~~Stone was very hard to read~~
Possible death date: 1913 or 1916
Served in: Co.B or H, 1st Mich. Vol.Inf.
WILLIAM O. BOUGHTON. A fine specimen of the genus homo denominated the self-made man is this gentleman, for all that he has he owes to his own exertions. He is a man of honor, whose character is unblemished, and his standing in business and social circles is of the highest. His frank, genial manner has given him a warm place in the hearts of his many associates, and he is popular with all classes. He is especially well known in Genesee County, where he operates a farm in Thetford Township, and has gained a solid reputation as a progressive agriculturist. In the public affairs of the community he takes an active part and has served his fellow-citizens in various political capacities, filling efficiently any position to which he is called.
Before giving in detail the important events in the life of Mr. Boughton, it may be well to briefly mention his descent. His parents were W. W. and Martha W. (Metcalf) Boughton, natives of New York State and Vermont respectively. The father was an early settler of Michigan, whither he emigrated from the Empire State in November, 1842, and located in Genesee County. He followed the occupation of a farmer and was the first treasurer of Thetford Township. The usual hardships which fall to the lot of pioneers he was not exempt from, but by unremitting labor he subdued the soil and established a pleasant home. A few years before the parents came to this State our subject was born, May 28, 1836, in Monroe County, N. Y., and he was therefore a child of three and a half years when he accompanied his parents to the West. He has one brother who resides in Texas.
Those who do not undergo the experience cannot realize the hard lot of the early settlers of this State. Our subject received a very meager education, attending school only three months in his early youth and when he was twenty-one taking a course of three terms in a High School. Nor were his advantages in other directions any greater, and he relates that he never had a pair of boots until he was nineteen years old. At the age of twenty-one he began life for himself, working at any honorable employment until the breaking out of the Civil War. He then, in July, 1861, enlisted in Company B, First Michigan Infantry, and with his regiment became an integral part of the Army of the Potomac. At the expiration of two and a half years of his term, he veteranized in February, 1864, and served until the close of the war in 1865, when he was honorably discharged. He participated in many of the conflicts which made the Army of the Potomac famous, and was taken prisoner at the battle of Malvern Hill. Conveyed to Libby Prison, he was kept three months until exchanged. He experienced many narrow escapes, and was often grazed by bullets, but fortunately was never seriously injured.
After his return from the battlefield, Mr. Boughton was married on September 25, 1865, to Miss Matilda Coshun, of Clayton, this county. Their wedded life was of brief duration, as the bride died the following June. Mr. Boughton was again married January 1, 1868, choosing as his bride Mrs. Mary Coolidge, an estimable lady, possessing those noble qualities which characterize a good woman, a tender mother and a devoted wife. Mrs. Boughton was the widow of Moses Coolidge, who was taken a prisoner and died in Andersonville Prison. She had one child by that marriage, Elvira, who is now Mrs. Brabazon, and lives in this township. Six children still cluster around the fireside, none of them having yet left the parental roof. They are: William W., Hattie M., Louis O., Clair Stanley, George Albert and Matie M.
In politics, Mr. Boughton is a Republican, and has held the office of Justice of the Peace eight years, which fact of itself testifies to his value as a public-spirited citizen. In the cause of education he is greatly interested, and has served as School Inspector six years and member of the School board nineteen years, in the meantime rendering good service in elevating the standard of education in the township. He was Drainage Commissioner of Genesee County four years and Township Commissioner seven years, Constable five years, and socially he belongs to the Farmers' Alliance and the Patrons of Industry. In his comfortable home he and his excellent wife dispense hospitality to all who visit them and are justly entitled to the high esteem in which they are held.
Possible death date: 1913 or 1916
Served in: Co.B or H, 1st Mich. Vol.Inf.
WILLIAM O. BOUGHTON. A fine specimen of the genus homo denominated the self-made man is this gentleman, for all that he has he owes to his own exertions. He is a man of honor, whose character is unblemished, and his standing in business and social circles is of the highest. His frank, genial manner has given him a warm place in the hearts of his many associates, and he is popular with all classes. He is especially well known in Genesee County, where he operates a farm in Thetford Township, and has gained a solid reputation as a progressive agriculturist. In the public affairs of the community he takes an active part and has served his fellow-citizens in various political capacities, filling efficiently any position to which he is called.
Before giving in detail the important events in the life of Mr. Boughton, it may be well to briefly mention his descent. His parents were W. W. and Martha W. (Metcalf) Boughton, natives of New York State and Vermont respectively. The father was an early settler of Michigan, whither he emigrated from the Empire State in November, 1842, and located in Genesee County. He followed the occupation of a farmer and was the first treasurer of Thetford Township. The usual hardships which fall to the lot of pioneers he was not exempt from, but by unremitting labor he subdued the soil and established a pleasant home. A few years before the parents came to this State our subject was born, May 28, 1836, in Monroe County, N. Y., and he was therefore a child of three and a half years when he accompanied his parents to the West. He has one brother who resides in Texas.
