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Descendants of Nathan Boon

Generation No. 2

2. MARTHA² BOONE (NATHAN¹ BOON) was born October 23, 1799 in Pendleton District, South Carolina, and died January 19, 1876 in Gordon County, Geogia. She married WILLIAM CURTIS 1822 in Pickens County, South Carolina, son of NAAMAN CURTIS and MILDRED "MILLY". He was born March 18, 1804 in Pendleton District, SC, and died September 21, 1887 in Gordon County, Georgia.

Notes for WILLIAM CURTIS:
1979, Thursday, August 2, "Cisco Press", Cisco, Texas:

"The first Western States Curtis Family Reunion was held at Cisco, Texas."

The Western States decendants of William Curtis, originally of South Carolina and later of Georgia met at the Country Club of Cisco, Texas the twenty-first and twenty-second of July 1979. A total of two hundred and Six relatives and friends attended.

Reverend John T. Howard gave a devotional ssisted by musical numbers by his family.

There was a picnic Saturday and a catered lunch Sunday.

A Curtis cousin of Georgia who is compiling the Curtis History and Genealogy or Family Tree attended the reunion. Family Tree compiler: Kenneth R. Bryant, P. O. Box 323, Dalton, Georgia, 30720\\

A business meeting was held and the following officers were elected:

President: D.W. Curtis; First Vice President: R.E. "Bob" Simpson; Second Vice President: Kenneth Bryant; Executive Secretary: Clem Simpson; Corresponding Secretary: Lillian Kennon; and Treasurer: Beulah Beth Smith.

1980, Sunday, August 3, "Ranger Times" Ranger, Texas; "Eastland Telegram" Eastland, Texas;
and "Cisco Press" Cisco, Texas.

The Curtis Family of ancestor William Curtis, who migrated from South Carolina to Georgia, met the second time at the Cisco Country Club the 19th and 20th of July 1980.

Two of the sons, of ancestor William Curtis, migrated from Georgia to Texas after the Civil War. Descendants of seven states were present and represent several generations of the ancestral line.

Children of MARTHA BOONE and WILLIAM CURTIS are:

6.	i.	JAMES MARION³ CURTIS, b. August 20, 1825, Pendleton District, South Carolina; d. February 08, 1912, Gordon County, Georgia.
7.	ii.	JOHN M. CURTIS, b. August 27, 1827, Pickens County, South Carolina; d. May 16, 1902, Gordon County, Georgia.
8.	iii.	THOMAS NEWTON CURTIS, b. March 01, 1830, Pendleton District, South Carolina; d. March 08, 1907, Gordon County, Georgia.
9.	iv.	WILLIAM NAAMAN NATHAN CURTIS, b. June 06, 1832, Pickens County, South Carolina; d. January 24, 1901, Gordon County, Georgia.
10.	v.	BENJAMIN FRANKLIN CURTIS, b. 1837, Georgia.
11.	vi.	LORENZA DOWELL CURTIS, b. May 1837, Georgia; d. February 15, 1914, Palestine, Anderson County, Texas.
12.	vii.	DANIEL BOONE CURTIS, b. November 28, 1839, Cass (later Gordon) County, Georgia; d. June 30, 1906, Curtis, Eastland County, Texas.
	viii.	ANN C. CURTIS, b. 1844, Gordon County, Georgia.

3. THOMAS D.² BOON (NATHAN¹) was born Abt. September 16, 1800 in South Carolina (Source: U.S.Census:1850;Pickens County, Alabama., pp.112, Twp#22, Range14W, Sec.18 (1835)&8(), and died March 09, 1876 in Chickasaw County, Mississippi. He married MARGARET "PEGGY" CLARK CRAIG February 28, 1822 in Pickens District, South Carolina (Source: Craig Book by Sadie Craig Kirksey abt. 1979.), daughter of JOHN CRAIG and CATHERINE WILSON. She was born June 29, 1797 in South Carolina.

