Aunt Minnie, American Gold Star Mother

American Gold Star Mothers (AGSM) organized  shortly after World War I to provide support for mothers that lost sons or daughters in the war. The name came from the custom of families of servicemen hanging a banner called a Service Flag in the window of their homes. This Service Flag had a star for each family member in [...]

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Descendants of Andrew Jackson Boss

Generation I
Andrew Jackson Boss, born c. 1839 in Lewis County, N.Y., died March 25, 1891 in Detroit (Lakes) Minnesota.
Married Zilpha M. Shipman, daughter of Thomas H. Shipman and Elsie M. Wait, July 18, 1856 in Michigan
Generation II
Alice Boss, born about 1866 in Michigan
Georgiana Boss, born June 7, 1867 in Augusta Michigan, died January 29, 1926 [...]

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Chickamauga Addendum……

Hi Everyone,
Here’s some additional information about Chickamauga Battlefield which is located south of Chattanooga, Tennessee and just over the border into Georgia. The prize being fought for was Chattanooga and the rail center and gateway to the heart of the Confederacy.
The fighting began shortly after dawn on September 19th near Jay’s Mill, bringing on a [...]

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13th Michigan Infantry Memorials

Good Evening,
I discovered I had a few more pictures of Civil War memorials to the 13th Michigan Infantry, the unit in which our ancestor Andrew Jackson Boss served. These are some pictures I took at Chickamauga battlefield about five years ago.

Names of the Officer’s in Buell’s Brigade
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Dedicated to the 13th Michigan Infantry Sharpshooters
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The Text [...]

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13th Michigan Infantry Monument

Good Evening,
Andrew Jackson Boss served in the 13th Michigan Infantry, Company K. At the Chickamauga Battlefield can be found a monument to the unit:

The monument reads: Michigan, To Her Thirteenth Regiment of Infantry commanded by Colonel Joshua B. Culver, Major Willard G. Eaton, Buell’s Brigade, Wood’s Division, Crittenden’s Corps.

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Zilpha Shipman Boss

Good Afternoon,
Zilpha Shipman Boss lived for many years after the death of her husband Andrew. In this picture you can still see the sadness in her eyes. I wonder if she’s sitting on the porch of the home Andrew had built for them all those years ago.

Below: Children of Andrew Jackson Boss and Zilpha [...]

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A Letter to George Walker

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 [...]

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Boss Family Home

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 [...]

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Zilpha Boss Obituary

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 [...]

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Andrew J. Boss Obituary

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. [...]

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