Biographies B
John H. Boggess
John H. Boggess, Muhlenberg County, was born in Greenville, Ky., June 28, 1848. He is a son of Thomas Boggess, who is also a native Kentuckian, born in 1834. He was engaged in merchandising for many years; later in life kept a hotel, and died in 1876, in Skilesville, Ky. He married Delilah Mathies, of Muhlenberg County, who died at the early age of thirty-three years, leaving three children. The grandfather was Robert Boggess, a Virginian by birth; he came to Kentucky in 1812, and died in 1842. His wife, Rosa Boggess, departed this life in 1883, aged eighty-two years.
John H. remained on the farm with his parents until he arrived at the age of twenty-five years. His early education was obtained at the common schools, and he acquired a fair knowledge of the English elements.
In 1873, he began business in groceries and hardware; this he continued for two years, then discontinued the grocery trade. In his early business life, he met with reverses, but by strict attention to business and untiring energy, has established himself in a safe and lucrative trade in stoves and hardware in Skilesville. In his business he carries about $1,000 in stock-in-trade.
December 20, 1880, he married Eliabeth Newman, daughter of Thomas P. and Patience Newman, of Butler County, Ky.; they are blessed with one child - Nellie Elbert, born February 4, 1882. Mr. and Mrs. Boggess are active and consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. Politically, Mr. Boggess is a Democrat, and cast his first presidential vote for Horatio Seymour. He has been a member of the I.O.G.T. and yet extends his influence to the cause of temperance.
Source: Battle, J.H., W.H. Perrin, and G.C. Kniffen. Kentucky: A History of the State. Louisville, KY: F.A. Battey, 1885. Page 897.
Updated June 6, 2018