Completed BONEY / BOONIE family of Pennsylvania Ancestry hints and Family Search Indexing

The last few weeks I have not spent much time working on the family history.  I have become very interested in Family Searches new indexing project of US Obituaries, spending two or three hours each day on it. These are very confusing records.  Not an easy indexing project but I am really enjoying it.

I was able to finish all of Ancestry's shaky leaves hints for the Boney / Boonie family.  This family alone expanded my family tree by over 90 people.  For the most part the family was exceptionally well documented.

The Boney/Boonie family is connected to the Varner family by Mary B Varner (1830 - 1911).  Mary married Israel Boney (1820 - 1893) somewhere around 1847.  I have not been able to find any sort of marriage document so this hypotheses is based on census, birth and burial records.  Mary B Varner was the daughter of my Great granduncle John Peter Varner and Barbara Leckenton.

The Boney/Boonie family that I have studied have, for the most part, appeared to have stayed in the Juniata / Snyder County, Pennsylvania area.  The only thing that I have done for this family is taken the shaky green leaf hints from my Ancestry Member Tree, verified them and updated my family tree.  I have done no further research, so this represents only the low hanging fruit.  I am sure there is much more to be learned for the family and I hope to one day be able to return to them and further document the family.

As always if I can help someone who needs more detail on the information shown below either leave a comment on this post or visit my Ancestry tree  Don Varner's family tree.

Here is my Roots Magic descendant report (modified the names for the living) for Israel Boney.:
Descendant List of Israel Boney 20 February 2014
1-Israel BONEY (LD29-4NT) (23 Nov 1820-1893)
+Mary B. VARNER (LD29-H4P) (1 Dec 1830-5 Sep 1911)
. . . . 2-Isaac BONEY (LDZ1-Y78) (abt 1848-bef 1948)
. . . . +Mary LNU BONEY (L68J-5Z4) (abt 1850-bef 1950)
. . . . . . . . 3-Margaret "Anna" BONEY (L68J-GCX) (Jan 1870-bef 1970)
. . . . . . . . 3-John A. A. BONEY (L68J-PPZ) (abt 1879-bef 1979)
. . . . 2-Eliza BONEY (LDZ1-YKK) (abt 1848-bef 1948)
. . . . 2-Christian BONEY (LHPM-R7Z) (22 Aug 1850-2 Feb 1948)
. . . . +Louisa LNU BONEY (abt 1860-bef 1960)
. . . . . . . . 3-William Steward BONEY (20 Jul 1878-21 Jun 1963)
. . . . . . . . +Mary Matilda "Mollie" KLINE (27 Aug 1879-18 Jan 1958)
. . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Earle E BOONIE (abt 1896-bef 1996)
. . . . . . . . . . . . +Minnie V LNU BOONIE (abt 1893-bef 1993)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-Living female BOONIE (abt 1922-)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-Living male BOONIE (abt 1923-)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-Living male BOONIE Jr (abt 1931-)
. . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Charles Elmer BOONIE (abt 1899-bef 1999)
. . . . . . . . . . . . +Irene Wilson WAREFIELD (abt 1902-bef 2002)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-Living female BOONIE (abt 1922-)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-Carmon Frederick BOONIE (9 Sep 1923-14 Jan 1984)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +Sarah BANKS (27 May 1924-12 Jul 1969)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-Wayne E BOONIE (7 Jan 1925-4 Jan 2005)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-Glenn Elder BOONIE (31 Jan 1926-25 Dec 1997)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-Living female BOONIE (abt 1928-)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-Charles E BOONIE Jr. (abt 1929-bef Jan 2010)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-Wesley A. "Bo" BOONIE (30 May 1932-3 Jan 2010)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +Living female KOCH (abt 1930-)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-Living male BOONIE (-)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-Living female BOONIE (-)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +Living male STIEHLER (-)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-Living female BOONIE (-)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +Living male GUYER (-)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-Mary E BOONIE (abt 1934-bef Jan 2010)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-Living male BOONIE (abt 1936-)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-Living male BOONIE (abt 1938-)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-Paul BOONIE (-bef Jan 2010)
. . . . . . . . . . . . 4-David C BOONIE (abt 1908-bef 2008)
. . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Stella D BOONIE (abt 1910-bef 2010)
. . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Dorthy E BOONIE (abt 1912-bef 2012)
. . . . . . . . . . . . 4-William Steward "Steward" BOONIE Jr. (22 Sep 1913-29 Nov 1982)
. . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Carl W BOONIE (19 Jul 1915-15 Aug 2007)
. . . . . . . . . . . . +Rosaline "Rosey" BAKER (14 Sep 1917-17 Sep 2003)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-Living female BOONIE (abt 1936-)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-Living male BOONIE (abt 1937-)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-Living male BOONIE (1 Jan 1937-)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-Living male BOONIE (Mar 1939-)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-Living female BOONIE (aft 1940-)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +Living male GOSS (-)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-Living female BOONIE (aft 1940-)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +Living male ZIEBER (-)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-Living female BOONIE (aft 1940-)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +Living male FINIZIO (-)
. . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Living female BOONIE (abt 1918-)
. . . . . . . . . . . . +Living male TROXEL (abt 1918-)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-Living male TROXEL (abt 1938-)
. . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Wayman F BOONIE (7 Jun 1921-22 Jan 2000)
. . . . . . . . 3-Betsy BONEY (abt 1879-bef 1979)
. . . . . . . . 3-Ammon J. BOONIE (abt 1898-bef 1998)
. . . . . . . . 3-Rachel J. BOONIE (abt 1900-bef 2000)
. . . . 2-William BONEY (L6C4-DSL) (abt 1852-bef 1952)
. . . . 2-Barbara BONEY (L6C4-D79) (abt 1854-bef 1954)
. . . . 2-John Aaron "Aaron" BONEY (LD29-CH5) (8 Jan 1856-12 Aug 1943)
. . . . 2-Lydia BONEY (L6C4-DD5) (abt 1858-bef 1958)
. . . . +Henry Howard SHAWVER (1855-1930)
. . . . . . . . 3-Jane H. M. SHAWVER (abt 1878-bef 1978)
. . . . . . . . 3-Daniel J SHAWVER (Sep 1879-bef 1979)
. . . . 2-Uriah BONEY (LD29-CSG) (1863-1934)
. . . . 2-Caroline Emeline BONEY (LD29-4KH) (1866-20 Nov 1877)
. . . . 2-Susanna Matilda "Matilda" BONEY (LD29-HQM) (18 Dec 1867-19 Dec 1877)
. . . . 2-Leah BONEY (MTTF-VLW) (27 Nov 1869-12 Mar 1939)
. . . . 2-Joseph Jerome BONEY (LD29-4GS) (13 Mar 1874-10 Nov 1877)
. . . . 2-Mary Maggie Savilla BONEY (LD29-HSC) (1876-20 Nov 1877)

