1. JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)¹ was born in England, and died in Virginia.

Notes for JAMES BOATWRIGHT (ALLEN):

In an undated letter from Martha E.J. Boatright Hamor Chitty to her sister, Rietta Jehoshebeath Boatright Johnson, Martha discusses the family history as she knows it. These ladies were granddaughters of the James Boatwright of Cumberland County, Virginia, who was married to Elizabeth Kidd, and who, upon her death, married her sister Mary Kidd. Martha's father was Chesley Hood Boatright, the youngest child of James.

My grandmother, Verna Boatright Milstead, received a copy of this letter from Ruth Boatright Parker of Hobbs, New Mexico, a great great granddaughter of Chesley Hood Boatright. Mrs. Parker obtained a typed copy of the letter from Opal Johnson Cook, of Little Rock, Arkansas. Mrs. Cook had copied it from the original letter which belonged to an Aunt in Missouri. The location of the original is unknown to me as this is written in 1998.

In the letter to her sister, Martha states:

"Well, now for all that I can tell you about where our Boatwright ancestors came from; three brothers, Daniel, Jesse, and James Allen (English) stood buckled in armor to guard the life of King George of England, always standing in the king's court. They heard much of the new world, as this Western continent was then called. There was no freedom for men whose services the king required. They could not marry nor own property. They were slaves to the king for as long as they lived. The 3 brothers skipped their bondage and came to America. They took up the trade of boat building and took the name Boatwright. James and Jesse married. Daniel did not. The brothers fought for American liberty in the Revolution from King George. Two of our father's brothers were soldiers in 1812 to 1815.

James was our great grandfather (English). Our grandfather was named James. His first wife, Elizabeth Kidd, his second wife Mary Kidd. Our grandmother--[letter is torn here]. They lived in Virginia. After our grandfather died, his sons scattered into different states. They are scattered, I suppose, in every state; never were much to huddle together. I don't know where the three brothers landed on the American shore, nor the exact date.

They were here in time to do their part in freeing Young America from the British rule, but they took the name Boatwright in the new country to protect themselves from the King's officers that were in power before the revolution that freed Americans from a tyrant across the sea. I have always been proud of their love of freedom and their determination to succeed, even to leaving their old English name and taking a purely American name & chose to labor with free people rather than stand as a slave in the King's palace. Yes, children, I am proud of the blood. I don't know of any record except what Father kept of his own family. I know two of his brothers fought the British and Indians 100 years ago. I don't have an idea of who has a record, other than you. I hope you will write soon to your

Sister,

Martha E.J. Chitty"

Information supporting this version of our line of the Boat(w)right family was also found in Goodspeed's "History of Northwest Arkansas", which was published in 1889. This information is quoted in the "notes" section on the family page of Chesley Hood Boatwright, the youngest son of James Boatwright (born abt. 1745) of Cumberland County, Virginia.

As this is written, 1998, we know nothing of the family of the Jesse Boatwright (Allen) mentioned by Martha Boatwright Chitty. According to her, the third brother, Daniel, never married and nor had any children. The genealogy of James' son, also named James, is a part of this family history and is relatively complete. We do not know at this time if the second James was an only child, though this is unlikely in an era of large families.

The story of the name change from Allen to Boatwright was passed down in several branches of the family. Another version of the story indicates that the three brothers were named James, Jesse, and John.

There is one Jesse Boatwright included in this genealogy who lived in Cumberland County in the late 1700's and early 1800's about whom we know very little. His will, from which virtually all of the information concerning this Jesse is derived, is dated in 1821, which would exclude him from being one of the three original brothers unless he was well over 100 years of age. We know his wife was named Judith, we have a list of all of his children living at the time his will was written, and we know from marriage records that one his sons, Langhorne, married a cousin, Sally Boatwright, in Cumberland County in 1785. We know little else about this Jesse but speculate that he is some relation to James, the progenitor of our line of the family, because of the geographic proximity between the two and the similarities of the names of the children of both. The best guess, and it is a guess only, is that Jesse and James are probably brothers.

There are references that have been found to several Boatwrights of whom we either have little or no knowledge, or are not able to positively identify, who lived during this time period in the same area of Virginia. Different documents, land records, etc., mention a John Baughtwright in 1704 in New Kent County, a Thomas Bootwright in 1735-1736 in Powhatan County, and a Thomas Boatwright again in 1751 in the same area.

The U.S. Census of 1782-85 gives a William, Jesse, and James Boatwright as living in Cumberland County. We know who Jesse and James are, but are uncertain as to the parentage and other relationships of William.

The same census indicates that a Benjamine, Daniel, James, and John Boatwright lived in Hanover County. These men are believed to be the sons of Thomas Boatwright, born 1715, and no relation to our line.

Daniel and Micajah Boatwright enlisted as soldiers in the Revolutionary War and John Boatwright, who died in Prince Edward County in 1832, enlisted from Cumberland County under Captain Brad Haskins in the winter of 1780-81.

A number of Boat(w)right family researchers have speculated that the above mentioned Thomas Boatwright is the father of our James and/or the Daniel Boatwright who married Jane Martin about 1757-1758. I do not agree with this speculation for the following reasons:

1. The above quoted letter makes it clear that the father of our James was also named James.

2. It was the custom of the times to name at least one male child after the grandfather, father, and/or uncles. None of either James' or Daniel's children or grandchildren is named Thomas. Furthermore, none of the family records such as those mentioned above or any of the existing Bible records mentions a Thomas Boatwright. Also, many of Thomas' descendants in the Carolinas and Georgia are named Thomas, but no other Thomas Boatwrights are found in the Cumberland County area of Virginia.

3. Thomas apparently moved from Virginia to the Carolinas between 1751-1755. James, born about 1745, would have been much to young to leave by himself, but we have no information which indicates our James ever lived anywhere but Virginia.

Therefore, I do not believe Thomas Boatwright is directly related to our line of the family.

Cumberland County records contain the will of Daniel Boatwright, born about 1739, probated March 26, 1798, in which he mentions his wife Jane, sons John, James, and Valentine, and daughters Jane Smith, Elizabeth Martin, Esther Martin, Nancy Miller, Rhoda, and Lockey. I have a copy of this will in my possession.

We are not sure of Daniel's exact relationship to James Boatwright, the progenitor of our line of the family. He could not be James' son Daniel as that Daniel was born in 1777 and would have been only twenty-one in 1798 when the Daniel in question died. Hardly enough time to have sired nine children.

Based upon the time frame and residence in Cumberland County, we must assume that Daniel is the son of either Jesse or James, two of the original brothers who came from England. If one accepts the alternate version of the Allen story, then he could be the son of John. He may also be the brother of our James, but as with Jesse, there is no hard evidence of that available to us at this time.

Sources- Ruth Boatright Parker, Verna Boatright Milstead, Robert Guy Boatright, Dennis Guy Boatright, W.E. Boatright, "Boat(w)right Family of the Southeastern United States" by Norman Hurd Ricker, Jr.

Children of JAMES BOATWRIGHT (ALLEN) are:

2. DANIEL² BOATWRIGHT (JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))² was born Abt. 1739, and died March 26, 1797 in Cumberland County, Virginia. He married JANE MARTIN Bet. 1757 - 1758, daughter of VALENTINE MARTIN and JANE BRIDGEWATER. She was born Abt. 1737 in probably New Kent County, Virginia³, and died Aft. 1798 in Cumberland County, Virginia.

Notes for DANIEL BOATWRIGHT:

1. Source- The DAR Patriot Index, Part 1, DAR, Washington, D.C., 1990, pg. 292: Boatwright, Boatright, Bootwright: Daniel: b.? Virginia, d. before 26 March, 1798, Virginia, m. Jane Martin, soldier, PS, VA.

NOTE: It has not been positively established that Daniel Boatwright is the son of James Boatwright (Allen).

BOATRIGHT

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF DANIEL BOATRIGHT

Dated 4-21-1797, Bk 3, Pg 114/115.

VIRGINIA :

CUMBERLAND COUNTY : : IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I Daniel Boatright of Cumberland County, being in a low state of health but in perfect mind & memory do make and ordain this my last Will & Testament, hereby revoking all former wills to this day. My Will & desire is that after my debts & funeral expenses are paid the following distribution of my Estate real & personal, to wit:

Item I lend to my wife Jane Boatright all my estate that I now have in possession real & personal, during her natural life except as much of my stock as will furnish three beds for the use of my daughters that are now single.

Item I give unto my daughter Nancy Boatright a negro girl Biddy which she has in possession, to her and her heirs forever.

Item I give unto my daughter Jane Smith fifty pounds, twenty five pounds of which she has in possession, & the balance at the division of the estate, also the bed & furniture whereon we lay, to her, her heirs or assigns forever.

Item I give unto my son John Boatright sixty pounds that I lent him, now in his possession, also forty acres of land that I leased to Gabriel Peasly after the said lease expires, with the income thereof to him, his heirs or assigns forever.

Item I give unto my daughter Sally Boatright one negro man named Simon & one bed & furniture to her & the heirs of her body forever, but if she should die without a child, I then give it to be equally divided between all my children to them & their heirs forever.

Item I give unto my son James Boatright the land whereon I now live, to him his heirs or assigns forever.

Item I give unto my son Valentine Boatright one hundred pounds, which money is raised by the sale of a piece of land in Buckingham County, to his use, to him & his heirs forever.

Item I give unto my daughter Elizabeth Martin one negro girl Patty, which she has in possession, to her & her heirs forever.

Item I give unto my daughter Esther Martin one negro girl Aggy, which she has in possession, to her & her heirs forever.

Item I give unto my daughter Milley Boatright to take possession at any time one negro girl Lucy, one bed & one cow & calf, to her, her heirs or assigns forever.

Item I give unto my daughter Drucilla Meadow one negro girl Dilsa which she has in possession, to her & her heirs forever.

Item I give unto my daughter Rhoda Boatright one negro woman Ony & her increase, to take possession when ever her mother thinks proper, also one bed & one cow & calf, to her & her assigns forever.

Item I give to my daughter Locky Boatright one negro girl Dicey & her increase, to take possession whenever her mother thinks proper, also one bed, one cow & calf & one side saddle, to her, her heirs or assigns forever.

Item I lend unto my three sons, John Boatright, James Boatright & Valentine Boatright, my negro man Sam in the manner following, to wit, each of them shall hold a share in him during their natural lives & no longer, he is to be well used, & is not to be sold nor hired out, but shall labour a twelve months at a time in rotation according to their ages, & when one of them shall decease, this claim to him shall cease & the other two hold him in like manner, & at the decease of the whole of them, the N. Sam shall become free & independent. Balance of my estate personal, after the death of my wife, I leave to be equally divided between all my daughters or their representatives, them or their heirs forever. I nominate & appoint John Boatright, Valentine Boatright & John Martin Executors of this my last Will & Testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal this twenty first day of April 179 seven.

Signed Sealed & delivered :

in presence of :

Frederick Jones : Daniel Boatright (Seal)

James (X) Boatright, Jr. :

John Stratton, Jr. :

Examined at Court held for Cumberland County the 26th day of March 1798. This last Will and Testament of Daniel Boatright, deceased, was exhibited in Court and proved by the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded.

Teste Js Woodsman, D.C.

NOTE: Immediately following on page 115 is the last Will & testament of Obadiah Hendrick of the Parish of Littleton in the County of Cumberland. Hendrick family members were significantly associated with Theophilus Scarborough in Bulloch Co GA; Rachel Hendrick witnessed in the settlement of the estate of Thomas Boatright, Dec'd, and William Boatright 8-15-1776 in Edgefield SC; Frederick Moss, Sr's dau Margaret m Russell Hendrick.

More About DANIEL BOATWRIGHT:

Burial: Buried Burnt Chimney Cemetery, Littleton Parish, Cumberland County, Virginia

Fact 1: See notes

More About JANE MARTIN:

Burial: Buried Burnt Chimney Cemetery, Littleton Parish, Cumberland County, Virginia

More About DANIEL BOATWRIGHT and JANE MARTIN:

Marriage: Bet. 1757 - 1758

Children of DANIEL BOATWRIGHT and JANE MARTIN are:

3. JAMES² BOATWRIGHT (JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))^7,8,9,10 was born Abt. 1745 in Virginia, and died 1815 in Cumberland County, Virginia. He married (1) ELIZABETH KIDD Abt. 1768 in Cumberland County, Virginia. She died Bet. 1777 - 1778. He married (2) MARY KIDD Abt. 1778 in Virginia. She died Bet. 1797 - 1814 in Virginia.

Notes for JAMES BOATWRIGHT:

The names , birth dates, and death dates of James Boatwright, his wives, children, and their children, are drawn from a variety of sources, the most reliable of which are bible entries. Elizabeth Blackburn Boatwright, the wife of James' oldest son Benoni, called Benjamine, recorded births, deaths, and marriages, including those of some of the family slaves, in her Bible. The entries are somewhat haphazard and are not complete for each family line, but it must be assumed that what is written is correct, particularly since much of the material is corroborated by other sources.

My copy of the entries in Elizabeth's Bible was sent to me by Dennis Guy Boatright of Texas. He had received a copy of the pertinent pages of Elizabeth's Bible from Denny Boatright of Missouri. The actual bible was last known to be in the possession of Mrs. Joe Adams, a grand daughter of William Letcher Todd and Eliza Ann Boatwright Todd.

Chesley Hood Boatwright, the youngest son of James, had a bible, last believed to be in the possession of Clara Boatright Laningham of Arkansas, in which were found two neatly folded sheets of paper containing a list of all of the children of James Boatwright and their birth dates. I received a Xerox copy of this list from my grandmother, Verna Boatright Milstead, and from Dennis Guy Boatright. At the bottom of the list is written, "The above register was drawn from his Father's family bible by his youngest son February 5th, 1843." It is signed "C. H. Bootright."

I have chosen to accept the dates and the spellings of names as shown in these bible entries as correct. Where there is any discrepancy or disagreement, the alternative opinion will be mentioned and clearly labeled as to source.

It should be noted, however, that the spelling of the surname itself is a cause of confusion. In most sources, one finds that the name as used by the early members of the family is spelled Boatwright. Generally, although not in all cases, the "w" was dropped in later generations. However, in the following will of James, written in 1814, the name is spelled "Boatright" throughout. The reason could be that the will was written by an attorney for James and, as seems to be the custom of the times, he spelled the name the way he saw fit. Nonetheless, in a handwritten list of siblings and their birth dates compiled by James' youngest son, Chesley Hood, Chesley spells the name "Bootright". In Elizabeth Blackburn's Bible, the name is spelled both "Boatwright" and "Boatright." To make the matter even more uncertain, she spells the surname of her husband Benjamine, James' oldest son, without the "w" as she does James'. She also spells her married name without the "w" in the Bible, but on her tombstone the "w" is included.

Inconsistency abounds in the spelling of the Boat(w)right name, particularly in this line of the family. It seems best not to become too concerned over the spelling of the surname, realizing that our earlier ancestors seemed to have spelled it as the mood struck them on any given day.

WILL OF JAMES BOATWRIGHT OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, VA.

The following will of James Boatwright can be found in the Cumberland County, Virginia, Circuit Court records, Will Book 5, Page 86:

"In the name of God amen, knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, I James Boatright of Cumberland County and State of Virginia, being in my right mind and of disposing memory, do make this my last will and testament.

1st. I give to my son Leonard Boatright, my island on the James River known by the name of Daniels Iland and also my Punch Creek tract of land by him paying in two years after my death two hundred dollars to my estate, to him and his heirs forever.

2nd. I give to my son John Boatright my tract of land in the County of Fluvanna, which I purchased of Mathew Wills, containing one hundred and twenty four acres be the same more or less, by him paying fifty dollars in two years to my estate after my death, to him and his heirs forever.

3rdly. I give to my son Chestly Boatright my tract of land on which I live, of one hundred and nineteen acres be the same, as also my still and still vessels provisor that the said Chestly Boatright lets my daughter Drucilla Boatright remain in the mansion house on said plantation with him after my death and boarding free until she marrys, to him and his heirs forever.

4thly. I give to each of my children as they may need that have not received heretofore one bed and furniture.

5thly. I give to my son Drury Boatright ten dollars in addition to what I have deeded him proviso that he obligates himself to give free liberty or use of the spring called Drummons.

6thly. I give the balance of all my estate not heretofore mentioned or willed, to be equally divided between my sons Samuel Boatright, James Boatright, Benj'n Boatright, Daniel Boatright, and William Boatright and my daughters Ann Steger, Judith Martin, Drucilla Boatright, Patsy Boatright, and Polly Boatright, giving to my son Samuel my negro Tarlton at valuation, giving to my son James Boatright my negro George at valuation, giving to my daughter Ann Steger my negro Sally at valuation, giving to my son William Boatright my negro Nelson at valuation, giving to my daughter Judith Martin my negro Julia at valuation, and giving to my daughter Drucilla Boatright my negro Cloe at valuation, each of them paying the overplus should there be any at the division and, lastly, I do hereby constitute and appoint my sons Benjamin, Samuel, Leonard, and Chestly Boatright Executors of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all other or former wills or testaments by me heretofore made.

In witness there of I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my hand and affixed my seal this 10th day of January in the year one thousand eight hundred and fourteen (1814).

Signed, sealed, published and declared

as and for the last will and testament of

the named James Boatright in the presence

of us

D. Shields

Wm. Montague

Abraham Daniel

James (His Mark) Boatright"

NOTE:

It is apparent from the signature at the end of this will that James, for all his land and property holdings, was unable to read and write. As he obviously did not write this will himself, it would account for the misspellings, particularly of family members. The names of his children Chesley and Drucillah, are spelled incorrectly throughout this document. The accurate and correct spelling of these names is well documented in letters, bible records, etc., some of which are written by the same family members whose names are misspelled in the will.

Nonetheless, I have reproduced the will from a microfilm copy of the original, handwritten document, complete with misspellings and grammatical errors, as accurately as I am able for the sake of maintaining the integrity of the will as originally written.

It is interesting to note that the "Daniel's Iland" willed to his son Leonard can be found on a current (1998) map of Cumberland County and is now known as "Boatwright's Island".

More About JAMES BOATWRIGHT:

Fact 1: Some documents showh his date of birth as 1747.

More About ELIZABETH KIDD:

Fact 1: Sister of Mary Kidd, James Boatwright's second wife.

More About JAMES BOATWRIGHT and ELIZABETH KIDD:

Marriage: Abt. 1768, Cumberland County, Virginia

More About MARY KIDD:

Fact 1: Sister of Elizabeth Kidd, James Boatwright's first wife.

More About JAMES BOATWRIGHT and MARY KIDD:

Marriage: Abt. 1778, Virginia

Children of JAMES BOATWRIGHT and ELIZABETH KIDD are:

Children of JAMES BOATWRIGHT and MARY KIDD are:

4. JOHN JOSEPH³ BOATWRIGHT (DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))³⁰ was born 1764 in Amherst County, Virginia, and died Aft. 1833 in Kentucky. He married FRANCES ELIZABETH TINSLEY November 24, 1785 in Powhatan County, Virginia³¹, daughter of WYATT TINSLEY and ELIZABETH HARRISON. She was born Abt. 1767 in Virginia.

Notes for JOHN JOSEPH BOATWRIGHT:

John Boatwright is believed to be the same as the individual who applied for a Revolutionary War pension on April 15, 1833.

This is reported in Virgil D. White's "General Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files", Vol. 1.

"Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War", Part II, page 56 reports the following:

"Boatwright, John--Prince Edward, Aug. 22, 1832. Born in Amherst, 1764. Enlisted in the winter of 1780-81under Capt. Brad Haskins, of Cumberland, and served three months, in Col. Posey's regiment, of Gen. Muhlenberg's command. In next tour was under colonels Dolman and Parker, marching to Suffolk and Portsmouth, in which vicinity he was in several skirmishes, and then sent to Gen. Gregory's station, returning after a few days to Gen. Muhlenberg near Suffolk. Discharged after three months at Chuckatuck Mills. Also in 1781, served two months under Capt. William Meredith, of Gen. Steubin's command, campaigning in and about Chesterfield County."

Ricker's notes from "The Boat(w)right Family of Southeastern Virginia" states that, "four of his sons, described as 'tall, rawboned men, from 6'2" to 6'4" in stocking feet,' also enlisted in the Continental Army. Three were killed by Indians who were with the British in a battle at Craney's Island at the mouth of the Roanoke River in Virginia."

It is presumed that Ricker is talking about the War of 1812 as John's sons would have been too young to have fought in the Revolutionary War.

Application for Pension of John Boatwright

Born 1764, Amhurst County, Virginia

National Archives M805-0101, S. 5290

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.

STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF PRINCE EDWARD CO:

On this fifteenth day of April 1833, personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of the Peace of said County, now sitting, John Boatwright, a resident of said County and State aforesaid, aged sixty nine years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States in the Virginia Militia as a private soldier some time in the winter of 1781, the particular date not recalled and served under the command of Capt Creed Haskins from Cumberland County, where he then resided. He marched from Cumberland County to Suffolk, thence to the Long Bridge, near Butsmouth, and in that neighborhood had several skirmishes with the British, thence to Gen Gregorys Station where the troops remained a few days and returned to Gen Muhlenbergs Station near Suffolk, from thence he marched up James River and was discharged at Chuckaluck mills, having served a tour of three months, , the field officers in command during this tour were Col Posey, Dalman or Dourman and Parker. In a short time during the same year he was again called into the service as a private or soldier in the Virginia Militia in the same service and from the same County of Cumberland, under the Command of Capt William Merideth, marched to the _____ of Manchester, where they ____ and joined Bacon Station in Chesterfield County in said State and served a tour of two months where he was discharged in said State. After this last tour in the same year he was again called into the service as a private or soldier in the Virginia Militia in the United States service, from the same County of Cumberland in the said State and marched under Capt Seymore Scott to York and was there at the seige and engaged in that transaction, and served during this tour two months and was discharged near York in said State of Virginia. He the said declarant further states that he was born in the county of Amhurst in Virginia as he believes in the year 1764, he has a ____ age in too popepion(?) in his bible. He lived at the time he was called into service, in the County of Cumberland in Virginia, and has since the year 1797 lived in the County of Prince Edward, where he still lives, he was called into service each time and was drafted in his own place. The names of the officers regulars he believes who were in command over the troops with whom he served in the first tour were Cols Posey, Dolman or Downman and Parker, Genl Muchlenburg and Gregory, in his second Baron Struben, in his third Gen Lawson Marquis Lafayette & Washington, he has no written discharge of his service, they were, he believes, verbal by the Captain who was in Command over him in each tour after his term of service had expired. He names as persons who are acquainted with him in his present neighborhood and who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution, John Treggco, Nathaniel Pesciek, Edward Booker, Charles Fare, Joseph Todd, Joseph Bonford, Charles Balkison, William Nenuble, Samuel C Anderson and the Rev Wm Johnson.

(All names questionable)

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever of a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

John Boatwright

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BOATRIGHT

March 21, 1933

John Boatwright-S.5290

BA-J/AWF

Mrs. J.W. Meehan

420 Fulton Street

Mount Vernon, Washington

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your request for information in regard to John Boatwright, a Revolutionary War Pensioner of Prince Edward County, Virginia.

The data contained herein were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S.5290, based upon the Revolutionary War service of John Boatwright.

He was born in the year 1764 in Amherst County, Virginia; the names of his parents are not given.

John Boatwright enlisted, while residing in Cumberland County, Virginia and served as a private with the Virginia troops, as follows - in 1781, three months in Captain Creed Haskins' company, Colonel Posey's regiment, and was in several skirmishes with the British; in 1781, two months in Captain William Meredith's company under Baron Steuben; in 1781, two months in Captain Seymour Scott's company, and was in the siege of Yorktown.

He was allowed pension on his application executed April 15, 1833, while a resident of Prince Edward County, Virginia, where he had lived since 1797.

There are no data in this claim relative to his family.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address to whom sent and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, John Boatwright, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., citing all the following data -

John Boatwright

Certificate No 12494

Issued May 3, 1833

Rate $23.33 per annum

To commence March 4, 1831

Act of June 7th 1832

Virginia Agency

Very truly yours,

A.D. HILLER

Assistant to Administrator

JOHN BOATWRIGHT OF VA LAND GRANT

Land Grants 42, 1798-1799, Reel 108

Pgs 597-598, VA State Library

James Wood, Esquire, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, to all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting:

Know ye, that by virtue of a Land Office Treasury Warrant Number two thousand three hundred and six, issued the thirty-first day of October Seventeen Hundred and Ninety Seven, there is Granted by the said Commonwealth, unto John Botewright a certain tract or parcel of land containing sixty six and a half acres by survey bearing date the twenty third day of October One Thousand Seven hundred and Ninety Eight, lying and being in the County of Prince Edward on the waters of Appomattox River, and bounded as followeth to wit, Beginning at a white oak near the mount branch running thence down the same as it meanders sixty six poles to a leach in Peaks patent line; thence on his line North sixty seven degrees East twenty five poles to a poplar, South fifty degrees East eighty three poles to Dillon's corner thence on his line South forty one degrees West thirty poles to a dead corner pine thence on the same South seven degrees West seventy eight poles to Peniks corner pine, thence on his line North sixty six degrees West four poles to a pine, thence continuing on his line South eighty one and a half degrees West seventy two poles to the mouth of a branch, thence down the branch ninety five poles to the Beginning, with its appurtenances, to have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land with its appurtenances, John Botewright and his heirs forever.

In Witness whereof the said James Wood, Esquire, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, has hereunto set his and caused the lesser seal of the said Commonwealth to be affixed at Richmond, on the fourth day of September in the year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety Nine, and of the Commonwealth the twenty fourth."

More About JOHN BOATWRIGHT and FRANCES TINSLEY:

Marriage: November 24, 1785, Powhatan County, Virginia³¹

Children of JOHN BOATWRIGHT and FRANCES TINSLEY are:

5. JAMES³ BOATWRIGHT (DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born Abt. 1768 in Cumberland County, Virginia, and died 1850 in Campbell County, Virginia. He married (1) SARAH "SALLY" THOMAS September 28, 1789 in Cumberland County, Virginia³⁵, daughter of JAMES THOMAS and ELIZABETH CHILDRESS. She died 1815 in Campbell County, Virginia. He married (2) RHODA MOORE WOOD December 16, 1816 in Campbell County, Virginia.

More About JAMES BOATWRIGHT:

Fact 1: Some sources give date of birth as 1765.

More About JAMES BOATWRIGHT and SARAH THOMAS:

Marriage: September 28, 1789, Cumberland County, Virginia³⁵

More About JAMES BOATWRIGHT and RHODA WOOD:

Marriage: December 16, 1816, Campbell County, Virginia

Children of JAMES BOATWRIGHT and SARAH THOMAS are:

6. VALENTINE³ BOATWRIGHT (DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born Abt. 1770 in Cumberland County, Virginia, and died May 28, 1849 in Cumberland County, Virginia. He married SARAH MEADOR December 27, 1792 in Cumberland County, Virginia, daughter of JEHU MEADOR and SARAH ATKINSON. She was born in Cumberland County, Virginia³⁷, and died March 18, 1829³⁷.

Notes for VALENTINE BOATWRIGHT:

Most of the information concerning the family of Valentine Boatwright is taken from Norman Hurd Ricker's book, "The Boat(w)right Family of the Southeastern United States", and from the will of Valentine Boatwright.

WILL OF VALENTINE BOATWRIGHT

In the name of God Amen. I, Valentine Boatright of the County of Cumberland being Sick and Weak in body But of sound mind, and disposing memory for which I thank God. And calling to mind the uncertainty of life, I desire to dispose of all such worldly Estate as it hath pleased God to bless me with. I therefore desire that after my just debts and funeral expenses be paid to dispose of my property as herein after expressed.

