| Life fact | Information |
|---|---|
| Full name | John Campbell Boggs |
| Born | April 14, 1896, in Norfolk, Virginia |
| Parents | Rev. William George Boggs and Lula Massenburg (Parham) Boggs |
| Spouse | Mattie Walton Epes |
| Children | John Campbell Boggs Jr. and Charles Epes Boggs |
| Primary biographical center | Front Royal, Virginia |
| Principal roles | Educator and principal of Randolph-Macon Academy |
| Military service | First lieutenant, American Expeditionary Force; later captain, Virginia National Guard |
| Religious affiliation | Methodist Church |
Genealogy of John Campbell Boggs
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John Campbell Boggs was born April 14, 1896, in Norfolk, Virginia. He was a son of the Rev. William George Boggs and Lula Massenburg Parham Boggs. His father was a Methodist clergyman and a member of the Virginia Conference.
On June 14, 1924, John C. Boggs married Mattie Walton Epes at Blackstone, Virginia. She was a daughter of Charles Augustus Epes and Mattie Walton Epes. John and Mattie Boggs had two children: John Campbell Boggs Jr., born January 15, 1928, and Charles Epes Boggs, born July 28, 1934, who died April 1, 1935.
Family outline
- John Campbell Boggs
- Father: Rev. William George Boggs
- Mother: Lula Massenburg (Parham) Boggs
- Wife: Mattie Walton Epes
- Father: Charles Augustus Epes
- Mother: Mattie (Walton) Epes
- Children:
- John Campbell Boggs Jr.
- Charles Epes Boggs
Source
This biography appeared in History of the Shenandoah Valley: Family and Personal Records, Volume III (Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1952), pages 24-25.
Verbatim biography
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JOHN CAMPBELL BOGGS — John Campbell Boggs is principal of Randolph-Macon Academy, which bears a name long associated with high standards of Southern education. He has held that responsible position since 1933, and has devoted his career to the educational field.
Mr. Boggs is a native of Norfolk, Virginia, born April 14, 1896, and is a son of Rev. William George and Lula Massenburg (Parham) Boggs. His father, a Methodist clergyman, was a member of the Virginia Conference of that church. John C. Boggs began his education in the public schools of Urbanna, Virginia, and graduated from high school there in 1913. In that year he entered Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, from which he was graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1917.
Before Mr. Boggs entered upon his career in teaching, he served in the army during the period of World War I. Enlisting in the army in 1917, he was assigned to Officers Training Camp at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, and at the conclusion of his training period was commissioned a second lieutenant. He was assigned to the First Division to serve with the American Expeditionary Force, and during his period overseas was promoted to the rank of first lieutenant. He engaged in the campaigns of Cantigny, the second battle of the Marne, and Soissons. Wounded in action, he received the Purple Heart and the Distinguished Service Cross. He received his honorable discharge in December, 1918. Mr. Boggs has had military experience subsequent to that time. For seven years, 1920-1927, he served with the rank of captain in the Virginia National Guard.
Mr. Boggs’s first teaching appointment came in 1919, when he joined the faculty of Ashland High School, Ashland, Virginia. He was instructor at that school from February until June of that year. He next accepted an appointment as instructor at the Blackstone Military Academy, Blackstone, Virginia, and during a part of his period at that institution, which continued from 1919 to 1928, he also served as dean and commandant.
In 1928, Mr. Boggs became an instructor at the Randolph-Macon Academy, Bedford, Virginia, and remained there until 1933. In that year he came to Front Royal as principal of the Randolph-Macon Academy there, and has concurrently held the office of treasurer of that school.
Mr. Boggs has been active in church work as a member of the Methodist Church. He was a lay member of the Methodist Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference in 1944, and has been a member of the Methodist Commission on Army and Navy Chaplains since 1940. He has served also as a member of the General Commission on Army and Navy Chaplains. He is a member of Sigma Chi, which social fraternity he joined as an undergraduate, and he is affiliated with the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. He is a Rotarian, and past president of the Rotary Club in Front Royal. In his politics, Mr. Boggs is a Democrat.
At Blackstone, Virginia, June 14, 1924, John C. Boggs married Mattie Walton Epes, of that place. Mrs. Boggs is a daughter of Charles Augustus and Mattie (Walton) Epes. Mr. and Mrs. Boggs have become the parents of two children: 1. John Campbell, Jr., born January 15, 1928, a graduate of Duke University and at present instructor at the Episcopal High School, Alexandria, Virginia. 2. Charles Epes, born July 28, 1934, who died April 1, 1935.