James K. Bolerjack

1822 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	James K. Bolerjack  [1]
  Born	12 Jun 1822	Illinois, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I3033	Full
  Last Modified	8 Feb 2009

  
  

  Family	Mary Rebecca McKenzie,   b. 7 Sep 1826,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	4 Mar 1846	Hamilton County, Illinois, USA   [2, 3]
  	Also recorded in Hamilton co IL marriages - same date!
  Children	1. William H. Bolerjack,   b. Abt 1847, Illinois, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. George W. Bolerjack,   b. Abt 1849, Illinois, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. James C. Bolerjack,   b. Abt 1853, Illinois, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Silas R. Bolerjack,   b. Abt 1856, Illinois, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Sarah Bolerjack,   b. Abt 1860, Illinois, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Robert Bolerjack,   b. Abt 1863, Illinois, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Nora Bolerjack,   b. Abt 1865, Illinois, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Loran K. Bolerjack,   b. Abt 1865, Illinois, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	8 Feb 2009
  Family ID	F1037	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Initial 'R' instead of 'K' in 1850 census reproduced by the Decatur Genealogical Society. Probably an error in reading the original census.

  
  

• Sources

  [S131] Illinois, White - History of White Co Illinois, («i» History of White County, Illinois, Together with Sketches of its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Representative Citizens«/i» (Carmi, IL: White County Historical Society, 1997; originally published by Inter-state Publishing Company, Chicago, 1883)), pg 880 "James K. (Reliability: 3). Bolerjack, section 18, Indian Creek Township, was born in this county, June 12, 1822. He is a son of John Bolerjack, a native of North Carolina, who came to this county in 1818. James K. attended the early schools of the county, but they were very poor and he is mostly self-educated. He taught from 1857 to 1861 in Sacramento. In those early days bears and deer were abundant. His father killed a bear within thirty steps of where they now live. He was married March 4, 1846, to Mary, daughter of George, and sister of William McKenzie, of Norris City. Of their nine children, only seven are living - William H., George W., James C., Silas W., Sarah E., Robert S. and Lorin K. He has been School Trustee for nine years, and School Director for thirteen years. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church of Norris City; has been a member of the Methodist church forty years." [S131] Illinois, White - History of White Co Illinois, («i» History of White County, Illinois, Together with Sketches of its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Representative Citizens«/i» (Carmi, IL: White County Historical Society, 1997; originally published by Inter-state Publishing Company, Chicago, 1883)). [S114] Illinois, Hamilton - Yesterday's (Carol Yarbrough), Carol Lee Yarbrough, ((http://www.carolyar.com/Illinois/HamiltonCounty.htm)), "Early Marriages, Part 1 (before 1850)," entry for James Bolerjack and Mary R. McKinzie [McKenzie] (4 March 1846) (Reliability: 3), 8 Jan 2008.