Thurman Tormey Family

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Thurman Ancestral Tree

Jessie Boswell Thurman Family Tree:

John Boswell b. in Ireland, d. in Virginia

John B. Boswell b. 1720, Ballycurry, Wicklow, Ireland d. , Bedford, Bedford, Virginia

married Henrietta Brooke (b. 1740 in England; death: Marshall, Buckingham, Virginia ) on 23 Apr 1763 (a date of 1762 in the Deputy Keeper of Public Records in Ireland)in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Children:

William M. Boswell b. 1765 Virginia Beach, Princess Anne, Virginia d. 1828, Mason, Mason County, WV

John Boswell, b. 1770, Virginia

Barney Boswell, b. 1770, Virginia

Charles M. Boswell, b. 1770, d. 1843

Nancy Boswell, b. 1775 Virginia

married Arch or Aech Guillians (b. 1775); children: Ann Guillians, Caroline B. Guillians

William M. Boswell
Birth: 1765 Virginia Beach, Princess Anne, Virginia

Death:summer of1828 in Mason County, VA
William M. Boswell married Mary Jane "Jean" Mason (born before 1769, death: 1829)
Married: 2 Jan 1783 in Bedford, VA
Children:
Henrietta Boswell

b: 1786 in Bedford County, Virginia, and died about 1846 in Mason County, (West) Virginia.

She was buried in Pioneer Cemetery, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia (Probably).

She married William Amos on 5 November, 1804 in Franklin County, Virginia. He diedabout 1824 in Franklin County, Virginia.

She marriedJohn Michael Roseberry (April 1761-August 1855)on1April, 1827 in Mason County, (West) Virginia.

He was buried in Pioneer Cemetery, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia.
Children of Henrietta and William Amos: Delilah Amos, Elizabeth, John, Charles, Jane, William, Ala, Gilbert, Creed, Mary

Gilbert Boswell b: 1789 in Franklin, VA

Children: Henrietta b. 1821 Mason County, WV d. May 25, 1863 Jackson County, WV
Thomas B. Boswell b:before 1790
Sally B. Boswell b: 1790
William Boswell b: 1794
Jane Boswell b: 1796
Creed H. Boswell b: 1800 d. August 1876 Old Middleport, Iriquois County, Illinois

married Irene Fargo (died 1868 in Old Middleport, Illinois)July 1, 1827;

Children: William A., b. 1830; Sarah Viletta, b. 1831; Luna, b. 1834; Harriet, b. 1837; George W, b. 1840; Charles M., b. 1843; James M., b. 1846

Thomas B. Boswell b:before 1790

Marriage1 of Thomas B. Boswell: Mary Gilmer (born: about 1782 in VA, Death: 1860 Appanoose, Iowa)
Married:about 1804
Children:
Susan Boswell b: 1805 in VA
Peachy Gilmer Boswell 1807-1868 born in WV

burial: Corydon Cemetery; Corydon, Iowa

Jane Boswell b:about 1809 in Franklin, VA
William M. Boswell

b: 1811 in Mason, WV; died 25 December 1867. Married Eliza Jane;

Both are buried at Hogue Cemetery, Wayne County, Iowa, along with these two children: Greene H., d. 1858; Angeline, d. 15 November 1891

Creed M. Boswell b: 1816 in Mason, WV
Thomas Leon Bozwell b: 21 Feb 1818 in Mason, WV
Mary E. Boswell b: 1820 in VA
John L. Boswell b: 1823 in VA
Elizabeth Boswell b: 1826 in VA

Peachy Gilmer Boswell married: Caroline McDanial (1810-1880)

Married: May 1831 in WV. Peachy and Caroline moved to Van Buren County in 1850.  Most of Peachy's sibling and his mother settled in Van Buren County in the 1840-1850's.

Children:

Chloe Boswell Prentiss Brown

b: 23 Aug 1833 in Mason, WV, died 1914, burial: Colombia Cemetery; Columbia, Iowa

Married to: Joseph Brown; Moses Prentiss (1827-1865); Joseph Brown (1810-1893)

Jane Anna Boswell Ratcliffeb:14 Feb 1836 or 11 Feb 1836in Mason, WV,

death September 18,1912, burial at Hogue Cemetery, Wayne County, Iowa

Married Thomas J. Ratcliffe (1834-1896) Children: Jess Ratcliffe (1867-1947); Emma C. Ratcliffe Hart (1872-1925); Lloyd (1875- ); Peach G. Ratcliffe (1877-1944)

Frances Susan Boswell Garnes b: 5 Oct 1838 in Mason, WV, d. 1918, burial: Leoti Cemetery, Leoti, Wichita County, Kansas

married Robert G. Garnes (1836-1915) Children: Hattie, b. 1861; Joseph C., b. 1863; Robert S., b.1866; Mary b. 1878