Item the First: It is my Will and desire that my negro man Monday(?) be kept leased out by my Executor herein after named, and the monies arising from the lease of the said negro man Monday be paid to my daughter Rebecca Hamilton annually during her life, or during the lifetime of the said negro if he should not live as long as my Daughter Rebecca and if the said negro man Monday shall be living at the death of my daughter Rebecca then I give the said negro to my grand daughter Judith Ann Hamilton, and her heirs forever.

Item the Second: I leave (my man Jack) to my Daughter Mary Brown during her life and at the death of my daughter Mary I give the said negro Jack to my grand daughter Ann Maria Brown to (illegible) her heirs forever.

Item the Third: I give the proceeds of the sale of my land which I have sold myself to my sons to be equally divided among them. That is to say my sons Meador Boatright, Jonas Boatright, and Valentine Boatright.

Item the Fourth: I have given to my son Daniel Boatright, his proportional part of my Estate during my life, so that nothing (illegible) to him.

Item the Fifth: It is my will that my negro woman Liantha (?), select a home among my children, and the One she selects to live with, shall keep her during her life.

Item the Sixth and Lastly: I appoint my friend V. L. Royals (?) my Executor to this my last Will and Testament revoking all former wills made by me.

In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 18th day of April 1849.

Witnesses:

Z. Talley Valentine (X) Boatright

(?) Hamilton (his mark)

Alexander Ransome

Robert I. Meador

At a court held for Cumberland County the 28th day of May, 1849, This Last will and Testament of Valentine Boatright deceased was presented in Court proved by the oath of Zack Talley, One of the subscribing witnesses thereunto and continued for further (illegible). And at a Court held for said

County the 25th day of June 1849 The (illegible) was again presented in Court and further proved by the oaths of Alexander Ransome and Robert I. Meador, two of the subscribing witnesses thereto and Ordered to be recorded. And on the motion of Vincent L. Royals, the Executor in said will named who made oath (or both) (illegible) and together with William H. Hobson and Willis (illegible) his (next two words illegible) entered into and acknowledged a bond in the penalty of $3500.00 conditioned as the Law directs, a certificate is granted him for obtaining a probate of the said will in (next two words illegible).

Test.

B. B. Woodson

NOTE: The above transcribed will was copied from a Xerox of the original, complete with grammatical errors. All entries in parenthesis except for "my man Jack" in the third paragraph are mine and not part of the original document.

More About SARAH MEADOR:

Fact 1: Sarah apparently died before 1808 as she is not mentioned in her father's will, or she is the same person known as Sally Meador.

More About VALENTINE BOATWRIGHT and SARAH MEADOR:

Marriage: December 27, 1792, Cumberland County, Virginia

Children of VALENTINE BOATWRIGHT and SARAH MEADOR are:

7. ELIZABETH³ BOATWRIGHT (DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born Abt. 1772, and died Bef. 1843. She married JOHN MARTIN March 02, 1789 in Cumberland County, Virginia, son of ORSIN MARTIN and ANN FORSEE. He was born 1767³⁸, and died August 1843³⁸.

More About JOHN MARTIN and ELIZABETH BOATWRIGHT:

Marriage: March 02, 1789, Cumberland County, Virginia

Child of ELIZABETH BOATWRIGHT and JOHN MARTIN is:

8. ESTER³ BOATWRIGHT (DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born February 17, 1773 in Cumberland County, Virginia, and died December 29, 1857 in Campbell County, Virginia. She married STEPHEN MARTIN 1795 in Cumberland County, Virginia, son of ORSIN MARTIN and ANN FORSEE. He was born December 09, 1765 in Cumberland County, Virginia³⁸, and died 1850 in Campbell County, Virginia.

More About STEPHEN MARTIN:

Fact 1: Information concerning the children of Stephen and Ester was received from Shawnda Kimmel.

More About STEPHEN MARTIN and ESTER BOATWRIGHT:

Marriage: 1795, Cumberland County, Virginia

Children of ESTER BOATWRIGHT and STEPHEN MARTIN are:

9. DRUCILLA³ BOATWRIGHT (DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born June 06, 1777 in Cumberland County, Virginia, and died December 08, 1843. She married JEHU MEADOR, JR., son of JEHU MEADOR and SARAH ATKINSON. He was born May 23, 1772, and died 1820³⁸.

Children of DRUCILLA BOATWRIGHT and JEHU MEADOR are:

10. BENONI (BENJAMINE)³ BOATWRIGHT (JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))^39,40 was born September 08, 1769 in Cumberland County, Virginia⁴¹, and died June 13, 1816 in Powhatan County, Virginia⁴². He married ELIZABETH BLACKBURN April 19, 1797 in Powhatan County, Virginia^43,44, daughter of JAMES BLACKBURN and RHODA BAUGH. She was born July 01, 1779 in Cumberland County, Virginia⁴⁴, and died September 11, 1862 in Garrard County, Kentucky.

Notes for BENONI (BENJAMINE) BOATWRIGHT:

He is generally known as "Benjamin"; however, in his youngest brother's list of the children of James Boatwright, his name is shown as "Benoni-called Benjamin." Some documents spell his name as Benjamine.

The name is biblical, from Genesis 35:18: "As she breathed her last-for she was dying-she named her son Ben-Oni, but his father named him Benjamin."

Norman Hurd Ricker indicates that records reflect Benjamin served as a Private in Captain Hudson M. Wingfield's Infantry Company of the 4th Virginia Regiment from 03/16/1814-04/11/1814 at Norfolk, Virginia. He also served as a Private in Captain Jesse Woodson's Company of the 1st Regiment at Holly Springs from 10/01/1814-to 11/04/1814 as a substitute for Richard Boatright. He further served in Captain John Pollock's Light Infantry Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Regiment of the Virginia Militia from 12/28/1814-02/21/1815 as a substitute for Shadh Alvis, Sr.

BOATRIGHT

ESTATE RECORDS OF BENJAMIN BOATRIGHT

(SON OF JAMES)

July 17, 1816

Powhatan County Will Book 5, Page 105

Benjamin died 6-13-1816 intestate. William Blackburn, Uncle of Elizabeth Blackburn, Widow of Benjamin, and George Mosely accompanied her to Powhatan County Court where she was appointed Administratrix.

POWHATAN COUNTY :

VIRGINIA :

Know all men by these presents, that we Elizabeth Boatwright, George Moseley, and Wm. Blackburn, are held and firmly bound unto Thomas Miller, John H. Steger, Jesse Hughes, and Littleberry H. Mosby, Gentlemen, Justices of the County of Powhatan, now sitting, in the just and full sum of Five Thousand Dollars: to the payment whereof, well and truly to be made to the said Justices, or their successors, we bind ourselves, and each of us, our, and each of our heirs, executors, and Administrators, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents: Sealed with our seals and dated this 17th day of July 1816, in the 41st year of the Commonwealth.

The condition of the above obligation is such, that if the said Elizabeth Boatwright, Administratrix of the goods, chattels, and credits of Benjamin Boatwright, deceased, do make a true and perfect inventory of all and singularly the goods, chattels, and credits of the said de-ceased, which have; or shall come to the hands, the possession or know-ledge of her, the said Administratrix, or into the hands or possession of any other person or persons for her, and the same so made do exhibit into the said County Court of Powhatan, when she shall be thereto required by the said Court; and such goods, chattels, and credits do well and truly administer according to law; and further do make a just and true account of her actings and doings therein, rest of the said goods, chattels, and credits, which shall be found remaining upon the account of the said Administratrix, the same being first examined and allowed by the Justices of the said Court, for the time being, shall deliver and pay unto such persons respectively, as are entitled to the same by law; and if it shall hereafter appear, that any last will and testament was made by the deceased, and the same be proved in Court, and the executor obtain a certificate of Probate thereof, and the said Elizabeth Boatwright do in such case, being required, render and deliver up her Letters of Administration, then the above obligation to be void, else to remain in full force.

Signed, sealed and acknowledged :

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in presence of Powhatan County : Elizabeth Boatwright (Seal)

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Court and ordered to be recorded: George Moseley (Seal)

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: His

: Wm. X Blackburn (Seal)

: Mark

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Page 122, Will Book 5, Powhatan County VA:

Benjamin Boatwright's Appraisement: An Inventory and appraisement of the estate of a personal kind belonging to Benjamin Boatwright, decd lately of Powhatan County VA, to wit:

1 negro man Nelson $500.00 (Willed by James to William)

1 D_______Len 500.00 (probably Darkie)

1 negro Woman Grace 300.00

1 negro Child Archer 200.00

1 D______ Daniel 150.00

1 D______ George 100.00 (Willed by James to Benjamin)

Follows itemized household, livery and farming goods.

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Page 124, Will Book 5, Powhatan County VA:

In obedience to an order of the worshipful the Court of Powhatan County, we, the undersigned, being first sworn, having viewed and appraised the personal estate of Benjamin Boatwright decd and find it to consist of the articles above specifyed, and of the value above stated. Given under our hands this 16th day of August in the year 1816.

Peter Dupery

John Maxey Jun (Jr)

Joseph B. Davis

At a Court of monthly sessions holden for the County of Powhatan on the 21st day of August 1816.

This appraisement of the personal estate of Benjamin Boatwright deceased was presented in Court and was by the Court ordered to be recorded.

Wm S. Dance, C.

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Without prior approval of the Court, Elizabeth moved the family and Estate Property of Benjamin to Kentucky; leaving her Uncle William Blackburn responsible under bond to the Court for administration of the Estate, and without the ability to perform. William Blackburn took legal action to protect his bond.

To the Honorable Judge of the Garrard (County KY) Circuit Court in Chancery sitting, the orator, William Blackburn, complaining, showeth unto your honor that Benjamin Boatright, late of Powhatan County Virginia, departed this life intestate on the day of June, 1816 in said County of Powhatan, and on the 17th day of July 1816, Elizabeth Boatright, his widow, who is made defendant hereto, qualified as his Administratrix in the County Court of said County and then and there entered into an Administration Bond with George Mosely and your orator, as her securities in the penalty of 5,000 dollars a copy of which bond for greater certainty is here exhibited marked Exhibit A. The personal estate constituting appoints and then have aforesaid addition was appraised to 2,674.60 dollars as will appear by reference to a certified copy of said appraisement here exhibited and marked B. Decedent at his death left the following children, the following heirs to wit: Martha, James, William, Eliza, Allen, RhodeAnne, Lucy, and Benjamin Boatright. The last five of whom are infants. About three years ago, said Administrator, with the said children, who are also made defendants, removed to Garrard County, in Kentucky, without having returned any Inventory of said estate, or have made any settlement thereof with the County Court of Powhatan, that he knows of, and bringing with her all or most of the said estate, or its proceeds, she made no allotment for distribution of said estate among said children, but is managing and disposing of the same, as if it were her own.

Your orator is apprehensive that said estate may be wasted or illegally and improvidently managed to his eventual injury as security as aforesaid. By removal to Kentucky said Elizabeth has become unexcessible by the County Court of Powhatan. In this predicament your orator does not only endanger of ultimate liability and loss as security but is removeless except in your Court of Chancery.

In tender consideration whereof and as he is remidiless at law, he prays interposition of your Honor he prays that defendant may be compelled to answer this bill. He prays that you will restrain by interposition from sellers or otherwise, putting out of her hands said property or any part thereof until this bill be heard and disposed of, he prays that on the final hearing your Honor will make said injunction perpetual or take said estate out of the possession of said Administrator unless you will indemnify your orator aforesaid any liability as security as aforesaid, that you will compel said heirs to make distribution among them-selves of the said estate liable to such distribution or waive any claim hereafter on your orator as security as aforesaid. And that you will grant such other and faithful relief as may be just and proper.

William Blackburn

G. Robertson, as Council

Notes for ELIZABETH BLACKBURN:

According to Denny Boatright, the original Boatwright Homestead was purchased by Benjamin Daniel Boatwright, the youngest son of Benjamine (Benoni) and Elizabeth Blackburn Boatwright, on August 31, 1835. His mother, Elizabeth, lived in the house until she died in 1862. The property consisted of 175.4 acres and the log house and the sale is recorded in Madison County Deed Book W, page 100.

On June 30, 1852, the Homestead and property was deeded to Alexander A. Boatwright, another son, by the other children and heirs. Alexander was a widower at that time and lived with his mother, Elizabeth, and his daughter, Eliza Ann. Alexander was an ordained Baptist minister. The property and homestead were deeded to his daughter, who had married William Letcher Todd, upon Alexander's death in 1885.

After the death of Eliza in 1920, Madison County Deed Book 95, pages 327-329, indicate that the homestead was deeded to one of her sons, Thomas A. Todd. Todd and his family made the property their home until 1928 and also acquired an additional, adjoining 79.66 acre farm known as the "Miracle Place".

In 1928 the farm was sold to Thomas Todd's brother, George Boatwright Todd, as recorded in Madison County Deed Book 106, page 598. Todd apparently lived there until 1950 when the land was sold to Harold E. Richardson for $28,000. George as the last of the Boatwrights or their descendants to own the property.

On December 2, 1973, Richardson sold the farm to J.W. Ramsey for $102,000. During Ramsey's ownership, the old homestead went to ruin and the solid walnut logs were sold off. The only thing remaining is the main rock chimney.

More About ELIZABETH BLACKBURN:

Fact 1: Buried in Boatright Cemetery on George Todd farm, Garrard County, Kentucky

More About BENONI BOATWRIGHT and ELIZABETH BLACKBURN:

Marriage: April 19, 1797, Powhatan County, Virginia^45,46

Children of BENONI BOATWRIGHT and ELIZABETH BLACKBURN are:

11. SAMUEL³ BOATWRIGHT (JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born April 17, 1771 in Cumberland County, Virginia⁴⁷, and died 1844 in Fluvanna County, Virginia^48,49. He married NANCY SMITH⁴⁹. She was born 1777 in Cumberland County, Virginia⁴⁹, and died December 03, 1862 in Fluvanna County, Virginia⁴⁹.

Children of SAMUEL BOATWRIGHT and NANCY SMITH are:

12. WILLIAM³ BOATWRIGHT (JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born May 29, 1784 in Cumberland County, Virginia⁵², and died August 08, 1875 in Madison County, Arkansas⁵³. He married (1) JAMIMA BOWEN July 22, 1808 in Grainger County, Tennessee⁵⁴. She died 1820. He married (2) NANCY MORGAN April 29, 1821 in Grainger County, Tennessee. She was born February 15, 1804 in Tennessee, and died in Madison County, Arkansas.

Notes for WILLIAM BOATWRIGHT:

Various dates of birth have been found for William. We use the date shown, May 29, 1784, as this is the date found in his father's bible, as recorded by his youngest brother, Chesley Hood Boatright. A xerox copy of this recording is in my possession.

The 1850 Madison County, Arkansas, census, from which the list of William's children by his second wife is taken, indicates that he was 63 years of age in 1850. This would make his birth year 1787 rather than 1784, but we regard his father's bible records as more accurate than the census.

It should also be noted that the 1850 census records his second wife's age as 41 in 1850. We show a date of birth for this wife, Nancy Morgan, as February 15, 1804, which would make her about 46 years of age when the census was taken rather than 41 as shown in the census records.

Unfortunately, the source for Nancy's date of birth was lost before it was recorded with these records, so we cannot positively verify her actual date of birth.

The 1850 census also records the fact that Elizabeth Waits, age 6; John Waits, age 4; and John Wells, age 19, were all living in William's household in 1850.

More About WILLIAM BOATWRIGHT:

Fact 1: Buried at Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas

More About WILLIAM BOATWRIGHT and JAMIMA BOWEN:

Fact 1: Married by Samuel Yancey

Marriage: July 22, 1808, Grainger County, Tennessee⁵⁴

More About WILLIAM BOATWRIGHT and NANCY MORGAN:

Fact 1: Married by J. C. Bunch, Justice of the Peace

Marriage: April 29, 1821, Grainger County, Tennessee

Children of WILLIAM BOATWRIGHT and JAMIMA BOWEN are:

Children of WILLIAM BOATWRIGHT and NANCY MORGAN are:

13. LEONARD³ BOATWRIGHT (JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born April 03, 1793⁵⁷, and died Abt. 1856 in Cumberland County, Virginia. He married SUSANNAH S. RODGERS December 20, 1815 in Cumberland County, Virginia⁵⁸. She was born Bet. 1784 - 1785.

Notes for LEONARD BOATWRIGHT:

Gerald Martin Boatwright reports that the 1830 Cumberland County, Virginia, Census indicates Leonard had 1 son under age 5 and three between the ages of 10 and 14.

He also states that the 1840 Census of Cumberland County shows 1 son between 10-14 years of age and 1 between 20-29 years old.

Finally, the 1850 Census indicates only 1 child at home, a daughter, Mary, born 1826-27.

It is unclear why Mary didn't show up in the earlier census records.

More About LEONARD BOATWRIGHT and SUSANNAH RODGERS:

Marriage: December 20, 1815, Cumberland County, Virginia⁵⁸

Children of LEONARD BOATWRIGHT and SUSANNAH RODGERS are:

14. CHESLEY HOOD³ BOATRIGHT (JAMES² BOATWRIGHT, JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))^60,61 was born November 25, 1797 in Cumberland County, Virginia⁶², and died May 27, 1867 in Madison County, Arkansas. He married LOUISA TAYLOR March 29, 1818 in Grainger County, Tennessee⁶³, daughter of HUGHES TAYLOR and ELIZABETH CANNON. She was born August 16, 1801 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, and died December 23, 1875 in Madison County, Arkansas.

Notes for CHESLEY HOOD BOATRIGHT:

Unless otherwise noted, sources for information concerning the descendants of Chesley Hood Boatright are Verna Boatright Milstead, Dennis Guy Boatright, Ruth Boatright Parker, Kristin Vaughn, Norman Ricker, Betty Busbee, and David Michael Boatright.

The following paragraph concerning Chesley Hood is taken from the "History of Northwest Arkansas", the chapter on Madison county, Page 1102. It is an excerpt of a biography which discusses Charles S. Keeney, his wife Mary Elizabeth Boatright, and Charles' family.

"The mother was a daughter of the Rev. Chesley Boatright, a minister of the Missionary Baptist Church. The Boatright [p.1102] family of America belonged to the King's body guard, and escaping settled in America prior to the Revolution, in which they took an active part. A number of the family also did honorable service in the War of 1812. The Rev. Chesley Boatright was a native of Virginia, and came to Madison County as a missionary of the Baptist Church when the country was but sparsely settled. He established the first Baptist Church in Northwest Arkansas, and was one of the best known men in the Cherokee Nation."

Chesley Hood Boatright was ordained a Baptist minister in 1833 at the Hebron Church, Knox County, Tennessee.

More About CHESLEY HOOD BOATRIGHT:

Fact 1: Buried in Boatright Cemetery, east of Buckeye, Madison County, Arkansas

Fact 2: Existing documents indicate that Chesley spelled his last name "Bootright".

More About LOUISA TAYLOR:

Fact 1: Buried in Boatright Cemetery, east of Buckeye, Madison County, Arkansas

Fact 2: Dennis Guy Boatright and Norman Hurd Ricker, Jr., give Louisa's place of birth as Grainger County, Tennessee.

More About CHESLEY BOATRIGHT and LOUISA TAYLOR:

Fact 1: Married by Caleb Witt, Minister of the Gospel

Marriage: March 29, 1818, Grainger County, Tennessee⁶³

Children of CHESLEY BOATRIGHT and LOUISA TAYLOR are:

15. POWHATAN VALENTINE⁴ BOATWRIGHT (JOHN JOSEPH³, DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))^70,71 was born July 13, 1790 in Amherst County, Virginia, and died December 21, 1880 in Union Parish, Louisiana. He married (1) LUCY UTELY⁷² December 23, 1815 in Jessamine County, Kentucky⁷², daughter of WILLIAM UTLEY and MARY RAGLAND. She was born Abt. 1799, and died Aft. 1823. He married (2) NANCY ELEANOR BURKE⁷² July 24, 1826 in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana. She was born Abt. 1792 in South Carolina, and died Abt. 1870 in Union Parish, Louisiana.

Notes for POWHATAN VALENTINE BOATWRIGHT:

There is some uncertainty as to whether Powhatan was the son of John James and Elizabeth Boatwright, but both William E. Boatright and Norman Hurd Ricker support the fact that he was.

He enlisted in Captain Parke Bailey's company of the Virginia Militia on 02/28/1814 in Cumberland County. He transferred to Captain John Cole's company on 03/25/1814 and was discharged on 06/29/1814. He applied for and received a Pension on October 3, 1873.

He was also commissioned a 1st Lt. in the 7th Regiment, Arkansas Militia on September 21, 1824.

In 1836 he owned 500 acres of land in Union Parish, Louisiana, near the Arkansas line. Records indicate that he was an elected Police Juryman (County Commissioner) in 1841 and was one of the men selected to pick a church site for the Zion Hill Baptist Church in 1845. In 1860 his real estate property was assessed at $2,700 and his personal property at $790.

He is buried at the Boatright Cemetery 9 miles north of Farmerville, Louisiana.

More About POWHATAN VALENTINE BOATWRIGHT:

Fact 1: Unless otherwise noted, most of the information concerning the descendants of Powhatan was received from Tim Hudson.

Notes for LUCY UTELY:

Lucy was one of twelve children. Her mother was already deceased at the time of her father's death and an older brother was named guardian of the younger children. Lucy spent some time in Amelia County, Virginia, before going to Jessamine County, Kentucky, to live with an older brother and his family. It was in Jessamine county where she married Powhatan.

It was only two months later, February 5, 1816, that she placed an ad in the Kentucky Gazette as "Lucy Botewright, late Lucy Utley of Virginia," regarding her "runaway husband, Powhattan Botewright."

They were obviously reunited as three children were born to Powhatan and Lucy between 1818 and 1823. It is believed, but not proven, that Lucy died as a result of giving birth to their third child in 1823.

Source: Tim Hudson

More About POWHATAN BOATWRIGHT and LUCY UTELY:

Death of one spouse: 1822, Prob. Pulaski County, Arkansas

Marriage: December 23, 1815, Jessamine County, Kentucky⁷²

More About NANCY ELEANOR BURKE:

Fact 1: Nancy Burke was a widow when married by Powhatan Boatwright.

Fact 2: Some sources indicate date of death between 1873-1880.

More About POWHATAN BOATWRIGHT and NANCY BURKE:

Marriage: July 24, 1826, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana

Children of POWHATAN BOATWRIGHT and LUCY UTELY are:

Children of POWHATAN BOATWRIGHT and NANCY BURKE are:

16. WILLIAM⁴ BOATWRIGHT (JOHN JOSEPH³, DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born Abt. 1793 in Virginia, and died 1887 in Madison County, Arkansas⁷³.

Children of WILLIAM BOATWRIGHT are:

17. LITTLEBERRY⁴ BOATWRIGHT (JOHN JOSEPH³, DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))^74,75 was born October 12, 1794 in Virginia, and died March 06, 1860 in Powhatan County, Virginia⁷⁵. He married JUDITH SUBLETT December 08, 1817 in Powhatan County, Virginia⁷⁶. She was born Abt. 1783⁷⁷, and died June 01, 1881⁷⁸.

Notes for LITTLEBERRY BOATWRIGHT:

List of children of Littleberry and Judith, as well as Judith's date of birth, contain a number of uncertainties.

Norman Hurd Ricker lists all of the children and their date of births except for John. Information concerning John comes from Roberta Blomberg. None of the information concerning these children has been verified anywhere else and may not be completely accurate.

For example, Ricker shows William as being born about 1834. He also indicates that Judith was born about 1783. If both of these dates are correct, Judith would have been over fifty when William was born. While not impossible, it would have been unusual, particularly in those times.

More About LITTLEBERRY BOATWRIGHT:

Fact 1: Served with Samuel Marshall's Co., Virginia Militia, War of 1812.

More About LITTLEBERRY BOATWRIGHT and JUDITH SUBLETT:

Marriage: December 08, 1817, Powhatan County, Virginia⁷⁹

Children of LITTLEBERRY BOATWRIGHT and JUDITH SUBLETT are:

18. CARY HARRISON⁴ BOATWRIGHT (JOHN JOSEPH³, DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born December 03, 1800 in Virginia, and died March 18, 1870 in Cooper County, Missouri. He married (1) MAHALA WHEELER December 13, 1821 in Kanawha County, Virginia⁸¹. She was born Abt. 1803, and died August 24, 1824 in Kanawha County, Virginia. He married (2) MARGARET JINKINS (JENKINS) May 23, 1825 in Kanawha County, Virginia⁸¹. She died November 23, 1828 in Kanawha County, Virginia. He married (3) HARRIET STARKE December 13, 1828 in Kanawha County, Virginia, daughter of JOHN STARKE and SALLIE WHITESIDE. She was born December 30, 1812, and died May 13, 1832 in Kanawha County, Virginia. He married (4) DORCAS PUGH Abt. 1833. She died December 1834. He married (5) SARAH CULE May 01, 1835 in Marion County, Indiana. He married (6) MARY HENSLEY 1836. She died 1836. He married (7) ELIZABETH MCNITT Bet. 1836 - 1837. He married (8) MARGARET THORNTON November 22, 1848. He married (9) LUSINDY HARMON July 31, 1853. He married (10) ELSEY BOLES January 29, 1860.

More About CARY HARRISON BOATWRIGHT:

Fact 1: Ricker confirms that Cary was married ten times.

More About MAHALA WHEELER:

Fact 1: Some sources give her first name as Melinda.

More About CARY BOATWRIGHT and MAHALA WHEELER:

Marriage: December 13, 1821, Kanawha County, Virginia⁸¹

More About MARGARET JINKINS (JENKINS):

Burial: Buried Settle Family Cemetery, Deepwater, Fayette County, Virginia (now West Virginia).

Fact 1: Nancy Carter gives the date of marriage from the Virginia Marriage Index as March 3, 1825.

More About CARY BOATWRIGHT and MARGARET (JENKINS):

Marriage: May 23, 1825, Kanawha County, Virginia⁸¹

More About CARY BOATWRIGHT and HARRIET STARKE:

Marriage: December 13, 1828, Kanawha County, Virginia

More About DORCAS PUGH:

Fact 1: Dorcas is believed to have died giving birth to their first child, who was stillborn.

More About CARY BOATWRIGHT and DORCAS PUGH:

Marriage: Abt. 1833

More About SARAH CULE:

Fact 1: Last name was possibly spelled Cool.

More About CARY BOATWRIGHT and SARAH CULE:

Divorce: Divorced Spring of 1836 in Indiana.

Marriage: May 01, 1835, Marion County, Indiana

More About CARY BOATWRIGHT and MARY HENSLEY:

Marriage: 1836

More About CARY BOATWRIGHT and ELIZABETH MCNITT:

Divorce: June 1848

Marriage: Bet. 1836 - 1837

More About CARY BOATWRIGHT and MARGARET THORNTON:

Divorce: June 1851

Marriage: November 22, 1848

More About CARY BOATWRIGHT and LUSINDY HARMON:

Divorce: 1855

Marriage: July 31, 1853

More About CARY BOATWRIGHT and ELSEY BOLES:

Marriage: January 29, 1860

Child of CARY BOATWRIGHT and MAHALA WHEELER is:

Children of CARY BOATWRIGHT and MARGARET (JENKINS) are:

Children of CARY BOATWRIGHT and HARRIET STARKE are:

Child of CARY BOATWRIGHT and SARAH CULE is:

Child of CARY BOATWRIGHT and MARY HENSLEY is:

Children of CARY BOATWRIGHT and ELIZABETH MCNITT are:

19. DANIEL DAVID⁴ BOATWRIGHT (JAMES³, DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))⁸² was born Abt. 1794 in Campbell County, Virginia, and died Bef. March 23, 1850 in Hendricks County, Indiana. He married SOPHIA WICKERSHAM⁸² March 27, 1815 in Campbell County, Virginia. She was born Abt. 1797.

