SAMUEL CLEVELAND BOGGESS

Our Boggess line is documented* to Norfolk, Virginia, 1 April 1644, Deed Book B: 37a and through over 360 years to date, starting with Robert Boggus, A1.



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Kate & S C Boggess

Married 8 March 1898
Carthage, Missouri

http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=AHN&db=califia1&id=I2020 http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=AHN&db=califia1&id=I2021 SAMUEL CLEVELAND BOGGESS, H717, my grandfather was born in Cherry Camp (now Bristol), Tenmile district, Harrison county, West Virginia 12 August 1874 to Samuel BOGGESS, G209, (1811-1888) and his second wife, Sarah Elizabeth WOOD (1835VA-1918MO), after September 1889 raised and spent most of life in Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri where he married Kate KNIGHT (1876ENG-1928MO) 8 March 1898. They had five children, three, Luke J, Edith and S C, Jr. to adulthood, second marraige 27 June 1937 to Ruth Fern DREISBACH (1892MO-1974CA). He died of 'cardiac decompensation' in a Rochester, Minnesota hospital 27 June 1946, burried Park cemetery Carthage, Block 33, Lot98. Was at home; after age fifteen at 412 east Third street, Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri, married 1898, lived in Galena, Cherokee county, Kansas till 1900, then on Hazel at Highland avenue, to 903 south Garrison avenue which burnt down, to Kansas City, Missouri for four years, back to 524 Scyamore Carthage, then 1205 south Main, next 1217 south Main and back to 1205, then last at 1104 Jersey street.

1918 - Hallwood Lovely by Choice Goods Model sold at $1760 to SC Boggess, Carthage, Mo. 0. G. Lee, Kansas City, Mo., took Hallwood Emma 3d and Hallwood Lavender at ... http://books.google.com/books?id=oFYaAAAAIAAJ 1920 - Mines and mineral resources B. G. M. Mine: Officers: ZA Metzler, pres.; JB Gibson, vp: SC Boggess, sec.-treas. Inc. in Missouri. Cap., $100.000. Property: 60 acres N. of Webb City, Mo. ... http://books.google.com/books?id=tRlJAAAAMAAJ.

CARTHAGE NEWSPAPER ARTICLES 10 December 1897 Miss Hattie Perry Entertains. Miss Hattie Perry entertained a few friends at her home on East Chestnut street last evening. Games, music and refreshments were features of the evening. The following were present: Messrs and Mesdames F. C. Hodson, Ed Bailey; Misses Edith Kerr, Minnie Havens, Georgia Rader, Jennie Stiffer, Stella Hodshier, Miss Kane; Messrs Fred Osborn, Lew Brown, Sam Boggess, Clayton Bradford and Charles Woodmansee.             ~~~~~~~~~~ 28 August 1900 Sam C. Boggess has given up his position in the mines at Galena and moved back to Carthage with his family yesterday.             ~~~~~~~~~~ 29 April 1903 James Luke* today sold to S.C. Boggess a tract of land in the southwest part of town, lying next east of the Missouri Pacific railway for $4,500. The land consists of 161 acres and joins Mr. Boggess' home at the west end of Highland avenue. The land extends from the house west to the railroad and south to the old fair grounds. * S C's maternal uncle, my father's namesake.             ~~~~~~~~~~ 31 August 1907 Enjoyed a Lawn Supper. The pretty lawn at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Boggess on Hazel avenue was the scene of a twilight picnic yesterday evening when the ladies and gentlemen of the Matrimonial club took supper there. The ladies spread a sumptuous picnic lunch on the grass and the gentlemen arrived in time to join them in the feast.

4 May 1900 Little Fern, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Driesbach, was treated to a pleasant surprise by several of her classmates yesterday afternoon. Ice cream, cake and lively games occupied them from 2 o'clock until 4 o'clock. The crowd comprised Ellen Johnson, Robert Johnson, Eric Edstrom, Essie Lundrum, Wesley Johnson, Mattie Booker, and Lute Booker.

