Biographical Sketch of Robert J. Boas, Washington County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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Robert J. Boas (deceased), a son of Jacob Boas, was born in St. Louis
County, Mo., April 25, 1816.  At the age of ten years he removed with
his parents to Washington County, and at about the age of sixteen years
he married Miss Sophia Engledon, whose birth occurred in Virginia, 
April 12, 1819.  After his marriage he engaged in business for himself
on Coutaway River with a capital of $3,000; he owned rich mines and was
engaged in smelting lead at what was known as the old town of Webster,
whence he went to Ste. Genevieve County, where he became a prominent
man.  He served six years as sheriff of Ste. Genevieve County, and rep-
resented the same county three terms in the State Legislature, refusing
to serve in that capacity longer.  In 1849 he went to California, where
he spent two years, and returning, removed from Ste. Genevieve County
to Jefferson County, and engaged in mercantile pursuits in De Soto.
Owing to impaired health he moved back to the family homestead in Wash-
ington County, where he died May 17, 1880, his wife having died April
29, 1880.  They have five children, three sons and two daughters, John
R., Thomas B., Robert J., Allie J. and Louisa S.

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