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          James Bent, son of Robert Bent and Agnes Gosling, was born circa 1602 in Weyhill, Penton Grafton, South Hampshire, England.¹

          Agnes Bent, daughter of Robert Bent and Agnes Gosling, was born on 16 July 1602 in Weyhill, Penton Grafton, South Hampshire, England.¹

          Robert Bent, son of Robert Bent and Agnes Gosling, was born in 1604 in Weyhill, Penton Grafton, South Hampshire, England.¹

          Jane Bent, daughter of Robert Bent and Agnes Gosling, was born on 19 July 1631 in Weyhill, Penton Grafton, South Hampshire, England.¹

          John Bent, son of Edward Bent and Anne Joan (?), was born in 1535 in Weyhill, Penton Grafton, South Hampshire, England.¹
     John married Edith (?) in 1563 at Weyhill.¹
     John died on 18 September 1588 at Weyhill in Penton Grafton, South Hampshire, England.¹

          Edith (?) was born in 1544 in Weyhill, Penton Grafton, South Hampshire, England.¹
     Edith married John Bent, son of Edward Bent and Anne Joan (?), in 1563 at Weyhill.¹

          Edith Bent, daughter of John Bent and Edith (?), was born on 16 September 1564 in Weyhill, Penton Grafton, South Hampshire, England.¹

          David Bent, son of John Bent and Edith (?), was born on 13 October 1568 in Weyhill, Penton Grafton, South Hampshire, England.¹

          Joane Bent, daughter of John Bent and Edith (?), was born on 23 November 1570 in Weyhill, Penton Grafton, South Hampshire, England.¹

          Maria Bent, daughter of John Bent and Edith (?), was born on 13 January 1572 in Weyhill, Penton Grafton, South Hampshire, England.¹

          Joan Bent, daughter of John Bent and Edith (?), was born on 12 November 1574 in Weyhill, Penton Grafton, South Hampshire, England.¹

          Agnes Bent, daughter of John Bent and Edith (?), was born circa 1576 in Weyhill, Penton Grafton, South Hampshire, England.¹

          Richard Bent, son of John Bent and Edith (?), was born on 5 February 1577 in Weyhill, Penton Grafton, South Hampshire, England.¹

          Alice Bent, daughter of John Bent and Edith (?), was born on 7 June 1579 in Weyhill, Penton Grafton, South Hampshire, England.¹

          Agnes Ann Bent, daughter of John Bent and Edith (?), was born on 27 February 1582 in Weyhill, Penton Grafton, South Hampshire, England.¹

          Marie Bent, daughter of John Bent and Edith (?), was born circa 1584 in Weyhill, Penton Grafton, South Hampshire, England.¹

          John Bent, son of John Bent and Edith (?), was born on 13 September 1585 in Weyhill, Penton Grafton, South Hampshire, England.¹

          Edward Bent was born in 1509 in England.¹
     Edward married Anne Joan (?) circa 1530 at South Hampshire, England.¹
     Edward died between 1558 and 1589 at Weyhill in Penton Grafton, South Hampshire, England.¹

          Anne Joan (?) was born in 1513 in Penton Grafton, South Hampshire, England.¹
     Anne married Edward Bent circa 1530 at South Hampshire, England.¹

     
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William Montgomery Boggs.^1,2
Lilburn Williams Boggs.^2,3

     
     Eden Evangelical Church (Madison County, IL) is located in Madison County, Illinois.
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Funeral: Adam Feldner on 28 October 1908.¹
Funeral: Bernhard Metzger on 17 May 1916.²
Funeral: John Henry Stahlhut on 30 March 1937.³
Funeral: Mary Thurnau on 18 January 1947.⁴
Funeral: Ferdinand "Ferd" Stahlhut on 3 October 1949.⁵
Marriage: Frederick Wiemers to Helen Barbara Coroniotis on 6 November 1949.⁶
Funeral: Lena Horstmann on 4 August 1968.⁷

