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Bosley, John Adam (1854-1941)
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The History of Upshur County West Virginia
From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time
by W. B. Cutright
Buckhannon, W. Va., July 1, 1907

Page 395

JOHN ADAM BOSLEY, a farmer and lumberman of Alton, W. Va., was born
May 5, 1854. His parents Henry and Hannah Bosley, emmigrated from
Mineral County to this county in 1865, settling on the waters of
Indian Camp Run, where they have lived since and where the subject
of this sketch was raised on the farm, yet owned and operated by his
father, who is now ninety-two years old. He had three brothers in
the Northern army, in the war between the States, namely; Martin V.
Bosley, a private in the 1st Indiana Regiment, who contracted a cold
on measles, which caused his death in 1862; Robert L. Bosley, a
private in Company E, West Virginia Light Artillery, and William H.
Bosley, a private in the 6th West Virginia Cavalry.

He has two sisters, Roxana, wife of Judson Cutright; Amy, wife of R.
H. Bosley.

Married Lorena Heinbaugh of Pennsylvania. Child: Norma Bosley.

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From Death Certificate, Randolph County, WV #2771
FULL-NAME: John A. Bosley
BIRTH-DATE: March 1853
BIRTH-PLACE: Upshur Co., W.Va.
DEATH-DATE: February 4, 1941
DEATH-PLACE: Carper Run, near Beverly, Randolph County, WV
USUAL-RESIDENCE; near Beverly, Randolph County, WV
MARITAL-STATUS: Widower
OCCUPATION: Farmer
FATHER: Henry Bosley (born in West Va.)
MOTHER: Hanna Beam (born in West Va.)
CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Broncho pneumonia / cold
INFORMANT: Etley Bosley (of rural Beverly, W.Va.)
BURIAL: Mt. Vernon Cemetery, near Beverly, W.Va.

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