Boney / Boonie families of Snyder County, Pennsylvania

I have spent the last several weeks working on the Boney / Boonie families of Snyder County, Pennsylvania.
My first cousin (once removed) Mary B Varner married Israel Boney and they had thirteen children.

My Ancestry Member Tree hints jumped from around 390 to 570+ after adding this family.  I have spent over three weeks trying to clear the hints on this family alone.  I have added 52 people (Boney / Boonie) to my tree.  After I clear the hints on immediate family I end up adding more people which in turn generates more new hints.  I now have over 580+ hints to work through.  At the rate I'm going this will take another month if not two.  The Boney's have proven to be a very prolific family.  Thankfully they have all (so far) pretty much stayed in the Snyder County, PA area.

Here is the family narrative report so far.  Keep in mind this is a work in progress.  Any change suggestions are most welcome.  If the death date says BEFORE and just a year that indicates that I have not yet found the actual death information.

1.  Israel BONEY^1–2 was born on 23 Nov 1820.³ He appeared in the census on 1 Jun 1850 at Beaver Township in Union, Pennsylvania, United States.⁴ He appeared in the census on 13 Jun 1860 at Beaver Township in Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States.⁵ : , Jun 1863, Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States.⁶ Israel appeared in the census on 1 Jun 1870 at Beaver Township in Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States.⁷ He appeared in the census on 22 Jun 1880 at Adams Township in Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States.⁸ He died in 1893 at the age of 73.³ Israel was buried in 1893 at Union Cemetery in Troxelville, Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States.³

Mary B. VARNER¹, daughter of John Peter VARNER and Barbara LECKENTON, was born on 1 Dec 1830 at Fayette Township in Juniata, Pennsylvania, United States.^9–10 She appeared in the census on 1 Jun 1850 at Beaver Township in Union, Pennsylvania, United States.⁴ She appeared in the census on 13 Jun 1860 at Beaver Township in Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States.⁵ Mary appeared in the census on 1 Jun 1870 at Beaver Township in Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States.⁷ She appeared in the census on 22 Jun 1880 at Adams Township in Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States.⁸ She appeared in the census on 26 Apr 1910 at Lewis Township in Union, Pennsylvania, United States.¹¹ Mary died on 5 Sep 1911 at the age of 80 in Pennsylvania, United States.^9–10,12 She was buried on 8 Sep 1911 at Union Cemetery in Troxelville, Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States.^10,12 She was also known as Mary B. Boney.

