Boatman, Soloman

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• Reference Number: BOAT.S001
• _FGRAVE: 35579334

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Solomon and his wife and one child, Jonas, left Ohio by wagon on 18 October 1847 and arrived in Richland County, Illinois 10 April 1848. In addition to rearing his own children, Solomon took in four orphans and raised them as his own.

Solomon had adjoining farms in Richland County, Illinois, with his brothers Barnabus and John.

Solomon owned a 100 acre farm in the south part of German Township, Richland County, Illinois. His house was of logs but quite large. The upstairs was large enough for several beds. The living room was large and the downstairs bedroom afforded ample space for two beds. There was a large porch across the front and the back lean-to had the kitchen and dining room. The back door was made of wide boards and had a wooden latch lifted by a leather strip that extended to the outside through a small hole. When they wanted to keep anyone from entering all they needed to do was pull the leather string in.

Solomon indicated in a notebook which he kept in Ohio and Illinois that the wage for a day of work in Ohio was 75¢ while in Illinois it was 50¢.

In August 1845 Solomon gave Jacob Coonfare 50¢ a day for three days work. In 1847 Solomon bought a gallon of whiskey for 31½¢. A gallon of soap cost 12¢, a bushel of corn was 10¢ and a deerskin was $1.50. A shirt cost 25¢, pantaloons 30¢ and a working coat 60¢. A large expense item after coming to Illinois was having 66 gallons of molasses made at 20¢ per gallon. Coonfare sharpened a plow for 10¢, shod two horses for $1.50 and set tires for 50¢. Half cent coins were used.

Family/Spouse: Way, Rebecca. Rebecca was born on 24 Dec 1830 in Stark County, Ohio; died on 30 Apr 1863 in Richland County, Illinois; was buried in Goss Cemetery, Richland County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: BOAT.J001

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Family/Spouse: Meadows, John Wheeler. John was born in 1857; died in 1943. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: BOAT.C002

Clark married Decker, Veturia 'Betty' in 1885. Veturia (daughter of DECKER, J. and SAMPSON, Veturia) was born on 28 Apr 1861 in Clark County, Missouri; died on 9 Jul 1938 in Bridgeport, Lawrence County, Illinois; was buried in Goss Cemetery, Richland County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]