(transcribed, 2/01/09) March 8,1898     A   PRETTY   HOME   WEDDING,                  ~~~~        Mr. Samuel C. Boggess and Miss Kate      Knight Wedded This Afternoon     One of the prettiest home weddings witnessed in this city for a long time occurred this afternoon at 5 o'clock at the elegant home of James Luke, the well known mine operator, on South Main street. The contracting parties were Miss Kate Knight and Mr Samuel C Boggess.     The parlors of the residence were beautifully decorated in honor of the event. There was a profusion of flowers and plants, the south bay window where the ceremony was preformed bring banked with them. There were roses and hyacinths everywhere, and the air was heavy with their delicious fragrances, The curtains were drawn and the parlors softly lighted by gas. Over the spot where the young people were to stand was suspended a beautiful floral bell made of hyacinths and ferns. The remaining ceiling decorations were evergreens.     Both the young people are prominent in the First M E church and their pastor, Dr J W Stewart, performed the ceremony. At 5 o'clock he took his position in front of the space reserved for the happy couple and Miss Stella Van Osdell seated herself at the piano. A moment later the beautiful strains of Mendelssohn's wedding march rang out rich and full, and the bridal party entered.     Little Stella Cooper, the 5-year old niece of Mrs Luke, a ring bearer, came in the north door with the maid of honor, Miss Genevieve Stiffler. The little girl wore a pretty gown of white China silk and carried the wedding ring on a white satin pillow beautifully decorated with ferns and hyacinths.     The maid of honor wore a costume of brown and gold taffeta silk the corsage trimmed with ribbons and a shirred front of gold mousseline de sole. She carried a bouquet of pink roses.     Close behind the maid of honor and ringbearer walked Mr Luke with his niece on his arm. The bride was gowned in a handsome brown taffeta silk. The skirt plain and of the latest style in cut, the waist shirred, trimmed with ruffles of tiny Grecian plaits and a quantity of handsome Irish point lace. She carried a bouquet of bride's roses and wore a spray of same in her hair.     The groom, accompanied by his best man, Mr Tom Hall, entered at the west door simultaneously with remainder of the party and the entire party marched across the room finally halting facing the minister. The tones of the wedding march softened and died away, and the sweet strains of "Annie Laurie" replaced them as the impressive ring ceremony began. When at length their troth was plighted, Dr Stewart turned and introduced the happy pair to the assembled friends as "Mr and Mrs Samuel C Boggess."     The young couple were the recipients of many beautiful and valuable wedding presents, mostly cut glass, china and silverware. The groom's present to the bride was an elegant silver tea set. The best man received a handsome scarf pin, the maid of honor an Epworth League pin, and the ring bearer and emerald ring from the bride and groom. Mr and Mrs Boggess will leave this evening for Galena, Kansas, where they will be at home to their friends after March 25 in a neat little home on Galena avenue, which Mr Boggess has already fixed up for their occupancy.     Mr Boggess is a well know Carthage boy who is now book-keeper for Shelbina Mining Co at Galena. He is upright, honorable, intelligent, and has the respect, confidence and good will of everyone. Mrs Boggess is a charming and pretty English girl who for four years has made her home with her uncle, Mr Luke, until now Carthage claims her as a daughter.     The guests present were mainly relatives and intimate friends. The invited guests were:   Messrs and Mmesdames Fred G Hodson, Ed Bailey, Byron Ash, E H Irwin, T K Wood, W H Edwards, L M Murphy, Walter Jenkins of Alba, Dr Mangram and wife from Preston; Mesdames Neilly Hough, Sarah Boggess, Fanny all, Thos Wood of Virginia; Misses Minnie Havens, Elsie Woodward, Edith Kerr, Stella Van Osdell, Geneveive Stiffler, Lillian Edwards, Georgia Radar, Eulah Irwin,Bertha Small of Aurora, Ind, Stelia Hodshier of Kansas City; Messers Lew Brown, Fred Osborne, Clayton Bradford, Thos and Hale Boggess, H H Beckworth, Thos Hall, Will Sheppared, Ed Hart, Chas Stiffler, W Burris, W Cooper, F Creech, Galena; T Greech, Webb City.             ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Copy from Carthage Public Library File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mo/jasper/vitals/marriages/knight3mr.txt Kate's uncle, James Luke brought her to America in 1893 and she lived with he and wife Jean till married. First son was named Luke J Boggess in his honor.