More About DANIEL BOATWRIGHT and SOPHIA WICKERSHAM:

Marriage: March 27, 1815, Campbell County, Virginia

Children of DANIEL BOATWRIGHT and SOPHIA WICKERSHAM are:

20. MARY "POLLY"⁴ BOATWRIGHT (JAMES³, DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born Abt. 1796, and died Bef. 1850. She married THOMAS WOOD.

Children of MARY BOATWRIGHT and THOMAS WOOD are:

21. ANNE⁴ BOATWRIGHT (JAMES³, DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born Abt. 1797. She married SAMUEL C. TYLER January 14, 1817 in Campbell County, Virginia⁸⁵. He was born 1790⁸⁶, and died 1860 in Boone County, Indiana⁸⁶.

More About SAMUEL C. TYLER:

Fact 1: All information concerning the children of Samuel and Anne was received from Sherry Combs.

More About SAMUEL TYLER and ANNE BOATWRIGHT:

Marriage: January 14, 1817, Campbell County, Virginia⁸⁷

Children of ANNE BOATWRIGHT and SAMUEL TYLER are:

22. ESTHER⁴ BOATWRIGHT (JAMES³, DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born Abt. 1799. She married JOHN FINCH, JR. August 11, 1828 in Campbell County, Virginia.

More About JOHN FINCH, JR.:

Fact 1: Information concerning the children of John and Esther was received from Bill Selley.

More About JOHN FINCH and ESTHER BOATWRIGHT:

Marriage: August 11, 1828, Campbell County, Virginia

Children of ESTHER BOATWRIGHT and JOHN FINCH are:

23. REBECCA⁴ BOATWRIGHT (VALENTINE³, DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born October 01, 1794 in Cumberland County, Virginia⁸⁸, and died March 09, 1874. She married JOHN WASHINGTON HAMILTON⁸⁹ October 01, 1812 in Cumberland County, Virginia. He died February 09, 1827 in Cumberland County, Virginia.

More About JOHN WASHINGTON HAMILTON:

Fact 1: Information concerning the children of John and Rebecca was received from Shawnda Kimmel.

More About JOHN HAMILTON and REBECCA BOATWRIGHT:

Marriage: October 01, 1812, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Children of REBECCA BOATWRIGHT and JOHN HAMILTON are:

24. MEADOR⁴ BOATWRIGHT (VALENTINE³, DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))^92,93 was born July 19, 1796 in Cumberland County, Virginia, and died December 24, 1876 in Scott County, Virginia. He married MARY "MOLLY" PENDLETON^94,95 September 17, 1828 in Scott City, Virginia⁹⁶. She was born Abt. 1810 in Scott County, Virginia⁹⁷, and died February 26, 1903 in Scott County, Virginia⁹⁸.

Notes for MEADOR BOATWRIGHT:

Norman Hood Ricker, Jr., in his "History of the Boat(w)right Family of the Southeastern United States", spells his first name as "Meadow", which was thought to be his mother's maiden name. However, in Virgil D. White's "Index to the War of 1812 Pensioners", Vol. 1, the name is spelled "Meador", and it is also clearly spelled "Meador" in his father's will.

It is also interesting to note that in his father's will the family name is spelled "Boatright" whereas it is spelled "Boatwright" in most other documents.

More About MEADOR BOATWRIGHT:

Burial: Buried Green Redmond Cemetery, Scott County, Virginia

More About MEADOR BOATWRIGHT and MARY PENDLETON:

Marriage: September 17, 1828, Scott City, Virginia⁹⁸

Children of MEADOR BOATWRIGHT and MARY PENDLETON are:

25. MARY⁴ BOATWRIGHT (VALENTINE³, DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born April 19, 1799 in Cumberland County, Virginia, and died February 20, 1859 in Cumberland County, Virginia^104,105. She married (1) CLEMENT BRADLEY October 25, 1815 in Cumberland County, Virginia^106,107. He died 1817 in Cumberland County, Virginia. She married (2) CHESLEY BROWN November 07, 1817 in Cumberland County, Virginia¹⁰⁸. He was born Abt. 1787 in Cumberland County, Virginia¹⁰⁸, and died Bet. 1868 - 1879 in Cumberland County, Virginia¹⁰⁸.

More About CLEMENT BRADLEY and MARY BOATWRIGHT:

Marriage: October 25, 1815, Cumberland County, Virginia^108,109

More About CHESLEY BROWN and MARY BOATWRIGHT:

Marriage: November 07, 1817, Cumberland County, Virginia¹¹⁰

Child of MARY BOATWRIGHT and CLEMENT BRADLEY is:

Children of MARY BOATWRIGHT and CHESLEY BROWN are:

26. JONAS⁴ BOATWRIGHT (VALENTINE³, DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))^113,114 was born July 03, 1801 in Cumberland County, Virginia, and died January 25, 1871 in Highland County, Ohio. He married MARY A. "POLLY" MONTGOMERY October 13, 1824 in Cumberland County, Virginia. She was born January 07, 1800, and died January 16, 1867 in Highland County, Ohio.

More About JONAS BOATWRIGHT:

Fact 1: Buried Dunn's Chapel Cemetery, Highland County, Ohio

Fact 2: Moved to Highland County, Ohio, in 1834

More About MARY A. "POLLY" MONTGOMERY:

Fact 1: Buried Dunn's Chapel Cemetery, Highland County, Ohio

More About JONAS BOATWRIGHT and MARY MONTGOMERY:

Marriage: October 13, 1824, Cumberland County, Virginia

Marriage Fact: Broderbund CD #229 gives marriage date as 05/24/1824

Children of JONAS BOATWRIGHT and MARY MONTGOMERY are:

27. VALENTINE⁴ BOATWRIGHT II (VALENTINE³, DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born October 14, 1805, and died May 31, 1884¹¹⁵. He married POLLY COCKES June 28, 1829 in Scott County, Virginia¹¹⁶. She was born January 10, 1810, and died February 10, 1860.

More About VALENTINE BOATWRIGHT II:

Fact 1: All information concerning the children of Valentine and Polly was received from Brian K. Caudill.

More About VALENTINE BOATWRIGHT and POLLY COCKES:

Marriage: June 28, 1829, Scott County, Virginia¹¹⁶

Children of VALENTINE BOATWRIGHT and POLLY COCKES are:

28. DANIEL⁴ BOATWRIGHT II (VALENTINE³, DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))¹¹⁸ was born August 10, 1810 in prob. Cumberland County, Virginia, and died in prob. Jasper County, Iowa. He married ELIZABETH MONTGOMERY¹¹⁸ October 13, 1831 in Cumberland County, Virginia¹¹⁹.

More About DANIEL BOATWRIGHT II:

Fact 1: Moved to Highland County, Ohio, in 1836

Fact 2: Moved to Iowa in 1838

Fact 3: All information concerning the children of Daniel and Elizabeth was received from Roberta Blomberg.

More About DANIEL BOATWRIGHT and ELIZABETH MONTGOMERY:

Marriage: October 13, 1831, Cumberland County, Virginia¹¹⁹

Children of DANIEL BOATWRIGHT and ELIZABETH MONTGOMERY are:

29. VALENTINE⁴ MARTIN (ELIZABETH³ BOATWRIGHT, DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))¹²¹ was born 1797, and died 1879. He married SERENA YANCEY.

More About VALENTINE MARTIN:

Fact 1: Information concerning the children of Valentine and Serena was received from Shawnda Kimmel.

Children of VALENTINE MARTIN and SERENA YANCEY are:

30. DELILAH⁴ MARTIN (ESTER³ BOATWRIGHT, DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born November 12, 1796. She married GUY LEE. He was born Abt. 1775.

More About GUY LEE:

Fact 1: Information concerning the children of Guy and Delilah was received from Shawnda Kimmel.

Children of DELILAH MARTIN and GUY LEE are:

31. ABNER⁴ MARTIN (ESTER³ BOATWRIGHT, DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born May 04, 1798 in Appomattox County, Virginia, and died October 03, 1861 in Henry County, Virginia. He married JANE REAMY JONES.

Children of ABNER MARTIN and JANE JONES are:

32. ORSON⁴ MARTIN, JR. (ESTER³ BOATWRIGHT, DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born 1811 in Appomattox County, Virginia, and died 1879 in Rockingham County, North Carolina. He married MARY D. JONES October 24, 1826 in Henry County, Virginia. She was born February 13, 1810, and died May 18, 1894 in Henry County, Virginia.

More About ORSON MARTIN, JR.:

Fact 1: Information concerning the wife and children of Orson was received from Shawnda Kimmel.

More About ORSON MARTIN and MARY JONES:

Marriage: October 24, 1826, Henry County, Virginia

Children of ORSON MARTIN and MARY JONES are:

33. MARTHA GILL⁴ BOATWRIGHT (BENONI (BENJAMINE)³, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born March 02, 1798 in Powhatan County, Virginia¹²², and died November 25, 1881 in Paint Lick, Kentucky. She married JAMES KELLY September 04, 1818 in Powhatan County, Virginia-Date of marriage taken from Elizabeth Blackburn Boatwright's family Bible.. He was born Abt. 1795¹²³.

More About MARTHA GILL BOATWRIGHT:

Fact 1: Buried at Boatright Cemetery on George Todd farm, Garrard County, Kentucky

More About JAMES KELLY and MARTHA BOATWRIGHT:

Marriage: September 04, 1818, Powhatan County, Virginia-Date of marriage taken from Elizabeth Blackburn Boatwright's family Bible.

Child of MARTHA BOATWRIGHT and JAMES KELLY is:

34. JAMES BLACKBURN⁴ BOATWRIGHT (BENONI (BENJAMINE)³, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born May 26, 1801 in Powhatan County, Virginia¹²⁴, and died Abt. 1875 in Doniphan County, Kansas^125,126. He married (1) MARY PAGE ELAM October 08, 1821 in Chesterfield County, Virginia¹²⁷. She was born Abt. 1804 in Chesterfield, Virginia, and died Bef. 1839. He met (2) REBECCA A. UNDERWOOD Abt. 1839 in Kentucky. She was born Abt. 1819 in Kentucky¹²⁸.

Notes for JAMES BLACKBURN BOATWRIGHT:

Most of the information concerning James Blackburn Boatwright's descendants was received from Dennis G. Boatright of Houston, Texas, via Denny Boatright of Springfield, Missouri.

More About JAMES BOATWRIGHT and MARY ELAM:

Fact 1: Some Sources indicate date of marriage was October 17, 1821.

Marriage: October 08, 1821, Chesterfield County, Virginia¹²⁹

More About JAMES BOATWRIGHT and REBECCA UNDERWOOD:

Unknown-Begin: Abt. 1839, Kentucky

Children of JAMES BOATWRIGHT and MARY ELAM are:

Children of JAMES BOATWRIGHT and REBECCA UNDERWOOD are:

35. WILLIAM⁴ VON BOATWRIGHT (BENONI (BENJAMINE)³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))^140,141,142 was born October 19, 1803 in Powhatan County, Virginia^143,144, and died April 28, 1867 in Darlington, Missouri. He married SALLIE WADKINS GATES March 08, 1825 in Garrard County, Kentucky¹⁴⁵, daughter of JACOB GATES and SUSANNE. She was born June 29, 1806 in Virginia, and died September 13, 1885 in Darlington, Missouri.

Notes for WILLIAM VON BOATWRIGHT:

The 1850 census of Graves County, Kentucky, indicates that a "P. Gates", female aged 35, and an "E. Gates", female age 30, are living with the family.

WILLIAM VON BOATRIGHT - 1803-1867

Extract, Pg 801, W.E. Boatwright Manuscript

The Boatwright And Allied Families

His home in Gentry County, Missouri was used by the Primitive Baptist Congregation for a meeting house, and was the first meeting house in Gentry County west of the Grand River.

There was a large one room log cabin in the yard of the farm a short distance from the main building. This cabin was occupied by the family's colored woman, whom they called "Aunt Riar," her name was Mariah. Aunt Riar had been a slave of the family in Kentucky, and when asked if she would like to go to Missouri with William, is supposed to have answered, "of course, I want to come with them, Marse William is my boy for I raised him." Aunt Riar went with William and his family to Missouri, leaving her children and friends in Kentucky, not as a slave, but as a trusted member of the household. During the Civil War, she is supposed to have kept William's money in a secret hiding place for him, and he had to ask her for it whenever he needed some money. The purpose of this was to enable William to say that he did not have any money whenever marauders came. Aunt Riar died in her cabin, the date is not known, and is buried in the Old Boatright Cemetery about two miles from Darlington, Gentry County, Missouri.

More About WILLIAM VON BOATWRIGHT:

Fact 1: Middle name was originally "Von Rennselear" (various spellings have been found)

More About WILLIAM VON BOATWRIGHT and SALLIE GATES:

Marriage: March 08, 1825, Garrard County, Kentucky¹⁴⁵

Children of WILLIAM VON BOATWRIGHT and SALLIE GATES are:

36. ELIZA REDFORD⁴ BOATWRIGHT (BENONI (BENJAMINE)³, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born June 18, 1806 in Powhatan County, Virginia¹⁴⁶, and died October 22, 1840 in Madison County, Kentucky¹⁴⁶. She married WILLIAM FOLEY August 14, 1828 in Garrard County, Kentucky^147,148, son of JAMES FOLEY. He was born Abt. 1803 in Virginia, and died Abt. August 20, 1872 in Platte County, Missouri¹⁴⁹.

More About ELIZA REDFORD BOATWRIGHT:

Fact 1: Some sources give name as Eliza "Radford" Boatwright

Fact 2: Elizabeth Blackburn Boatwright Family Bible shows name as "Elizabeth"

More About WILLIAM FOLEY:

Burial: William and Mary Ann were buried in the Mt. Bethel Cemetery, Platte County, Missouri, but their graves have apparently slid down the hill and are now under a road.

Fact 1: Most of the information concerning the ancestors of William was received from Sherri Clark and LDS Ancestral files.

More About WILLIAM FOLEY and ELIZA BOATWRIGHT:

Marriage: August 14, 1828, Garrard County, Kentucky^150,151

Children of ELIZA BOATWRIGHT and WILLIAM FOLEY are:

37. ALEXANDER ALLEN⁴ BOATWRIGHT (BENONI (BENJAMINE)³, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born January 03, 1808 in Powhatan County, Virginia¹⁵⁵, and died January 21, 1885 in Garrard County, Kentucky. He married MARGARET ELIZABETH JOPLIN^156,157 February 02, 1839 in Garrard County, Kentucky. She was born January 06, 1811 in Powhatan County, Virginia, and died January 25, 1840 in Garrard County, Kentucky¹⁵⁷.

More About ALEXANDER ALLEN BOATWRIGHT:

Fact 1: Buried in Boatwright Cemetery on George Todd farm, Garrard County, Kentucky

More About MARGARET ELIZABETH JOPLIN:

Fact 1: Some sources give last name as Jopling

Fact 2: Died giving birth to only her daughter, Eliza

Fact 3: Some sources give her first name as Martha

More About ALEXANDER BOATWRIGHT and MARGARET JOPLIN:

Marriage: February 02, 1839, Garrard County, Kentucky

Child of ALEXANDER BOATWRIGHT and MARGARET JOPLIN is:

38. RHODA ANN⁴ BOATWRIGHT (BENONI (BENJAMINE)³, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born May 20, 1812 in Powhatan County, Virginia¹⁵⁷, and died May 31, 1895 in Platte County, Missouri. She married JAMES WESLEY FOLEY April 15, 1828 in Garrard County, Kentucky, son of JAMES FOLEY. He was born June 07, 1807 in Virginia, and died September 17, 1866 in Missouri¹⁵⁸.

More About RHODA ANN BOATWRIGHT:

Fact 1: Rhoda and James are buried in the Mt. Bethel Cemetery, Platte County, Missouri

More About JAMES WESLEY FOLEY:

Burial: Buried Mt. Bethel Cemetery, Platte County, Missouri.

Fact 1: Foley was an ordained Baptist minister.

Fact 2: Most of the information concerning the ancestors of James was received from Sherri Clark and LDS Ancestral files.

More About JAMES FOLEY and RHODA BOATWRIGHT:

Marriage: April 15, 1828, Garrard County, Kentucky

Children of RHODA BOATWRIGHT and JAMES FOLEY are:

39. LUCY B.⁴ BOATWRIGHT (BENONI (BENJAMINE)³, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))¹⁶¹ was born August 11, 1814 in Powhatan County, Virginia¹⁶², and died November 05, 1876 in Maryville, Missouri¹⁶³. She married ISAAC COX April 06, 1837 in Madison County, Kentucky. He was born November 05, 1803 in Madison County, Kentucky, and died July 14, 1900 in Maryville, Missouri.

More About LUCY B. BOATWRIGHT:

Fact 1: Some researchers have her name recorded as Lucy Ann Boatwright.

Fact 2: One researcher gives her date of death as May 24, 1876.

More About ISAAC COX and LUCY BOATWRIGHT:

Marriage: April 06, 1837, Madison County, Kentucky

Marriage Fact: Ricker gives marriage date as 05/06/1837.

Child of LUCY BOATWRIGHT and ISAAC COX is:

40. BENJAMINE DANIEL⁴ BOATWRIGHT (BENONI (BENJAMINE)³, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))^163,164,165 was born December 11, 1816 in Powhatan County, Virginia¹⁶⁶, and died Aft. 1891 in Paint Lick, Garrard County, Kentucky. He married (1) JALIA ANN PATTERSON¹⁶⁷ December 12, 1839 in Paint Lick, Kentucky, daughter of JAMES PATTERSON and RHODA BLACKBURN. She was born March 15, 1815, and died April 04, 1884 in Paint Lick, Kentucky. He married (2) ELIZA JOHNSON Aft. 1884. She was born Abt. 1843, and died March 03, 1917 in Madison County, Kentucky.

Notes for BENJAMINE DANIEL BOATWRIGHT:

Most of the information concerning Benjamine Daniel Boatwright and his direct descendants is taken from "The Family and Ancestors of Robert Guy Boatright" by Robert Guy Boatright. The manuscript was edited and updated by Dennis Guy Boatright.

Benjamine Daniel was a farmer and owned several slaves. He was a Master Mason and secretary of Masonic Lodge# 183, Kirksville, Madison County, Kentucky, from 1849 to 1878. He lived and worked on his farm.

He married a second time to a spinster, Eliza Johnson. They had no children and are believed to have moved late in life to Danville, Kentucky. No information is currently available as to the date of marriage or if the marriage was the result of the death of his first wife, Jalia, or a divorce.

The Boatwright homestead is located in Madison County, Kentucky, about 2-3 miles northeast of Paint Lick on the Paint Lick-Berea highway. It is not known for sure when or where he died, but Ricker, in his notes on the Boat(w)right Family of the Southeastern United States gives the date of death as 1889 in Paint Lick, Kentucky.

Notes for JALIA ANN PATTERSON:

Jalia's mother was Rhoda Ann Blackburn Patterson, the sister of Benjamine Daniel's mother, Elizabeth Blackburn.

There has been some dispute among researchers over the spelling of Jalia's first name with many assuming that her name should have been "Julia", but Dennis Guy Boatright is in possession of a photograph of her tombstone and the name is clearly spelled "Jalia".

More About BENJAMINE BOATWRIGHT and JALIA PATTERSON:

Marriage: December 12, 1839, Paint Lick, Kentucky

More About BENJAMINE BOATWRIGHT and ELIZA JOHNSON:

Marriage: Aft. 1884

Children of BENJAMINE BOATWRIGHT and JALIA PATTERSON are:

41. SALLY⁴ BOATWRIGHT (SAMUEL³, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) died Bef. 1844. She married WILLIAM H. BRAGG September 09, 1819 in Fluvanna County, Virginia. He was born Abt. 1798.

More About SALLY BOATWRIGHT:

Fact 1: Sally is noted as deceased in her father's 1844 will.

More About WILLIAM BRAGG and SALLY BOATWRIGHT:

Marriage: September 09, 1819, Fluvanna County, Virginia

Child of SALLY BOATWRIGHT and WILLIAM BRAGG is:

42. MICKLEBERRY⁴ BOATWRIGHT (SAMUEL³, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born Abt. 1799 in Virginia¹⁶⁸, and died 1887. He married (1) MARY HUTCHINSON BRAGG October 19, 1820 in Louisa County, Virginia. She was born Abt. 1802¹⁶⁸, and died Bef. October 25, 1822. He married (2) MARY ELEANOR SMITH October 25, 1822 in Louisa County, Virginia, daughter of ELEVEN SMITH and NANCY DESPER. She was born 1802 in Louisa County, Virginia, and died 1868¹⁶⁹.

Notes for MICKLEBERRY BOATWRIGHT:

The 1850 Barbour County census indicates that Rebecca and Mary Margaret were deaf and dumb.

More About MICKLEBERRY BOATWRIGHT:

Fact 1: List of children taken from Ricker's "Boat(w)right Family of the Southeastern United States."

Fact 2: The majority of the information concerning the descendants of Mickleberry was received from Debbie A. Backwell.

Fact 3: Mickleberry's name has been found spelled as Micklebury, Meckleberry, Mecklebury, and Mickelberry.

More About MICKLEBERRY BOATWRIGHT and MARY BRAGG:

Marriage: October 19, 1820, Louisa County, Virginia

More About MICKLEBERRY BOATWRIGHT and MARY SMITH:

Marriage: October 25, 1822, Louisa County, Virginia

Children of MICKLEBERRY BOATWRIGHT and MARY SMITH are:

43. ROBERT S.⁴ BOATWRIGHT (SAMUEL³, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born Abt. 1810. He married MARGARET.

More About ROBERT S. BOATWRIGHT:

Fact 1: List of children taken from Ricker's "Notes

Children of ROBERT BOATWRIGHT and MARGARET are:

44. DRURY WILSON⁴ BOATWRIGHT (SAMUEL³, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born June 24, 1814. He married FRANCES NESBETT MARTIN¹⁷¹ 1842. She was born April 04, 1818 in Virginia¹⁷², and died June 13, 1901 in Fluvanna County, Virginia¹⁷².

More About DRURY WILSON BOATWRIGHT:

Fact 1: Information on wife and children of Drury provided by Dennis Guy Boatright.

More About DRURY BOATWRIGHT and FRANCES MARTIN:

Marriage: 1842

Children of DRURY BOATWRIGHT and FRANCES MARTIN are:

45. JOHN CALVIN⁴ BOATRIGHT (WILLIAM³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))¹⁷⁵ was born Bet. 1809 - 1811 in Grainger County, Tennessee^175,176, and died 1865. He married (1) SARAH MORGAN¹⁷⁷ January 16, 1832 in Grainger County, Tennessee¹⁷⁷. She died Bet. 1842 - 1845. He married (2) ELIZA WOOTEN Abt. 1846 in Prob. Tennessee. She was born October 13, 1825¹⁷⁷, and died November 25, 1912 in Madison County, Arkansas.

More About JOHN CALVIN BOATRIGHT:

Fact 1: List of children received from Dennis Guy Boatright. Some of the names and dates of birth are different than those given by Ricker.

Fact 2: John was a blacksmith by trade.

More About JOHN BOATRIGHT and SARAH MORGAN:

Marriage: January 16, 1832, Grainger County, Tennessee¹⁷⁷

Notes for ELIZA WOOTEN:

Norman Hurd Ricker gives Eliza's maiden name as Kester while Ruth Boatright Parker shows it as Wooten. The 1850 census indicates a William Wooten, born 1832 in Tennessee, is living with the family; therefore, it must be assumed that Eliza is connected in some manner to the Wooten family. The origin of "Kester" is unknown.

More About JOHN BOATRIGHT and ELIZA WOOTEN:

Marriage: Abt. 1846, Prob. Tennessee

Children of JOHN BOATRIGHT and SARAH MORGAN are:

Children of JOHN BOATRIGHT and ELIZA WOOTEN are:

46. JAMES H.⁴ BOATRIGHT (WILLIAM³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born 1812 in Grainger County, Tennessee. He married (1) ELIZABETH TAYLOR June 14, 1834 in Grainger County, Tennessee. She died Bef. 1847. He married (2) NANCY ANN BOWEN Bef. 1847. She was born Abt. 1829 in Tennessee¹⁸¹.

More About JAMES H. BOATRIGHT:

Fact 1: Most of the information concerning the descendants of James was received from Peggy Rogers.

More About JAMES BOATRIGHT and ELIZABETH TAYLOR:

Fact 1: This is the date the marriage bond was issued. Record of the marriage was not found.

Marriage: June 14, 1834, Grainger County, Tennessee

More About JAMES BOATRIGHT and NANCY BOWEN:

Marriage: Bef. 1847

Children of JAMES BOATRIGHT and ELIZABETH TAYLOR are:

Children of JAMES BOATRIGHT and NANCY BOWEN are:

47. NANCY PALESTINE⁴ BOATRIGHT (WILLIAM³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born May 10, 1818 in Grainger County, Tennessee¹⁸⁴, and died October 08, 1892 in Madison County, Arkansas. She married HENRY HUNTER BOLINGER October 11, 1835¹⁸⁵. He was born July 20, 1808 in Claiborne County, Tennessee¹⁸⁵, and died June 30, 1895 in Madison County, Arkansas.

More About NANCY PALESTINE BOATRIGHT:

Fact 1: One source gives the date and place of birth as May 10, 1820, Clairborn County, Tennessee.

More About HENRY HUNTER BOLINGER:

Fact 1: One source gives Henry's date of death as Novemeber 10, 1895.

Fact 2: Last name has been found spelled as Bollinger.

More About HENRY BOLINGER and NANCY BOATRIGHT:

Marriage: October 11, 1835¹⁸⁵

Children of NANCY BOATRIGHT and HENRY BOLINGER are:

48. WILLIAM L.⁴ BOATWRIGHT (LEONARD³, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))¹⁸⁶ was born Abt. 1816.

Child of WILLIAM L. BOATWRIGHT is:

49. MARY ELIZABETH⁴ BOATRIGHT (CHESLEY HOOD³, JAMES² BOATWRIGHT, JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born March 22, 1819 in Grainger County, Tennessee, and died 1889¹⁸⁷. She married CALVIN LEACH KEENEY June 28, 1842 in Anderson County, Tennessee, son of JAMES KEENEY and MARY LEACH. He was born April 15, 1817 in Anderson County, Tennessee, and died in Washington County, Arkansas.

More About CALVIN LEACH KEENEY:

Fact 1: Information on children of Calvin and Mary Elizabeth provided by Dennis Guy Boatright.

More About CALVIN KEENEY and MARY BOATRIGHT:

Marriage: June 28, 1842, Anderson County, Tennessee

Children of MARY BOATRIGHT and CALVIN KEENEY are:

50. JAMES HUGHES⁴ BOATRIGHT (CHESLEY HOOD³, JAMES² BOATWRIGHT, JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born February 21, 1821 in Grainger County, Tennessee, and died September 08, 1910 in Madison County, Arkansas¹⁸⁸. He married SUSAN MAY DORA JONES February 06, 1848 in Campbell County, Tennessee¹⁸⁹, daughter of JOHN JONES and ELIZABETH MOSELY. She was born February 22, 1828 in Tennessee¹⁹⁰, and died June 04, 1910 in Madison County, Arkansas¹⁹¹.

More About JAMES HUGHES BOATRIGHT:

Burial: Buried Boatright Cemetery near Buckeye, Arkansas. Cemetery survey by David M. Boatright indicates the tombstone reads, "James H. Boatright, 1821-1910."

