BOREN, William

BOREN, William

Male 1802 - 1863  (61 years)

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  • Name BOREN, William 
    Birth 11 Aug 1802  Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 5 Oct 1863  Bolivar, Polk, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Bolivar, Polk, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Address:
    Bolivar City Cemetery 
    Person ID I9852  Pickel_Bartlett
    Last Modified 13 Aug 2013 

    Father BOREN, Elijah,   b. 1770–1780   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother UNKNOWN, Sandra 
    Marriage Bef 1802  Washington County, Southwest Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2853  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family PROFFITT, Phoebe,   b. 27 May 1806, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Feb 1883, Bolivar, Polk, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 13 Jan 1824  Carter County, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 1840  5th Regiment, Washington, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence 1 Oct 1850  Polk County, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Merchant 
    • Listed as William and Phebe Borin
    Residence 15 Jun 1860  Bolivar, Polk, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Farmer 
    Children 
     1. BOREN, James W,   b. 1825, Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Apr 1894, Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     2. BOREN, Landon L,   b. 10 Apr 1829, Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jan 1846, Bolivar, Polk, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 16 years)
     3. BOREN, Isaac T.,   b. 10 Mar 1835, Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Apr 1907, Dallas County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     4. BOREN, Mary,   b. Abt 1837, Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     5. BOREN, Ann R.,   b. Abt 1841, Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     6. BOREN, William A,   b. 1844, Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1900 (Age < 55 years)
     7. BOREN, Amelia,   b. 21 Apr 1845, Polk County, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Oct 1880, Bolivar, Polk, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years)
     8. BOREN, Laura,   b. Abt 1847, Polk County, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F2849  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 May 2022 

  • Headstones
    William Boren
    William Boren
    (1802 - 1863)

    Husband of Phoebe Proffitt Boren

  • Notes 
    • The surname, Boren, has numerous spellings which make the tracing of this family history both interesting and maddening.  Sometimes in the same document it will be spelled differently:  Boreing, Boren, Borin, Boran, Borron, Baron, and Barren are all the same family.

      William was the fifth of the nine children of Elijah and Sarah Boren.  William purchased land in Jonesborough, Tennessee in 1839 and then borrowed over $300, with his father’s help, to probably build a house.  His father, Elijah, mortgaged some of his property to secure the loan.  William then borrowed an additional $400 probably to reclaim his father’s mortgage.  A court action against the man William purchased his property from required William to purchase his own house and lot again.  Bankruptcy caused him to have to purchase his home and property a third time.  This may be the reason that William and Phoebe Boren threw in the towel and moved from Jonesborough, Tennessee to Bolivar, Missouri in 1841. 

      By 1850, at the age of 55, William was a prosperous farmer owning $2000 in property and $500 of personal estate.Judging from the order of the censuses and the references to proximity in Margaret’s journal, William and Phoebe must have lived close to John and Margaret and to their daughter, Mary, who was married to James Hall.

      Source: Ancestry.COM contributed by "SANDYINFISHERS"
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      William and Phoebe raised seven children in Jonesborough before moving to Bolivar, Polk Co. MO in 1843, where they had two more children. Washington Co. court minutes from 1837-1842 indicate William Borin/Boren was a member of the County Court as a surveyor of new roads and of lands being apportioned in estate settlements. He served as Justice of the Peace (which he resigned Dec 1837) and was elected constable (1838) and commissioner to take the county census for 1841. In Bolivar, William was in the mercantile business. He is buried in Bolivar City Cemetery.

      Source: Ancestry.COM contributed by "dewgreer73"

  • Sources 
    1. [S78] Ann-Guinn-Adamson-Ancestry, Doris Moore's Ancestor Chart.

    2. [S76] 1850 Federal Census, Bolivar, Polk, Missouri, Page 48, Dwelling 321.

    3. [S102] Cer, Photo of his gravestone.

    4. [S102] Cer, Original data: Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, TN, USA: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm.

    5. [S98] 1840 Federal Census, 5th Regiment, Washington Co., Tennessee, Ancestry Page 39 of 103.

    6. [S76] 1850 Federal Census, District #71, Polk County, Missouri, Dwelling 606.

    7. [S316] 1860 Federal Census, Bolivar, Polk, Missouri, Page 48, Dwelling 321.