Notes for THOMAS D. BOON:
1824: A Deed to Thomas Boon from Naaman Curtis, Book A-1, Page 14, Clerk of Court Office, Pickens Co., S.C. A deed from Naaman Curtis to Thomas Boon Both of Pickens Dist. Dated 12 Feb. 1824 in the sum of two hundred dollars for thirty three acres on the west side of Keowee River originally granted to Rev. John Harris. Adj. land of Nathan Boon, Naaman Curtis and Thomas Robertson line. Witt: John Curtis, John Donaldson. Signed Naaman Curtis. seal. On 8 Jan. 1828 Milly Curis wife of Naaman Curtis did forever relinquish her dower. Before Nathan Boon, J.P.

1835: Deed from Thomas Boon to S. Reid & P. (Pleasant) Alexander. Pack 69 Clerk of Court Office. Pickens Dist. Thomas Boon to S. Reid & P Alexander all of the same Dist. Dated 24 Sept. 1834. In the sum of three hundred dollars paid by Samuel Reid & Pleasant Alexander for a tract of land of thirty three acres on the west side of Keowee River. Originally granted to the Rev. John Harrin. Land between Nathan Boon and Naaman Curtis and Thomas Robinsons line. Witt: Robert Knox, Elijah Alexander. Signed Thomas Boon, Margaret Boon the wife of Thomas and renounce, released, her interest, and dower in the said land before William L. Keith, C.C. and Off Qm. seal. Dated 1 Oct. 1835.

Source: A Collection of Upper South Carolina Genealogical and Family Records, Volume I, Pg. 53-54, Editor: James E. Wooley

******************* Thomas D. Boon/Boone Family Migration *******************

1830 Census: Pickens District, S.C. (Source: Boon Genealogy, 1984-by Rupert Farnham, p.420)

In 1837 Boon Family migrated from Pickens District, S.C. to Pickens County, Alabama; verified by the childrens' birth places, the census and land grants. Then in the late 1850s the Boons migrated again to Okalona, Chickasaw County, Mississippi.

Patentee Name State Issue Date Doc. Nr. Accession or Serial Nr.
BOON, THOMAS AL 03/30/1837 13517 AL0900__.164
Authority: April 24, 1820: SALE-CASH ENTRY (3 Stat. 566) Acres: 80.15 Land Office: TUSCALOOSA
Land Description:
# Aliquot Parts Sec/Blk Twnshp Range Fract. Sect. Meridian State Counties Survey Nr
1 W�NE 18/ 22-S 14-W No HUNTSVILLE AL PICKENS ---

Patentee Name State Issue Date Doc. Nr. Accession or Serial Nr.
BOON, THOMAS AL 09/20/1839 18258 AL2570__.477
Authority: April 24, 1820: SALE-CASH ENTRY (3 Stat. 566) Acres: 39.8575 Land Office: TUSCALOOSA
Land Description:
# Aliquot Parts Sec/Blk Twnshp Range Fract. Sect. Meridian State Counties Survey Nr.
1 SWSW 8/ 22-S 14-W No HUNTSVILLE AL PICKENS ---

1850 Census: Pickens County, Alabama, pp.112, Twp#22, Range14W, Sec.18

Prior to 1860, three sons went to Okalona, Mississippi with their father, Thomas D. Boon.
They were Belton, Robert W., and Thomas A. Boon.

In 1860 he had 1220 acres on the tax role. The estate papers listed some of his heirs as R. N. Boone, W. C. Boone, (son) T. A. Boone, (son) Belton J. Boone, Belle McIntosh, Robert K. McIntosh, Ann K. Anglin, G. W. Anglin, A. T. Boone, (wife) Mary G. Boone, W. T. Boone, H. H. Boone, Malinda E. Boone , Callie Slaughter, A. J. Slaughter (estate administrator).

1870 U. S. Census, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, Page 92:
Three Boon families listed including:
(father & mother), Thomas D. Boon & wife Margaret.
(Thomas D. Boon's son), Robert W. Boon and
(Robert's son), John "Craig" Boone, Sr. & wife Jolly.

******************* BOONE'S CHAPEL CEMETERY *******************

Chickasaw County Web Page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mschicka/boonechapel.html

According to the history of Boone's Chapel Methodist Church published
in The History of Chickasaw County, Volume 1, 1985,
Thomas Boone deeded the land where the church was built.

