Jul-28-2018                   
                      Josiah Boon    
              Father:
              Mother:
           F Child 1: Mary Boone      
       Also known as: Mary Bauer 1
                Born: Dec-20-1832          in Marion Co, (W)VA  2,3
                Died: Jul-27-1909          in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV  4,2
              Buried:                      in Chevauxdefrise/Kendall Cemetery, CR 24, east of Washburn, Ritchie Co, WV  2
      Cause of death:                      dysentery  4
              Census: 1900                 in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV  
              Census: 1870, 1880           in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV  
             Husband: George Washington Parker  b. ca 1832  d. 1885  
       Also known as: Washington Parker 5,2,6
             Married: Apr-22-1852          in Marion Co, (W)VA  7

Sources:
(1) Death record of daughter. 
(2) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, 
McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. 
(3) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Grant District) 
(4) Ritchie County Death Records, Harrisville, WV. 
(5) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, 
http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 344. 
(6) 1870 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union Twp). 
(7) Marion County Marriage Records, Fairmont, WV, Identified as Mr. Washington Parker of Marion County; and Miss Mary Boon 
of Marion County, daughter of Josiah Boon.  Married Apr 22 1852 in Marion County by Thomas L. Boggess.  (Note:  Minnie 
Kendall Lowther's "History of Ritchie County," p. 344, identifies wife as Mary Boone and incorrectly reports marriage 
date as 1850.), MR p. 52. 







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