AUGUST 1921

S C & Luke changing tires on trip from wedding in Colorado Springs to Kansas City, Missouri

1927

S C with grandson William Samuel
524 Scyamore street,
Carthage, Missouri

Kate and S C's CHILDREN: Luke J. Boggess b: 5 APR 1899 in Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri, d: 15 November 1974, Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri, http://community.webtv.net/billboggess/LUKEJBOGGESS Hale Boggess b: 27 SEP 1900 in Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri, d: 8 December 1900, Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri Elizabeth Boggess b: 5 JUL 1904 in Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri, d: October 1903, Carthage, Jasper county Missouri Edith Boggess b: 15 AUG 1906 in Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri, d: 13 February 1996, Chevy Chase, Montgomery county, Maryland http://files.usgwarchives.org/mo/jasper/bios/houghbog9bs.txt Samuel Cleveland Boggess b: 3 NOV 1911 in Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri, d: 21 September 1994, Boca Raton, Palm Beach, county, Florida, http://files.usgwarchives.org/fl/broward/vitals/deaths/boggess.txt (self-named; Samuel "Charles" Boggess, source Dartmouth college, files) BURIAL: All buried with spouses in Park cemetery, Carthage except S C, Jr with wife Mariam in Seaside cemetery, Cape Cod, Barnstable county, Massachusetts.

