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Boone County, Iowa

Lewis Boone

born 1861, Worth township · documented in 1 county history

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Born 1861, Worth township

From History of Boone County, Iowa (1914)

As printed in 1914

LEWIS BOONE.

Lewis Boone, a representative of the family in whose honor the c'county of Boone was named, was born in Worth township, this county, on the nth of October, 1861. His parents, Tyler and Mary (Nutt) Boone, were both natives of. Putnam county, Indiana, and took up their above among the earliest settlers of Boone county, Iowa. The family came overland to this county from Indiana, its representatives settling in Worth township and also in Des Moines township. Tyler Boone, the father of our subject, still resides in Worth township, but the mother there passed away in 1903. Their children are five in number, as follows: Lewis, of this review: Philip, who is a resident of Athberton, Montana: Mrs. Julia Luther, living in Sioux City, Iowa; Mrs. Eva Burlingame, who makes her home in Madrid. Iowa; Mrs. Minnie Hull, of Worth township. All were born and reared in Worth township, this county.

Lewis Boone grew to manhood in his native county and attended the common schools in the acquirement of an education. He was actively engaged in general agricultural pursuits until 1902, when he came to Madrid and for the past twelve years has there been employed as a laborer.

In Worth township Mr. Boone was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Dyer, a native of Coles county. Illinois, and a daughter of Joseph and Nancy Dyer, who took up their above among the earliest settlers of Boone county, Iowa, locating in Worth township, where they spent the remainder of their lives. They had twelve children, five of whom survive, namely: Mrs. Anna Hurley, of Greene county, Iowa; Mrs. Elizabeth Boone; Mrs. Vina Huffman, a resident of Worth township: Lawrence, living in Colfax township; and Matthew, of Worth township. All were reared in this county. Mr. and Mrs. Boone have two sons: William, who was born June 17, 1885, and resides with his parents in Madrid; and Roe, born December 14, 1890. who is a resident of Dnbuque county, Iowa. Both were born, reared and educated in Worth township.

Mr. Boone gives his political allegiance to the republican party and has ably served as a member of the school board in Worth township. He is identified fraternally with the Modern Woodmen of America at Madrid, and both he and his wife are devoted members of the Christian church of Worth township. Mr. Boone has spent his entire life within the borders of this county and enjoys an extensive acquaintance here. His family is directly descended from Daniel Boone and was represented among the pioneer settlers of both Indiana and Iowa.

As printed in History of Boone County, Iowa (1914). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.

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