Gypsy Heart
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This looks like it would be a great place to hunt.....has lots of property around it .
This 1800s era tavern and travelers' stop was used as a field hospital during Sherman's march to the sea.
It was one of the few buildings spared the wrath of the soldiers in April 1863. It is reported to still be standing.
At or near the town of Union, just south of the county line and northwest of Meridian.
1856...
In 1823 Wesley Boler married Eliza Walton in Clarke Co, AL. Some time prior to 1830 the couple, along with extended family members, moved to Hinds Co, MS. In 1834 Wesley Boler sold his Hinds County land and began purchasing land in Neshoba Co, MS. That land had just been opened for settlement by the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek. Wesley, his cousins, and his wife's extended family were among the earliest settlers of Neshoba County, living primarily in the area that became Newton County after that county split from Neshoba in 1836. The families lived in the New Ireland community area, west of the present town of Union, MS.
In 1856 his son-in-law, Norfleet Staton, built a two story home for Wesley in the present town of Union, MS. That home would become Boler's Inn, a stagecoach inn on the route to Jackson, MS. Sherman quartered his men at Boler's Inn on his march through Mississippi, but didn't burn the building because of the name of the town, Union. Some time prior to 1870, Wesley moved back to the area west of Union, close to and possibly straddling the Neshoba/Newton county line.
By 1870 Wesley's wife, Eliza Walton, and Eliza's brother, James Walton, had died. Wesley married James' widow, his sister-in-law, Nancy Miller Walton. Wesley & Nancy Boler were enumerated on the 1880 Newton Co, MS Census. The last deed for them was found in Newton County, MS in January 1882. Wesley Boler died November 15, 1882 and is buried in Abney Cemetery, just west of Union, MS.
During the mid-20th century Abney Cemetery fell into a state of disrepair and, according to a Walton document at the Philadelphia Library, a number of graves collapsed and tombstones were destroyed. Someone replaced the tombstone of Wesley Boler & a number of his extended family members. The dates placed on several of the replacement tombstones, including those of Wesley Boler, are incorrect. These incorrect dates have also been incorporated in the Newton County Cemetery book.
1907....
The Boler home has changed owners many times and has served many purposes. Norfleet Staton bought the home from the Boler family and raised his family there. After the Civil War, the Inn was operated as a hotel and saloon by Steve Daniels. He was later shot and killed by a Mr. Mobley. Mr. S. P. Stribling bought the home and he and his family lived there and used the South West room on the bottom floor as headquarters to publish "The Union Appeal" for many years. He also bought furs for Sears and Roebuck and other companies. Times were very hard then and many people trapped animals and sold the furs to Mr. Stribling. He used the upstairs rooms to stretch and dry the skins. The home was sold to J. K. and Lorene Blalock in the late 1940's. Then later Mark Herrington bought the house. It has been empty for several years and is in need of much repair and renovation."
2002....
April 2002, shows the wonderful progress made through the efforts of the Boler's Inn Restoration Committee, Citizens of Union, Mississippi, State of Mississippi, and all those other interested individuals who have contributed to the renovation. Restoration work has not been completed, but shows remarkable progress. The need for contributions has not ended. Funds will be needed for furnishings and regular maintenance/operation. Contributions can be made to the Boler's Inn Foundation, 100 Highway 494 East, Union, MS 39365. Our ancestor's historic building has been saved!! Thank you Union, Mississippi.
This 1800s era tavern and travelers' stop was used as a field hospital during Sherman's march to the sea.
It was one of the few buildings spared the wrath of the soldiers in April 1863. It is reported to still be standing.
At or near the town of Union, just south of the county line and northwest of Meridian.
1856...
In 1823 Wesley Boler married Eliza Walton in Clarke Co, AL. Some time prior to 1830 the couple, along with extended family members, moved to Hinds Co, MS. In 1834 Wesley Boler sold his Hinds County land and began purchasing land in Neshoba Co, MS. That land had just been opened for settlement by the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek. Wesley, his cousins, and his wife's extended family were among the earliest settlers of Neshoba County, living primarily in the area that became Newton County after that county split from Neshoba in 1836. The families lived in the New Ireland community area, west of the present town of Union, MS.
In 1856 his son-in-law, Norfleet Staton, built a two story home for Wesley in the present town of Union, MS. That home would become Boler's Inn, a stagecoach inn on the route to Jackson, MS. Sherman quartered his men at Boler's Inn on his march through Mississippi, but didn't burn the building because of the name of the town, Union. Some time prior to 1870, Wesley moved back to the area west of Union, close to and possibly straddling the Neshoba/Newton county line.
By 1870 Wesley's wife, Eliza Walton, and Eliza's brother, James Walton, had died. Wesley married James' widow, his sister-in-law, Nancy Miller Walton. Wesley & Nancy Boler were enumerated on the 1880 Newton Co, MS Census. The last deed for them was found in Newton County, MS in January 1882. Wesley Boler died November 15, 1882 and is buried in Abney Cemetery, just west of Union, MS.
During the mid-20th century Abney Cemetery fell into a state of disrepair and, according to a Walton document at the Philadelphia Library, a number of graves collapsed and tombstones were destroyed. Someone replaced the tombstone of Wesley Boler & a number of his extended family members. The dates placed on several of the replacement tombstones, including those of Wesley Boler, are incorrect. These incorrect dates have also been incorporated in the Newton County Cemetery book.
1907....
The Boler home has changed owners many times and has served many purposes. Norfleet Staton bought the home from the Boler family and raised his family there. After the Civil War, the Inn was operated as a hotel and saloon by Steve Daniels. He was later shot and killed by a Mr. Mobley. Mr. S. P. Stribling bought the home and he and his family lived there and used the South West room on the bottom floor as headquarters to publish "The Union Appeal" for many years. He also bought furs for Sears and Roebuck and other companies. Times were very hard then and many people trapped animals and sold the furs to Mr. Stribling. He used the upstairs rooms to stretch and dry the skins. The home was sold to J. K. and Lorene Blalock in the late 1940's. Then later Mark Herrington bought the house. It has been empty for several years and is in need of much repair and renovation."
2002....
April 2002, shows the wonderful progress made through the efforts of the Boler's Inn Restoration Committee, Citizens of Union, Mississippi, State of Mississippi, and all those other interested individuals who have contributed to the renovation. Restoration work has not been completed, but shows remarkable progress. The need for contributions has not ended. Funds will be needed for furnishings and regular maintenance/operation. Contributions can be made to the Boler's Inn Foundation, 100 Highway 494 East, Union, MS 39365. Our ancestor's historic building has been saved!! Thank you Union, Mississippi.
