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Obit For Jacobie/Jeffery W. Boon
Headline J. W. Boon Dead
Text J. W. Boon, one of Barry County's pioneer citizens who had helped to shape the county's history one half century ago, died at the home of Ad Miller, south of Cassville, Tuesday, Jan 23.

He was born in Virginia, June 17, 1830, making him 81 years 7 months, and 6 days old. He came to this county about 1856 and located on what is now the Elmer Shore farm north of Cassville. He lived there for many years and made a success with his farm. He soon became interested in public affairs and in 1862 he was elected to represent this county in the state legislature. He was elected to the legislature again in 1866. Later he served as a county surveyor and made, as he had done in the legislature, an excellent official. Older citizens who knew him during those days state that he made this county one of the best officials it ever had. He lived southeast of Cassville for several years. This farm he sold a few years ago and since this time, having no family or relatives in this part of they county, he has lived with Ad Miller's. Ad has looked after the old man as though he was a near relative, which was a most commendable act on his part.

J. W. Boon was a man of the type of the sturdy old Virginian, strictly honest and upright in everything, eccentric in his way, but an excellent citizen. His body was buried Wednesday at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Cassville.
Research Notes:
Jacobie "J.W." Boone was born of British immigrant parents. His trade was a tailor, and he lived to old age farming in Flat Creek, Barry County, Missouri.
- researched by Lila Cole
He was born 17 Jun 1830 in Virginia and died 23 Jan 1912 in Flat Creek. (Ancestry.com has a Boon tree showing his given name as Jeffery while FindAGrave has Jacobie...) Parents shown as George Boone and Harriet Wright. Jeffery married Laura Whitehurst 7 Jan 1849 in Albermarle VA. They had one son, George A. (1850-1920)
Newspaper or Funeral Home Cassville Republican, Cassville, Barry Co., MO
Date Thursday, January 25, 1912
Death Cert Link Death Certificate
Resource State Historical Society of MO Microfilm
Submitted by Donna Cooper