Luke's family

Christmas 1948,
530 Euclid Ave,
Carthage, Missouri



From left; Joe Miller, Muriel, Bill, Jack, Marg, Luke

Edith's family

1984
3301 Rolling Road,
Chevy Chase, Maryland



From top; Jane, Gianmarco, Edwin, Edith

S C Jr's family, less Buddy

June 1955,
47 No Elm Ave,
Webster Groves, Missouri




S C, Sharon, Stephen, Miriam

From: "A History of Jasper County Missouri and Its People" by Joel T. Livingston, Volume II, The Lewis Publishing Company, 1912, pp. 855-856 <>-------<>-------<>       SAMUEL C BOGGESS, a well-known mine operator in Carthage, is a man who has always felt that education was man's best capital and has worked hard to gain an education that he might be prepared for the high position he intended to make. Men who have achieved legimate success without education obtained in schools and universities are numerous and many of the in America try to belittle education, but in the years to come the so-called self made man, competing in the battle of business with scholarly rivals, will go down to certain defeat.       Mr Boggess has realized this, and an education he would have. He did not know exactly what line of work he would choose, be he felt that wherever his lines were cast, education would profit him. It as taught him to make the most of his natural abilities. It has taught him how to understand people and it has given him that culture which is always in itself a sense of power.       Mr Boggess is a young man, but has already had an evertful career. Born Harrison county, West Virginia, August 12, 1874, he is the son of Samuel Boggess, a native of West Virginia. Samuel Boggess, Senior, was a well known flour miller in the state of West Virginia. He died in his native state in 1888. He married Sarah E Wood, a native of Virginia. She was born December 9,1835, and is still living (1911), in Carthage, and is greatly respected and honored.       Samuel C Boggess, Junior, received his early education in common schools of West Virginia. When he was fourteen years old his father died and the following year he went wit his mother to Carthage, Missouri, arriving here in 1889. They had very little money and it was necessary for him to at once start to earn money to help his mother. He was apprenticed to a carpenter in Carthage and learned the trade thoroughly. At the same time he attended night school, to better fit himself for his battle with the world. He soon decided that he did not want to be a carpenter, -not that he felt it to be beneath him, as who can say that one business is more commendable than another? It is well we do our work and the motive behind it that gauge its intrinsic value. The work did not, however, satisfy his natural tastes and abilities. He thought he should like to be a lawyer and entered the offices of McReynolds & Halliburton, two well known attorneys of Carthage. He took charge of their abstract and title business and also served as a bookkeeper. He left this firm and went to Galena, Kansas, and engaged in mining. He worked and prospected at the same time. He stayed therefor three years and was fairly successful in his prospecting. He decided to return to Carthage and engage in the loan and insurance business. He accordingly bought out the Woodford Shannon Agency and conducted the business for a time. He was successful, but his thoughts were on mining. He sold out once more and began prospecting and mining. For the next seven years he spent his time in developing and selling mines in Missouri. At the end of that time he organized the Boggess Loan Company, which was incorporated in 1910 with a capital of twenty-five thousand dollars. Dr C B Guinn was president of this company. At the expiration of one year Mr Boggess bought out all of the other stockholders with the exception of the two shares which are held by Mr James Luke [wife's uncle], the president. Mr B A Ash is the vice-president and Mr Boggess the secretary and treasurer. Mr Boggess is also is interested in a number of other large mines and mining companies. He is a director of the I P Royalty & Mining Company. He is director and stockholder of the famous Ice Plant & Mining Company, one of the best mines in Webb City district. He is director and stockholder of the Fullerton Mining Company, of the Scrogan Mining Company and of the Gibson Mining Company. In addition to these mining connections he is director of the Central National Bank of Carthage.       On March 8, 1898. Mr Boggess was married to Miss Kate Knight at Carthage, Missouri. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Samuel D Knight. They came from England direct to Carthage and are a prominent family in Carthage today. Mrs Boggess is in every way qualified to fill the position which her husband has made. Mr and Mrs Boggess have four children; Luke, born April 5, 1899, and now attending school in Carthage; Edith, born August 15, 1906, Hale, born September 27, 1900 ad died December 8, 1900; and Elizabeth, born July 5, 1904, lived but a few months.       Mr Boggess is man who is intensely interested in a variety of things outside of his business. He is a member of the Modern Woodman of America and of the Y M C A , at Carthage, Missouri, and is greatly liked by the young men. He has a great influence for good with them. He is a Democrat in politics and, although he is always most enthusisatic at election times, he has yet no desire to hold office himself [Mayor in 1918]. He and Mrs Boggess are members of the Methodist church and most active workers. It would be impossible for a man of Mr Boggess' personality to be anything but popular wherever he might live. He has acquatintances all over the county and state and among these are many who are proud to consider thewmselves his friends.       He is a man whom it would be hard to do without.           <>------<>-------<> Additional Comments: Samuel Cleveland Boggess (1874WV-1946MO) wife Kate (1876ENG-1928MO) above bio writen 1911, they had another son S C Boggess, Jr, born November 3, 1911.

