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By Brenda Jerome at - bjjerome@comsource.net

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1 April 1999 BOSTICK ONLINE NEWSLETTER ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Is it Spring yet? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ JAMES ERWIN BOSTIC of WEST VIRGINIA by Debi (Casto) Sanders debsan1@airmail.net On May 3rd, this year we are having a ceremony in Monroe County, West Virginia (this is the bicentennial year of that County) for James Erwin Bostic (my G G Grandfather). This would be a Civil War ceremony. We will be putting a plaque by his headstone at the Hollywood Cemetery in Monroe County. Stu Bostic pfmason@aol.com is arranging this since he lives there. Here is a little info about my G G Grandfather: His Obituary: Mr. James E. Bostic died at his home near Organ Cave, Greenbrier County on Sunday afternoon last, August 31, 1913 about 2 o'clock. His age was 69 years. Mr. Bostic was originally from Monroe County. He was a brave Confederate Soldier, serving in Chapman's Battery. A kind hearted and neighborly man and a loss to his old friends. Mr. Bostic is survived by his wife who before her marriage was Miss Virginia Groves, a daughter of the late Bratten Groves. He leaves also six children, among them Mr. Otey Bostic and Mrs. R.L. Dooley. HIs remains were brought back to his native county and interred in the Hollywood Cemetery last Monday afternoon at 3:30O'clock. Rev. R. W. Beckley conducting the funeral services. A large throng was present. The body of this Veteran Solider was borne to it's last resting place by eight of his old comrades. Messers. G.C. Shires, E.A. Daugherty, Wm. C. Shaffer, J.H. Pension, J.M. Williams and Jas. A. Tomlinson. THE MONROE WATCHMAN September 4, 1913 Vol. 42 No. 31) Here is a what I have on his Civil War Unit: James Erwin Bostick enlisted at the tender age of 19 into the Confederate Army 9-2-1863 in Lewisburg into Chapman's Battery. The Battery came into being April 25, 1862 under the command of George Beirne Chapman the 21-year-old son of General Augustus A Chapman. On September 12, 1863 1st Lieutenant Chapman, 10 days after James enlisted, requested additional clothing and material for the Battery, no doubt in anticipation of the expected battles to come. One November 5, 1863 the Battery moved with General Echols to Droop Mountain. There they engaged Averell's Federal troops. The Federals advanced and Chapman's Battery was forced to retreat to Frankford. The Federals moved away to the north and Chapman moved back to his camp and Lewisburg. Averell again advanced on the Confederates and Chapman's Battery was placed on the summit of Sweet Spring Mountain to await the Federals. Averell found out that the Battery was waiting to attack and Averell took the backroads, crossed the Jackson River burning the bridge behind him. Captain Chapman was unaware of this until he saw the smoke from the burning bridge. The Battery then took up winter quarters at Second Creek near Curry's Mill for 4 months. On May 6, 1864 the Battery marched on foot 2 days, covering 50 miles to Jackson River Depot. From there in 6 days they marched 116 miles to Stauton. Here they were met by General Breckenridge. The next day, May 13th, General Breckenridge and his 5300 men, including Chapman's Battery, moved towards New Market to engage 9000 Federal troops. By 11:00 2 days later Chapman's Battery was positioned on the left flank of the Confederate Army, poised on Shirley's Hill and ready for battle. The Federal pulled back, Chapman advanced at every available opportunity, delivering fire and then again advancing on the enemy. Soon the Battery was at the front of the Southern assault. By 2:00 they were fighting at Bushong Farm. The Federals launched a massive attack and the Confederates advance began to falter. Although visibility was difficult, Chapman's Battery delivered a discharge that seriously disturbed the Union Cavalry, thereby stabilizing the Confederate line. The Union troops retreated as Chapman fired on the column. They returned fire, but soon realized they could not make a stand and fled in full retreat. This is only a small part of our James Erwin's activity in the Civil War and that of his gallant Battery. In all, the Battery was engaged in 8 battles in West Va. under Generals Heth, Loring, and Echols. One in the Valley of Virginia under General Breckenridge, 3 fights around Richmond in June 1863; battle at Lynchburg and 13 battles in the Valley under General Early. In 1903, A. S. Johnson wrote in his newspaper, the Monroe Watchman, of the brave men who served to the end, as did our James. "Many were without even a shelter they could call their own. But the women and little ones whose love had sustained them in every danger and adversity beckoned them again to the place they had once called home. And so the war-worn soldier returned to his war-wasted fields to take up the strange, sad burdens of a life anew, under ominous and untried conditions." You can read about the additional activity's of the Battery in J.L Scott's book, "Lowry's, Bryan's and Chapman's Batteries of Virginia Artillery." One interesting side note concerning our James Erwin Bostick is that he fought in the Battery along side of Alexander Henry Groves who was to become his brother-in-law 9 years later. I believe that this is how James came to know the Groves and eventually marry Elza Jane Groves, who at the time he fought in the Civil War, was only 12 years old. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1850 GEORGIA CENSUS Part II Submitted by John Michael O`Melia 13jo36@BellSouth.net There were no Bostic/Bostick/Bostwick listings for given names beginning with E-F. So we are moving on to G-H in our listings. 1850 GA Decatur Co 22nd District ee NARA Series M-432 Microfilm roll 067 Volume 003 Page 081 Sheet B Line 011 BOSTWICK, G. W., Head of household, 32, born GA Nancy, Wife, 34, born SC Joseph, Son, 12, born GA Joshua, Son, 9, born GA Wiley, Son, 7, born GA Louisa, Daughter, 7, born GA Lucy, Daughter, 4, born GA Malina, Daughter, 2, born GA Josephine, Daughter, 2-1/2, born GA CLARY, Lucy, Sister-in-law, [widow]35, born GA 1850 GA Muscogee Co Columbus See NARA Series M-432 Microfilm roll 079 Volume 010 Page 317 Sheet B Line 011 BOSTWICK, H. B. [male], 80 years, born VA Living with William DANIEL 1850 GA Burke Co 53 & 55 District See NARA Series M-432 Microfilm roll 062 Volume 001 Page 281 Sheet A Line 025 BOSTWICK, Harriet, 14, born GA Floyd C., 10, born GA Caroline L., 7, born GA Living with Willoughby and Sarah BARTON 1850 GA Muscogee Co Wintori District See NARA Series M-432 Microfilm roll 079 Volume 010 Page 364 Sheet A Line 010 BOSTWICK, Hillory, Head of household, 48, born Lincoln Co GA Martha, Wife, 34, born Lincoln Co GA William W., Son, 19, born Lincoln Co GA Arthur B., Son, 17, born Lincoln Co Garland W., Son, 12, born Harris Co GA Anderson L., Son, 10, born Harris Co GA Mary S., Daughter, 6 years, born Harris Co GA Henry A., Son, 4 years, born Muscogee Co GA James J., Son, 2 years, born Muscogee Co GA 1850 GA Dooly Co 24th District See NARA Series M-432 Microfilm roll 068 Volume 004 Page 249 Sheet B Line 010 BOSTIC, Hubert, Head of household, 39 years, born GA Rebecca J. F., Wife, 35, born GA John E., Son, 15, born GA Julian E., Daughter, 13, born GA Daniel R., Son, 11, born GA Mary M., Daughter, 5, born GA NOTE: This data is transcribed from the WPA soundex cards. One thing they picked up on was that the census taker for one particular area [Muscogee County] listed the birth counties, which made a road map of the migration of the family. To be continued. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For those of you who are football fans, you might be interested in the background of two former NFL players. Joe Bostic Jr and Jeff Bostic are the sons of Joe Earl Bostic Sr, who was the son of Claude and Etta Jane Bostic of Mecklenburg Co, NC. Joe Bostic Jr played as a right guard for the St. Louis/Phoenix Cardinals 1979-1989 and Jeff Bostic played center for the Washington Redskins 1980-1993. This information comes from the obituary of Joe Earl Bostic Sr, who died Jan 1999 in Greensboro, NC. My daughter, a Clemson grad and loyal Tigers fan, informs me that both Joe and Jeff Bostic are in the Clemson Hall of Fame. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mercer's Bottom West VA. Harbour Reunion George Washington Harbour and Mary A. Bostick Harbour Family Submitted by Becky Colbert schmidt@minneola.net The following story was written in 1918. We were going to the Gallipolis county [OH] fair. I will begin with it. It was fine weather and roads, and eleven of us, ladened with baskets, boarded a wagon and drove the ten miles. We sure had a good time on the way, also returning home. Another day we attended the government dedication of Lock No. 26 across the Ohio river. Saw a number of large vessels, tow boats and other small boats. Had a great many good trips planned but were prevented taking them on account of rain and we were sorely disappointed. George Washington Harbour and Mary A. Bostick Harbour (My GR-GR-GRANDPARENTS) farm is a mile from Mercer Bottom in the Ohio river valley, just at the foothills, found all through West Virginia and Ohio they have the best corn crop the old settlers had ever seen. The men were the only ones who went to the circus, for that morning, Mrs. Carrie Errett of Edgerton, Kansas and Mrs. Effie Wallace (My GR-GRANDMOTHER) and children of Martin City, Missouri arrived. We all spent the day asking the news back home. We were suprised that evening when the men came from Gallipolis, for they brought Father Wolfey home with them. He came down from Ohio to visit us and Father Harbourand family. Friday morning all hands turned to planning the Harbour family reunion and decided to hold it on Sunday. The girls got busy sending the rest of the children letters telling them the girls had arrived from the West, and that the reunion would be Sunday. Saturday was a busy day in Mother Mary A. Bostick Harbour's kitchen. How the cupboard shelves did groan all Saturday night under their burden of pies, cakes, salads, vegetables, pickles, jellies, preserves, fruit, and chickens all ready for the Sunday dinner! Sunday morning, all waiting and watching for the rest of the children to come home, and they all came. The only ones absent were Alfred Wallace (My GR-GRANDFATHER), of Martin City and Charles Errett of Edgerton, Kansas, two son-in-laws and two grandchildren, Ray and Glenora Errett. Such a happy day, singing sacred songs and other music, and laughing and talking, then roll-call according to ages of children and families: CHILDREN OF GEORGE WASHINGTON HARBOUR AND MARY A. BOSTICK 1. Edward Harbour-wife, and three children, Charles, Mary and Leland 2. Homer Harbour- four children, John, Virgie, Russell, and Worthy 3. Mrs. Carrie Errett- rest of her family in Kansas 4. Grover Harbour-wife, and four children, Grover, Adeline, Vernon, and Fred 5. Mrs Effie Wallace-four children, Gilbert, Virginia, John and Woodrow 6. Mrs. Grace Richardson- husband and three children, Harold, Bonnie and Hazel 7. Mrs, Emma Withers-husband 8. Shelby Harbour All married and in their homes except Shelby and he promised by next reunion he would be there with his wife, making in all present George Washington Harbour and Mary A. Bostick Harbour, eight children, three daughter-in-laws, two son-in-laws, eighteen grandchildren, and the guest of the day, Mr. E. Wolfey of Edgerton, Kansas. At four o'clock all began to leave for their homes, hoping and trusting that it would God's will that they might all be at home many more times together, and that all might enjoy the best of health in the future. The only disappointment of the day was the failure of the photographer to come and take a picture of the gathering, after promising faithfully to be there. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UPDATE OF MAJOR BOSTICK OF OHIO By Cecilia Bostwick cecerdr@gte.net I am of the Bostick tribe of Ohio. In response to the article on Major Bostick of Ohio in the first issue of the newsletter (1 Aug 1997), my info shows that Major was the son of James Bostick & Sarah Cardeen of Delaware. They had 3 sons, Major, Henry and Garrett. Major & Garrett went west to Ohio and Henry went to NY and became very rich. (The infamous 3 brothers story again). Garrett sometimes spelled his name with a "W". My line is from Major with children named John, Jane, Lide, Jery, David, Rebecca (Mame), William, Alfred, twins who died and George Harrison Bostick who spelled his name with a W. He is my great grandfather. He married Kate Lincoln Jones and their son, Chester was my grandfather. Their daughter, Noreen died in Feb 1999 in Hayward, WI at the age of 105. The source of my information is a document written by my great grandmother, Kate Jones, in 1937. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ QUERIES I am looking for information on the family of Chesley Butler Bostick of Madison Co., AL. He married Susannah Stovall. I have two daughters for them who married into my Walker line. 1) Mary Ann Bostick - b. abt. 1849; married William Anthony Walker 1869 Madison Co., AL 2) Frances E. "Fanny" Bostick - b abt. 1851; married Samuel A. Luther Walker (brother of William) 1869 Madison Co., AL. Lynn W. Melberg Jenelen@aol.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BOSTIC/BOSTICK/BOSTWICK RESEARCHERS There are now 193 of us! James H. Downing BGandy007@aol.com Researching Susannah M. Bostick (born 1828 York County, SC), who married William Henderson Carroll 1856 Rutherford County, NC. Susannah was the daughter of John Bostick (1805-1873) and Cynthia Harrill (1808-1861). Also researching Priscilla Bostick (born 20 Apr 1847 and died 20 Aug 1890 NC), daughter of John Bostick and Cynthia Harrill. Priscilla married Thomas Marion Carroll 1865. John Carroll DUSTYCARROLL@worldnet.att.net My great grandfather, Thomas Marion Carroll II, married Priscilla Bostic and they were the parents of my grandfather, Johnny William Carroll. Also, my great great grandfather, William Henderson Carroll, married Susanna M. Bostic as his second wife. They had two children, Synthia and John Bostic Carroll. Jean Mayo Hirsch JHirsch@arkansas.net Researching Jemima Bostick, daughter of John and Elizabeth Bostick. Jemima was born ca 1736 VA, married Valentine Hatcher and died before 1812 Jefferson County, GA. Lew Sweet lew@tri-lakes.net Researching William Bostick, born 26 Jun 1809 and died 31 Mar 1880 Prairie View, AR. He married Rebecca S. Dugan, who was born 25 Dec 1818 and died 25 Jan 1891 Prairie View, AR Juanita Cooper juanita@sierranet.net My Bostick is Nancy Jane Bostick born 9 Dec 1821 in Richmond NC, married 16 Dec 1841 in Hardeman Co, TN to Isaac Rainey Dishongh, died 28 Nov 1912 in Oglesby, Coryell Co, TX. She was the daughter of Thomas J Bostick and Mary "Polly" Pemberton. She was the mother of Frances Lucretia Dishongh, who married Charles Marion Cooper. Charles Marion Cooper had Orlando Cooper, who had Marion Douglas Cooper, who had me, Thelma Francis Juanita Cooper. Terrie Baker lateba@yahoo.com Researching Charles Bostick, born 1833 MS; father born in Scotland and mother born MS. Charles Bostick married Susan Chain, born 1842 MS. This family moved to LA and then Trinity County, TX. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Do you have a favorite ancestor who was just a little different than the norm? Tell us about him/her. Biographical sketches (with documentation) are needed for the newsletter. