1992 Boyett Newsletter(C)2000 Boulineau Press
BOYT/E-BOYET/T/E NEWSLETTER
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Vol. VIII, No. 2 Apr/May/June 1992
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Publ.& Ed. by Wendy Elliott, 48O8 E. Garland St., Anaheim, CA 928O7
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Texas Confederate Pension Applications........................2
Mrs . Jeff Boyett.............................................2
Mrs. W. B. Boyett.............................................3
E. Boyet......................................................4
E. W. Boyett..................................................5
Elijah Walkup Boyett..........................................6
North Union Cumberland Presbyterian Cem.......................9
James A. Boyet................................................10
James Henry Smith.............................................10
Up-dates--Boyette. . . . .....................................11
Queries.......................................................12
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TEXAS CONFEDERATE PENSION APPLICATIONS
(continued from Vol. VIII, No. 1)
submitted by Luteen Carroll, Gainesville, TX
File #34043 WIDOW'S APPLICATION FOR A PENSION
[written across top sheet in file is the word, "Dead."]
Mrs. Jeff BOYETT of Nacogdoches Co., TX P. 0. Appleby, TX. Filed 4/26/1917 Approved 4/28/1917 Pension from 1 June 1917
Mrs. Jeff BOYETT, widow of Jeff BOYETT who departed this life on the 28 day of Jan A.D. 1893 in the county of Nacogdoches...Texas. ...I was married to him on the 9 day of July A.D. 1857 in the county of Rusk, in the State of Texas.
husband servied in the military service of the Confederate States....
Age: 83 years
Born: Laurence Co., Ala.
In Texas: 75 years
Length of present residence: about 60 years Appleby, Tex
Husband draw Pension: no
Husband's full name: Jefferson BOYETT
Military unit: Texas
Length of service: two years
Mrs. Jeff Boyett 17 April 1917
Witnesses: G. E. Samuels, M.D. and J. J. BOYETT 17 Apr 1917
CERTIFICATE OF STATE AND COUNTY ASSESSOR
Homestead value: None
Personal and real estate value: None
18 April 1917
DEPOSITION
State of Texas, County of Nacogdoches
A. Tubbe being by me duly sworn deposes and says - I am 76 years of age I was in the confederate Army in the War between the States. I knew Jeff BOYETT during the Confederate War. I know that he was in the Confederate Army. I saw him-visited him while sick in Camp. I had known him before I do not know what company Jeff BOYETT was
in. A. TUBBE
Subscribed and Sworn to before me this April 11th 1917.
[A similar deposition was made by Dr. G. E. SAMUELS).
A note in the file is dated 14 March 1922 and is addressed to Mr.
J. J. BOYETT, Appleby, Texas. It reads as follows:
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Dear Sir:-This is to advise you that it will be necessary to return the pension warrant of $24.00 issued to Mrs. Jeff BOYETT, a Confederate pensioner who died February 13, before I can issue you the mortuary warrant for which you have filed application....
A mortuary warrant account receipt was datelined Nacogdoches, March
1st, 1922. To J. J. BOYETT...Appleby, TX $30.00
APPLICATION FOR MORTUARY WARRANT
STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF Nacogdoches. I, J. J. BOYETT hereby certify that I am the person to whom is entrusted the paying of the accounts and indebtedness of the late Mrs. Jeff BOYETT. . died 13 Feb 1922 in the town of Appleby.... The pensioner died in the home of W. B. LAWSON...son-in-law. J. J. BOYETT... [is Mrs. Jeff BOYETT's) son. Mrs. Jeff BOYETT is buried in Pleasant Hill cemetery located in the county of Nacogdoches, State of Texas.
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File # 34204
WIDOW'S APPLICATION FOR A PENSION
[written across face of top page are the words, "Dead 10-17-29."]
Mrs. W. B. [HODGES is crossed out] BOYETT, Nacogdoches County, P.O.
# 1, Mahl, Tex
Filed 6/1/17 Approved Jun 7, 1917 Pension from June 1, 1917
I, Mrs. W. B. BOYETT... widow of W. B. BOYETT, deceased...July 1897 in the county of Nacogdoches, state of Texas....
I was married to him on the 3 day of Sept. A.D. 1869 in the county of Rusk, in the State of Texas.
Age: 70 years
Born: Rusk Co., Texas
Resided in Texas: all of life
Length of present residence: about 50 years. Mahl, Texas
Husband's pension: No
Husband's full name: William B. BOYETT
Date of his death: July 1897
Service: Texas
her
Mrs. W. B. X BOYETT
mark
24 May 1917
Witnesses: J. K. HODGES and G. E. SAMUELS
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No real or personal property of value. Deposition by J. K. Hodges that he knew W. B. BOYETT had served in Confederate Army.
APPLICATION FOR MORTUARY WARRANT
Mrs. W. B. BOYETT died 14 Oct 1929 in the town of Appleby, Tex. Pensioner died in the home of J. A. STEPHENS...son-in-law... daughter Mina STEPHENS...[affidavit dated] 28 Oct 1929.
SOLDIER'S APPLICATION FOR PENSION
#16153
E. BOYET, Nacogdoches county P.O. Cushing Texas
Name: Elzie BOYET
Age: I am 73 the 7th day of Mar. 1902
Residence: Nacogdoches
Length of Residence: 57 years Looneyville, Tex.
Pension previously: No
Occupation: Farmer
Physical condition: It is bad
Cause: Old age, and the last few yrs. have had Kidney disease.
Service: Co. "B." Capt. Lewellen. Young's Regiment
Navy: No
Pension: No
Real and personal property: 80 acres of very poor land = $120.00 1 mule = $25. 2 cows & calves = $28.
