Parents: John Walter Boone and Josephine "Josie" Bowling.

Widower of Susan Mary "Susie" Mattingly.

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Record.
Name: James F Boone
City: Not Stated; County: Nelson; State: Kentucky
Birth Date: 7 Feb 1880
Race: White
Roll: 1653661
DraftBoard: 0.

Kentucky Death Records Certificate # 10339; name of deceased, James F. Boone; date of death, May 12, 1955; place of death, Flaget Memorial Hospital, Bardstown, Nelson Co., Ky; length of stay (in this place), 3 days; usual residence, Howardstown, Nelson Co., Ky; male; white; widowed; date of birth, Feb. 9, 1880 (Note, per D. Bohn: His birth date is Feb. 7, 1880, on his World War I Draft Registration.); age 75; birthplace, Kentucky; usual occupation, farmer ; father's name, John W. Boone; mother's maiden name, Josephine Bowling; informant, Mrs. Delime Boone. Disease or condition directly leading to death: Cerebral hemorrhage. Buried, 5/14/1955, in St Ann Cemetery, Howardstown, Nelson Co, Ky.

The Kentucky Standard, Thursday, 5/19/1955.
SOLEMN RITES FOR JAMES BOONE AT HOWARDSTOWN - SON IS CELEBRANT OF REQUIEM MASS - James F. Boone, 75, retired farmer of the Howardstown community, died last Thursday at 12:42 a.m. at Flaget Memorial Hospital here of a cerebral hemorrhage. He was born February 9, 1880 and lived in the Howardstown community all his life. He was the son of John Walter and Josephine Bowling Boone. His wife, Susie Mattingly Boone, preceded him in death eight years ago. (Leaves Children) Surviving are 11 sons and daughters, Rev. Lawrence Boone, assistant pastor of St. Elizabeth's Church, Louisville; Mrs. George Wine, Louisville; Louis Boone, Prophetstown, IL.; Mrs. Leander Lagerstrom, Fort Belvoir, Va.; James Boone, Jr., Lebanon; Mrs. Harry Hicks and Mrs. Herbert Boone, New Haven; John, Delime, Adolph and Anthony Boone, Howardstown; two brothers, Charlie and Emanuel Boone, Howardstown; four sisters, Mrs. Mae Thompson, Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. Lawrence Willett, Buechel; Mrs. Joe Johnson, and Mrs. Nick Whelan, Howardstown. A brother, Will Boone, St. Louis, Mo., died nine months ago. The body was at the Greenwell Funeral Home at New Haven until Saturday morning when last rites were conducted with Solemn Requiem Mass in St. Ann's Church, Howardstown, at 10 a.m. Rev. Lawrence Boone was celebrant of the Mass; Rev. Hubert Hagan, sub-deacon, and Rev. George Greenwell, deacon. Acolytes were three grandsons, Mike, Tony Joe and Earl Boone. (Several Priests Present) Other priests in the sanctuary for the Mass were Rt. Rev. Msgr. James H. Willett, Bardstown; Rt. Rev. Msgr John Dudine, Louisville; Rev. Fred F. Gettlefinger, Rev. Lawrence Hardesty, New Haven; Rev. Barth J. Beruatto, Buechel; Rev. Bernard Knoer, St. Charles; Rev. James Thompson, Rev. Charles Schoenbachler, St. Mary; Rev. Joseph Zaner and Rev. William Zaner, Louisville; Rev. John Bancroft, New Hope; Rev. J. T. Blanford, Springfield; Rev. William Pank, Howardstown; and Rev. Robert Dollinger, Bardstown. Interment was in St. Ann's Cemetery. Pallbearers were nephews, Leon, Garland and Billy Joe Boone; C. H. Willett, Joe Whelan and Tommy Johnson.
(abstracted by Dolores Bohn)