BOON, Thomas, D. Mar 9, 1876, 75 y, 5 m, 23 d
Approximate Birthdate: September 16, 1800
Boone's Chapel Cemetery records were cataloged by James Clark about 1980-1981.

Directions to Boone's Chapel Cemetery:

Boone's Chapel Cemetery is between Egypt & Buena Vista Mississippi.
Egypt only has one street. Go west on that street across Highway U.S. 43
and continue to the end of it. Turn right and the church is about 3 miles on the right.
Other directions:
Boone's Chapel Cemetery is east of Buena Vista. Follow the black top road from
Buena Vista about 2 or 3 miles. The church and cemetery are on the right.

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More About THOMAS D. BOON:
Burial: Boon's Chapel United Methodist Church, Okalona, Chickasaw County, Mississippi
Fact 2: Abt. 1836, Boon Family migrated from S.C. to Alabama.; verified by childrens birth places; Census
Fact 5: February 12, 1824, Deed from Naaman Curtis to T. Boon, Bk. A-1, p14: 30acres W. Keowee River, S.C. (Source: Collect of Up S.C. Genea.& Fam. Records, V.#1, p.53; Editor, James E. Wooley)
Fact 6: October 01, 1835, Deed from Thomas to Sam Reid & Pleasant Alexander, the 30 acres. (Source: Collect of Up S.C. Genea.& Fam. Records, V.#1, p.54; Editor, James E. Wooley)
Fact 7: Estate mentions Sarah & Mary as daughters of decd.
Fact 8: Estate of Nathan Boon left to 5 heirs, Thos. Boon, Sarah Curtis & Mary Alexander

Notes for MARGARET "PEGGY" CLARK CRAIG:
Possible Burial Site:
Boon's Chapel United Methodist Church, Okalona, Chickasaw County, Mississippi.
There is a space beside the grave of Thomas D. Boon with a foot marker like that of Boon.
This may be the unmark grave of his wife, "Margaret Clark Craig Boon".

1880 Census: District 30, Chickasaw County, Mississippi
Head of Household Margaret C. BOON, Age 81
Thomas A. BOON, Single, Birth Year <1837>, Birthplace AL, Age 43, Occupation Farmer
W. Clarke BOON, Age 57, Birth Year <1823>, Birthplace SC, Marital Status W <Widowed>

PARENTS AND SIBLINGS:

JOHN NEAN CRAIG was born March 10, 1761 in Cork or Down County, Ireland, and died February 10, 1842 in Keowee Lake Home, Pickens District, South Carolina. He married (1) CLARKE. He married (2) CATHERINE WILSON November 11, 1788 in Abbeville District, South Carolina (Source: Craig Book by Sadie Craig Kirksey abt. 1979.), daughter of JOHN WILSON. She was born 1767, and died September 29, 1859.

Notes for JOHN NEAN CRAIG:
Craig Memorial Cemetery Location: Oconee County, SC, A.K.A. Old Pickens & Seneca, SC

Find intersection of Highways 130 & 183. Drive approx. 3.0 miles east on Highway 183.
Stop before crossing bridge. Look to you left and you'll see a dirt road. There is a Old Presbyterian Church entrance sign. Cemetery is at the end of this dirt road.
Latitude N 34 47.489 x Longitude W 82 53.261

Church/Cemetery History:

The cemetery was started in 1829, on land that was purchased from John Gresham by John Craig. It was located near the mouth of Mile Creek on the east side of the Keowee River. Because the construction of Lake Keowee was going to cause gravesite problems, the Duke Power Company agreed to move the cemetery. Current Craig family descendants decided on relocating the graves to the Duke Power Memorial, which is located in the Old Town of Pickens - near the C149 Old Pickens Presbyterian Church.

The Old Town of Pickens was the court district seat of Pickens county, which Oconee county was part of in 1868. The New Town of Pickens is located 15 miles east.

CRAIG, Catherine Wilson, b. 1767, d. 29-sept-1859, single headstone beside John 1761/1842
CRAIG, John, b. 1761, d. 10-feb-1842, on raised concrete grave - mentions rev. soldier, a. 81y; he beside catherine Wilson Craig 1767/1859

REINTERN GRAVES:
CRAIG, Catherine Wilson, #95, b. 1767, d. 29-sept-1859, c. c223 craig family, r. c43 and
CRAIG, John Nean, #94, b. 10-mar-1761, d. 10-feb-1842, c. c223 craig family, r. c43
Craig Memorial by Davenport Funeral Home, Box 462, Walhalla, SC 29691, 864-638-3611.

