Throwback Thursday James L Boggs 1752-1835

 Hey Friends,

One of our most-read posts on Boggs Blogs is about a Boggs descendant. Dad and Papaw visited the grave of James L. Boggs in April of 2021. Dad documented it then. 

That post remains popular. Other descendants have left useful comments. We have received a couple recently. I am glad others are still finding Dad's writing useful!

I decided to share his post for a Throwback Thursday. I hope you enjoy a little trip down memory lane. 

To any family members of James L. Boggs looking to find his grave, I encourage you to read the comments to the original post HERE! You may find useful information in your search! Thank you for reading! We love getting your comments!

Davy Boggs wrote this original post. It is still a popular post. We get comments from other James L. Boggs descendants. Thank you for all the comments! I've been told the cemetery name is Holbrook-Lyon, not Lynn. 

Odie

Davy’s April 2021 Blog Post.

James L Boggs 1752-1835

On one of our drives with Dad and Mom recently, we made a great find. Dad wanted to find the grave of his great, great, great grandfather and amazingly, we found it! 

James L. Boggs was born in 1752 and died in 1835. He was born in Virginia, married and had nine children. After his wife died, he moved to Lawrence County, Kentucky in the 1820s and married a widow. We come from Robert Boggs, his son.

This is the order of our anscestors. James L. Boggs, Robert Boggs, William Frank Boggs, Albert Boggs, Martin Boggs, Eugene Boggs and then me and my siblings.

For many years, descendants from James L. Boggs children with his first wife thought that the two sons that he raised with his second wife were not his sons. However, the DNA confirmed it several years ago. We are descended from James L. Boggs. 

Dad had never been to this grave and only vaguely knew about the location. Looking it up, got us to the right little town and I found a YouTube video of the cemetery posted a week before, but with no directions or location information.

There is not a fixed name on the cemetery either. It goes by Holbrook Lynn, Lynn Holbrook, Gamble Rice and maybe other names. If you are not from Kentucky, you need to understand that these mountains are full of family cemeteries and they are hidden around every bend in the road and on every mountain, it seems.

From several sources, we knew to look near Martha, Kentucky. There is a store there called Ralph Ferguson's Store. We drove to the crossroads, pulled up to the store, went inside, introduced ourselves and told the man what we were looking for. They were not sure of the name of the cemetery or the specific grave we were looking for, but directed us to where they thought it was.

The picture below has the store in Martha, Kentucky marked. Two-tenths of a mile east on 32 there was a small place to pull off the road on the opposite side. 

 

This is a picture taken from the place I parked. There is a brick house across the street with a driveway toward the store.

This picture was taken from the front of the Jeep. After about 30 feet, the ATV trail was more clear and with much less vegetation in the way. You could drive up on an ATV and probably a 4WD that you did not mind to scratch up, but we walked it.

It was straight uphill at least 100+ yards. The trail takes a sharp 90, but the cemetery is straight ahead. The trail that turns goes around the ridge to another cemetery. 

It is amazing the Dad made it up the hill. It may be even more amazing that I made it up the hill. We took it very slowly, breathed deeply and took lots of breaks!

The cemetery is along the ridge and there are visible old gravestones for a few hundred feet.

Look closely at the picture below. Yes, that is a deer stand in the middle of the cemetery.

Some descendants of James L. Boggs replaced his stone in 1993. His original stone is in front of it.

This is not the steepest part of the trail and it is hard to capture how steep it really was.

It was a pretty exciting day.

Thank you for coming with us.

Davy

Then and Now 7/2/26

 Hey Friends, 

Earlier this week memories from 6 years ago came up in my photos. This was a memorable week that we spent in Texas. 

My cousins Deidre, Ben and Charlie were still in Texas then. They lived close enough to visit our revival in Lucas, Texas. We have lots of great memories from this revival. 

These pics are from June 29-30 of 2020. Charlie was 14 months old. 

I think this was the time Dad introduced Charlie to a horseradish and cheddar potato chip. Charlie's reaction was priceless. My Dad loved that moment. I think that was one of his highlights of being Uncle Davy the Great! I wish I could find that video!

