FOURTH GENERATION

32. Bessie Samantha GREEN was born on 4 Apr 1893 in Rome, Floyd Co., GA. She appeared on the census in 1900 in Floyd Co., GA.⁽¹⁷⁴⁾ 1900 Floyd Co., GA census shows Bessie Green, daughter of Melvin and Jennie Green. She is a white female, born in Apr 1893, and 7 years old. She was born in GA, and her parents were born in GA. 

She died on 19 Sep 1986 in Rome, Floyd Co., GA. She was buried on 21 Sep 1986 in Rome, Floyd Co., GA at Sand Springs Church Cemetery. She had an obituary on 21 Sep 1986. Obituary, Published in Rome News Tribune 9/21/1986: Mrs. Boggs, Mrs. Bessie Boggs, 93 of 1161 Sand Springs Road, died Friday evening at the residence. Mrs. Boggs was born in Floyd County, April 4, 1893, daughter of the late Melvin Green and Jennie Swafford Green. She was a life-time resident of Floyd county and a member of Armuchee Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Boggs, in 1961. Survivors include a son, Grady Boggs, Rome; five daughters, Mrs. Pansy Campbell and Elva Cordle, both of Texas Valley community, Mrs. Ruby Smith, Atlanta, Mrs. Avalene McGhee, Rome, and Mrs. Katherine King, Dalton, 14 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. today at Armuchee Baptist Church with the Revs. Winston Barton and Bobby Stephens officiating. Interment will be at Sand Springs Cemetery in Texas Valley. Pallbearers are Tommy Cordle, Edwin Campbell, Mike Smith, Rick Cordle, Grady Boggs, Jr., Rob Settle, Bill Henderson and Don Coleman. She was Baptist. 

She owned the Green land inherited from her parents in Rome, Floyd Co., GA.
Newspaper Clipping (Rome, Floyd Co., GA): 3 Nov 1944
Mrs. G.W. Boggs Buys the M.C. Green Estate
Mrs. G.W. Boggs, one of the five heirs of the late Melvin C. Green, has bought out the interest of the other four heirs to his 971-acre estate in the Texas Valley section 10 miles Northwest of Rome on the Sand Springs Road. Approximately half of the acreage is farm land, most of which is cleared, and the balance is mountainous pasture land, Mr. and Mrs. Boggs said.
The financial consideration was $10,000, and Mr. Boggs stated that recently they sold $22,000 worth of timber off the property. The transaction included also the purchase of four frame dwellings. "It is one of the best cattle farms in the County, and well watered," Mr. Boggs said. "A creek runs throughout the property."
This is a part of the old home place where Mrs. Boggs was born and has spent her life, and 240 acres of it was owned by her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Cyrenious Green, during the War Between the States.
Mr. Boggs also was born on the property, and was a tenant farmer there before he married the former Miss Bessie Green.
(Thank you Emily O'Neal for finding this!)

She was the subject of a poem. This poem was written by a deer hunter, after Bessie Boggs died.

Our Little Lady of Lavendar Mountain

In the early dawn of Autumn,
Deer Season opens once again,
There's the light in her kitchen,
Always waiting to let us in.

Her dear sweet smile of welcome greeting,
was all these years a time of joy;
How she loved the opening season,
so special a lady to all her boys.

She would ask us to be careful,
Then tell us to go and take our game;
Among us all she loved us equal,
Mrs. Bessie Boggs, we cherish your name.

The Lord smiled down this day from heaven,
Then sent her angel to bring her home;
Our memories of her will live forever,
The light shines still, near "Gods" great throne.

Dedicated with love and memories,
To Mrs. Bessie Boggs
From: Paul R. Fowler Sr.
Paul R. Fowler Jr.
George (Denny) Fowler
and 
Kenneth Edwards and son.

She obtained a marriage license on 17 Oct 1908 in Floyd Co., GA.⁽¹⁷⁶⁾ She was married to George Washington BOGGS (son of Lindsey J. BOGGS and Martha Jane TOLBERT) on 18 Oct 1908 in Floyd Co., GA. ^{(177)(178) (179)} Marriage License:
To any Judge, Justice of the Peace, or Minister of the Gospel: You are hereby authorized to join George Boggs and Miss Bessie Green in the holy state of Matrimony, according to the laws of this State, if they are such persons as are by law authorized to marry, and for so doing this shall be your license, and that you return the same to this office for record.
Given under my hand and official seal, this 17" day of Oct., 1908.
John P. Davis, Ordinary
I hereby certify that on the 18 day of Oct., 1908, George Boggs and Miss Bessie Green were lawfully joined in the holy state of Matrimony by me.
Recorded by me this 19" day of Novr., 1908. J. N. Whitehead, M.G.
John P. Davis, Ordinary.