Fact 1: Moved to Madison County, Arkansas, about 1854.

Occupation: Blacksmith, Farmer

More About SUSAN MAY DORA JONES:

Burial: Buried Boatright Cemetery near Buckeye, Arkansas.

Fact 1: Gravestone survey by David M. Boatright indicates that there are no dates on the tombstone.

Fact 2: Though buried in Madison County, Arkansas, Betty Busbee indicates that Susan died in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

More About JAMES BOATRIGHT and SUSAN JONES:

Marriage: February 06, 1848, Campbell County, Tennessee¹⁹²

Children of JAMES BOATRIGHT and SUSAN JONES are:

51. HARVEY WOODSON⁴ BOATRIGHT (CHESLEY HOOD³, JAMES² BOATWRIGHT, JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born November 02, 1825 in Grainger County, Tennessee, and died November 01, 1853 in Campbell County, Tennessee^195,196,197. He married LAVINA KEENEY March 22, 1845 in Campbell County, Tennessee¹⁹⁸. She was born Abt. 1825 in Tennessee¹⁹⁹.

Notes for HARVEY WOODSON BOATRIGHT:

The following was received from Deborah Yvonne Wilson Fehr, who credits

much of the research to her cousin, Tammy Fraley.

Harvey was born in Anderson County, TN. Harvey Woodson was married in Campbell County Tennessee March 22, 1845, to Lavinna Keeney she was born about 1825 in Tennessee. This is

documented in the Marriage records at the Campbell County records at

Jacksboro, TN. Most of what I have came from Tammy Fraley a descendant of

Mary Leah Louisa (Lear) Boatright, daughter of Harvey. Tammy is her great

granddaughter. A lot of the information that she has came from family and

from the book History of Longfield Baptist Church, A Promise of Good Things

to Come. by Edith Wilson Hutton. If you have not seen this book, it is great

and full of family information. I obtained it for a brief time through the

interlibrary loan program.

About 1835 the family of Chesley Hood Boatright came to the Coal Creek area

(now called Lake City). Harvey joined the Mt. Pleasant (Indian Creek) Church

in Campbell County by letter at that time. In 1840 James, Mary Elizabeth,

Martha E. J. and Rietta joined the Longfield Baptist Church (first called the

Clear Branch Church).Chesley Hood and his wife were also there at that time.

In 1841 Chesley Hood was pastoring both Churches. In 1849 Harvey and Lavinna

were received by recantation to Indian Creek Church. Between October 1849 and

Early 1850, Harvey and family joined his father and family in Madison County,

Arkansas. By 1852 He was back in Campbell County, TN. They were received by

letter back into the Indian Creek Church in February of 1852.

Harvey died 11-1-1853 in Campbell County. Lavinna married Samuel Wilson Thomas on July 2,

1855, in Campbell County. Mary Leah Louisa went by the

name of Lear. She was born about 1847 and died 11-21-1893. She is buried in

an unmarked grave across from the Alexander Place in the Fletcher Brown

Hollow of Pinecrest Community, Jacksboro, Campbell, County, TN. John Thomas

(called Thomas) was married to Louisa Dabney in 1867 in Anderson County, TN.

Children of that marriage as listed in the 1880 Campbell County, Census, are

Rutha age 12, Laney age 9, Texas age 5. Rutha married ?? Ford and had a

daughter Beulah. John Thomas was said to have served in the Union Army in the

Civil War. He lived in a Home for Veterans and it is not know when or where

he died or is buried. Louisa is buried in the Dug Town Cemetery LaFollette,

Campbell County, TN. The headstone says Luiza Dabney wife of J. T. Boatright

b. 1848-d. 1901. I have no further information on this family.

Lavinna and Samuel Wilson Thomas had two children. Half brothers to Lear and

John Thomas were Squire Thomas born about 1857 and Wilson Thomas born about

1859. This is from the 1860 Campbell County census.

More About HARVEY WOODSON BOATRIGHT:

Fact 1: The 1850 census reports a "John Keeny", age 25, as living in the household in that year.

Fact 2: Tammy Fraley and Deborah Fehr state that Harvey was born in Anderson County, Tennessee.

More About LAVINA KEENEY:

Fact 1: Lavina's name has also been found spelled as Levina Keeny.

More About HARVEY BOATRIGHT and LAVINA KEENEY:

Marriage: March 22, 1845, Campbell County, Tennessee²⁰⁰

Children of HARVEY BOATRIGHT and LAVINA KEENEY are:

52. RIETTA JEHOSABETH⁴ BOATRIGHT (CHESLEY HOOD³, JAMES² BOATWRIGHT, JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born February 26, 1832 in Grainger County, Tennessee, and died September 23, 1912 in Johnson, Arkansas²⁰³. She married JACOB QUEENER JOHNSON²⁰⁴ December 24, 1851 in Arkansas, son of JAMES JOHNSON and MARY QUEENER. He was born July 28, 1828 in Tennessee.

More About RIETTA JEHOSABETH BOATRIGHT:

Fact 1: Middle name also has been found to be spelled "Jehoshebeth"

Notes for JACOB QUEENER JOHNSON:

History of Benton County

WASHINGTON COUNTY.

(Goodspeed-1889)

Jacob Q. Johnson, one of the wealthy and successful citizens of Washington County, Ark., and the son of James and Mary (Queener) Johnson, was born in East Tennessee in 1828. The father was a native of North Carolina, and was of Dutch descent. He took an active part in the BlackHawk War, and served with great credit to his country. He was a farmer and miller by occupation, and moved from Tennessee to Arkansas in 1851. where he followed farming for some time. He located nine miles south of Fayetteville, and here he died in 1883, from injuries received from falling down stairs. His son, Jacob Q., was educated in his native State, and remained with his father until the war broke out, but previous to to this, in 1852, he married Miss R. J., daughter of C. H. Boatright, of Madison County, and to them were born thirteen children, nine now living: Mary Jane, Tennessee, J. Q., Harriet Eliza, Edna K., Catherine, Susan J., Benjamin F. and Dora H. In 1862 Mr. Johnson enlisted in the Federal army, Company B. First Regiment Arkansas Cavalry, commanded by Col. Harrison, and served three years, three months, and seven days. He was in the battle of Prairie Grove, was also in several skirmishes, but was never wounded or taken prisoner. After the war Mr. Johnson purchased his present home, which is one of the finest in the Northwest, and upon this farm he has erected a fine two-story brick residence, valued at $4,000, also a large sawmill, with grist mill and flouring-mill attached, which is run by a thirty-six foot water-wheel. The water is brought a distance of 500 yards to run the wheel. Mr. Johnson has also steam power attached to run the mill when the water is low or the mill is frozen up. This mill is valued at $20,000. Besides this Mr. Johnson is the owner of 800 acres of valuable land, and has over 200 acres under the plow. He is a member of the G. A. R., is a member of the Baptist Church, and is one of the most respected and enterprising citizens of the county.

More About JACOB QUEENER JOHNSON:

Fact 1: Four additional children, names and sexes unknown, were born to Jacob and Rietta and died in infancy.

More About JACOB JOHNSON and RIETTA BOATRIGHT:

Marriage: December 24, 1851, Arkansas

Children of RIETTA BOATRIGHT and JACOB JOHNSON are:

53. MARTHA ELEANOR JANE⁴ BOATWRIGHT (CHESLEY HOOD³ BOATRIGHT, JAMES² BOATWRIGHT, JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born September 08, 1836 in Grainger County, Tennessee. She married (1) WILLIAM E. HAMOR April 01, 1862. He was born Abt. 1834 in Tennessee. She married (2) MR. CHITTY Aft. 1863.

More About WILLIAM HAMOR and MARTHA BOATWRIGHT:

Marriage: April 01, 1862

More About MR. CHITTY and MARTHA BOATWRIGHT:

Marriage: Aft. 1863

Child of MARTHA BOATWRIGHT and WILLIAM HAMOR is:

54. JOHN W.⁵ BOATRIGHT (POWHATAN VALENTINE⁴ BOATWRIGHT, JOHN JOSEPH³, DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))²⁰⁶ was born Abt. 1818 in Virginia, and died April 24, 1862 in Richmond, Virginia. He married DRUCILLA CHRISTIE²⁰⁷ 1846. She was born Abt. 1823.

Notes for JOHN W. BOATRIGHT:

"Confederate Research Sources", Volume 1, has an entry for a John Boatright enlisting as a Private, Company A, Sixth La. Infantry, March 12th, 1862, in Union Parish, La. Died of pneumonia in hospital at Richmond, Virginia, April 24th, 1862.

The same source also lists a John Boatwright as follows:

Enlisted as a Private in Captain Moody's Company, Madison Light Artillery, on March 13, 1862, in Carthage, Louisiana. Present on all rolls until December, 1863. Captured Mossy Creek, Tennessee, January 22, 1864. Received at the Military Prison, Louisville, Kentucky, February 11, 1864. Transferred to the Rock Island Barracks, February 25, 1864. Transferred to the U.S. Navy on May 23rd, 1864, and paroled in 1865.

More About JOHN BOATRIGHT and DRUCILLA CHRISTIE:

Marriage: 1846

Children of JOHN BOATRIGHT and DRUCILLA CHRISTIE are:

55. JAMES S.⁵ BOATRIGHT (POWHATAN VALENTINE⁴ BOATWRIGHT, JOHN JOSEPH³, DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))^209,210 was born Abt. 1822 in Batesville, Arkansas, and died November 25, 1862 in Hinds County, Mississippi. He married JANE ELIZABETH STILES October 16, 1842 in Union County, Arkansas²¹¹, daughter of JOHN STILES and ELIZABETH COOPER. She was born Abt. 1824, and died 1897 in Farmerville, Louisiana.

Notes for JAMES S. BOATRIGHT:

"Confederate Research Sources", Volume 1, lists a James Boatright as enlisting on March 16, 1862, in Monroe, La., as a Private. He served in Company H and Company C of the 31st La. Infantry. Died of pneumonia in Jackson, Mississippi, on November 29th, 1862.

More About JAMES S. BOATRIGHT:

Fact 1: Buried Veteran's Cemetery, Jackson, Mississippi. Cause of death was pneumonia while serving in the Confederate Army.

Fact 2: A C.S.A. document, "Final Statement of Deceased Soldier", filled out on 12/13/1862, confirms James' place of birth as Batesville, Arkansas.

Fact 3: Enlisted in Company "H", 31st Louisiana Infantry, C.S.A., in Monroe, Louisiana, on March 16, 1862.

Fact 4: Enlistment papers for the Confederate Army describe James as 5'10", red hair, hazel eyes, and "rudy" complexion.

More About JANE ELIZABETH STILES:

Burial: Buried Liberty Hill Cemetery, Union Parish, Louisiana.

More About JAMES BOATRIGHT and JANE STILES:

Marriage: October 16, 1842, Union County, Arkansas²¹¹

Children of JAMES BOATRIGHT and JANE STILES are:

56. CHARLOTTE "CHARITY"⁵ BOATRIGHT (POWHATAN VALENTINE⁴ BOATWRIGHT, JOHN JOSEPH³, DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born September 20, 1823 in Batesville, Arkansas²¹⁴, and died February 01, 1913 in Union Parish, Louisiana²¹⁴. She married PETER OLIVER PRICE July 14, 1841 in Union Parish, Louisiana²¹⁵.

More About PETER PRICE and CHARLOTTE BOATRIGHT:

Marriage: July 14, 1841, Union Parish, Louisiana²¹⁵

Children of CHARLOTTE BOATRIGHT and PETER PRICE are:

57. JESSE⁵ BOATRIGHT (POWHATAN VALENTINE⁴ BOATWRIGHT, JOHN JOSEPH³, DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))²¹⁶ was born November 17, 1832 in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, and died May 14, 1905 in Union Parish, Louisiana. He married (1) SARAH BURK Abt. 1864 in Farmerville, Louisiana. She was born Abt. 1835, and died Abt. 1868. He married (2) MARGARET R. GRAFTON November 19, 1885 in Farmerville, Louisiana²¹⁷. She was born 1847, and died 1916.

Notes for JESSE BOATRIGHT:

"Confederate Research Sources", Volume 1, page 18 indicates that a J. N. Boatwright, believed to be Jesse, enlisted in the Confederate Army as a Private on September 29, 1861, and served in Company C and Company H of the 17th La. Infantry until he was captured at the fall of Vicksburg on July 4, 1863. He was a prisoner of war until June 12, 1865, when he was paroled to Union Parish, Louisiana.

More About JESSE BOATRIGHT:

Fact 1: Buried Shiloh Cemetery, Union Parish, La.

Fact 2: According to research by Edward G. Gerdes, Jesse served as a private, Company "B', 50th Arkansas Militia, C.S.A.

More About JESSE BOATRIGHT and SARAH BURK:

Marriage: Abt. 1864, Farmerville, Louisiana

More About JESSE BOATRIGHT and MARGARET GRAFTON:

Marriage: November 19, 1885, Farmerville, Louisiana²¹⁷

Children of JESSE BOATRIGHT and SARAH BURK are:

58. LINIER "LEWIS"⁵ BOATRIGHT (POWHATAN VALENTINE⁴ BOATWRIGHT, JOHN JOSEPH³, DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))²¹⁸ was born Abt. 1835 in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, and died September 10, 1862 in Union Parish, Louisiana. He married MARTHA JANE DICK January 20, 1857 in Union County, Arkansas²¹⁹. She was born Abt. 1839 in Alabama.

More About LINIER "LEWIS" BOATRIGHT:

Fact 1: According to his enlistment papers, he entered the Confederate Army at Monroe, Louisiana, on May 14th, 1862. It is believed that he served as a Private with Co. H, 31st La. Infantry, C.S.A., with his brother James, but this is not confirmed.

Fact 2: Died while home sick on furlough.

Fact 3: First name spelled as "Lanier" by some researchers, but it is clearly spelled Linier, in his own handwriting, on his enlistment papers for the Confederate Army.

Fact 4: His enlistment papers for the Confederate Army describe him as 6'1", dark hair, blue eyes, and light complexion.

More About LINIER BOATRIGHT and MARTHA DICK:

Marriage: January 20, 1857, Union County, Arkansas²¹⁹

Children of LINIER BOATRIGHT and MARTHA DICK are:

59. MARY⁵ BOATRIGHT (POWHATAN VALENTINE⁴ BOATWRIGHT, JOHN JOSEPH³, DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born Abt. 1837 in Ouachita or Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, and died February 12, 1897 in Union Parish, Louisiana. She married WILLIAM MEARS in Union Parish, Louisiana. He was born 1843 in North Carolina.

More About WILLIAM MEARS:

Fact 1: Shawnda Kimmel spells William's last name "Miers".

More About WILLIAM MEARS and MARY BOATRIGHT:

Marriage: Union Parish, Louisiana

Child of MARY BOATRIGHT and WILLIAM MEARS is:

60. WILLIAM CLEATON⁵ BOATRIGHT (POWHATAN VALENTINE⁴ BOATWRIGHT, JOHN JOSEPH³, DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))²²¹ was born Abt. 1839 in Union Parish, Louisiana, and died September 10, 1862 in Hinds County, Mississippi. He married MARTHA J. PIERCE. She was born 1839, and died Abt. 1862.

More About WILLIAM CLEATON BOATRIGHT:

Fact 1: Died in service with Co. "C", 17th La. Infantry, C.S.A.

Fact 2: "Confederate Research Sources" reflects military records which indicate William died in 1861 at Camp Chalmette, Louisiana.

More About MARTHA J. PIERCE:

Fact 1: Middle name is possibly "June".

Children of WILLIAM BOATRIGHT and MARTHA PIERCE are:

61. WILLIAM MCLEAN⁵ BOATRIGHT (WILLIAM⁴ BOATWRIGHT, JOHN JOSEPH³, DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))²²² was born March 01, 1814 in Grainger County, Tennessee^222,223, and died September 04, 1889 in Arkansas. He married (1) UNKNOWN Abt. 1835. He married (2) UNKNOWN Abt. 1839. He married (3) MARTHA JANE FANCHER Abt. 1846. She was born August 10, 1825 in Sparta, Tennessee, and died October 21, 1900 in Carroll County, Arkansas.

More About WILLIAM MCLEAN BOATRIGHT:

Burial: Buried Liberty Cemetery, Newton County, Arkansas²²⁴

Fact 1: List of children taken from Ricker's "Boat(w)right Family of the Southeastern United States" and 1850 Census.

More About WILLIAM BOATRIGHT and UNKNOWN:

Marriage: Abt. 1835

More About WILLIAM BOATRIGHT and UNKNOWN:

Marriage: Abt. 1839

More About MARTHA JANE FANCHER:

Burial: Buried Liberty Cemetery, Madison County, Arkansas

More About WILLIAM BOATRIGHT and MARTHA FANCHER:

Marriage: Abt. 1846

Child of WILLIAM BOATRIGHT and UNKNOWN is:

Children of WILLIAM BOATRIGHT and UNKNOWN are:

Children of WILLIAM BOATRIGHT and MARTHA FANCHER are:

62. CHESLEY H.⁵ BOATRIGHT (WILLIAM⁴ BOATWRIGHT, JOHN JOSEPH³, DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born May 10, 1824, and died January 10, 1863 in Madison County, Arkansas. He married DRUCILLA LONG²²⁷. She was born Abt. 1832 in Alabama²²⁸.

Notes for CHESLEY H. BOATRIGHT:

The 1850 census records a William Boatright, age 16 and born in Tennessee, as living in the household in that year. this could not be the son of either Chesley or Drucilla as they were only 26 and 18 years of age, respectively, when the census was taken; therefore, the parentage and relationship of William is unknown.

The Huntsville Massacre

Note: The following is written by John I. Smith of Fayetteville, Arkansas, regarding the Huntsville Massacre. The article was published in Section B, Northwest Arkansas Times, Fayetteville, Arkansas, Sunday, September 8, 1974.

Personal Note from Ruth Boatright Parker: I copied this article from the Book "Old William Boatright and his Descendants" by Floy Bess Chancey, on loan from her son, J.P. Chancey.

In and around Huntsville, in Madison County Arkansas in late 1862 and 1863, a more than usual number of Confederate guerilla bands were camping and hiding.

Guerilla warfare is ordinarily carried on by the defenders in enemy territory. Since much of the northern part of the south was occupied by Federals during the Civil War, many southern sympathizers practiced guerilla tactics against the invaders. In this same section (northern part of the South) lived many people of Union sympathies, and they practiced guerilla tactics against the Confederacy until the Union armies arrived.

Neither of the two opposing governments fully approved of guerilla warfare, preferring instead that these partisans enroll in the regular armies whenever they could. Thus, when a strong government was established by either side, guerilla warfare died down. Some guerillas were neither Confederate nor Union, but shifted their supposed allegiance as necessity demanded. In short, they were criminals.

Madison County was ideally suited for the hiding grounds of guerillas forces. It had the clear spring creeks for campsites and ample farm products - grain, forage, hogs, and cattle for food for the men and to feed their horses.

Then, too, the main line of Federal invasion of western Arkansas was from the Springfield, Missouri through Benton, Washington, and Crawford Counties to Fort Smith. Thus, the opposing guerillas could camp in Madison County to the east of this line and strike the Federals and retreat back to their encampments.

The first conflicts of the war on the western frontier in 1861 occurred in Missouri with a major battle September 10, 1861, at Wilson's Creek, ten miles south of Springfield. While this fight, partially due to the loss of Federal General Nathaniel Lyon, has been considered a Southern victory, it was followed soon by the withdrawal of Southern troops to points south of the Missouri line.

On March 6, 1862, the Confederates were defeated at Pea Ridge or Elkhorn Tavern in the northeastern part of Benton County, and the Confederates under General Van Corn were sent east of the Mississippi River. As these retreats occurred, some confederate troops, not wanting to leave their families and their homelands entirely unprotected, broke away from the main army, or were cut off from it, and they carried on guerilla tactics against the Federals in Northwestern Arkansas.

During the summer and late fall of 1862, Isaac Murphy of Huntsville was a refugee in the Federal quarters at Elkhorn Tavern, having fled to the Union Army after the Battle of Pea Ridge. His daughters remained in Huntsville and were brave enough to visit him at Elkhorn Tavern in the fall.

(It might be mentioned here that Isaac Murphy was an early citizen of Washington County, our first county treasurer after statehood, twice our representative in the General

Assembly, and a noted educator along with Macklin, Leverett, and others, before moving to Huntsville. He was also the only Unionist who voted against secession and the first post war governor of Arkansas.)

Because of increasing guerilla tactics, Colonel A.W. Bishop, one of the Federal commanders at Elkhorn, on November 16, furnished an escort of 25 Federal troops to accompany the Murphy daughters back to their home in the east part of Huntsville. When about one mile from their destination, the escort, not realizing the strength of the Confederate guerillas, sent the daughters on their way home while they enjoyed a rest. The escort was surprised, and so thoroughly defeated, that only seven of them made it back to camp at Elkhorn Tavern.

On the following December 7 at Prairie Grove, the Federals under Generals Herron and Blunt tangled with the Confederates under General Hindman. It was a close battle, but Hindman, because of a serious shortage of supplies, ordered a retreat to Fort Smith. Again, as a result of small bands breaking away from the Confederate Army, guerilla activities increased east of the Federal line of operations, especially in Madison County.

The Federal strategy was then to leave General Blunt to handle the Federal cause in Northeast Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas, and for General Herron to take his 5000 troops northeast to the Mississippi River to join General Grant in his push toward Vicksburg. As a result of word reaching the youthful Herron (he was only 25) of guerilla activities around Huntsville and to clear the path for his northeasterly march, he sent Lt. Colonel James Stewart, then stationed at Fayetteville, to Huntsville to disperse the guerillas. His report (page 155, Volume XXII, Series I, War of Rebellion) stated:

" I found the enemy, 150 strong, had been in there all night of the 18th, and committed depredations on all of the Union families in that vicinity, more especially that of Judge Murphy, (Isaac Murphy), the ladies of whose family they stripped of everything but what was on their bodies, leaving them in destitute condition.

After leaving Huntsville some of them proceeded down War Eagle Creek, others toward Carrollton, scattering all through the country in small parties of twos and threes. I caught 15 stragglers from the rebel army and patrolled them. They had all left the army immediately after the Battle of Prairie Grove."

The march of Herron's Army to the Mississippi began in early January, 1863. He and his

Staff, including Isaac Murphy, reached Huntsville about January 7 and left on the early morning of the 10th . On the 12th, Herron wrote from Carrollton (pre-civil war county seat of Carroll County, 30 miles northeast of Huntsville) to his superior, General Schofield:

"I have tried at this place, having made but slow progress moving over these terrible roads with artillery and wagons. The country is full of bushwhackers, who annoy us very much. Our men shot one or two the other side of Huntsville."

Heron had previously reported to his supervisors on the 7th that Jackman (surely

Confederate Colonel Sidney D. Jackman) had a large group of guerillas on King's River to the east of Huntsville. These fast striking troops were feared by the Federals, who often executed guerillas, or supposed guerillas.

However, after Herron and his staff had left Huntsville on the 10th, an out rage occurred

there which has received little historical notice. Considering the number of men murdered, their standing in Northwest Arkansas, and the triviality of their offense, if any, this certainly was a serious outrage. It was more cruel than the well known execution of 10 men by the Federal General John McNeil at Palmyra, Missouri on the previous October 18th.

Note: The first notice that the writer of this article saw of this outrage appears on page 24 of James R. Berry's memoirs, which were written on 1906. The memoirs stated:

"The soldiers (Herron's) took a great many prisoners, put them in the guard house, and foraged considerably over the country. The command was on the move east. The night before the army left I the early morning, twelve of the men in the guard house were called out and put in charge of a squad of soldiers and marched about a mile east of town and were shot to death by this squad of soldiers.

They were in the most part some of the best citizens in the country. W.M. Berry, Boatright, Moody (first names not given), and others were among those shot. Hugh Berry, son of W.M. Berry, lived over until the next day and told the circumstances of the shooting.

There was evidence to prove that one E.D. Ham, who was bitter against some of these men that were shot, instigated the whole matter; since he told on the night before the shooting in the morning, that they would be killed. He had this talk, as it was charged, 10 miles west of Huntsville.

The men were buried, some in Huntsville, and other's in the Alabama (now called Alabam) cemetery. That killing caused great bitterness in Madison County, and was an outrageous murder of these men."

Berry's memoirs mentions this outrage in two places (the other one on page 3), and this other one implicates an unnamed Federal provost Marshall of Herron's. A very little man and much given to whiskey and was said to be drunk most of the time."

James R. Berry was living in Little Rock at the time of this occurrence, but returned to Huntsville in late April 1863, and his account of the affair, though fresh in the minds of the people, was taken from others' remarks, not his own observations. However, in all subsequent investigations, no evidence was found that implicated E.D. Ham.

Note: Not then being able to secure any local information, the writer of this article made a search of Volume XXII, Series I, Part 2 of War of Rebellion which cover's Herron's

march to the Mississippi River. A letter was found on page 74, dated January 25, 1863, from Colonel James O. Gower, 1st Iowa Cavalry, 3rd Division, to Colonel C.W. Marsh, assistant adjutant general. It was written from Forsythe, Missouri, which was in the line of march of Herron's army. The letter stated:

I have called upon Lieutenant Colonel Baldwin (Lt. Col. Elias B. Baldwin, 8th Missouri Cavalry, 3rd Division Army of the Frontier) to furnish a written statement of what disposition was made of the nine prisoner's of war (referred to in Colonel Huston's letter) supposed to have been murdered at Huntsville, Arkansas, on the 10th, inst. And will report as soon as the matter can be investigated. I have no doubt but that some officer of this division ordered these men shot, and regard it myself as a great outrage."

This search failed to find the report of Elias B. Baldwin or the letter from Colonel Huston to Colonel Gower. However, the above letter verified the mass killing and establishes the date as January 10, 1863. Thus the writer made a search for the gravestones of the Berry's, Boatright, and Moody, and an inquiry to determine the names of the remaining persons murdered.

Note: The following is the second part of Mr. Smith's article printed in Section B, Northwest Arkansas Times, Fayetteville, Arkansas, Sunday, September 15, 1974.

In the Huntsville Cemetery about 100 feet south of the gravestone of Isaac Murphy, father-in-law of James R. Berry and Governor of Arkansas 1864-68, stands the gravestone of Chesley H. Boatright. The inscription shows `Born May 10, 1824, Died January 10, 1863.' Investigations show that he was a Presbyterian minister.

In the Alabam Cemetery (four miles northeast of Huntsville) appears, side by side, the stones of William and Hugh Berry. The Hugh Berry stone has been broken and shows

No dates. The stone of William M. Berry has eroded but shows `Birth 1802 and death (very dim) January 10, 1863.'

No other stones, which show this date, have been found in near-Huntsville Cemeteries. However, these three show Masonic ensigns. Larry Bohanan, a descendant of Chesley Boatright and a reliable historian and genealogist of Madison County affirm that Chesley H. Boatright as well as John W. Moody were among the men murdered, but except for the two Berry's, he could not give the names of others murdered.

The Army career of Elias B. Baldwin as supplied by the National Archives and Records shows that he enlisted at Young America, Illinois, August 1, 1861, for three years. He was then 27 years old. He was promoted to provost position as Lieutenant ColColonel January 7, 1863, three days before this murder. His orders at the time of his appointment were to keep the soldiers in line, infantrymen off horses, and to prevent the men's plundering, shooting, and otherwise violating orders - entirely different from this occurrence.

