LIFE & LESSONS OF H. LEO BOLES Edited by: Arthur K. Gardner & John Waddey Containing a biographical sketch of the author and seventy of his sermon outlines. 1987. Softback, 116 pages. Henry Leo Boles (1874-1946) Biographical Sketch On The Life Of H. Leo Boles Henry Leo Boles was born near Gainesboro in Jackson County. Tennessee, February 22, 1874, and died February 7, 1946. His parents were Jefferson and Sarah Smith Boles. His paternal grandmother was a daughter of "Raccoon'' John Smith and his mother was a great niece of Smith. His father and mother, therefore, were distant cousins. His father was a preacher of the gospel and belonged to the sturdy type of gospel preachers who loved the truth and preached it in humility, love and earnestness. His father was married three times and was the father of 18 children. He never saw all his children at home at the same time. H. Leo was the third of six children born to the first marriage. Boles married Miss Cynthia Cantrell in 1894 when he was 20 years of age. To this union a son, Cleo, was born on July 14. 1895. The young wife and mother lived only four days after the son was born. A sister of Boles took little Cleo and cared for him until his father was in a position to take him. Henry Leo Boles was baptized by W. T. Kidwill in a meeting at Olive Church of Christ in DeKalb County, Tennessee. September 27, 1895. Boles married Miss Ida Mae Meiser, of McMinnville, Tennessee, on September 23. 1906. To this marriage one son, Leo Lipscomb, was born. Leo Lipscomb was educated at David Lipscomb College, Vanderbilt University, and George Peabody College. He received his Ph.D. in 1941. The pages are in very good condition - no writing. Cover has only minor shelf wear. Buy with confidence - every order ships with delivery confirmation tracking number. Fast shipping from our non-smoking home. ES2181 Additional Details ------------------------------ Product description: LIFE & LESSONS OF H. LEO BOLES Edited Arthur K. Gardner & John Waddey Containing a biographical sketch of the author and seventy of his sermon outlines. 1987. Softback, 116 pages. Henry Leo Boles (1874-1946) Biographical Sketch On The Life Of H. Leo Boles Henry Leo Boles was born near Gainesboro in Jackson County. Tennessee, February 22, 1874, and died February 7, 1946. His parents were Jefferson and Sarah Smith Boles. His paternal grandmother was a daughter of "Raccoon'' John Smith and his mother was a great niece of Smith. His father and mother, therefore, were distant cousins. His father was a preacher of the gospel and belonged to the sturdy type of gospel preachers who loved the truth and preached it in humility, love and earnestness. His father was married three times and was the father of 18 children. He never saw all his children at home at the same time. H. Leo was the third of six children born to the first marriage. Boles married Miss Cynthia Cantrell in 1894 when he was 20 years of age. To this union a son, Cleo, was born on July 14. 1895. The young wife and mother lived only four days after the son was born. A sister of Boles took little Cleo and cared for him until his father was in a position to take him. Henry Leo Boles was baptized by W. T. Kidwill in a meeting at Olive Church of Christ in DeKalb County, Tennessee. September 27, 1895. Boles married Miss Ida Mae Meiser, of McMinnville, Tennessee, on September 23. 1906. To this marriage one son, Leo Lipscomb, was born. Leo Lipscomb was educated at David Lipscomb College, Vanderbilt University, and George Peabody College. He received his Ph.D. in 1941.