Chloe Jean and Carson had not joined their family yet. Charlie was just a little guy. Charlie and Carson look so much alike in these photos.

 

Here is a look at Charlie from this spring He is a 7 year old big boy now.  
He still has his Auntie O's heart. I miss my Charlie. He gives the best hugs. 

He still loves to play with Aunt Kelly. Charlie does not like it when she has to be an adult and can not play with him. 🤣

Thanks for looking down memory lane with me I always enjoy seeing pictures from them and now, I hope you enjoy them too! See you all tomorrow
Odie

Shady Springs Youth Camp 1997 Memory

 Hey Friends,

June 11th 1997, I was 11 years old. It was youth camp week at Shady Springs in Indiana. I was an exuberant camper! 

I loved youth camp. My friends and I started the countdown to youth camp months in advance. We would sit down with our calendars and physically count the days. We probably drove our youth leaders, counselors and parents crazy. 

My goal at youth camp for that year was to get the Holy Ghost. I had been seriously seeking the Holy Ghost for a while. I had been so close, but struggled to receive that special gift from God. 

I was determined to come home full of the Holy Ghost! 29 years ago tonight, the Lord rewarded my seeking and praise. He baptized me with the Holy Ghost. 

I am still so thankful for that life-changing experience at youth camp! I have never been the same since that night! 

That week at Shady, I made memories for a lifetime. I made friendships that are still real today. God was working in my life for the long haul. Praise the Lord for his blessings!

Thank you to my parents, my pastor, my church, my youth leaders, the camp workers and the speakers who sent me and worked with me during camp. Your sacrifices were worth it! My friend group was amazing! Their prayers and friendship helped me so much! I am so thankful for my camp memories. 

We do not have to discuss the bad memory of that year. Our heads will all be itching. The Holy Ghost helped me survive the bad memory! 

PSA

1 NEVER share a hairbrush at camp!!

2. NEVER pile 4 girls in two bottom bunks at camp!!

The Holy Ghost is still a precious gift that I will forever cherish!  The comforting power of the Holy Ghost is sweeter now than it was then!

Thank you for stopping by to chat. See you tomorrow. 

Odie

Then And Now- Kolby And Ella Blaire

 Hey Friends,

Great to see you today. I love the memories of that pop up on my phone. They often trigger long scrolls down memory lane. 

Tuesday, I introduced our newest family member. You can read all about her arrival HERE.  We are still enamored with the precious princess!

My phone reminded me late last night of when I first met Ella Blaire’s big brother. Kolby Lee turned 2 on April 30th. 

I first met him in person two years ago today. Here is a picture from, June 4th 2024. 

He was just over a month old in that photo. Now he is a handsome bundle of energy! Mr. Kolby Lee has brought so much joy into our lives! We love him!

Almost 2 years to the day I met Miss Ella Blair. A lot happens in two years! We have lots of blessings to thank God for!

On June 4th 2026, Kolby is trying to get used to his new job as Big Brother, but I know he will be great at it! He will be an awesome bodyguard for his Little Sister!

We will have to revisit this day in two years and see the progressions at that time. 

See you tomorrow!

Odie

Mind-Boggling Gift of Friendship Then and Now

Hey Friends,

Thanks for stopping by for a visit! I hope you are having a good day.

I took a trip down memory lane last night. I am so glad that we have Blog archives! I begin to wonder what we were doing 10 years ago this week?

Well, we were in the midst of City Reach Phoenix. My trip down memory lane brought back lots of happy memories last night!

10 years ago yesterday, Dad wrote a very special post honoring an extremely special friend to our family! Pastor Scott Morris had taken time out of his extremely busy schedule to come be with us for the first tent revival of City Reach 2016.

Bro. Scott Morris caught Dad’s vision for City Reach. He bore the burden with us! His friendship and prayers helped us immenselyl always, but it was extra special during the year of City Reach. 

Pastor Scott Morris is not only a friend, but The Morris Family adopted us. We are forever family!

10 years later, they are still our dearest friends and family. Our love for the Morris family is enormous! Words cannot adequately express our appreciation for them!

