Biographical Sketch of Francis M. Boas, Washington County, Missouri >From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888. ********************************************************************** Francis M. Boas, a farmer and stock raiser, was born in Washington County, March 8, 1825. His father, Jacob Boas, was born in Baltimore County, Md., and when twelve years of age was taken to Kentucky by his parents, where he was reared, and after reaching manhood married Miss Jane Jarvis, of that State; they removed to St. Louis County, Mo., making the trip on horseback, and in 1825 settled in Washington County, where the father engaged in mining and smelting. In the latter years of his life his time was principally occupied with his farming opera- tions. Of the eleven children born to them, nine grew to maturity. Francis M. was reared in Washington County to the occupation of farming and mining. He was engaged in mercantile pursuits for a time, but now gives his whole time and attention to his farming interests, owning 825 acres of land. He married Miss Lavina Engledow, also a native of Wash- ington County, and a daughter of Randolph and Allie (Nuckols) Engledow. Mr. and Mrs. Boas have three children, viz.: William, Jennie and Mary (now Mrs. Aubuchon). ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================