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Next issue 1 May 1999 #33 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1 May 1999 BOSTICK ONLINE NEWSLETTER ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ COUSINS MARRYING COUSINS Most states have a law that prohibits marriages between anyone related closer than second cousins. Either the law was not in effect or the early Stokes County, NC Bosticks did not believe the law applied to them. Time and again first cousins married, especially the grandchildren of Absalom Bostick I, who died ca 1803 Stokes County. Thornton P. Guinn (d 1833 Stokes County) married Anne Bostick, daughter of Absalom Bostick I and Bethenia Perkins. Of their one dozen children, at least four married children of their uncle and aunt, Absalom Bostick II and Nancy Dalton: 1. Bethenia Guinn married David D. Bostick 1816 2. Duke Guinn married Susanna Davis Bostick 1817 3. Absalom B. Guinn married Bethenia Bostick 1823 4. Manoah H. Guinn married Elizabeth Bostick 1835 In addition, Mary (Polly) Guinn married her first cousin, John Hampton, the son of Bethenia Bostick and Samuel Hampton. Not to be outdone, Hampton Bostick, son of John and Mary (Gervais/Jarvis) Bostick, married John Hampton's sister, Susanna. Confused? I am. Introductions to strangers must have been a little complicated! One thing we have to keep in mind, though, is that the distance between farms or plantations was sometimes great and the people seen most often were probably relatives. There is an old adage that says when looking for a spouse or a burial place, look within a 5 mile radius. Naturally, this "5 Mile Rule" does have exceptions - but you can not prove it by these Bostick families! I am a little intrigued by Hampton Bostick and his family. He died in 1822 Dallas County, AL, leaving a widow, Susanna, and three minor age sons, John, Don Ferdinand and James Alfred. Susanna married Armstrong J. Blackburn in 1823 and died in 1859 Mississippi. What happened to the three sons? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ABSTRACT OF WILL OF LITTLEBERRY BOSTICK Recorded in Jefferson Co, GA Will Book A, page 190. Dated 11 Aug 1823 and probated 3 Nov 1823. Son Rhesa Bostick ... Betsey Bostick the wife of John Bostick, one dollar ... the reason is that her husband John Bostick deprived my daughter Matilda G. Bostick of all her property ... sons Rhesa and Littleberry Jr in trust for the use of my unfortunate son Jeremiah ... my son Nathaniel Bostick ... daughter Mary Roberson wife of Jesse Roberson ... daughter Susannah A. Flournoy wife of Marcus Flournoy ... daughter Matilda G. Bostick wife of Don F. Bostick ... my grand daughter Elizabeth Watson Beal daughter of Matilda G. Bostick ... [signed] L.Berry Bostick Sr. Witnesses: John M. Shelman, Benj. Cobert, M. Shelman. [Editor's note: Littleberry's daughter Betsey married her cousin John and her sister Matilda G. married a cousin, Don Ferdinand Bostick, as her second husband. More cousins marrying!] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MORTIMER BOSTICK by Kathy England krejcm@aol.com My earliest proven Bostick ancestor is a fellow named Mortimer Bostick whose obituary (Worth County, Missouri death notice abstracted from area newspapers) says he was born in Lexington, Kentucky 27 March 1807. He died 30 August 1895 and was buried in Grant City, Missouri. It also says he was a relative of Colonel Leslie Combs of Lexington, KY. Col. Combs was born 1793, youngest of 12 children and had an older sister, Elizabeth, who married a Bostick, according to a granddaughter who compiled information on the Combs family. Conceivably, Mortimer's mother was a Combs, although that's pretty speculative. At any rate, Mortimer apparently grew up in Fayette County, KY. In trying to figure out who his father might have been, I found a John Bostick who had a land grant in Fayette County in the 1780s. There is also a "Mr. Bostick of Clark County" referred to by the Kentucky Gazette in 1806. Clark County is where those Combs people settled. Mortimer's obituary says he was apprenticed to a shoemaker in Lexington when he was young. In the 1820s, Mortimer made his way to Greenup County, KY for some reason. Manoah Bostick (son of Absalom I of Stokes County, NC) owned a lot of land in Greenup and he had Scales in-laws over there and I first thought Mortimer might tie into them, but it doesn't seem so. He married Amanda Kouns there in 1828. She was the daughter of Jacob Kouns.(Greenup County marriage book and will book for Jacob Kouns and also Mortimer's obituary.) Mortimer is listed there in the 1830 census. Manoah Bostick lived in Cabell County, Virginia (later WVA) at this time and in the early 1830s, Mortimer moved his family over to that VA county. His name can be found with some frequency in the Cabell County order books during the 1830s. Several of his children give Virginia as their birthplace. One of his sons he named Burwell Spurlock Bostick, after a well-known Methodist minister who was a good friend of Manoah's (per biographical material on Manoah in Cabell County History) - again, another reason why I once thought there might be ties between the families. By 1840, Mortimer shows up in Lawrence County, Indiana. He is also there in 1850, with his wife and children: Elizabeth, Leah, Jacob Kouns, Burwell Spurlock, Charles, Mary, John, William, and Margaret Catherine. According to Mortimer's obituary, in 1857 the family moved to "near Quincy" in Illinois. They are in a southern township (Augusta) of Hancock County, Illinois in the 1860 census. During the Civil War, three of Mortimer's sons (Jacob, Spurlock, Charles) served in the Union Army, in Company K, 119th Illinois Regiment. After the War, they began to marry. Mortimer shows up in Adams County, Illinois, in Clayton in the 1870 census. This is where his son Charles was living then. Four of Mortimer's children moved to the Nodaway-Worth Counties area of Missouri during the 1870s and Mortimer and Amanda must have followed them. They died there, Amanda in December of 1894 and Mortimer in August 1895. They are buried in the Grant City cemetery. Mortimer's son Charles is my great great grandfather. Charles appears with his father in the 1850 and 1860 census. He married Marium Maughes in 1867 (Hancock County, IL marriages) and lived in either Augusta, in Hancock County, or Clayton, in Adams County, all his life. He was a tombstone maker and the Clayton newspaper is full of information about his business. His children were William (died as baby), Nelly, Caroline Margaret, Francis Kirkpatrick, Fred, and Elizabeth Maude (died as child.) Carrie Margaret Bostick was my great grandmother. She was born 1867 in Clayton and died August 12, 1909 in Carrollton, Missouri (obituary in Carrollton and Clayton papers.) She married Harvey Edwin Kelly 29 Nov 1888 in Kansas City, Missouri (obit and wedding certificate in my possession) and left one daughter, Mary Lu Kelly, my grandmother. I would like to know who Mortimer's parents were and what the connection to the Combs family really was. As I said, Mortimer's obit says he was a relative of Col. Leslie Combs. In 1831, Clark County, KY marriages show a Leslie Bostick marrying a Mary Ann Combs. Again, speculatively, if Elizabeth Combs married ___ Bostick, Mortmer and Leslie could have been their sons. Well, if anyone anywhere has ever heard of any of these people or has information they'd like to share, I'd be grateful. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1850 GEORGIA CENSUS Submitted by John Michael O`Melia 13jo36@BellSouth.net There is a problem with the WPA work on the soundex cards of which everyone should be aware. Too many times you find S. A. living with son J. E. on the card. Then you reach the card with the son as head of household you find James E. and further down you find Sarah A. The early soundex cards for 1880 and 1900 are fair with information though not as good as the actual census page. It has been my experience that the 1910 soundex cards are skimpy at best. I have found two cards in the 1910 series that the county was not on the card but luck was there when the writer wrote in the township. Someone outside not knowing the geography of GA would have to hunt for that kind of information to determine where their kin was living in 1910. 1850 GA Jefferson Co 48th District See NARA Series M432 Microfilm roll 075 Volume 008 Page 163 Sheet B Line 014 BOSTICK, J. R., Head of household, age 40, b.Jefferson Co GA Caroline, Wife, age 40, b. Jefferson Co GA E. E., Daughter, age 11, b. Jefferson Co GA J. R., Son, age 7, b. Jefferson Co GA J. R. C., Daughter, age 5, b. Jefferson Co GA Indiana, Daughter, age 3, b. Jefferson Co GA H. H., Son, age 3/12 of year, b. Jefferson Co GA 1850 GA Twiggs Co 84th Division See NARA Series M432 Microfilm roll 084 Volume 013 Page 170 Sheet B Line 023 BOSTICK, James, Head of household, age 30, b. GA Martha L., Wife, age 25, b. GA Lucinda J., Daughter, age 4, b. GA Samuel L., Son, age 2, b. GA Charlotte, Daughter, age 3/12 of year, b. GA 1850 GA Walker Co East Chickamauga See NARA Series M432 Microfilm roll 085 Volume 013 Page 342 Sheet B Line 039 BOSTWICK, James, Head of household, age 50, b. GA Sarah, Wife, age 52, b. SC Richard O., Son, age 22 years, b. SC James H., Son, age 19, b. SC Caswell, Son, age 17, b. SC John T., Son, age 13, b. SC 1850 GA Wilkinson Co 93rd Sub-division See NARA Series M432 Microfilm roll 087 Volume 014 Page 378 Sheet B Line 012 BOSTWICK, James B., Head of household, age 33, b. GA Jane, Wife, age 23 years, b. GA America, Daughter, age 11, b. GA Sarah M., Daughter, age 7, b. GA Rebecca J., Daughter, age 4, b. GA PIERCE, James, [relation not reported], age 19, b. GA 1850 GA Jefferson Co 48th District See NARA Series M432 Microfilm roll 075 Volume 008 Page 178 Sheet B Line 001 BOSTICK, James H., Head of household, age 36, b.Jefferson Co Martha N., Wife, age 32 years, b. Jefferson Co GA Samuel D., Son, age 10 years, b. Jefferson Co GA Patrick N., Son, age 7, b. Jefferson Co GA Clara C., Daughter, age 5, b. Jefferson Co GA Eliza J., Daughter, age 3, b. Jefferson Co GA 1850 GA Jackson Co 45th Sub-division See NARA Series M432 Microfilm roll 074 Volume 007 Page 062 Sheet A Line 010 BOSTIC, John M., age 03 years, b. GA Sarah J. age 01 year, b. GA Living with Milton and Elizabeth MATTHEWS [relationship not reported] 1850 GA Jefferson Co 48th District See NARA Series M432 Microfilm roll 075 Volume 008 Page 172 Sheet B Line 014 BOSTICK, L. B., Head of household, age 64, b.Jefferson Co GA M. A. M., Wife, age 45, b. Jefferson Co GA A. A., Son, age 14, b. Jefferson Co GA J. A. W., Daughter, age 12, b. Jefferson Co GA E. L., Daughter, age 9, b. Jefferson Co GA M. A. E., Daughter, age 8, b. Jefferson Co GA Annie E., Daughter, age 3, b. Jefferson Co GA Mary B., Daughter, age 1, b. Jefferson Co GA 1850 GA Morgan Co 62nd District See NARA Series M432 Microfilm roll 078 Volume 010 Page 110 Sheet B Line 031 BOSTWICK, Littleberry, Head of household, age 58, b. VA Elizabeth, Wife, age 59, b. VA 1850 GA Jefferson Co 48th District See NARA Series M432 Microfilm roll 075 Volume 008 Page 172 Sheet A Line 031 BOSTICK, Louisa [widow], age 54, b. Jefferson Co GA Erastus O., Son, age 14, b. Jefferson Co GA T. M., Son, age 12, b. Jefferson Co GA 1850 GA Baker Co 1st District See NARA Series M432 Microfilm roll 061 Volume 001 Page 077 Sheet A Line 005 BOSTWICK, Mrs. Lucinda, age 20, b. GA Living with Thomas and Levina POPE [relationship not reported] Continued next issue ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ JOHN BOSTICK of 96 DISTRICT SC By James B. Morse jbmobm@juno.com I believe that John Bostick was a son of William Bostick Jr and a brother of Charles Bostick, who died in Rutherford Co, NC. John Bostick was born between 1735 and 1740 in VA. This is based on the birth dates of his children. He signed his will 6 Aug 1796 in 96 District SC. The contents of his will can be found in an Equity Court record recorded in present day Abbeville, SC. The original is located in Box 68, packet 3446. During this time, the village of Cambridge was the site where Equity Courts were held for this area of 96 District. All official early records of Cambridge are filed in Abbeville. John is believed to have moved from Buckingham Co, VA to SC shortly after 1783 as he is listed as owning land on the Appomattox River in Buckingham Co in that year. [Surveyors Plat Book 1762-1858] In order to get the whole picture as to the identity of this John Bostick, I will mention some divisions of counties in Virginia and South Carolina. Buckingham Co was formed from Albemarle Co in 1761 and Albemarle Co was formed from Goochland Co in 1744. Remember William Bostick Jr was in Goochland Co in 1740, the year his father, William Bostick Sr, died. John Bostick was listed on the 1790 SC census in 96 District, Edgefield Co. In Oct 1769, the SC Circuit Court established six districts: Charles Town, Cheraws, Georgetown and 96 Dist. The first state convention to be called after the American Revolution was in 1783. During this convention, an ordinance was passed to divide the various districts into a more convenient size. The counties of Abbeville, Edgefield and Newberry were created from 96 District. In 1785, the remainder of 96 District was divided into the counties of Laurens, Union and Spartanburg. In 1895, Saluda County was formed from part of Edgefield County. I believe John Bostick lived in what is today Saluda County. This is based on a 1790 deed in which John Bostick sold 350 acres of land to Edward Penman. The land was on the south side of the Saluda River, which divides the present counties of Newberry and Saluda with Saluda being on the south side of the river. Let's go back to pick up some Viriginia connections. In the same area where William Bostick Jr had connections, John Bostick had a son Stephen, whose wife, Nancy Ann Richardson, was from Cumberland County, VA. Her father, William Richardson, died in 1799 in Cumberland and in his will [Book 12, p. 204], he mentions Ann Bostick. John Bostick also had a daughter, Sarah, whose first husband, Jonathan Beasley, was from Buckingham County. John Bostick's will mentions wife Jane, and children Sarah/Sally, Davis, Stephen, Nancy, Jane, John, Littleberry and Toliver. Note the name Toliver. This is an unusual name. Now notice that Charles Bostick, who I have as a brother of John Bostick, had a son, Richard, who named a son, Toliver, and Toliver had a brother, John, who named a son George Toliver Bostick. See how these names were passed on to other Bostick family members? I did not find the maiden name of John Bostick's wife, but we know from his will that her name was Jane. There has been some speculation that she was Nancy Jane Wilson, but I have found no proof of this. There were several members of the Wilson family in Cumberland County, VA, but we do not know that Jane was related to them. Taking into consideration all of the above information, I do believe that John Bostick and Charles Bostick were sons of William Bostick Jr. I welcome any comments. If anyone can provide more information, please contact me. * Editor's Notes* I think many of us have assumed that Stephen and Toliver Bostick, sons of John and Jane Bostick, moved to SC at the same time as their parents. A tidbit of information is causing me to wonder. We do know that John Bostick was in Buckingham County, VA in 1764, when he appears on a Tax List, and in 1779, when he signed a petition in Tillotson Parish. Then he is listed as a landowner in 1783. By 1790 he is on the SC census. Also on the 1790 census in 96 District, Edgefield County, SC are John Bostick Jr, Stephen Bostick and Toliver Bostick. Back in Buckingham County in 1786, Stephen Bostick signed a petition for incorporation of the Protestant Episcopal Church. In 1787 he had a "Great Coat & Close Coat" made by Rene Chastain. In 1789 Stephen had a "sute of cloth" made by Samuel Allen. These references all come from =Buckingham County, VA Church and Marriage Records 1765-1822,= compiled by Mary B. Warren, 1993. >From =Virginia's District Courts, 1789-1809 Prince Edward District,= also complied by Mary B. Warren, 1991, we find that Stephen Bostick sued Nelson Patterson, Henry Skipworth, John Lee, John Woodson and Walter Warefield of Cumberland County, VA in 1780 on a charge of assault and battery. Later Nelson Patterson sued Stephen Bostick on a charge of trespass, assault and battery in Buckingham County. The case was tried 5 Sep 1791 and the defendant was found not guilty. So, did Stephen Bostick leave VA, go to SC, where he was listed on the 1790 census, go back to VA, where he was tried in court in 1791? Or, was he represented by an attorney at the 1791 case? I have found in prior research that when either the plaintiff or defendant did not appear in court or was not represented by an attorney, the court found for the person in attendance. If he did go back to VA in 1791, he did a lot of traveling back and forth between VA and SC. This is just one of those little things that nags at you and makes you wonder if you have all the information. Any opinions? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ INTERNET SITES TO EXPLORE Pennsylvania State Archives http://www.state.pa.us/PA_Exec/Historical_Museum/DAM/genie1.htm West Virginia State Archives http://www.wvlc.wvnet.edu/history/wvsamenu.html Sion Record Bostic http://wwclyde.com/gibsonfamily/html/sion_record_bostic.