Ulrich Boozer Family The lineage of South Carolina Boozers can be traced to emigrant, Ulrich "Uli" Buser. He and his wife, Catharina Buss and three children: Uhli (Ulrich), age 17; Anna age 14; and Elsbeth, age 10, ("Lists of Swiss Emigrants, Vol. II," p. 98) arrived in Charles Town aboard the sailing ship, Eagle, at the end of September in 1736 from the Canton of Basel, Switzerland. They came from the village of Laufelfingen, Homburg District, located about twenty miles from the city of Basel A 200 acre land grant was awarded Ulrick Busser in the township of Saxe Gotha between Tom's and Savannah Hunt Creek branches of Congaree River. A history of the Ulrich Buser/Boozer family is found in "The Boozer Family of South Carolina," compiled by Mary Elizabeth Boozer, published in 1970. All of the children of Ulrich Buser and Catharina Buss were born in Laufelfingen. Two of these children died there. I. Unknown Boozer. II. Ulrich Boozer, born 1719, died about 1782, married 1) about 1747, a daughter of John Jacob Riemensperger who died about 1750, daughter of John Jacob Riemensperger. Ulrich Boozer remarried about 1751. The second wife is believed to be a daughter of Jacob Gallman. The second wife died before 1774. Children by first marriage: A. George Boozer, born 1748, died 1780, SC, married about 1773, Margaret Kuhn, died after 1792, Richland County, SC, daughter of Casper Kuhn and wife, Anna Maria. B. Catharina (Catherine) Boozer, born about 1750, died after 1780. Children by second marriage: C. John Ulrich Boozer, born about 1751, died after 1780. D. Jacob Boozer, born about 1752, died 1810-1820, Lexington. County, SC, married about 1779, Elizabeth Senn, died after 1810, daughter of Matthias Senn. 1. Daughter Boozer, born before 1784. 2. Jacob Boozer, born about 1784, died 1817, married Catharine (Katie) Drafts, born 1793, died 1 December 1878, daughter of John Drafts. She remarried 2) 16 January 1820, William Seay, died July 1845 (*Ref, - Godfrey Dreher's Journal). a. Lemuel Boozer, born 14 April 1809, died 23 January 1870, married Lavinia Caroline Suber, born 21 July 1812, died 3 September 1847, daughter of Uriah Suber. i. Sarah Catharine Adelaide Boozer, born 17 July 1834, died 23 December 1914, married Henry Edwin Scott, born 1 April 1825, died 23 August 1876. ii. Eliza Rebecca Boozer, born 13 May 1836, died 21 March 1840. iii. Lemuel Houston Boozer, born 26 September 1837, died 26 December 1884, married Ann Ophelia Wingard, born 12 March 1850, died 15 March 1928, daughter of John and Mary Kleckley Wingard. iv. Baylis Earle Boozer, born 14 January 1839, died 16 February 1861, CSA. v. Josephine Mary Elizabeth Boozer, born 22 October 1840, died 3 October 1883, married 18 March 1868, Capt. Augustus Henry Caughman, born 1834, died 1876, son of Martin Luther Caughman and Keziah Wise. Both are buried St. Stephen's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Lexington, SC. vi. Marie Antoinette Boozer, born 1842, died 30 May 1923, Abbeville, SC, married 1866, Louis Henry Russell, son of John and Sarah Evans Russell. vii. Albert Mirabeau Boozer, born 19 September 1843, died 26 January 1927, married 3 September 1867, Amanda Martha Adelaide Sawyer, born 13 September 1849, died 25 May 1922. viii. Pauline Lavinia Boozer, born 21 August 1845, died 3 October 1906, married 24 November 1864, Godfrey Michael Harmon, born 4 July 1845, died 21 May 1931, both are buried at St. Stephen's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Lexington., S.C b. Bethania (Thany) Boozer, born 1810, died 28 November 1898, married Samuel P. Caughman, born, about 1806, died 1884. c. Elizabeth Boozer, born about 1812, died before 1821. d. Jacob N. Boozer, born 18 February 1816, died 17 May 1878, married Eva C. Earhardt, born 7 October 1827, died 4 April 1911, both are buried at St. Stephen's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Lexington SC. i. Lucy Boozer, born about 1845, died about 1911, married J. Adam Crews. ii. John Jacob Boozer, born 8 Jul 1849, died 19 March 1900, buried St. Stephen's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Lexington, SC. iii. Mary C. Boozer, born about 1849, married William W. Gooding. iv. William Henry Boozer, born 1851, died 1897. v. Carolina Boozer, born 1861, died 1938, married Cyprian M. Efird, born 8 December 1856, died 11 October 1941, son of Daniel Dreher and Henrietta Efird. Both are buried at Zion Lutheran Cemetery vi. Maurice Boozer, born 1862, died 21 January 1931, married Dr. Barney K. H. Kreps. 