SARAH ELIZABETH (WOOD) BOGGESS (1835VA-1918MO)

ca 1873 Cherry Camp, Harrison county, West Virginia

Sarah's three sons, ca 1897

from left, Thomas Howard, Hale Matthew, Samuel Cleveland.






http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=AHN&db=califia1&id=I2037

Sam & Sarah's Cherry Camp Home

house located at confluence of Cherry Camp Run and Salem branch of Ten Mile Creek, removed after 1994.



Pic: Ree Jarrett

inside years later

Dr Stanley T Boggess, (grandson of David W Boggess & grandfather of Ree Jarrett) in his office, was earlier Sam & Sarah's home.



Pic; Ree Jarrett

David Wamsley Boggess' house

house built in Cherry Camp (later named Bristol) 1860 by first son of Samuel & Tabetha, David Wamsley Boggess, forty years older than first son with Sarah, house south, across Salem branch of Ten Mile creek from their home.



pic; Ree Jarrett

David Wamsley Boggess' house in 1994

House with bridge across Salem branch of Ten Mile creek.

Pic. by Ree Jarrett

In Memory of Sarah

Existing stained glass widow in Bristol Methodist church, started 1861 in part by David W Boggess.



Pic. by Ree Jarrett

In Memory of Samuel

Existing stained glass window in Bristol Methodist church, started in 1861 in part by David W Boggess.



Pic. by Ree Jarrett

http://community.webtv.net/billboggess/doc1 (12/26/08,wsb)

http://community.webtv.net/billboggess/BOGGESSofTenmile

Sarah and sister Henriette Jane (Wood) Jarvis (1847VA-1928OK)

Sarah and possibly Georgie, Mrs Edwin H Iriwn (1870MO-1953MO), 1317 south Main, with daughter, (brother "TK"'s oldest daughter)

son, S C Boggess

grandson, Luke J Boggess

g,grandson, William Samuel (Bill) Boggess

CARTHAGE EVENING PRESS     Carthage, Mo, Saturday, June 29, 1918 (Copy from Carthage Public Library transcribed by William Boggess, 03/05/06)         MRS. SARAH BOGGESS DIES       MOTHER OF CITY'S MAYOR WAS 82 YEARS OLD    Following Services Tomorrow Evening Body Will Be Taken To Bristol, WV for Burial   Mrs. Sarah E Boggess, 82 years old, died at midnight last night at her home, 412 East Third Street. Death was due to rheumation and complications of other diseases, incident to old age.  She had been in poor health for eight months and had been bedridden the last six weeks.  All her children and a number of other relatives were at the beside when Mrs Boggess passed away. Miss Sarah E (Elizabeth) Wood was born December 9, 1835, near Winchester, Va [2nd of 11 known children].  When a girl in her teens, she moved with her parents to West Virginia, settling near Bristol.  For a number of years she was a very successful school teacher in that region. On September 18, 1873, she was married to Samuel Boggess at Salem, WV. Mr Boggess died in February, 1888. In September 1888, Mrs. Boggess, together with her children, came to Carthage to live and she always had resided here since that time. Mrs. Boggess was a member of the First M.E. Church and was a devout Christian woman. She was of a very lovable disposition and she had hosts of friends. She retained all her faculties until the end. Up until the last few months she had always taken a great interest in the word news and was interested in the progress of events. Those who survive are the three sons, S. C. Boggess, Mayor of Carthage: Rev Thomas H. Boggess, of Kansas City, and Hale M. Boggess of this city. Two [three] brothers, George B. Wood, of this city; Robert A. Wood, of Dallas, Texas [, John Henry Wood of Bellaire, Ohio]; and one sister, Mrs Henriette J. Jarvis, of Claremore, Okla, also survive. Funeral services will be held at the home of S C Boggess at 6:30 o'clock tomorrow evening.  Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Boggess and daughter, Elizabeth [sic, Edith] will leave at 10 o'clock tomorrow night for Bristol, WV , where the last rites will take place Wednesday afternoon.  Burial will be in Point Pleasant cemetery near Bristol. The husband and many relatives of Mrs. Boggess are buried in the family lot at that cemetery. http://community.webtv.net/billboggess3/MAKENPOINTPLEASANT

Sam & Sarah Boggess Monument

found Easter week-end 2003 toppled and broken in 1964 abandoned Methodist church Point Pleasant cemetery, (viewed 1948 by Jane Hough)



Pic. by Leanne Williams

mother, Cassandra Hess (Brown) Wood

Gravestone as found April 2004 in 1964 abandoned Methodist church's Point Pleasant cemetery



Pic. by Bertha Webb

father, John Wood

gravestone found later in 2004, broken and buried in 1964 abandoned Methodist church Point Pleasant cemetery



Pic. by Bertha Webb

http://community.webtv.net/billboggess/MYBOGGESSFAMILY http://community.webtv.net/billboggess2/GEORGEBROWNWOOD

G,granddaughter Jane Ellen Hough furnished Sarah's photographs 10/16 & 11/22/08.