THE LEBANON ENTERPRISE, Page 1, Fri., Feb. 10, 1899: DEATHS. Mr. John O. Boarman, of St. Mary's died at his home last Sunday morning of heart disease. His funeral took place at St. Charles Tuesday.

THE LEBANON ENTERPRISE, Feb. 17, 1899
FLORENCE DALE, Ky
Feb. 12 - Since my last week's communication, John O. Boarman has died. He was a good and pious gentleman and an honor to the community in which he lived. He leaves a wife and eight children to mourn the loss of a good father and husband. All of his children were at his bed side at the time of his death, with the exception of one daughter, who belongs to the Sisterhood in Iowa and could not get here.

Mrs. and Mrs. Dosia [Dozier] Mattingly, of Owensboro; Messrs. George Boarman, Sr. and George Boarman, Jr., of Knottsvile, Daviess County, and Mr. Edward (Boarman) and daughter, Miss Agnes, of Raywick attended the funeral of Mr. John Boarman last Monday at St. Charles.

NOTE: John married Susan Cyrilla Howard, 1836-1909, daughter of Basil Patrick and Monica Ann (Miles) Howard. They were the parents of these 13 children: Gabriella Bowman, born: Aug. 14,1855, died August 26, 1856; Patrick Cyril Boarman, born: July 8, 1857, died: unknown; Basil Patrick Boarman, born: June 9, 1858, died: May 24, 1934; James Sylvester Boarman, born: November 19, 1859, died: August 10, 1928; George Englebert Boarman, born: May 14, 1863, died: March 25, 1940; Catherine "Kate" (Boarman) Mattingly, born: November 6, 1864, died: April 22, 1925; Florence Monica "Sister Benedict" (a Franciscan Sister of Clinton, Iowa,) born: Feb. 8, 1867, died: Jan. 23, 1932; Mary Elizabeth Boarman, born: March 3, 1869, died at age 19, about 1888; Frances Regina Boarman, born: July 15, 1871; died: December 11, 1901; John Oswald Boarman, Jr., born: May 14, 1874, died: Sept. 9, 1904; Pius Boarman, born: Sept. 29, 1877, died: May 9, 1894; Mary Genevieve "Jenny" (Boarman) Spalding, born: July 29, 1883; died: November 27, 1947, in Clinton, Iowa; Bridget Boarman, died at birth. Many of these children changed their surname from Boarman to Bowman.