Ezekiel Boone

At the moment, I can say that Ezekiel Boone existed, that he married and divorced a many-times great Aunt, and that he is dead and buried in the Oddfellows' Cemetery in Denton, Texas.  I cannot say who his parents or grandparents were.  But I'm pretty sure that he isn't, or wasn't, related to the famous explorer and settler Daniel Boone.  In the 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 US Census, he gives his age pretty much in 10 year increments - and his age gave a calculated birth date of between 1820 and 1822, in Tennessee.  He died on 22 November 1894 in his house on Oak Street in Denton, Denton County, Texas.  His death record, obituary, and grave stone state his date of birth as (only) 1816.
  All I know is that in February 1842, he married my great-great-grandmother's sister, Elizabeth Eleanor Washburn, in Smith County, Tennessee.  Aunt Elizabeth was born and raised in Brush Creek, and was a member of the Brush Creek Primitive Baptist Church (he brother became a Deacon there).  Elizabeth and Ezekiel had two children that are documented - Sarah Frances was born in late February 1847, and James LaFayette was born in Aug 1849.  In the 1850 US Census, Ezekiel was living in Denton County, Texas, and his employment is listed as "land purchaser."  Elizabeth and the two children were living with her parents in Brush Creek, Tennessee.  A divorce between Ezekiel and Elizabeth was finalized, in Smith County, TN, on 24 July 1855.  (Elizabeth then married Archibald Allen in January 1858,and they had four children.  Arch Allen was also a Deacon in the Brush Creek Primitive Baptist Church.)
  I don't know if Ezekiel was present for the divorce proceedings, or not.  In 1857, Ezekiel married Ann Elizabeth Street, who was 22; they had four daughters. Ezekiel served at Fort Richardson with the Texas militia, as a Private, during the Civil War.  He was the surveyor of Jack County, Texas during the 1870s. Then he and his family returned to Denton.
  I have searched throughout the Boone family histories, and no one mentions a son named Ezekiel.  And I found that there were quite a few Dutch immigrants named Boone who settled in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Missouri.  In the 1820 US Census, there were ten families with the surname of Boone (or Boon) in Tennessee - several had sons under the age of 10 (but there are no direct linkings).  Some researchers believe that Ezekiel is the son of John Boone and Cloe Garrison, who were married in Wilson County, TN in 1815 - but, again, there is no written proof available at this time.