John's death certificate states that he is the son of William Boal [Sr.] and his wife Rebecca Spangler, which is NOT correct.
-------------------------------
Records from the "Centre County Library & Historical Museum", in Centre County Pennsylvania, state that John is the son of William Boal Sr. and his wife Elizabeth HANNAH ("Betsey") Spangler, of Potter Township (Center Hall area), Centre County Pennsylvania.
---------------------------------
John was born in Potter Township,
Centre County Pennsylvania.
-----------------------------
His father, William Boal Sr. was born on May 12, 1800, in Centre County Pennsylvania, and he died on May 5, 1878, in Tusseyville, Potter township, Centre County Pennsylvania.
William Boal Sr. is buried in the Tusseyville Cemetery, in Potter township, Centre County Pennsylvania, with his wife, Elizabeth Hannah (Spangler) Boal (1804-1847).
---------------------------------
The nine children of his parents, William Boal Sr. and his wife Elizabeth Hannah Spangler are:
------
1. Jonas (Jonathan) Boal.
Born 1822, in Centre Co. PA.
(Listed as "Jonathan" in 1860 census
of Potter township, Centre Co. PA.
Living with them is his sister
Mary Polly (Boal) Feather, and
her baby daughter).
m. # 1. Catherine Young.
m. # 2. Sarah A. Lee.
m. # 3. Rebecca Wofley.
Rebecca and Jonas had
a son William H. Boals.
d. April 24, 1884, at the age of
62 years, 5 months, and 23 days.
Buried: Emanuel Union Cemetery,
in Tusseyville, Centre Co. PA.
-----------------------------------
2. George M. Boal.
Born 1824, in Centre Co. PA.
m. Malinda Kurty.
George moved to Berrien Co. Michigan.
d. August 23, 1872, (at the age of
48 years, 5 months, and 7 days).
Buried: Salem Cemetery, Berrien Co. MI.,
in Block O, Lot 67, Space 1,
(next to his wife Malinda and next to
Almira (Feather) Gifford, the daughter of
his sister Mary Polly (Boal) Feather).
There are no headstones for
any of the three of them.
George's brother John Boal is also
buried in the Salem Cemetery.
-------------------------------------
3. William Boal Jr.
Born May 14, 1828, in Centre Co. PA.
m. # 1. Catherine (or Caroline) Fisher.
Children: Sally, Julia, Mary, and Alice.
m. # 2. Elizabeth Moyer.
William and Elizabeth had one child.
d. Jan. 4, 1910.
Buried: Zion Hill Cemetery,
in Centre Co. PA.
------------------------------------
4. John Boal.
Born Jan. 13, 1831, Centre Co. PA.
John moved to Berrien Co. Michigan.
m. # 1. Christiana ("Annie") Evans.
Children: Mrs. William A. Womer.
Lewis Howard Boal.
Ells A. Boal.
Nettie Boal.
d. Jan. 25, 1910, in Oronoko township,
Berrien County Michigan, at the age
of 79 years, and 12 days.
Buried: Salem Cemetery, Berrien Co.
Michigan, with wife Christiana,
in Block W, Lot 1, Space 5.
(His brother George M. Boal is
also buried in the Salem cemetery).
----------------------------------
5. Peter Spangler Boal Sr.
Born Aug. 19, 1835, in Centre Co. PA.
m. Rebecca Bubb ("about" 1868).
Peter lived in Centre Co. PA in 1916
(per his sister Lydia's obit).
Children: William Eugene Boal,
John Nathaniel Boal,
Peter Spangler Boal Jr.
Lauerine Boal,
Jonas George Boal,
Mary Elizabeth Boal,
and Catherine Boal.
Died: ? ("after" 1916).
Buried: ?
----------------------------------
6. Mary Polly Boal.
Born "about" 1837, in Centre Co. PA.
Mary moved to Berrien Co. MI and
married Lafayette Feather there
on Jan. 14, 1858. Lafayette is the
son of Joshua Feather Sr. and his
wife Mary Ann (Smith) Feather.
(She is listed as age 20 and
Lafayette Feather is listed as age 18).
In the 1860 census Mary and her
young daughter are living in
Potter township, Centre Co. PA, with
Mary's brother Jonas (Jonathan) Boal
and his wife Catherine (while
Lafayette is living in Berrien
County Michigan with his parents).
(No further record of Lafayette!)
Mary was living in Bloomfield, Greene
County Indiana in 1867 (with or near
her sister Lydia (Boal) Henney?), when
Mary inherited some money from the
Peter Spangler estate (probably
her Grandfather Peter Spangler Jr.).
Mary's daughter Almira (also listed
as "Alice"), was married to
John A. Gifford.
(Mary's daughter Almira (Feather)
Gifford is buried (with no headstone),
in the Salem Cemetery, in Berrien Co.