More About JOHN NEAN CRAIG:
Burial: Craig Family Cemetery reinternment to Duke Power Memorial, Pickens County, South Carolina
Military service: Revolutionary Soldier

Notes for CATHERINE WILSON:
1850: Catherine Wilson Craig appears on the Pickens District, SC. Census.

Child of JOHN CRAIG and CLARKE is:
i. WILLIAM H.2 CRAIG, b. December 13, 1785.

Children of JOHN CRAIG and CATHERINE WILSON are:

ii. MARTHA CLARK2 CRAIG, b. July 21, 1792; d. January 03, 1876, Pickens County, South Carolina; m. ELISHA LAWRENCE, July 01, 1814; b. November 15, 1789, South Carolina; d. November 24, 1875, South Carolina.

iii. ARTHUR R. CRAIG, b. December 02, 1794, South Carolina; d. December 20, 1854, Pickens County, South Carolina; m. LUCINDA PARTHENIA GRESHAM, September 23, 1818; b. December 05, 1795, Pendleton District, South Carolina; d. October 07, 1875, Pickens County, South Carolina.
Burial: Craig Family Cemetery, Pickens County, South Carolina

iv. AMANDA G CRAIG, b. December 05, 1795; d. October 07, 1825.
Burial: Craig Family Cemetery, Pickens County, South Carolina

v. MARGARET "PEGGY" CLARK CRAIG, b. June 29, 1797, South Carolina.

vi. ROBERT CRAIG, b. May 14, 1800, Pendleton District, South Carolina; d. November 07, 1876, Keowee, Oconee County, South Carolina; m. RACHEL ANN SPEED, February 17, 1825, Anderson, South Carolina; b. November 22, 1803, Pendleton District, South Carolina; d. July 06, 1881, Keowee, Oconee County, South Carolina. Burial: Craig Family Cemetery, Pickens County, South Carolina

vii. JANE BROWN CRAIG, b. April 26, 1802; m. ANDREW MCMULLEN, November 30, 1824.

viii. ESTER G CRAIG, b. June 21, 1804; d. June 21, 1804.
Burial: Craig Family Cemetery, Pickens County, South Carolina

ix. MARY CRAIG, b. July 24, 1806.

x. SARAH WILSON CRAIG, b. July 28, 1809; d. Abt. 1846; m. ROBERT KNOX, February 17, 1835; b. July 28, 1809; d. 1891. Burial: Craig Family Cemetery, Pickens County, South Carolina
ROBERT KNOX: Burial: New Hope Baptist Church, Oconee County, South Carolina

xi. CATHERINE BROWN CRAIG, b. March 24, 1812; m. HIRAM GIBSON, April 25, 1833; b. January 03, 1807, South Carolina; d. Bef. 1875, Rabun County, Georgia.


Children of THOMAS BOON and MARGARET CRAIG are:

	i.	W. CLARKE³ BOON, b. 1823, South Carolina.
13.	ii.	ELISHA BOON, b. 1831, Pickens District, South Carolina; d. Unknown.
14.	iii.	ANNIE BOON, b. April 20, 1833, Pickens District, South Carolina; d. February 11, 1897, Pickens County, Alabama.
	iv.	CATHERINE BOON, b. April 20, 1833, Pickens District, South Carolina; d. Unknown; m. A. JOHN SLAUGHTER, February 04, 1858, Olney, Pickens County, Alabama; b. 1833, North Carolina.

Notes for CATHERINE BOON:
Twin sister, Annie Boon married L.D. Bailey.

