Posted in Boss on June 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Greetings,
I thought it might be interesting to post this letter from Andrew J. Boss to his future son-in-law George Walker. The letter is written on October 3, 1889, Georgiana Boss and George Walker were married on December 31, 1889.
Here’s the text of page one:
“Detroit, Oct. 3, 1889
Geo. A. Walker. Bluffton
I am thinking of taking a [...]
Posted in Boss on June 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Good Evening,
The Boss Family settled in Detroit, Minnesota between 1880 and 1885. Since Andrew Boss was a miller and carpenter it’s likely he built this home himself. Note: Detroit became Detroit Lakes in 1929. A later picture shows vines growing up over the porch, a hammock and baby carriage, and some of the [...]
Posted in Boss, Deaths on June 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On Thursday morning, Sept. 8th, Mrs. A. J. Boss died at her home in this city after a long illness. The deceased was 75 years of age and for many years she has been a resident of this city, a lady of lovable disposition who had won the personal friendship of all with whom [...]
Posted in Boss, Deaths on June 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
BOSS: In Detroit, Minn., on Wednesday, March 25th, 1891, of heart disease, ANDREW JACKSON BOSS, age 52 years. There were many expressions of surprise, sorrow and sympathy for the family last Wednesday morning as the news was passed from one to another that Mr. Boss had died suddenly at his home in this city. [...]
Posted in Boss on June 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
1850 U.S. Census for Ellisburgh, Jefferson County, New York:
Charity Boss, age 52, female, born in Rhode Island
Hannah Boss, age 15, female (place of birth not given)
Andrew Boss, agd 11, male (place of birth not given
SOURCE: New York, Jefferson County, 1850 Census population schedule, digital images Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com. Accessed 5/26/2008
1860 U.S. Census for [...]
Posted in Carnival of Genealogy, Shane, tagged Carnival of Genealogy, Shane on June 13, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I’ve always loved animals and our family had many different kinds of pets while I was growing up: cats and sometimes litters of kittens, rabbits, chickens, and DOGS!
The one pet that stands out above all was our dog “Beans”. Beans was a certified “mutt” but the pictures I see of him now make me [...]
