Elizabeth Boston was born at Bloomington on Feb. 20, 1865. Mrs. Elizabeth Findley, 48, died at Kansas City, Kansas, on Jan. 27, 1914. The remains have been awaited here for almost a week. The delay is caused by two sons, who are on their way to attend the funeral, but who were on a hunting trip in Montana, where it was difficult to locate them.

She was first united in marriage to Tom Spires, and to this union were born two sons, Arthur and Edward, both of whom are living with their father at Pontiac. Mr. and Mrs. Spires were divorced, and later she was united in marriage to Mr. Hugh Findley. To this union no children were born.

She recently underwent an operation for a tumor which led to her demise.

The funeral services will be held at St. Paul's church tomorrow afternoon, at 1 o'clock, Rev. Kettelhut officiating, and burial will take place at the Minonk Cemetery.
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Mrs. Bertha Findley, wife of H. A. Findley, 538 Minnesota, died last night at Bethany Hospital after an illness of two weeks. The body was taken to Long's undertaking rooms, 915 North Tenth Street, where it will be held pending word from Mrs. Findley's brothers in the East.
The Wyandotte Daily Cricket (Kansas City, Kansas); 28 Jan 1914, Wed. Page 1
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Children of Heinrich and Elizabeth Knack Boston:
Anna Mae (1856-1940)
Ida (1857-1931)
Louis (1859-1933)
Otto (1861-1944)
Emilie (Amelia, Mealy) (1863-1942)
Bertha E (Rebecka, Bethe) (1865-1914)
John (1866-1917)
Frederick (1869-1934)
Edward (1870-1959)
Henry (1875-1960)
Lena (1879-1949)

Her sister, Amelia Boston, married Sylvester J. Spires, brother of Bertha's husband, Thomas Spires.

1870 United States Federal Census
Home in 1870: Minonk, Woodford, Illinois
Household Members:
Henry Boston 42 and Elizabeth Boston 36
*Anna Boston should also be a listed at age 14 but is not for some reason.
Ida Boston 12
Louis Boston 11
Otto Boston 9
Amelia Boston 7
Bethe Boston 5
John Boston 3
Frederich Boston 1
Baby Boston 2/12

1880 United States Federal Census
Home in 1880: Minonk, Woodford, Illinois
Household Members:
Henry Boston 51 (farmer) b. Prussia and Elizabeth Boston 45 (keeping house) b. Germany
Anna Boston 24 (works at home)
Ida Boston 22 (works at home)
Lewis Boston 21 (farmer)
Otto Boston 19 (farmer)
Mealy Boston 17 (works at home)
Rebecka Boston 15 (works at home)
John Boston 13
Fredrick Boston 12
Edward Boston 10
Henry Boston 5
Lena Boston 1

1900 United States Federal Census
Birth Date: Feb 1864
Home in 1900: Nebraska, Livingston, Illinois
Marital Status: Married to Thomas Spires
Marriage Year: 1887; Years Married: 13
Mother: How many children: 2; number living: 2
Can Read and Write: Yes; Can Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Thomas Spires 36 and Lizzie Spires 36
Arthur Spires 12
Eduard Spires 8

1910 United States Federal Census
Home in 1910: Kansas City Ward 2, Wyandotte, Kansas
Years Married: 23
Number of Children Born: 2; Number Living: 2
Household Members:
Thomas R Spires 44 and Elizabeth B Spires 40
Edward Spires 17

Per Long Funeral Home records in Kansas City, KS:
Age 42y 11m 7d
Wife of H.A. Findley
Daughter of Henry Boston and Elizabeth Knock (both b: Germany)
Residence: 538 Minnesota Ave, KCK
Died at Bethany Hospital
Body sent to Minonk, IL for interment
Submitted by Find A Grave contributor KsCityKim
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Hugh's death date is not on the stone they share in Minonk. One can guess a variety of reasons. The death date of December 4, 1918 appears on memorial #18828202 for Hugh A. Findley buried at Grant Cemetery in Creighton, Cass County, Missouri.

I received information from Kee Rodgers that Hugh married Minnie Gregg in 1903 and had two daughters in 1908 and 1909. Mr. Findley and Minnie divorced, and he married Bertha Spires in 1910. At this point, I do not find substantiation of this marriage in my research or know where they lived. Bertha died in 1914 and it is not known where Hugh was after that. It is assumed he is buried at the other cemetery even though a stone is in place for him in Minonk. Perhaps when he died, the person(s) making arrangements were not aware that a stone in Illinois was inscribed for him, and they had him buried in his home territory, same cemetery as his grandfather, Henry Clark Cusick.

I would appreciate any other input on this.