Boone Genealogy Section
Boone Family ~ Federal Census Scans
Boone Origins - Campbell County, KY
Old Kentucky Maps
Boone Family Old Document Scans
- Solitude Poem by Frances Augusta Lemon
- Letter from Frances Augusta Lemon pg.1
- Letter from Frances Augusta Lemon pg.2
- 1937 Letter from my G.G. Aunt to my Grandmother page1
- 1937 Letter from my G.G. Aunt to my Grandmother page2
- 1937 Letter from my G.G. Aunt to my Grandmother page3
- 1937 Letter from my G.G. Aunt to my Grandmother page4
- 1937 Letter from my G.G. Aunt to my Grandmother page5
- 1937 Letter from my G.G. Aunt to my Grandmother page6
- Soldier's Poem page1 - Written by Joseph Winston
- Soldier's Poem page2 - Written by Joseph Winston
- Soldier's Poem page3 - Written by Joseph Winston
- Soldier's Poem page4 - Written by Joseph Winston
- Wolf's Adieu Poem page1 - Written by Joseph Winston
- Wolf's Adieu Poem page2 - Written by Joseph Winston
Draper Manuscripts
Boone Lineage - Important Info
Family History Overview
The Boone family connection traces back through Frances Augusta Lemon who was the Grandniece of Daniel Boone. More info being added
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More information regarding the Boone family and Northern Kentucky
All the following links to the right are scanned images of actual documents that I found while digging in my mothers basement. They are wonderful finds and further document our connection to the Boone family. They are dated 1815 for the poem and 1817 for the letter. The letter mentions key names and places of Boone relatives. The poem is written quite well and is a nice piece of history. All of the original documents are now preserved. Frances Augusta Lemon was the Grandniece of Daniel Boone.
Along with the very old documents above I stumbled across a six page letter written from my Grandmother's great aunt to my Grandmother in 1937. My Grandmothers Great Aunt was 70 when she wrote this letter. It speaks of her mother and her grandmother. The letter was written for the specific reason of explaining to my grandmother her family history. The letter gives dates and peoples names that prove our relationship to the Boone family. This was also a wonderful find as it filled in blanks when I first started my search.
Draper Manuscripts
The Draper Manuscripts are on file at the University of Winsconsin. Lyman Copeland Draper served as the director of The State Historical Society of Wisconsin from 1854 to 1886. The collection reflects his lifelong interest in the history of the trans-Allegheny West from the 1740's to the period of the American Revolution and the War of 1812. Draper also maintained a lifelong interest in the pioneers of the Revolutionary era, especially Daniel Boone. In the words of retired archivist Josephine L. Harper Darling, Draper was "an indefatigable collector who preserved whatever he gathered." (From Press Release).
Included in the Draper Manuscripts are several letters from Rebecca Boone Grant Lemond. This was Frances Augusta Lemon's mother. Rebecca was the niece of Daniel Boone. These letters are correspondence from Rebecca Boone Lemond to Mr. Draper speaking of her Uncle Daniel Boone and her family. The link below has taken many of these letters from microfilm and displyed them online. There are a few more however that are not listed. These letters are dated in the 1840s-1850s.
Boone Family Tree - Pictoral Representation.
Click the picture for the blow-up size version.
The following link is a portion of my family tree from Boone side. It is a visual representation which I believe is much easier to understand than traditional text trees. This tree starts from my grandmother and continues up through the Boone branch as well as direct cousins and relatives of the Boone line. Known war veterans or important people in history can be noticed by the box surrounding their name. For my relatives this representation is by far the easiest way to view and understand our family tree.
Campbell County, KY - Info
Campbell County Facts - Boone, Maddox & Caldwell Line Settlement Roots
The nineteenth county in order of formation, Campbell County is located in northern Kentucky. Covering 152 square miles, Campbell County was formed on December 17, 1794, from portions of Harrison, Mason and Scott counties and named for Col. John Campbell, a Revolutionary War officer originally from Ireland. It has county seats at ALEXANDRIA and NEWPORT.
The topography of Campbell County is level to hilly. The rich river bottomlands produce large crops of burley tobacco, corn, hay, and vegetables. Pasture land is extensive, supporting large herds of beef cattle. The woodlands of the county are of mixed hardwoods, including ash, oak, hackberry, black walnut, and red cedar. The major watercourses are the Ohio and Licking rivers.
In early history of Campbell County, both Indians and pioneers moved along the Ohio River. Indian attacks were frequent during the settlement era. One of the first settlements in the area was Leitch's Station, built about 1789 by Maj. David Leitch, who fought in the Revolutionary War. In 1803 an army outpost (Newport Barracks) was established at the fledgling community of Newport to supply soldiers during the early Indian wars. This installation also served as a staging area for Soldiers embarking on campaigns during the War of 1812, the war for Texas independence (1836), and the Mexican War (1846-48).
Campbell County prospered during the antebellum period. The town of Newport was a contender for the capture of the river trade, but was eclipsed by the rapid growth of Cincinnati. Newport, however, became an important river city, retaining its status well into the twentieth century. Though sentiments for both sides ran high, the Civil War did not severely affect Campbell County, located as it was far to the north. During the war, the county continued to prosper and grow. Industries such as steel, meat processing, and brewing were created, mostly in Newport, which gave residents steady employment.
In 1887, following the destruction of the Newport Barracks by a flood in 1884, the army post was moved to higher ground and Fort Thomas was founded. As the post expanded, it eventually absorbed the nearby community of District of Highlands, and in 1914 the town of FORT THOMAS was established. In 1933 and 1937, the 10th U.S. Infantry, which assisted in flood relief, was garrisoned at Fort Thomas. In the late twentieth century the post was maintained by the Brooks-Lawler Army Reserve Center and a Veterans Administration Hospital.
Though Newport was chosen as the county seat in 1794, the desire for a centrally located seat of government led to the creation of two county seats. Three courthouses, built in Newport in 1795, 1805, and 1814-15, respectively, served Campbell County until 1827, when the seat was moved to Visalia, along the Licking River. Visalia was located too far from the population center of Newport, however, and the next year the government returned to the river city. It remained there until 1840, when it was moved to Alexandria, the center of the county. Though a new courthouse, completed in 1842, was constructed in Alexandria, the people of Newport, still the population center, built another courthouse in their city in 1883. Since then the county offices have been housed in both locales.
Boone Resting Places - Cemeteries.
Unknown Cemetery, (being updated) - Campbell County, KY
This section is being updated and will contain known resting places of the Boone family
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Being Updated as well.