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Pine Mountain Settlement School<\/strong>
Series 09: Biography<\/strong>
Community<\/strong><\/p>\n

ABNER BOGG, 1881-1954<\/h2>\n
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TAGS:<\/strong>\u00a0 Abner Boggs; Lucinda Begley Boggs; Pine Mountain Settlement School; Harlan County, Kentucky; Appalachian mountain ballads; community; orphans; Alice Cobb; Greasy Creek; Big Laurel, KY; Little Laurel, KY; song collecting; Alan Lomax; Library of Congress;<\/p>\n

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Near Medical Settlement, Big Laurel. “The Abner Boggs’s'” [nesb_023_mod.jpg]<\/p><\/div>\n


Abner Boggs was a treasure of the Pine Mountain Valley in Harlan County, Kentucky. He was well known for his rich repertoire\u00a0of Appalachian songs and ballads as well as his tall tales. Abner had opinions on most everything and readily shared his perspective on the world which made for a lasting impression with those he met. This independent and verbal neighbor of the workers at the Pine Mountain Settlement School shows up frequently in the literature of the School.<\/p>\n

For Alice Cobb, a worker at the School and a keen observer of place and person,\u00a0Abner was a deep well of colorful mountain stories and lore. Alice was particularly interested in his religious views which Abner always eager to preach. The exchanges of the two strong personalities are\u00a0especially insightful for their “theological” contributions. Abner was a constant source of stories and recollections as well as a musician and singer of ballads and songs that he composed (see list below). Alice Cobb and many other “song catchers” took note of the talents of Abner Boggs and came to collect his ballads and his home-grown songs. He was not just a favorite of “outsiders,” he also charmed his community neighbors. For many\u00a0Community Fair Days<\/a> held at Pine Mountain School in the early years, Abner was asked to come and entertain his neighbors and visitors and was an integral\u00a0part of the program as well as a critic of the\u00a0celebration.<\/p>\n

He said of the 1944 Fair Day celebration<\/p>\n

\u201cHit\u2019s always right and good for men folks and womenfolks to have conversation one with another. On this day they were things to eat and folks to eat \u2018em. They were interestin\u2019 things to look at and folks looked. They were a fine educated man to speak, and I reckon most folks got some benefit out of hit. Them that done the best in any manner of means such as callin\u2019 a hog or raising a turnip got notice took of hit. They weren\u2019t no discord nor willful killin\u2019 and shootin\u2019 to interrupt. Hit were a good Fair.\u201d\u00a0 . . .<\/em><\/p>\n

When folklorist and song collector Alan Lomax came to Harlan County in 1937, he was directed to Abner Boggs and recorded a short list of songs from the talented keeper of culture. The following are some of the recorded ballads and songs captured by Lomax when he met with Abner Boggs.<\/p>\n

Barbara Allen\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>http:\/\/lomaxky.omeka.net\/items\/show\/450<\/p>\n

Lolly Toodum<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>http:\/\/lomaxky.omeka.net\/items\/show\/448<\/p>\n

The Years Have Passed and Gone Away\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 http:\/\/lomaxky.omeka.net\/items\/show\/570<\/p>\n

The False Young Man<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0(Part I)\u00a0 http:\/\/lomaxky.omeka.net\/items\/show\/451<\/p>\n

The False Young Man<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0(Part II)\u00a0\u00a0http:\/\/lomaxky.omeka.net\/items\/show\/452<\/p>\n

A Poor Orphan Left Alone<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0http:\/\/lomaxky.omeka.net\/items\/show\/571<\/p>\n

Abner Boggs was born 3 Sep 1881 and died\u00a010 Feb 1954, at the age of 72 years. He was married to Lucinda Begley (b. June 12, 1885) a native of Whitley County, Kentucky. Her death in the early 1930s left 8 children in the care of Abner. The children — first born in 1912 and the last in 1927 were<\/p>\n

Ron Boggs
Artie Boggs
Marcus Boggs
Murphus (Murphy) Boggs
Illia Boggs
Paul Boggs
UIla Boggs
Zola Boggs<\/p>\n

The impact on Abner of the loss of his wife was recorded in a conversation with Alice Cobb in several of the stories captured in conversation with Alice Cobb. The grief of Abner in the loss of his wife and the stark reality of raising eight children can be found in the following Alice Cobb Stories.<\/a><\/p>\n

ALICE COBB STORIES Abner Boggs\u2019s Lamentation for His Wife<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Where Abner describes his pain at the loss of his wife.\u00a0\u201cTwenty-four years, eight months and seventeen days did we live in the bonds of holy matrimony. As the Good Book says \u2018thou shalt cleave to one\u00a0man and him only shalt thou love.\u2019 I won\u2019t go so far as to say there warn\u2019t never no short words. There is no human bein\u2019 could live for twenty-four years in perfect accord. But we ain\u2019t never fit none….”<\/em><\/p>\n

ALICE COBB STORIES From Abner Boggs \u2013 Quotes and Thoughts, 1935<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Quotes captured in conversation with Abner, such as “I been havin\u2019 about all I could handle lately wait\u2019n on J.F.<\/em> [another family]\u00a0They is on the mend a little but if they eat the least thing they oughtn\u2019t to they will die. I have had to furnish them coal, wood, meal, and go to the store for them. I been takin\u2019 them milk and if I can\u2019t take it Paul does, and if Paul don\u2019t lend a hand Eul does and if Eul don\u2019t take it, Ille does. [Paul, Eul<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Ille<\/strong>\u00a0are some of the Abner Boggs children.]<\/em><\/p>\n

ALICE COBB STORIES Farewell<\/strong> Trip to Line Fork June 14, 1937<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Description of a visit with Abner and his family including Artie, the oldest girl.<\/p>\n

ALICE COBB STORIES A Trip to Turkey Fork and Big Laurel 1937<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Describes a brief visit with Abner Boggs and his family in 1937 when the family was sick and struggling to make-do after the death of his wife Lucinda.<\/p>\n\n\n

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MUSIC GUIDE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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