MI next to Mary's brother George Boal).
Did Mary Polly remarry?
Whatever happened to Mary Polly Feather
and her husband Lafayette Feather???
Died: Mary Polly died "before" 1916
(per her sister Lydia's obituary).
Buried: ?
------------------------------
7. Lydia E. Boal.
Born May 4, 1839, in Centre Co. PA.
(In the 1850 census, Lydia is living
with Peter and Margaret Spangler,
in Potter township, Centre Co. PA).
m. Aug. 14, 1855, to Andrew M. Henney,
the son of John Henney and Sarah Stamm.
Lydia moved to Indiana in 1862, and
lived in Bloomfield, Fairplay
township, Greene County Indiana.
Nine children: Mary C. (Henney) Hunter.
Ida F. (Henney) Keller.
David C. Henney.
Samuel A. Henney.
Harvey Rufus Henney.
Cora E. (Henney) Moffett
(wife of John Moffett).
Daisy D. (Henney) Moffett
(wife of John's brother Tilmon Moffett).
John W. Moffett.
Sarah E. Moffett.
d. April 8, 1916, in
Bloomfield, Greene County Indiana,
age 76 years, 11 months, and 4 days.
Buried: Hicks Cemetery, Greene Co. IN.
--------------------------------
8. Rebecca Boal.
Born "about" 1844?, in Centre Co. PA.
m. # 1. Jacob (or John) Stahley/Staley.
m. # 2. Lewis Dillman.
Lived in Mason City, Iowa in 1868,
and in San Bernardino, CA in 1916.
Died: ? ("after" 1916).
Buried: ?
---------------------------------
9. Catherine ("Kate") S. Boal.
Born June 9, 1845, in Centre Co. PA.
m. April 4, 1863, in Potter township,
Centre County Pennsylvania, by
Rev. William Henry Groh, to
John Adam Martz, the son of
Henry Martz and Mary Crape.
(John died Feb. 14, 1913).
Seven children: Jonas Edgar Martz.
William Stansbery Martz.
Sylvester Clayton Martz.
Mary Elizabeth Martz.
Sara/Sarah Catherine Martz.
Annie Rebecca Martz, and
Adam Claude Dillman Martz
(also listed as Dillman C. Martz).
Kate lived in Altoona, Blair Co. PA.
d. Sept. 1, 1938, at 1612 4th St.,
in Altoona, Blair Coounty PA.
Buried: Fairview Cemetery,
in Altoona, Blair County PA.
(Plot: B, 111).
-----------------------------
Note: Most (if not all) of John's
siblings, inherited money from the
Peter Spangler estate (probably their
grandfather Peter Spangler Jr.),
(in 1867-1869).
________________________________
________________________________
John was married on Dec. 28, 1865,
in Berrien County Michigan, to
Christiana ("Annie") Evans,
the daughter of Lewis Evans and
his wife Christiana Spangler,
of Centre County Pennsylvania, and
then of Hinchman, in Oronoko township,
Berrien County Michigan.
Note: Both John and Christiana's
mothers maiden names were "Spangler".
(John is incorrectly listed on
their marriage record, as
John "Boalagea").
--------------------------------
John and Christiana had four children:
1. Ruth (and Anna Ruth) Womer,
of Niles, Michigan. (1875-1949).
Married William A. Womer, on July 10, 1907,
in Hinchman, MI.
Children: Irene, Robert A., Edith A.,
Clyde W., and Frank B. Womer.
2. Ells Arthur Boal (1868-1955).
(Ells remained single).
3. Lewis HOWARD Boal (1870-1939).
He married Christenah Spangler and
they had 10 children, all born in PA.
Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery.
4. Nettie Boal (1877-1969).
(Nettie remained single).
_________________________________
John Boal served as the Clerk of
Oronoko Township in the years
of 1862, 1866, and 1867.
----------------------------
John was a farmer.
-------------------------------
Berrien County Michigan Deed Records show that John Boal and wife, sold land to School District # 6, in Oronoko Township, Berrien County Michigan (Liber 104, page 317),
(for the Hinchman School).
-------------------------------
John's farm was located next to the Salem Cemetery, on Scottsdale Road, on the South side of Hinchman, in Section 8, of Oronoko township, Berrien County Michigan.
------------------------------
John died in Oronoko Township, Berrien County Michigan, of nephritis (inflammation of the kidneys), at the age of 79 years, and 12 days.
--------------------------------
John is buried in "Block W, Lot 1, Space 5",
next to his wife Christiana Boal (in Space 4),
and son Ells A. Boal (in Space 1),
and daughter Nettie Boal (in Space 2).
------------------------------
John's brother George M. Boal is
also buried in this cemetery.
------------------------------
Note: See the memorial for his brother
George M. Boal, of MI., on this web site.