He resigned the commission January 27 when his arrest for this crime was ordered. He was arrested by Colonel Gower when he reached Forsythe on the 29th. He was sent from Forsythe to Colonel C.B. Crabbe, commander at Springfield, Missouri. He was to be held there and tried before a military commission consisting of General J.M. Schofield, Thomas Ewing, Jr. (a brother in law of General William T. Sherman), W.M. Hubbard, judge, and another whose name on this report is illegible.

The charge against him was violation off the 6th Article of War for the murder of prisoners of war, C.H. Boatright, W.M. Berry, Hugh Berry, Askin Hughes, John Hughes, Watson Stevens, J.W. Moody, and Young, called Parson Young; and "this before the C.H. Boatright et al had been tried, convicted, and sentenced to death by the legally constituted authority of the United States."

He was also charged with contempt and disrespect toward his commanding officer for failing to comply with a written request from James C. Gower dated January 24, 1863, ordering him to send a written statement as to what disposition was made of certain persons turned over to him as provost Marshall.

Baldwin did not go with the soldiers to do his shooting. Instead, they were sent under Sergeant Payne (first name not given), who, in his defense, fell back upon his orders from Baldwin. This testimony was not contradicted.

Baldwin's defense was simple: That whatever was done, was done with the knowledge and consent of the general commanding and others then and there present and not on his part. He asked that others then far away in the Southeast, Missouri and elsewhere including General Herron and Judge Murphy be brought back as his defense witnesses.

Herron was then recuperating from illness and replied on March 10th that he did not know of the affair until after it happened and that it did not meet with his approbation. Baldwin must have known that General Herron, who was moving his army of 5000 rapidly toward the Mississippi River to join General Grant, could not return to Springfield merely for his defense.

Herron's illness could have been severe, for a Confederate scout or spy in late April reported to the Confederate forces that Herron was back in Springfield seriously ill and not expected to live. Judge Murphy (Isaac Murphy) was then in St. Louis where his daughters had been taken from Huntsville because of harassment by guerillas after the Federal Army passed through.

His daughters were ill in St. Louis, and Louisa died March 1 and Laura died March 13. Murphy, if he received the summons, had family trouble enough to excuse him from returning to Springfield. No written report of his is shown in the papers.

Since these two and others for the defense were not present, Baldwin was not further tried. Due to a multitude of illnesses, he was adjudged by the medical department as unfit for service and was given an honorable discharge June 24, 1863. He then lived in Illinois a year, in Iowa four years, in Franklin County, Kansas a year, and in Labette County, Kansas until he died March 21, 1921. There near Cheops and Oswego, Kansas he acquired a substantial farm, drew his veteran's pension, and served two successive terms as clerk of the District Court.

This outrage occurred on the McMinn Farm, formerly known as the Vaughn Farm, about one mile east of Huntsville on the banks of the Vaughn Branch and on the road that led to Carrollton. Vaughn's, (Bert Vaughn and others), and the present owner, Bill Coleman, can point out the spot where the men were shot down and five of them buried.

For nearly a century, a bed of mussel shells, placed there lovingly by children, marked the spot. Mrs. Elizabeth Vaughn, grandmother of Bert Vaughn of Huntsville, was then a widow, living about a quarter mile away. This lady left the story about one of the men fell to the ground after the shooting began, and acted as if shot.

One of the executioners felt that he was acting dead, and fired a bullet into his head. The shot knocked out some of his teeth and caused him to lose blood. In spite of the pain he crawled to the Vaughn farm and begged for help. He was nursed back to health by Mrs. Vaughn and a month later left for Mississippi.

He came back one time after the war to see the place of the tragedy, but left again never to return. His name has not been known if he was one of the eight listed in the charge against Baldwin, but perhaps he was. There is no reason to disbelieve grandmother Vaughn's story as repeated by her grandson, Bert Vaughn.

This W.M. Berry was a person of good standing is certain. He was the brother of State Senator John Berry, who had died in 1856. This John Berry was the father of James R. Berry, the son-in-law of Isaac Murphy, who also wrote the memoirs already mentioned. James R. Berry also served as the auditor of Arkansas from 1864 to 1866 and from 1868 to 1872 and again in 1874. W.M. Berry was also the brother of James M. Berry, the father of James Henderson Berry who served Arkansas as Speaker of the House of Representatives in 1874, Governor of Arkansas 1883-1885, and the United States Senator from 1885 to 1907.

This nephew of the murdered W.M. Berry was one of the most honored men in Arkansas politics in the latter half of the last century. The descendants of W.M. Berry have held prominent positions in Northwest Arkansas until this date.

Chesley Boatright and John W. Moody were also prominent men, and Watson Stevens was a cousin of the Berry's. Parson Young was surely the Baptist minister, R.C. Young, listed in the 1860 census, but not mentioned later. The two murdered Hughes are unknown, but could have been from the adjoining southeastern part of Washington County, where a large number of Hughes has lived from then until now.

Mrs. Lizzie J. Mitchell, a grand niece of W.M. Berry, wrote in her memoirs at her home in Los Angeles, California in 1914-15. This was published in the Madison County Genealogist in 1971, Volume IIId. It states:

" . . . . . some of the men from Huntsville, officers of the blue uniform, came out and told these old men to come to Huntsville and take the oath of allegiance. Their wives did not want them to go but thought if they could stay at home and save what little was left, it would be better.

I know some that went, one Uncle Bill Berry, Hugh Berry, Chesley Boatright, one cousin, Watt Stevens. The ones I have named were in the crowd of nine men in all who were brought out to the McRunnels farm and were told to prepare for death. Told them to turn their backs and shot every one of the old respectful men, left them for dead."

Other details would be repetition. At least, this memoir gives some explanation as to why they were brought in to Huntsville. The name McRunnels is surely an error of forgetfulness in old age, for Huntsville people say it was McMinn.

This lady was 20 years old at the time of the outrage and had lived most of her life there. She was fairly well educated for that time, and had the facts as well as could be expected. Surely James O. Gower tried to bring the guilty to justice, but justice was handicapped by the war that was then raging. Justice is always handicapped by was; and it was handicapped by the hatreds that grew out of the guerilla warfare and other acts of war. No claim is here made that either side perpetrated more atrocities than the other.

At this date, we can only remember these men. They were not criminals and perhaps were not guerillas, and the sacrifices that they were compelled to make should be recorded in history.

Since the guerillas were the only opposition that this army met in its advances, they were a very irritating threat, and often met by executions. The authorities already cited show that the shooting of guerillas continued all the while, and this policy was surely a possible factor in this tragedy.

Hateful remarks, or strenuous ones, were often made by political or military leaders with no thought that some over zealous inferior would take the remark as an order and proceed to commit a revengeful crime. This occurrence had the markings of such an affair. At this date, we can only remember and honor these leading people for their needless sacrifice.

More About CHESLEY H. BOATRIGHT:

Burial: Buried Huntsville Cemetery, Madison County, Arkansas.

Fact 1: Dates of birth and death taken from tombstone as reported by John I. Smith of Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Children of CHESLEY BOATRIGHT and DRUCILLA LONG are:

63. CHARLES FRANKLIN⁵ BOATWRIGHT (CARY HARRISON⁴, JOHN JOSEPH³, DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born June 26, 1831 in Kanawha County, Virginia, and died December 30, 1901 in Pettis County, Missouri. He married (1) SUSAN M. BUTLER²³⁰ July 28, 1851 in Cooper County, Missouri, daughter of DAVID BUTLER and FRANCES DUGAR. She was born October 11, 1831 in Henrico County, Virginia²³⁰, and died April 07, 1854 in Otterville, Missouri²³¹. He married (2) SARAH FRANCES BUTLER September 27, 1854 in Cooper County, Missouri, daughter of DAVID BUTLER and FRANCES DUGAR. She was born April 22, 1834 in Henrico County, Virginia, and died July 03, 1899 in Sedalia, Missouri.

More About CHARLES FRANKLIN BOATWRIGHT:

Burial: Buried at Crown Hill Cemetery, Sedalia, Missouri

Fact 1: His Bible gives date of birth as 06/26/1831. His father's Bible gives Charles' date of birth as 12/1831.

Fact 2: Unless otherwise noted, all information concerning the children of Charles and Sarah was taken from "Notes on the Boat(w)right Family of the Southeastern United States" by Norman Hurd Ricker, Jr.

More About SUSAN M. BUTLER:

Burial: Buried Old Boatright Family Cemetery, Otterville, Missouri.

More About CHARLES BOATWRIGHT and SUSAN BUTLER:

Marriage: July 28, 1851, Cooper County, Missouri

More About CHARLES BOATWRIGHT and SARAH BUTLER:

Marriage: September 27, 1854, Cooper County, Missouri

Child of CHARLES BOATWRIGHT and SUSAN BUTLER is:

Children of CHARLES BOATWRIGHT and SARAH BUTLER are:

64. VALENTINE⁵ BOATWRIGHT (DANIEL DAVID⁴, JAMES³, DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born January 31, 1818 in Cumberland County, Virginia, and died September 01, 1857 in Polk County, Iowa. He married MARY E. JOHNSON January 16, 1839 in Montgomery County, Indiana, daughter of ALVAH JOHNSON and JANE PARRETTE. She was born 1823.

More About VALENTINE BOATWRIGHT:

Fact 1: All information concerning the descendants of Valentine and Mary, unless other wise noted, was received from Tammie Lynn Thompson.

Fact 2: Norman Hurd Ricker states that Valentine and Emma's sons Granville and Henry were twins.

More About VALENTINE BOATWRIGHT and MARY JOHNSON:

Marriage: January 16, 1839, Montgomery County, Indiana

Children of VALENTINE BOATWRIGHT and MARY JOHNSON are:

65. DANIEL BOONE⁵ BOATWRIGHT (DANIEL DAVID⁴, JAMES³, DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born February 17, 1829 in Montgomery County, Indiana, and died March 23, 1911 in Lancaster, Kansas. He married (1) MARTHA JANE CALLENDER January 01, 1860 in Polk County, Iowa. She was born 1840, and died February 05, 1892 in Atchison County, Kansas. He married (2) HELENA LOUISE KAPELLE²³³ Aft. 1903. She was born November 14, 1866²³³, and died March 03, 1927 in Kansas.

More About DANIEL BOONE BOATWRIGHT:

Fact 1: Enlisted August 12, 1862, in Company I, 39th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Union Army. Given medical discharge December 8, 1864.

Fact 2: List of children taken from Ricker's "Boat(w)right Family of the Southeastern United States."

More About MARTHA JANE CALLENDER:

Burial: Buried Maple Grove Cemetery, Effington, Kansas.

More About DANIEL BOATWRIGHT and MARTHA CALLENDER:

Marriage: January 01, 1860, Polk County, Iowa

More About DANIEL BOATWRIGHT and HELENA KAPELLE:

Marriage: Aft. 1903

Children of DANIEL BOATWRIGHT and MARTHA CALLENDER are:

66. GRANVILLE HENDERSON⁵ BOATWRIGHT (MEADOR⁴, VALENTINE³, DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born July 10, 1838 in Scott County, Virginia, and died March 17, 1905 in Letcher County, Kentucky. He married SARAH TAYLOR February 28, 1861 in Scott County, Virginia. She was born September 15, 1840 in Scott County, Virginia²³⁴, and died May 31, 1900 in Letcher County, Kentucky²³⁴.

Notes for GRANVILLE HENDERSON BOATWRIGHT:

There is a "Granville H. Boatright" carried as a Private on the muster rolls of the 64th Virginia Infantry, C.S.A. No other information is available which might indicate if these Granville Boatrights are one and the same.

More About GRANVILLE HENDERSON BOATWRIGHT:

Burial: Buried Franklin Cemetery, Crafts Colly, Letcher County, Kentucky.

Fact 1: All information concerning the children of Granville and Sarah was received from Brian K. Caudill.

More About SARAH TAYLOR:

Burial: Buried Franklin Cemetery, Crafts Colly, Letcher County, Kentucky.

More About GRANVILLE BOATWRIGHT and SARAH TAYLOR:

Marriage: February 28, 1861, Scott County, Virginia

Children of GRANVILLE BOATWRIGHT and SARAH TAYLOR are:

67. EGBERT GARNETT⁵ BOATRIGHT (JONAS⁴ BOATWRIGHT, VALENTINE³, DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))²³⁵ was born October 01, 1826 in Buckingham County, Virginia, and died July 30, 1914 in Jasper County, Iowa. He married TERESA OLDAKER²³⁵ March 04, 1855. She was born September 20, 1835 in Ohio, and died 1908.

Notes for EGBERT GARNETT BOATRIGHT:

Obituary of Egbert Garnett Boatright, born 10-1-1826 Buckingham, Buckingham County, Virginia

Son of Jonas Boatwright and Polly Montgomery

Died 7-30-1914, at Newton, Jasper Co, Iowa

Published in the Anita Record

"Egbert Garnett Boatright was born in Buckingham, Virginia, October 1st 1826, and died at the home of his cousin Arthur Lufkin, in Newton, Iowa, July 30th 1914, aged 87 years, 9 months and 29 days. Death was the result of hemorrhage of the brain, brought on by a severe cold, contracted a few days prior to the attack. In company with his daughter, Miss Virginia, Father Boatright had been visiting relatives and friends in Iowa and Nebraska, and had stopped at Newton on their way home, to visit the Russell and Murphy families, when he was suddenly stricken with what proved to be his last illness.

"On March 4th, 1855, Father Boatright was united in marriage to Miss Terese Oldaker, and to this union six children were born: four daughters and two sons: Analiza, who died in infancy; Josephine Clerissa, who died in 1912; Miss Virginia Russell Boatright, Miss Mary Price Boatright, of Russell, Ohio; Geo.W. Boatright, of Stuart, Iowa; and H.E. Boatright, of this city. Mother Boatright, his beloved companion for more than fifty years, passed away at the old home in Russell, Ohio. The golden wedding anniversary of Father and Mother Boatright was very appropriately and joyously observed at the old home on March 4th, 1905.

"Funeral services were held at the Lufkin home in Newton on Friday, conducted by Rev. Perdew, of the M.E. Church, whose discourse was especially appropriate; expressing in beautiful sentiment, a most worthy tribute to the noble and useful life of the deceased. Accompanied by G.W. and Miss Virginia Boatright, the remains were taken to the old home at Russell, Ohio, where services were again held on Sunday afternoon, interment taking place in the family lot, where rest the remains of the wife and two daughters.

"In early life Father Boatright taught school, and afterwards engaged in the mercantile business. Later, he was appointed Postmaster, and also agent for the B. & O. S. W. R'y, both of which positions he held until a few years ago, when age and ill health made it necessary for him to re-sign, since which time he has been living a quiet, retired life, in the full enjoyment of every comfort and convenience of the evening of his day. He was a lifelong member of the M.E. Church; being a member of the first Board of Trustees of the Church at Russell, Ohio, which was established in 1858; one of his associates being his cousin Sam Russell, now a resident of Newton, Iowa, and who is over eighty years of age.

In politics, Father Boatright was a Republican; a stalwart of the stalwarts; one of those kind of Republicans who stood firm for the first and fundamental principles, regardless of the new and varied ideas attempted to be injected into platforms of recent making.

"It was the pleasure of the writer to enjoy an intimate acquaintance with Father Boatright, covering a period of many years; and we knew and appreciated him as one of the grand old men, comprising the cherished list of good, true friends.

Egbert Garnett came with his parents from Buckingham County, Virginia to Highland County, Ohio in 1834.

William E. Boatwright, in his manuscript titled The Boat(w)right And Allied Families, has an account written by Egbert Boatright 1893-95, while on an ancestor hunting trip to Buckingham and Cumberland Counties VA, Pg 1571a, b, c, d, and a newspaper article 7-7-1939 published in the News-Herald of Hillsboro, Ohio, on Pg 1571d and e, of his manuscript.

More About EGBERT GARNETT BOATRIGHT:

Burial: Buried in Russell, Ohio

Fact 1: Personal information on the children was taken from "Notes on The Boat(w)right Family of the Southeastern United States" by Norman Hurd Ricker, Jr.

More About EGBERT BOATRIGHT and TERESA OLDAKER:

Marriage: March 04, 1855

Children of EGBERT BOATRIGHT and TERESA OLDAKER are:

68. WILLIAM D.⁵ BOATWRIGHT (JONAS⁴, VALENTINE³, DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))²³⁵ was born March 16, 1829 in Rockingham County, Virginia²³⁵. He married MARGARET SPEER²³⁵ September 19, 1860 in Clinton County, Ohio. She was born December 24, 1839.

More About WILLIAM BOATWRIGHT and MARGARET SPEER:

Marriage: September 19, 1860, Clinton County, Ohio

Children of WILLIAM BOATWRIGHT and MARGARET SPEER are:

69. JAMES DANIEL⁵ BOATWRIGHT (VALENTINE⁴, VALENTINE³, DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born August 13, 1833 in Scott County, Virginia, and died January 07, 1912 in Scott County, Virginia. He married MOURNING P. CARTER February 21, 1855. She died September 26, 1902²³⁶.

More About JAMES DANIEL BOATWRIGHT:

Fact 1: Name has also been found as James David Boatright.

Fact 2: Served as Ist Lt., 183rd Regiment, 17th Brigade, 5th Division, Virginia Militia.

More About JAMES BOATWRIGHT and MOURNING CARTER:

Marriage: February 21, 1855

Children of JAMES BOATWRIGHT and MOURNING CARTER are:

70. RICHARD J.⁵ BOATRIGHT (JAMES BLACKBURN⁴ BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))²³⁷ was born November 16, 1822. He married MARY ANN BLACKBURN April 06, 1837 in Madison County, Kentucky²³⁷. She was born Abt. 1827 in Kentucky²³⁸.

More About RICHARD BOATRIGHT and MARY BLACKBURN:

Fact 1: Madison County, Kentucky marriage records record the marriage date as "April 19, 1844?".

Marriage: April 06, 1837, Madison County, Kentucky²³⁹

Children of RICHARD BOATRIGHT and MARY BLACKBURN are:

71. SALLY⁵ BOATRIGHT (JAMES BLACKBURN⁴ BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))²⁴¹ was born December 16, 1825 in Madison County, Kentucky, and died September 28, 1905 in Clark County, Illinois. She married NATHANIEL HARRISON BIRD July 22, 1851 in Madison County, Kentucky²⁴¹. He was born February 03, 1820 in Garrard County, Kentucky²⁴², and died May 13, 1892 in Clark County, Illinois²⁴².

More About SALLY BOATRIGHT:

Fact 1: Buried Richwoods Cemetery, Clark County, Illinois

More About NATHANIEL HARRISON BIRD:

Fact 1: Buried Richwoods Cemetery, Clark County, Illinois

Fact 2: All information concerning the descendants of Nathaniel and Sally was received from Cindy McCachern.

More About NATHANIEL BIRD and SALLY BOATRIGHT:

Marriage: July 22, 1851, Madison County, Kentucky²⁴³

Children of SALLY BOATRIGHT and NATHANIEL BIRD are:

72. BENJAMIN G.⁵ BOATRIGHT (JAMES BLACKBURN⁴ BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))²⁴³ was born November 04, 1827 in Graves County, Kentucky, and died in Jasper County, Missouri. He married ELLEN MILLER May 10, 1853 in Weston, Missouri. She was born Abt. 1835.

More About BENJAMIN BOATRIGHT and ELLEN MILLER:

Marriage: May 10, 1853, Weston, Missouri

Children of BENJAMIN BOATRIGHT and ELLEN MILLER are:

73. JASPER⁵ BOATRIGHT (JAMES BLACKBURN⁴ BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))²⁴⁵ was born Abt. 1836. He married UNKNOWN.

Child of JASPER BOATRIGHT and UNKNOWN is:

74. SUSAN FRANCES⁵ BOATRIGHT (WILLIAM⁴ VON BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born August 18, 1826 in Graves County, Kentucky, and died January 25, 1921 in Darlington, Missouri. She married GEORGE F. SCAFF February 18, 1858. He was born September 15, 1826 in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, and died November 10, 1912 in Gentry County, Missouri.

Notes for SUSAN FRANCES BOATRIGHT:

Susan Frances was the first female school teacher in Gentry County, Missouri. She taught in a subscription school in a log house. The seats had no backs and were made of split logs called slabs. There were no desks.

Source- "History of the Boatright Family" by Margaret Frances "Fannie" McMillen Winegardner. This document was a series of recollections written by Fannie in 1961, when she was 81 years old. She was a granddaughter of William Von and Sallie Wadkins Gates Boatright and a niece of Susan Frances Boatright.

More About SUSAN FRANCES BOATRIGHT:

Fact 1: See Notes

More About GEORGE SCAFF and SUSAN BOATRIGHT:

Marriage: February 18, 1858

Children of SUSAN BOATRIGHT and GEORGE SCAFF are:

75. ELIZABETH JANE⁵ BOATRIGHT (WILLIAM⁴ VON BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born February 19, 1828 in Graves County, Kentucky, and died December 25, 1926 in Gentry County, Missouri. She married JOHN SLOAN April 02, 1856 in Gentry County, Missouri. He was born May 14, 1831 in Wyeth, Virginia²⁴⁹, and died January 31, 1908 in Gentry County, Missouri²⁴⁹.

More About JOHN SLOAN:

Fact 1: Dates of birth and death of the Sloan children provided by Dennis Guy Boatright.

More About JOHN SLOAN and ELIZABETH BOATRIGHT:

Marriage: April 02, 1856, Gentry County, Missouri

Children of ELIZABETH BOATRIGHT and JOHN SLOAN are:

76. JESSE STINSON⁵ BOATRIGHT (WILLIAM⁴ VON BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))²⁵⁰ was born December 11, 1830 in Kentucky, and died November 09, 1905 in Wagoner, Oklahoma. He married MARY EVALINE "MOLLIE" MILLER October 22, 1852 in Platte County, Missouri. She was born March 01, 1837 in Cooper County, Missouri²⁵¹, and died January 03, 1910 in Wagoner, Oklahoma²⁵².

Notes for JESSE STINSON BOATRIGHT:

Jesse Stinson Boatright moved from Missouri to Texas about 1860. In 1865 or early 1866, soon after the end of the War for Southern Independence, he moved to Van Buren, Arkansas, where he first went into the hotel business and later opened a general merchandise store on Log Town Hill, which is now part of Van Buren.

About 1880-1882 he moved to Siloam Springs, Arkansas, where he lived for several years before returning to Van Buren about 1891. About 1895 he bought a farm two miles east of Wagoner, Oklahoma, and remained there until his death in 1905. The old home place is now under Fort Gibson Lake.

Jesse was a teacher, farmer, and businessman. He taught in several schools in and near Van Buren, including the old Broadway School which was located at the intersection of Broadway and East Main Street. Many of the Boatright children and grandchildren attended the old Broadway before it was demolished and replaced with the building now (1997) used as city hall.

He was especially proficient in penmanship and at times taught this art to adults in night classes. In the latter part of his life he was connected to the Watts Association, which was organized for the purpose of enrolling all persons of Cherokee blood who could be located. His wife, Mollie, was 1/32 Cherokee.

James Allen Boatright, who is living in Gassville, Arkansas, in 1997, has stated that he believes Jesse enlisted in the Confederate Army with his brother, Francis Alexander, but deserted shortly thereafter and "went to Texas", where he stayed until the end of the war. Some documentation indicates that this may be true, but it has not been confirmed as yet.

Material on file with National Archives, Fort Worth, TX

(Transcribed from original by Dennis G. Boatright)

(Transcription of a garbled letter by Jesse T. Roberts to Chester Howe, Attorney for Cherokee claims commission, from original material on file with National Archives, Fort Worth, TX.

D. G. Boatright)

Mr. Chester Howe, Atty. Eastern Cherokee Claims, Washington, D.C.

I am mailing to you an abstract of claims acted on and decided by the 4th Board of Comm. and accepted as Cherokees by Blood on the Rolls of 1835 as Eastern Cherokees…was furnished to me by ex-chief John Ross from his Father's Roll of 1835.

I also send you 8 true copies of affidavits of recognized Cherokee Indians in our case, the James Blackburn, Rhoda Blackburn (nee Baugh) and Polly Carter, their daughter who is on Roll of 1835. You will find on the Roll, Richard and Martha Blackburn who we suppose were James and Rhoda Blackburn’s grandson and daughter, the true copies of affidavits under seal of office was filed with the Dawes Comm. Sept. 10th 1896 with the case, as it was rejected, the case was appealed to the U.S. Court of the Western District of I.T., Muskogee, Judge Spri9nger, J. S. Boatright, being authorized agent of the Cherokee Indian Citizenship association & Atty…he laid the case before the Masters, they passed on the case a briefed it, the Judge would not sign it, saying we were non-residents, ignoring the decision of the Supreme Court of the U.S. that said the were Cherokee Indians let them reside where they may, so in the bounds of the U.S. and had indefeasable?? Rights to land & money of the Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory.

As Boatright had appointed me as his legal authorized agent, he wrote me he would appeal our case to the court of claims, he had about 1200 other claims he said he was not able to appeal all. Would make a test case of ours and asked my consent. I told him go ahead, it was some two year, he wrote me the Court had given a decision in our favor and had ordered the case filed with the Secretary of the Interior, he then wrote me as he was getting old and afflicted, he thought it best to turn over his claims to some other atty. and he spoke of M. M. Edmiston then of Viniti, IT, and did so, and recommended me to him as his authorized agent and he died not long after, as he had said the Court was behind two years or more, he did not expect to live to see it to an end. When the decision of Supreme (court) was given in favor of the Eastern and Western Cherokee 1905, and approved by Congress and appropriation made 1906, Edmiston wrote me sent me Power of Atty. for him and you with contract, doing away with all former contracts as I had got about 125 claims for Boatright - the letters commenced coming to me to take their claims at the 50% as they had agreed to give Boatright. I wrote Edmiston of their proposal to take their claims, he wrote me the 50% was too much…the government would kick he thought. Best for me and all to go ahead And get all the claims for him and you and you and him would allow me 10 percent of yours and his 25 percent which I agreed to. Is that right with you, that is for all that is allowed on any app. I got in 190 apps.

It does seem to me as this Blackburn, Baugh and Polly Carter Case has been passed on by the Masters, and Court of Claims, and as it was ordered filed with the Secretary of Interior. It probably was the Case carried to the Supreme Court of the U.S., that there should be any controversy about it.

(Note: the previous sentence was readable, but wording was confused, dgb.)

I have a Brief of our Case giving each family claimant, giving their relationship to James Blackburn, Rhoda Blackburn, nee, Baugh & Polly Carter which might be of benefit to you.

I have seen some few letters from Comm. Guion Miller asking questions two of his, one to Milbus Fuller of Liberty, Clay County, Missouri saying you (sic) claim to your Grandfather Richard C. Fuller of N.C. was enrolled in 1835. ( I do not find his name on Roll) I know his name on Roll of 1835. I send you, you can see for yourself.

….

in claim Nancy Lockard, nee Elliott, to her by Father, Arch Elliott of Tennessee, he says to her he fails to find his name on Roll of 1835 his name is there, I am sorry I have not got their no. on cars so I could give you the no. so that you could call his attention to it - I will get their no.’s so I can refer them to you.

My Mother, Eliza Roberts, nee Blackburn, her address was Moseby, Clay County Missouri, now Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri, never got her card with no. of claim.

Wm. L Roberts, Jr. of Moseby, Clay County, Mo. and his wife, Eliza Roberts, nee Dagby, Moseby, Clay Co., Mo. never got their cards (showing claim no.)…now of Harlem, Clay Co., Mo.

Charles H. Roberts of Elmira, Ray Co., Mo., never got his card. These cards never came to the offices. .. you can send their card no. & I will send to them…send all to me.

If any time I can give you any information, I will do so with pleasure. Address me at Elmira, Ray Co., Missouri.

Application No. 7297 Jesse T. Roberts

PS: Write me & let me know if you get all right. I send in two covers.

