James Martin Alexander Booher ¹

  General Notes:

!SOURCES:
1. 1880 Cumberland Co. KY census
2. Booher, Winfield Scott. BOOHER FAMILY HISTORY HORIZONS, (1976)
3. Death Certificate sent to me by Diana Hedge
4. Smith, Randolph N. CUMBERLAND COUNTY CEMETERY RECORDS
5. Diana Hedge
6. 1900 Cumberland Co. KY census
7. 1910 Cumberland Co. KY census
8. Smith, Randolph N. CUMBERLAND CO. DEED RECORDS
9. Eva Materna Booher work
10. Kentucky Viral Statistics
11. 1920 Cumberland Co. KY census

!BIRTH: Source-4 p. 29 for date; Source-1 There is a discrepancy in the date of birth as given on the death certificate and age as given in the census; Source-2 p. 20 J. E. Booher in WSB said that James was born in Clinton Co. KY

!MARRIAGE: Source-9 for date

!DEATH: Source-4 p. 29 for date; Source-10 Vol. 011 Cert. 05475 for date and place

!BURIAL: Source-4 p. 29 for place, the Booher Cemetery is located on Little Renox at the home place.

!ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Source- 5 Picture of James M. and Mary Talbott Booher in file courtesy of Diana Hedge who says his full name is James Alexander Bledsoe Booher; Source-8 p. 376 James R. Booher, age nine years this fall, apprentice to Shedrick Williams, 12 Mar 1860.

Note. Could this be James M.?

!CENSUS:
1880 Source-1 p. 20 #245-257
Booher, James 28 farm laborer
Nancy 23
Laura 5
William 4
Robert 3
Sarah 2
Sam 9/12 b. Oct.

Note. Where was Ida Nora who would have been 7 years old. Did the census taker miss her? James was living between his mother and his sister, Mary Bowen.

!1900 Source-6 p. 86 #140-141
Booher, James Sep 1850 49 28 KY VA PA farmer
Mary C. Oct 1852 47 15/14 KY VA VA
Sarah E. Dec 1877 22 KY KY KY
Samuel J. Sep 1879 20 " " "
Liza Dec 1880 19 " " "
Julia P. Jul 1886 13
Eunice C. Mar 1887 13 [sic]
Ura E. Dec 1889 10
Charley B. Sep 1890 9
Ula B. Aug 1892 7
Barny P. Jul 1894 5

!1910 Source-7 p. 74 #178-188
Booher, James M. 59 m38 KY KY PA
Mary C. 57 15-13 KY VA VA
Charley 19 KY KY KY
Barney 14 " " "

!1920 Source-11 p. 6 #108-109 Burkesville
Booher, James M. 69 KY VA VA farmer
Mary A. 68 KY TN TN
McCoy, Eliza 39 KY KY KY farm manager
Ruby 18 " " "
James A. 13 OK KY KY
Mary D. 4 7/12 " " "

James married Mary Ann Catherine Talbott on 20 Feb 1872. (Mary Ann Catherine Talbott was born on 10 Oct 1853 in , Clinton, KY, died on 27 Mar 1921 in , Cumberland, KY and was buried in Little Renox: Booher Cemetery, Cumberland, KY.)