------------------------------
See: "The Heyday of Hinchman",
by Beverly Campbell Pottle,
published by the Berrien County
Historical Association, Berrien Springs,
Michigan, 2006.
--------------------------------
-------------------------------
Records from the "Centre County Library & Historical Museum", in Centre County Pennsylvania, state that John is the son of William Boal Sr. and his wife Elizabeth HANNAH ("Betsey") Spangler, of Potter Township (Center Hall area), Centre County Pennsylvania.
---------------------------------
John was born in Potter Township,
Centre County Pennsylvania.
-----------------------------
His father, William Boal Sr. was born on May 12, 1800, in Centre County Pennsylvania, and he died on May 5, 1878, in Tusseyville, Potter township, Centre County Pennsylvania.
William Boal Sr. is buried in the Tusseyville Cemetery, in Potter township, Centre County Pennsylvania, with his wife, Elizabeth Hannah (Spangler) Boal (1804-1847).
---------------------------------
The nine children of his parents, William Boal Sr. and his wife Elizabeth Hannah Spangler are:
------
1. Jonas (Jonathan) Boal.
Born 1822, in Centre Co. PA.
(Listed as "Jonathan" in 1860 census
of Potter township, Centre Co. PA.
Living with them is his sister
Mary Polly (Boal) Feather, and
her baby daughter).
m. # 1. Catherine Young.
m. # 2. Sarah A. Lee.
m. # 3. Rebecca Wofley.
Rebecca and Jonas had
a son William H. Boals.
d. April 24, 1884, at the age of
62 years, 5 months, and 23 days.
Buried: Emanuel Union Cemetery,
in Tusseyville, Centre Co. PA.
-----------------------------------
2. George M. Boal.
Born 1824, in Centre Co. PA.
m. Malinda Kurty.
George moved to Berrien Co. Michigan.
d. August 23, 1872, (at the age of
48 years, 5 months, and 7 days).
Buried: Salem Cemetery, Berrien Co. MI.,
in Block O, Lot 67, Space 1,
(next to his wife Malinda and next to
Almira (Feather) Gifford, the daughter of
his sister Mary Polly (Boal) Feather).
There are no headstones for
any of the three of them.
George's brother John Boal is also
buried in the Salem Cemetery.
-------------------------------------
3. William Boal Jr.
Born May 14, 1828, in Centre Co. PA.
m. # 1. Catherine (or Caroline) Fisher.
Children: Sally, Julia, Mary, and Alice.
m. # 2. Elizabeth Moyer.
William and Elizabeth had one child.
d. Jan. 4, 1910.
Buried: Zion Hill Cemetery,
in Centre Co. PA.
------------------------------------
4. John Boal.
Born Jan. 13, 1831, Centre Co. PA.
John moved to Berrien Co. Michigan.
m. # 1. Christiana ("Annie") Evans.
Children: Mrs. William A. Womer.
Lewis Howard Boal.
Ells A. Boal.
Nettie Boal.
d. Jan. 25, 1910, in Oronoko township,
Berrien County Michigan, at the age
of 79 years, and 12 days.
Buried: Salem Cemetery, Berrien Co.
Michigan, with wife Christiana,
in Block W, Lot 1, Space 5.
(His brother George M. Boal is
also buried in the Salem cemetery).
----------------------------------
5. Peter Spangler Boal Sr.
Born Aug. 19, 1835, in Centre Co. PA.
m. Rebecca Bubb ("about" 1868).
Peter lived in Centre Co. PA in 1916
(per his sister Lydia's obit).
Children: William Eugene Boal,
John Nathaniel Boal,
Peter Spangler Boal Jr.
Lauerine Boal,
Jonas George Boal,
Mary Elizabeth Boal,
and Catherine Boal.
Died: ? ("after" 1916).
Buried: ?
----------------------------------
6. Mary Polly Boal.
Born "about" 1837, in Centre Co. PA.
Mary moved to Berrien Co. MI and
married Lafayette Feather there
on Jan. 14, 1858. Lafayette is the
son of Joshua Feather Sr. and his
wife Mary Ann (Smith) Feather.
(She is listed as age 20 and
Lafayette Feather is listed as age 18).
In the 1860 census Mary and her
young daughter are living in
Potter township, Centre Co. PA, with
Mary's brother Jonas (Jonathan) Boal
and his wife Catherine (while
Lafayette is living in Berrien
County Michigan with his parents).
(No further record of Lafayette!)
Mary was living in Bloomfield, Greene
County Indiana in 1867 (with or near
her sister Lydia (Boal) Henney?), when
Mary inherited some money from the
Peter Spangler estate (probably
her Grandfather Peter Spangler Jr.).
Mary's daughter Almira (also listed
as "Alice"), was married to
John A. Gifford.
(Mary's daughter Almira (Feather)
Gifford is buried (with no headstone),
in the Salem Cemetery, in Berrien Co.
