West Virginia Pioneers

Charity Boggs

Female 1834 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Charity Boggs 
    Born 1834  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Notes 

    • Fran:
      "Charity first married ___ Wilson. They had Mag who married Bolden Badgett. She was raised by Marshall Depue. She and Badgett live near Reedy. Charity had another child, not very bright. Wilson died and Charity married William Cobb. They had no children. Cobb died and she married Nick Cunningham and yet lives near Sissonsville.

      "Charity also had Mary Ellen that married Z. K. "Doc" Parrish. She died and "Doc" lives in PA. Florence married William Woodruff; Anna married George Miller and lives in Columbus OH; Henry lives with Charity.".

      1. Maria Or Mariah MAYS. She was married to William BOGGS (son of John BOGGS and Susanna DRENNIN). William BOGGS was born in 1801. He died in Greenbrier Co., VA. He was buried in Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV. Maria Or Mariah MAYS and William BOGGS had the following children:

      +2 i. Ruth BOGGS.
      +3 ii. Charity BOGGS.
      +4 iii. Susan BOGGS.
      +5 iv. Elizabeth BOGGS.
      +6 v. Caroline BOGGS.
      7 vi. Laurence BOGGS.
      8 vii. Thomas BOGGS.
      9 viii. Zeruah "Rue" BOGGS.

      SECOND GENERATION

      2. Ruth BOGGS. She was married to James M. PAYNE. James M. PAYNE was born in Massachusetts. Ruth BOGGS and James M. PAYNE had the following children:

      10 i. Susan PAYNE.
      11 ii. William PAYNE.
      12 iii. Joseph PAYNE.
      13 iv. Serene PAYNE.

      3. Charity BOGGS. She was married to Mr. WILSON. She was married to William COBB on 11 JUN 1865 in Kanawha Co., WV. She was married to Thaddeus L. CUNNINGHAM (son of James H. CUNNINGHAM and Sarah "Sallie" PARSONS) on 23 JUL 1871 in Jackson Co., WV. Thaddeus L. CUNNINGHAM was born in 1836. He died in 1909.

      4. Susan BOGGS. She was married to Samuel GIVENS (son of Henry GIVENS). Susan BOGGS and Samuel GIVENS had the following children:

      15 i. Thomas GIVENS.

      5. Elizabeth BOGGS was born on 4 FEB 1854. She was married to Newton DIDDLE in 1870. Newton DIDDLE died in 1876. She was married to Zachary Taylor SHEETS on 24 JAN 1878. Zachary Taylor SHEETS died on 25 JAN 1922. Elizabeth BOGGS and Zachary Taylor SHEETS had the following children:

      16 i. Osceola SHEETS was born on 12 MAR 1879.

      6. Caroline BOGGS. She was married to John R. SMITH. Caroline BOGGS and John R. SMITH had the following children:

      17 i. Catherine Imogene SMITH.

      She was married to Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Caroline BOGGS and Mr. CUNNINGHAM had the following children:

      18 i. Thomas CUNNINGHAM.
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      As for the kids, it is very confusing. It could be that William Cobb adopted Henry and he was the not very bright one, but I have no idea. The notes were prefaced by:

      Boggs family notes dictated from memory by Jemima B. Miller at Wellington, WV in the Autumn of 1920.
    Person ID I5946  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2017 

    Father William Boggs,   b. CA 1800, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Mariah Mays,   b. CA 1810, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Notes 

    • 1850 Wirt, VA # 169 all born VA
      William Boggs 50
      Mariah 40
      Charity 16
      Susan 11
      Lawrence 9
      Caroline 6
      Sophia 5
      Thomas 9/12
    Family ID F21245  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Milton Wilson,   b. CA 1833, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married Jun 1853  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 6/25/1853 license
      Place: Jackson, WV
      Milton Wilson
      Charity Boggs dau of Wm Boggs of Jackson Co

      1860 Roane, VA all born VA
      Milton Wilson 27
      Charity 26
      Margaret J 6
      Mary E 4
      Eliza F 1

      1870 Washington, Jackson, WV
      Parsons, Lewis M 31 VA
      Malinda 27 VA
      Charles O 10/12 WV Sept
      Wilson, Mary E 14 domestic servant VA [Charity's cousin]

      1880 Spencer, Roane, WV # 205 all WVWVWV
      Cunningham, T S 43
      Charity 44
      James 12 son
      Lola E 11 da
      Cobb, Henry 14 ss

      1900 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 200
      Cunningham, Thaddeus S 1/1839 m 29y WVWVWV
      Charity 2/1838 m 29y 6-5 children WVWVWV

      1910 Ripley, Jackson, WV
      Wilson, Henry 43 m2- 17y
      Iona 33 m1- 17y 7-6 children
      Elsworth son 17
      Uradies ?? son 13
      Chloe da 10
      Annie da 8
      Bennie son 5 Benj Bier 12/10/1904
      Charlie son 2 Charles Clay 4/29/1908
      Cunningham, Charity mil 77 wd

      1920 Ravenswood, Jackson, WV
      Wilson, Henry C 53 WV WV OH
      Iona B 43 WV WV OH
      Annie P da 17 WVWVWV
      Benj B son 15
      Charles C son 11
      Leopha H son 9 Leopha Howard 7/4/1910
      Cunningham, Charity mother 56 wd WVWVWV
    Children 
     1. Margaret Jane Wilson,   b. 11 Apr 1853, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Mary Ellen Wilson,   b. Abt 1856, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1900 and 1910  (Age ~ 44 years)
     3. Eliza F Wilson,   b. CA 1859, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Henry Clay Wilson,   b. Sep 1866, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Anna Marie Wilson,   b. 2 Feb 1861, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Dec 1952, Franklin County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
    Family ID F2047  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 William W Cobb,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 11 Jun 1865  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Notes 

    • Kanawha Co MR
      Cobb, Wm. W., and Charity Wilson, Jun. 11, 1865.
    Family ID F9450  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Thaddeus Sabina 'Nic' Cunningham,   b. 1 Jan 1836, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Oct 1909  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 23 Jul 1871  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 7/23/1871
      Place: Jackson
      T S Cunningham, 35, wid, Jackson, Jackson, James & I Cunningham
      C Willson, 36, Cunningham, Cunningham, no parents listed

      1880 Spencer, Roane, WV # 205 all WVWVWV
      Cunningham, T S 43
      Charity 44
      James 12 son
      Lola E 11 da
      Cobb, Henry 14 ss

      1900 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 200
      Cunningham, Thaddeus S 1/1839 m 29y WVWVWV
      Charity 2/1838 m 29y 6-5 children WVWVWV
    Family ID F2046  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S193] Clark Blake.

    2. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    3. [S89] Fran Green Daniels.

    4. [S2] Marriage Records, Kanawha Co, WV.

    5. [S70] John House.

    6. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.