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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| LUKE J. BOGGESS of Carthage, Missouri |
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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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Copy from Carthage Public Library
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CARTHAGE EVENING PRESS
Thursday, September 1, 1921
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S O C I E T Y
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A wedding which will be of more than usual interest in Carthage and which comes as a surprise to their Carthage friends is that of Frances, daughter of Dr and Mrs W W Flora of Colorado Springs formerly of Carthage, to Mr Luke Boggess, son of Mr and Mrs S C Boggess, also formerly of this city but now making their home in Kansas City. The wedding took place last Sunday in Colorado Springs. Mr Boggess and bride will arrive here this afternoon to spend their honeymoon at Coolbrook, the Boggess summer home east of Carthage. The following account of the wedding is from the Colorado Springs Telegraph:
"A lovely wedding was quietly solemnized at high noon yesterday at the home of Dr and Mrs W W Flora, when their daughter Frances was married to Luke J Boggess, son of Mr and Mrs Sam Boggess of Kansas City, Mo. The Rev Edward Hislop of the First Methodist Episcopal church read the service in the presence of only the immediate families and a few intimate friends. Mrs Boggess wore a wedding gown of ivory satin, her tulle veil serving as a train. She entered on the arm of her father. Attending her as bridesmaids were her sister, Mrs Guy H Hopkins, in a frock of yellow silk and hat to match, and Miss Frances Foster, in a gray burgundy frock with a hat of the same shade. Neither the bride nor her maids carried flowers. The best man was the bride's brother-in-law, Dr Guy H Hopkins. Preceding the ceremony Bernard Vessy sang "O Promise Me" and the bridal party entered to the music of Mendelson's wedding march, with Mrs George W Liljestrom at the piano. Mr and Mrs Boggess left yesterday afternoon for Carthage, Mo, where they will spend a few weeks at the Boggess' summer home. After September 10, they will be at home at Rockhill manor in Kansas City, Mo. The bride is popular in Colorado Springs college and social circles. She is a graduate of the local High school in class of '17 and was a student at Colorado college, later attending the Agricultural college at Fort Collins. Her lovely soprano voice is well known in music circles here. During the last few years she has been studying under H Howard Brown and this summer was soloist at the First Methodist Episcopal church. Mr Boggess is a graduate of '21 of Dartmouth college. He has been spending the summer here with his parents."
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Additional Comments:
Frances (Flora) Boggess (1898MO-1928MO) had two sons then died in Kansas City April 2, 1928, 14 hours after husband's mother, Kate (Knight) Boggess (1876ENG-1928MO) had died in Carthage, Mo. A double funeral was held in Carthage Wednesday April 4, 1928 with burial at Park Cemetery, Block 33 ; Lot 98.
File at: http://files.usgwarchives.org/mo/jasper/vitals/marriages/flora2mr.txt
28 August 1921
S C & Kate Boggess, -- LUKE & FRANCES --, William & Maude Flora, Harriette (Flora) & Guy Hopkins, -- front; S C, Jr, & Edith Boggess
with sister Edith
Pic; Jane Hough (d/o Edith)
LUKE, BILLY & JACK
FRANCES & BILLY
LUKE & MURIEL BOGGESS with friends Ralph and Estelle Butler at Joe & Margaret Miller's home
early 1950s
615 Euclid avenue, Carthage
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LUKE J BOGGESS, I1058, my father, whose namesake was his uncle James Luke, a prominent Carthage capitalist, property owner and veteran mine operator, was the first born, 5 April 1899 at his grandmother Boggess' house, 412 east Third in Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri(ah) to Samuel Cleveland BOGGESS, H717 (1874WV-1946MN) and Kate KNIGHT (1876ENG-1928MO), while their first home was in Galena, Cherokee county, Kansas. He was first married 28 August 1921 in Colorado Springs, El Paso county, Colorado to Frances Elizabeth FLORA (1898MO-1928MO), had two sons, second marriage http://files.usgwarchives.net/mo/jasper/vitals/marriages/haightbu8mr.txt , 6 April 1932 in Carthage to widow Muriel Margaret (Haight) BUSBOOM (1897NE-1983MO) she with one daughter, died of 'carcinom of left lung', 14 November 1974 in Carthage, at rest in Carthage's Oakcrest Abby at Park cemetery. |
Died of 'meningitis- streptoccic'
(pic by Elmer Thorn)
CARTHAGE EVENING PRESS
Monday, April 2, 1928 front page
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MRS S C BOGGESS AND
MRS LUKE BOGGESS DIE
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Prominent Carthage Woman Succumbs
Sunday and Daughter-in Law
Today in Kansas City
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JOINT FUNERAL RITES HERE WEDNESDAY
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Mrs Kate Boggess, wife of S C Boggess, prominent Carthage business man, died at 8:45 o'clock last night at the Boggess apartments, 1205 South Main street, and Mrs Luke Boggess, daughter-in-law of Mr and Mrs S C Boggess, died about 11 o'clock this morning in Kansas City according to word received here about noon today.