William Reed Boswell b: 1 Jan 1841 in Point Pleasant, Mason, WV,

death: November 9, 1911; burial: Corydon Cemetery; Corydon, Iowa. Married Mary A. Holder(1842-1877)

Children: Alice Boswell Stroud, b. 1864; Henrietta Boswell Sponsler, b. 1867; Charles W. Boswell, b. 1868; Samuel, b. 1871; Sarah Boswell Murrow, b. 1873

Ellis Green Boswell b: 23 Sep 1843 in Mason, WV

America Elizabeth "Mary" Boswell b: 1848 in Mason, WV or 8 December 1847-16 December 1925, burial in Hogue Cemetery; Wayne County, Iowa

Married: George W. Cox (1845 or 1846-1898) Children: William A. Cox (1874-1958), Ethel Cox Lacey (1877-1957), Dora Mabel Cox Seward (1880-1921), Mary Cox Stark Thomas (1882-1964)

Thomas W. Boswell b: 8 May 1849 in WV, died November 10, 1869; burial: Corydon Cemetery; Corydon, Iowa

Ellis Green Boswell was born in Mason County, Fairfax, WV in 1843. Died 1917, burial in Corydon, Iowa.

He married Elizabeth Douglass 1 Jan 1865 in Wayne Co, Iowa.

Both are buried at Corydon Cemetery; Corydon, Iowa.

Children:

Nellie Boswell

Mary Etta Boswell

Mary was born in Jackson, Wayne County, Iowa. She married Edison Oles Hand.

Mary passed away on May 4, 1938 in Geddes, Charles Mix County, South Dakota.

Children: Pearl Hand, Private Hand, Russell Forest Hand, Warren Olds Hand, Eliza Jane Hand, Lyman Ellis Hand, Osa Alice Hand,

Clarence Albert Hand, Estella Elizabeth Hand, Ruth Emma Hand, Rollie Raymond Hand, Ola Irene Hand

Jessie Boswell Thurman

Ruth Boswell

Albert P. Boswell 1870-1941

married Mary Zimmerman April 30, 1902;

Albert and Mary are buried at the Corydon Cemetery in Corydon, Iowa

children: Elmer R. Boswell (1904-1973), Curtis F. Boswell (1906-1970), Glen Boswell (1913-1991)

Sarah Jane "Sally" Boswell Briggs

born May 6,1874 in Corydon, Wayne County, Iowa and died March6,1965

Married Francis Marion Briggs (1869-1952). Burial: Graceland Cemetery, Mitchell, SD

Samuel Boswell

William Boswell

burial: Corydon Cemetery; Corydon, Iowa

Benjamin Boswell

(1875-1875)

burial Corydon Cemetery; Corydon, Iowa

Lilli Boswell

(birth and death unknown)

burial: Corydon Cemetery; Corydon, Iowa

Sources:

http://eppi.dippam.ac.uk/documents/19090/eppi_pages/512682

http://myrootsplace.com/getperson.php?personID=I32739&tree=mrptree#cite2,

http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GILMORE/2000-08/0966911774

http://records.ancestry.com/Mary_Etta_Boswell_records.ashx?pid=33650857,

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=74880711,

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=74400976,

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=74209532&PIpi=46211604,

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=74209532&PIpi=46211616,

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=74443321,

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Boswell&GSfn=Sarah&GSiman=1&GSby=1870&GSbyrel=after&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=63719985&df=all&,

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=millertrescott&id=I1784,

http://lucascountyan.blogspot.com/2011/06/hang-onto-your-hats.html,

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=REG&db=millertrescott&id=I1788

http://lucascountyan.blogspot.com/2008/07/ancient-faces-ratcliffes-at-hogue.html

Sources of interest:

http://books.google.com/books?id=YMmX7QdO-OkC&pg=PA103&lpg=PA103&dq=John+boswell+ireland&source=bl&ots=z3vA_R5Tj8&sig=6LtpLqaND_FKLtyV3smd3173A1k&hl=en&sa=X&ei=MKVXT_rqG46G0QH0roiiDw&sqi=2&ved=0CCUQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=John%20boswell%20ireland&f=false

http://image1.findagrave.com/photos/2008/363/32481395_123059353264.jpg,

http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.pittsylvania/252/mb.ashx

http://www.brockancestry.com/virginia/index.htm

 Gladys Thurman and Jesse Lash having fun.

Grandpa Tom's car

(photo and photo i.d. courtesy of Maureen)

 Susan Frances Boswell Garnes, Ellis Green Boswell's sister.

Mary Florence Cox Stark, daughter of America (Mary) Boswell Clark 

Henrietta Brooke marries John Boswell 1762

source: http://eppi.dippam.ac.uk/documents/19090/eppi_pages/512682

Farm Scene - JC and Lorraine Thurman Farm

 

Thomas and Jane Anna (Boswell) Ratcliffe and sons

source: http://lucascountyan.blogspot.com/2008/07/ancient-faces-ratcliffes-at-hogue.html