Sirenus Jackson Boss (1857 - 1936)

Born 7 Jul 1857 in Walker, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 12 May 1936 at age 78 in Booneville, Logan, Arkansas, United States

Biography

Sirenus engaged in farming in Arkansas.

Sirenus Boss was born on July 07, 1857 in Walker, Georgia, United States. His parents were Henry Boss and Susan Boss. He married Katherine Mann Together they had 1 child:

1. Rhoda Boss

He died on May 12, 1936 in Booneville, Logan, Arkansas, United States

G2 Grandfather of country star Toby Keith.

Occupation

• Farm Laborer (per 1880 census)
• Farmer (per 1900; 1910 census)
• No occupation listed in the 1920; 1930 census

Census

1870 United States Censu

Name: Syms J Boss

Sex: Male

Age: 12 years

Birth Year (Estimated): 1858

Birthplace: Georgia

Race: White

Event Type: Census

Event Date: 1870

Event Place: Walker, Georgia, United States

Henry W Boss M 60 years Georgia

Susan C Boss F 46 years South Carolina

Richard C Boss M 21 years Georgia

Reubin L Boss M 19 years Georgia

Lorenzo M Boss M 15 years Georgia

Alexander H Boss M 10 years Georgia

Susan G Boss F 17 years Georgia

Pennelia A Boss F 7 years Georgia

Richard Childress M 81 years South Carolina

Panina Morgan F 20 years Georgia^[1]

1880 United States Census

Name: Sirenus J. Boss

Sex: Male

Age: 22 years

Birth Year (Estimated): 1858

Birthplace: Georgia, United States

Marital Status: Single

Occupation: Farm Laborer

Race: White

Relationship to Head of Household: Son

Father's Birthplace: Georgia, United States

Mother's Birthplace: South Carolina, United States

Event Type: Census

Event Date: 1880

Event Place: Pond Spring, Walker, Georgia, United States

Henry W. Boss Father M 70 years Georgia, United States

Susan C. Boss Mother F 56 years South Carolina, United States

Permelia A. Boss Sister F 16 years Georgia, United States

Alexander W. Boss Brother M 20 years Georgia, United States

Sarah Meler Sister F 8 years Georgia, United States

Avory B. Camp M 25 years Georgia, United States

John H. Suttle M 20 years Georgia, United States^[2]

1900 United States Census

Name: Sirenes J Boss

Sex: Male

Age: 43 years

Birth Date: July 1857

Birthplace: Georgia

Marital Status: Married

Race: White

Years Married: 19

Relationship to Head of Household: Head

Father's Birthplace: South Carolina

Mother's Birthplace: South Carolina

Event Type: Census

Event Date: 1900

Event Place: Booneville, Logan, Arkansas, United States (Booneville, Logan, Arkansas, United States)

Roda V Boss Daughter F 7 years Arkansas

Guss V Boss Son M 12 years Arkansas

Charlott K Boss Wife F 41 years Georgia

Henry W Boss Son M 16 years Arkansas^[3]

1910 United States Census

Name: Si J Boss

Sex: Male

Age: 52 years (52 years)

Birth Year (Estimated): 1858

Birthplace: Georgia

Marital Status: Married

Race: White

Relationship to Head of Household: Head

Father's Birthplace: North Carolina

Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina

Event Type: Census

Event Date: 1910

Event Place: Boone Township, Logan, Arkansas, United States (Boone Township, Logan, Arkansas, United States)

Henry W Boss Son M 24 Arkansas

Virginia Boss Daughter F 16 Arkansas

Guss Boss Son M 21 Arkansas

Cathrine Boss Wife F 50 Georgia

Lizzy Boss F 21 Arkansas^[4]

1920 United States Census

Name: Siga J Boss

Sex: Male

Age: 62

Birth Year (Estimated): 1858

Birthplace: Georgia

Marital Status: Married

Race: White

Relationship to Head of Household: Father

Father's Birthplace: South Carolina

Mother's Birthplace: Georgia

Event Type: Census

Event Date: 1920

Event Place: Edwards, Kansas, United States

Henry W Boss Son M 35 Arkansas

Charlotte K Boss Wife F 60 Tennessee

Mary E Boss F 31 Arkansas^[5]

1930 United States Census

Name: Silas Boss

Sex: Male

Age: 73 years (73 years)

Birth Year (Estimated): 1857

Birthplace: Arkansas

Marital Status: Married

Race: White

Relationship to Head of Household: Father

Father's Birthplace: South Carolina

Mother's Birthplace: Georgia

Event Type: Census

Event Date: 1930

Event Place: Arkansas Township, Arkansas, Arkansas, United States (Arkansas Post, Arkansas, Arkansas, United States,Arkansas Township, Arkansas, Arkansas, United States)^[6]

Research Notes

• per familysearch bio: When Sirenus Jackson Boss was born on 7 July 1857, in Walker, Georgia, United States, his father, Henry Wilson Boss, was 47 and his mother, Susan C Childress, was 29. He married Charlotte Catherine Mann on 23 December 1880, in Walker, Georgia, United States. He lived in Boone Township, Logan, Arkansas, United States for about 10 years and Barber, Logan, Arkansas, United States for about 10 years. He died on 12 May 1936, in Booneville, Logan, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Booneville, Logan, Arkansas, United States.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC31-FLC : Fri Oct 06 02:09:29 UTC 2023), Entry for Henry W Boss and Susan C Boss, 1870.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8PQ-9FM : Thu Oct 05 20:42:02 UTC 2023), Entry for Henry W. Boss and Susan C. Boss, 1880.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M36K-9MP : Fri Oct 06 17:42:57 UTC 2023), Entry for Sirenes J Boss and Charlott K Boss, 1900.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKV8-H7W : Fri Oct 06 16:41:42 UTC 2023), Entry for Si J Boss and Cathrine Boss, 1910.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDXG-VSD : Thu Dec 21 18:20:03 UTC 2023), Entry for Henry W Boss and Mary E Boss, 1920.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMLV-2S3 : Thu Oct 05 10:25:26 UTC 2023), Entry for Silas Boss, 1930.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24060724/sirenus-jackson-boss: accessed 06 February 2024), memorial page for Sirenus Jackson Boss (7 Jul 1857–12 May 1936), Find a Grave Memorial ID 24060724, citing Glendale Baptist Church Cemetery, Booneville, Logan County, Arkansas, USA; Maintained by MillieBelle (contributor 46628380).
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV5-2L2C : 27 May 2020), Sirenus Jackson Boss, 1936; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
• "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K7W-S4BF : 10 February 2023), Syrenus J Boss in entry for Rhoda Virginia McCaslin, .