for mine!! Help someone please,
my tree doth drop its leaves.

Cherokee Boles

GerreeG — 2009-08-06 13:12:46Z

Sound like if there is a connection, potentially Alice could be a either a sibling or cousin...they would've been about 6 years apart in age. I'm sure she probably HAD siblings, but no idea how many. Boles was a very common name Cherokee name (originally English) and I think began integrating itself around the Revolutionary War (I hear tale of a Chief John Boles, who was half white/half Cherokee...apparently he was back and forth between the east and west a lot, and fathered a few kids here and there). From what I've seen, I believe there were English Boles, Cherokee Boles, and many with an integration of the two. I don't feel that there was much white integration in my family up until the 1900's...that is a key difference between me and many of the people I talk to in these message boards. Are you a subscriber to the Boles/Bowles list?

P.S. My direct email is gserrels@equantek.com

Cherokee Boles

GerreeG — 2009-08-06 13:12:24Z

You are the first person I have heard from so far that has a Boles relative that is so closely related and may be full-blooded. Do you know dates or places of birth? I believe that my grandmother was born in KY but they moved back and forth from there to TN so much that it's impossible to be sure at this point. I do know she was born in either 1869 or 1870.

I have been talking to someone who has a great-aunt that fits the name, age & birthplace of Alice, and she knows that there is Indian ancestry there, but not how much (this makes me doubt that this is my family...Alice was unquestionably Cherokee to some large degree...I would think that would be evident in direct descendants like it is in my family).

I know so little about my great-grandmother, and I haven't really been able to find any information to conclusively link her to any other names. I will take the information you gave me and see if anything surfaces. Thank you...feel free to email me!