Sedgwick County KSGenWeb

Portrait And Biographical Album of Sedgwick County, Kan.

Chapman Brothers 1888

Pages 476 - 479 

DANIEL E. BOONE is a prominent stock-raiser and an extensive land-owner, residing in Union Township. He, like the illustrious founder of Boonesboro, Ky., who bore the same name as his own and was of the same ancestral descent, is a pioneer of a later day and generation, as he came here in 1872, when the county was just beginning to be settled by men who were attracted by the reports of the wonderful fertility of the soil of the Arkansas River Valley, its beautiful location and fine climate. He pre-empted the northwest quarter of section 25 in Union Township, where he has since made his home. He is engaged extensively in raising cattle and road and draft horses, and has a fine ranch of 410 acres, besides owning town property in various places throughout Kansas. In addition to these interests he is prominently identified with the Colwich Town Company. One of the finest illustrations given in this volume is the full page view of Mr. Boone's property.

            Mr. Boone was born in Cortland County, N. Y., Nov. 12, 1852. His father, Elroy Boone, was a native of Kentucky and a descendant of the same family of which Daniel Boone, the famous Kentucky frontiersman and hunter, was a member. When a young man he went to New York State to live, and there married Catherine DeLong, of Oneida County. In the year 1858 they removed to Knox County, Ill., and there engaged in farming in Copley Township, meeting with good success. In 1872 they removed with their family to Union Township, Sedgwick Co., Kan., where they bought a half-section of land, and, making their home upon it, became pioneers of this county. The land was well located, and in time Mr. Boone had improved a valuable farm. He is now living in honorable retirement, with a son in Kingman County, deservedly enjoying the respect and esteem of all. His estimable wife departed this life in 1879. To them had been born seven children, namely : Marietta, Daniel M., Emery G., Elizabeth, James H., Maggie and Alice. Marietta is the wife of Royal Tucker, of Hutchinson, Kan.; Emery lives in Kingman County; Elizabeth is the wife of Charles Miller, of Sedgwick County; James resides near Colwich; Maggie is the wife of Henry Maxwell, of Wichita; Alice is the wife of Samuel Russell, of Maize. Besides these Mr. Boone has two children by a former wife: M. W. and Tillie Boone, living at Galesburg, Ill.

            Our subject was about six years old when he left the home of his birth and accompanied his parents to Illinois. He received the rudiments of his education in the public schools of Knox County, and completed by a fine course of instruction at the Galesburg (Ill.) Business College. During vacation he assisted his father in farming. In 1872 he came with his parents to Kansas, and has since been a resident of Sedgwick County. He is a shrewd man of business, endowed with a clear intellect and a decided force of character, which have rendered him an invaluable factor in developing the various resources of the county. In every enterprise that he has undertaken he has been exceedingly prosperous, and has added over $2,000 to his fortune each year since he became a resident of this State. His methods of farming and stock-raising are the most approved, conducted so skillfully as to produce the best results, and giving him a high rank among the progressive and wide-awake farmers of Sedgwick County.

            Mr. Boone was married, Dec. 25, 1873, to Miss Katie Carpenter, daughter of Horace and Mary (Emery) Carpenter, the former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter of Vermont. They (Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter) were married in DuPage County, Ill. Mr. Carpenter was engaged in the lumber business, and for nine years held the office of United States Revenue Assessor. He now has his residence in Colwich, this State. Mrs. Boone was born in California, Sept. 1, 1853. Her union with Mr. Boone has been blessed by the birth of two children—Frank and Mabel.

            Mr. Boone is an influential member of the Republican party of Kansas, and takes a great interest in public affairs. He has done good service to his township as Justice of the Peace. He has never connected himself with any religious organization, but is large minded and tolerant of the views of others. His business dealings are characterized by fairness and strict honesty, and he and his amiable wife have won for themselves an enviable place in the regard of others in the community.

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