George Washington BOGGS ^{(35)(180) (35)(181)} was born on 16 Sep 1888 in Floyd Co., GA. A Newspaper Clipping (3 Nov 1944) states he was born on the Green farm. "Mr. Boggs also was born on the property, and was a tenant farmer there before he married the former Miss Bessie Green."
He appeared on the census in 1900 in Floyd Co., GA.⁽¹⁸²⁾ 1900 Floyd Co., GA census shows George W. Boggs, son, white, male, born Sep. 1889 (sic), age 10. He was born in GA and his parents were born in GA. He was in school for 3 months this year, can read, cannot write, and speaks English. He appeared on the census in 1920 in Floyd Co., GA.⁽¹⁸³⁾ 1920 Floyd Co., GA census shows George W. Boggs, Head of household, owns his home - free (not mortgaged), male, white, age 31, married, to Bessie, can read and write, born in GA, and parents born in GA. He can speak English, and has a home Farm. He was baptized in 1936. Bessie, George, and Kat were baptized by S. H. Pendley in 1936. Bessie and Kat were planning to be baptized. When they stepped out to go forward, George told them to wait, that he was ready too. He was Forestry Ranger between 1936 and 1954 in Floyd Co., GA. He had been with the Georgia Forestry Commission for 18 years prior to his retirement 7 years ago... (obituary - pub. Nov. 6, 1961) He died on 5 Nov 1961 in Floyd Co., GA. He was buried on 6 Nov 1961 in Rome, Floyd Co., GA at Sand Springs Church Cemetery. He had an obituary on 6 Nov 1961. Obituary, Published Nov. 6, 1961: George W. Boggs, Retired Forest Ranger, Succumbs: George Washington Boggs, 73, retired farmer and former Chief Ranger for the Floyd County Unit of the Georgia Forestry Commission, died at his residence Sunday morning following an extended illness. Mr. Boggs was born in Floyd County, Sept. 16, 1888, son of the late Lindsey J. and Martha Tolbert Boggs, and has spent his entire life here. He had been with the Georgia Forestry Commission for 18 years prior to his retirement seven years ago and had been a member of the Armuchee Baptist church since 1936. Mrs. Boggs is survived by his widow, the former Miss Bessie Green, to whom he was married Oct. 18, 1908, two sons, Grady and George Boggs, Jr. both of Rome, five daughters, Mrs. Ernest Campbell and Mrs. T. J. Cordle, both of Rome, Mrs. A. M. Smith of East Point, Miss Avalene Boggs of Atlanta, Mrs. N. O. King of Dalton, one sister, Mrs. Aaron Johnson of Rome, one brother, Horace Boggs of Rome, 13 grandchildren, one great grandchild (My note: this great grandchild was Melanie Capps, the compiler of this web site) and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services were to be held at 3 p.m. today in the Armuchee Baptist church with the pastor, the Rev. Paul Camp and the Rev. S. H. Pendley officiating. Interment will follow in Sand Springs Cemetery. The following will serve as active pallbearers: Edd Demsey, Carl Burnes, Jodie Hawkins, Ruben Buffington, J. C. Ash and Julius Cordle. The Georgia Forestry Commission personnel will serve as honorary escort. Jennings Funeral Home is in charge of the funeral arrangements. He was Member of Armuchee Baptist Church in Floyd Co., GA. He was Baptist. 

Notes from Pansy Boggs Campbell (7/13/2000): Bessie Boggs took in school teachers as boarders at one time (2 people named Gunn and Davis). This was when they lived in the house behind where Tommy Cordle (grandson) lives now. George and Bessie Boggs moved into Rome when Wanda Smith (their oldest grandchild) was in grammar school (around 1949). They moved to the house by the lake (Boggs' Lake) around 1955. 
Originally, there was a house where the Boggs' Lake now sits. It was known as Aunt Floyce's house. Aunt Lily's house was behind where Pansy Campbell's house is now (up on the hill by Boggs' Lake.) 

Bessie Samantha GREEN and George Washington BOGGS had the following children:

+108 i. Grady Vernon BOGGS Sr..
+109 ii. Pansy Truvella BOGGS.
+110 iii. Ruby Iva Mae BOGGS.
+111 iv. George Rena "Mutt" BOGGS.
+112 v. Elva Beatrice BOGGS.
+113 vi. Bessie "Avalene" BOGGS.
+114 vii. Kathryn "Kat" Helen BOGGS.