F. C. BOUGHTON, Hornellsville, New York.
F. C. Boughton was born in Binghamton, New York, December 20, 1861, and secured a fine common school education in the schools of his native city. He learned the shoemaker's trade and for nine years worked in a custom shop in Elmira, abandoning that business in March, 1886, to accept a position as fireman on the Erie. For one year he heaved coal into one of the Erie's great freight engines, and so well did he perform his duties that he was then advanced to a passenger run, on which he remained but two years. His high order of efficiency decided the officials of his division that he was competent to handle a train, and in August, 1889, he was accordingly promoted to engineer and assigned to a freight run, in which capacity he continues at the present time.

On July 3, 1882, Mr. Boughton was united in marriage to Miss Josephine Whitney, of Elmira, New York, and they have one child. Earl, aged 14, who is attending public school and who is in addition a musician of great ability. Mr. Boughton is a member of Starrucca Lodge, No. 137, B. of L. E., and is a very popular and efficient engineer who numbers his friends by the score.


Excerpted from: "American Locomotive Engineers, Erie Railway Edition," H.R. Romans Editor; Crawford-Adsit Company Publishers, Chicago, IL 1899.

From the January, 1933 issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
F.C. Boughton, age 71, Susquehanna Division engineer of Hornell, has been retired on special allowance after serving the Erie 46 years and one month.

OBITUARY
Taken from the April, 1947 Issue of Erie Magazine, p. 21:
"Frederick C. Boughton, 85, of Hornell, a retired Susquehanna Division locomotive engineer, died recently. At retirement 14 years ago he had been with the company more than 46 years. He was a member of the Erie Veterans and the B of LF and E. His widow, a son and grandson survive."