Abraham Booher ^{1 2 3}

  General Notes:

!SOURCES:
1. Harold G. Keisling, Cookeville, TN
2. Booher, Allen G. sr. MY OFTEN MISSPELLED NAME IS BOOHER, p. 151
3. Report of the adjutant General, State of KY - Civil War -
4. Helen Wood <ernestwood@prodigy.net> Booher gedcom

BIRTH: Source-1 for date

MARRIAGE:

!DEATH: Source-3 Vol. I p. 618 Co. G 6th KY Cav. killed in action in the Battle of Stones River

BURIAL:

!ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Source-4 Abraham Booher was killed during the Civil War at Battle of Stones River. Buried in an unmarked grave. His father, Peter Booher, Sr. and brother William were in the same unit and took his personal belongings when he died. The father was bothered to theday he died because his boy was in an unmarked grave. He made several trips to Murfreesboro after the war, but it was too no good. The story was told to Jennie Jones by her grandmother, Sibbie Hill Booher (wife of Joel C. Booher).

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1850 in 11th District, Overton, TN. ³ Peter Booher, 43, was living with Nancy, 43; Samuel, 17; William, 15; George, 13; Abraham, 8; James, 5; Mary, 11, Hannah, 3; and David, 1. Everyone was born in Tennessee. Peter's real estate was worth $350. Nancy could not read or write.

2. Census in 1860 in 11th District, Overton, TN. ² Peter Booher, farmer, 51, was living with wife Nancy, 53; Mary, 22; Abraham, 18; Hannah, 13; Daniel, 11; and Sarah, 8. All were born in Tennessee. Peter's real estate was worth $2,500 and personal estate $1,500.

Next door is William H. Booher, farmer, 25; wife Anne, 24; Daniel, 3, and John, 2 months when the census was recorded on 11 Jun 1860. All were born in Tennessee. William had no real estate value, and his personal estate was worth $100.