1827 - 1884
Notes for ENOCH BOGGS:
The following information was provided by Avery Clark, son of Maudie Boggs who was a daughter of Enoch. Enoch lived at the foot of Pine Mountain in Harlan County. He had one son by his second wife Alfair (sp?). The son's name was Eugene and he was born in Baxter, KY. When Enoch became ill she took him to Maudie's house at Black Bottom and left him. Neither she nor Eugene was ever heard from again. Maudie took care of Enoch until he died. Enoch was buried on Ivey Hill. Avery said that he went back year�s later but could not locate the grave. He believes that houses were built on the graveyard. No one knew anything about a graveyard there.
Additional information provided by Avery Clark. Enoch lived in Frank Creek, KY; Benham, KY; Baxter, KY; and Rogersville, TN. He owned a sawmill and did business with Citizen Bank in 1919 in Rogersville, TN.
Enoch lived in Pikeville, KY in 1939. Evidence is a letter he wrote to his daughter Nancy Boggs Looney on July 19,1939.
More About ENOCH BOGGS:
Burial: July 22, 1944, Harlow, Kentucky
Census 1: 1880, Wise County, Virginia
Census 2: 1900, 4 District Cumberland, Letcher County, KY
Census 3: 1910, Stonega Precinct, Wise County, Virginia
Census 4: 1920, 909 Lynch Road, 4E Lynch Precinct, Lynch Road, Harlan County, KY
Occupation: Stone Mason
Notes for RACHEL ELKINS:
Rachel's ancestry is another roadblock. We have still not been able to determine the parent�s names with any certainty.
January 25, 2003: Have changed Rachel's birth year from 1868 to 1863. The 1910 census shows her age to be 47, which would be consistent with a birth year of 1863. The 1900 census was hard to read and the birth year could have been 1863 instead of 1868. The 1900 census showed both of her parents to be from Kentucky; however, the 1910 census shows her father to be from Virginia and her mother to be from North Carolina; and the 1920 census shows her father to be from Virginia and her mother from the United States. The death certificate shows year of birth to be 1863. None of these census records are consistent regarding her age. The 1900 census shows age 32; the 1910 census shows age 47; and, the 1920 census shows age 54. Who knows?
Rachel's grandson Avery Clark has said that he heard that Rachel's son, Leonard James, was driving her over the mountain and she died in the car. The death certificate stated she was " dead on arrival at the hospital. The woman, a tourist, was brought to hospital dead. I did not see relatives and can give no diagnosis as to cause of death." The informant of the information was James Boggs. Leonard/James went by both Leonard and James.
The death certificate also showed Rachel's father as John Elkins, born in Whitesburg, KY. Have tried to find Rachel with her parents in the 1870 and 1880 census and have not been able to find a John Elkins with a child by the name of Rachel.
June 23, 2003: Received a copy of the funeral announcement for her daughter Nancy and Rachel was listed as Rachel Hall Boggs. We are not sure of the significance of the name "Hall". It is possible that Hall was her original middle name or she had been married before and kept Hall as a middle name. The 1900 census said she had four children and those four were still alive; those four were in the household. The 1910 census showed she had 10 or 11 children and 9 were alive. We only have names for 7 children. To make matters even stranger, Ida B. Boggs Clark was living with Enoch and Rachel in the 1910 census and she is shown as being a stepdaughter to Enoch. Once again, we are "lost."
1880 census: May have found Rachel in the 1880 census in Wise County, Virginia. Birth year is 1861 and not 1863. She is in the household of Jackson Creech, age 28; wife Martha Clay, 18; son Alen, 3; Arthur, 1. Rachel is shown to have been born in Kentucky, father in Virginia and mother in Tennessee. She is a housekeeper. The census is for Richmond, Wise County, Virginia. There is also a Hiram Elkins, age 6, living next door in the household of Hiram and Mary J. Miller. This Hiram Miller is probably the Uncle of Hiram Elkins. John and Mary Miller had a son named Hiram Miller who would be the age of this Hiram Miller. See the 1870 information below for more information regarding Elkins children residing with a Miller family.
1870 census: Have found a Rachel Elkins, age 9(1861 birth year), in the household of John and Mary Miller in Richmond Twp, Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Virginia. In addition to the children of John and Mary, Mary A. Elkins, age 13, and Sarah J. Elkins, age 12, are also in the same household. There were no Elkins children with the Millers in 1860. The Miller household was also a couple of households from James and Phoebe Boggs who were the parents of Enoch. In researching the 1850 census for Lee County, Virginia, it appears these Millers are the grandparents of the Eldridge children. John and Mary Miller had a daughter Susan who is the same age as the Susannah below.