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BOSTICK/BOSTWICK/BOSTOCK RESEARCHERS We now have 203 subscribers! Dave Young younghsv@ipa.net Researching Lucy Bostick, who married Marble Stone mid 1700's. Lucy and Marble Stone died in Jefferson County, GA ca 1810. John Caskey jacask@email.msn.com Researching Thomas Bostick, died 1688 Cecil County, MD; married Jane. Randy Rogers rrogers@network-one-com Researching Toliver Bostick (born 9 Jun 1811 Rutherford County, NC and died 7 Jun 1909 Marion County, AL), who married Elizabeth Epperson in Cherokee County, GA. Ginny Walker English english@c-zone.net Researching Mary Bostic, born 27 Nov 1805 Beaufort County, SC; married Absalom Breland. After their marriage moved to the MS Territory and wound up in Southern Mississippi. Amy Bostock Brobst thezoo@montana.com Researching Walter Boyde Bostock, who married Maude Gaither. Their son was Noah Boyde Bostock, born 1904 NE and married Mildred Haun. Linda Bostwick Howell rsvpleaz@gte.net Researching Clement Bostwick of IL Sonja Vaughn sjv@flash.net M. Easton jmgmb@gj.net Both researching Mary Bostick and William Leake, who came to America 1685 Julie Bostick Leech jjjjleech@essex1.com Researching the Richard Bostick->Toliver Bostick->John Chesley Bostick->William "Billy" Bostick and Henderson Bostick line. Sharon Haynes ahaynes@hiwaay.net Researching James Etley Bostic, born Monroe County, WVA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please note my new email address: bjjerome@sigecom.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Next issue 1 June 1999. #34 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1 June 1999 BOSTICK ONLINE NEWSLETTER ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ESTATE RECORDS Estate records, especially inventories and sales, can provide a real insight into the type of life our ancestor lived. When a person died owning property, that property had to be inventoried and appraised and very often there was a sale of the property. Willis Bostick, son of Taliferro of SC, had an interesting 1826 estate sale. Along with the usual kitchen furniture, bed and furniture, razor, etc., we find the following: Coupers Poems Homers Odyssa Illiad Scott's Works Modern Chivalry Gold Smith's Works Drydans Poems Walkers Dictionary History of America The British Spy Washington's Letters Travels in Africa Grammar of History History of Jamaca Shakes Spears Works Are you getting any ideas about Willis? Also listed are the following: Walking cane Flute Fiddle Desk Inkstand A picture is beginning to form in my mind. I see him as well educated, probably a teacher who loves books and music and perhaps he was a bit of a dandy with the walking cane. Now, add this to the inventory: Dirk Shot gun Rat Trap Interesting, isn't it? To me, the most interesting item is a family Bible, which was bought by Capt. Charles Neely, one of the appraisers, for $1.50. No Bostick is listed as a buyer. Was Charles Neely just interested in acquiring a Bible or did he have a family interest in it? Any ideas? Estate records are often published, but because of the length of the inventories and sale, only the buyers' names are usually given and not the list of items. If you find your ancestor left an estate record, it might be helpful to get a copy. The estate file for Willis Bostick can be found at the Probate Judges Office, Abbeville, SC, Box 7, Pack. 114. A typed copy, which is what I have, came from material supplied by Pauline Young and was found in the SC Historical Society family files in Charleston. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CHARLES BOSTIC - REVOLUTIONARY SERVICE Submitted by Elizabeth Bostic Ross My father and I have never found any evidence that Charles Bostic served in the Revolutionary War until we discovered information in a new book. =Revoluntionary War Records of Duplin-Sampson Counties: Contributions to Genealogy= by Virginia L. Bizzell and Oscar M. Bizzell, c. 1997. It was just released in January 1999. BOSTIC, Charles II, Private, N.C. Militia Soldier was born 1750 in Onslow County, N.C. and was living in Duplin County when he enlisted. He drew pay voucher #704 dated 9 Aug 1782 for 7/0/8 pounds. In Oct 1793, BOSTIC was appointed deputy constable to serve under William SOUTHERLAND, sheriff of Duplin County, and took the oath of office on the 29th. He married Nancy Ann JAMES and they are said to have had five boys and five girls, but we found only the names of the following: 1- John born 1788 who married 1st on 19 Oct 1811 to Elizabeth MILLER and 2nd to Emma LANIER. 2- Samuel. 3- Richard. 4- A daughter who married a Mr. WHALEY. And 5 to 10 other children. Charles died in 1813. From my own research I would like to add: Charles' parents were Valentine BOSTICK and Mary ______ of Onslow County, NC and formerly of Virginia. His paternal grandparents were Charles BOSTICK and Pheby _______ of Onslow Co., NC and formerly of Virginia. The earliest record I have of them in Onslow County, NC is Dec. 8, 1747 when Val. BOSTICK is listed as a testamentary in the Onslow County, NC Court Records. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BOSTICKS in 1860 DUPLIN COUNTY, NC CENSUS Submitted by Dale Bostic CSA51NC@aol.com Name Age Bostick, Daniel-------------------58 Ann----------------------51 Mary A.------------------28 Hepsey J.----------------22 Catherine(Nancy)---------19 Owen D.------------------16 Steven D.----------------15 Felix E.-----------------12 Linda S.-----------------10 Bostick, Charles------------------50 Dicy---------------------48 Rebeckah-----------------23 David--------------------21 Daniel James-------------18 Mary M-------------------16 Martha-------------------14 Dicy----------------------8 John H.------------------10 Penelope------------------6 Andrew W.-----------------5 Fannie--------------------3 Bostick, Jacob--------------------53 Anna Jane----------------50 Mary E.------------------21 Amanda C.----------------19 Daniel-------------------17 Jacob E.-----------------15 Sarah R.-----------------14 Jane---------------------12 David -------------------11 Bostick, James W.-----------------27 Mary A.------------------18 Bostick, David--------------------20 Bostick, Joseph W.----------------23 Martha J.----------------19 Hiram F.------------------3/12 Haneley, James O.-----------------32 Susan C. ----------------19 Bostick, Mary E.------------------19 (house keeper) Bostick, John Miller--------------35 Sarah Elizabeth----------26 Sarah--------------------10 Sadberry------------------9 Mary C.-------------------8 Chauncy-------------------3 Ira-----------------------8/12 Lenier, Thomas--------------------48 Bostick, Issac--------------------13 Farrrer, William------------------47 Bostick, Thomas J.----------------19 Bostick, Mary S.------------------12 Mary---------------------20 Bostick, Bryan W.-----------------23 Mary E.------------------18 Bostick, Richard------------------62 Margaret-----------------55 Samuel T.----------------27 Margaret-----------------17 Mary E.------------------18 Levinia------------------15 David R.-----------------13 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The following is abstracted from Goodspeed's =History of Tennessee= (c) 1886, page 968: James C. Bostick was born 1835 Williamson County, TN. He is a son of James A. and Nancy Bostick and grandson of John and Mary G. Bostick, who were born in NC and settled in TN in 1809. Nancy Bostick was the daughter of William and Sarah King. James and Nancy were married in TN in 1827 and had the following issue: Thomas K., Mary J., James C., Manoah H., Sarah P. Martha E., John and William. James C. Bostick enlisted in the 13th TN Cavalry under Gen. Morgan in 1861. After the war he lived in Sumner County, TN until 1869, when he returned to Williamson County. In 1859, he married Fannie L. Abston, daughter of Merry and Mary Abston, and had the following issue: James A., Merry C., Mary A., Sallie P. and Fannie M. Fannie Abston Bostick died in 1885. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Samuel Elias Bostick of Graves County, KY by Carlton Bostic bosticcr@email.msn.com Census, tax and cemetary records give birth date of my great grandfather, Samuel Elias Bostick, as Aug. 2, 1824. The 1850 census shows him in Graves County, KY, but being born in VA. At the time of the 1850 census, he was married to Sarah Oliver (born in KY on March 3, 1829, died in KY on Jan. 5, 1910). I have found records for Sarah's parents. The census lists Samuel Elias as a school teacher. The couple had two children at that time. In the 1900 census, the couple is shown alone in a single household, having had 10 children, of whom seven were alive. My grandfather, Charles Henry Bostic, was one of those. (The spelling changed between 1850 and 1900, with the k being dropped in later census reports.) My father was Raymond Luther B. Bostic. I have only incomplete information about the other children of Samuel Elias. He died Jan 22, 1910 and is buried in the Bradley Cemetery in Graves County, KY. I would like to be able to confirm his birthplace (family folklore places it in Fairfax County, VA), and locate records for his parents and siblings. (Other Bosticks appear in the 1830-1850 tax records in Graves County, but I don't know their relationship to Samuel Elias.) Editor's note: We have other subscribers who descend from this W. Kentucky line. How about one of them helping Carlton? Isn't Samuel part of the line that came out of Halifax County, VA? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DAR UPDATE Some of you are researching the James Bostick/Bostwick line out of Maryland and North Carolina. In the May 1999 issue of =Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine," under corrections to the Patriot Index, page 332, is the following: Bostwick, James: b. ca 1750 NC, d. prob. 9-20-1823 NC wife Comford, Sol (Soldier) NC This has been corrected to show his death date as 4-1824 and service as PS (public service) NC As you may know, many of the early DAR records are in error. DAR now requires much more proof for each application for membership and, hence, corrections are being made to old DAR records. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ INTERNET GENEALOGISTS FOR QUALITY I have had a love-hate relationship with Internet since signing on about 4 years ago. I love the speed and research possibilities, but it is very frustrating to find a site with tons of information, but with no documentation or illogical conclusions given. Even more upsetting is when you find information you shared with another researcher - information you had said was not proven and was just a hunch - incorporated into their database or GEDCOM and displayed as fact on their web page. Finally, someone has come up with guidelines for Internet genealogy. Please take a look at this page. http://www.ralls.net/igfq/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MOORE COUNTY, NC - MARRIAGES - Harry Bostick to Mollie Dockery DATE APPLIED: Feb 21 1891 DATE MARRIED: Feb 22 1891 GROOM: BOSTICK, Harry COUNTY: Richmond AGE/COLOR: 21/B BRIDE:DOCKERY, Mollie COUNTY: Moore AGE/COLOR: 18/B MARRIED BY: CLARK, N D E JP MARRIED AT: MCFAYDEN, Jacob WITNESS: DOCKERY, Ralph WITNESS: CLARK, M A WITNESS: DOCKERY, Ella Diane Kelley skunk@coastalnet.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1850 GEORGIA CENSUS PART III by John Michael O'Melia 13jo36@bellsouth.net Just a reminder that this census data is like the soundex system. The actual census page should be seen for other details. 1850 GA Bibb Co Macon 564 GMD See NARA Series M432 Microfilm roll 061 Volume 001 Page 148 Sheet A Line 013 BOSTICK, M. A. [female], 15 years, b GA Junior Class at Weslian Female College 1850 GA Walker Co East Chickamauga See NARA Series M432 Microfilm roll 085 Volume 013 Page 344 Sheet A Line 025 BOSTWICK, Martha J., 15, b SC Living with Joshua and Lucinda BROWN [No relationship given] 1850 GA Columbia Co See NARA Series M432 Microfilm roll 066 Volume 003 Page 273 Sheet A Line 041 BOSTIC, Mary, Head of household, widow, 35, b GA John, Son, 21, b. GA William, Son, 19, b. GA Ailsey, Daughter, 17, b. GA Martha, Daughter, 14, b. GA James, Son, 10, b. GA Mary, Daughter, 8, b. GA Will, Son, 6, b. GA [NOTE: Possible that Mary is a second wife] 1850 GA Jefferson Co 48th District See NARA Series M432 Microfilm roll 075 Volume 008 Page 172 Sheet A Line 030 BOSTICK, N. B. [male], blacksmith, 24, b Jefferson Co GA 1850 GA Jefferson Co 48th District See NARA Series M432 Microfilm roll 075 Volume 008 Page 172 Sheet A Line 027 BOSTICK, Nathan L., blacksmith, 22, b Jefferson Co GA 1850 GA Wilkinson Co 93rd Sub Division See NARA Series M432 Microfilm roll 087 Volume 014 Page 349 Sheet B Line 008 BOSTWICK, Nathaniel, Head of household, 59, b. GA Sydney Ann, Wife, 40, b. NC Elizabeth R., Daughter, 19, b. GA John D., Son, 17, b. GA Margaret, Daughter, 15, b. GA 1850 GA Jefferson Co 48th District See NARA Series M432 Microfilm roll 075 Volume 008 Page 172 Sheet B Line 020 BOSTICK, Rhesa [male], 23, b. Jefferson Co GA 1850 GA Gwinnett Co 36th Div. Pickneyville Dist. See NARA Series M432 Microfilm roll 071 Volume 006 Page 188 Sheet A Line 038 BOSTIC, Richard, Head of household, 35, b. NC Edna Ann, Wife, 29, b. GA Harriet T., Daughter, 14, b. GA James T., Son, 12, b. GA Salina E., Daughter, 10, b. GA Edna T., Daughter, 8, b. GA John T., Son, 7, b. GA Mary E., Daughter, 3, b. GA Martha, Daughter, 8 months, b. GA JOHNSON, Joicy, [widow], 71, b. VA 1850 GA Twiggs Co 84th Division See NARA Series M432 Microfilm roll 084 Volume 013 Page 170 Sheet B Line 029 BOSTICK, Robert, Head of household, 21, b. GA Martha M., Wife, 25, b. GA 1850 GA Cobb Co Marietta District See NARA Series M432 Microfilm roll 066 Volume 003 Page 094 Sheet A Line 016 BOSTICK, Robert B., Head of household, 34, b. NY Elana F., Wife, 27, b. GA Ruth F., Daughter, 6, b. GA Henry B., Son, 4, b. GA Emma, Daughter, 2, b. GA Robert F., Son, 1, b. GA NOTE: You can compare the marriage data in the earlier issues of the Bostick OnLine Newsletter with these census listings and you will conclude who the brides are. COMMENTS ON 1850 GEORGIA CENSUS By Harlan Lunsford hlunsford@mindspring.com Regarding the Georgia 1850 census and the Bosticks and Bostic listed thereon. Remember that Toliver Bostick is listed on that same census as "Tolover BAUSTICK". Yes, the census taker wrote it down just as it sounded. As for the name Toliver, this I believe to be similarly "corrupted' from the English name Talliaferro, also pronounced "Toliver." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Internet Sites Georgia Dept of Archives & History http://www.sos.state.ga.us/archives/rs/grs.htm Illinois State Archives [check out their searchable databases] http://www.sos.state.il.us/depts/archives/arc_home.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ QUERIES Lew Sweet lew@tri-lakes.net I am searching for information on William Bostick who married Rebecca Dugan. The Mississippi 1850 Census says he was born 26 June 1809 in Georgia. The same census says that Rebecca Dugan was born 25 December 1818 in Tennessee. They both died in Prairie View, Arkansas. Jeanette Munger Smith ggma@redrivernet.com I am looking for info on Margaret Bostick, born ca 1827 in Lexington, KY. Her mother was a Sims and her father reputedly born in Edinburgh, Scotland. Margaret married William Houck 8 Jun 1844 in Crawford, AR. They had one daughter, Anna Mary Houck. William Houck died from wounds in the Mexican War in 1848. VaLynne Bostwick Stoddard lstoddar@untion-tel.com Seeking info on Clement Bostwick, born MD 1796. He married Polly (Mary) F. Hendrix in 1817 and died in Renault, Monroe County, IL 19 Nov 1863. Jeff Fraser JFrasr@aol.com Searching for a Mary Bostich or Bostrich, who was born in New York (probably 1840 era). She married a man named Snow and had a daughter in Wisconsin named Amelia Snow. Her daughter lived in Central Wisconsin, but may have been born in Fondulac, WI. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RESEARCHING ... We now have 213 subscribers to this newsletter! Kelly L. Fornwall kfornwal@Sidley.com Researching Susan Bostwick, who married Isaac Walker 1838 Southwold, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada Susi Boastick bozbaskt@shout.net Researching Dr. William A. Boastick (Bostic? Bostick?), born 17 Jun 1832. Appears on 1870 Upshur County, WV census in Buckhannon District. Marge Bostick Mcbost@aol.com Researching James Samuel Bostick of the Henry County, AL - North Carolina Bostick lines. Richard Carpenter thecarponline@email.msn.com Researching Malinda A. Bostic, born ca 1857 and married Oscar B. Hinkle in Nicholas County, WV Gayle Brown GayleGene@aol.com Researching family of John Graham and Mary Malinda Bostick, born 1818-21 SC->Lumpkins County, GA->Franklin County, TN-> Montgomery County, AR->Bell County, TX. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Next issue 1 July 1999 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1 July 1999 BOSTICK ONLINE NEWSLETTER ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ VITAL STATISTICS How wonderful it would be if every state had required registration of all vital statistics from the formation of the state. Unfortunately, it didn't work that way. Most states did not officially begin keeping a list of births and deaths until after 1900 and South Carolina, unlike most other states, did not record marriages until the 20th century. You will need to check to see when your states of interest began keeping birth and death records. This information can be obtained by checking the particular state on the USGenWeb Project at http://www.usgenweb.org Numerous books also contain this info. My main research area is Kentucky and I am thrilled this state followed the plan set by her parent, Virginia, in recording these records. The Sutton Law of 1852 =requested= each county keep a list of births, deaths and marriages and one copy of this list was to be forwarded to the state capital the beginning of the following year. Compliance was spotty, at best, so that some counties have fairly good records, while other counties have few. The Sutton Law was repealed during the Civil War and then re-instated in the 1870's. Compliance was not good then either and it wasn't until 1911 that Kentucky began to keep official records. These death certificates can provide a great deal of information. A database of Kentucky death certificates beginning in 1911 is now online at http://ukcc.uky.edu/%7Evitalrec/ Using this database and the information it contained, I obtained the following death certificates: Luke William Bostick, born 26 June 1837 Halifax County, VA; died 5 July 1921 at Peewee Valley (Confederate Home), Peewee Valley, Oldham County, KY; male; white; widowed; parents unknown; body removed to Wingo, KY. *C.R. Bostick, born 23 Jan 1844 North Carolina; farmer; widowed; died 17 March 1930 Calloway County, KY; male; white; parents Johnson Bostick born NC and Sara Smith born NC; informant Lanoine[?] Bostick of Henry, TN; body removed to Paris, TN. Barbey E. Bostic, born 31 Aug 1841 Christian County, KY; died 13 Jun 1913 Muhlenberg County, KY; female; white; widowed; parents Peter Owen and Martha Hurt; informant J.G. Vinson of Graham, KY; body removed to Earlington, KY. Arthur Bostic, died 18 Feb 1938 Pike County at the age of 47 years and 25 days; miner; born Pike County, KY; married; male; white; wife Mrs. Arthur Bostic; father William Bostic born Russell County, VA and mother Liza Jane Cothron born Kimfey[?], KY; informant W.N. Smith of Eda, KY; buried Simers[?], KY. [ink blurred on certificate] Caroline Bostick, born 1850 VA and died 26 Jan 1915 McCracken County, KY; colored; parents unknown; informant Laura Boyd; buried Pyors, KY. Ben E. Bostic, born 24 Feb 1845 KY; died 13 Oct 1916 Warren County, KY; white; male; married; farmer; parents Dave Bostic and Margaret Stepheson, both born KY; informant Mrs. B.E. Bostic of Richfield, KY; buried Old Gasper Ch. Yard. *C.R. Bostick, above, should be Charles Rice Bostick, son of Jonathan and Sarah Smith Bostick, who married in 1840 in Rockingham County, NC. This is not a complete list of all Bostic/Bostick/Bostwick death certificates, but this will give you an idea of the type of information to be found on death certificates. The database only contains the name, date of death, age at time of death, county in which the person lived & died, death volume number and certificate number. The death certificate itself must be viewed to obtain additional information. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ INDIANA VITAL STATISTICS During the late 1930's, the WPA put many men to work doing useful tasks. One of the most helpful in Indiana was the recording of birth and death records beginning with 1882. The following is a list of birth records from Sullivan County, IN: Name Father/Mother Maiden Name Date Bostic, Millard Jas W & Sarah Lester 4-23-1882 Bostic, Minnie L James & Arra Dix[?] 11-2-1908 Bostic, Wanda L Milalrd & Elsie J. Kennett 3-27-1918 Bostick, Marie Jas & Ara Hix[?] Bostick 10-29-1908 Bostick, Nellie Leonard & Rilla Turman 3-6-1915 Bostick, Zelma Millard & Elsie J. Kennett 5-5-1910 Bostick _____ Wm. & Allie M. Welsh 7-1-1882 Bostick _____ Jas. & Sarah Lester 9-23-1885 Bostick _____ Perry & May M. Bostick 10-10-1908 Bostick _____ Leonard & Rilla Turman 11-19-1909 Bostick _____ James M. & Erra Hix 6-26-1910 Bostwick ____ Jas. W. & Sarah Lester 9-28-1884 Bostwick ____ Wm. & Alice Welsch 10-12-1884 Sullivan County is not the only Indiana county having these WPA birth, death and marriage indices. Most counties have them and many have been put in book form and are available in Indiana libraries with genealogical collections. If I am not mistaken, Fort Wayne, IN Library has all of these WPA records for Indiana. They also have WPA records from other states on microfilm. The Sullivan County births above reminded me that we had an article on part of this family in the 15 Feb 1998 (Issue #14) Newsletter. Remember brothers William and Archibald were said to have come from Tennessee to Indiana? No information was given on Archibald in that article and I tried to see if anything could be found on him. Archibald and his family do appear on the 1850 Sullivan County census. They lived in Fairbanks Township and were recorded on 5 Aug 1850. The listing is as follows: Household #256 Archibald Bostic 32 farmer born IN Catharine " 34 IN James " 13 IN Nancy Ann " 10 IN William " 8 IN John " 5 twin IN Margaret " 5 twin IN Samuel " 1 IN By 1860, Catharine was head of the household and her birthplace is listed at PA. Living with her were James, William, John and Samuel. I was hoping to find a burial or cemetery record for Archibald, but none was found. I did find Catharine and James buried in Drake Cemetery, Fairbanks Township. Catharine died in 1902 at the age of 84. Her last name on the tombstone is spelled BOSTICK. This is interesting as the family in early days spelled the name BOSSTICK and they were listed as BOSTIC on the 1850 census. I wish I knew what happened to Archibald. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ADDITIONAL INFO ON WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TN BOSTICKS William Kepper willkepper@earthlink.net is a new subscriber and is sharing the newsletter with his mother, who has some special memories of the Williamson County, TN line of Bosticks. This letter is printed with Mr. Kepper's permission. "Thank you so much for your prompt attention to my request. I have already put the pieces together by using your newsletter. My great grandfather did indeed come from the line of the John Bostick that moved to Tenn from NC. John-James-Manoah Hardin-Will Hardin (my great grandfather) -William Lytle- Barbara King (my mother). I faxed my mother all the Installments of the Osmer series. She is delighted. My mother had heard the "Three Brothers Story" and held it as truth till today. She had also heard of an ancestor called Osmer, although she knew nothing more than the name. Manoah Hardin Bostick married his first cousin Mary Elizabeth King in April of 1871 and their daughter Bettie Cary was born two months later. My great grand father came along two years later just before his father died. Will Hardin Bostick married Nettie Frazer Jordan (pronouced Jerdon). Nettie ran the Bostick Academy for Young Women in the 1930's. My mother remembers writing on the blackboards there. So I guess Nettie bought it back from the county or some such thing, because as your newsletter reported it was given to the county around 1900. Later in the 1950's after Nettie's death, Nettie's and Will Hardin's daughter John told my mother the school building could be bought for back taxes. Bettie Cary She was an editor at the Triune newspaper, was married to a John Ferguson, and was a gratuate of the Tennessee Female College all before her early death of a heart attack. After the death of Manoah Hardin Bostick just 3 years after his marriage, Will Hardin's mother remarried a Dr Hyde, who had children already. Perhaps this is why Will Hardin was not close to the other Bosticks as his Mother was busy with another family. Here is informatiom on Will Hardin's children: Bettie Cary b. 12/9/1898 m. Robert Chistopher Herbert 12/26/19 d. 1940 Children-Robert Alvin, John Green, William Hardin, Mary Porter, Jane Cary. Joe Hardin b.11/21/1900 m. Nina Sheddan in Wilson Arkansas 6/10/29 resided in Oscuola, Arkansas, d. 3/58 Mary King Bostick b. 2/6/1903 m. Hugh Artwell Temple in Knoxville 6/39 d.1984? John Bostick (female) b.1/16/1905 never married, still living 5/99 Robert Porter Bostick b. 8/21/1907 m. Helen Irene Painter in Fort Lauderdale FL. 1/20/31 Robert lost his arm in a well digging machine at early age, became an accountant in Ojus, FL. Children- BettieJoe, Roberta Irene William Lytle Bostick b. 1/8/1910 m. Charlotte Robertson in FL. in 1932 d. 1989 children- Barbara King, Catherine Colleen. Fun Facts: Will Hardin was said to have had a great sense of humor and was always making people laugh which might explain why he named my great aunt "John." Miss John Bostick has no middle name and never married. She alone of Will Hardin and Nettie's six children is still alive. Will Hardin lost his mother's first wedding ring in a field and found it 27 years later with the inscription "From Manoah H. to Mary" still legible. Will Hardin's mother made money catering parties. The night Bettie Cary died her mother was hosting a wedding party For Rev. Jerimiah Cullom and Mattie Hyde. Unable to notify the guests in time to cancel, she hosted the party with her daughter laid out another room. Will Hardin was a member of the county court. Please note that in one of the newsletters the name "Will Harding Bostick" is listed as being on a grave in Triune, as the dates are the same as my great grandfather's I'm sure it's the same. Also his wife is listed right after that. Also in some of my papers He is refered to as "William Hardin Bostick". I'm not sure which is correct. My mother just called him "Pap"." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1850 GEORGIA CENSUS by John Michael O'Melia 13jo36@bellsouth.net 1850 GA Jefferson Co 48th District See NARA Series M432 Microfilm roll 075 Volume 008 Page 164 Sheet A Line 016 BOSTICK, Sidney, 39, b. Jefferson Co GA 1850 GA Chatham Co 13th District See NARA Series M432 Microfilm roll 064 Volume 002 Page 283 Sheet A Line 017 BOSTWICK, Thomas, 22, b. ENG Living with John and Mary TIGH [no relationship reported] 1850 GA Muscogee Co Columbus See NARA Series M432 Microfilm roll 079 Volume 010 Page 313 Sheet B Line 004 BOSTWICK, Thomas, Head of household, 35, b. IRE Mary H., Wife, 25 years, b. IRE 1850 GA Jones Co 47th Division See NARA Series M432 Microfilm roll 075 Volume 008 Page 204 Sheet B Line 010 BOSTICK, Thornton P., Head of household, 42, b. NC Isabel, Wife, 45, b. GA Jane, Daughter, 6, b. GA 1850 GA Cherokee Co 15th Division See NARA Series M432 Microfilm roll 065 Volume 002 Page 453 Sheet B Line 002 BOSTICK, Toliver, Head of household, age 39 years, b. NC Elizabeth, Wife, 36, b. GA Green B., Son, 12, b. GA John C., Son, 10, b. GA William F., Son, 8, b. GA Charles H., Son, 6, b. GA James L., Son, 2, b. GA 1850 GA Twiggs Co 84th Division See NARA Series M432 Microfilm roll 084 Volume 013 Page 191 Sheet A Line 031 BOSTICK, William, Head of household, 35, b. SC Ester, Wife, 37, b. GA Susannah, Daughter, 21, b. GA Jane, Daughter, 19, b. GA Nancy, Daughter, 18, b. GA Sarah, Daughter, 16, b. GA Rex, Son, 11, b. GA NOTE: [Addendum] 1850 GA Stewart Co Lumpkin District See NARA Series M432 Microfilm roll 082 Volume 012 Page 087 Sheet B Line 012 BOSTWICK, Elijah, 18, b. GA Living with Thomas W. and Mary PIERCE [relationship to Mary as brother] This concludes the 1850 census notes. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ABSALOM BOSTICK of NORTH CAROLINA by Brenda Joyce Jerome bjjerome@sigecom.net Everyone should have an ancestor who can be found in records other than marriages and deeds. My one ancestor who held a public office was Absalom Bostick, who died ca 1803 in Stokes County, NC. Not only was he a settler in early North Carolina, but he also took part in the actual law-making of the state. In vol 22, pg. 3 of =The State Records of North Carolina,= the following is recorded: 25 July 1788 The following persons elected as members of the Convention held at Hillsborough for purposes of deliberating & determining on the proposed plan of Federal Government & for fixing the unalterable seat of government of this state ... Surry County - Absalom Bostick. [Surry County was the parent of Stokes County.] On page 38 of the same volume, it states that Absalom Bostwick of Surry County was a member of the Convention of 1789. In vol. 21, pg 432 is a chart showing "Estimate of Allowances to Members of the House of Commons December 1789." Absalom Bostick is listed with 280 traveling, 4 ferriages, 49 days for the sum of 58 lbs, 10 pence and 3 shilling. I wonder if any one of us would be willing to travel 280 miles, cross creeks or rivers on ferries 4 times and be gone 49 days for any sum of money. The House Journal of 1790 (in vol 21, pg 872) shows that Absalom Bostick was again in attendance as of 1 Nov 1790. The other member from Stokes County was George Houser. Absalom apparently took an active part as on 16 Nov 1790, (pg 924) he presented "a bill to compel Clerks of County Court of pleas and quarter-sessions to keep their offices at or near the court houses of their respective counties." The bill was read, passed and sent to the Senate. On 9 Dec 1790 (pg 1020), Absalom was granted leave "to absent himself from the service of this house after this day." Apparently, this was the end of Absalom's public service to the state of North Carolina. By 1790, he was at least 52 years of age (if born circa 1738) and would have been considered past middle age. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Max Bostic AMBostic@aol.com has been in touch with Milan Bostic of Slovenia. The following is a letter from Milan, who gave permission for the letter to be shared with newsletter subscribers. From Milan Bostic (bostic_milan@yahoo.com Georg Bostic was born in 1818 in Podkum (the oldest name was Sentjuri, St.Georgen or St. Juergen). He was a farmer. His son, Franc Bostic was born in 1848, he was a farmer too and he had a public house. He died in the nearness of Podkum as a owner of manor house. Heer still live a people with name Bostic. Ivan Bostic his son was born in 1884, he was a farmer, he had a public house and local shop. He fought in first world war and he died in 1918. Milan Bostic his son was born in 1910 and he was shooted in 1943 in second world war. Janez Milan Bostic was born in 1944, he is a farmer. Milan Bostic (ME) born also in Podkum in 1972. I studied mechanical engineering. And now I working in a factory in the nearness of Podkum as a Purchasing engineer. I have three brothers Janez, Ales and Gregor. I am very interesting in history, but I don't have so much time and I have more work in history. I am very pleased, that in America live people with the same name. And would be very interesting to find out, where come we together. Note: Mr. Bostic said in a another email that he had an ancester, Franc Bostic, who came to the USA in 1903 and would like to find his relatives in the USA. Can anyone help? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Folks, we still need short biographical sketches for use in the newsletter. If you have a favorite, or not so favorite, ancestor, who was born before 1900, please consider doing a sketch on him/her. It need not be long, but sources should be included. If you need help, let me know. Also, if you have recorded Bostick cemetery listings anywhere, please consider sharing them. We need items for the newsletter. The new LDS searchable site at http://www.familysearch.com has brought a great many inquiries about various Bostick lines. This has resulted in a number of new subscribers as well as some amusing requests. My favorite is the one from a fellow who said he knew a ___ Bostick while both attended Michigan State Univ. in the 1970's. He had lost touch with her and would I please tell him where she is. Sure. Just a word of caution, folks, when using this site. Don't forget to use common sense and good research techniques in checking out everything you find. Not everything you find on Internet is true. