James Harlan Boswell (1899-1972)

James Harlan Boswell was born on 22 August 1899 in Pennsylvania. He died on 4 July 1972 in Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan. He married Clara Bell Pollington on 28 September 1939 in Luzerne, Pennsylvania.

James Harlan Boswell's marriage certificate

Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, 6 July 1972
James Harlan Boswell, 72, well known concert violinist, 210 Cottage St., Cadillac, Mich., died Tuesday, July 4, at his home.
   A former resident of 99 W. Union St., Kingston, he was a son of the late James Hutton and Mary Emma Harlan Boswell.
   Mr. Boswell, a graduate of Dorranceton High School, studied violin in Wilkes-Barre and New York. He played concert violin throughout the area and taught music for many years. For a time he was dean of the School of Business at Wyoming Seminary. He was last employed by the federal government, retiring several years ago.
  Surviving are his wife, the former Jessie Johnson, formerly of West Dorrance Street, Kingston; a brother, Thomas K. Boswell, Kingston, and a niece, Miss Janet Lee Boswell,    Wilkes-Barre.
   Funeral was held today from the Peterson Funeral Home, Cadillac, Mich., with interment in that city.

PARENTS

James H. Boswell

Mary Emma Harlan

SPOUSES

Clara Bell Pollington

Jessie Johnson

SOURCES

• 1900 census, Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania
• 1910 census, Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania
• 1920 census, Kingston, Luzerne, Pennsylvania
• Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, 6 July 1972