          M. G. V. Boggs, son of William Montgomery Boggs and Sonora Louisa Hicklin, was born in 1847 in Sonoma County, California.¹
     He was enumerated with his parent William Montgomery Boggs on the 1850 U. S. Census for California. He was listed as a three-year-old male born in California.^1,2

          Lilburn W. Boggs, son of William Montgomery Boggs and Sonora Louisa Hicklin, was born in 1848 in Sonoma County, California.¹
     He was enumerated with his parent William Montgomery Boggs under the name of "Lilburn W. Boggs Jr" on the 1850 U. S. Census for California. He was listed as a two-year-old male born in California.^1,2
     He was enumerated with his parent William Montgomery Boggs on the 1870 U. S. Census for Napa, Napa Valley, California. He was listed as a 21-year-old male born in California and working as a teacher.³
     Lilburn married Virginia (?) circa 1875.⁴
     Lilburn W. was a school teacher in 1880.⁴
     Lilburn is a head of household on the 1880 U. S. Census for Goose Lake Township, Modoc County, California. He was identified as a married 32-year-old male born in California, his father was born in Missouri and his mother in Kentucky. He was employed as a school teacher. Enumerated with him were: his wife, Virginia, his son Wade Thomas, his daughter Edith B..⁴
     In the April 30, 1892 Woodland Daily Democrat Newspaper it stated that "Lilburn Boggs, who has many friends in Woodland, writes from Modoc county that he is now the owner of the black pony captured from Captain Jack, in the Modoc war. The pony is twenty-seven years old."⁵
     A Brief History of the Modoc War

Sagebrush-covered lava plateaus and wooded mountains of northern California and southern Oregon were the homeland of the Modoc Indians. Their domed dwellings were scattered along the shores of Tule Lake and Lost River where they lived on fish and waterfowl, wild game, and seeds and bulbs from the surrounding countryside.

As settling began on Lost River, emigrants demanded that the Modocs be removed from their homes and placed on the Klamath Reservation with the Klamath and Snake Indians. The Modocs and the Klamaths were historic enemies; the Modocs' relationship with the Snakes was not much better. For Kientpoos, a young Modoc Indian, the Klamath reservation would never be home.
Kientpoos and other Modocs left the Klamath reservation, demanding their own reservation on the Lost River. However, Modoc presence unnerved the settlers who insisted the Indians again be removed. Oregon Indian Superintendent Alfred Meacham convinced Kientpoos to move to the reservation. Upon returning, the Modocs were harassed by the Klamaths and in April 1869, Kientpoos and 371 Modocs moved once again to their Lost River home. Negotiations with them became impossible.