M. M. Edmiston of Miami, Oklahoma requested me to send these papers.

REPORT ON BOATRIGHT CASES

Case No. 7053:

There are a large number of applicants who claim the right to share in the distribution of this fund through one James Blackburn, who originally resided in the state of Virginia, and through his two daughters, Elizabeth Boatright and Rhoda Patterson. It is claimed that James Blackburn was one-half or more Cherokee Indian by blood. It is alleged that James Blackburn came from Virginia to Kentucky about the year eighteen hundred and that he brought his family with him. After living in Kentucky a few years, he died. He was not enrolled in 1835 and probably was not alive as late as that, and of course was not enrolled in 1851, nor do any of his descendants appear to have been enrolled either in 1835 or 1851. Neither he nor is children were living within the Cherokee domain in 1835 or 1851. In fact, it does not appear that he ever lived within the Cherokee domain. On the contrary, his children and their children always lived with the white people and never had anything whatever to do with the Eastern Cherokee tribe of which they were probably never members. These persons seem to have no shadow of a claim as none of their ancestors were ever enrolled, or were parties to the treaties of 1835-6 or 1846. It does not appear that any ancestor ever lived within the Cherokee domain, and these applicants show no connection whatsoever with the Eastern Cherokee. Some members of this family applied for enrollment by the Dawes Commission and were rejected. For the reasons above, the applications of these parties are rejected.

More About JESSE STINSON BOATRIGHT:

Burial: Elmwood Cemetery, Wagoner, Oklahoma

More About MARY EVALINE "MOLLIE" MILLER:

Burial: Elmwood Cemetery, Wagoner, Oklahoma

Fact 1: Cemetery survey published by Deborah Bussey Caple indicates date of death on tombstone as January 23, 1910.

More About JESSE BOATRIGHT and MARY MILLER:

Fact 1: Marriage index also indicates marriage of a J. S. Boatright and Evaline Miller on January 12, 1853.

Marriage: October 22, 1852, Platte County, Missouri

Children of JESSE BOATRIGHT and MARY MILLER are:

77. BENJAMINE ALLEN⁵ BOATRIGHT (WILLIAM⁴ VON BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born March 11, 1833 in Kentucky, and died January 18, 1853 in Gentry County, Missouri. He married MARY BLAYLOCK 1851 in Kentucky. She was born August 14, 1834 in Missouri, and died April 04, 1907²⁵⁴.

More About BENJAMINE ALLEN BOATRIGHT:

Cause of Death: Killed when logs fell on him.

More About BENJAMINE BOATRIGHT and MARY BLAYLOCK:

Marriage: 1851, Kentucky

Child of BENJAMINE BOATRIGHT and MARY BLAYLOCK is:

78. JACOB GATES⁵ BOATRIGHT (WILLIAM⁴ VON BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))^255,256,257 was born September 05, 1835 in Kentucky, and died August 26, 1923 in Joplin, Missouri. He married (1) CLARISSA C. COOK October 03, 1854 in Bodford, Taylor County, Iowa, daughter of NAZERETH COOK and CELIA DINKINS. She was born January 08, 1837 in Henry County, Tennessee²⁵⁸, and died January 03, 1907 in Joplin, Missouri. He married (2) MARY J. MUSTAIN DUFF January 11, 1908 in Joplin, Missouri. She was born January 29, 1857 in Springfield, Missouri, and died February 25, 1927 in Joplin, Missouri.

More About JACOB GATES BOATRIGHT:

Fact 1: Buried at Pickering, Nodaway County, Missouri

Fact 2: Ordained Baptist minister

Fact 3: Served in the Union Army, 1863-1865

More About CLARISSA C. COOK:

Fact 1: Buried at Pickering, Nodaway County, Missouri

More About JACOB BOATRIGHT and CLARISSA COOK:

Death of one spouse: January 03, 1907, Joplin, Missouri

Marriage: October 03, 1854, Bodford, Taylor County, Iowa

More About MARY J. MUSTAIN DUFF:

Fact 1: Mary was a widow, possibly of William Duff

More About JACOB BOATRIGHT and MARY DUFF:

Marriage: January 11, 1908, Joplin, Missouri

Children of JACOB BOATRIGHT and CLARISSA COOK are:

79. FRANCIS ALEXANDER⁵ BOATRIGHT (WILLIAM⁴ VON BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))²⁸² was born January 17, 1838 in Kentucky, and died December 27, 1918 in Weleetka, Oklahoma. He married (1) ESTHER AMANDA KITTREL August 22, 1861 in Arkansas. She was born December 19, 1841, and died March 11, 1869 in Crawford County, Arkansas. He married (2) ELIZABETH ANN FRANCES DANNELLS (DANIELS) August 22, 1869 in Van Buren, Arkansas, daughter of EPHRIAM DANNELLS and MARY PIERCE. She was born November 30, 1845 in Georgia, and died January 24, 1932 in Wagoner, Oklahoma.

Notes for FRANCIS ALEXANDER BOATRIGHT:

In October, 1997, in a letter to her grandson, David Cary Rains, Verna Boatright Milstead writes, "My grandfather, Francis Alexander Boatright, was 13 years old when his parents.....left Kentucky in 1851, taking with them all of their children (12), who were all born in Kentucky, and moved to Missouri where they settled in Gentry County. A few years later, Francis Alexander and two of his brothers, Jesse Stinson and Joseph Marion, came to Arkansas and settled in Crawford County.

The Boatrights were pioneer families of Crawford County. Francis Alexander owned and farmed land in the Oak Grove vicinity. His specialty was growing and harvesting sweet potatoes- I wish I could remember the name of the potato. They were extremely large and a rich, red potato. He was referred to as the 'Sweet Potato King' of Crawford County. The farmers brought their produce into Van Buren on Saturday, parking their wagons at the head of Main Street next to the old Frisco depot. In the Van Buren Press-Argus centennial issue (Van Buren's only newspaper), there is a picture of the Saturday farmer's gathering and I am sure Grandpa's wagon was right there.

In about 1916, he sold the farm and moved to Wagoner, Oklahoma. to be near his youngest son. His health had been failing- he had a stroke and died on December 27, 1918.

When we first moved back to Fort Smith (in the early 1970's) your Grandad (James G. "Buck" Milstead) and I drove out to try and find the old farm, but, with so much pavement and new roads, it was a little difficult but, find it we did. We found the man who had bought the place. The old ranch house was gone, but the old red barn was still standing."

Francis Alexander served in the Army of the Confederacy. As near as can be determined from available records, he enlisted as a Private on June 27, 1862, and served for the duration of the war. He served the entire time in Companies "C" and "A" in what was variously known as McRae's Regiment, Glenn's Regiment, and Davie's Regiment.

This regiment was organized as the 28th Arkansas Infantry Regiment in July of 1862 under the command of Col. Dandridge McRae, and reorganized into the 36th Arkansas Infantry Regiment approximately in January of 1863. The regiment fought in the battles of Prairie Grove in December of 1862; Helena, Arkansas, in July of 1863; Little Rock, Arkansas, in September of 1863; The Red River Campaign in 1864; and Jenkin's Ferry in 1864. The regiment surrendered on May 26, 1865, and was disbanded.

The family was yet another example of the divisiveness and long lingering bitterness that resulted from the War for Southern Independence. Three of Francis Alexander's brothers served in the war. Joseph Marion enlisted in the 10th Arkansas Infantry, C.S.A., and was killed in service. William Taylor and Jacob Gates enlisted in the Union Army in Missouri. Both survived the war.

Sources: National Archives, Arkansas State Archives, Verna Boatright Milstead

More About FRANCIS ALEXANDER BOATRIGHT:

Cause of Death: Stroke

Fact 1: Buried Gill Cemetery, Crawford County, Arkansas

More About FRANCIS BOATRIGHT and ESTHER KITTREL:

Marriage: August 22, 1861, Arkansas

More About ELIZABETH ANN FRANCES DANNELLS (DANIELS):

Fact 1: Buried Gill Cemetery, Crawford County, Arkansas

Fact 2: Nickname was Betty

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Marriage: August 22, 1869, Van Buren, Arkansas

Children of FRANCIS BOATRIGHT and ESTHER KITTREL are:

Children of FRANCIS BOATRIGHT and ELIZABETH (DANIELS) are:

80. JOSEPH MARION⁵ BOATRIGHT (WILLIAM⁴ VON BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born February 18, 1841 in Kentucky, and died 1865. He married SARAH DAVIDSON in Andrew County, Missouri. She was born Abt. 1840 in Tennessee, and died December 1900 in Andrew County, Missouri.

Notes for JOSEPH MARION BOATRIGHT:

Joseph Marion enlisted in the Confederate Army in DesArc, Arkansas, on September 3, 1861. He served as a Private under the command of Colonel T. D. Merrick, 10th Arkansas Infantry. He was killed in service in 1865. He was 24 years old.

Sources: Arkansas State Archives, Arkansas History Commission, Verna Boatright Milstead

More About JOSEPH MARION BOATRIGHT:

Cause of Death: Killed in Service- 10th Arkansas Infantry Regiment, C.S.A.

More About SARAH DAVIDSON:

Fact 1: 1860 Census gives her age as twenty.

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Marriage: Andrew County, Missouri

Child of JOSEPH BOATRIGHT and SARAH DAVIDSON is:

81. MARY ANN ELIZABETH⁵ BOATRIGHT (WILLIAM⁴ VON BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))²⁸³ was born January 20, 1844 in Kentucky, and died November 05, 1920. She married GEORGE BURTON THOMAS MCMILLEN. He was born June 16, 1837, and died March 17, 1921.

Notes for MARY ANN ELIZABETH BOATRIGHT:

Margaret Frances "Aunt Fannie" McMillen Winegardner, Mary Ann's youngest child, told Robert Guy Boatright that her mother's name was Mary Ann "Eliza", not Elizabeth.

More About GEORGE BURTON THOMAS MCMILLEN:

Fact 1: Some sources spell his last name "McMillon"

Children of MARY BOATRIGHT and GEORGE MCMILLEN are:

82. WILLIAM TAYLOR⁵ BOATRIGHT (WILLIAM⁴ VON BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born January 05, 1847 in Graves County, Kentucky, and died December 22, 1933 in Sumner County, Kansas. He married SARAH BURGER January 03, 1869 in Gentry County, Missouri.

More About WILLIAM TAYLOR BOATRIGHT:

Fact 1: Date of birth is given by Dennis Guy Boatright as November 5, 1847.

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Marriage: January 03, 1869, Gentry County, Missouri

Children of WILLIAM BOATRIGHT and SARAH BURGER are:

83. JAMES BLACKBURN⁵ BOATRIGHT (WILLIAM⁴ VON BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born October 19, 1850 in Graves County, Kentucky, and died December 31, 1931 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He married (1) ADALINE "HETTIE" CHRISTIAN Abt. 1875 in Darlington, Missouri, daughter of LEWIS CHRISTIAN and LAVINA FRAZIER. She was born December 18, 1856, and died December 18, 1886. He married (2) MARY EMMA COGDILL WRIGHT December 1892.

Notes for JAMES BLACKBURN BOATRIGHT:

A quote of a newspaper clipping from Colorado Springs, Colorado, dated 01/01/1932, and provided by Dennis Guy Boatright, reads as follows:

"James Blackburn Boatright, 81 years old, father of William Boatright, former Attorney General of Colorado, died here Thursday. Boatright had lived in Colorado Springs for thirty-three years. He was a native of Kentucky, moved to Missouri,and then came to Colorado in 1887.

Funeral services will be held Monday in Darlington, Missouri."

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Fact 1: See Notes

More About JAMES BOATRIGHT and ADALINE CHRISTIAN:

Marriage: Abt. 1875, Darlington, Missouri

More About MARY EMMA COGDILL WRIGHT:

Fact 1: Mary Emma was a widow when she married James Blackburn Boatright.

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Marriage: December 1892

Children of JAMES BOATRIGHT and ADALINE CHRISTIAN are:

Children of JAMES BOATRIGHT and MARY WRIGHT are:

84. ALEXANDER ALLEN⁵ FOLEY (ELIZA REDFORD⁴ BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born November 13, 1835 in Kentucky, and died June 29, 1882 in Jasper County, Missouri. He married NANCY ELIZABETH HENSON 1857, daughter of WILLIAM HENSON and MARY VAUGHN.

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Burial: Buried Stafford Cemetery, Carthage, Missouri

Fact 1: All information concerning the descendants of Alexander was provided by Dennis Guy Boatright.

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Marriage: 1857

Children of ALEXANDER FOLEY and NANCY HENSON are:

85. ELIZA ANN⁵ BOATRIGHT (ALEXANDER ALLEN⁴ BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born December 25, 1839 in Kentucky, and died April 17, 1920 in Paint Lick, Kentucky. She married WILLIAM LETCHER TODD December 24, 1861 in Kentucky.

More About WILLIAM LETCHER TODD:

Fact 1: All information concerning the descendants of William and Eliza Ann was provided by Dennis Guy Boatright.

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Marriage: December 24, 1861, Kentucky

Children of ELIZA BOATRIGHT and WILLIAM TODD are:

86. JAMES R.⁵ FOLEY (RHODA ANN⁴ BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))²⁸⁵ was born May 25, 1845, and died 1915 in Missouri. He married MARY F.?. She was born 1848, and died 1927 in Missouri.

More About JAMES R. FOLEY:

Fact 1: Tombstone gives dates of birth and death as 1846-1915

More About MARY F.?:

Fact 1: Dates of birth and death taken from tombstone.

Children of JAMES FOLEY and MARY F.? are:

87. THEODORE BLACKBURN⁵ COX (LUCY B.⁴ BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born March 16, 1845 in Platte County, Missouri, and died February 19, 1930 in Yuma, Colorado. He married MARY CATHERINE BEAR April 11, 1875 in Maryville, Missouri. She was born Bet. May 15, 1855 - 1856 in Nodaway County, Missouri, and died May 11, 1934 in Yuma, Colorado.

More About THEODORE BLACKBURN COX:

Burial: Buried Yuma Cemetery, Yuma County, Colorado.

More About MARY CATHERINE BEAR:

Burial: Buried Yuma Cemetery, Yuma County, Colorado

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Marriage: April 11, 1875, Maryville, Missouri

Children of THEODORE COX and MARY BEAR are:

88. SALLY ANN⁵ BOATWRIGHT (BENJAMINE DANIEL⁴, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))²⁸⁶ was born October 13, 1840 in Paint Lick, Kentucky, and died July 09, 1869 in Paint Lick, Kentucky. She married DOCTOR BURDETT RAMSEY April 11, 1857, son of WILLIAM RAMSEY and MARY BURDETT. He was born December 10, 1824 in Garrard County, Kentucky²⁸⁷, and died July 12, 1917 in Garrard County, Kentucky²⁸⁷.

More About SALLY ANN BOATWRIGHT:

Fact 1: Some sources spell her name as "Sallie"

Fact 2: D.A.R. gives date of birth as 1841

More About DOCTOR BURDETT RAMSEY:

Fact 1: D. A. R. Lineage Records, Vol. 95, Page 5, give year of birth as 1827.

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Marriage: April 11, 1857

Children of SALLY BOATWRIGHT and BURDETT RAMSEY are:

89. JOHN WALLER⁵ BOATWRIGHT (BENJAMINE DANIEL⁴, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))^289,290 was born April 03, 1843 in Paint Lick, Kentucky, and died January 03, 1913 in Morrison, Oklahoma. He married LOUISA FRANCES (FANNIE) WYLIE February 08, 1866 in Paint Lick, Kentucky, daughter of HARVEY WYLIE and RUTH CHAMPS. She was born August 10, 1844 in Garrard County, Kentucky, and died January 26, 1915 in Morrison, Oklahoma.

Notes for JOHN WALLER BOATWRIGHT:

Most of the information concerning the descendants of John Waller Boatwright was received from Dennis Guy Boatright.

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Marriage: February 08, 1866, Paint Lick, Kentucky

Children of JOHN BOATWRIGHT and LOUISA WYLIE are:

90. NANCY⁵ BOATRIGHT (MICKLEBERRY⁴ BOATWRIGHT, SAMUEL³, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born June 30, 1824²⁹⁰, and died December 15, 1875. She married ASA CRITES. He was born 1826.

Notes for ASA CRITES:

One additional child, sex and name unknown, was born to Asa and Nancy in 1861 and died the same year.

More About ASA CRITES:

Fact 1: All information concerning the children of Asa and Nancy was received from Debbie A. Backwell.

Children of NANCY BOATRIGHT and ASA CRITES are:

91. THOMAS JAMES⁵ BOATRIGHT (MICKLEBERRY⁴ BOATWRIGHT, SAMUEL³, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))²⁹¹ was born 1828 in Powhatan, Virginia, and died March 16, 1876 in Clay County, Kansas. He married (1) ALCY PECK Abt. 1849, daughter of JOSIAH PECK and SARAH SMITH. She was born 1829 in Harrison County, Virginia, and died 1858 in Roane County, West Virginia. He married (2) MARY ANN MCCUBBIN June 27, 1860 in Roane County, West Virginia. She was born 1843 in Gilmer County, Virginia (Now West Virginia), and died 1911 in Pawnee County, Oklahoma.

More About THOMAS JAMES BOATRIGHT:

Fact 1: All information concerning Thomas James and his descendants was received from Debbie A. Backwell.

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Marriage: Abt. 1849

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Marriage: June 27, 1860, Roane County, West Virginia

Children of THOMAS BOATRIGHT and ALCY PECK are:

Children of THOMAS BOATRIGHT and MARY MCCUBBIN are:

92. DANIEL RAFE⁵ BOATRIGHT (MICKLEBERRY⁴ BOATWRIGHT, SAMUEL³, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born Abt. 1844 in Virginia. He married LYDIA ANN MATHENIA July 24, 1865. She was born January 1850²⁹¹.

More About DANIEL RAFE BOATRIGHT:

Fact 1: All information concerning the children of Daniel and Lydia was received from Debbie A. Backwell.

More About LYDIA ANN MATHENIA:

Fact 1: Lydia's name has also been found spelled as "Liddie".

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Marriage: July 24, 1865

Children of DANIEL BOATRIGHT and LYDIA MATHENIA are:

93. DRURY C. DANIEL⁵ BOATWRIGHT (DRURY WILSON⁴, SAMUEL³, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born April 06, 1859 in Fluvanna County, Virginia²⁹², and died May 16, 1947. He married LULA MAUDE JOHNSON December 25, 1900.

More About DRURY C. DANIEL BOATWRIGHT:

Fact 1: Gerald M. Boatwright gives Drury's date of birth as June 4, 1859.

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Marriage: December 25, 1900

Children of DRURY BOATWRIGHT and LULA JOHNSON are:

94. LOUISA⁵ BOATRIGHT (JAMES H.⁴, WILLIAM³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born Abt. 1842 in Arkansas²⁹⁴, and died October 29, 1923²⁹⁵. She married WILLIAM TURNER HARWOOD 1864, son of MALLY HARWOOD and SARAH HENRY. He was born Bet. 1825 - 1827 in Virginia, and died February 14, 1897 in Madison County, Arkansas²⁹⁵.

Notes for LOUISA BOATRIGHT:

In the "History of Northwestern Arkansas" published by Goodspeed in 1889, Louisa's name is shown as "Eliza".

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Burial: Buried Harwood Cemetery, Madison County, Arkansas

Notes for WILLIAM TURNER HARWOOD:

William Turner Harwood's date of birth is uncertain. His obituary indicates that he was 70 years of age when he died in 1897. This would make his date of birth 1826-1827. According to a cemetery survey by Peggy Rogers, his tombstone gives no date of birth and reads, "Died February 14, 1897; Age 72 years." If this is correct, his date of birth would be 1825-1826.

OBITUARY

William Turner HARWOOD - Fort Smith Elevator. (died Feb 14 1897]

"Mr. William T. Harwood, father of our townsman, Mr. J. B. Harwood, died at his home near Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas, on the 15th ult., aged seventy years. His funeral took place on the 16th and was largely attended.

Mr. Harwood was a native of Virginia. At a very early age he went to

Tennessee with his parents, where he lived until the breaking out of the

Civil war, when he settled in Madison County, where he lived until the day

of his death.

In Madison County Mr. Harwood was recognized as a live, progressive,

up-to-date farmer, and through his admiration for fine stock the wealth of

Madison County was largely increased. He introduced into Madison County

some of the finest breeds of stock, and some of his horses sold for large figures.

Mr. Harwood was a veteran of the Mexican war. He enlisted at the first call

for volunteers and served until the war closed. He took service in a

Tennessee regiment and was assigned to cavalry service, in which he did

some very active work. He served under both Generals Scott and Taylor

and took part in the battles of Vera Cruz, Chepultepec, Cherubusco, Buena

Vista, Monterey and Cerro Gordo. He also participated in a number of other

engagements which are not recorded in history.

Madison County papers speak in the highest terms of Mr. Harwood."

[Transcribed and Submitted by Peggy Rogers from James B. Harwood's book, Genealogical and Historical Account of Harwoods, Henrys, and Dotsons., published in 1902 ]

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Marriage: 1864

Children of LOUISA BOATRIGHT and WILLIAM HARWOOD are:

95. ROWENA ADELAIDE⁵ KEENEY (MARY ELIZABETH⁴ BOATRIGHT, CHESLEY HOOD³, JAMES² BOATWRIGHT, JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born August 03, 1856 in Arkansas. She married (1) JAMES ALEXANDER STRAIN Abt. 1881. She married (2) EBER ANDREW BARRY Abt. 1884.

More About JAMES STRAIN and ROWENA KEENEY:

Marriage: Abt. 1881

More About EBER ANDREW BARRY:

Fact 1: Descendants of Eber and Rowena provided by Dennis Guy Boatright.

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Marriage: Abt. 1884

Children of ROWENA KEENEY and EBER BARRY are:

96. JOHN CHESLEY⁵ BOATRIGHT (JAMES HUGHES⁴, CHESLEY HOOD³, JAMES² BOATWRIGHT, JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))²⁹⁶ was born July 07, 1850 in Knox County, Tennessee, and died August 13, 1927 in Madison County, Arkansas. He married ALICE RENFRO 1868 in Washington County, Arkansas, daughter of JOSEPH RENFRO and ELIZABETH SCOTT. She was born February 14, 1851 in Fremont County, Iowa, and died April 04, 1932 in Madison County, Arkansas.

More About JOHN CHESLEY BOATRIGHT:

Burial: Buried Boatright Cemetery near Buckeye, Madison County, Arkansas.

Fact 1: Cemetery survey by David M. Boatright indicates that tombstone reads, "John C. Boatright, 1850-1927."

Fact 2: Names of the children of John and Alice provided by Dennis Guy Boatright.

Fact 3: One source gives John's place of birth as Argentine, Kansas.

More About ALICE RENFRO:

Fact 1: Date of death is from tombstone-provided by David M. Boatright

Fact 2: Buried Boatright Cemetery near Buckeye, Arkansas.

Fact 3: Floy B. Chancey gives name as Martha Alice Renfro.

Fact 4: Tombstone reads Alice M. Boatright-provided from cemetery survey by David M. Boatright

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Marriage: 1868, Washington County, Arkansas

Children of JOHN BOATRIGHT and ALICE RENFRO are:

97. ELIZABETH L.⁵ BOATRIGHT (JAMES HUGHES⁴, CHESLEY HOOD³, JAMES² BOATWRIGHT, JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))²⁹⁸ was born November 30, 1852 in Knox County, Tennessee, and died February 19, 1946 in Madison County, Arkansas. She married ISAAC CALICO Abt. 1874. He was born March 22, 1853 in Madison County, Arkansas.

More About ELIZABETH L. BOATRIGHT:

Fact 1: Dennis Guy Boatright gives the date of birth as November 10, 1852.

More About ISAAC CALICO:

Fact 1: All information concerning descendants of Isaac and Elizabeth received from Bill Spaargaren.

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Marriage: Abt. 1874

Children of ELIZABETH BOATRIGHT and ISAAC CALICO are:

98. WILLIAM T.⁵ BOATRIGHT (JAMES HUGHES⁴, CHESLEY HOOD³, JAMES² BOATWRIGHT, JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))^298,299 was born November 25, 1855 in Madison County, Arkansas²⁹⁹, and died February 14, 1885 in Madison County, Arkansas. He married JANE THOMAS. She was born in Arkansas.

More About WILLIAM T. BOATRIGHT:

Burial: Buried Boatright Cemetery near Buckeye, Arkansas.

Fact 1: All information concerning William and Jane's children was received from Anne Hudelson Comer.

More About JANE THOMAS:

Fact 1: Anne H. Comer gives Jane's last name as Renner.

Children of WILLIAM BOATRIGHT and JANE THOMAS are:

99. JAMES KENNON⁵ BOATRIGHT (JAMES HUGHES⁴, CHESLEY HOOD³, JAMES² BOATWRIGHT, JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))³⁰⁰ was born October 02, 1857 in Madison County, Arkansas, and died January 06, 1937 in Coleman County, Texas. He married CATHERINE HIETT December 19, 1880 in Madison County, Arkansas. She was born August 03, 1865 in Greene County, Missouri, and died October 28, 1955 in Coleman County, Texas.

More About JAMES KENNON BOATRIGHT:

Burial: Buried Gouldbusk Cemetery, Coleman County, Texas

Fact 1: List of children provided by Dennis Guy Boatright

More About CATHERINE HIETT:

Burial: Buried Gouldbusk Cemetery, Coleman County, Texas

More About JAMES BOATRIGHT and CATHERINE HIETT:

Marriage: December 19, 1880, Madison County, Arkansas

Children of JAMES BOATRIGHT and CATHERINE HIETT are:

100. LAFAYETTE⁵ BOATRIGHT (JAMES HUGHES⁴, CHESLEY HOOD³, JAMES² BOATWRIGHT, JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))³⁰⁰ was born March 16, 1860 in Madison County, Arkansas, and died April 27, 1905 in Madison County, Arkansas. He married WILLIE ANNA ANDERSON Abt. 1881. She was born Abt. 1865 in Arkansas.

More About LAFAYETTE BOATRIGHT:

Burial: Buried Boatright Cemetery near Buckeye, Arkansas.

Fact 1: Lafayette and Dewitt were twins

Fact 2: Cemetery survey by David M. Boatright indicates that the tombstone reads, "Lafayette Boatright, d. 1905-Age 45."

Fact 3: List of children provided by Kristin Vaughn via Dennis Guy Boatright

More About LAFAYETTE BOATRIGHT and WILLIE ANDERSON:

Marriage: Abt. 1881

Children of LAFAYETTE BOATRIGHT and WILLIE ANDERSON are:

101. RIETTA KESIA⁵ BOATRIGHT (JAMES HUGHES⁴, CHESLEY HOOD³, JAMES² BOATWRIGHT, JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))³⁰² was born May 08, 1862 in Madison County, Arkansas, and died September 06, 1941 in Mountain Springs, Arkansas. She married JAMES LOGUE Abt. 1886 in Madison County, Arkansas. He was born 1858 in Madison County, Arkansas, and died November 05, 1894 in Arkansas³⁰³.

More About RIETTA KESIA BOATRIGHT:

Burial: Buried Boatright Cemetery, Madison County, Arkansas

Fact 1: Some sources spell her middle name "Kezia".

