Kentucky: A History of the State. Perrin, Battle & Kniffin, 6th ed.,1887,
Spencer Co.

JACOB N. BOSWELL was born in Shelby County, Ky., December 28, 1820, the
fourth of a family of six born to George and Elizabeth (Newland) Boswell.
George was born in Virginia, and came to Kentucky when one year old, with
his parents, and settled in Shelby County.  He followed distilling in
Shelby County for fifteen years, and was engaged in farming pursuits also.
His wife, Elizabeth, was born in Kentucky, a daughter of Jacob Newland.
Jacob N. Boswell was raised on the farm and educated in the common schools.
When a boy he learned the carpenter's trade under Thomas B. Calewell, at
Shelbyville.  In 1843 he went to Jackson County, Mo., and engaged in
farming until 1846, when he returned to Kentucky and located in Bullitt
County, and worked at his trade until 1848.  He then moved to Taylorsville,
and in 1851 opened a general store and was engaged in merchandising up to
1871, except the year 1864, which he spent in Louisville in the wholesale
dry goods house of I. Frank & Co.  He then returned to Taylorsville,
resumed business and continued up to 1871, when his health failed, and he
has since taken the world easy, lending a little money occasionally, buying
up notes, etc.  He married in 1843 Caroline Reynolds, of Shelby County,
Ky., daughter of Thomas Reynolds, and three children have been born to
their union, two living: H.J. and Roxana.  Mrs. Boswell died in 1847, a
member of the Baptist Church, and April 4, 1849, Mr. Boswell married Mary
F. Hall, of Bullitt County, Ky., daughter of Charles Hall.  Five children
blessed this union, three living: Lizzie, Mary M. and Utlie.  Mr. and Mrs.
Boswell are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South.  He is a
Master Mason in good standing, is comfortably situation in Taylorsville,
and owns a farm of 400 acres in Spencer County.

Bosell Newland Calewell Reynolds Hall
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Shelby VA Jackson-MO Bullitt Jefferson

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