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RESEARCHING ... Karen Bostick O'Neill ONEILLS2@Aaol.com My father's name is GEORGE FREDERICK BOSTICK; my grandfather's name was ERNEST LEROY BOSTICK; my great-gr'father's name was EUGENE WELLS BOSTICK; my great-great-gr'father's name was JAMES NAPIER BOSTICK, and is my earliest proven Bostick ancestor. James was born on 8-24-1837 in South Carolina (Florence, Darlington or Marion County - between Charleston and Florence, SC) and died on 11-20-1915 in Mt. Dora, FL. Nancy Cluff Siders siders@trailnet.com [new email address] Researching Elizabeth BOSTWICK m Sylvester McKAY 13 Sep 1782, Washington Twp., CT. They were my gggg grandparents. I'm interested in corresponding with any CT researchers of this surname. Doris Bostic Redford Dredford2@aol.com Elizabeth Lee Bostic, born 10 June 1851, KY Death certificate states her father's name was James, mother unknown. She married Greenberry Self about 1867-68 in Hart Co. Ky. The Hart Co., KY records were destroyed in a fire. Hoping someone has a Bostic will that might identify my Elizabeth. It is thought she was orphaned very young. Perhaps the middle name of Lee could be significant. Ernie Alf eealf@gvtc.com Peter Bostwick marr. Mary (Isahour/Isahorn/Isahom?) 8 October 1834 in Trumbull County, Ohio. I am trying to locate his parents/siblings. The 1830 Census lists three Bostwick families in Trumbull County. They are: Marquis B., George R. B., and Shadrack B. The latter is the most likely parent because of age. However, the other two could be siblings. Can anyone connect or eliminate Peter from any of these three families? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We now have 233 subscribers to this newsletter! Next Issue 1 August 1999 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1 Aug 1999 BOSTICK ONLINE NEWSLETTER ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ With this issue, the Bostick OnLine Newsletter is officially two years old! We began with about a dozen subscribers and have grown steadily. We now have 250 subscribers. I'm sure that being free has contributed to the growth, but I also hope that the newsletter has been of real genealogical value. We can only continue to grow, however, if all will share information. In fact, that is the only requirement to receive this newsletter. This year marks another anniversary for me. I began seriously researching my families 30 years ago. What began as a curiosity about some family stories, evolved into a life- long journey. I am so fortunate to have begun researching while my father was living and had vivid memories of his grandmother, who lived with his family for 20 years and who was a storehouse for every story passed down in the family. I am very grateful for those experienced genealogists who guided me in the early years and I am thankful for my ancestors who left a trail to be followed. Most of all, though, I am grateful for the wonderful people who would have remained strangers if this journey had not begun. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UPDATE ON COUNCIL BOSTICK In the very first issue of this newsletter I wrote of Council Bostick, who marrried Isabel Jeffords in Livingston County, KY. For a number of years I have wondered where Council was born and where he went after leaving Livingston County in the early 1830's. As a result of the new LDS searchable database, a great great grandson of Council Bostick contacted me. John Bennett jwilben@email.msn.com sent the following: Council Bostick, born 24 Dec 1804, married Isabel Jeffords, who was born 12 Jun 1809. Isabel was the daughter of John Jeffords. On the day of the marriage of Council and Isabel, John Jeffords presented a Bible, published in 1813, to his daughter. This Bible is the source of this information. Three children were born to Council and Isabel: 1. Mary Polly Bostick - born 10 May 1829 MO; died 1918 in Postwmouth, Scioto County, OH. Married Wm. Isaac Woodrough, who was born 1827 KY and died 30 Jul 1904 Scioto County. 2. James Bostick - born 11 May 1834 3. Lucy Bostick - born 19 Jul 1837 Now if we could just find out where Council was born and to which Bostick family he belongs. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OHIO BOSTWICKS The following comes from =Official Roster Soldiers of the American Revolution Who Lived in the State of Ohio= by Ohio DAR, 1959, pg 42: BOSTWICK, Ebenezer - Portage Co. B. ca 1753, d. 1840 at Rootstown, OH, age 87; buried presumably, Rootstown, OH - Portage County - junction of State Routes 44 and 18. Pvt in Conn. Contl. Pensioned Nov 13, 1818. Enlist 1777 from New Milford, Conn; 1778 made Corp.; 1780 Sgt. Old Northwest Chapter DAR has placed a marker, furnished by county commissioners. Ref: DAR Magazine, April 1953, pg. 561. BOSTWICK, Eleazor (Elizor) - Portage Co. B. 1-13-1757 New Milford, Conn; d. 8-13-1851; buried Edinburgh Cem., Lot 112, Block 1, Grave 2, Edinburgh Twp., Portage County, OH. Pensioned 4-2-1833. Served as Pvt in Capt. Isaac BOSTWICK's Company fr. New Milford, Conn. 7th Co., 7th Regt. Enlisted July 10, disch. Dec 21. Married 12-30-1778-79 to Marcy BOSTWICK, daughter of Bushnell and Miriam (Skeels) BOSTWICK. She was b. 8-7-1749 New Milford, Conn., d. 1820 Rootstown, OH. Ref: Portage Co. Deaths from "Newspapers 1825 to 1860." In =The Official Roster of the Soldiers of the American Revolution Buried in the State of Ohio= by the DAR of Ohio, 1929, we find the following on pg. 46: BOSTWICK, Doctor (Portage Co.) Pvt in Conn. Mil. Placed on Pens. Roll Feb 25, 1833. Drew pension at Ravenna, OH. BOSTWICK, Ebenezer (Portage CO.) Pvt. in Conn. Continental. Placed on Pension Roll Nov. 13, 1818. BOSTWICK, Eleazer (Portage Co.) Pvt. in Conn. Continental. Placed on Pension Roll Apr 2, 1883. Bur. Edinburg. BOSTWICK, Reuben, Capt. (Trumbull Co.) Commanded 7th Company, 1st Bn Wadsworth Brig. 1776. Married Mabel Ruggles 1734. Buried Newton Falls, OH, 1813. An old headstone gives the name "Bostwick" but the first part was effaced. Came from New Milford, Litchfield Co., Conn. Ref: Baldwin Library, Youngstown, OH. The following are listed in =Index to Ohio Pensioners of 1883= by W. Louis Phillips (Heritage Books, 1987): Bostic, John M. Gallia County Bostwick, Ann M Pickaway County Bostwick, Geo. F. Morrow County Bostwick, Mary Hardin County Bostwick, Newton H. Geauga County Bostwick, William E. Licking County Most of those listed were Civil War veterans, but also some War of 1812 survivors or widows are listed. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TEXAS CSA PENSIONERS The following comes from =Index to Texas CSA Pension Files,= transcribed by Virgil D. White, 1989. Bostick, J.H., A-16766, Tyler Co Bostick, Katie T., A-50428, husband John, Tarrant Co Bostick, Martha M., A-03680, husband James M., Smith Co Bostick, Mrs. S.E., A-18503, husband Wm., Van Zandt Co Bostick, Sam G., A-30349, Harrison Co Bostick, Sarah I., A-39821, husband Wm. Kyle, P-15756, Jasper Co Bostick, Sion R., A-rejected, San Saba Co Bostick, Susie Ann, A-rejected, husband Charles Westley, Cherokee Co Bostick, William Kyle, A-15756, Jasper Co Bostick, William W., A-28226, Harrison Co Bostwick, Emma, A-51468, husband Harmon Gilbert, McLennan Co ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ VETERAN OF MEXICAN WAR Does anyone know who John L. Bostwick was? He is listed in Co. C of the 1st Regiment, Texas Mounted Riflemen during the Mexican War. According to =Texas Veterans in the Mexican War Muster Rolls of Texas Military Units,= compiled by Charles D. Spurlin, 1984. Co. C was composed of personnel recruited primarily at LaGrange, Texas. This company was mustered into federal service 6 Jun 1846 and mustered out 2 Oct 1846. It is also noted that John L. Bostwick, a private, was transferred from Co. D on 10 Sep 1846. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ JOHN STEPHEN BOSTICK OF TENNESSEE By Ron Pulley ronpulley@crossville.com JOHN STEPHEN BOSTICK was born March 12, 1825 in TN and died March 11, 1898 in Wilson County, TN. He married MARY ANN CAMPBELL on October 5, 1847 in Wilson County, TN. She was the daughter of HUGH CAMPBELL and SARAH HEARN. They had 9 children: 1. HUGHLEY BOSTICK b. 1850 2. SARAH BOSTICK b. 1852 3. BETTIE ADELIDE BOSTICK b. 1854 4. ELIZA ANN BOSTICK b.1856 (my great-grandmother) She married ANDREW JACKSON CLIMER Dec. 4, 1870 in Wilson Co, TN. 2 children: a. ALICE CLIMER b. 1880 b. NOLIE CLIMER (my grandmother) b. Feb. 12, 1887 Wilson Co; died. Aug. 15, 1989 in Wilson Co. TN 5. JOHN W. BOSTICK b. 1860 6. MARY FRANCES BOSTICK b. Sep 3 1862, d. July 18, 1897 Wilson Co. 7. ARCHIBALD BOSTICK b. 1865 8. NEELEY (CORRELIA) BOSTICK b. 1869 9. HIXIE BOSTICK b. after 1870 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SOUTHERN HISTORICAL SOCIETY PAPERS In 1876 the Southern Historical Society began publishing a little newsletter or pamphlet on the "late war" or, as called by Northerns, the Civil War. Various battles, rosters, and persons were discussed. These papers were reprinted in 1990 by Broadfoot Publishers with a result of 52 volumes and a 3-volume index. The first issue contained articles on The Origin of the Late War, Inaugural Address of President Jefferson Davis at Montgomery, AL Feb 1861 and Treatment of Prisoners During the War. There are a number of Bostic, Bostick, and Bostwick listings in the index. Below are just a few of the listings: Vol XV Paroles of the Army of Northern Virgina p. 199 6th NC Regiment, Co. I - Pvt. W. Bostick p. 208 12th NC Regiment, Co. E - Pvt. W.H. Bostic p. 217 26th GA Regiment, Co. H - Pvt. W.G. Bostic [Azariah Bostwick listed in index on same page, but not found on that page] p. 263 Grimes Brigdade - T.J. Bostic, 2nd Lt., Co. A. 43d NC p. 339 3rd GA Regiment Non-Commissioned Staff - J.B. Bostwick p. 395 14th GA Regiment, Co. A - Pvt. J.W. Bostick Vol XXVI (published 1898), pp. 33-39 has an article on Charles Jones Colcock, "A Typical Citizen and Soldier of the Old Regime." In Dec 1864, Charles Jones Colcock married Miss Agnes Bostick of Beaufort District, daughter of Mr. Benjamin Bostick, who now survives him. It is a romantic circumstance that this wedding had to be postponed for 3 days because it had been first appointed for the very same day on which the battle of Honey Hill was fought. The following children were born of this union: Catherine, now Mrs. Robert Guerard; Helen McIver, now Mrs. C.C. Gregorie; Woodward; William and Agnes. Of the last three, William alone survives." Many libraries with good genealogical collections have this series. If you have ancestors who were in the war on the side of the Confederacy or you have an interest in the Civil War, you might want to take a look at these books. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BOSTOCK OF MASSACHUSETTS by Joe Bissett jbissett@txdirect.net My connection to the Bostock line is through my mother's aunt, who originally came from Kent, England. I'm not sure yet if she emigrated to Massachusetts, and then met and married Arthur W. Bostock, or if they emigrated together. I've really not done a significant research on this line as of yet. The family was living around Leicester, Massachusetts in the early fifties when I visited there as a child. Other siblings of Martha Piggott also emigrated to Massachusetts. 1 Arthur W. Bostock 1880 - 1974 +Martha Piggott 1881 -1973 2 Arthur Stanley Bostock 1906 - 1986 3 Eugene Bostock 3 Roger Bostock 3 Lincoln Bostock 3 Valerie Bostock 3 Ann Bostock 2 James Alfred Bostock 1911- 3 William Bostock 3 Thomas Bostock 3 James Bostock 3 Robert Bostock 3 Richard Bostock 2 Kathalyn Bostock 1918- 3 Linda 3 Richard Arnold ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ASHTABULA COUNTY, OH MARRIAGES The following were found in "Index to Microfilm of Marriage Records 1811-1900 Ashtabula County, Ohio," published by the Ashtabula County Genealogical Society, Inc, 1990: Bostwick, Manley - Ophelia Atkins 1837 Bostwick, Fidelia - George W. Allcock 1882 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ QUERIES Judy Aguilar tytruck_judy@hotmail.com My oldest verified ancestor is Caswell Harp Bostick, b 8 June 1833 in South Carolina, d 16 Mar 1915 in Lamppasas County, TX. He married Sarah Elizabeth Porter on 7 Nov 1869 in Hood, TX. She was born 6 Jan 1852 at Mt. Pleasant, Titus County, TX, d. 13 Feb 1925. Both are buried at the Rock Church Cemeterey in Lampasas County. Caswell Harp & Sarah Elizabeth had 12 children. My great-grandfather was #5, Charles H. Bostick, b. 16 Feb 1877 in Somervell County, TX, near Glen Rose, TX. I would appreciate learning more about Caswell's parents. My records (not official) show that his father was James B. Bostick his mother was Sarah Jackson, who was born in South Carolina in 1798. Gary Bostic gbos@swbell.net The earlist thing I have on Moses Bostick is that he enlisted in the Augusta County, VA militia in 1774 and fought in the "Battle of Point Pleasant" or "Dunmore's War". According to an index card from the Library of Virginia, Moses signed up in Bedford County, VA and served 34 days and then another 119 days (payrolls from the battle) in Capt. Joseph Haynes Company. I have a court record dated June 1798 saying that the widow of Moses Bostick is granted letters of administration and that she entered into a bond of $1000 with John Handley. On the 24th of June 1799, Moses' property was appraised with Mary as the Executer of Estate. Does anyone know Mary's maiden name and where she came from? Frankey Rhnea Bostick rhneab@aol.com Need info on Richard Toliver Bostick. He married Mary Ellen Young in Lincoln County, TN 25 Nov 1886; came to Texas in late 1890's and settled in Erath County with four brothers. I believe he killed a man in Alabama and was in state penitentiary in Alabama. "Uncle Rich," as he was called, lived with us until he died in Hunt County, TX Nov 1952. Would appreciate any info, especially prior to his move to Texas. Thanks. Barbara Bostick Sherrard bodidly2@datasync.com I believe I am the 10th generation of Thomas Bostick and wife Jane, who lived in Cecil County, MD. My line is Thomas II -> Thomas III -> James Sr -> James Jr -> Eli McDonald -> James Samuel -> Ichabod Herring - > and James Louie Bostick. I am interested in anything on the generations of Thomas I through Eli McDonald. Also, I am having difficulty finding the migration to Alabama, where James Samuel died. Most of his family is located in Henry County. Can anyone help? Shireen Zsomboran ZBEACH@Bellsouth.NET I am trying to find information on John Bostick, b 1794 in NC, married 1818 in IL to Elizabeth Sights, d. 11 Sept. 1844 IL. Was he a son of Ezra Bostick and Drusilla Lites [Liles]? Elizabeth Sights was b. 11 Nov. 1802 in NC, dau. of Jacob Sights and Mary Elizabeth Preston/Black. All were buried in Montgomery Co., IL John and Elizabeth had daughter, Mary Ann (b. ca 1822) who married Miles Satterlee 11 Apr 1839 in Montgomery County, IL. Amy Dempsey adempsey@uswest.net Researching Bushnell Bostwick, born 16 November 1712, New Milford, Litchfield County, CT. Are others researching this line? Bonnie Bostic Ware wareal@acsisp.com I am searching for my greatgrandparents, William and Mary Bostic. My grandfather, James Harvey Bostic, married Mary Francis Exline, 20 December 1877. I found this marriage record in Harrison Co, WV. James Harvey born in Marion, Monroe, or Madison Co WV. The original record is very blurred where the county is named. Only the capital letter M is certain. Old family Bible records indicate that James Harvey had brothers, Eltie and William, and a sister Letta. James was 21 when he married. I welcome any help anyone can give in solving this problem. Chris Morgan cmorgan@oakwoodacademy.org Descendant of Absalom Bostick and Bethenia Perkins of Stokes County, NC through their son, Ferdinand, who married Elizabeth Rand, daughter of William Rand. Ferdinand Bostick died 1824 Stokes County, NC. Bill Doyle doylewt@aol.com I am seeking information regarding Susannah Bostic, born about 2 Feb 1798, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, VA. Susannah may have married Basil Wood, a constable in the District of Columbia. Their date of marriage may have been about 7 April 1831, at Georgetown, Washington, DC. Any information regarding this person will be greatly appreciated. Phyllis Bostick dbostick@asheboro.com Seeking info on ELISHA BOSTICK, born April 14, 1802, son of William Bostick (10/15/1768 - 8/2/1829); lived in Richmond County, NC; married Rebecca Ingram. He served as NC State Representative in 1842. We don't have a death date or know where he was buried, or when he was married. