The "war between the states" would not be over for another year when Rachel Boone gave birth to John William Boone on May 17, 1864 at a federal army camp near Miami, Missouri. Rachel, a runaway slave owned by the decendants of pioneer Daniel Boo
The story is in many ways a familiar one. A white man from a prominent, slaveowning family has several children by one of his female slaves. Although they are well-treated during his lifetime, after his death their lives change drastically.