Mom and I have leaned heavily on their friendship for the last year and a half. We have walked this road of grief and transition together. It is amazing to have wonderful people like them in corner. 

We love you, Bro. Scott and Sis. Kim! Thank you for the bottom. I'm on my heart for standingwith us always! 

I can not say it like my Daddy could. He had away with words. I am going to let him finish up this post. Let's rewind to April 8, 2016. 

Odie

The Mind-Boggling Gift of Friendship - Pastor Scott Morris

“ It is raining as I write this and the wind is blowing pretty good too. We had to put up two short sections of side walls during church Thursday because of the wind. I really hate to do that but we had to. 

Otherwise we all would have swallowed a pound or two of dust. We did have a great service though. Thank you for praying for us.

It has been amazing to have Pastor Scott Morris with us for several days this week. He flew in Friday night and flew back home Thursday. He was here for the tent set up, Sunday morning service in the church and four services under the tent.

Bro Scott bought a ticket, took time away from his family, left his church and school for several days including a Sunday, to come out here and work like a mule. I knew Bro. Scott was my friend but all this is way beyond the bounds of mere friendship. 

This is a mind-boggling gift of friendship. It is hard to believe that a man would love us so much, believe in us so much and love revival so much that he would do all this. What an amazing gift. 

Words are cheap and there are lots of us that talk a good game. It is something much higher to walk the talk. We realize that we have been abundantly blessed when it comes to friends. Bro Scott's actions this week are living proof of that blessing. 

Thank you Scott Morris for making our week so memorable. Thank you for caring for us. Thank you for helping to carry our vision. You have done many things to help promote City Reach but this week was one of the best.

Thank you as well to Sis. Kim, Regan and Rylee and the saints in Richton for loaning us your husband, father and Pastor. May God bless you for your sacrifice. 

Thank the Lord for surrounding us with such friends as Scott Morris and the many, many others that would be here if you could at all.   May God send revival to all of you for doing everything you can to promote revival here.   

Here are a few pictures of my dear friend while here. 

Thanks for reading. 

Davy”

Throwback Thursday 3/19/26

 Hey Friends,

Thank you for checking in today. I hope I can get this post to load for you. My phone signal is weak. 

Let's throw it back 8 years today. Bro. Eddie Deane recently sent me this memory. I am thankful for my family, friends, and wonderful memories. 

8 years ago this month, Bro. Phillip, Bro. Eddie and Bro. Jordan Deane came to visit us in Ohio. They laid the LVP flooring in my house. 

It was a cold, snowy March week in 2018. We laughed until we cried. I am thankful for the memories collected that week. I am also grateful for their hard work getting the floor prepped and flooring laid!

This photo was taken in my living room. Pictured below are the following people. Front row: Jordan Deane, Odie, Eddie Deane and Phillip Deane. 

Back row: Lisa Isaacs, Davy, Kelly, Eugene Boggs, Martha Boggs, Theresa Osborn, Karen Boggs and Steve Boggs.  

See you tomorrow. 

Odie

Throwback Thursday 1/29/26

Hey Friends,

This is Odie checking in. All the talk about bad weather recently reminded me of 2011. We experience the Tulsa Blizzard. Fun times that I will never forget.

We are throwing it back below. This is a post Dad published on February 1st 2011. 

Dad would not have been excited about this week’s weather! His weather is perfect I am certain. Who knows, maybe just maybe Dad is loving snow in Heaven?!

I will let Dad close out. See you tomorrow. 

Odie

 “We are in the midst of a historic blizzard in Tulsa, Oklahoma. As of 3:00pm the snowfall is at an all time record of 13.8 inches and it is still falling. The wind is gusting up to 40 mph and will be for quite a while so the blizzard is still on. As you can see from the pictures below the snow is drifted several feet. The BoggsMobile has drifts of several feet on one side and the door has 2 feet in front of it. It won't be going any where for quite a while and the Cheap Jeep is stuck as well. We are warm, well fed and hunkered down. There will be no church of course. 

So far we are having fun. 

Davy”