More About JAMES LOGUE:

Burial: Buried Neal Cemetery, Washington County, Arkansas

Fact 1: Information concerning children of James and Rietta provided by Betty Conner Busbee via Dennis Guy Boatright

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Marriage: Abt. 1886, Madison County, Arkansas

Children of RIETTA BOATRIGHT and JAMES LOGUE are:

102. HENRY MILES "BUD"⁵ BOATRIGHT (JAMES HUGHES⁴, CHESLEY HOOD³, JAMES² BOATWRIGHT, JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))³⁰⁴ was born November 25, 1864 in Madison County, Arkansas, and died December 26, 1943 in Prairie Grove, Arkansas. He married HATTIE FLORENCE WILLIAMS May 06, 1896³⁰⁵. She was born October 18, 1879 in Madison County, Arkansas³⁰⁵, and died April 14, 1953 in Madison County, Arkansas³⁰⁵.

More About HENRY MILES "BUD" BOATRIGHT:

Burial: Buried Boatright Cemetery near Buckeye, Arkansas.

Fact 1: Cemetery survey by David M. Boatright indicates that the tombstone reads, "Henry M. Boatright, 1864-1943."

Fact 2: List of children provided by Kristin Vaughn via Dennis Guy Boatright

More About HATTIE FLORENCE WILLIAMS:

Burial: Buried Boatright Cemetery near Buckeye, Arkansas.

Fact 1: Dates of birth and death are from tombstone-provided by David M. Boatright

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Marriage: May 06, 1896³⁰⁵

Children of HENRY BOATRIGHT and HATTIE WILLIAMS are:

103. SUSAN MAY DORA⁵ BOATRIGHT (JAMES HUGHES⁴, CHESLEY HOOD³, JAMES² BOATWRIGHT, JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))³⁰⁶ was born October 11, 1867 in Madison County, Arkansas, and died April 26, 1946 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She married (1) LAFAYETTE SPRINGFIELD. He was born 1863 in Madison County, Arkansas. She married (2) REUBEN CORNELIUS KEMPER February 23, 1906.

More About SUSAN MAY DORA BOATRIGHT:

Burial: Buried Boatright Cemetery near Buckeye, Arkansas.

Fact 1: Tombstone reads "Dora Boatright Kemper, 1867-1946."-provided by David M. Boatright

More About REUBEN CORNELIUS KEMPER:

Occupation: Reuben was a Baptist minister.

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Marriage: February 23, 1906

Child of SUSAN BOATRIGHT and REUBEN KEMPER is:

104. JOHN THOMAS⁵ BOATRIGHT (HARVEY WOODSON⁴, CHESLEY HOOD³, JAMES² BOATWRIGHT, JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))³⁰⁶ was born November 29, 1845 in Campbell County, Tennessee, and died November 14, 1917 in Washington, D. C.. He married LOUISA DABNEY³⁰⁷ January 24, 1867 in Anderson County, Tennessee^307,308. She was born Abt. 1848 in Tennessee, and died 1901.

More About LOUISA DABNEY:

Burial: Dug Town Cemetery, Campbell County, Tennessee

Fact 1: Deborah Fehr reports that Louisa's headstone reads "Luiza Dabney, wife of J. T. Boatright, b. 1848-d. 1901.

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Marriage: January 24, 1867, Anderson County, Tennessee^309,310

Children of JOHN BOATRIGHT and LOUISA DABNEY are:

105. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN⁵ JOHNSON (RIETTA JEHOSABETH⁴ BOATRIGHT, CHESLEY HOOD³, JAMES² BOATWRIGHT, JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))³¹¹.

Child of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN JOHNSON is:

106. JOHN NOLAN⁶ BOATRIGHT (JAMES S.⁵, POWHATAN VALENTINE⁴ BOATWRIGHT, JOHN JOSEPH³, DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))³¹² was born Abt. 1843 in Union Parish, Louisiana, and died November 25, 1885 in Union Parish, Louisiana. He married NANCY EMILINE PURDY Abt. 1866 in Union Parish, Louisiana.

Notes for JOHN NOLAN BOATRIGHT:

John enlisted in Company "C" of the 17th Regiment of the Louisiana Infantry, C.S.A., on September 30, 1861. One year later he was transferred to the 31st Regiment of the La. Infantry. He was captured July 4, 1863, at the fall of Vicksburg, and paroled on June 12, 1865.

He returned to Union Parish and farmed until his death.

More About JOHN NOLAN BOATRIGHT:

Cause of Death: Spider bite to his back.

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Marriage: Abt. 1866, Union Parish, Louisiana

Children of JOHN BOATRIGHT and NANCY PURDY are:

107. MARY ANN⁶ BOATRIGHT (JAMES S.⁵, POWHATAN VALENTINE⁴ BOATWRIGHT, JOHN JOSEPH³, DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))³¹² was born Abt. 1849 in Union Parish, Louisiana/Union Co., LA, and died in Plainview, Arkansas. She married PERRY TAYLOR JOHNSTON in Union Parish, Louisiana.

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Fact 1: There may have been a sixth child born to Perry and Mary named John.

Fact 2: Tim Hudson spells the last name as "Johnson".

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Marriage: Union Parish, Louisiana

Children of MARY BOATRIGHT and PERRY JOHNSTON are:

108. EMILY OCTAVIA⁶ BOATRIGHT (JAMES S.⁵, POWHATAN VALENTINE⁴ BOATWRIGHT, JOHN JOSEPH³, DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))³¹⁴ was born Abt. 1851 in Union Parish, Louisiana, and died Abt. 1878 in Union Parish, Louisiana. She married JAMES BENJAMIN PURDY September 10, 1870 in Farmerville, Louisiana³¹⁵.

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Marriage: September 10, 1870, Farmerville, Louisiana³¹⁵

Children of EMILY BOATRIGHT and JAMES PURDY are:

109. WILLIAM PINKNEY⁶ BOATRIGHT (JAMES S.⁵, POWHATAN VALENTINE⁴ BOATWRIGHT, JOHN JOSEPH³, DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))³¹⁶ was born November 10, 1857 in Farmerville, Louisiana, and died February 08, 1901 in Hamburg, Arkansas. He married MARY ANNA HAM April 07, 1884 in Farmerville, Louisiana³¹⁷. She died February 10, 1901 in Hamburg, Arkansas.

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Cause of Death: pneumonia

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Cause of Death: pneumonia

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Marriage: April 07, 1884, Farmerville, Louisiana³¹⁷

Children of WILLIAM BOATRIGHT and MARY HAM are:

110. TESSALIM ARDULA "DELLA"⁶ BOATRIGHT (JESSE⁵, POWHATAN VALENTINE⁴ BOATWRIGHT, JOHN JOSEPH³, DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born 1868 in Union Parish, Louisiana/Union Co., LA, and died 1891. She married WILLIAM TOM "BILL TOM" DAVIS October 31, 1890 in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana.

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Marriage: October 31, 1890, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana

Child of TESSALIM BOATRIGHT and WILLIAM DAVIS is:

111. MARY FRANCES⁶ BOATRIGHT (LINIER "LEWIS"⁵, POWHATAN VALENTINE⁴ BOATWRIGHT, JOHN JOSEPH³, DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))³¹⁸ was born February 22, 1858 in Union Parish, Louisiana, and died February 21, 1940 in Red River County, Texas³¹⁸. She married MARION FRANCIS MOSS March 06, 1877. He died March 06, 1877 in Lawrence, Kentucky.

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Fact 1: Possibly died on February 11, 1940.

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Marriage: March 06, 1877

Children of MARY BOATRIGHT and MARION MOSS are:

112. SARAH JANE⁶ BOATRIGHT (LINIER "LEWIS"⁵, POWHATAN VALENTINE⁴ BOATWRIGHT, JOHN JOSEPH³, DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))³¹⁸ was born 1859. She married JOHN BOWMAN BROWN.

Notes for SARAH JANE BOATRIGHT:

Union Parish, Louisiana, Marriage records reflect a Sarah Jane Boatright marrying John B. Rhodes on December 22, 1880.

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Fact 1: Information concerning John and Sarah Jane's descendants was received from an unknown source and is not confirmed.

Children of SARAH BOATRIGHT and JOHN BROWN are:

113. WILLIAM WASHINGTON⁶ BOATRIGHT (WILLIAM CLEATON⁵, POWHATAN VALENTINE⁴ BOATWRIGHT, JOHN JOSEPH³, DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born 1859, and died 1940. He married EDNIE CALLIE DUDLEY December 08, 1887 in Union Parish, Louisiana³¹⁹.

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Marriage: December 08, 1887, Union Parish, Louisiana³¹⁹

Children of WILLIAM BOATRIGHT and EDNIE DUDLEY are:

114. JAMES KNOX POLK⁶ BOATRIGHT (WILLIAM MCLEAN⁵, WILLIAM⁴ BOATWRIGHT, JOHN JOSEPH³, DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born December 23, 1847 in Madison County, Arkansas, and died July 10, 1939 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He married (1) MARY BUREN MCCRACKEN Abt. 1866. She was born 1846, and died 1876. He married (2) MARTHA ANN "MATTIE" PAGE February 10, 1878 in Madison County, Arkansas.

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Marriage: Abt. 1866

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Marriage: February 10, 1878, Madison County, Arkansas

Child of JAMES BOATRIGHT and MARTHA PAGE is:

115. JOHN CHESLEY⁶ BOATRIGHT (CHESLEY H.⁵, WILLIAM⁴ BOATWRIGHT, JOHN JOSEPH³, DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))³²¹ was born November 08, 1859 in Madison County, Arkansas, and died December 13, 1946 in Muskogee County, Oklahoma. He married ALICE BELL BOREN January 14, 1886 in Madison County, Arkansas. She was born January 11, 1866 in Madison County, Arkansas³²², and died August 28, 1942 in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma³²².

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Marriage: January 14, 1886, Madison County, Arkansas

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116. ERASMUS FRANKLIN⁶ BOATRIGHT (CHARLES FRANKLIN⁵ BOATWRIGHT, CARY HARRISON⁴, JOHN JOSEPH³, DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))³²³ was born December 10, 1856 in Otterville, Missouri, and died July 22, 1932 in Henry County, Missouri. He married MARY CATHERINE FERGUSON November 27, 1877 in Pettis County, Missouri.

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Marriage: November 27, 1877, Pettis County, Missouri

Child of ERASMUS BOATRIGHT and MARY FERGUSON is:

117. DAVID WATSON⁶ BOATWRIGHT (VALENTINE⁵, DANIEL DAVID⁴, JAMES³, DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born 1846 in Indiana, and died January 04, 1928. He married ANN CALAWAY WHITTINGTON. She was born June 1855³²⁴.

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Fact 1: List of children of David and Ann was received from Jacquie Burt.

Children of DAVID BOATWRIGHT and ANN WHITTINGTON are:

118. HENRY N.⁶ BOATWRIGHT (VALENTINE⁵, DANIEL DAVID⁴, JAMES³, DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born September 02, 1852 in Iowa, and died January 13, 1937 in Iowa. He married ELIZA JANE HURSHMAN January 13, 1877 in Iowa. She was born January 19, 1856, and died July 03, 1920 in Iowa.

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Burial: Buried Powers-Warren Cemetery, Adelphi, Iowa.

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Burial: Buried Powers-Warren Cemetery, Adelphi, Iowa.

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Marriage: January 13, 1877, Iowa

Children of HENRY BOATWRIGHT and ELIZA HURSHMAN are:

119. VALENTINE⁶ BOATWRIGHT (VALENTINE⁵, DANIEL DAVID⁴, JAMES³, DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))³²⁵ was born January 21, 1858 in Rising Sun, Iowa³²⁵, and died April 12, 1945 in Salem, Oregon³²⁵. He married EMMA HERR³²⁵ September 05, 1883 in Des Moines, Iowa³²⁶. She was born April 04, 1861 in Rising Sun, Iowa³²⁷, and died in Salem, Oregon.

More About VALENTINE BOATWRIGHT:

Fact 1: Norman Hurd Ricker gives date of death as September 5, 1942.

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Fact 1: Emma is believed to have been called Amy.

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Marriage: September 05, 1883, Des Moines, Iowa³²⁸

Children of VALENTINE BOATWRIGHT and EMMA HERR are:

120. JARAD L.⁶ BOATRIGHT (DANIEL BOONE⁵ BOATWRIGHT, DANIEL DAVID⁴, JAMES³, DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born February 13, 1879 in Polk County, Iowa, and died January 23, 1953 in Denton Kansas. He married NELLIE PUTNAM December 31, 1902.

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Marriage: December 31, 1902

Child of JARAD BOATRIGHT and NELLIE PUTNAM is:

121. JOHN MARION⁶ BOATRIGHT (GRANVILLE HENDERSON⁵ BOATWRIGHT, MEADOR⁴, VALENTINE³, DANIEL², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born February 22, 1862 in Letcher County, Kentucky, and died January 10, 1939 in Letcher County, Kentucky. He married MARY BREEDING December 19, 1889 in Letcher County, Kentucky. She was born December 19, 1871 in Letcher County, Kentucky, and died March 07, 1960.

Notes for JOHN MARION BOATRIGHT:

The following obituary is from the Mountain Eagle, Kentucky, newspaper, January 12, 1939 (courtesy of Brian K. Caudill):

"Aged Whitesburg Citizen Is Called"

Disabled and almost an invalid for several years and confined to his home on Solomon Branch of the town John Boatright, around seventy-seven, suffered a severe paralytic stroke some time Monday and passed away Tuesday evening. He was a son of the late G. H. Boatright, Sr., and was a native of Scott County.

When a mere boy he came with his parents to Letcher County where in the years following he married and resided until his death. When a young man he married Mary, the young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Breeding of Camp Branch. The union was a happy one. Five children, three sons and two daughters, all of whom are married, were born into the family. These are Wm. H Boatright, for a number of years a leading citizen of Benham, Sam, an engineer residing at Jeff, Perry County, and Reuben, of Detroit, Michigan. The two girls, Hattie and Pearl, both married, reside at McRoberts. He leaves, besides his widow, two or three brothers and one sister, Mrs. E. E. Bentley, that we recall.

Burial took place in the family cemetery near the Wesley Breeding home on Camp Branch.

John Boatright belonged to a highly honorable and reputable old Virginia family. Honesty, integrity, and straightforwardness ruled his life. It was our pleasure to know him for long years and we have not known a more trustworthy and dependable citizen. We extend sympathies to the widow, the children, and all the friends."

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Fact 1: Names of John and Mary's children were taken from a January 12, 1939, obituary published in the Mountain Eagle, Kentucky, newspaper.

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Marriage: December 19, 1889, Letcher County, Kentucky

Children of JOHN BOATRIGHT and MARY BREEDING are:

122. BENJAMIN BERTON⁶ BOATRIGHT (BENJAMIN G.⁵, JAMES BLACKBURN⁴ BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))³²⁹ was born January 25, 1866 in Dekalb, Buchanan County, Missouri, and died April 12, 1957 in Joplin, Missouri. He married GEORGIA ETHEL SELLERS October 15, 1906 in Joplin, Missouri, daughter of WESLEY SELLERS and MARY PHILLIPS. She was born 1882, and died 1917.

More About BENJAMIN BERTON BOATRIGHT:

Fact 1: Buried Fairview Cemetery, Joplin, Missouri

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Fact 1: Buried Fairview Cemetery, Joplin, Missouri

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Marriage: October 15, 1906, Joplin, Missouri

Children of BENJAMIN BOATRIGHT and GEORGIA SELLERS are:

123. MARY MOLLY CORDER⁶ BOATRIGHT (BENJAMIN G.⁵, JAMES BLACKBURN⁴ BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))³²⁹ was born November 29, 1869 in Dekalb, Buchanan County, Missouri. She married EDWARD C. CARPENTER in Jasper County, Missouri.

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Marriage: Jasper County, Missouri

Children of MARY BOATRIGHT and EDWARD CARPENTER are:

124. LUCY ANN⁶ SCAFF (SUSAN FRANCES⁵ BOATRIGHT, WILLIAM⁴ VON BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born October 06, 1859 in Gentry County, Missouri³³⁰, and died July 27, 1947 in Bingham County, Idaho³³¹. She married ARMOUS SHELMAN³³² in Gentry County, Missouri.

More About ARMOUS SHELMAN:

Fact 1: Children of Armous and Lucy provided by Dennis Guy Boatright

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Marriage: Gentry County, Missouri

Children of LUCY SCAFF and ARMOUS SHELMAN are:

125. MARY ELIZABETH "LIZZIE"⁶ SCAFF (SUSAN FRANCES⁵ BOATRIGHT, WILLIAM⁴ VON BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))³³³ was born April 11, 1862 in Platte County, Missouri, and died May 18, 1965 in Trinidad, Colorado. She married (1) JAMES ALBERT BOATRIGHT^334,335,336 July 03, 1890 in Iowa, son of JACOB BOATRIGHT and CLARISSA COOK. He was born August 05, 1867 in Missouri, and died July 10, 1910 in Oklahoma^337,338. She married (2) J. V. N. POLK September 06, 1923 in Trinidad, Colorado. He was born in Alabama.

Notes for MARY ELIZABETH "LIZZIE" SCAFF:

After the death of her husband, James A. Boatright, in Oklahoma in 1910, Lizzie remained in Oklahoma until 1918. She then moved to Colorado and eventually acquired 520 acres of land which she farmed and ranched with hired help.

She married J.V.N. Polk in 1923. She survived her second husband and her son, Fred Boatright, to live to the age of 103. She died in 1965 in Trinidad, Colorado.

Notes for JAMES ALBERT BOATRIGHT:

James A. Boatright was a blacksmith by trade. In the Spring of 1893, after marrying Lizzie Scaff, they moved to Oklahoma and homesteaded 160 acres of land. Three children, one son and two daughters were born to them during this time.

Leaving Oklahoma, the family moved to the Center Point, Texas, area for three years. While there, they became involved with a group of other people who formed a colony and moved to Tampico, Mexico, to grow oranges. Unfortunately, they never could obtain clear title to the land and moved back to Oklahoma, near Arapaho, a year later.

James died in Oklahoma in 1910. One story, unconfirmed, is that he was killed while trying to escape from a burning building.

More About JAMES ALBERT BOATRIGHT:

Fact 1: James and Lizzie were 1st cousins.

More About JAMES BOATRIGHT and MARY SCAFF:

Death of one spouse: 1910, Oklahoma

Marriage: July 03, 1890, Iowa

More About J. POLK and MARY SCAFF:

Death of one spouse: El Moro, Colorado

Marriage: September 06, 1923, Trinidad, Colorado

Children of MARY SCAFF and JAMES BOATRIGHT are:

126. SALLY ANN⁶ SLOAN (ELIZABETH JANE⁵ BOATRIGHT, WILLIAM⁴ VON BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born July 19, 1859, and died March 03, 1938. She married LENNOX KNIGHT CHRISTIAN.

More About LENNOX KNIGHT CHRISTIAN:

Fact 1: Information concerning the descendants of Lenox and Sally was received from Lori Boatright.

Children of SALLY SLOAN and LENNOX CHRISTIAN are:

127. MARTHA ANN "MATTIE"⁶ BOATRIGHT (JESSE STINSON⁵, WILLIAM⁴ VON BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born October 04, 1853 in Missouri, and died July 04, 1895 in Parker County, Texas. She married WILLIAM PORTER "WILL" PARSLEY 1871, son of HARVEY PARSLEY and MARTHA JOHNSON. He was born 1848 in Tennessee³³⁹.

Notes for MARTHA ANN "MATTIE" BOATRIGHT:

Martha Ann's sister, Alice "Susan" Boatright married Jim Parsley. Will Parsley, Martha Ann's husband, was Jim's brother.

More About MARTHA ANN "MATTIE" BOATRIGHT:

Burial: Buried Lone Star Cemetery, Parker County, Texas.³⁴⁰

Fact 1: LDS Ancestral files give DOB as 10/10/1853

Fact 2: Dennis Guy Boatright shows date of birth as October 4, 1853

More About WILLIAM PORTER "WILL" PARSLEY:

Fact 1: All information concerning the descendants of Will and Mattie was received from Earline Long-Zlotkowski unless otherwise noted.

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Marriage: 1871

Children of MARTHA BOATRIGHT and WILLIAM PARSLEY are:

128. SUSAN ALICE JANE⁶ BOATRIGHT (JESSE STINSON⁵, WILLIAM⁴ VON BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))³⁴¹ was born March 08, 1855 in Missouri, and died March 13, 1922 in Teakean Ridge, Idaho^342,343. She married JAMES ELY PARSLEY August 28, 1871 in Wagoner. Oklahoma³⁴³, son of HARVEY PARSLEY and MARTHA JOHNSON. He was born April 16, 1850 in Choctaw County, Mississippi³⁴⁴, and died May 13, 1919 in Genessee, Latah, Idaho^344,345.

Notes for SUSAN ALICE JANE BOATRIGHT:

Jim Parsley, husband of Alice Boatright, was the brother of Will Parsley. Will was married to Alice's sister, Martha Ann.

More About JAMES ELY PARSLEY:

Fact 1: Nicki J. Broyles spells James' middle name as "Eligh".

Fact 2: All information concerning the descendants of James and Susan was received from Nicki J. Broyles, a great granddaughter.

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Marriage: August 28, 1871, Wagoner. Oklahoma³⁴⁶

Children of SUSAN BOATRIGHT and JAMES PARSLEY are:

129. WILLIAM NEWTON⁶ BOATRIGHT (JESSE STINSON⁵, WILLIAM⁴ VON BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born November 07, 1857 in Joplin, Missouri, and died October 22, 1904 in Crawford County, Arkansas. He married EUGENIA L. "JEANNIE" GARNER January 17, 1875 in Oliver Springs, Crawford County, Arkansas, daughter of SAMUEL GARNER and ELIZA PARSONS. She was born March 02, 1856 in Mississippi³⁴⁷, and died January 07, 1907 in Crawford County, Arkansas.

More About WILLIAM NEWTON BOATRIGHT:

Burial: Buried in Fairview Cemetery, Van Buren, Arkansas

More About EUGENIA L. "JEANNIE" GARNER:

Burial: Buried Fairview Cemetery, Van Buren, Arkansas.

Fact 1: Dates of birth and death are from tombstone.

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Marriage: January 17, 1875, Oliver Springs, Crawford County, Arkansas

Children of WILLIAM BOATRIGHT and EUGENIA GARNER are:

130. THEODOCIA "DOCIA"⁶ BOATRIGHT (JESSE STINSON⁵, WILLIAM⁴ VON BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born November 21, 1859 in Independence, Arkansas, and died February 17, 1941 in Crawford County, Arkansas. She married REV. THOMAS MILES GARNER September 21, 1874³⁴⁹, son of SAMUEL GARNER and ELIZA PARSONS. He was born July 09, 1853, and died March 08, 1919 in Crawford County, Arkansas.

More About THEODOCIA "DOCIA" BOATRIGHT:

Fact 1: Buried Gill Cemetery, Crawford County, Arkansas

Notes for REV. THOMAS MILES GARNER:

Miles Garner is the brother of Eugenia Garner, William Newton Boatright's wife.

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Fact 1: See Notes

Fact 2: Buried Gill Cemetery, Crawford County, Arkansas

Fact 3: Dates are from tombstone

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Marriage: September 21, 1874³⁴⁹

Children of THEODOCIA BOATRIGHT and THOMAS GARNER are:

131. ADA ANN⁶ BOATRIGHT (JESSE STINSON⁵, WILLIAM⁴ VON BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born March 21, 1861 in Butler, Bates Co., MO³⁵², and died October 31, 1948 in Crawford County, Arkansas. She married DAVID PARKS SHIBLEY March 04, 1880 in Van Buren, Arkansas, son of HENRY SHIBLEY and ELIZA BOYD. He was born May 04, 1857 in Shibley Point, Missouri, and died March 28, 1936 in Van Buren, Arkansas.

More About ADA ANN BOATRIGHT:

Fact 1: Buried Gill Cemetery, Crawford County, Arkansas

Notes for DAVID PARKS SHIBLEY:

David Parks Shibley is the brother of Isabelle Boatright's husband, Irvin Shibley.

More About DAVID PARKS SHIBLEY:

Fact 1: See Notes

Fact 2: Buried in Gill Cemetery, Crawford County, Arkansas

Fact 3: David was called "Parks" by family and friends.

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Marriage: March 04, 1880, Van Buren, Arkansas

Children of ADA BOATRIGHT and DAVID SHIBLEY are:

132. GEORGE WASHINGTON⁶ BOATRIGHT (JESSE STINSON⁵, WILLIAM⁴ VON BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born February 22, 1867 in Crawford County, Arkansas, and died September 19, 1952 in Wagoner, Oklahoma. He married (1) EDNA LETTS BRODIE. He married (2) SARAH LETTS May 24, 1887 in Crawford County, Arkansas³⁵⁸. She was born 1863³⁵⁹, and died 1935³⁵⁹.

Notes for GEORGE WASHINGTON BOATRIGHT:

George Washington Boatright's two wives, Sarah Letts and Edna Letts Brodie, are sisters.

Notes for SARAH LETTS:

A tombstone next to George W. Boatright in Elmwood Cemetery, Wagoner, Oklahoma, reading "Sarah E. Boatright" is believed that of Sarah Letts, his first wife.

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Marriage: May 24, 1887, Crawford County, Arkansas³⁶⁰

Children of GEORGE BOATRIGHT and SARAH LETTS are:

133. EVELYN "EVA"⁶ BOATRIGHT (JESSE STINSON⁵, WILLIAM⁴ VON BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born February 05, 1871 in Crawford County, Arkansas, and died January 23, 1910 in Wagoner, Oklahoma. She married (1) JIM MILLER. She married (2) C. ORLANDO "LONNIE" ADAMS August 17, 1893 in Crawford County, Arkansas³⁶².

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Fact 1: Some sources spell her first name as "Evaline."

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Marriage: August 17, 1893, Crawford County, Arkansas³⁶²

Children of EVELYN BOATRIGHT and C. ADAMS are:

134. JESSE L.⁶ BOATRIGHT (JESSE STINSON⁵, WILLIAM⁴ VON BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born July 21, 1874 in Crawford County, Arkansas, and died April 21, 1944 in Wagoner, Oklahoma³⁶⁴. He married (1) IDA HAMMOND. He married (2) BERTHA DISNEY³⁶⁵. She was born November 19, 1887 in Crawford County, Arkansas^366,367, and died January 15, 1944³⁶⁷.

More About JESSE L. BOATRIGHT:

Burial: Elmwood Cemetery, Wagoner, Oklahoma

More About BERTHA DISNEY:

Burial: Elmwood Cemetery, Wagoner, Oklahoma

Fact 1: There is some indication that Bertha's last name might have been Briggs. Her father's first name is purported to have been Disney; therefore, her actual name may be Bertha Disney Briggs. Her tombstone reads "Bertha D. Boatright."

Child of JESSE BOATRIGHT and IDA HAMMOND is:

135. JAMES R.⁶ BOATRIGHT (JESSE STINSON⁵, WILLIAM⁴ VON BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born April 21, 1876 in Crawford County, Arkansas, and died August 08, 1913 in New Mexico³⁶⁸. He married (1) ELLA WINTON³⁶⁹ January 01, 1896 in Wagoner, Oklahoma Indian Territory³⁶⁹. She was born May 06, 1881 in Wagoner, Oklahoma Indian Terrotory³⁷⁰, and died December 07, 1898³⁷⁰. He married (2) GUSSIE KINCAID January 29, 1903³⁷⁰.

More About JAMES R. BOATRIGHT:

Fact 1: LDS Ancestral Files give name as James M. Boatright

More About ELLA WINTON:

Fact 1: Ella was one half Cherokee

More About JAMES BOATRIGHT and ELLA WINTON:

Marriage: January 01, 1896, Wagoner, Oklahoma Indian Territory³⁷¹

More About JAMES BOATRIGHT and GUSSIE KINCAID:

Marriage: January 29, 1903³⁷²

Child of JAMES BOATRIGHT and ELLA WINTON is:

136. CATHERINE ELIZABETH "BIRD"⁶ BOATRIGHT (JESSE STINSON⁵, WILLIAM⁴ VON BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born April 27, 1878 in Crawford County, Arkansas, and died March 19, 1943 in Muskogee, Oklahoma. She married JAMES WILLIAM "WILL" RUBLE September 12, 1900 in Wagoner, Oklahoma Indian Territory.

