Isaac S. Boren was born in 1834, in Carroll Co., Arkansas. He was the son of Isaac Boren, Sr. (a farmer and Baptist missionary). His mother was Elizabeth Standlee Boren. She was one quarter Cherokee. He married Martha Elizabeth Gillum about 1856. Even though they purchased land in Arkansas (78 acres), they decided to travel to Bell County, Texas, on a Boren wagon train with Isaac's father and stepmother (Mary Polly Queen Cave Boren) and other family members, abt. 1856. Issac S. and his brother, John Coleman Boren, joined the 18th Texas Cavalry. The 18th was dismounted and made an infantry unit before the battle at Arkansas Post, even though the unit was allowed to keep its cavalry designation. Isaac was captured at Arkansas Post when that area fell to Federal troops on January 11, 1863. He was transported partly to Chicago on the steamship, "Nebraska" He died in the prison at Camp Douglas, Chicago. His brother, John Coleman Boren, survived the war and lived many years in Texas. Another brother, Iredell, served with the Texas Rangers during the Civil War and finally retired to Springfield, Missouri. Isaac and Martha had two sons: Benjamin Dolan "Ben" Boren (1856-1922) and John Rufus Sr. Boren (1861-1940). Benjamin homesteaded a farm at Alpena, Arkansas, and John Rufus Sr. lived his adult life in Texas (known to family and friends as "the old gentleman"). Isaac S. Boren is survived by many descendants who honor his courage and memory. (Ben Boren was my great-grandfather.)∼CSA, Company D, 18th Texas Cavalry
Isaac S. Boren was born in 1834, in Carroll Co., Arkansas. He was the son of Isaac Boren, Sr. (a farmer and Baptist missionary). His mother was Elizabeth Standlee Boren. She was one quarter Cherokee. He married Martha Elizabeth Gillum about 1856. Even though they purchased land in Arkansas (78 acres), they decided to travel to Bell County, Texas, on a Boren wagon train with Isaac's father and stepmother (Mary Polly Queen Cave Boren) and other family members, abt. 1856. Issac S. and his brother, John Coleman Boren, joined the 18th Texas Cavalry. The 18th was dismounted and made an infantry unit before the battle at Arkansas Post, even though the unit was allowed to keep its cavalry designation. Isaac was captured at Arkansas Post when that area fell to Federal troops on January 11, 1863. He was transported partly to Chicago on the steamship, "Nebraska" He died in the prison at Camp Douglas, Chicago. His brother, John Coleman Boren, survived the war and lived many years in Texas. Another brother, Iredell, served with the Texas Rangers during the Civil War and finally retired to Springfield, Missouri. Isaac and Martha had two sons: Benjamin Dolan "Ben" Boren (1856-1922) and John Rufus Sr. Boren (1861-1940). Benjamin homesteaded a farm at Alpena, Arkansas, and John Rufus Sr. lived his adult life in Texas (known to family and friends as "the old gentleman"). Isaac S. Boren is survived by many descendants who honor his courage and memory. (Ben Boren was my great-grandfather.)∼CSA, Company D, 18th Texas Cavalry
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