Ring Family History

 (last update 29 May 2003)

Fifth Generation

( MARY ANN⁵ HORNER, SPENCER⁴, GEORGE³, WILLIAM², GEORGE¹)

Children of Mary Ann Horner and Jesse Boen

1. George Washington Boen [21856] was born 23 September 1861 in Oark, Johnson County, Arkansas, and died 28 December 1938 in Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas. When his father, Jesse Boen died during the Civil War, George moved in with his grandparents William Boen and Narcissa Farmer. He stayed with them at least through the 1880 census. He married (1) Phoebe Catherine Cowan on 11 November 1880 in Johnson County, Arkansas, daughter of Jasper Cowan and Nancy Ray. She was born 30 April 1861 in Fallsville, Newton County, Arkansas, and died 02 May 1954 in Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas. He married (2) Mary Warren on 21 September 1890 in Johnson County, Arkansas. She was born about 1861. In 1908 George moved to Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas where he worked as a grocer. In 1930 George and Phoebe were boarders in the home of Barbara Reid in Clarksville. George's obituary was published on 28 December 1938, in the Herald Democrat, Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas. He and Phoebe are buried in Oark Cemetery, Johnson County, Arkansas.

The Herald-Democrat, Clarksville Arkansas, Thursday, 1 Jul 1920
Oark
Something passed Oark Tuesday in the air, some thought it was an airplane, J. L. Boen said it was a turkey, because he heard it gobbling. But the writer thought it was the second coming of Christ, hunting holy ground to light on or hunting a city with as many as three righteous people in it. So it's hard to tell just what it was as it was so high we could hardly see it.

Children of George Boen and Phoebe Cowan are:

1. Joseph Lee Boen, born 10 October 1881 in Oark, Johnson County, Arkansas; died 03 June 1908. He married Dulcema Pigman 17 August 1905 in Johnson County, Arkansas; born in Kentucky; died 12 September 1926.
2. Mary Jane Boen, born 30 April 1883; died 30 April 1883.
3. Lillie May Boen, born 23 July 1885 in Oark, Johnson County, Arkansas; died 25 May 1965 in Arkansas. She married Dr. Cyrus Anderson Campbell 07 September 1901 in Oark, Johnson County, Arkansas; born 13 June 1875; died 25 November 1960 in Mena, Polk County, Arkansas. In 1924 they lived in Potter, Polk County, Arkansas.
4. Martha Isabelle Boen, born 08 January 1887 in Oark, Johnson County, Arkansas; died 17 January 1980 in Dexter, Stoddard County, Missouri. She married John Upton/Uptain 23 November 1902 in Oark, Johnson County, Arkansas; born 14 January 1878 in Catalpa, Johnson County, Arkansas; died 06 July 1952 in Oran, Scott County, Missouri. In 1924 they lived in Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas. In 1966 they lived in Oran, Scott County, Arkansas.
5. Amelia Boen, born 23 April 1889 in Oark, Johnson County, Arkansas; died 22 December 1924 in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas. She married Arthur Hudson 1907.
6. Maude Margaret Boen, born 04 January 1892 in Oark, Johnson County, Arkansas; died 20 March 1987 in Lewiston, Lewis County, Missouri. She married Nathaniel Eli Dickerson 11 November 1911; born 24 June 1872 in Arkansas; died 11 June 1961 in Arkansas. He was a groceryman. Both buried in Oakland Cemetery, Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas. Maude's obituary: 25 March 1987, The Graphic, Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas. Nathaniel's Obituary: 15 June 1961, The Graphic, Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas. Lived in Clarksville her entire life.
7. Pearl Agrenta Boen, born 11 August 1895 in Oark, Johnson County, Arkansas; died 25 April 1993 in Modesto, Stanislaus County,  California. She married John Elbor Wolfe 13 June 1913 in Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas; born 19 July 1895 in Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas; died September 1929 in Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas. They lived in Clarksville in 1938 and moved to Modesto by 1966.
8. Pamelia Boen, born about 1897; d. 1924; m. A. S. Hutson.
9. James Quitman Boen, born 01 November 1897 in Oark, Johnson County, Arkansas; died 16 June 1966 in in hospital, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas. He married Lucille Emma Floyd 15 September 1925 in Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas; born 04 July 1904 in Dyer, Crawford County, Arkansas; died 27 November 1987 in Crawford County, Arkansas. James served in World War I. The lived in Clarksville in 1924 and moved to Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas by 1938. He worked for the Arkansas Highway Department. His obituary was published on 19 June 1966, in the  Southwest Times Record, Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas.
10. Tennie Myrtle Boen, born 08 February 1899 in Oark, Johnson County, Arkansas.

Children of George Boen and Mary Warren are:

1. Leona May Boen, died before 1938.
2. Rosa Eveline Boen.
3. Anderson Boen, died before 1938.
4. Eliza Jane Boen.

Bibliography

• 1870 Federal Census, AR, Johnson County.
• 1880 Federal Census, AR, Johnson County.