MI next to Mary's brother George Boal).
Did Mary Polly remarry?
Whatever happened to Mary Polly Feather
and her husband Lafayette Feather???
Died: Mary Polly died "before" 1916
(per her sister Lydia's obituary).
Buried: ?
------------------------------
7. Lydia E. Boal.
Born May 4, 1839, in Centre Co. PA.
(In the 1850 census, Lydia is living
with Peter and Margaret Spangler,
in Potter township, Centre Co. PA).
m. Aug. 14, 1855, to Andrew M. Henney,
the son of John Henney and Sarah Stamm.
Lydia moved to Indiana in 1862, and
lived in Bloomfield, Fairplay
township, Greene County Indiana.
Nine children: Mary C. (Henney) Hunter.
Ida F. (Henney) Keller.
David C. Henney.
Samuel A. Henney.
Harvey Rufus Henney.
Cora E. (Henney) Moffett
(wife of John Moffett).
Daisy D. (Henney) Moffett
(wife of John's brother Tilmon Moffett).
John W. Moffett.
Sarah E. Moffett.
d. April 8, 1916, in
Bloomfield, Greene County Indiana,
age 76 years, 11 months, and 4 days.
Buried: Hicks Cemetery, Greene Co. IN.
--------------------------------
8. Rebecca Boal.
Born "about" 1844?, in Centre Co. PA.
m. # 1. Jacob (or John) Stahley/Staley.
m. # 2. Lewis Dillman.
Lived in Mason City, Iowa in 1868,
and in San Bernardino, CA in 1916.
Died: ? ("after" 1916).
Buried: ?
---------------------------------
9. Catherine ("Kate") S. Boal.
Born June 9, 1845, in Centre Co. PA.
m. April 4, 1863, in Potter township,
Centre County Pennsylvania, by
Rev. William Henry Groh, to
John Adam Martz, the son of
Henry Martz and Mary Crape.
(John died Feb. 14, 1913).
Seven children: Jonas Edgar Martz.
William Stansbery Martz.
Sylvester Clayton Martz.
Mary Elizabeth Martz.
Sara/Sarah Catherine Martz.
Annie Rebecca Martz, and
Adam Claude Dillman Martz
(also listed as Dillman C. Martz).
Kate lived in Altoona, Blair Co. PA.
d. Sept. 1, 1938, at 1612 4th St.,
in Altoona, Blair Coounty PA.
Buried: Fairview Cemetery,
in Altoona, Blair County PA.
(Plot: B, 111).
-----------------------------
Note: Most (if not all) of John's
siblings, inherited money from the
Peter Spangler estate (probably their
grandfather Peter Spangler Jr.),
(in 1867-1869).
________________________________
________________________________
John was married on Dec. 28, 1865,
in Berrien County Michigan, to
Christiana ("Annie") Evans,
the daughter of Lewis Evans and
his wife Christiana Spangler,
of Centre County Pennsylvania, and
then of Hinchman, in Oronoko township,
Berrien County Michigan.
Note: Both John and Christiana's
mothers maiden names were "Spangler".
(John is incorrectly listed on
their marriage record, as
John "Boalagea").
--------------------------------
John and Christiana had four children:
1. Ruth (and Anna Ruth) Womer,
of Niles, Michigan. (1875-1949).
Married William A. Womer, on July 10, 1907,
in Hinchman, MI.
Children: Irene, Robert A., Edith A.,
Clyde W., and Frank B. Womer.
2. Ells Arthur Boal (1868-1955).
(Ells remained single).
3. Lewis HOWARD Boal (1870-1939).
He married Christenah Spangler and
they had 10 children, all born in PA.
Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery.
4. Nettie Boal (1877-1969).
(Nettie remained single).
_________________________________
John Boal served as the Clerk of
Oronoko Township in the years
of 1862, 1866, and 1867.
----------------------------
John was a farmer.
-------------------------------
Berrien County Michigan Deed Records show that John Boal and wife, sold land to School District # 6, in Oronoko Township, Berrien County Michigan (Liber 104, page 317),
(for the Hinchman School).
-------------------------------
John's farm was located next to the Salem Cemetery, on Scottsdale Road, on the South side of Hinchman, in Section 8, of Oronoko township, Berrien County Michigan.
------------------------------
John died in Oronoko Township, Berrien County Michigan, of nephritis (inflammation of the kidneys), at the age of 79 years, and 12 days.
--------------------------------
John is buried in "Block W, Lot 1, Space 5",
next to his wife Christiana Boal (in Space 4),
and son Ells A. Boal (in Space 1),
and daughter Nettie Boal (in Space 2).
------------------------------
John's brother George M. Boal is
also buried in this cemetery.
------------------------------
Note: See the memorial for his brother
George M. Boal, of MI., on this web site.
