Posted on: Tipton County In. Query Forum
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Surname: Richey, Meeks, Garners, Stouts, Webb, Mincks, Payton
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"After living in the heart of the Cherokee Territory of Missouri for many
years, the Riley Bogues in 1843 formed a caravan to come to Indiana. As
they entered the most dangerous part of the journey, they made a corral
of their wagons, placing their horses inside the enclosure for the night.
During the night Indians stealthly entered the camp and stole their sleeping
son Francis from his parents wagon. As the camp began to awake, Riley Bogue
left instructions for the others to leave the camp at once and he set off
to retrive his kidnaped two year old son. He found the Indian camp and
the Indians overcome by quantities of fire water. Riley recovered his son
and returned with him to the wagon train. The rest of their journey through
Missouri was made safely.
In 1870 Francis or Frank Bogue, as he was now know, received a land grant
for farmland 3.5 miles west and 12 miles north of Windfall, Tipton County,
and here he spent the remainder of his life. He married Evangeline Dugan.
they had one son, Nicholas Bogue, born in 1865, who has descendants in
the Windfall area."
This article was printed in a Indiana school book. Can anybody prove or
disprove this article?