The body of Mrs Luke Boggess will reach here tomorrow afternoon, accompanied by Mr Boggess, her mother Mrs W W Flora and the latter's daughter.
A joint service will be held at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning at the First Methodist Episcopal church. The Rev Frank H Ebright, pastor, will be in charge.
- Long in Ill Health -
Mrs S C Boggess had been in ill health for the last 10 years, suffering from heart trouble. However, her condition allowed her to be up for long periods of time. She became ill about two weeks ago and Saturday morning her condition was thought to be improved, but Saturday night she grew much worse.
Born February 10, 1876 at Calstock, Cornwall, England, she came to Carthage at the age of 17 years and made her home with her uncle the late James Luke. Her parents, Mr and Mrs S D Knight, came to this country about 20 years later remaining here a year, then returned to England, their former home, for a year before coming to Carthage to make their home permanently. Mrs Knight passed away July 25, 1923, in Carthage.
Besides her husband and father, she is survived by a daughter, Edith, who is a student this year at the University of Missouri, Columbia, and two sons, Luke Boggess, of Kansas City, and S C Boggess, Jr, at home, two brothers, Sidney Knight of Carthage, John Knight of Texas, and a sister Mrs George Hocking of St Dominick, Cornwall, England, two grandchildren in Kansas City also survive. Miss Boggess arrived about midnight last night.
Fred Knight, a brother of Mrs Boggess' was killed in an automobile accident near Webb City on August 25, 1922. He was general superintenent of the Independent Gravel company and was on an inspection tour of the company's properties with Ben Reynolds of Joplin, president of the company, at the time of the accident.
- Formerly Miss Frances Flora -
Mrs Luke Boggess had been ill several weeks suffering from scarlet fever and mastoiditis. She had undergone two operations within the last two weeks, the last one being performed last Saturday at the Trinity hospital, Kansas City, where she passed away. Her older son, Luke, jr. contracted the fever first, had recovered and was in Carthage for a short visit about a week ago.
She was formerly Miss Frances Flora of Carthage. Her father, the late Dr W W Flora was a prominent Carthage dentist. She was about 30 years of age and at the age of about 10 [6] years moved with her parents to Colorado.
Besides her husband, she is survived by two sons, Luke, jr, and William Samuel, and her mother, Mrs W W Flora and a sister both of Denver [Colorado Springs & Pueblo], Colo.
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KANSAS CITY JOURNAL POST
Tuesday, April 3, 1928
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MRS BOGGESS
PASSES AWAY
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South Side Resident Loses Wife and
Mother Day Apart
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Tragedy yesterday entered the family of Luke J Boggess, 7325 Pennsylvania avenue, for the second time in two days.
Mrs Frances Flora Boggess, his wife passed away yesterday morning in the Trinity Lutheran hospital, just twenty-four [fourteen] hours after his mother, Mrs Kate McKnight [Knight] Boggess in Carthage, Mo.
At the beside of Mrs Luke Boggess were her aunt and uncle, Carl R Gray, president of Union Pacific system and Mrs [Harriette Flora] Gray, Omaha; her mother, Mrs W W Flora, Colorado Springs, and her sister, Mrs Guy H Hopkins, Pueblo, Colo, all of whom had been called when she became ill several days ago.
Besides her husband, Mrs Luke Boggess is survived by two sons, Luke J jr. 3 years old, and William Samuel, 1 year old.
The funeral party will depart in Mr Gray's private car for Carthage for a double funeral service tomorrow.
Mr Boggess is a nephew of the late James F Luke, prominent Missouri capitalist and mine operator.
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COLORADO SPRINGS GAZETTE
Tuesday, April 3, 1928
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MRS BOGGESS, FORMER
SPRINGS RESIDENT, DIES
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Word was received here yesterday of the death of Mrs Luke Boggess, formerly of this city, and daughter of Mrs W W Flora, of 221 East St Vrain street, in Kansas City, Mo, following a mastoid operation. Mrs Flora left last Saturday for Kansas City to be at her daughter's bedside when she received word of her critical condition.
Mrs Boggess will be remembered as Miss Frances Flora. She attended the Colorado Springs schools, being graduated from high school and Colorado college. Since her marriage, which took place about six [seven] years ago, she has been living in Missouri [& Nebraska]. Funeral services will be held in Carthage, Mo. Wednesday morning.
File at: http://files.usgwarchives.org/mo/jasper/obits/b/boggess5ob.
Luke and Muriel are at rest here
pic by Elmer Thorn
(pic by Elmer Thorn)
CARTHAGE PRESS
Friday, Nov 15, 1974
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PROMINENT REALTOR
Luke Boggess Dies
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Private graveside services will be held at 2 o'clock Saturday at Park Cemetery for Luke J Boggess, 75, Route 3, veteran Carthage business excecutive who died at 9:45 a m, today at St Luke's Nursing Center.
