William BOREN

1802 - 1863  (61 years)

• Name	William BOREN
  Born	11 Aug 1802	Tennessee, United States   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	5 Oct 1863	Bolivar, Polk, Missouri, United States   [1]
  Buried	Bolivar, Polk, Missouri, United States   [3]
  	Address: Bolivar City Cemetery
  Person ID	I9852	Pickel_Bartlett
  Last Modified	13 Aug 2013

  
  

  Father	Elijah BOREN,   b. 1770–1780,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Sandra UNKNOWN
  Married	Bef 1802	Washington County, Southwest Territory, United States
  Family ID	F2853	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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

  
  

• Headstones

  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" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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

  [S78] Ann-Guinn-Adamson-Ancestry, Doris Moore's Ancestor Chart. [S76] 1850 Federal Census, Bolivar, Polk, Missouri, Page 48, Dwelling 321. [S102] Cer, Photo of his gravestone. [S102] Cer, Original data: Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, TN, USA: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm. [S98] 1840 Federal Census, 5th Regiment, Washington Co., Tennessee, Ancestry Page 39 of 103. [S76] 1850 Federal Census, District #71, Polk County, Missouri, Dwelling 606. [S316] 1860 Federal Census, Bolivar, Polk, Missouri, Page 48, Dwelling 321.