Talk:Daniel Boone

message: I am baffled how an article on Daniel Boone does not even mention his role, direct and indirect, in the genocide of native peoples who’s land he was “exploring” and “settling”  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.248.65.8 (talk) 22:26, 27 February 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree that this issue needs to be addressed in the article.--Haruo (talk) 04:42, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

text: If anyone initiates a section on that subject, please source it. And with the proper inline citations...Personally, I would be cautious. I've read about Boone and there isn't much - if anything - to indicate that he had any intention to 'eradicate' Native Americans (thus,  the "genocide")... He was a product of his time, born in N.America with no ties to Europe beyond whatever stories his parents might have told him, and wrapped up in the conflicts where he was (early local Indian skirmishes) and issues...Associating Boone with the word "genocide" is an awfully strong claim. It will require scholarly historical references, not political (PC) or sociological BS...Engr105th (talk) 03:04, 6 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Participation in Genocide of Native Americans 

message: Did Daniel have other siblings besides his brother Squire Boone Jr?  I think there should be sisters Sarah Boone Reese (1728-1753) and Elizabeth Boone (1732-1825).  Also, does anyone know when Israel was born and died?  Thank you. Rissa, Guild of Copy Editors  (talk) 18:22, 19 November 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: The article now says Boone was "the sixth of eleven children." Since Wikipedia is not a genealogical site, we don't list his siblings unless they are notable in some way. Kevin1776 (talk) 02:30, 29 December 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Siblings 

message: Copied from User talk:Vsmith because I wanted to get someone's opinion:
I was all set to make an edit and saw that the article was featured, so I'm reluctant. If this was something wroth including then it would have made it into the article before it was featured I'm looking for someone who might be watching for inappropriate edits. Because of the quote "Legend has it" I'm a little concerned. Boone was supposedly gone for 24 months and his wife, thinking he was dead, had a relationship with Boone's brother from which a daughter was born. Boone accepted the child as if it was his. I don't want to go looking for the sources (you can see there are two) but these details are here.
— Vchimpanzee •  talk • contributions •  19:27, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: The originals would be better but I don't have easy access to them. I'll do it.— Vchimpanzee •  talk • contributions •  15:18, 12 August 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: I did a search to see if Robert Morgan had an article, and I apparently found the biography here but there's no way to know where in the book to look, if I even can. I've found Google Books sometimes limits people to a few free pages.— Vchimpanzee •  talk • contributions •  15:31, 12 August 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Baby was not his 

message: In this section, the phrasing makes it sound as if Daniel Boone himself was tortured to death. Could this be better written to clarify which parties were captured, and which were tortured and killed during this incident? The last sentence says 'killings', so it seems that there were more victims than just Henry, but we know from the continuation of this article that Boone was not among those killed.
"This group had decided, in the words of historian John Mack Faragher, "to send a message of their opposition to settlement". James Boone and William Russell's son Henry were captured and gruesomely tortured to death. The brutality of the killings sent shock waves along the frontier, and Boone's party abandoned its expedition.[24]"
17.232.38.192 (talk) 21:33, 18 March 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Two victims are mentioned in the quote you cited: James Boone and Henry Russell. Perhaps you misread the first name as Daniel Boone. Kevin1776 (talk) 02:27, 29 December 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ambiguity in last paragraph of section Kentucky 

message: I think this is a test edit, but I'm not familiar enough with the subject and references to be sure. Any help out there on this? Ward20 (talk) 03:47, 31 May 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the Kanawha County district In office changed from October 17-December 20, 1791, to October 17-December 20, 1792 [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Daniel_Boone&curid=71792&diff=959780266&oldid=959689603]