Bio: Judge John Thomas Boone, Bienville Parish La
Source: Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Northwest Louisiana
The Southern Publishing Company, Chicago & Nashville,  1890
Submitted by: Gaytha Thompson




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JUDGE JOHN THOMAS BOONE

Judge John Thomas Boone is a gentleman well and favorably known to the
citizens of Bienville and surrounding parishes and is a lawyer of prominence. 
Like many others of the representative citizens of the parish, he was born in
Georgia,  his birth occurring December 28, 1840, and was the third in a family
of eight children, five now living, born to Allen and Elizabeth A. (Davis)
Boone, the father born in North Carolina in 1812, and the mother in Georgia in
1819. 

The father followed agricultural pursuits from early boyhood, and is sill
living near Mount Lebanon at the age of seventy-eight years.  They were
educated in the ancient log~cabin schoolhouse of former days. Of the children
now living Judge Boone is the eldest order of birth, next is Mary E. (who
resides in Georgia and is the wife of S. N. Chapman, who is a professional
teacher, having taught in one building, for twenty~four years), Henry A.
(resides in Parker County, Tex., is married and is in the farming and stock
business), James K. (resides nearr Mount Lebanon, married and is a farmer),
and Amanda E. (resides near Mount Lebanon, La., and is the wife of J. P. Pye,
who is a farmer). 

Judge Boone was fairly educated in the common schools, the breaking out of the
war interfered sadly with his schooling.  He enlisted in Toombs' Rangers, 
Twentieth Georgia Infantry Volunteers, and  was sent to the Army of Northern
Virginia under Gen. Beauregard, and after serving for four or five months he
was honorably discharged on account of physical disability.  When he returned
home he resumed teaching with the idea of completing his education with the
means thus obtained.  

In 1864 he was married to Miss Celeta L. Shipp, a native of Alabama, born
November 30, 1847, and who was educated in the common schools and in a female
academy at her native home.  They became the parents of eight children, seven
of whom are now living:  Bessie C. (with parents), W. A. (married and resides
in Bienville Parish, engaged in farming), Emma (resides in Bienvi]le and is
the wife of F. L. Lyles, who is a farmer), John H., M. L. and George Roy; the
last three are attending school and Augustus C., who is but four years of age,
and is at home.  

In his political views Judge Boone affiliates with the Democratic party, and
has been chairman of the Democratic Executive Committee of Bienville Parish
for several years.  He is a gentleman who has been influential and active in
politics in his parish and is a jurist whose position as such has been for
years recognized.  He was elected as parish judge in l872, served one term,
and was then in the law practice until 1888, when he was elected district
judge over Bossier, Webster and Bienville Parishes, the Second District of the
State. 

He is much esteemed for his sterling integrity, sober, sound judgment, broad
intelligence and liberal, progressive ideas.  His decisions are not made
without careful and pains-taking study of the evidence adduced, and all feel
that his judgment can be relied upon.  For eight years he was president of the
parish public school board of Bienville Parish, and is also a member of tile
hoard of trustees cf Mount Lebanon College. He is a B. A. M., and he and Mrs.
Boone are worthy members of the Missionary Baptist Church of Mount Lebanon,
La.  The Judge has a plantation of 440 acres of good land in Bienville Parish,
and has this well stocked.  He has a fine residence, and he and wife expect
to make Mount Lebanon their home for the future.