Biography of: Vincent Boreing  Laurel County, Kentucky

Source; Biographical Sketches from, "Kentucky, History of the State"
Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, Laurel County
    
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Submitted by: Vera Burnham vburnham@metrocast.net
Date: November 29, 2002

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Vincent BOREING, county judge of Laurel County, KY, is a native of
Washington County, Tenn, and was born November 24, 1839. His father, Murray
BOREING, a native of the same county, was a well-to-do farmer, who moved to
Laurel County, KY about 1848, where he lived until about 1872, at which time
he went to Kansas, living there only a short time and subsequently removing
to Texas, where he resided until 1885; he then returned to London, Laurel
County, KY and resided with his son until his death. He was a son of Joshua
BOREING, a native of Baltimore, MD, who moved to East Tennessee at an early
date. Murry BOREING married Sarah Ruble, a native of Washington County,Tenn,
and a daughter of John Ruble, of Pennsylvania, who was an early settler of
Tennessee. They were the parents of ten children, viz: Louisa,John R., 
Vincent, Amon, Jennie, Lotta E., James W. and three infants. Vincent BOREING,
having been reared in Laurel County and attended the common schools in early
life, enlisted in the Federal army, Company A, Twenty-fourth Kentucky 
Infantry, and served until the close of the war, being a participant in the
battles of Shiloh, Perryville, KY, Corinth, Miss, Siege of Knoxville, with
Sherman in his march at Atlanta and at Resaca, where he was severely wounded.
At the close of the war he returned to Kentucky, but not having recovered 
from his wound and being unable to work, he entered Tusculum College,
Greenville, Tenn, where he studied until 1867, when he went to Laurel County
and took charge of Laurel Seminary, which he taught for a number of terms.
He afterwards traveled as a commercial salesman for a year of two, when he
started a newspaper known as the Mountain Echo, which he conducted two years;
since then he has been engaged in mercantile and general business, and is
also an extensive land holder, serving at present as president of the 
Cumberland Valley Land Company.In 1866 Mr. BOREING was elected county judge
of Laurel County,and is the present encumbent of that office.September 5,1867
he married Miss Martha Farris, a daughter of James and Miriam (Parton) Farris
of Laurel County. To their union have been born nine children, viz: May L.,
James M., Sallie E., Belle, Julia T., Amon, Vincent, Jr., Robert and John,
twins. This family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
In political preference Mr. BOREING is a Republican.