Those who do not undergo the experience cannot realize the hard lot of the early settlers of this State. Our subject received a very meager education, attending school only three months in his early youth and when he was twenty-one taking a course of three terms in a High School. Nor were his advantages in other directions any greater, and he relates that he never had a pair of boots until he was nineteen years old. At the age of twenty-one he began life for himself, working at any honorable employment until the breaking out of the Civil War. He then, in July, 1861, enlisted in Company B, First Michigan Infantry, and with his regiment became an integral part of the Army of the Potomac. At the expiration of two and a half years of his term, he veteranized in February, 1864, and served until the close of the war in 1865, when he was honorably discharged. He participated in many of the conflicts which made the Army of the Potomac famous, and was taken prisoner at the battle of Malvern Hill. Conveyed to Libby Prison, he was kept three months until exchanged. He experienced many narrow escapes, and was often grazed by bullets, but fortunately was never seriously injured.
After his return from the battlefield, Mr. Boughton was married on September 25, 1865, to Miss Matilda Coshun, of Clayton, this county. Their wedded life was of brief duration, as the bride died the following June. Mr. Boughton was again married January 1, 1868, choosing as his bride Mrs. Mary Coolidge, an estimable lady, possessing those noble qualities which characterize a good woman, a tender mother and a devoted wife. Mrs. Boughton was the widow of Moses Coolidge, who was taken a prisoner and died in Andersonville Prison. She had one child by that marriage, Elvira, who is now Mrs. Brabazon, and lives in this township. Six children still cluster around the fireside, none of them having yet left the parental roof. They are: William W., Hattie M., Louis O., Clair Stanley, George Albert and Matie M.
In politics, Mr. Boughton is a Republican, and has held the office of Justice of the Peace eight years, which fact of itself testifies to his value as a public-spirited citizen. In the cause of education he is greatly interested, and has served as School Inspector six years and member of the School board nineteen years, in the meantime rendering good service in elevating the standard of education in the township. He was Drainage Commissioner of Genesee County four years and Township Commissioner seven years, Constable five years, and socially he belongs to the Farmers' Alliance and the Patrons of Industry. In his comfortable home he and his excellent wife dispense hospitality to all who visit them and are justly entitled to the high esteem in which they are held.
~~Stone was very hard to read~~
Possible death date: 1913 or 1916
Served in: Co.B or H, 1st Mich. Vol.Inf.
WILLIAM O. BOUGHTON. A fine specimen of the genus homo denominated the self-made man is this gentleman, for all that he has he owes to his own exertions. He is a man of honor, whose character is unblemished, and his standing in business and social circles is of the highest. His frank, genial manner has given him a warm place in the hearts of his many associates, and he is popular with all classes. He is especially well known in Genesee County, where he operates a farm in Thetford Township, and has gained a solid reputation as a progressive agriculturist. In the public affairs of the community he takes an active part and has served his fellow-citizens in various political capacities, filling efficiently any position to which he is called.
Before giving in detail the important events in the life of Mr. Boughton, it may be well to briefly mention his descent. His parents were W. W. and Martha W. (Metcalf) Boughton, natives of New York State and Vermont respectively. The father was an early settler of Michigan, whither he emigrated from the Empire State in November, 1842, and located in Genesee County. He followed the occupation of a farmer and was the first treasurer of Thetford Township. The usual hardships which fall to the lot of pioneers he was not exempt from, but by unremitting labor he subdued the soil and established a pleasant home. A few years before the parents came to this State our subject was born, May 28, 1836, in Monroe County, N. Y., and he was therefore a child of three and a half years when he accompanied his parents to the West. He has one brother who resides in Texas.
Those who do not undergo the experience cannot realize the hard lot of the early settlers of this State. Our subject received a very meager education, attending school only three months in his early youth and when he was twenty-one taking a course of three terms in a High School. Nor were his advantages in other directions any greater, and he relates that he never had a pair of boots until he was nineteen years old. At the age of twenty-one he began life for himself, working at any honorable employment until the breaking out of the Civil War. He then, in July, 1861, enlisted in Company B, First Michigan Infantry, and with his regiment became an integral part of the Army of the Potomac. At the expiration of two and a half years of his term, he veteranized in February, 1864, and served until the close of the war in 1865, when he was honorably discharged. He participated in many of the conflicts which made the Army of the Potomac famous, and was taken prisoner at the battle of Malvern Hill. Conveyed to Libby Prison, he was kept three months until exchanged. He experienced many narrow escapes, and was often grazed by bullets, but fortunately was never seriously injured.
