BOORD-Elijah - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

ELIJAH BOORD, farmer Stone Bluff, is among the pioneers of Osborn Prairie. He was born in the first year of the present century, in the state of Virginia. His mother died when he was a prattling babe. Soon after his father, George Boord emigrated to Ohio, where Elijah remained till 1828, when he came to Fountain county. His father emigrated to Illinois where he died. Elijah Boord and Nancy Crane, daughter of Jonathon Crane were united in marriage in 1828m previous to his coming to Fountain county. The raised a family of eleven, children, six of whom are, at the present date citizens of this county. Two of his sons, George and Joseph died in the late war. The former belonged to the 15th Ind. Vols. and died at Columbus Ohio. The latter was found dead in the mountains. Elijah Boord died in 1855. HE was an old soldier of the cross in the New Light Christian church. Jonathon Boord, son of Elijah, was born in 1832 in Warren county Ohio. He was married in 1842 to Marinda Dudley native of Butler county Ohio, daughter of Job and Sarah (Marshton) Dudley, both natives of Maine, and pioneer settlers of Ohio. By this marriage he has eight children, five sons, and three daughters; Joana, Elijah M., Ira A., John S., Nancy, Elizabeth E., Joseph, George W., and Jasper. Elijah M. was a drummer in the 154th Ind. Vols. Mr. Boord was Justice of the Peace in Van Buren township from 1854 ti 1860. By trade he is a mason. At one time he was engaged in the drug and hardware trade in Covington, afterward in the same business in Hillsborough, Cain township. Where he resides he has a farm of fifty-two acres, and owns forty acres of land in Iroquois county Illinois. He and his wife were early members of the New Light Christian church at Osborn’s Prairie Chapel.