------------------------------
See: "The Heyday of Hinchman",
by Beverly Campbell Pottle,
published by the Berrien County
Historical Association, Berrien Springs,
Michigan, 2006.
--------------------------------
John's death certificate states that he is the son of William Boal [Sr.] and his wife Rebecca Spangler, which is NOT correct.
-------------------------------
Records from the "Centre County Library & Historical Museum", in Centre County Pennsylvania, state that John is the son of William Boal Sr. and his wife Elizabeth HANNAH ("Betsey") Spangler, of Potter Township (Center Hall area), Centre County Pennsylvania.
---------------------------------
John was born in Potter Township,
Centre County Pennsylvania.
-----------------------------
His father, William Boal Sr. was born on May 12, 1800, in Centre County Pennsylvania, and he died on May 5, 1878, in Tusseyville, Potter township, Centre County Pennsylvania.
William Boal Sr. is buried in the Tusseyville Cemetery, in Potter township, Centre County Pennsylvania, with his wife, Elizabeth Hannah (Spangler) Boal (1804-1847).
---------------------------------
The nine children of his parents, William Boal Sr. and his wife Elizabeth Hannah Spangler are:
------
1. Jonas (Jonathan) Boal.
Born 1822, in Centre Co. PA.
(Listed as "Jonathan" in 1860 census
of Potter township, Centre Co. PA.
Living with them is his sister
Mary Polly (Boal) Feather, and
her baby daughter).
m. # 1. Catherine Young.
m. # 2. Sarah A. Lee.
m. # 3. Rebecca Wofley.
Rebecca and Jonas had
a son William H. Boals.
d. April 24, 1884, at the age of
62 years, 5 months, and 23 days.
Buried: Emanuel Union Cemetery,
in Tusseyville, Centre Co. PA.
-----------------------------------
2. George M. Boal.
Born 1824, in Centre Co. PA.
m. Malinda Kurty.
George moved to Berrien Co. Michigan.
d. August 23, 1872, (at the age of
48 years, 5 months, and 7 days).
Buried: Salem Cemetery, Berrien Co. MI.,
in Block O, Lot 67, Space 1,
(next to his wife Malinda and next to
Almira (Feather) Gifford, the daughter of
his sister Mary Polly (Boal) Feather).
There are no headstones for
any of the three of them.
George's brother John Boal is also
buried in the Salem Cemetery.
-------------------------------------
3. William Boal Jr.
Born May 14, 1828, in Centre Co. PA.
m. # 1. Catherine (or Caroline) Fisher.
Children: Sally, Julia, Mary, and Alice.
m. # 2. Elizabeth Moyer.
William and Elizabeth had one child.
d. Jan. 4, 1910.
Buried: Zion Hill Cemetery,
in Centre Co. PA.
------------------------------------
4. John Boal.
Born Jan. 13, 1831, Centre Co. PA.
John moved to Berrien Co. Michigan.
m. # 1. Christiana ("Annie") Evans.
Children: Mrs. William A. Womer.
Lewis Howard Boal.
Ells A. Boal.
Nettie Boal.
d. Jan. 25, 1910, in Oronoko township,
Berrien County Michigan, at the age
of 79 years, and 12 days.
Buried: Salem Cemetery, Berrien Co.
Michigan, with wife Christiana,
in Block W, Lot 1, Space 5.
(His brother George M. Boal is
also buried in the Salem cemetery).
----------------------------------
5. Peter Spangler Boal Sr.
Born Aug. 19, 1835, in Centre Co. PA.
m. Rebecca Bubb ("about" 1868).
Peter lived in Centre Co. PA in 1916
(per his sister Lydia's obit).
Children: William Eugene Boal,
John Nathaniel Boal,
Peter Spangler Boal Jr.
Lauerine Boal,
Jonas George Boal,
Mary Elizabeth Boal,
and Catherine Boal.
Died: ? ("after" 1916).
Buried: ?
----------------------------------
6. Mary Polly Boal.
Born "about" 1837, in Centre Co. PA.
Mary moved to Berrien Co. MI and
married Lafayette Feather there
on Jan. 14, 1858. Lafayette is the
son of Joshua Feather Sr. and his
wife Mary Ann (Smith) Feather.
(She is listed as age 20 and
Lafayette Feather is listed as age 18).
In the 1860 census Mary and her
young daughter are living in
Potter township, Centre Co. PA, with
Mary's brother Jonas (Jonathan) Boal
and his wife Catherine (while
Lafayette is living in Berrien
County Michigan with his parents).
(No further record of Lafayette!)
Mary was living in Bloomfield, Greene
County Indiana in 1867 (with or near
her sister Lydia (Boal) Henney?), when
Mary inherited some money from the
Peter Spangler estate (probably
her Grandfather Peter Spangler Jr.).