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Next issue 1 September 1999 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1 Sep 1999 BOSTICK ONLINE NEWSLETTER ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In the early 1980's, I spent a lot of time researching at the Fort Wayne, IN Library. The Reynolds Collections is one of the largest and best collections of genealogical material in the country - second only to the LDS collection in Utah. Living in Michigan at the time, it was difficult to obtain material on some southern states so I was delighted to find the following on microfilm at Fort Wayne. I suspect this list is very incomplete as there are many years with no marriages listed. I believe these marriages were recorded as part of the WPA project in the late 1930's and early 1940's. BENTON COUNTY Alack Bostwick - Rachael Humphrey 24 Feb 1876 license date Alex Bostwick - Ida Traylor 20 Feb 1902 COPIAH COUNTY Crawford Bostick - Lona Smith 12 Jun 1913 E.A. Bostick - Pearl Barnes 28 Dec 1916 F.P. Bostick - L.C. Bostick 14 Jan 1900 H.B. Bostwick - Kate Wilson 29 Sep 1869 T.L. Bostwick - Laura Bell 24 Dec 1877 W.L.B. Bostick - Missouri Randall 11 Feb 1861 Wm. L.B. Bostick - Letitia Honea 7 Feb 1850 COVINGTON COUNTY D. Bostick - Lulie Sellers 26 May 1919 F.P. Bostick - Mrs. M.J. Foster 29 Jan 1916 FORREST COUNTY J.M. Bostick - Bessie Ross 15 Oct 1911 HINDS COUNTY George P. Bostwick - Miss Lousia F. Clark 9 Jan 1867 James W. Bostick - Sally Jinette 2 Jun 1915 ITAWAMBA COUNTY C.H. Bostick - Florence Martin 9 Nov 1902 C.O. Bostick - Zerida Fuller 5 Sep 1924 Cluster? Bostick - Jettie Gray 22 Mar 1924 Flossie Bostick - Rachel Smith 4 Oct 1922 Homer Bostick - Belle Wiginton 15 Dec 1917 J.D. Bostick - Mary Witt 31 Oct 1897 JACKSON COUNTY Eugene Bostick - Cindy Taylor 28 Sep 1898 JONES COUNTY H.H. Bostick - B.H. Walters 20 Oct 1916 KEMPER COUNTY Everett Bostick - May Dels 18 Aug 1916 LAUDERDALE COUNTY E.S. Bostick - Ruby Rubush 30 Jun 1898 E.G. Bostwick - Hattie L. Perry 29 Oct 1898 LAWRENCE COUNTY Frederick Bostwick - Mary Denham 28 Sep 1832 John Bostick - Elizabeth Westfall 20 Dec 1829 LEE COUNTY J.E. Bostick - Bettie Holloway 15 Aug 1894 LOWNDES COUNTY J.B. Bostick - Emma Jones 17 Apr 1885 J. Litton Bostick - Bettie C. Tapp 24 Oct 1854 Dr. Joseph Bostick - Mary S. Hunt 15 May 1855 MARION COUNTY H.B. Bostick - Mary Lusk 1 Jun 1892 OKTIBBEHA COUNTY J.W. Bostick - Virginia A. Good 27 Dec 1869 R.S. Bostick - S.A. Robinson 26 Nov 1872 SIMPSON COUNTY C.B. Bostick - Netty Tarsons 30 Sep 1884 J.J. Bostick - Lillie May Mannie 22 Dec 1916 YAZOO COUNTY F. Bostick - Emilie Catherine Denson 11 Jun 1850 NO COUNTY LISTED George S. Bostick - Annie Bell Curry 10 May 1907 Euell Bostick - Beulah Dickerson 13 Sep 1917 J.F. Bostick - Mary Deaton 2 Jan 1916 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY McComb, Pike County, Mississippi Submitted by Bettiann Lloyd, Genechaser@aol.com Abstracted from =Pike County Cemeteries= p. 237 and also viewed and photographed by submitter. BOSTICK, Andrew C., b 20 Apr 1877; d 7 May 1928 (Buried in plot with J. G. & Mariah I. BOSTICK) BOSTICK, Elbert M., b 26 Mar 1856; d 27 Jun 1914 BOSTICK, J. G., b 16 May 1855; d 13 May 1914 BOSTICK, Julia Ann (FAUST), b 1 Oct 1859; d 27 May 1937 (W/O Elbert M. BOSTICK) BOSTICK, Mariah Isabelle, b 1853; d 1931 (W/O J. G. BOSTICK) BOSTICK, Sewall S., b 30 May 1896; d 15 Jun 1931 (Buried in plot with Elbert M. & Julia A. BOSTICK) BOSTICK, Steve M., b 7 Mar 1884; d 1 Jan 1945 That is ALL the BOSTICK listings in Hollywood Cemetery. Elbert Melton and Julia Ann (Faust) BOSTICK are my g-grandparents. If anyone wants to correspond or has connections, I would love to hear from them. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1860 GEORGIA CENSUS Submitted by John Michael O'Melia 13jo36@bellsouth.net 1860 GA Monroe Co Unionville, 523rd District SEE NARA Series M653 Microfilm roll 131 Volume 010 Page 142 Sheet 846 Line 017 BOSTWICK, A., Head of household, 30, b.[not reported] C. E., [wife] 24, b.[not reported] [Living with T. B. and F. J. SETTLE] 1860 GA Miller Co Colquitt SEE NARA Series M653 Microfilm roll 130 Volume 010 Page 027 Sheet 531 Line 037 BOSTIC, A. A., [medical doctor] [age and birthplace illegible] 1860 GA Muscogee Co Columbus SEE NARA Series M653 Microfilm roll 132 Volume 011 Page 089 Sheet 237 Line 008 BOSTICK, A. B., Head of household, 27, b. GA Camella, [wife] 26, b. FL Estelle, [daughter] 3, b. GA Arthur, [son] 2/12, b. GA 1860 GA Bibb Co Macon SEE NARA Series M653 Microfilm roll 111 Volume 001 Page 096 Sheet 506 Line [not reported] BOSTICK, Albert G., Head of household, 36, b. GA Amelia, [wife] 25, b. GA Albert, [son] 3, b. GA [Living with mother-in-law, Martha A. GORMAN ] 1860 GA Richmond Co Augusta 3rd Ward SEE NARA Series M653 Microfilm roll 135 Volume 012 Page 133 Sheet 837 Line 034 BOSTWICK, Amanda [widow] 28, b. GA Joseph T., [son] 6, b. GA Mary F. [daughter] 2, b. GA 1860 GA Stewart Co Lumpkin 24th District SEE NARA Series M653 Microfilm roll 136 Volume 013 Page 004 Sheet 352 Line 021 BOSTWICK, Asariah, Head of household, 33, b. GA Elizabeth, [wife] 29, b. GA Henry, [son] 8, b. GA 1860 GA Mitchell Co Camilla SEE NARA Series M653 Microfilm roll 131 Volume 010 Page 067 Sheet 701 Line 025 BOSTICK, Bethena P., [widow] 56, b. NC David A., [son] 27, b. NC Charles A., [son] 24, b. GA William A., [son] 18, b. GA 1860 GA Jasper Co Monticello SEE NARA Series M653 Microfilm Roll 128 Volume 009 Page 076 Sheet 310 Line 018 BOSTICK, Charles, Head of household, 46, b. NC Martha, [wife] 45, b. GA Matilda, [daughter] 19, b. GA Michael, [son] 14, b. GA Martha E., [daughter] 7, b. GA J. G., [not reported] 1, b. GA John C., [not reported] 29, b. NC Nancy, [not reported] 22, b. GA Martha S., [not reported] 4, b. GA 1860 GA Jefferson Co Spiers Turn Out 85th District SEE NARA Series M653 Microfilm Roll 128 Volume 009 Page 030 Sheet 361 Line 034 BOSTICK, Charles A., Head of household, 29, b. GA Cleo A. H., [wife] 24, b. GA 1860 GA Spalding Co Griffin Cabiness District SEE NARA Series M653 Microfilm Roll 136 Volume 013 Page 072 Sheet 230 Line 017 BOSTICK, Charles H., Head of household, 53, b. GA Martha, [wife] 52, b. GA Sara A., [daughter] 22, b. AL Martha L., [daughter] 16, b. AL Mary L., [daughter] 14, b. AL Charles B., [son] age 08 years, b. GA 1860 GA Cass Co Cassville 1041 GA Militia District SEE NARA Series M653 Microfilm Roll 114 Volume 002 Page 004 Sheet 814 Line 004 BOSTIC, Chesley, Head of household, 48, b. NC Mary, [wife] 53, b. GA Susane, [daughter] 15, b. GA 1860 GA Cobb Co Marietta SEE NARA Series M653 Microfilm Roll 117 Volume 004 Page 014 Sheet 236 Line 033 BOSTWICK, E. F., [widow] [age not reported] b. GA R. T., [daughter] [age not reported] b. GA H. H., [son] [age not reported] b. GA Emma, [daughter] [age not reported] b. GA R. F., [son] [age not reported] b. GA NOTE: This widow is Eloisa F. FOARD married to Robert B. BOSTICK in Baldwin Co GA on 8 Oct 1839 1860 GA Morgan Co Madison Wellington District SEE NARA Series M653 Microfilm Roll 131 Volume 010 Page 028 Sheet 937 Line 023 BOSTWICK, Eliza M., [widow] 65, b. SC CANADAY, Rosa, [grand-daughter]10, b. GA As you can see the data is similar to what is found on soundex cards and the information here will lead you to the actual census sheet for all data on the census page. This data is only a tool because sometimes the names listed are phonetically spelled by the census taker. If anyone can add to this data, please let me know. continued next issue. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TENNESSEE CSA PENSIONS In 1891, legislation was enacted in Tennessee which established a Board of Pension Examiners. The Board had the authority to decide if the Confederate veteran of the Civil War applying was incapable of making a support for himself and if his service was honorable. The veteran was responsible for providing the proof based on these two requirements. The veterans also had to be bona fide residents of Tennessee for at least one year before applying. Three different lists were kept: one for veterans, one for widows of veterans and one for "colored" veterans. The following are abstracted from =Index to Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications= by the Tennessee State Library & Archives, 1964: Veteran B.R. Bostick, #15833, Franklin County, 3rd KY Cavalry Widows Sarah Ann Bostic, #9776, Franklin County, widow of Berry Rice Bostic Pullin Bostick, #3319, Franklin County, widow of Forest Green Bostick Not all veterans applied for pensions. Some did not meet the criteria, some did not live long enough for the pension system to be in place and some men simply did not wish to apply. The following is abstracted from =Tennesseans in the Civil War= Part II Rosters by the Civil War Centenniel Commission, 1965: Bostic, John - Pvt. K Co., 4th Cav. Bostic, J.P. - Pvt. L Co., 13th Inf. Bostic, William - Pvt. K. Co., 4th Cav. Bostic, William E. - Pvt. B Co., 23rd Inf. Bostick, Abram - Maj. 7th Inf. Bostick, Albert C.- Pvt. A Co., 1st (Turney's) Inf. Bostick, C.R. - Pvt. 2nd F Co., 5th Inf. Bostick, James H. - Sgt. C Co., 48th (Nixon's) Inf. Bostick, John - Pvt. C Co., 1st Cav. Bn. Bostick, John - 1 Lt. Perkins' Co., Douglass' Cav. Bn. Bostick, Joseph - Maj. 34th Inf. Bostick, M.H. - Pvt. B Co., 20th Inf. Bostick, T.H. - ACS F & S, 34th Inf. Bostick, Thomas H. - Capt. K Co., 7th Inf. Bostick, T.K. - Pvt C Co., 45th Inf. Bostick, W.D. - Pvt. B Co, 48th Inf. Bostick, W.H. - 2 Lt., B Co, 20th Inf. Bostick, W.T. - Pvt. B Co., 4th Inf. Bostwick, B.M. - Bvt. 2 Lt., K Co., 154th Sr. Inf. Bostwick, James H. - Sgt. C Co., 48th (Nixon's) Inf. Bostwick, J.C. - Pvt. B Co., 14th Cav. Bostwick, R.M. - A. Sug. F & S., 13th Inf. Bostwick, R.M. - Pvt. K Co., 154th Sr. Inf. Bostwick, W.R. - Lt. B Co., 3rd Inf. Bn. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MY ALABAMA BOSTICK LINE By Robert Alexander robbalex@narrowgate.net Althouth my connection with the Bostick descendants ended with my great grandmother, there still is a small amount of Bostick blood that flows through my heart and I am proud of that fact. My great grandmother was Ada Francis Bostick Alexander, born 19 Sept 1895 in Comanche County, Texas to William Byrd Bostick and Mattie Francis Caddell Bostick. Byrd was a son of Charles Henry Bostick and grandson of Toliver Bostick of Marion County, Alabama. The following story was told by Ada Bostick, age about 12, after the death of her parents in 1907 Comanche County, Texas. Ada recalled that her mother and sister had died and their bodies were in a back room. She heard wolves howling during the night. Being a young child, she thought they were after the bodies. She said her father was real sick with a fever. An old man was there and stayed up all night turning him over and over. There was cabbage cooking and her father, Byrd, wanted some of the cabbage. He was told he could not have any, as they were trying to starve the fever out of him. But Byrd said, "I'm going to eat some of that cabbage even if it kills me." Shortly after eating the cabbage, during the night he died. Ada being a small girl thought it was the cabbage that killed him. The five surviving children were taken to Cisco, Texas and put on a train bound for Memphis, Tennesse where they were met by an uncle, Henry Vester Bostick and grandfather Charles Henry Bostick. They carried the children back to Winfield, Alabama where they lived with relatives. Ada Francis Bostick Alexander married John Thomas Alexander 12 Jan 1913 in Marion County, Alabama. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WEST VIRGINIA BOSTICS Submitted by Carolyn Sines carolynsines@webtv.net James Etley Bostic born 16 Sep 1828 Monroe County, VA; died Feb 1857; married 22 Sep 1854 Monroe County VA (now WV) Eliza Susan Foster, dau of James Foster and Susanna Holsapple. They had one child, Harvey, born Jul 1855 Monroe County. Harvey moved to Kanawha County, WV and married there on 29 29 Apr 1877 to Lucinda C. Jordan, who was born 14 Feb 1862 and was the dau of Joseph B. Jordan and Mary A. Staten. Harvey and Lucinda had the following children: 1. Eliza Ann - born 30 Jun 1878 Kanawha County, WV; married William Jasper Smith 2. James Monroe - born 30 Dec 1883 (my grandfather); he married 3 times: (1) Mary Mollie Vance 13 Sep 1906 Kanawha County, WV and had issue of Grovia Pearl (married Arnit Young), Urey Benson and John Ulysses (neither married). James Monroe married (2) Amanda Mae Oliver Mattox (my grandmother) 22 Dec 1918 Mason County, WV. My grandparents' marriage was arranged since both were widowed. They had one child: Eva T. Bostic (my mother), born 31 Mar 1921 and died 12 Dec 1998; married Calude Elwood Sines. James Monroe married (3) Mollie Jordon. No issue by third marriage. 3. Molly Susan - born 1887; married Emro Jones 4. John H. - born 1891; married Mollie Cart 5. Benson - born 1893 - did not marry. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ADDITION Regarding the mention of (Rev) Dr. Charles Coldcock Jones in the last issue of the newsletter, the following was sent by Patsy V. Bostick cantana@email.msn.com The family letters of this family was published by Yale University Press in the 1970s, titled THE CHILDREN OF PRIDE, it was later published by Popular Library in three volumes. Great history. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BOSTIC/BOSTICK/BOSTWICK/BOSTOCK QUERIES Karel Hinton Moore JKTANGO@starrcom.net Researching Catherine Caldonia Bostick or Bostic, married to Miles Mexico Davis. Catherine's parents were Thomas Jefferson Bostic and Sallie A. McKee, who married in Lonoke, AR May 31, 1876. Miles' father may have been Elias N. Davis. Census records for 1910 show Miles and Catherine and daughter Opal Helen, born Feb 19, 1907, living in Pottowatomie County, OK. Opal Helen married Rex Moore and had two boys, Jerry Odell Moore, (my husband) and Michael Harris Moore. Catherine and Miles had at least two other children, Iris Christine Davis, June 9, 1909 and Carney Carnell Davis, Sept 28, 1911. At some point Miles Mexico Davis left his family and Catherine died young somewhere in Ok. Any information will be so welcomed and of course I will share what little I have. Marian Caraker tcaraker@aol.com I am trying to find out the parents of my great grandmother and her line. Her name was Sara Jane Bostwick (not absolutly sure that is her spelling). She was born 11 June 1836 and died 6 June 1906. She married Paschal Henry Wells. He was the tax collector for Spalding County, Ga. for 26 years. They lived and died in Spalding County all their lives, however I do not know if she was born there. If anyone can help me with this information I would appreciate it. Kim Sumek LENCO1KS@aol.com I am researching my husbands lineage. His great grandfather Elmer H. Bostick married 1919 in Wayne County, MI to Verna McCleish, who was also born in Michigan. Elmer's father was Frank Bostick, born 14 Apr 1869; died 20 Jan 1930; married Lillian White. She was born 1874 and died 1944 in Michigan. Bill Bryant Bill7230@aol.com Ezra BOSTICK born 1752 in Queen Annes Co., MD. He enlisted under Capt. Patrick Begans, in command of the mounted volunteers of Anson County, N.C., 15 Oct 1780. From that time until the close of the Revolutionary War he saw service under different officers. Discharged Jan. 1782. He Married Drucilla LILES 24 Feb 1792 in Anson Co., NC. They were in KY in 1792. In NC 1794 til 1801, back in KY 1804 til 1824 when they moved Montgomery Co. IL to began the Bostick Settlement, where he died at age 90 and is buried in the McCord Cemetery, near Irving, IL. Anne Plaisance Adpva@aol.com Ellis Hezikah Bostick was born in MD/DE c 1780 and married Elizabeth Webb in Cecil County, Maryland 11 February 1811. This is on record in the Maryland Archives in Annapolis, Maryland. They had 13 children. I only know of 4: Amelia Bostick ca 1820 in Braken County, KY; William R. Bostick