[Gene Herndon.ged]
Batch #: 7018919, Sheet #: 57, Source Call #: 538512
!Birth and marriage records of husband from Charles Boggan's Bible.
!1850 Census Chickasaw Co., Miss., Eastern Division, #662.
!1860 Census Fremont, Itawamba Co., Miss. # 2169.
!I've heard my daddy tell this story lots of times.James Boggan was Adoctor,
!and had A plantation and slaves.One of his slaves broke the law and the sherrif
!came out to the plantation to arrest him.He was rideing A horse. James came
!out of the house to talk to the sherrif his slave was there to.Jamessays "Well
!yes well i say, I see my nigger has been treed by A dammed old bankerupt
!dog,and James told his slave go get A grubbing hoe so I can dig my grave.He
!got the hoe and James started hitting at the sheriff on his horse but the
!sheriff out ran James and got away." Well yes well I say" was a lineJames
!always said when he started talking,like a by word. Signed Eugene L.Herndon
! Little stories make their lives more interisting.Here is some thingI forgot.
!One of James brothers was there visiting, he told James "That is gaddamm me You,ll
! get another chance at him,You'll do nothing else". Lets go in the house
!and have A drink of that good brandy of yours.
...
James Hardee Boggan |
Date of Import: Oct 5, 2006/ RootsWeb.comx