William Elsey Connelley

“ William Boast, Sr., who was born in Montreal, Canada, in 1821, brought his family to Kansas in 1872 and located in Shawnee County. For many years he was a prominent resident of Menoken Township, where he died in 1899 at the age of seventy-eight years, six months. ”

“ He was a man of more than ordinary ability, and his public spirited citizenship was on a par with his success as a business man. William Boast, Sr., married Anna Scott of the Province of Quebec. Her father, George Scott, was a successful farmer. To their marriage were born ten children, five sons and five daughters. Those now living are William, Jr., Anna and Edward. The daughter Anna is Mrs. Clinton Antrim and lives at 1269 North Kansas Avenue in Topeka. The son Edward is a farmer and lives near Elmont. ”