Mary's daughter Almira (also listed
as "Alice"), was married to
John A. Gifford.
(Mary's daughter Almira (Feather)
Gifford is buried (with no headstone),
in the Salem Cemetery, in Berrien Co.
MI next to Mary's brother George Boal).
Did Mary Polly remarry?
Whatever happened to Mary Polly Feather
and her husband Lafayette Feather???
Died: Mary Polly died "before" 1916
(per her sister Lydia's obituary).
Buried: ?
------------------------------
7. Lydia E. Boal.
Born May 4, 1839, in Centre Co. PA.
(In the 1850 census, Lydia is living
with Peter and Margaret Spangler,
in Potter township, Centre Co. PA).
m. Aug. 14, 1855, to Andrew M. Henney,
the son of John Henney and Sarah Stamm.
Lydia moved to Indiana in 1862, and
lived in Bloomfield, Fairplay
township, Greene County Indiana.
Nine children: Mary C. (Henney) Hunter.
Ida F. (Henney) Keller.
David C. Henney.
Samuel A. Henney.
Harvey Rufus Henney.
Cora E. (Henney) Moffett
(wife of John Moffett).
Daisy D. (Henney) Moffett
(wife of John's brother Tilmon Moffett).
John W. Moffett.
Sarah E. Moffett.
d. April 8, 1916, in
Bloomfield, Greene County Indiana,
age 76 years, 11 months, and 4 days.
Buried: Hicks Cemetery, Greene Co. IN.
--------------------------------
8. Rebecca Boal.
Born "about" 1844?, in Centre Co. PA.
m. # 1. Jacob (or John) Stahley/Staley.
m. # 2. Lewis Dillman.
Lived in Mason City, Iowa in 1868,
and in San Bernardino, CA in 1916.
Died: ? ("after" 1916).
Buried: ?
---------------------------------
9. Catherine ("Kate") S. Boal.
Born June 9, 1845, in Centre Co. PA.
m. April 4, 1863, in Potter township,
Centre County Pennsylvania, by
Rev. William Henry Groh, to
John Adam Martz, the son of
Henry Martz and Mary Crape.
(John died Feb. 14, 1913).
Seven children: Jonas Edgar Martz.
William Stansbery Martz.
Sylvester Clayton Martz.
Mary Elizabeth Martz.
Sara/Sarah Catherine Martz.
Annie Rebecca Martz, and
Adam Claude Dillman Martz
(also listed as Dillman C. Martz).
Kate lived in Altoona, Blair Co. PA.
d. Sept. 1, 1938, at 1612 4th St.,
in Altoona, Blair Coounty PA.
Buried: Fairview Cemetery,
in Altoona, Blair County PA.
(Plot: B, 111).
-----------------------------
Note: Most (if not all) of John's
siblings, inherited money from the
Peter Spangler estate (probably their
grandfather Peter Spangler Jr.),
(in 1867-1869).
________________________________
________________________________
John was married on Dec. 28, 1865,
in Berrien County Michigan, to
Christiana ("Annie") Evans,
the daughter of Lewis Evans and
his wife Christiana Spangler,
of Centre County Pennsylvania, and
then of Hinchman, in Oronoko township,
Berrien County Michigan.
Note: Both John and Christiana's
mothers maiden names were "Spangler".
(John is incorrectly listed on
their marriage record, as
John "Boalagea").
--------------------------------
John and Christiana had four children:
1. Ruth (and Anna Ruth) Womer,
of Niles, Michigan. (1875-1949).
Married William A. Womer, on July 10, 1907,
in Hinchman, MI.
Children: Irene, Robert A., Edith A.,
Clyde W., and Frank B. Womer.
2. Ells Arthur Boal (1868-1955).
(Ells remained single).
3. Lewis HOWARD Boal (1870-1939).
He married Christenah Spangler and
they had 10 children, all born in PA.
Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery.
4. Nettie Boal (1877-1969).
(Nettie remained single).
_________________________________
John Boal served as the Clerk of
Oronoko Township in the years
of 1862, 1866, and 1867.
----------------------------
John was a farmer.
-------------------------------
Berrien County Michigan Deed Records show that John Boal and wife, sold land to School District # 6, in Oronoko Township, Berrien County Michigan (Liber 104, page 317),
(for the Hinchman School).
-------------------------------
John's farm was located next to the Salem Cemetery, on Scottsdale Road, on the South side of Hinchman, in Section 8, of Oronoko township, Berrien County Michigan.
------------------------------
John died in Oronoko Township, Berrien County Michigan, of nephritis (inflammation of the kidneys), at the age of 79 years, and 12 days.
--------------------------------
John is buried in "Block W, Lot 1, Space 5",
next to his wife Christiana Boal (in Space 4),
and son Ells A. Boal (in Space 1),
and daughter Nettie Boal (in Space 2).