3. David Boozer, born 1786, died 1849, married 1810 Catharine Rawl, born 1 May 1792, died 10 December 1857. a. Jacob Hilliard Boozer, born 28 April 1814, died 2 April 1898, married 1) Elizabeth Enlow, born 1834, died 1860-1870, daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth Fellers Enlow and married 2) Keren-Happuch Lindsey, born 29 November 1843, died 8 March 1915, daughter of William King and Permelia Stockman Lindsey. b. Joel Boozer, born about 1815, died 14 November 1817. c. Nancy D. Boozer, born 21 September 1817, died 21 September 1883. d. Samuel Wesley Boozer, born 20 August 1820, died 23 April 1874, married 18 May 1854, Anna Margaret Catherine Meetze, born 15 November 1835, died 7 February 1926, daughter of Henry and Caroline Elizabeth Meetze, and grandaughter of Rev. John Yost Meetze. e. Sarah Ann Boozer, born 16 November 1823, died 22 December 1897, married James H. Bailey, born 23 April 1823, GA, died 14 June 1892, both are buried in Boozer-Bailey Cemetery. f. Susanna Boozer, born 9 April 1826, died 21 November 1910, married (his second wife) John Joseph Lown, born 5 March 1830, died 4 July 1912, son of John and Sarah Lown, both are buried in Boozer-Bailey Cemetery. g. Elizabeth Catharine Boozer, born 27 August 1830, died 11 April 1863, married John Joseph Lown (his first wife), born 5 March 1830, died 4 July 1912, son of John and Sarah Lown, she is buried also at Boozer-Bailey Cemetery. h. David Luther Boozer, born 11 September 1833, died 26 June 1902, married Martha Caroline Barre, born 1844, died 1927, daughter of Jacob Barre and Elizabeth Houseal. 4. William Boozer, born about 1792, died 1860, married 1) unknown and 2) 26 March 1818, Elizabeth Glass born about 1800, GA, died after 1850, and married 3) 29 December 1854, Martha Ann Wade Perkins, born about 1824, GA, daughter of Joshua Wade and widow of William H. Perkins. Child by first wife: a. Mary Ann Boozer, born about 1817, AL, married 7 August 1847, John A. Etheridge, born about 1908 GA. Children by second wife: b. Eli Boozer, born 24 January 1821, Monroe Co, AL, died 15 August 1890, Marengo County, AL, married 10 February 1862, Mary Eliza Foster, born 13 December 1840, AL, died 10 April 1930, Marengo Co, AL. c. Asa Boozer, born 10 July 1823, Monroe Co., AL, died 26 December 1903, Marengo County, AL, married 28 March 1845, Sarah Corley, born 20 November 1828, died 18 June 1905. d. William Robert Boozer, born 22 June 1826, Monroe County, AL, died 7 June 1903, Jefferson County, AL, married 27 August 1848, Adeline Etheridge, born about 1828, died 28 December 1909, Clarke County, AL. e. Zachariah Boozer, born 22 October 1828, Monroe County, AL, died ? TX f. Jesse Benton Boozer, born 10 May 1831, died 1850-1860. g. Isabella Boozer, born 8 April 1834, died after 1880, Marengo County, AL. h. Sarah Jane Boozer, born 2 February 1836, died after 1880, Marengo County, AL, married 19 February 1857, Williamson Glass, born about 1832 AL. i. William Henry Boozer, born 12 October 1840 , believed to have died in CSA. j. John Wesley Boozer, born about 1843, died AL ?. Children by third wife: k. Ann Eliza Boozer, born about 1856, married Thomas Davis. l. Jacob Shull Boozer, born 6 October 1858, died 31 May 1933, Birmingham AL, married 2 July 1882, Katherine Wright, born 9 July 1858, died 12 December 1942. m. Elizabeth (Bettie) Boozer, born about 1860, married 14 September 1879, John H. Barkley. 5. Henry Boozer, born about 1795, died after 1850, married Bethany _____, born about 1798, SC, died after 1850. a. George S. Boozer, born about 1818, died before 1880, Leake County, MS, married 24 August 1843, Catherine Etheridge, born about 1826, AL, died after 1880, MS. b. Lemuel Boozer, born about 1820, married 3 November 1842, Catherine Glass, born about 1828, AL, probably daughter of Willis and Hannah Holt Glass. c. William Boozer, born about 1824, died aft 1870, married Caroline _____, born about 1829, AL. d. Joseph Boozer, born about 1826. e. Jephtah Boozer, born about 1831. f. Ezra Samuel Boozer, born about 1833, died after 1880, married Harriet Eliza _____, born about 1837, AL. g. Drunetta (Drucilla?) Boozer, born about 1836, AL, died after 1850. h. Ellen Boozer, born about 1839, died after 1850. 