Charles Monroe BOREN1,9,2,10,7,8,3,4,5,6

May 18401,2,3,4,5,6 - 16th Aug 19177,8

Life History

May 1840	Born in Murray County, Tennessee.1,2,3,4,5,6
27th Dec 1866	Married Cynthia Elizabeth RATLIFF in Itawamba, Mississippi.9,12
23rd Oct 1899	Death of Cynthia Elizabeth RATLIFF in Ladonia, Fannin, Texas.11,12
16th Aug 1917	Died in Hunt County, Texas.7,8
19th Aug 1917	Buried in Bartley-Woods Cemetery, Windom, Fannin, Texas

Notes

1850 Federal Census, Itawamba County, Mississippi, 13 September, District 6, p 6, Hse #239, Fam #265
George W Boren 34 M Farmer Born Alabama [born abt 1816]
Rachel Boren 30 F b Tenn [born abt 1820]
Charles M Boren 10 M b Tenn [born abt 1840]

1860 Federal Census, Itawamba County, Mississippi, 14 August, P O Campbellton, p 150, Hse/Fam #985
George W Boren 42 M Farmer $3200 Real Estate $1340 Personal Born Tennessee [born abt 1818]
Rachael Boren 41 F b Tenn [born abt 1819]
Charles M Boren 21 M b Tenn [born abt 1839]

Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935
C. M. Boren
Spouse C. E. Ratliff
Marriage 27 Dec 1866 Itawamba County

1880 Federal Census, Lee County, Mississippi, 7 June, Civil District 1, Enumeration District 86, page 9 (scan 31A), Hse/Fam #206
Boren, G W W M 66 Farmer AL SC SC [b abt 1814]
Boren, Rachel W F 57 Wife Keeping House TN GA GA [b abt 1823]
Boren, Charley W M 40 Son Farmer AL AL TN
Boren, Elizabeth W F 38 Dau-in-Law Keeps House MS AL AL

1900 Federal Census, Fannin Couty, Texas, 12 June, Justice Precinct 4, District 73, page 10BA, Wolfe City & Ladonia Rd, Hse/Fam #176
Boren, C M Head W M May 1834 66 Widower TN MS MS Farmer Owns
Boren, George Son W F Jan 1873 27 Single MS TN MS Farm Laborer
Boren, Burell Son W M Mar 1879 21 Single MS TN MS Farm Laborer
Boren, Elbert Son W F Mar 1881 18 Single MS TN MS Farm Laborer
Boren, Ella Dau W F May 1883 17 Single MS TN MS
Boren, Verna Dau W F May 1886 18 MS TN MS At School

1910 Federal Census, Fannin County, Texas, 28 April, Justice Precinct 4, District 45, page 10B, Hse #165, Fam #168
Boren, George W Head M W 36 Married 7 years MS TN TN Farmer Rents
Boren, Gussie Wife F W 22 Married 7 years 4 children/4 living TX AR MO
Boren, Edna Dau F W 6 Single TX MS TX
Boren, Homer Son M W 4 Single TX MS TX
Boren, Hattie Dau F W 2 Single TX MS TX
Boren, Howard Son M W 1yr6mos Single TX MS TX
Boren, Charlie Father M W 86 Widowed TN TN TN

Application for Indigent Soldiers Assitance
State of Texas, County of Fannin
C M Boren
Age 80 years, born Murray [County, Tennessee]
Confederate States, surrendered at Battle of Selma, Alabama, with his company
Served 1861-1865, Company H, 2nd Mississippi Regular Cavalry, Forests Division, Jackson's Corps, Armstrong's Brigade
Resided in Texas since 1892
P O Windom, Route 1
15 October 1913, Filed Mar 19, 1914
Pension allowed from 1 Mar 1914

Note that the age reported here in 1914 is 80 years, which would make his birth about 1834. This birth date and repsective age is what began appearing late in Charles' life. the 1900 censusw reports his birth date as May 1834. Early census afes, however, place his birth about 1840. In 1850 he si reported to be 10 yeares old. If he had been borni n 1934, he would have been 16 years old. It is hard to believe his parents could have confused a 10-year-old with a 17-year-old! Charles' memory, or someone's record keeping, shifted to an earlier date and older age later in his life.

Charles Monroe Boren
Birth abt 1840 in Alabama
Death 19 Aug 1917 in Bartley Woods, Fannin, Texas
Parents George Washington BOREN 1813 - 1901, Rachel DAVIS 1816 - 1892
-- Crossland, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1003304/person/533762850?ftm=1

The genealogy above reports a different date and place of death from the Texas Death Index. The date of death in the official record is 3 days earlier, in Hunt County, the county south of Fannin County. I suspect that the place of residence was Fannin County, and the date of 19 April is perhaps the date of burial rather than the date of death. Charlie may have died in a hospital in Greenville, in Hunt County.

The location of Bartley Woods is not reported as one of the towns or cities, or as an unincorporated location in Fannin County. I confirmed that this is the name of a cemetery, not a town. This makes it more likely that the date reported above as the death date is the burial date. He and his wife Elizabeth are both buried in Bartley-Woods Cemetery, also called Providence Cemetery. This cemetery is just south of Windom, Texas. This town is also reported as Charlie's P O address in his 1914 application for a Confederate veteran's pension.

Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
Certificate #22509
Charlie M Boren
Death 16 Aug 1917 Hunt County

Providence (Bartley Woods) Cemetery Register, Texas GENWeb
Boren, C E 10 Dec 1845 23 Oct 1896
Boren, C M 06 Feb 1833 19 Sep 1917
Inscription: Co H 2nd Miss Cav CSA
-- http://txfannin.org/interments.php?cem_id=102&per_ltr=B

Sources

1. Application for Indigent Soldiers Assitance
2. 1910 Federal Census, Fannin County, Texas
- 28 April, Justice Precinct 4, District 45, page 10B, Hse #165, Fam #168
3. 1860 Federal Census, Itawamba County, Mississippi
- 14 August, P O Campbellton, p 150, Hse/Fam #985
4. 1880 Federal Census, Lee County, Mississippi
- 7 June, Civil District 1, Enumeration District 86, page 9 (scan 31A), Hse/Fam #206
5. 1850 Federal Census, Itawamba County, Mississippi
- 13 September, District 6, p 6, Hse #239, Fam #265
6. 1900 Federal Census, Fannin Couty, Texas
- 12 June, Justice Precinct 4, District 73, page 10BA, Wolfe City & Ladonia Rd, Hse/Fam #176
7. Ancestry Trees
- Crossland, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1003304/person/533762850?ftm=1
8. Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000
- Certificate #22509
9. Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935
10. Cemetery Registries
11. RootsWeb Death Index, 1796-2010
12. Ancestry Trees
- Crossland, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/25816884/person/1734916080