A past president of Carthage Board of Public Works and Carthage Independent Insurance Agents Association, Mr Boggess was born April 5, 1899, at Carthage, son of S C Boggess. The father at that time was engaged in the mining industry at Galena, Kan, but later entered the loan and insurance business here.
Mr Boggess attended Carthage High School three years and received his diploma in 1917 after a year at Western Military Academy, Alton, Ill.
Enrolled as a student at Dartmouth College, Hanover, N H , where he was a member of the college cadet corps, he interrupted his studies to serve during World War I as a U S Army lieutentant, becoming an instructor for the Student Army Trainng Corps at Clark College, Worcester, Mass.
Following discharge from the Army in 1919, he returned to Dartmouth where he was awarded the AB degree in 1921. Thereafter, he was graduated in 1922 from Amos Tuck School of Business Administration with a masters degree in commerical science and banking.
He Then brcame assistant manger of the Industrial Loan and Investment Co, Kansas City, and wthin a few months was adanced to managership of its firm's branch facility in Omaha, Neb. In 1924, he returned to Kansas City as a member of the staff of Arthur Andersen & Co, certified public accountants.
Coming back to Carthage in 1928, he purchased one-third interest in the Maring-Boggess Insurance Agency in partnership with his father and Wilbur F Maring Sr. After the death of Maring the remaining partners purchased his interest in the firm. When S C Boggess died June 1946, his son became sole proprietor of the Boggess Agency Inc, in which capacity he continued until Jan 1, 1968, when he turned to semi-retirement and handed the reins of the family firm to his son-in-law Joseph H Miller, 1117 E 13th, who had joined te firm in 1946.
Until failing health forced a complete halt to the activities, Mr Boggess continued limited work as a realtor.
Boggess Agency can be traced through the generations to its establishment in 1872 as the Black Agency. It was expanded in 1960 with purchase of the Sidney Knight Agency.
Mr Boggess also was active in a number of other business enterprises here.
In 1934, he and A J Graul formed B&G Construction Co, for which Mr Boggess long was vice president. The frim erecteed numerous industrial, educational and residential buildings throughout the district and stimulated real estate development in Carthage, Neosho, Joplin and other communities.
A member of First United Metodist church, American Legion, Veteran of World War I and Knights Templar, of which he was past comander, Mr Boggess served in 1941-47 on the Park Board and was its president one term.
Long active in work of Carthage Chamber of Commerce, he also served on the boards of the Young Men's Christian Association and the Salvation Army. He was a member of the Masonic Order and Shtine Club and was active in work of the Carthage Board of Realtors.
He formerly was president of B&G Investment Co.
Serving on the Board of Public Works, he was its president in 1951.
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PICTURE
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An ardent sportsman, he devoted much of his lesisure time to hunting, fishing and conservation efforts.
Mr Boggess first was married Aug 28, 1921, in Colorado Springs, Colo to Miss Frances Flora, she died March 31[April 2] in Kansas City.
On April 6, 1932 he wed Mrs Muriel Haight Busboom of Carthage and they made their home many years at 1218 S Maple.
Survivors include his wife of the home; a daughter Mrs Mary Margaret Miller, wife of Joseph H Miller; two sons Luke Jack Boggess, known as Jack, La Habra, Calif, and William S Boggess, Kansas City; a brother S C Boggess, Jr, state of Florida; a sister Mrs Edith Hough, Chevy Chase, MD; four grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
The Rev H L Thompson will officate at the private services and burial in Oakcrest Abbey will be under the direction of Ulmer Funeral Home.
The casket will be closed at all times.
Friends may contribute in his memory to American Cancer Society or St Luke's Nursing Center.
Filed at: http://files.usgwarchives.org/mo/jasper/obits/b/boggess6ob.txt
WESTERN MILITARY ACADEMY
Alton, Illinois
DARTHMOUTH COLLEGE
Hanover, New Hampshire
(graduated Amos Tuck with MA 1922)
Luke at their first home;
208 Edgemere Apartments,
40th & Locust,
Kansas City, Missouri
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My brother, L Jack Boggess (1924NE-2001OR), was born 11 June 1924 to Frances Elizabeth Flora and Luke J Boggess, after they moved from Kansas City, in Omaha, Douglas county, Nebraska while dad was manager of branch office for Industrial Loan and Investment Company. I was born 15 February 1927 at Kansas City, Jackson county, Missouri after dad had set up books for Mr C L Brown and his United Telephone Company in Abilene, Kansas (now Sprint Corporation) while working for accountants, Arthur Andersen & Company. |
U S NAVAL ACADEMY, CLASS 1946
FINLEY ENGINEERING COLLEGE, CLASS 1949
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Compiled 03/05/06 by William (Bill) Samuel Boggess raised at Carthage, Missouri(ah). |
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