6. Daughter Boozer born 1794-1800. E. Frederick Boozer, born about 1753, died Apr 1816, Newberry Co., SC, married 1) about 1773-1774, name unknown, died about 1775, and married 2) about 1784, Mary Ann Barbara Gray, died 1851, daughter of George Gray. Frederick's will (Newberry Estates 24-15) named seven sons and two daughters. a. Frederick Boozer, born 24 August 1775, died 12 July 1857, married 28 Oct 1801, Nancy McCullough, born 31 August 1783, died 17 January 1850, daughter of George McCullough and Margaret Hair. Both buried St. Luke's Lutheran Church Cemetery. b. Elizabeth Boozer, born about 1785, died after 1851, married 1) James McDill, died before 1851, and married 2) _____ Morrow. c. George Boozer, born about 1786, died after 1851. d. David Boozer, born 9 February 1788, died 10 February 1850, married 1) 17 September 1813, Sarah Suber, born 30 December 1786, died 20 March 1840, daughter of John Uriah Suber, Sr. and Catherine Ruff; married 2) Amelia (Sees) Burton. e. Margaret Boozer, born 7 September 1790, died 3 July 1853, married 18 December 1811, Gasper Piester, born 24 April 1790, died 10 January 1833. Both are buried in the Gray- Gallman Cemetery with most of their children. f. John Boozer, born about 1791, died after 1856, Gwinnett County, GA. g. Daniel Boozer, born 25 September 1796, died 26 December 1878, Calhoun County, AL, married Elizabeth Atkins, born 2 September 1799, died 16 November 1873, daughter of Thomas Atkins and Eve Feltman. h. Henry Boozer, born 20 August 1798, died 23 December 1854, Abbeville County, SC, married Mary ___, born about 1800. i. Adam Boozer, born 1800, died about 1847, Benton (now Calhoun) County, AL, married Nancy Agnes ___, born 18 March 1805, died 2 January 1882. F. Christian (Chris) Boozer, born about 1754-1755. G. Henrich (Henry) Boozer, born 1756, died 1837, Newberry County, SC, married 1780, Elizabeth Senn (not same as Jacob Boozer's wife), probably daughter of Jacob Senn. a. Henry Boozer, born 17 December 1782, died 22 February 1859, married 1) 28 February 1805, Margaret ___, born 6 September 1784, died 19 September 1814; married 2) 24 March 1818, Precious ___. All buried Henry Boozer Cemetery. b. John Boozer, born 1785, died 1869 . c. Sarah Boozer, born 29 September 1786, died 6 May 1830, married John Cappleman, born 3 December 1773, died 29 April 1830, son of Jacob Cappleman. d. Daniel Boozer, born 1788, died 1860. e. George Boozer, born 1 December 1791, died 23 September 1869, married 1) Susannah Maxwell, born about 1795, died 7 January 1816; married 2) Sarah Wilson. Buried with second wife at Smyrna Presbyterian Cemetery. f. Elizabeth Boozer, born 3 February 1794, died 20 January 1870, married 1) Euclidus (Clyde) Longshore, and married 2) Daniel Senn, born 20 August 1804, died 21 July 1855. g. Adam Boozer, born 1796, died 6 September 1829, buried Cannon Creek ARP Cemetery, married Mary Wilson, born 31 August 1796, died 20 January 1859, daughter of Thomas Wilson, Sr. Mary Boozer is buried at Smyrna Presbyterian Cemetery. h. Rebekah Boozer, born 13 June 1798, died 15 January 1880, married William Hendrix, died 1823. Both are buried at Smyrna Cemetery i. David Boozer, born 15 October 1801, died 13 January 1857, married 1) Elizabeth Marbut, died about 1824; married 2) May 1827, Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor Wallace, born 1798, died 26 December 1831, daughter of Anthony Taylor; married 3) Rebecca Senn, born about 1804, died 20 June 1842, daughter of Mathias Senn; married 4) Mrs. Frances Caroline Sheppard Lake, born 3 March 1822, died 22 December 1893, daughter of Maximillian Sheppard and Nancy Proctor. Buried with 4th wife at Smyrna Presbyterian Cemetery. j. Frederick Boozer, born 20 November 1803, died 13 June 1878, married 16 October 1851, Mrs. Elizabeth Burton Stewart, born 15 April 1821, died 14 April 1857. Both buried Smyrna Presbyterian Cemetery. H. Rudolph Boozer, born about 1758, died 1780-1783. I. Casper Boozer, born about 1760, died 1780-1783. III. Anna Boozer, born 1722, married 1) Hans Jacob Meyer, born 1707, died about 1752, and married 2) about 1754 Jacob Weidman (Wideman), born 1720. Children by first marriage: A. John Meyer, born about 1741. B. Ann Meyer. C. Jacob Meyer . D. Elizabeth Meyer. E. Catherine Meyer. F. Mary Ann Meyer. G. Mary Meyer. Known children by second marriage: H. Jacob Wideman born 1756. I. Unknown daughter born 1758. J. Johannes Wideman born 1760. IV. Elsbeth Boozer born 1725. V. Unknown Boozer. Updated 28 October, 2002
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