Benjamin F. Booher ¹

  General Notes:

!SOURCES:
1. Booher, Allen G. sr. MY OFTEN MISSPELLED NAME IS BOOHER
2. Gary E. Marqueson <MARQ@aol.com>
3. Blevins Funeral Home Records
4. International Genealogical Index
5. 1850 Washington Co. VA census [see father]
6. 1860 Washington Co. VA census [see father]
7. 1880 Washington Co. VA census [see James Irison, f-in-law]
8. 1900 Sullivan Co. TN census
9. 1910 Sullivan Co. TN census
10. 1920 Sullivan Co. TN census
11. TNGenweb: Sullivan Co. TN marriages

!BIRTH: Source-1 p. 91 for date and place

!MARRIAGE: Source-1 p. 91 for name of 2nd wife; Source-2 for name of 1st wife; Source-3 BOOHER, Charles Delaney b. 9-10-1894 Sull. Co. TN d. 1-8-1967 BR VA F= B. F. Booher. M= Sarah Jane Ireson. Parents married 10-26-1871 Sull. Co. TN; Source-4 for date and place; Source-11 for date and place of marriage to Nannie

DEATH:

BURIAL:

!ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: can't find Benjamin in 1870

!CENSUS:
!1880 Source-5 Census Place: Abingdon, Washington, Virginia
Source: FHL Film 1255394 National Archives Film T9-1394 Page 44C

!James IRISON Self 57 VA Occ: Farmer Fa: VA Mo: VA
Ann O. S. IRISON Wife 50 VA Occ: Kpng Hs Fa: VA Mo: VA
Luper M. IRISON Son 23 VA Occ: Frmng Fa: VA Mo: VA
Robt. E. IRISON Son 17 VA Occ: Farming Fa: VA Mo: VA
Olivia E. IRISON Dau 12 VA Fa: VA Mo: VA
Benj. BOOKER Son 33 VA Occ: Farming Fa: VA Mo: VA
Mary F. BOOKER GDau 7 VA Fa: VA Mo: VA
James W. BOOKER GSon 4 VA Fa: VA Mo: VA
Robert E. BOOKER GSon 11M VA Fa: VA Mo: VA

!Note. It appears that Sarah Jane Ireson has died, perhaps in childbirth, and Benjamin is living with her family

!1900 Source-8 p. 65 #110-110 6th Dist. next door to Daniel
Booher, Benjamin July 1848 51 wd VA VA VA farmer
James W. Jun 1876 23 TN VA VA farm labor
Charles Jun 1894 5 " " "
Claud Apr 1897 3 " " "

!1910 Source-9 p. 226 #60-61 6-Dist Reedy Creek Road
Booher, Ben age unreadable m2 6y VA unk unk farmer
Nannie " m2 6y VA VA VA
Worley, Johnnie 14 s-son " " " farm laborer
Joe 13 " " " "
Pearle 10 s-dau
Booher, Charles 16 TN VA TN farm laborer
Claude 13 " " "

Note. If my information is correct, this should be Ben's third marriage, not his second.

!920 Source-10 p. 248 #107-108
Seneker, William T. 41 TN TN VA farmer
Alice B. 29 TN VA VA
Booker, Benjamin 71 VA TN VA wid
Claude M. 22 TN VA VA bridgework rr cousin

Benjamin married Sarah Jane Ireson on 26 Oct 1871 in , Sullivan, TN. (Sarah Jane Ireson was born about 1855 in , , VA and died in Jun 1879.)

Benjamin next married Jennie Erickson.

Benjamin next married Nannie Worley on 7 May 1903 in , Sullivan, TN.