Israel BONEY and Mary B. VARNER had the following children:

            +2              i.   Isaac BONEY, born abt 1848; married Mary LNU BONEY, bef 1870; died bef 1948.

              3             ii.   Eliza BONEY was born about 1848.^4–5 She appeared in the census on 1 Jun 1850 at Beaver Township in Union, Pennsylvania, United States.⁴ She appeared in the census on 13 Jun 1860 at Beaver Township in Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States.⁵ Eliza died before 1948 at the age of 100.

            +4            iii.   Christian BONEY, born 22 Aug 1850, Juniata, Pennsylvania, United States; married Louisa LNU BONEY, bef 1880; died 2 Feb 1948.

              5            iv.   William BONEY was born about 1852.⁵ He appeared in the census on 13 Jun 1860 at Beaver Township in Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States.⁵ He appeared in the census on 1 Jun 1870 at Beaver Township in Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States.⁷ William died before 1952 at the age of 100.

              6             v.   Barbara BONEY was born about 1854.^5,7 She appeared in the census on 13 Jun 1860 at Beaver Township in Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States.⁵ She appeared in the census on 1 Jun 1870 at Beaver Township in Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States.⁷ Barbara died before 1954 at the age of 100.

              7            vi.   John Aaron "Aaron" BONEY^1,7 was born on 8 Jan 1856.¹³ He appeared in the census on 13 Jun 1860 at Beaver Township in Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States.⁵ He appeared in the census on 1 Jun 1870 at Beaver Township in Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States.⁷ Aaron died on 12 Aug 1943 at the age of 87.¹³ He was buried after 12 Aug 1943 at Union Cemetery in Troxelville, Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States.¹³ He was also known as John Aaron "Aaron" Boonie.¹³

            +8           vii.   Lydia BONEY, born abt 1858; married Henry Howard SHAWVER, bef 1878; died bef 1958.

              9          viii.   Uriah BONEY¹ was born in 1863.¹⁴ He appeared in the census on 1 Jun 1870 at Beaver Township in Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States.⁷ He appeared in the census on 22 Jun 1888 at Adams Township in Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States.¹⁵ Uriah died in 1934 at the age of 71.¹⁴ He was buried in 1934 at Union Cemetery in Troxelville, Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States.¹⁴

            10            ix.   Caroline Emeline BONEY¹ was born in 1866.¹⁶ She appeared in the census on 1 Jun 1870 at Beaver Township in Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States.⁷ She died on 20 Nov 1877 at the age of 11.¹⁶ Caroline was buried after 20 Nov 1877 at Union Cemetery in Troxelville, Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States.¹⁶

            11             x.   Susanna Matilda "Matilda" BONEY^1,7 was born on 18 Dec 1867.¹⁷ She appeared in the census on 1 Jun 1870 at Beaver Township in Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States.⁷ She died on 19 Dec 1877 at the age of 10.¹⁷ Matilda was buried after 19 Dec 1877 at Union Cemetery in Troxelville, Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States.¹⁷

            12            xi.   Leah BONEY¹ was born on 27 Nov 1869 in Troxelville, Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States.¹⁸ She appeared in the census on 1 Jun 1870 at Beaver Township in Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States.⁷ She appeared in the census on 22 Jun 1880 at Adams Township in Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States.⁸ Leah died on 12 Mar 1939 at the age of 69 in Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States.¹⁸ She was buried after 12 Mar 1939 at Union Cemetery in Troxelville, Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States.¹⁸ She was also known as Mary Boney.⁷ 

            13           xii.   Joseph Jerome BONEY¹ was born on 13 Mar 1874.¹⁹ He died on 10 Nov 1877 at the age of 3.¹⁹ He was buried after 10 Nov 1877 at Union Cemetery in Troxelville, Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States.¹⁹

            14          xiii.   Mary Maggie Savilla BONEY¹ was born in 1876.²⁰ She died on 20 Nov 1877 at the age of 1.²⁰ She was buried after 20 Nov 1877 at Union Cemetery in Troxelville, Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States.²⁰