Boatman, Soloman

1821 - 1891  (69 years)

• Name	Boatman, Soloman
  Birth	19 Apr 1821	Columbiana County, Ohio   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BOAT.S001
  _FGRAVE	35579334
  Death	27 Feb 1891	Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Goss Cemetery, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Boatman, Soloman
  Person ID	I41954	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2021

  
  

  Family	Way, Rebecca,   b. 24 Dec 1830, Stark County, Ohio d. 30 Apr 1863, Richland County, Illinois (Age 32 years)
  Children	1. Boatman, Jonas,   b. 1847   d. 1873 (Age 26 years)   2. Boatman, Henry H.,   b. 1856   d. 1932 (Age 76 years) > 3. Boatman, Caroline,   b. 1858   d. 1949 (Age 91 years) > 4. Boatman, Clark,   b. 28 Aug 1860, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois d. 24 Oct 1904, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 44 years)
  Family ID	F10982	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 Apr 1821 - Columbiana County, Ohio Death - 27 Feb 1891 - Richland County, Illinois Burial - - Goss Cemetery, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  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.

  
  

• Sources

  [S13142] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Boatman, Soloman, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35579334/solomon-boatman), none. (Reliability: 2).