The last Boone in Berks County has died. Harvey M. Boone was a descendant of James Boone, uncle of Daniel Boone. The Boone family lived in Berks County in the early 1700s, just four miles from Mordecai Lincoln, great-great-grandfather of President Abraham Lincoln.
In 1750, 16-year-old Daniel Boone moved to North Carolina with his parents. He eventually wound up in Kentucky, as did Abraham Lincoln's parents. Daniel's uncle, James, stayed in Berks County where his descendants kept the name alive until January 1, 2009.
You can read the article and see a picture of the last Berks County Boone here
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