(transcribed,3/1/06)                 ------------         CARTHAGE   EVENING   PRESS              June 27, 1946                 ----------         S C Boggess Passes Away     At Rochester, Minn., Today                  -----------       Death today claimed S C Boggess, prominent businessman and civic leader, who for more than four weeks was a patient in St Mary's hospital in Rochester, Minn. He passed away at 5:12 o'clock this morning in the Rochester hospital.       Mr Boggess had been in failing health several months. Physicians at the Mayo clinic in Rochester diagnosed his ailment as congestive heart failure. Soon after entering the hospital there his condition became critical and Saturday gangrene developed in his left leg. His family was advised more than a week ago the end was near.       Mrs Boggess went to Rochester about three weeks ago and she and his daughter, Mrs Edwin Hough of Washington, D C, have been at his bedside since. His sons, Luke J Boggess of Carthage and S C Boggess, Jr, of St Louis, made frequent trips to Rochester during the period their father was a patient there.          - Came Here as a Boy -       Mr Boggess, who was secretary of Home Federal Loan and Savings Association and a partner in the Boggess Insurance Agency, came to Carthage from his native state, West Virginia, when he was about 11 [sic, 15] years old. He was born August 12, 1874 in Cherry Camp, W Va [to Samuel Boggess (1811-1888) and Sarah Elizabeth Wood (1835-1918)]. He made the trip with his widowed mother [her sister] and two brothers [Thomas Howard & Hale M], and with the exception of about four years when he lived in Kansas City, Mr Boggess had made Carthage his home since.       In his early business career Mr Boggess was in the mining business, operating mines in Joplin and Webb City fields. During the four years he lived in Kansas City, Mr Boggess served as treasurer of the Industrial Loan and Investment company, which had 14 branch banks in the mid-west.        - Organized Loan Association -       Returning here in 1925, Mr Boggess organized the Home Federal Savings and Loan association and since that time had been secretary of the organization. He also had been in the insurance business during that period. At one time Mr Boggess was cashier of the Bank of Carthage, at which time the cashier was the operating head of the institution.           - Served as Mayor -       Mr Boggess served as mayor of Carthage from 1918 to 1920. Other service as a civic leader includes his work with the Chamber of Commerce, serving as a member of board of directors, and for a number of years was chairman of the chamber's road committee. Several of the state roads were brought into Carthage through his efforts. Mr Boggess also was a member of the original board of directors of the present Y M C A. organized in 1909, and served continuously in that capacity until his resignation a few years ago. He was president of the Y M C A board 20 years. Mr Boggess also served many years on the Missouri state committee of the Y M C A and was active in acquisition of the Y M C A camp at Hollister for the association.           **********           PICTURE           ***********          - Active in Church Work -       A member of the Methodist church, Mr Boggess for a number of years was on the official board and took an active part in the life of the church. He also was a member of all of the Masonic York Rite bodies.       Mr Boggess was married May 18, 1898, in Carthage to Miss Kate Knight, a sister of Sidney Knight. She passed away March 31, 1928. He was married to Miss Fern Dreisbach of Carthage in 1937. The Boggess home is at 1104 Jersey street.       Surviving Mr Boggess besides his wife, the two sons and his daughter are seven grandchildren, Mrs Joe Miller of Carthage, Ensign Jack Boggess, U S N, now based at San Diego, Calif, Cpl Bill Boggess, stationed at Buckley Field Colo, Nancy [sic, Jane] Hough of Washington, D C and Buddy, Stephen, and Sharon Boggess of St Louis. Ensign Boggess us here on leave.       Mr Boggess' two brothers, H M Boggess of Carthage an the Rev T H Boggess of Iowa, passed away several years ago [1942 & 1938].       The body will be sent to Carthage and will be received by the Knells. Funeral arrangements have not yet been made. [Buried Block 33 ; Lot 98, Park cemetery]       Mrs Boggess will be accompanied here by Mrs Hough and Nancy[sic, Jane]. Mr and Mrs S C Boggess, Jr and children are expected to come from St Louis within the next few days. Lt Edwin Hough, U S navy, son-in-law of Mr Boggess has been in Korea about a year. Mrs Hough and Nancy[sic, Jane] plan to join him there later. <>-------<:>-------<> Additional Comments: His parents, Samuel and Sarah Boggess, and maternal grandparents, John and Cassandra Hess (Brown) Wood, are buried in the 1964 abandoned Maken/Point Pleasant Methodist church cemetery, upper Tenmile district, Harrison county, West Virginia.

PARK CEMETERY

BOGGESS monument,
Block 33, Lot 98,
Park cemetery,
Carthage



pic by Elmer Thorn

INTERNMENT 30 JUNE 1946

Block 33, Lot 98,
Park cemetery,
Carthage



pic by Elmer Thorn

INTERNMENT 4 APRIL 1928

Died of 'myocarditis'


Block 33, Lot 98,
Park cemetery,
Carthage



pic by Elmer Thorn

Prepared By: Compiled 03/05/06 by William (Bill) Samuel Boggess raised at Carthage, Missouri(ah). *'Baugus, Boggus, & Boggess Footprints On The Sands Of Time', Vol. I, 1993, Vol. II, 1994 & Supplements. Copyrighted by Joanna Fox, Drakesboro, Kentucky & JoAnn Smith, Vida, Oregon