born Bracken County, KY ca 1822; Amanda Ellen Bostick born in Maysville, Mason County, KY 25 July 1827 and the youngest, Ellis Hezikah Bostick II, born in Louisville, Jefferson County, KY 22 August l83l. I am a Great-grandaughter of Ellis Hezikah Bostick II and Katherine Barbara Moore. They married in New Orleans, Louisiana and had a large family. Richard L. Carpenter thecarponline@email.msn.com Researching Malinda A. Bostic born abt 1857; married Oscar B Hinkle, who was born abt 1853 Nicholas County, VA/WV. Does anyone have any information on Malinda? Dowie O. Ecroyd DOWIE35@aol.com I am looking for information (name of parents and/or siblings) on Mary BOSTICK. Mary married Jessie BRELAND about 1819 and had one child in South Carolina prior to moving to Mississippi in 1826-27. Mary died January 31, 1874, in Harrison (Stone) County, Mississippi. End #37 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Next issue 1 October 1999 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1 Oct 1999 BOSTICK ONLINE NEWSLETTER ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WHO WAS CAPTAIN J.L. BOSTWICK, C.S.A.? By Edward Jordan Lanham ejl.dixie@juno.com Atlanta, Georgia, July 1864, the Union Army under the command of William T. Sherman continued its quest to crush the Confederate Army of Tennessee. During the battles in and around Atlanta thousands of soldiers on both sides were wounded or killed. One of these soldiers was Capt. J.L. Bostwick, C.S.A. In June of this year, I discovered the grave of Capt. Bostwick, along with nine other soldiers, four women, one clerk of the Bank of TN., and one unknown in plot #165 of Oak Hill Cemetery. The soldiers, mostly officers, were all wounded in battle and sent to Confederate hospitals in Griffin, Georgia. There, they died from wounds and were buried between July and September, 1864. The four women, who did not have the same last names as any of the soldiers, were buried between November 1863 and April 1870. The headstone of Paul Miner states that he was a "clerk of the Bank of Tennessee. He died on May 18th, 1865, several months after the war had ended. Many newspapers and banks in Union occupied areas often relocated to Atlanta and on to Griffin and Macon to escape the Union Army. Later in my research I found another strange bit of information. Guess who purchased plot #165 during the war? The Bank of Tennessee! Why are these soldiers buried in plot #165 of Oak Hill? For years historians have been searching for the answer. There is a large Confederate section in the same cemetery. Why were they not buried in it? Who were the women, were they nurses or even soldiers? Why were they buried alone, without loved ones? Why did the Bank of Tennessee purchase the complete plot? Did these soldiers and women have ties to the bank? Who was this Capt. J. L. Bostwick and from what state did he hail? His headstone only says...Capt. J. L. Bostwick, born May 6, 1826, died July 29, 1864 from a wound received near Atlanta, Ga. Please help me identify this man and solve the mystery of plot #165. Edward Jordan Lanham 200 Carrington Ln. Brooks, GA. 30205 770-719-8583 ejl.dixie@juno.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sons Of Letha Bostick By Mary Garrison jgarr36@bellsouth.net Letha Bostick was born 1808 in South Carolina, the daughter of Chesley Bostick and Susanna Weber. Letha married Peter Elder in 1824 in Spartanburg County, SC. On 28 Dec 1822 Letha Bostick's grandfather, Casper Weber of Knox County, TN, deeded 160 acres of land on Buck Creek, Spartanburg County, SC, to Letha & her sister Rebecca Bostick. This is the same land that Letha & her husband Peter Elder years later sold to James Cantrell, their share being 80 acres. Letha's sister Rebecca Bostick and her husband Smith Elder (nephew of Peter Elder) stayed on the land as long as they both lived. In 1856, Smith Elder deeded over 5 acres of the land for a house of worship to Buck Creek Baptist Church, which is still in existence today, and some of Rebecca Bostick & Smith Elder's descendants are still living on some of the same land today. Letha Bostick and Peter Elder had 9 children, all born in South Carolina: 1. Richard S. Elder born 1825 2. John Calvin Elder born 1826 3. Chesley Bostick Elder born 1828 4. Charles Pickney Elder born 1829 5. Elizabeth Ann Elder born 1832 6. Casper Weber Elder born 1833 7. Merritt Elder 8. William Ranson Elder 9. Peter Elder. Peter Elder and Letha Bostick sold their land on Buck Creek and the land they owned in Rutherford County, NC in 1842, Peter evidently died before 1850. I don't know if he moved to Greene County, TN or died before the family moved there. The family to TN as early as 1847 as the two oldest sons are on marriage records in Greene county in Sept & Oct 1847. Letha Bostick Elder and the other children are on census records of Greene County, TN in 1850 with Letha listed as a widow. She remarried in 1859 to Michael Crum of Greene County, TN. When the Civil War hit, Greene County, TN was caught in the middle, some in the county fought for the South and some for the North. This was one of those families that was divided and this was a family that was ravaged by this war; a story of a mother that had to see her sons on different sides, fighting each other. This was a war that pitted neighbor against neighbor, and brother against brother.We do not know if the two oldest sons of Letha Bostick fled the South or not, but we have no record of them in this war or even in Tennessee at this time. The third oldest son, Chesley Bostick Elder, who was a farmer in Greene County, District 22, before the Civil War, married Narcissa George. On 5 Aug 1863 he enlisted in the Confederate Army and served in Company G of the 14th TN Inf. On 27 Dec 271864 at City Point, VA, he signed an oath to the United States, and he was granted amnesty and furnished transportion back to Greene County,TN, In his service records he is described as 5'7" tall, brown hair, brown eyes, and dark complexion. Letha Bostick's son, Charles Pickney Elder, owned a farm near Limestone Springs in Greene county before the war. On 9 Sep 1862, he enlisted in the Confederate Army and on 18 May 18 1863, he was captured at Wartsburg, TN. There is no further record of his service. However, many Confederate records were destroyed when Richmond was burned near the end of the war. Charles Pickney was married to Elizabeth Cummings. When Charles enlisted in war he already had eight children, including a set of twin boys born in 1864. Charles and his family left TN but there is no record that I have been able to find that shows that he sold his farm. I would think that his farm was confiscated by the Union army. Charles and his family went to DuQuoin, Illinois, where his son Michael was born in 1865 (Michael was my grandfather). Then they moved on to MO, where he had another son born and a set of twin girls. Charles and his family never returned to Tennessee. He is buried in Malden, MO. After the War between the States ended, there was much hatred for some that fought for the Confederates in Greene county. This was the story that has been passed down in the family. Charles had his farm and everything taken from him by the Union army and some of his friends and neighbors and family that were on the side of the north turned against him and that he left the state and went to Illinois where he had a brother living John Calvin Elder, I think. Casper Weber Elder was a farmer in Greene County before the war. In 1861 he joined the Union Army and served in Company F 4th, TN Inf. He was mustered out at Nashville, TN in Aug 1865. Casper was married to Margaret Cummings. After the war he moved his family to Hamilton County, TN. Merrett Elder joined the Union Army in 1861 and served in Company F, 2nd TN Inf. He was captured at Rogersville, TN, Nov 1863 and was first confined at Richmond, VA. In Feb 1864 he was transferred to the military prison at Andersonville, GA. Later he was transferred to Charleston, SC, where he died 20 Oct 1864 while a prisoner of war. He was unmarried. William Ranson Elder owned a farm near Limestone Springs in Greene County before the war. In Nov 1861 he joined the Union Army and served in Company C, 4th TN inf. He died of illness in a military hospital inNashville, TN and is buried in grave #1213 section E. in Nashville National Cemetery. In service records he is described as being 5' 6 1/2 " tall, blue eyes, light hair, and fair complexion. He was married to Sarah Jane Ellison. Letha Bostick's youngest was Peter Elder. Peter joined the Union Army 18 Sep 1861 and served in Company F of the 2nd. TN inf. along with his brother Merritt and was captured at Rogersville along with his brother. They were first confined at Richmond, VA then sent to the military prison at Andersonville, GA where Peter died of scurvy on 8 Aug 1864. He is buried there in grave #7402. Peter was married to Catherine Minerva Reeves. According to the best estimate from available records, a total of 893 solders from the 2nd.TN participated in the battle at Rogersville,TN 608 soldiers are believed to have been captured by the enemy at the battle site, five died on the battle field that day, total number from the 2nd. TN who died in captivity 418. Letha Bostick lost 3 of her sons in this war to death and the others were separated by difference of opinions. This was a lady who saw and lived with the pains that war can do to a family and a nation. She lived to be in her 70's and died in Greene County, TN. Her Husband Michael Crum in his will refereed to her, as a loving wife, a good moral Christian woman. Letha Bostick was my G.G.Grandmother, I think of her often, not that I knew her in person, but as a mother myself, I often think of the pain that this conflict of our nation caused her, and wonder if in her later years if she didn't think often of the days before the war when all her children lived close by her and had happy, fun times together, and then the war and everything changed; her children was either dead or far from her. It was a great price our ancestors paid for our county, we must never forget or take our freedom lightly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bostick Ohio Deaths 1913-1937 Submitted by Roxanne Jones contaoi@SLAC.Stanford.EDU Taken from the Ohio Historical Society Ohio Death Certificate Index Searchable Database http://dbs.ohiohistory.org/dindex/search.cfm Name County Date of Death Bostick, Addison Gallia 11/06/1936 Bostick, Andrew Marion 11/18/1932 Bostick, Cathele Scioto 06/17/1921 Bostick, Charles A Clark 01/04/1932 Bostick, Christo F Stark 10/20/1926 Bostick, Cyrus S Stark 06/10/1913 Bostick, David S Preble 12/26/1925 Bostick, Edward Summit 09/27/1913 Bostick, Edward Cuyahoga 04/14/1930 Bostick, Elizabeth Wood 03/15/1923 Bostick, Ellswor L Clark 04/04/1919 Bostick, Emma E Hamilton 08/29/1929 Bostick, Eva Gallia 11/25/1920 Bostick, Franklin Gallia 06/02/1914 Bostick, Franklin E Gallia 01/23/1914 Bostick, Gilbert Cuyahoga 03/13/1914 Bostick, Grace Franklin 06/14/33-37? Bostick, Grayce Summit 02/08/1929 Bostick, Hattie E Franklin 12/27/1931 Bostick, Iva N Preble 12/27/1918 Bostick, Jacob Ross 04/27/1928 Bostick, James Summit 12/16/1924 Bostick, James H Marion 03/06/1935 Bostick, James M Summit 04/25/1924 Bostick, James W Marion 12/02/1927 Bostick, John Hamilton 12/29/1913 Bostick, John Stark 05/05/1924 Bostick, John Gallia 09/21/1929 Bostick, Julia Gallia 07/15/1928 Bostick, Katheri Stark 01/01/1924 Bostick, Laura M Butler 01/02/1928 Bostick, Lavina Pike 10/13/1922 Bostick, Leon Franklin 01/05/1914 Bostick, Louise Montgomery 08/16/1924 Bostick, Lulia Montgomery 10/08/1928 Bostick, Lydia M Gallia 05/27/1928 Bostick, Max Montgomery 1933-1937? Bostick, Montgom Franklin 01/12/1922 Bostick, Raymond E Scioto 1933-1937? Bostick, RFNJAMI F Clark 1933-1937? Bostick, Samuel L Gallia 01/25/1933 Bostick, Stillbo Clark 1933-1937? Bostick, Stillborn Pike 02/23/1916 Bostick, Stillborn Pike 01/29/1915 Bostick, Stillborn Ross 02/13/1919 Bostick, Stillborn Scioto 06/17/1921 Bostick, Stillborn Clark 01/12/1930 Bostick, Stillborn Hamilton 08/29/1929 Bostick, Stillborn Scioto 08/11/1928 Bostick, Stilloc Clark 09/18/1932 Bostick, Vern E Ottawa 04/17/1929 Bostick, Willard Scioto 04/11/1917 Bostick, William Hamilton 08/18/1920 Bostick, William Mahoning 04/04/1928 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1860 GEORGIA CENSUS Part II John Michael O'Melia 13jo36@bellsouth.net 1860 GA Burke Co Alexander Bell`s District 63rd GA Militia District See NARA Series M553 Microfilm Roll 112 Volume 001 Page 036 Sheet 904 Line 037 BOSTWICK, Floyd C.; Head, 20 b. GA Caroline L.; Sister, 17 b. GA Comfort S.; Sister, 15 b. GA [L/W: Willoughby and Sarah BARTON] 1860 GA Walton Co Monroe Northern Division SEE NARA Series M653 Microfilm Roll 139 Volume 014 Page 34 and 35 Sheet 922 Line 037 BOSTIC, Grant; Head, 30 b. GA Henry; Son, 08 b. GA 1860 GA Morgan Co Madison Wellington District SEE NARA Series M653 Microfilm Roll 131 Volume 010 Page 030 Sheet 939 Line 001 BOSTWICK, Green B.; Head, 37 b. GA Frances A.; Wife, 22 b. GA Charles; Son, 02 b. GA John B.; Son, 7/12, b. GA KENEDY, Jane; N/R, 09 b. GA 1860 GA Berrien Co Nashville SEE NARA Series M653 Microfilm roll 111 Volume 001 Page 001 Sheet 331 Line 020 BOSTICK, Henry J.; Head, 30 b. GA Emily; Wife, 38 b. GA Marion C.; N/R, 06 b. GA 1860 GA Jones Co Sander`s District SEE NARA Series M653 Microfilm Roll 129 BOSTICK, Isabella; Head, 62 b. GA 1860 GA Stewart Co Lumpkin Lumpkin District SEE NARA Series M653 Microfilm Roll 136 Volume 013 Page 021 Sheet 425 Line 005 BOSTWICK, J. B.; Head, 38 b. GA Sena W.; Wife, 23 b. GA Ivey J.; Son, 05 b. GA Lucinda; Daughter, 03 b. GA Charles S.; Son, 01 b. GA GREGORY, James H.; Stepson, 12 b. GA Ivey W.; Stepson, 07 b. GA 1860 GA Twiggs Co Marion 325th GA Militia District SEE NARA Series M653 Microfilm Roll 138 Volume 014 Page 018 Sheet 366 Line 028 BOSTICK, J. D.; Head, 27 b. GA 1860 GA Wilkinson Co Gordon Ramah District SEE NARA Series M653 Microfilm Roll 141 Volume 015 Page 036 Sheet 897 Line 015 BOSTWICK, J. R.; Head, 50 b. GA C. B.; Wife, 49 b. GA J. R.; Son, 17 b. GA Clinton, Son, 15 b. GA J. C.; Daughter, 13 b. GA H. H. B.; Son, 10 b. GA 1860 GA Whitfield Co Trickum District SEE NARA Series M653 Microfilm Roll 141 Volume 015 Page 014 Sheet 524 Line 024 BOSTICK, James; Head, 58 b. SC Sarah; Wife, 60 b. SC 1860 GA Morgan Co Madison Wellington District SEE NARA Series M653 Microfilm Roll 131 Volume 010 Page 028 Sheet 937 Line 023 BOSTWICK, James G.; 37 b. GA [L/W: L. G. and Susan ANDERSON] 1860 GA Bibb Co Macon SEE NARA Series M653 Microfilm Roll 111 Volume 001 Page 002 Sheet 412 Line N/R BOSTWICK, Jane; Head, 45 b. GA John; Son, 24 b. GA Rufus; Son, 21 b. GA Mary; Daughter, 15 b. GA 1860 GA Wilkinson Co Cool Springs Turkey Creek District SEE NARA Series M653 Microfilm Roll 141 Volume 015 Page 093 Sheet 953 Line 009 BOSTWICK, Jane E.; Head, 40 b. GA Mary E.; Daughter, 19 b. GA Sarah M.; Daughter, 16 b. GA Rebecca J.; Daughter, 14 b. GA Armalina M.; Daughter, 06 b. GA 1860 GA Berrien Co Nashville SEE NARA Series M653 Microfilm Roll 111 Volume 001 Page 065 Sheet 395 Line 019 BOSTICK, Jesse S.; Head, 23 b. NC Sarah Ann; Wife, 19 b. GA Mary E.; Daughter, 01 b. GA Sarah E.; Daughter, 3/12 b. GA To be continued. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CORRECTIONS TO MISSISSIPPI MARRIAGES Wanda Bostick Little WLittle495@aol.com has notified me of an error in the listing for Flossie Bostick, who married Rachel Smith 4 Oct 1922. His name should be Flois. Wanda has also sent a correction on the name of the bride of J. Litton Bostick (Joseph Litton Bostick). Her name should be Betty Topp instead of Betty Tapp. Also, Jerry C. Bostick jerkieb@tstar.net has sent a correction for the marriage of Cluster? Bostick, who married Jettie Gray 22 Mar 1924. The correct name was Chester Bostick. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Does your Bostick family have a special holiday tradition? If you would like to share, please send a brief article for use in the December issue of this newsletter. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The following excerpt comes from =White Columns in Georgia= by Medora Field Perkerson (American Legacy Press, New York), 1982 reprint of a 1952 publication. Page 320, under chapter titled "Ante-Bellum Beauties" "Built at the same time as the Sanger home (on Atlanta Street in Marietta, GA) was the house next door, owned by Mr. and Mrs. John Boston. Originally the two were occupied by brothers, Robert B. and Charles G. Bostwick." It appears the two houses were built before the Civil War. Can anyone shed some light on Robert B. and Charles G. Bostwick? