Frank X. Boll was born in Württemberg, Germany, and came to this county in 1849. He was married in this county in 1851 to Valentine Strobel, who was born in Sigmariany, Germany.
Their children are John, born in 1852; Andrew, in 1853; Joseph, in 1855; Martin, in 1857; Fred, in 1859; Frank, in 1861; George, in 1863; they all reside in Rock Camp. The parents of Mr. Boll are Antoin and Crescent Boll, who resides in Germany. Mr. Boll was a trustee of Perry township for fourteen years and also served on the board of education.
In 1864 he enlisted in the 86th Ohio Volunteer Infantry and served in the department of General Thomas. He mustered out at Nashville, Tennessee, in 1865. He is by trade a blacksmith and farmer.
He is Democratic in politics and was a stockholder in the Democratic Printing Company when it failed, and he was the mainstay of the concern; he does not owe any man. He is always prompt in business and enjoys the fullest confidence of all who know him. His religious belief is German Catholicism. Mr. Boll’s post office address is Rock Camp, Lawrence County, Ohio.
NOTE: In the 1870 Lawrence County, Ohio, census he was living in Perry Twp., and his last name was Ball. Frank Xavier Boll was b. 21 March 1824 in Germany and died on 1 Oct. 1887 and is buried in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, Pine Grove, Lawrence County, Ohio. His headstone and additional information can be found at Frank Xavier Boll (1824-1887) – Find A Grave Memorial.
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