Kentucky:  A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 3rd ed.,
1886. Metcalfe County.

JAMES H. BOSTON was born May 19, 1827, in Barren County (now Metcalfe),
Ky. He is the eldest of four boys and five girls - all of whom lived to
be grown - born to Abner and Susan (Skaggs) Boston. Abner Boston, a
great hunter, was born in Albemarle County, Va.; when a lad of seven was
brought to Green County, Ky., by his father, James Boston, who married
Nancy Hill. They were both born and reared in Albemarle County, Va., and
immigrated to Green County, Ky., about the close of the war of 1812.
James Boston was a soldier of the war of 1812, was of Irish descent and
died at the age of seventy-five years. Mrs. Susan Boston was born and
reared in Barren County (now Metcalfe), on the farm where James H. now
resides.  She was a daughter of Henry Skaggs, who married Sallie
Lacefield, who were natives of Barren (now Metcalfe) County, Ky., and
North Carolina, respectively. Henry Skaggs was a Baptist preacher and a
son of William Skaggs.  James H. Boston was reared on a farm and
received a common school education.  He started in life for himself at
the age of twenty-one at farming.  He married, January 1, 1857, Mary M.
Pierce, of Barren, now Metcalfe County. She was a daughter of William
Pierce, who was born in 1808, in Barren County, and married Temperance
Patterson, who was born in 1799 in Washington County, Ky. William was a
son of John Pierce, who married Margaret Lacefield.  They were natives
of Green County, Ky., and North Carolina, respectively.  To Mr. Boston
and and wife were born eleven children- nine now living:  Patrick R.,
Martha A. Patterson, Leonidas, James H., Eugene P., William A., Mary L.,
Florence G. and Olive W.  Mrs. Boston died March 23, 1879, a member of
the Baptist Church.  Mr. Boston next married, August 19, 1880, Marilda
J. Marcum, of Barren County, a native of Overton County, Tenn., a
daughter of Solomon and Mary (Howard) Marcum, natives of North Carolina
and Tennessee, respectively. Solomon was a son of Balam Marcum who was
born and reared in North Carolina, and who married Aggie Roberts, of
North Carolina. They moved to Tennessee about 1828; were of Irish origin
and were slave holders.  To Mr. Boston, by his second wife, two children
were born:  Otha E. and Ottie Lee.  He and wife are members of the
Baptist Church.  Mr. Boston, when first married, located wehre he now
lives, and where he owns about 650 acres of good land, 150 of which are
cleared and improved.  He owns two other farms containing 150 and 200
acres, both well improved, and which he has acquired by his own
industry, perseverance, and indomitable energy.  He is a member of the
Masonic fraternity, and has belonged to all temperance organizations.
Thirty-eight years ago he resolved never to handle or taste a drop of
intoxicating drink during his life, and has been fighting intemperance
ever since; neither have his children handled or tasted intoxicants.
Mr. Boston cast his first presidential vote for Gen. Taylor; after the
war was a Democrat; for the last two elections he has voted the
Temperance ticket.

Boston Hill Howard Lacefield Marcum Patterson Pierce Roberts Skaggs
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Albemarle-VA Barren Green NC Overton-TN Washington

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