After his return from the battlefield, Mr. Boughton was married on September 25, 1865, to Miss Matilda Coshun, of Clayton, this county. Their wedded life was of brief duration, as the bride died the following June. Mr. Boughton was again married January 1, 1868, choosing as his bride Mrs. Mary Coolidge, an estimable lady, possessing those noble qualities which characterize a good woman, a tender mother and a devoted wife. Mrs. Boughton was the widow of Moses Coolidge, who was taken a prisoner and died in Andersonville Prison. She had one child by that marriage, Elvira, who is now Mrs. Brabazon, and lives in this township. Six children still cluster around the fireside, none of them having yet left the parental roof. They are: William W., Hattie M., Louis O., Clair Stanley, George Albert and Matie M.
In politics, Mr. Boughton is a Republican, and has held the office of Justice of the Peace eight years, which fact of itself testifies to his value as a public-spirited citizen. In the cause of education he is greatly interested, and has served as School Inspector six years and member of the School board nineteen years, in the meantime rendering good service in elevating the standard of education in the township. He was Drainage Commissioner of Genesee County four years and Township Commissioner seven years, Constable five years, and socially he belongs to the Farmers' Alliance and the Patrons of Industry. In his comfortable home he and his excellent wife dispense hospitality to all who visit them and are justly entitled to the high esteem in which they are held.
Possible death date: 1913 or 1916
Served in: Co.B or H, 1st Mich. Vol.Inf.
WILLIAM O. BOUGHTON. A fine specimen of the genus homo denominated the self-made man is this gentleman, for all that he has he owes to his own exertions. He is a man of honor, whose character is unblemished, and his standing in business and social circles is of the highest. His frank, genial manner has given him a warm place in the hearts of his many associates, and he is popular with all classes. He is especially well known in Genesee County, where he operates a farm in Thetford Township, and has gained a solid reputation as a progressive agriculturist. In the public affairs of the community he takes an active part and has served his fellow-citizens in various political capacities, filling efficiently any position to which he is called.
Before giving in detail the important events in the life of Mr. Boughton, it may be well to briefly mention his descent. His parents were W. W. and Martha W. (Metcalf) Boughton, natives of New York State and Vermont respectively. The father was an early settler of Michigan, whither he emigrated from the Empire State in November, 1842, and located in Genesee County. He followed the occupation of a farmer and was the first treasurer of Thetford Township. The usual hardships which fall to the lot of pioneers he was not exempt from, but by unremitting labor he subdued the soil and established a pleasant home. A few years before the parents came to this State our subject was born, May 28, 1836, in Monroe County, N. Y., and he was therefore a child of three and a half years when he accompanied his parents to the West. He has one brother who resides in Texas.
Those who do not undergo the experience cannot realize the hard lot of the early settlers of this State. Our subject received a very meager education, attending school only three months in his early youth and when he was twenty-one taking a course of three terms in a High School. Nor were his advantages in other directions any greater, and he relates that he never had a pair of boots until he was nineteen years old. At the age of twenty-one he began life for himself, working at any honorable employment until the breaking out of the Civil War. He then, in July, 1861, enlisted in Company B, First Michigan Infantry, and with his regiment became an integral part of the Army of the Potomac. At the expiration of two and a half years of his term, he veteranized in February, 1864, and served until the close of the war in 1865, when he was honorably discharged. He participated in many of the conflicts which made the Army of the Potomac famous, and was taken prisoner at the battle of Malvern Hill. Conveyed to Libby Prison, he was kept three months until exchanged. He experienced many narrow escapes, and was often grazed by bullets, but fortunately was never seriously injured.
After his return from the battlefield, Mr. Boughton was married on September 25, 1865, to Miss Matilda Coshun, of Clayton, this county. Their wedded life was of brief duration, as the bride died the following June. Mr. Boughton was again married January 1, 1868, choosing as his bride Mrs. Mary Coolidge, an estimable lady, possessing those noble qualities which characterize a good woman, a tender mother and a devoted wife. Mrs. Boughton was the widow of Moses Coolidge, who was taken a prisoner and died in Andersonville Prison. She had one child by that marriage, Elvira, who is now Mrs. Brabazon, and lives in this township. Six children still cluster around the fireside, none of them having yet left the parental roof. They are: William W., Hattie M., Louis O., Clair Stanley, George Albert and Matie M.
In politics, Mr. Boughton is a Republican, and has held the office of Justice of the Peace eight years, which fact of itself testifies to his value as a public-spirited citizen. In the cause of education he is greatly interested, and has served as School Inspector six years and member of the School board nineteen years, in the meantime rendering good service in elevating the standard of education in the township. He was Drainage Commissioner of Genesee County four years and Township Commissioner seven years, Constable five years, and socially he belongs to the Farmers' Alliance and the Patrons of Industry. In his comfortable home he and his excellent wife dispense hospitality to all who visit them and are justly entitled to the high esteem in which they are held.
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