------------------------------
John's brother George M. Boal is
also buried in this cemetery.
------------------------------
Note: See the memorial for his brother
George M. Boal, of MI., on this web site.
------------------------------
See: "The Heyday of Hinchman",
by Beverly Campbell Pottle,
published by the Berrien County
Historical Association, Berrien Springs,
Michigan, 2006.
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Records from the "Centre County Library & Historical Museum", in Centre County Pennsylvania, state that John is the son of William Boal Sr. and his wife Elizabeth HANNAH ("Betsey") Spangler, of Potter Township (Center Hall area), Centre County Pennsylvania.
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John was born in Potter Township,
Centre County Pennsylvania.
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His father, William Boal Sr. was born on May 12, 1800, in Centre County Pennsylvania, and he died on May 5, 1878, in Tusseyville, Potter township, Centre County Pennsylvania.
William Boal Sr. is buried in the Tusseyville Cemetery, in Potter township, Centre County Pennsylvania, with his wife, Elizabeth Hannah (Spangler) Boal (1804-1847).
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The nine children of his parents, William Boal Sr. and his wife Elizabeth Hannah Spangler are:
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1. Jonas (Jonathan) Boal.
Born 1822, in Centre Co. PA.
(Listed as "Jonathan" in 1860 census
of Potter township, Centre Co. PA.
Living with them is his sister
Mary Polly (Boal) Feather, and
her baby daughter).
m. # 1. Catherine Young.
m. # 2. Sarah A. Lee.
m. # 3. Rebecca Wofley.
Rebecca and Jonas had
a son William H. Boals.
d. April 24, 1884, at the age of
62 years, 5 months, and 23 days.
Buried: Emanuel Union Cemetery,
in Tusseyville, Centre Co. PA.
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2. George M. Boal.
Born 1824, in Centre Co. PA.
m. Malinda Kurty.
George moved to Berrien Co. Michigan.
d. August 23, 1872, (at the age of
48 years, 5 months, and 7 days).
Buried: Salem Cemetery, Berrien Co. MI.,
in Block O, Lot 67, Space 1,
(next to his wife Malinda and next to
Almira (Feather) Gifford, the daughter of
his sister Mary Polly (Boal) Feather).
There are no headstones for
any of the three of them.
George's brother John Boal is also
buried in the Salem Cemetery.
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3. William Boal Jr.
Born May 14, 1828, in Centre Co. PA.
m. # 1. Catherine (or Caroline) Fisher.
Children: Sally, Julia, Mary, and Alice.
m. # 2. Elizabeth Moyer.
William and Elizabeth had one child.
d. Jan. 4, 1910.
Buried: Zion Hill Cemetery,
in Centre Co. PA.
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4. John Boal.
Born Jan. 13, 1831, Centre Co. PA.
John moved to Berrien Co. Michigan.
m. # 1. Christiana ("Annie") Evans.
Children: Mrs. William A. Womer.
Lewis Howard Boal.
Ells A. Boal.
Nettie Boal.
d. Jan. 25, 1910, in Oronoko township,
Berrien County Michigan, at the age
of 79 years, and 12 days.
Buried: Salem Cemetery, Berrien Co.
Michigan, with wife Christiana,
in Block W, Lot 1, Space 5.
(His brother George M. Boal is
also buried in the Salem cemetery).
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5. Peter Spangler Boal Sr.
Born Aug. 19, 1835, in Centre Co. PA.
m. Rebecca Bubb ("about" 1868).
Peter lived in Centre Co. PA in 1916
(per his sister Lydia's obit).
Children: William Eugene Boal,
John Nathaniel Boal,
Peter Spangler Boal Jr.
Lauerine Boal,
Jonas George Boal,
Mary Elizabeth Boal,
and Catherine Boal.
Died: ? ("after" 1916).
Buried: ?
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6. Mary Polly Boal.
Born "about" 1837, in Centre Co. PA.
Mary moved to Berrien Co. MI and
married Lafayette Feather there
on Jan. 14, 1858. Lafayette is the
son of Joshua Feather Sr. and his
wife Mary Ann (Smith) Feather.
(She is listed as age 20 and
Lafayette Feather is listed as age 18).
In the 1860 census Mary and her
young daughter are living in
Potter township, Centre Co. PA, with
Mary's brother Jonas (Jonathan) Boal
and his wife Catherine (while
Lafayette is living in Berrien
County Michigan with his parents).
(No further record of Lafayette!)
Mary was living in Bloomfield, Greene
County Indiana in 1867 (with or near
her sister Lydia (Boal) Henney?), when
Mary inherited some money from the
Peter Spangler estate (probably
her Grandfather Peter Spangler Jr.).
Mary's daughter Almira (also listed
as "Alice"), was married to
John A. Gifford.