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Marriage: September 12, 1900, Wagoner, Oklahoma Indian Territory

Children of CATHERINE BOATRIGHT and JAMES RUBLE are:

137. ARMINTA PARALEE⁶ BOATRIGHT (BENJAMINE ALLEN⁵, WILLIAM⁴ VON BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born October 18, 1852 in Darlington, Missouri³⁷⁴. She married HENRY CLAY COBB.

More About ARMINTA PARALEE BOATRIGHT:

Fact 1: Arminta's name has also been found spelled Armenta.

More About HENRY CLAY COBB:

Fact 1: Names of the children of Arminta and Henry provided by Sue Burks.

Children of ARMINTA BOATRIGHT and HENRY COBB are:

138. MARY PARALEE⁶ BOATRIGHT (JACOB GATES⁵, WILLIAM⁴ VON BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))^375,376,377 was born September 26, 1856 in Missouri, and died October 11, 1929 in St. Joseph, Missouri. She married ANDREW JACKSON WOODS September 26, 1877 in Nodaway County, Missouri. He was born July 25, 1845 in Belmont County, Ohio, and died February 02, 1924 in Stanberry, Missouri.

More About MARY PARALEE BOATRIGHT:

Fact 1: Buried at High Ridge Cemetery, Stanberry, Missouri

Fact 2: Some sources believe she was born in Dallas, Texas.

Fact 3: Obituary states she was born in DeKalb County, Missouri.

Fact 4: Kathleen Taylor gives date of death as 10/11/1925.

More About ANDREW JACKSON WOODS:

Fact 1: Buried at High Ridge Cemetery, Stanberry, Missouri

More About ANDREW WOODS and MARY BOATRIGHT:

Death of one spouse: February 02, 1924, Stanberry, Missouri

Marriage: September 26, 1877, Nodaway County, Missouri

Children of MARY BOATRIGHT and ANDREW WOODS are:

139. LAURA ELLEN⁶ BOATRIGHT (JACOB GATES⁵, WILLIAM⁴ VON BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))^378,379 was born January 14, 1862. She married CHARLEY SHELMAN.

Children of LAURA BOATRIGHT and CHARLEY SHELMAN are:

140. JAMES ALBERT⁶ BOATRIGHT (JACOB GATES⁵, WILLIAM⁴ VON BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))^380,381,382 was born August 05, 1867 in Missouri, and died July 10, 1910 in Oklahoma^383,384. He married MARY ELIZABETH "LIZZIE" SCAFF³⁸⁵ July 03, 1890 in Iowa, daughter of GEORGE SCAFF and SUSAN BOATRIGHT. She was born April 11, 1862 in Platte County, Missouri, and died May 18, 1965 in Trinidad, Colorado.

Notes for JAMES ALBERT BOATRIGHT:

James A. Boatright was a blacksmith by trade. In the Spring of 1893, after marrying Lizzie Scaff, they moved to Oklahoma and homesteaded 160 acres of land. Three children, one son and two daughters were born to them during this time.

Leaving Oklahoma, the family moved to the Center Point, Texas, area for three years. While there, they became involved with a group of other people who formed a colony and moved to Tampico, Mexico, to grow oranges. Unfortunately, they never could obtain clear title to the land and moved back to Oklahoma, near Arapaho, a year later.

James died in Oklahoma in 1910. One story, unconfirmed, is that he was killed while trying to escape from a burning building.

More About JAMES ALBERT BOATRIGHT:

Fact 1: James and Lizzie were 1st cousins.

Notes for MARY ELIZABETH "LIZZIE" SCAFF:

After the death of her husband, James A. Boatright, in Oklahoma in 1910, Lizzie remained in Oklahoma until 1918. She then moved to Colorado and eventually acquired 520 acres of land which she farmed and ranched with hired help.

She married J.V.N. Polk in 1923. She survived her second husband and her son, Fred Boatright, to live to the age of 103. She died in 1965 in Trinidad, Colorado.

More About JAMES BOATRIGHT and MARY SCAFF:

Death of one spouse: 1910, Oklahoma

Marriage: July 03, 1890, Iowa

Children are listed above under (125) Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Scaff.

141. ADINA ETHEL "ADA"⁶ BOATRIGHT (JACOB GATES⁵, WILLIAM⁴ VON BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))^386,387 was born August 11, 1880, and died January 03, 1953. She married JAMES ARTHUR BURGESS.

Children of ADINA BOATRIGHT and JAMES BURGESS are:

142. JOHN JAMES⁶ BOATRIGHT (FRANCIS ALEXANDER⁵, WILLIAM⁴ VON BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born September 06, 1866 in Hickory Plains, Prairie County, Arkansas³⁸⁸, and died May 10, 1950 in Van Buren, Arkansas. He married ANNA FRANCES "FANNIE" ROGERS September 23, 1888 in Crawford County, Arkansas³⁸⁹. She was born May 04, 1865 in Mississippi or Tennessee, and died June 17, 1949 in Van Buren, Arkansas.

More About JOHN JAMES BOATRIGHT:

Fact 1: Buried Newberry Chapel Cemetery, Crawford County, Arkansas

More About ANNA FRANCES "FANNIE" ROGERS:

Fact 1: Buried Newberry Chapel Cemetery, Crawford County, Arkansas

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Marriage: September 23, 1888, Crawford County, Arkansas³⁸⁹

Children of JOHN BOATRIGHT and ANNA ROGERS are:

143. FRANKLIN BOWDEN⁶ BOATRIGHT (FRANCIS ALEXANDER⁵, WILLIAM⁴ VON BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))³⁹¹ was born December 10, 1873 in Van Buren , Arkansas/Van Buren, Crawford Co., AR, and died October 25, 1935 in Van Buren, Arkansas. He married ALTA CRAWFORD March 10, 1895 in Van Buren , Arkansas, daughter of WILLIAM CRAWFORD and ROWENA MITCHELL. She was born February 17, 1870 in Arkansas, and died June 02, 1926 in Van Buren , Arkansas.

Notes for FRANKLIN BOWDEN BOATRIGHT:

In October, 1997, in a letter to her grandson, David Cary Rains, Verna Rowena Boatright Milstead writes, "Franklin Bowden Boatright, the second son of Francis Alexander Boatright and Elizabeth Ann Frances Dannells (sometimes spelled Daniels) married Alta Crawford........March 10, 1895, in Crawford County, (Van Buren), Arkansas. The first three years of their married life were spent on a farm near Oak Grove, east of Van Buren. They left the farm and moved to Van Buren where, in 1901, he was employed by the Iron Mountain Railway Co., first as a fireman, then as a locomotive engineer. (The Iron Mountain later became the Missouri Pacific) He worked for the Missouri Pacific until 1930 when he retired on disability as a result of a stroke. He died on October 25, 1935, at the age of 61.

Before my father's stroke, he was very interested and active in the Masonic order and was a member of the Van Buren Blue Lodge No. 6, Western Arkansas Consistory(Scottish Rite), DeMolay, and the Royal Arch. I think it is interesting that my grandfather (Francis Alexander Boatright), my father (Franklin Bowden Boatright), my husband (James Gilispie Milstead), and my son-in-law (David Cleveland Rains) were all members of the Van Buren Masonic Lodge. My grandfather's membership certificate is dated 1877. I have the original certificate and a copy is in my history album.

Personally, my father was a very kind, soft-spoken, mild mannered man. He had no hobbies--lived a very simple life--devoted to his family."

More About FRANKLIN BOWDEN BOATRIGHT:

Fact 1: See Notes

Fact 2: Buried Forest Park Cemetery, Fort Smith, Arkansas

More About ALTA CRAWFORD:

Fact 1: Buried Forest Park Cemetery, Fort Smith, Arkansas

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Marriage: March 10, 1895, Van Buren , Arkansas

Children of FRANKLIN BOATRIGHT and ALTA CRAWFORD are:

144. ALBERT BUNYAN⁶ BOATRIGHT (FRANCIS ALEXANDER⁵, WILLIAM⁴ VON BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born January 30, 1877 in Crawford County, Arkansas, and died March 28, 1906 in Crawford County, Arkansas. He married CORDIA BALEW April 16, 1897 in Crawford County, Arkansas³⁹².

More About ALBERT BUNYAN BOATRIGHT:

Fact 1: Buried Gill Cemetery, Crawford County, Arkansas

Fact 2: Dates are from tombstone

More About CORDIA BALEW:

Fact 1: One copy of the Crawford County, Arkansas, Marriage Records spells her name as "Corda S. Bellers".

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Marriage: April 16, 1897, Crawford County, Arkansas³⁹²

Child of ALBERT BOATRIGHT and CORDIA BALEW is:

145. JOSEPH BENJAMIN⁶ BOATRIGHT (FRANCIS ALEXANDER⁵, WILLIAM⁴ VON BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))³⁹³ was born November 06, 1879 in Crawford County, Arkansas, and died July 14, 1937 in Wagoner, Oklahoma. He married MARTHA CALDONIA "DONA" HALL August 1896 in Ozark, Arkansas³⁹⁴. She was born 1874 in Franklin County, Illinois³⁹⁵, and died 1957³⁹⁵.

More About JOSEPH BENJAMIN BOATRIGHT:

Burial: Elmwood Cemetery, Wagoner, Oklahoma

More About MARTHA CALDONIA "DONA" HALL:

Burial: Elmwood Cemetery, Wagoner, Oklahoma

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Marriage: August 1896, Ozark, Arkansas³⁹⁶

Children of JOSEPH BOATRIGHT and MARTHA HALL are:

146. EDNA ELIZABETH⁶ BOATRIGHT (FRANCIS ALEXANDER⁵, WILLIAM⁴ VON BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born October 17, 1883 in Crawford County, Arkansas, and died September 01, 1964 in California. She married SAMUEL FRANKLIN LEE December 10, 1904. He was born March 25, 1880, and died September 07, 1934 in Siloam Springs, Arkansas.

More About SAMUEL FRANKLIN LEE:

Fact 1: Buried Hillcrest Cemetery, Weleetka, Oklahoma

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Marriage: December 10, 1904

Children of EDNA BOATRIGHT and SAMUEL LEE are:

147. JAMES BLACKBURN⁶ BOATRIGHT (FRANCIS ALEXANDER⁵, WILLIAM⁴ VON BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born November 22, 1885 in Crawford County, Arkansas, and died January 12, 1933 in Little Rock, Arkansas. He married LOUISIANA "LOU" PHILLIPS September 26, 1906. She was born February 04, 1879, and died January 09, 1936³⁹⁷.

More About JAMES BLACKBURN BOATRIGHT:

Burial: Elmwood Cemetery, Wagoner, Oklahoma

More About LOUISIANA "LOU" PHILLIPS:

Burial: Elmwood Cemetery, Wagoner, Oklahoma

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Marriage: September 26, 1906

Children of JAMES BOATRIGHT and LOUISIANA PHILLIPS are:

148. J. E.⁶ BOATRIGHT (JOSEPH MARION⁵, WILLIAM⁴ VON BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born September 10, 1863 in Andrew County, Missouri, and died 1931. He married EUNICE JANE DEMING October 24, 1890 in Andrew County, Missouri, daughter of WILLIAM DEMING and ISYPHENIA FILES. She was born October 21, 1871 in Andrew County, Missouri.

Notes for J. E. BOATRIGHT:

"HISTORY IF NORTHWEST MISSOURI 1901"

(Hand written notes: Edited by Walter Welliami? 1914 3 vols.. this is Vol.. II)

J.E. Boatright. One of the oldest homesteads in Nodaway Township of Andrew County is the Boatright farm, in section 36, which has been under cultivation and improvement for more than half a century, and its present proprietor, J.E. Boatright, was born there more than half a century ago. He is a farmer and stock raiser, a thorough business man, and among other good things that come into his life is the head of a happy home and the father of a large family of children.

J.E. Boatright was born on his present farm September 10, 1863, a son of Joseph and Sarah (Davidson) Boatright. His father, who was a native of Gentry County, Missouri, enlisted in the Confederate army at the beginning of the war and was killed in service. This son is the only child. The mother was born in Tennessee, was brought to Andrew County by her parents when

she was a child, and lived on the old farm until her death in December, 1900, at the age of sixty-three.

J.E.Boatright grew up on the homestead farm, gained his education in the country schools, and has been a practical farmer and manager of the resources of the soil since boyhood. His farm comprises 150 acres of good land in Nodaway Township, and in 1911 he improved it with a handsome modern home of ten rooms. He also rents another farm, and the chief feature of

his business is the raising of cattle and hogs.

Politically Mr.. Boatright is a democrat and is a member of the Mount Vernon Baptist Church. His fraternal affiliations are with the Modern Brotherhood of America and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. On October 24, 1890, he Married Eunice Jane Deming. Mrs.. Boatright was born in Andrew County October 21, 1871, a daughter of William W. And Isyphenia (Files) Deming, her father was a native of Vermont and her mother of Andrew County. Her parents were married in 1870, and the

father died in March, 1894, while the mother is still living in this county. The children of Mr.. and Mrs.. Boatright are: Ernest, who died at the age of one year; Elmer a farmer in Nodaway Township; Glenna; Floyd; Marie; Harold; Arthur; Mildred, who died at the age of three months; Margaret; and Marjorie, who died when one year of age.

(NOTE: The above statement that J. E.'s father was born in Gentry County, Missouri, is incorrect. He was born in Kentucky.)- D. C. Rains

More About J. BOATRIGHT and EUNICE DEMING:

Marriage: October 24, 1890, Andrew County, Missouri

Children of J. BOATRIGHT and EUNICE DEMING are:

149. MARGARET FRANCES⁶ MCMILLEN (MARY ANN ELIZABETH⁵ BOATRIGHT, WILLIAM⁴ VON BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born December 20, 1880. She married WILLIAM SIMPSON WINEGARDNER January 29, 1908 in Darlington, Missouri. He died April 05, 1945 in St. Joseph, Missouri.

More About WILLIAM SIMPSON WINEGARDNER:

Fact 1: Buried at Rouse Cemetery, Darlington, Missouri

More About WILLIAM WINEGARDNER and MARGARET MCMILLEN:

Marriage: January 29, 1908, Darlington, Missouri

Child of MARGARET MCMILLEN and WILLIAM WINEGARDNER is:

150. LEVI JACKSON⁶ BOATRIGHT (WILLIAM TAYLOR⁵, WILLIAM⁴ VON BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))³⁹⁸ was born October 16, 1869 in Gentry County, Missouri, and died November 01, 1949 in Tillman County, Oklahoma. He married MAMI ALICE DAWSON October 15, 1896 in Conway Springs, Kansas. She was born October 14, 1876, and died May 08, 1960.

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Marriage: October 15, 1896, Conway Springs, Kansas

Children of LEVI BOATRIGHT and MAMI DAWSON are:

151. LAURA ADALINE⁶ BOATRIGHT (WILLIAM TAYLOR⁵, WILLIAM⁴ VON BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))⁴⁰¹ was born March 10, 1871, and died November 14, 1950. She married (1) EDWARD E. BURCHINAL August 21, 1889. He died 1904 in Joplin, Missouri. She married (2) ORRIN P. COMER November 03, 1931.

More About EDWARD BURCHINAL and LAURA BOATRIGHT:

Death of one spouse: 1904, Joplin, Missouri

Marriage: August 21, 1889

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Marriage: November 03, 1931

Children of LAURA BOATRIGHT and EDWARD BURCHINAL are:

152. JAMES FRANKLIN⁶ BOATRIGHT (WILLIAM TAYLOR⁵, WILLIAM⁴ VON BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))⁴⁰¹ was born October 07, 1874 in Gentry County, Missouri, and died September 24, 1953 in Jasper County, Missouri. He married ANNA MARIA COX March 04, 1899 in Joplin, Missouri. She was born 1879, and died 1946.

More About JAMES FRANKLIN BOATRIGHT:

Burial: Buried Hillcrest Cemetery, Benton County, Arkansas

Fact 1: Benton County Arkansas Cemetery Index gives dates of birth and death as 1875-1953.

More About ANNA MARIA COX:

Burial: Buried Hillcrest Cemetery, Benton County, Arkansas

Fact 1: Dates of birth and death taken from Benton County, Arkansas, Cemetery Index.

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Marriage: March 04, 1899, Joplin, Missouri

Children of JAMES BOATRIGHT and ANNA COX are:

153. JESSE ORVILLE⁶ BOATRIGHT (WILLIAM TAYLOR⁵, WILLIAM⁴ VON BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))⁴⁰³ was born November 25, 1881 in Gentry County, Missouri, and died July 13, 1960 in Sumner County, Kansas⁴⁰⁴. He married HILDA ALBERTA MCCAMMON March 24, 1902 in Kansas. She was born September 17, 1885 in Kansas⁴⁰⁴.

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Marriage: March 24, 1902, Kansas

Children of JESSE BOATRIGHT and HILDA MCCAMMON are:

154. CHARLES WILLIAM⁶ BOATRIGHT (WILLIAM TAYLOR⁵, WILLIAM⁴ VON BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))⁴⁰⁵ was born December 24, 1884 in Sumner County, Kansas, and died December 29, 1947. He married SARAH ALICE RAYPHOLTZ November 16, 1910 in Newkirk, Oklahoma⁴⁰⁶.

More About CHARLES WILLIAM BOATRIGHT:

Burial: Milan Cemetery, Sumner County, Kansas

Fact 1: Most of the information concerning the descendants of Charles Boatright was received from Jacke Eckels.

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Marriage: November 16, 1910, Newkirk, Oklahoma⁴⁰⁶

Children of CHARLES BOATRIGHT and SARAH RAYPHOLTZ are:

155. VIOLA MAY⁶ BOATRIGHT (WILLIAM TAYLOR⁵, WILLIAM⁴ VON BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))⁴⁰⁷ was born November 12, 1887, and died June 08, 1912. She married HARRY HARRISON DUNN May 20, 1904.

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Marriage: May 20, 1904

Children of VIOLA BOATRIGHT and HARRY DUNN are:

156. JOHN TAYLOR⁶ BOATRIGHT (WILLIAM TAYLOR⁵, WILLIAM⁴ VON BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN))⁴⁰⁷ was born January 05, 1891 in Sumner County, Kansas, and died September 13, 1966 in Wichita, Kansas⁴⁰⁸. He married FLORENCE VERONA GRICE July 25, 1923 in Kansas.

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Marriage: July 25, 1923, Kansas

Children of JOHN BOATRIGHT and FLORENCE GRICE are:

157. WILLIAM LOUIS⁶ BOATRIGHT (JAMES BLACKBURN⁵, WILLIAM⁴ VON BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born June 14, 1876 in Gentry County, Missouri, and died November 25, 1938 in Colorado. He married MINNIE ELLA STUMP February 07, 1898 in Pueblo, Colorado⁴⁰⁸.

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Marriage: February 07, 1898, Pueblo, Colorado⁴⁰⁸

Children of WILLIAM BOATRIGHT and MINNIE STUMP are:

158. HARVEY EZRA⁶ BOATRIGHT (JAMES BLACKBURN⁵, WILLIAM⁴ VON BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born March 08, 1882, and died September 07, 1954. He married HELEN LUCY HUBBARD⁴⁰⁹.

More About HARVEY EZRA BOATRIGHT:

Fact 1: Information concerning the dates of birth of Harvey Ezra's children was received from Dennis Guy Boatright.

Children of HARVEY BOATRIGHT and HELEN HUBBARD are:

159. JAMES NEALY⁶ BOATRIGHT (JAMES BLACKBURN⁵, WILLIAM⁴ VON BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born September 04, 1891. He married GLADIS G. JERREL⁴¹¹ July 28, 1921.

More About JAMES NEALY BOATRIGHT:

Fact 1: Dennis Guy Boatright shows date of birth as September 24, 1893.

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Marriage: July 28, 1921

Children of JAMES BOATRIGHT and GLADIS JERREL are:

160. EARL CLEO⁶ BOATRIGHT (JAMES BLACKBURN⁵, WILLIAM⁴ VON BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born April 18, 1895 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He married (1) BLANCHE BROTHERS October 20, 1921. He married (2) ESTELLA ANN WINKLER August 11, 1931.

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Marriage: October 20, 1921

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Marriage: August 11, 1931

Child of EARL BOATRIGHT and BLANCHE BROTHERS is:

161. CLARENCE HAROLD⁶ BOATRIGHT (JAMES BLACKBURN⁵, WILLIAM⁴ VON BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born March 20, 1897 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and died July 12, 1952. He married FLORENCE ELLEN COPPEDGE November 01, 1920.

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Marriage: November 01, 1920

Children of CLARENCE BOATRIGHT and FLORENCE COPPEDGE are:

162. OTIS FRANCIS⁶ BOATRIGHT (JAMES BLACKBURN⁵, WILLIAM⁴ VON BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³ BOATWRIGHT, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born October 04, 1901 in Colorado. He married MARJORIE BELL CALDWELL January 16, 1929.

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Marriage: January 16, 1929

Children of OTIS BOATRIGHT and MARJORIE CALDWELL are:

163. JOHN ALLEN⁶ TODD (ELIZA ANN⁵ BOATRIGHT, ALEXANDER ALLEN⁴ BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born September 09, 1862 in Madison County, Kentucky, and died March 01, 1938 in Afton, Oklahoma. He married PARMELIA AGNES GATES⁴¹² April 26, 1883 in Madison County, Kentucky, daughter of JAMES GATES and AGNES PATTERSON.

More About JOHN ALLEN TODD:

Fact 1: Unless otherwise noted, all information concerning the descendants of John Todd was provided by Dennis Guy Boatright.

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Marriage: April 26, 1883, Madison County, Kentucky

Children of JOHN TODD and PARMELIA GATES are:

164. WILLIAM ALFORD⁶ TODD (ELIZA ANN⁵ BOATRIGHT, ALEXANDER ALLEN⁴ BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born July 18, 1864 in Madison County, Kentucky, and died February 10, 1918 in Madison County, Kentucky. He married NANNIE STAGNER November 12, 1892 in Madison County, Kentucky.

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Marriage: November 12, 1892, Madison County, Kentucky

Children of WILLIAM TODD and NANNIE STAGNER are:

165. MARGARET ELIZABETH "MAGGIE"⁶ TODD (ELIZA ANN⁵ BOATRIGHT, ALEXANDER ALLEN⁴ BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born December 14, 1868 in Madison County, Kentucky, and died 1902 in Madison County, Kentucky. She married GEORGE BALLARD December 18, 1890 in Madison County, Kentucky.

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Marriage: December 18, 1890, Madison County, Kentucky

Child of MARGARET TODD and GEORGE BALLARD is:

166. JAMES ANDERSON⁶ TODD (ELIZA ANN⁵ BOATRIGHT, ALEXANDER ALLEN⁴ BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born December 15, 1868 in Madison County, Kentucky, and died December 14, 1902⁴¹³. He married GLATHA JANE HUNT December 26, 1889 in Lincoln County, Kentucky.

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Marriage: December 26, 1889, Lincoln County, Kentucky

Child of JAMES TODD and GLATHA HUNT is:

167. GEORGE BOATRIGHT⁶ TODD (ELIZA ANN⁵ BOATRIGHT, ALEXANDER ALLEN⁴ BOATWRIGHT, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born December 26, 1875 in Madison County, Kentucky, and died September 19, 1961 in Garrard County, Kentucky. He married NETTIE BLAINE TREADWAY 1911.

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Marriage: 1911

Children of GEORGE TODD and NETTIE TREADWAY are:

168. LIZZIE⁶ RAMSEY (SALLY ANN⁵ BOATWRIGHT, BENJAMINE DANIEL⁴, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born Abt. 1861, and died 1928 in Danville, Kentucky⁴¹⁴. She married JOHN P. FRANK^415,416.

More About LIZZIE RAMSEY:

Fact 1: D.A.R. I.D. Number: 94012

Children of LIZZIE RAMSEY and JOHN FRANK are:

169. RODNEY SMITH⁶ BOATWRIGHT (JOHN WALLER⁵, BENJAMINE DANIEL⁴, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born March 06, 1867 in Madison County, Kentucky, and died September 10, 1958 in Clements, Kansas. He married ARVILLA BABCOCK July 31, 1888 in Lone Elm, Kansas. She was born April 10, 1858 in Warren County, New Jersey, and died June 17, 1933 in Bourbon County, Kansas.

Notes for RODNEY SMITH BOATWRIGHT:

According to Robert Guy Boatright, Rodney was the only child of John Waller Boatwright who did not drop the "W" from his last name.

Gerald M. Boatwright, a grandson, writes that Rodney left Paint Lick, Madison County, Kentucky, on October 30, 1882. He arrived in Lawson, Ray County, Missouri, on November 21, 1882. On December 11, 1883, he left Missouri and settled on a farm 5.5 miles northeast of Lone Elm, Kansas.

He married a widow, Arvilla Babcock Croft in 1888. In 1910 he was hired as a solicitor for Bell Telephone and in 1913 was appointed manager of Bronson Telephone Company and moved his family to Bronson, Kansas. In 1914, they moved to Iola, Kansas.

More About ARVILLA BABCOCK:

Fact 1: Postmistress of Equity, Kansas, post office from 188-1894.

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Marriage: July 31, 1888, Lone Elm, Kansas

Children of RODNEY BOATWRIGHT and ARVILLA BABCOCK are:

170. MORRIS HARVEY⁶ BOATRIGHT (JOHN WALLER⁵ BOATWRIGHT, BENJAMINE DANIEL⁴, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born April 28, 1869 in Madison County, Kentucky, and died November 28, 1955 in Salem, Oregon. He married (1) SALLIE REMSBURG April 12, 1894 in Iola, Kansas. He married (2) LOUELLA RUSSELL May 28, 1924.

Notes for MORRIS HARVEY BOATRIGHT:

Ancestry.Com Gene Pool Individual records indicate that Morris Harvey's first wife was Sarah Emma Curtis rather than Sallie Remsburg.

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Marriage: April 12, 1894, Iola, Kansas

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Marriage: May 28, 1924

Children of MORRIS BOATRIGHT and SALLIE REMSBURG are:

171. SALLIE ANN⁶ BOATRIGHT (JOHN WALLER⁵ BOATWRIGHT, BENJAMINE DANIEL⁴, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born September 10, 1871 in Madison County, Kentucky, and died March 14, 1947 in Oregon. She married GEORGE W. OLMSTEAD January 08, 1892 in Iola, Kansas.

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Marriage: January 08, 1892, Iola, Kansas

Children of SALLIE BOATRIGHT and GEORGE OLMSTEAD are:

172. LUCY ELLEN⁶ BOATRIGHT (JOHN WALLER⁵ BOATWRIGHT, BENJAMINE DANIEL⁴, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born October 27, 1873 in Madison County, Kentucky, and died July 17, 1967 in San Anronio, Texas. She married OSCAR HILTON Abt. 1893 in Fort Scott, Kansas.

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Marriage: Abt. 1893, Fort Scott, Kansas

Children of LUCY BOATRIGHT and OSCAR HILTON are:

173. LIZZIE EDITH⁶ BOATRIGHT (JOHN WALLER⁵ BOATWRIGHT, BENJAMINE DANIEL⁴, BENONI (BENJAMINE)³, JAMES², JAMES BOATWRIGHT¹ (ALLEN)) was born November 16, 1876 in Madison County, Kentucky, and died April 12, 1907 in Oklahoma. She married ERNEST PROFITT April 23, 1902 in Gas City, Kansas.