Searching for family members!
Daughter? or other relation to this Catherine Boon?
BOON, C A Miss MITCHELL, C E Dec 20 1886
Source: Pickens County, Alabama Marriages 1881 - 1898
http://www.rootsweb.com/~alpicken/pcmarr2.htm

Notes for A. JOHN SLAUGHTER:
1880 Census: Egypt, Chickasaw County, Mississippi

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
A. J. SLAUGHTER Self M Male W 47 NC (Pm & Jp) NC NC
Catherine SLAUGHTER Wife M Female W 45 SC (Housekeeper) SC SC
John BOON Other S Male B 9 MS (Servant) MS SC
James O. DOHERTY Other S Male W 25 IRE (Commercial Agt.) IRE IRE
Jeremiah RYAN Other S Male W 19 MS (Mail Carrier) IRE IRE

Possible Parents:
Father: William Slaughter Birth: 1787 , , North Carolina
Mother: Celia Birth: 1800 , , North Carolina
Possible Siblings:
Joseph B. Slaughter Birth: 1824 , , North Carolina
Henry Slaughter Birth: 1827 , , North Carolina
Sally E. Slaughter Birth: 1836 , , North Carolina
Celia A. Slaughter Birth: 1842 , , North Carolina

More About A. JOHN SLAUGHTER:
Residence: 1880, Egypt, Chickasaw County, Mississippi

THOMAS A. BOON, b. 1836, Alabama (Source: U.S. Census Index: 1860; Seals Station, Russell County, Alabama., pp.892 & 896.); m. OPHELIA A. TURNER, January 23, 1861, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama.

Notes for THOMAS A. BOON:
SOURCE: Chickasaw County History Volume 1

Capt. Abbott's Company, Mississippi Cavalry

Authorized Oct. 13, 1862, Non-Conscripts, Organized 9 June 1863 at Okolona,
Mississippi, Reported to Brig. Gen. Daniel Ruggles, Commander of the 1st.
District, Dept. of Mississippi and East Louisiana,
Eli Abbott Capt.: John White 2nd Lt. (also mentioned as 3rd Lt.).
THOMAS A. BOON 4th Sgt.; E.B. Buckingham Pvt.; K. Clarke Sr. Pvt.; W.S.
Cosley Pvt.; T.J. Denton Pvt.; Littleberry Gillium Pvt.; J. M. Haughton; L.
A. Hodges; W. T. Huggins; Samuel Laneford Pvt.; James T. Lyons Sgt.; M. D.
Parker Pvt.; Jesse Riley Pvt.; Thomas B. Shearer 1st. Sgt.; J. E. Skinner
Pvt.; S. B. Tapely Pvt.; L.O. Walker Pvt.; J. Bretney Pvt.; K. Clarke, Jr.
Pvt.; N. Clarke Pvt.; W. A. Daniel Pvt.; C.C. Drake Pvt.; H. Green Pvt.;
H.L. Hill Pvt.; A.M. House; Talbot Kyle Pvt.; A.J. Lawrence Pvt.; S. H.
Sheppard Pvt.; James H. Smith Pvt.; G. W. Thornton Pvt.; E. Walton Pvt.;
Lt. A. C. Morton had a copy of his parole in the file, dated: 3 June 1865
from Lt. Gen. Kirby Smith C.S.A. Brig. Gen. Canby, U.S. at Alexandria,
Louisiana. This unit was raised for the local defense, Lt. Morton must have
joined other forces to have been with Kirby Smith's army west of the
Mississippi River.
A requisition form signed by Sgt. BOONE is in the file. It is for
corn/fodder for 19 horses in the public services, 7 March 1864.
Eli Abbott's Commission as Captain of Mississippi Cavalry is in the
possession of the Frank Abbott family of Greenwood, Mississippi.
Researched by Charles Morgan Abbott, Naples, Florida (Data from O.R. Tape
#72, Confederate Troops, Mississippi)

Chickasaw County, MS Marriages:
Groom & Bondsman, Bride, Marriage Date
J. A. McIntosh & T. A. Boon Olivia Miles 30 Nov 1871

More About THOMAS A. BOON:
Military service: March 07, 1864, 4th Sergeant under Captain Eli Abbott's Company, Mississippi Cavalry

15.	vi.		ROBERT N. BOON, b. 1838, Alabama; d. Unknown.
16.	vii.		BELTON J. BOON, b. 1842, Alabama; d. 1922, Okolona, Chickasaw County, Mississippi.

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