Direct Descendants of Samuel Bozeman
                   
    1      Samuel Bozeman  d: Bet. 1789 - 1794 in Rocky Comfort Creek, 
Georgia   
..        +Ann Richardson   d: Aft. 1794 in Rocky Comfort Creek, Warren 
County, Georgia    m: Abt. 1755 in Bladen County, North Carolina
........    2      Jacob Bozeman    b: 1763 in Bladen County, North 
Carolina    d: 1837 in New Harmony, Indiana   
............        +Sarah Patrick    b: Abt. 1783 in Mecklenburg, 
Virginia    d: Abt. 1828    m: 22 Jul 1808 in Warren County, Kentucky
...................    3      Irena Ann Bozeman    b: 21 Mar 1811 in 
Bowling Green, Kentucky    d: Aug 1884 in McLeansboro, Illinois   
.......................        +James Mulholland Heard    b: 1811    d: 
Abt. 1871    m: 29 May 1831 in Carmi, White County, Illinois
.............................    4      Elmira Heard    b: Abt. 1836 in 
Illinois       
.................................        +George W.A. Frazier    b: Abt. 
1831 in Illinois   m: 20 Mar 1853 in Hamilton County, Illinois

Charles wrote:

> Hello folks, blow  is a transcribed copy a a letter dated 12-4-1866
> from John M. Bozeman of Bozeman, Mt Territory to his
> family.
>
> I am curious to his reference of his partner Frazier and
> Frazier's "Bozeman" wife.  Who was she?
>
> Please excuse any tying errors - they are mine.
>
> Charles Ingram
>
> Letter, from John M. Bozeman to his family dated
>      "Bozeman City, Montana Territory, 12-4-1866". This
>      letter was publised 1-12-2006 in "Pickens County Progress,"
>      Jasper, GA, reference 3748 along with a photo of him
>      and his pocket watch.
>      "Dear Mother and Broter and Sisters,
>           I received your loving letter the ohter day,
>      which gave me much pleasure to here that you were
>      well, but it was very motifying to me to hear that
>      times were so hard there. I am very sorry that
>      Armindy would place so much confidence in a abolish-
>      ivness (abolitionist) as to agree to be his wife. I
>      want you or her to write me the name and description
>      of him and I may see him sometime.
>           I am getting along well in this country. I want
>      you to write me where you are and how you are getting
>      along, and also how Charine and the children are
>      getting along. I will be pleased to hear from all of
>      you often and I will pay you a visit in a year or two,
>      but do not expect me to come there to live any more.
>           I have made a great amount of money in this
>      country but have had some bad luck and spent a good
>      deal. I am comfortably situated yet and can make a
>      good living. I will send some photographs for you and
>      Cathrine and the children and my borthers and sisters.
>           I will close for the present by saying I am
>      quite well and hope these few lines will find you all
>      in the same health, there is one thing I forget to
>      speak of, I am glad that all of you ar trying to
>      get to that good place, where trouble will be no more.
>           I attend church frequently but I don't do as I
>      ought to do, or as I would wish to do. We are building
>      a nice church and school house in this town and I
>      hope God will be mor glorified in the future than in
>      the past, as society is getting pretty well organized
>      in this country.
>           I am in partership with a man by the name of
>      Frazier in a Hotel and some groceries, he has a family
>      of a wife and 3 children all at home, I very much like.
>      His wife's name was Bozeman before shew was married. I
>      don't know whether we are any relation or not so nothing
>      more at present, but remain you affectionate Son until
>      death.
>           P. S. I will send you a piece of chiney money as it
>      will be a odity in that country. There are people here
>      from all parts of the world."
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