Pat Boone may not be a descendant of Daniel Boone, but what about competitive eater Dale "Mouth of the South" Boone?
While in Anchorage, Boone consumed a world-record 28 Glacier Brewhouse reindeer sausages in 10 minutes. The record still stands.
It was during that trip through Alaska that Boone obtained his trademark coonskin cap, a staple of his competitive-eating persona. Brash and confident, Boone claims he's a direct descendant of the legendary explorer Daniel Boone. [Link]
Pat Boone has claimed in interviews to have "inherited some of the DNA of my great, great, great grandfather, Daniel Boone." Randy at Genea-Musings has concluded that Pat's paternal line runs in a different direction.
Yeah, right, Randy. Next you're gonna tell us that Diana Ross isn't descended from Betsy Ross.
From the Warren (Pa.) Evening Mirror of Dec. 22, 1911:
Update (Oct. 10): Dave at OakvilleBlackWalnut sends along a clipping of the original article, which gives some additional info on the wellborn Mrs. Boone:St. Louis, Dec. 22.—John T. Boone, Jr., descendant of Daniel Boone, obtained a divorce at Clayton from Ethel Edwards Boone, great grand niece of Thomas Jefferson.
One of the allegations Boone made on the witness stand was that his wife repeatedly told him that her family tree was superior to his. She considered Thomas Jefferson a more distinguished ancestor than his great Kentucky pioneer and Indian fighter and she repeatedly declared the Boones looked like washer women when compared with the Jeffersons. Boone is an insurance promoter. An alimony settlement was made out of court.
After her husband left the University City home last May Mrs. Boone continued to live there with many servants. Five times in as many weeks she reported strange occurrences in the house.
Intruders, she said, moved the furniture about at night, helped themselves to food in the kitchen and left knives sticking in the butter. She told the county authorities she thought someone was doing these things to annoy her. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Dec. 21, 1911]
The Boone Society now offers a DNA test to help you prove descent from Daniel, according to the Louisville Courier-Journal. But it was the final graf in today's article that interested me most.
More disillusionment here."The highly popular but historically inaccurate TV series 'Daniel Boone' (1964-70) gave new life to an old legend," [Kentucky State Parks historian Ron] Bryant said. "No, Daniel Boone never wore a coonskin cap, nor did he kill great numbers of Indians … he said maybe three that he knew of, but he hated the thought of shedding human blood. He was not the tall, muscular pioneer of fiction, but rather a slightly built man of about 5 feet 8 inches, who tended to put on weight in old age." [Link]
From the Scott County Virginia Star of Aug. 10, 2005:
$2.56 Million Going to D-B ProjectBe sure to avoid the potholes as you're driving to the Expo Center.
Lisa Watson McCarty
Publisher
The long-anticipated Daniel Boone Visitors' and Exposition Center earned a big boost Tuesday as Ninth District Congressman Rick Boucher announced receipt of some federal dollars to jumpstart the project.
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The federal appropriation comes on the heels of today's signing of the Highway Bill by President George Bush. Boucher assured his audience yesterday that Bush's ceremonial signing of the bill in Chicago heralded good news for Scott County.
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When complete, the visitors' center will house an exhibit area that meets Smithsonian Institute standards for museum collections. It will also feature Daniel Boone and Revolutionary War era archives, a library for genealogical research and a theater.
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