1860 census: Found a John H. Elkins, age 22, from Virginia with his wife Susannah, age 28, along with children Polly A., age 4, and Sarah J., age 1. These two children appear to be the same children in the 1870 census above. The name Polly and Mary were used interchangeably in those days. This John Elkins was a couple of households from James and Phoebe Boggs in the 1860 census. It is quite possible that this is the John Elkins who was Rachel's father. Could not locate this John Elkins and wife Susannah in the 1870 census index.
CONCLUSION: We believe that Rachel's parents were in fact John Elkins and Susannah Miller; we just don't have any proof.
More About RACHEL ELKINS:
Burial: Appalachia, Wise County, VA
Children of ENOCH BOGGS and RACHEL ELKINS are:
23. i. IDA B6 BOGGS, b. March 1891, Kentucky.
24. ii. LEONARD JAMES BOGGS, b. December 12, 1893, Knott County, Kentucky; d. April 21, 1945, Puyallup, Washington.
25. iii. NANCY E BOGGS, b. December 12, 1895, Letcher County, KY; d. October 17, 1960, Kingsport, Tennessee.
26. iv. MAUDIE JANE BOGGS, b. March 02, 1899, Holmes Mill, Harlan County, Kentucky; d. 1968, Detroit, Michigan.
v. MILLIE BOGGS, b. 1900, Kentucky; d. Aft. April 1910.
Notes for MILLIE BOGGS: Child's name provided by Avery Clark. His mother, Maudie, had told him that there was another sister who had died very young.
27. vi. HASSIE B. BOGGS, b. May 12, 1904, Appalachia, Wise County, VA; d. October 06, 1978, Kingsport, Tennessee.
vii. GOLDIE BOGGS, b. September 01, 1907, Kentucky; d. August 18, 1988, Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee; m. JAMES CLARENCE ROSS; d. 1966.
More About GOLDIE BOGGS:
Burial: August 21, 1988, Highland Center, Rogersville, Tennessee
Generation No. 3
8. MARY E.6 HALL (NANCY J5 BOGGS, JAMES4, ELI3, JAMES L.2, JOHN1) was born August 20, 1868. She married ANDREW J. SHEPHERD June 14, 1886 in Wise County, VA, son of WILLIAM SHEPHERD and REBECCA MAGGARD. He was born June 14, 1862 in Letcher County, KY.
More About ANDREW J. SHEPHERD:
Census 1: 1900, Wise County, Virginia
Census 2: 1910, Richmond, Wise County, Virginia
Children of MARY HALL and ANDREW SHEPHERD are:
i. ALEX7 SHEPHERD, b. September 1887, Wise County, Virginia; d. October 20, 1887, Wise County, Virginia.
ii. RYLA SHEPHERD, b. September 1887.
28. iii. REBECCA J. SHEPHERD, b. March 1889, Virginia.
29. iv. SYLVAN SHEPHERD, b. April 1892, Wise County, Virginia; d. 1962, Glenco, Big Stone Gap, Virginia.
v. TRAIN SHEPHERD, b. February 1895.
30. vi. MATTIE SHEPHERD, b. April 1897.
vii. JAMES WALTER "WATTIS" SHEPHERD, b. May 07, 1899.
viii. WALKER SHEPHERD, b. Abt. 1902, Virginia. More About WALKER SHEPHERD:
Census: 1930, Richmond, Wise County, Virginia with brother Sylvan
ix. NETTIE SHEPHERD, b. Abt. 1905.
9. JOHN C.6 HALL (NANCY J5 BOGGS, JAMES4, ELI3, JAMES L.2, JOHN1) was born March 1870 in Virginia, and died 1954. He married (1) MARY F. HUBBARD February 09, 1894 in Wise County. He married (2) PATTY (PATSY) YOUNG March 18, 1896. She was born March 1882 in Kentucky.
More About JOHN C. HALL:
Census: 1900, Perry County, KY
Child of JOHN HALL and MARY HUBBARD is:
i. FLOYD7 HALL, b. Abt. 1891.
Children of JOHN HALL and PATTY YOUNG are:
31. ii. HENRY7 HALL, b. September 1898, Kentucky.
iii. SALLY HALL, b. April 1896.
iv. BERTHA HALL, b. March 1900.
v. WILLIAM HALL, b. Abt. 1902.
10. WILLIAM R.6 HALL (NANCY J5 BOGGS, JAMES4, ELI3, JAMES L.2, JOHN1) was born June 1874 in Virginia. He married GEMIMA ?. She was born May 1876 in Kentucky.
More About WILLIAM R. HALL:
Census: 1900, Wise County, Virginia
Children of WILLIAM HALL and GEMIMA ? are:
i. HAISSON7 HALL, b. May 1897, Virginia.
ii. ISOM HALL, b. September 1898, Virginia.
