William Boone's Grave

William Boone's Grave (HMS1T)

Location: Munfordville, KY 42765 Hart County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 16.304', W 85° 53.427'

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Side A
In the winter of 1780, Daniel & Rebecca Boone and their young son, William, (b. June 20, 1775) camped at the Ebb & Flow Spring near Green River, 4 miles east of here. The Boones were hunting and trapping as they did every winter for 50 years at various locations in Kentucky, West Virginia and Missouri. Green River was a frequent destination for "Colonel Boone," as he was known in Kentucky. On this expedition, William fell ill and died. He was buried beneath a black oak tree near a cave. According to the land owner, the black oak fell in 1990.

Side B
William Boone, (June 20, 1775-Winter, 1780), was the ninth of ten children born to the marriage of Daniel Boone (October 22, 1734-September 26, 1820) and Rebecca Bryan Boone (January 9, 1738-March 18, 1813). Of the ten children, (1) James, (2) Israel, (3) Susannah, (5) Levina, (6) Rebecca, & (9) William predeceased their parent. (4) Jemima, (October 4, 1762 - 1829), (7) Daniel Morgan (December 23, 1769 - July 13, 1839), (8) Jesse Bryan (May 23, 1773 - 1821) & (10) Nathan (March 3, 1781 - October 16, 1856) survived their parents.

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HM NumberHMS1T
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Year Placed2008
Placed ByMunfordville Tourism Commission
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Date Added Friday, October 10th, 2014 at 9:47pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 598372 N 4125594
Decimal Degrees37.27173333, -85.89045000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 16.304', W 85° 53.427'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 16' 18.24" N, 85° 53' 25.62" W
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Area Code(s)270
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1-99 Dixie Hwy, Munfordville KY 42765, US
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