On November 28, 1872, pressured by settlers, Major Green sent troops from Fort Klamath to move the Modocs, "by force if necessary," back to the reservation. Many more Modocs were encountered than the Army had expected. Fighting soon broke out, and the Modocs fled as the troops burned their village. The Modoc War had begun!
The Modocs were composed of three bands that were somewhat loosely following the leadership of Kientpoos. One group, under the leadership of Hooker Jim, proceeded east around Tule Lake killing 14 male settlers in retaliation for the attack by the troops. Kientpoos, known to the settlers as Captain Jack, and the rest of the Modocs from Lost River headed across Tule Lake by boat and entered the Lava Beds. They were later joined by Hooker Jim's band. Kientpoos reluctantly accepted them, fearing he may be placing the other Modocs' lives in danger by allowing those who had murdered the settlers to stay. Another band of Modocs, the Creeks, eventually joined them after they had been tricked by settlers into thinking that they were all going to be hanged for being Modocs.
Along the shores of Tule Lake, ancient lava flows have formed a rugged, uneven terrain which became known as Captain Jack's Stronghold. The area is cut with deep lava trenches and dotted with small habitable caves, creating a natural fortification and a seemingly endless variety of places where one could move unnoticed. Over 300 troops and volunteers were organized to drive the approximately 50 Modoc men and their women and children from the Stronghold. On the foggy morning of January 16, 1873, the
troops headed over what they believed was flat land, confident of a Modoc surrender. The Modocs inflicted heavy losses from the cover of their rough terrain. Confused by the fog and exhausted by the bitter cold and terrain, the troops retreated, leaving their weapons, ammunition, and wounded. The Modocs had won a decisive victory and now had a bargaining advantage.
Many meetings took place between Army leaders and Captain Jack. Each meeting found Captain Jack still requesting a Lost River reservation. To avert further fighting, President Grant organized a Peace Commission to meet unarmed with the Modoc Leaders. Captain Jack was willing to negotiate for a peaceful settlement, but Hooker Jim, indicted for murder, had little to gain from a peaceful settlement. Together with Curly-headed Doctor (a shaman, jealous of Captain Jack's power) they shamed Captain Jack into a plot to kill the Peace Commissioners.
The night before the meeting, Modocs Barncho and Slolux, laden with rifles, hid among the rocks near the peace tent. On the morning of April 11, 1873, General Canby, Reverend Thomas, Commission Head Alfred Meacham, and Indian Agent Leroy Dyar left for the meeting. It was arranged that five unarmed Modocs would meet with the commissioners. Upon reaching the peace tent, the commissioners found not five but eight Modocs, two of which were obviously armed. Captain Jack, Schonchin John, Boston Charlie, and Black Jim were among the eight, and again requested a Lost River reservation. When this could not be granted Captain Jack drew a revolver and killed Canby. Boston Charlie killed Thomas. Meacham was wounded and Dyar escaped unharmed.
Reinforcements were hastily called and four days later the second attack on the Stronghold began. The plan to surround the Stronghold was not completed but the Modocs were cut off from water. On April 17, the troops captured the Stronghold only to find it empty. Captain Jack and the other Modocs had escaped south to the Schonchin Lava Flow through an unguarded trench. Here they obtained water for their 160 men, women and children from the nearby ice caves.

On the morning of May 10 the Modocs were defeated in their surprise attack on troops camped at Dry Lake, leaving most of their horses and supplies in a hasty retreat. Ellen's Man George, who was well-liked by all three bands of Modocs, was killed, and the whole affair was devastating for the Modocs. The protection guaranteed by the shaman was no longer effective and as the Modocs began to quarrel they dissolved into small bands.
Hooker Jim left with three men from his band, and ten of the Hot Creek band, along with their women and children. They headed west toward the present-day town of Dorris. Captain Jack and his followers left for Big Sand Butte.
As troops headed west, expecting to locate Captain Jack, they found Hooker Jim and his followers who surrendered. Hooker Jim offered to track down Captain Jack. Captain Jack finally surrendered at Willow Creek on June 1, 1873, and the Modoc War ended.

Amnesty was granted to Hooker Jim and his followers (who had murdered the 14 settlers at Tule Lake) for their assistance in the capture of Captain Jack. Those who had attacked the peace commissioners were placed on trial at Fort Klamath and convicted of murder. At the last moment, President Grant awarded amnesty to Barncho and Slolux who were sent to Alcatraz. Boston Charlie, Black Jim, Schonchin John, and Captain Jack were hanged on the morning of October 3, 1873. The surviving Modocs were taken to the Quapaw Agency in Oklahoma where disease accomplished what bullets could not.

This was the only major Indian war fought in California and the only Indian War in which a general was killed. It was one of the most costly wars in our history, considering the numbers of people involved. This era of Indian resistance to the settling of their homelands by white men is an integral part of our American heritage. As the events of the past unite all mankind, let us remember that the cultural identity of an entire people was lost here...so settlers could graze a few cows.

The site is now located in Lava Beds National Monument, Tulelake, CA.⁶

     
     Francis died before 22 October 2001.¹

     
     Kenneth died before 22 October 2001.¹

     
     U. S. Cemetery (Santa Fe, NM) is located in Santa Fe, Sante Fe County, New Mexico.
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     (?) married Charles Bent, son of Silas Bent and Martha Kerr.¹