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ QUERIES Merry B. mrsb@lcc.net I am searching for a Bostwick family. My great grandmother was May Bostwick, born May 10, 1875 in Georgia. Her parents died (1900 census stated her parents were from Georgia as well) when she was a very young and she was in a convent (there she learned handwork so she must have been at a suitable age for that) She was adopted by the Gallaghers and married my greatgrandfather in Tampa Florida in July of 1890 at the age of 15 yrs. That is all I have. I am trying to find out what convents were in operation in that time frame in Georgia and perhaps I should also look in Florida.I would appreciate any suggestions. D. Roberts robertsd@ticnet.com My earliest known BOSTWICK ancestor was Sarah, born ca 1778 SC, wife of David PORTER. Is anyone else working on this line? Kim Sumek LENCO1KS@aol.com Elijah C. Bostick, born 1817 Vermont, and Lidia G. Walden, born 1802 Vermont, were married July 25, 1836 in Lapeer Co., MI. In the 1850 Lapeer Co. census there were 4 children listed as Gilman and Gilbert (twins) born 1838, Francis born 1840 and Mary born 1842. The last name is written 2 different ways in the census as BOSTICK and BOSTWICK. I believe that Gilman Bostick is the decendant that connects to Frank Bostick, born 14 Apr 1869; died 20 Jan 1930 Michigan. Can anyone help? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We now have 265 subscribers! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Next issue 1 November 1999. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ End #38 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1 November 1999 BOSTICK ONLINE NEWSLETTER ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BOSTICK FAMILY OF GRAVES COUNTY, KY By Carlton Bostic bosticcr@email.msn.com Armistead (or Armstead) Bostick is the first memeber of this family to appear in Graves County, KY, showing up on the 1840 census as head of a family of eight, owning two slaves and a 320 acre farm. He was joined by his nephew, Samuel Elias (my great-grandfather) by 1844. Samuel E. was a school teacher, but later turned to farming. Armistead, born in Halifax County, VA in 1808, was the son of Absalom Bostick (the name Bostick appears on official records both with and without the final k) and Mary Petty. He died in Graves County in 1845. Armistead's older brother, Francis Moore Bostick (my great-great-grandfather) was born in Halifax County in 1803. He married Lucy Palmer White (1805-1865), also of Halifax County. Francis Moore and Lucy moved their family to Graves County in 1847, and Francis died there in 1851. Nine children survived to adulthood, including Samuel Elias Bostick (1824-1910), my great-grandfather. Samuel E. Bostick married Sarah Frances Oliver (1829-1910). Sarah Frances was the daughter of John Oliver (1804-1849) and Mary (Polly) Wilson (1806-1888). The Oliver family was originally from Halifax County also, and migrated from Virginia through Christian County, KY to Graves County, arriving about 1845. Samuel E. and Sarah Frances were married about 1844. A newspaper item published in 1903 indicated that the couple lived on the same farm near Pryorsburg for the last 34 years. They died 17 days apart in 1910. The 1910 census shows them with seven surviving children. These included John Frank, M.C., James, Charles Henry (my grandfather) and Luther. Charles Henry Bostick, born 14 Feb 1863 & died 3 Aug 1900, married Mary Louise Hargan, who was born 11 Jun 1869 and died 31 May 1952. The couple was wed at the home of the bride's father on 20 Nov 1887. Mary Louise was the daughter of William Arnold Hargan (1836-1913) and Aretas Martin (1845-1907). Children from the Charles Henry/Mary Louise marriage were James William, Robert Ansel, Irene, Raymond Luther (my father) and Harry Gobel. My father, Raymond Luther Bostic, was born 15 Feb 1897. His father died three years later, leaving a family of five with the oldest child being 10 years old and the youngest being six months old. The family apparently survived by farming. Mary Louise B. must have felt the need for a man in the family; she answered a newspaper classified advertisement from a gentleman named Tom Turnbow, who was seeking a bride. She married Mr. Turnbow, a blacksmith, and, with her younger children, moved to his home in Waynesboro, TN. The family farm was left in the care of James (Jim), the oldest son. Jim's son, Charles, has childhood memories of making the trip from western Kentucky to Waynesboro by steamboat to visit his grandmother, and of getting into trouble by playing in the coal bin of the blacksmith shop. Mr. Turnbow also died prematurely, and Mary Louise returned to Graves County to live with Jim and his family on the family farm. Charles remembers meeting her train at Pryorsburg and bringing her household possessions home from the train in a covered wagon. Charles is the current owner of the family farm, and expects to pass it along to his son. Mary Louise died in 1952. She and Charles Henry, as well as Samuel Elias and Sarah Frances, are buried in the Bradley Cemetery, about a mile from the family farm. Jim resided in Graves County all his life, and three of his four children are still residents. Ansel also lived and died in Graves County, but his children moved to Detroit. Irene married James Riley, and died in the flu epidemic of 1925, just after giving birth to her third child. Her descendants live around Waynesboro, TN. Harry G. also lived and died around Waynesboro. Raymond, my father, didn't get along well with his stepfather, so he returned to Graves County to live with his older brother, Jim. Raymond received limited schooling at Pryorsburg while living and working on the farm with Jim. After reaching maturity, he moved to Detroit where he worked in the Packard automobile factory for a couple of years, then returned to the KY/TN area, marrying a young widow from Waynesboro, Ethel Jackson Turnbos (no relationship to his stepfather) on 29 Dec 1930. The couple initially lived in Waynesboro, and had one child, Carlton Ray (this writer). Work was scarce during the depression and the family moved to Graves County in 1936, residing in the Sedalia area for the next 37 years. Raymond worked for the WPA, sharecropped, worked in the tobacco warehouses, and ended his working days bottling milk at the Miller/Truly Pure Dairy. During the war, both Raymond and Ethel worked at the munitions plant at Viola. They purchased a home just north of Sedalia, and were steadfast members of Sedalia Methodist Church for many years. Raymond died in 1978 and Ethen died in 1991. They are buried in the Highland Park Cemetery. The early Graves county material has been documented through census, tax, marriage, newspaper and cemetery records. Later material is from family sources such as Bibles, photos, and personal interviews. The Halifax County, VA material has been shared with me by several researchers. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1930 Federal Population Schedule to be Released We all know how valuable census records can be in genealogical research. The next census to be released is the 1930 Federal Population Schedule, which, according to the 72-year restriction on access, will be 1 Apr 2002. There are some indexes using the soundex system, but they only cover Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, part of Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and part of West Virginia. If you customarily read the census records at your local library, be prepared to wait. There are many, many reels for each state and it may take a while for local libraries to obtain all reels for the state. For example, there will be 129 reels for California, 51 for Kentucky, 60 for North Carolina, 59 for Georgia, and 270 for New York. The 1930 population schedule will contain some very useful information for genealogists. For example, the census will list the usual info on color or race, sex, age at last birthday, marital status, but will also give the age of each person at their first marriage. Another new item on this census concerns employment. Each person is to indicate whether they actually worked the day previous to the day they were enumerated. If they did not work, the line number of the Unemployment Schedule is to be stated. So, this opens up the question: Is there also a census schedule for those unemployed? Those enumerated on the 1930 population schedule were also to indicate whether they are a veteran and, if so, which war. Another plus for genealogists. Those of you who may have a legal reason for needing information from this census, write the U.S. Census Bureau, National Processing Center, 1201 East 10th St., Jeffersonville, IN 47132 and request Form BCC-600. Information for this article comes from The Genealogy Page of The National Archives and Records Administration Home page at http://www.nara.gov/genealogy/1930cen.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ILLINOIS MARRIAGE DATABASE Illinois marriages 1763 - 1900 are now available in a searchable database at http://www2.sos.state.il.us/cgi-bin/marriage Please be aware that not all counties are included in this database. As of the middle of October, 84 of 102 counties are included in the database. More and more states are providing great new sources for online genealogists. Kentucky will soon have a searchable database for 1911+ births. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1860 GEORGIA CENSUS By John Michael O'Melia 13jo36@BellSouth.net Continued from last issue. 1860 GA Berrien Co Nashville SEE NARA Series M653 Microfilm Roll 111 Volume 001 Page 059 Sheet 389 Line 010 BOSTICK, John; Head, 50 b. NC Frecie ? Wife 45 b. NC Emily M.; Daughter 13 b. Not Reported [N/R] Nancy; Daughter 11 b. N/R David; Son 9 b. N/R Allice; Daughter 7 b. N/R Ellen; Daughter 5 b. N/R Elau A.; Daughter 3 b. N/R 1860 GA Chatham Co Savannah 4th District SEE NARA Series M653 Microfilm Roll 115 Volume 003 Page 349 Sheet 349 Line N/R BOSTICK, John; Head 24 b. Derbyshire, ENG Mary; Wife 18 b. Savannah, GA Mary; Daughter 2/12 b. Savannah, GA All living with Sara CHRISTIE 1860 GA Spalding Co Griffin Cabin District SEE NARA Series M653 Microfilm Roll 136 Volume 013 Page 072 Sheet 230 Line 022 BOSTWICK, John B.; Head 26 b. GA Martha; Wife 24 b. GA William H.; Son 2 b. GA Margaret J.; Daughter 9/12 b. GA 1860 GA Newton Co Conyers SEE NARA Series M653 Microfilm Roll 133 Volume 011 Page 005 Sheet 395 Line 012 BOSTWICK, John M.; Head 47 b. GA Amanda F.; Wife 25 b. GA Angeline; Daughter 5 b. GA Talulah; Daughter 4 b. GA 1860 GA Monroe Co Forsyth Brantley`s Dist 554 GMD SEE NARA Series M653 Microfilm Roll 131 Volume 010 Page 018 Sheet 720 Line 002 BOSTICK, Jonathan 15 years b. GA Martha 13 years b. GA Living w/mother Amanda PRITCHETT [widow] farmer 1860 GA Muscogee Co Columbus SEE NARA Series M653 Microfilm Roll 132 Volume 011 Page 078 Sheet 226 Line 018 BOSTICK, L. A. 21 years b. GA 1860 GA Oglethorpe Co Crawford 236 GMD SEE NARA Series M653 Microfilm Roll 133 Volume 011 Page 054 Sheet 656 Line 020 BOSTIC, Littleberry; Head 68 b. VA Mildred; N/R 54 b. VA 1860 GA Randolph Co Cuthbert SEE NARA Series M653 Microfilm Roll 135 Volume 012 Page 067 Sheet 641 Line 010 BOSTWICK, Lodusky [female] 16 b. GA Living with Henry and Amanda WILLIAMS 1860 GA Jefferson Co Louisville 83rd District SEE NARA Series M653 Microfilm Roll 128 Volume 009 Page 016 Sheet 346 Line 007 BOSTICK, Louisa; [widow] 63 b. GA Nathan L.; Son 32 b. GA Savannah V.; N/R 13 b.GA 1860 GA Wilkinson Co Milton Lord`s District SEE NARA Series M653 Microfilm Roll 141 Volume 015 Page 120 Sheet 981 Line N/R BOSTWICK, Lyria [Lydia ?] 45 b. GA Living with James F. and A. M. MYRON To be continued. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ANCESTOR TREE OF JOE & JEFF BOSTICK Submitted by Stewart Bostic pmfmason@aol.com This is an update on the article in an earlier newsletter about the lineage of two well-known football players. As Stewart says, "It gives me great pleasure to announce that they are from our Bostick ancestors in Monroe County, West Virginia." Our thanks to Gary S. Bostic of Fort Worth, TX whose Grandfather was James Pierce Bostic Sr., sent me the information on his family. Gary's e-mail address is gbos@swbell.net 1--MOSES BOSTICK-- b ca 1753 Buckingham Co. Va. d ca 1798 Greenbrier Co. Va. ---MARY ? nothing is known about her d ca 1833+- Monroe Co. Va. 2-JOHN BOSTICK (son) b ca 1778 unknown m 5 April 1797 Monroe Co. Va. d ca 1835 Monroe Co. Va. ---Elizabeth Bland ca 1780 Monroe Co. Va.* (probably) d 1850's Monroe Co. Va. 3-REUBEN BOSTICK b ca 1811 Monroe Co. Va. m 28 January 1834 Monroe Co. Va. d 18 December 1856 " " " --MARY ANN "Polly" PARKER b ca 1815 Monroe Co. Va. d 3 August 1870 " " " 4- JAMES A. BOSTICK b 27 March 1839 Monroe Co. Va. m 25 December 1861 " " " d 17 May 1886 " " " --JANE JARVIS b 4 June 1834 " " " d 3 June 1925 " " " 5- MARION C. BOSTIC (Note the family drops the *K* ) b 2 January 1863 Monroe Co. Va. m 15 May 1884 " " " d 18 December 1942 Sweet Springs, W.Va. ---FANNIE A. SARVER b - August 1868 ? d 4 February 1924 Paint Bank, Va. 6--JAMES PIERCE BOSTIC b 24 February 1890 Paint Bank, Va. m 19 March 1912 19 March 1912 d 9 March 1959 Monroe County, VA 7--JAMES PIERCE BOSTIC JR. Joe Bostic (son) football player St. Louis Jeff Bostic (son) " " Washington ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MORE ON CHARLES AND ROBERT BOSTWICK OF GA By John Michael O'Melia 13jo36@BellSouth.net In the last issue of the newsletter, there was a request for information on Charles and Robert Bostick of Marietta, GA. Charles G. BOSTICK appears in the 1850 GA Cobb County census in Marietta District. He is in the occupation of "manufacturing" and is listed as born in New York. Charles is listed with wife, Mary A., and children: Catherine A., Robert B., and William L. The family members are born in NY except William who is three years old and born in GA. Charles' brother, Robert B., is listed in the same census and listed two pages prior to listing of Charles in Marietta, GA. Robert, born in NY married Elouisa F. FOARD of Baldwin County, GA on 08 Oct 1839. In the 1850 Cobb Co GA census Robert B. and Elouisa are listed with children: Ruth F., Henry B., Emma, and Robert F. In the 1860 census for Cobb Co GA the widow, Elouisa, and her children are still in Marietta. All are gone from the scene for the 1870 GA census. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CALIFORNIA MARRIAGE The marriage of J.K. Bostwick and Mrs. Clara Ellsworth at Ukiah, CA on 13 May 1891 was reported in the 20 May 1891 issue of the newspaper, Advocate, according to =Births, Deaths & Marriages on California's Mendocino Coast= vol 1 by Mendocino Coast Genealogical Society (Heritage Books, Inc., 1991) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ QUERIES Jane Spitzer dspit98@yahoo.com Does anyone have info on a John Claybrook Bostick, who married Willie Pride in 1884 in Nashville, Davidson County, TN? They had two children, my dad, Pride Francis, born 1887, and Jack or John Deering, born 1889. Barbara Carter bar@voyager.net My Grandmother was Dorothy Bostic b. 2-10 1902 in Droop Mountain, WVA. She had several siblings. She married Oscar J. Tucker and then married Ivan J. Brammer. She & Ivan are my Grandparents. A lot of her family was from Greenbrier Co. WVA. My mother was May Brammer Wood and she was born in White Sulphur Springs WVA. James W. Farnan bfarnan@ix.netcom.com Looking for information on my grandmother's family origins. Her maiden name was Nancy Ann Bostick; don't know her place of birth. She died in Fresno, CA. Known relative might have been a brother, known as Uncle Tom by my mother, was Tom Bostick, believed to have lived in the Plainview area of Texas. He was a farmer/rancher. Cheryl Stone Pitchford cherylpr@earthlink.net My gggg grandmother was Lucy Bostick who was married to Marbel Stone. Is anyone else researching this line? Keith & Kim Becker becker@ktc.com Seeking information on my ggggrandfather, William Littleberry Bostic. My ggrandfather was William Madison Bostic born in 1866. They lived in Rutherford County, NC. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The list of subscribers continues to grow. There are now 274 of us! 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