James M. Booher ¹

  General Notes:

!SOURCES:
1. Booher, Allen G. sr. MY OFTEN MISSPELLED NAME IS BOOHER
2. 1850 Sullivan Co. TN census [see father]
3. 1860 Sullivan Co. TN census [see father]
4. 1870 Sullivan Co. TN census
5. 1880 Hawkins Co. TN census
6. Sullivan Co. Marriages via Booher Family Welcome Page - Debra Nichols 4 Dec 2005

!BIRTH: Source-2 for place and approximate date

!MARRIAGE: Source-1 p. 121 said that James married in a western state; date estimated from darte of birth of oldest child

!DEATH: Could not find James in 1900

BURIAL:

!ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Source-1 p. 121 gives names of children of Samuel Booher and Nancy Jane Leonard.

!CENSUS:
1870 Source-3 p. 83 #38-38 living next door to father
Booher, James 30 farmer TN
Ellen 28 hk "
Mary J. 10 " this is a McClain child
Martha F. 7 " "
Mahala E. 3

!1880 Source-4 Census Place: District 2, Hawkins, Tennessee
Source: FHL Film 1255261 National Archives Film T9-1261 Page 322D

James BOOKER Self 45 TN Occ: Farming Fa: TN Mo: TN
Ellen BOOKER Wife 40 TN Occ: Kpng Hs Fa: TN Mo: TN
Mahalia BOOKER Dau 12 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN
William BOOKER Son 4 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN
Martha MC LAIN SDau 18 TN Occ: At Home Fa: TN Mo: TN

James married Lydia Ellen, daughter of Elias Booher and Mahalia, on 18 Mar 1867 in , Sullivan, TN. (Lydia Ellen was born about 1840 in , , TN, died on 5 Aug 1920 in , , TX and was buried in Emblem Cemetery, , Hopkins, TX.)