(Mary's daughter Almira (Feather)
Gifford is buried (with no headstone),
in the Salem Cemetery, in Berrien Co.
MI next to Mary's brother George Boal).
Did Mary Polly remarry?
Whatever happened to Mary Polly Feather
and her husband Lafayette Feather???
Died: Mary Polly died "before" 1916
(per her sister Lydia's obituary).
Buried: ?
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7. Lydia E. Boal.
Born May 4, 1839, in Centre Co. PA.
(In the 1850 census, Lydia is living
with Peter and Margaret Spangler,
in Potter township, Centre Co. PA).
m. Aug. 14, 1855, to Andrew M. Henney,
the son of John Henney and Sarah Stamm.
Lydia moved to Indiana in 1862, and
lived in Bloomfield, Fairplay
township, Greene County Indiana.
Nine children: Mary C. (Henney) Hunter.
Ida F. (Henney) Keller.
David C. Henney.
Samuel A. Henney.
Harvey Rufus Henney.
Cora E. (Henney) Moffett
(wife of John Moffett).
Daisy D. (Henney) Moffett
(wife of John's brother Tilmon Moffett).
John W. Moffett.
Sarah E. Moffett.
d. April 8, 1916, in
Bloomfield, Greene County Indiana,
age 76 years, 11 months, and 4 days.
Buried: Hicks Cemetery, Greene Co. IN.
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8. Rebecca Boal.
Born "about" 1844?, in Centre Co. PA.
m. # 1. Jacob (or John) Stahley/Staley.
m. # 2. Lewis Dillman.
Lived in Mason City, Iowa in 1868,
and in San Bernardino, CA in 1916.
Died: ? ("after" 1916).
Buried: ?
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9. Catherine ("Kate") S. Boal.
Born June 9, 1845, in Centre Co. PA.
m. April 4, 1863, in Potter township,
Centre County Pennsylvania, by
Rev. William Henry Groh, to
John Adam Martz, the son of
Henry Martz and Mary Crape.
(John died Feb. 14, 1913).
Seven children: Jonas Edgar Martz.
William Stansbery Martz.
Sylvester Clayton Martz.
Mary Elizabeth Martz.
Sara/Sarah Catherine Martz.
Annie Rebecca Martz, and
Adam Claude Dillman Martz
(also listed as Dillman C. Martz).
Kate lived in Altoona, Blair Co. PA.
d. Sept. 1, 1938, at 1612 4th St.,
in Altoona, Blair Coounty PA.
Buried: Fairview Cemetery,
in Altoona, Blair County PA.
(Plot: B, 111).
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Note: Most (if not all) of John's
siblings, inherited money from the
Peter Spangler estate (probably their
grandfather Peter Spangler Jr.),
(in 1867-1869).
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John was married on Dec. 28, 1865,
in Berrien County Michigan, to
Christiana ("Annie") Evans,
the daughter of Lewis Evans and
his wife Christiana Spangler,
of Centre County Pennsylvania, and
then of Hinchman, in Oronoko township,
Berrien County Michigan.
Note: Both John and Christiana's
mothers maiden names were "Spangler".
(John is incorrectly listed on
their marriage record, as
John "Boalagea").
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John and Christiana had four children:
1. Ruth (and Anna Ruth) Womer,
of Niles, Michigan. (1875-1949).
Married William A. Womer, on July 10, 1907,
in Hinchman, MI.
Children: Irene, Robert A., Edith A.,
Clyde W., and Frank B. Womer.
2. Ells Arthur Boal (1868-1955).
(Ells remained single).
3. Lewis HOWARD Boal (1870-1939).
He married Christenah Spangler and
they had 10 children, all born in PA.
Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery.
4. Nettie Boal (1877-1969).
(Nettie remained single).
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John Boal served as the Clerk of
Oronoko Township in the years
of 1862, 1866, and 1867.
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John was a farmer.
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Berrien County Michigan Deed Records show that John Boal and wife, sold land to School District # 6, in Oronoko Township, Berrien County Michigan (Liber 104, page 317),
(for the Hinchman School).
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John's farm was located next to the Salem Cemetery, on Scottsdale Road, on the South side of Hinchman, in Section 8, of Oronoko township, Berrien County Michigan.
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John died in Oronoko Township, Berrien County Michigan, of nephritis (inflammation of the kidneys), at the age of 79 years, and 12 days.
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John is buried in "Block W, Lot 1, Space 5",
next to his wife Christiana Boal (in Space 4),
and son Ells A. Boal (in Space 1),
and daughter Nettie Boal (in Space 2).
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John's brother George M. Boal is
also buried in this cemetery.
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Note: See the memorial for his brother
George M. Boal, of MI., on this web site.
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See: "The Heyday of Hinchman",
by Beverly Campbell Pottle,
published by the Berrien County
Historical Association, Berrien Springs,
Michigan, 2006.
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