Boston once held the distinction of being the elected county seat of old Howard County, but only briefly as the election was declared illegal sometime later, triggering the "Boston War". The community disappeared after Howard County was divided into Elk and Chautauqua. There are few reminders of its existence, this small cemetery being one of them.
Mrs. Martin in her reading of the cemetery stated, "Following is a list of names copied from tombstones still remaining in what was once a Catholic cemetery located in Old Boston. The cemetery was closed and relocated at the present Mt. Olivet cemetery southeast of Moline, Kansas on Hwy. 99. Many of the deceased were reinterred but at least the few below were left at Old Boston. Most of these stones lie flat and are encased in cement, probably to protect them after the land was turned back to pasture. The former cemetery is located on the Hugh Walker estate."
The Chautauqua County Historical and Genealogical Society photographed the markers remaining in the cemetery in the spring of 2006 and have contributed corrections and additional information to this listing.
NAME BIRTH DEATH COMMENTS
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BARNETT, Mary E. 1873 11/4/1874 1yr - d/o C. & Ellen
BARNETT, Michael 1880 10/22/1880 3mo. - s/o C. & Ellen
BROGAN, Catherine 1813 11/23/1879 66 yrs - w/o Edward Brogan
BROGAN, Wm. E. 1881 7/10/1882 1 yr. - s/o John & Jane Brogan
BROGAN, M. L. 1877 7/11/1882 5yrs - c/o John & Jane Brogan
BROGAN, L. N. 7/25/1882 c/o John & Jane Brogan
BROWN, Annie M. 1888 11/1/1891 3yrs - d/o A.J. & Nell (Murcahey)
Brown
CONNERS, Michael 1835 9/9/1885 50yrs - born in Cork County,
Ireland
CURRAN, Mary Ann ** 1881 1899 No head stones/No exact location
CURRAN, Charlie ** 1893 1899 No head stones/No exact location
CURRAN, Frank ** 1895 1899 No head stones/No exact location
GAROUGHTY, Catherine 1/5/1879 10/19/1904 NW Corner
KENNEY, Mary 12/23/1904 6/17/1905 86yrs - born in Dublin, Ireland
KILKER, Joseph A. 3/15/1879 12/13/1882 s/o J. & M. (Caton of Winfield)
LARKIN, Arthur 1867 1892 24 - s/o John & Mary (killed
in Cyclone)
McBRIDE, Johanah 1841 1899 58yrs - born in Kerry Co.,
Ireland
McBRIDE, Mary 1866 1876 9yrs/3mo/16da.- d/o T. & J.
McBride
MEEGAN, Richard 1820 1888 67yrs/10mo/11da.
MEEGAN, Sarah 1829 1894 64yrs/3mo/6da.
MULCAHY, Mary G. 10/26/1894 12/8/1903
MULCAHY, Mary 1837 6/16/1897 60yrs - w/o Patrick (nee Keefe)
O'DONOHUE, Henry 2/20/1840 5/18/1895 (Elk Falls) (Ireland) Pioneer
physician - husb of Ellen
O'Donohue
SMITH, Hellen 1849 6/30/1886 37yrs - w/o B.D. Smith
SMITH, Leo 1881 7/15/1882 8mo. - s/o B.D. & H. Smith
SMITH, Catherine 1855 4/27/1887 32yrs - (Catherine & infant) w/o
Geo. Smith
STOUT, Barbara B. 1873 11/4/1874
TATTON, Michael 1878 8/17/1879 8mo/7da.
TATTON, William 1837 8/25/1896 59yrs
TATTON, John 3/4/188? 0yrs - broken headstone
TOUT, Rose Ann 1868 1903 w/o Dr. L.D.Tout - fence enclosure
WALSH, Michael 1827 3/7/1892 65yrs
WALSH, Anna 1839 2/1/1894 55yrs
WOLF, Francis Daniel 10/7/1872 2/13/1907 (fence enclosure) s/o
Richard M. & B.T. Wolf
**Information from the above came from Mrs. Thersa Schnidt, a cousin of the Currans.
There is another stone but it can't be read in its entirity. Only the given names of
Charles C. are now legible.
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