Recently sold property: None
Income: I have received 1,450 lb bale of cotton this yr.
Indigent: Yes
Unable to support: Yes
Transferred property: No
Desert Confederacy: No
Citizen of TX since 1880: Yes
18 Dec 1901
Witnesses: W. J. VAWTER and W. L. Rawlinson 18 Dec 1901
[deposition]:
The son & E. BOYET enlisted in Co. B. 8th Texas infantry and served in said co and regiment until the close of war, making more than three years service. He made a good soldier. we know these facts because we were in the same regiment but not in the same co. together but were together almost every day.
F. H. HOYA
Geo. F. Ingraham 3 July 1909
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CERTIFICATE OF THE STATE AND COUNTY ASSESSOR
E. BOYET...is charged on the land and personal property rolls of said county with estate, real, personal and mixed at the assessed value of $480.00 ... 20 July 1909
The records show that E. BOYETT private, company B. 12th (Young's) also called 8th Texas Infantry. Confederate States Army, enlisted May 13, 1962. The roll of the company for January and February, 1864, last roll on file, shows him present. No later record found.
Notes on file: Fails to state time of service. Owns Land.
Pension Application was disapproved 25 Sept 1902.
Another pension application was filed by E. BOYET which states that he served in the Confederate Army and was discharged In April or May 1865, on account of close of the war.
Age: 82 March 7, 1909
Born: Alabama
Length in Texas: 66 Years
County: Nacogdoches
Length of Residence: 49 years, P. 0. Cushing, Texas
Pension previously: Yes, about 6 years ago at Nacogdoches, Texas
Occupation: Farming
State of Service: Texas
Length of Service: 3 years & 8 mos. Enlisted in later part of 1866,
and Discharged at close of war.
Company: Co. B, 8th Texas. Infantry. Young's Regiment, Walker's
Division... Infantry
Transferred property: No
his
E. X BOYET
mark
3 July 1909 Nacogdoches Co., TX
Witnesses: F. H. HOYA and Geo. F. INGRAHAM
AFFIDAVIT OF PHYSICIAN
Dr. G. W. Bush ... thoroughly examined E. BOYET and found... and family from own Diabetus and other weaking disease renders him from making a surfant for his him Self and family. 10 Feb 1902
#12392
CONFEDERATE PENSION APPLICATION
E.W. BOYETT Harris County. P. 0. Houston 915 Taylor St.
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Approved 25 March 1907 Pension begins 25 March 1907
[on back]: No proof that he is unable to support himself b ;abor of any sort. Proof of inability to support himself herewith.....
Name: My name is E. W. BOYETT
Age: I am 67 years of age
Residence: Harris County, Texas
Length of Residence: Eight months my post office address is 915
Taylor St. Houston, Texas
Pension applied for previously: No
Occupation: farmer
Condition: I am [illegible] and unable to do much work
Cause: over work, strain and old age
Service: Tennessee
Length of Service: I served from Dec 25 1861 to the close of the War. I enlisted Dec 25 1861. I was paroled in April 1865.
Company: Co. H of the 47 regiment of Tennessee Vol
Type: Infantry
Pension: No
Real & Personal property: I have a claim on a house and 2 Lots and
4 3/4 achors of Land in Aransas and Sanpatricio Countys, but I cant
get any thing for it one Hundred Dollars wood be a big Price for
the Property. No personal property.
Transferred: No
Wife owns: I have no wife.
Income: None
Indigent: Yes
Support: No
Desert: No
Resident in Texas since 1880: Yes...ever since 1870
E. W. BOYETT 15 August 1906
AFFIDAVIT OF PHYSICIAN
Elija Walkup BOYETT... loss of right Eye, Right Inguinal Hernia, and
Senility. [signed by] Edward J. Hamilton, county Physician 15 Aug
1906
The records show that E. W. BOYETT, private, Company H, 47th Tennessee Infantry, C.S.A. was enlisted 3 December 1861. On the roll of the company for January and February 1964, last on file, he is reported present. No later record of him has been found. 20 March 1907.
Letter dated 6 July 1918:
Mr. J. C. McDonald, Sulphur Springs, Texas.
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| Dear Sir:-I have your letter of the 2nd inst., in which you advise me of the death of E. W. BOYETT who was a pensioner from Harris County. Complying with your request I am sending you herewith blanks to be used in making claim for the mortuary warrant of Thirty Dollars which the sate allows for burial expenses.... |
| J. C. FRONEBERGER, son-in-law of E. W. BOYETT. |
| Proof that E. W. BOYETT was unable to support himself was made in the form of a deposition made by H. FRANKLIN and C. T. BLACK who attested that they had known E. W. BOYETT since 1891.... He is now 68 years old... 11 March 1907 |
| Also deposing in favor of E. W. BOYETT were J. E. BOYETT of Chico, Texas and J. G. REED of same. |
| A full page deposition reads as follows: |
| Ex porte E. W. BOYETT. Pending in County Court of Harris Co., Texas. Answers and depositions of J. E. BOYETT to the accompanying direct and cross Inter propounded by him in the above entitled cause taken before Frank W. ROBERTS a notry (sic) public in & for Wise County Texas in accordance with the accompanying agreement. To the 1st mt. he answered: My name is J. E. BOYETT. I am 69 yrs old I reside at Chico Texas, and Chico Texas my Post Office. To the 2nd he answers: I personally knew E. W. BOYETT To mt 3d he answers: I have known E. W. BOYET 60 yrs. Knew him first in Gibson Co Tenn about 1846. |
| To Int No. 4 he answers: I personally knew that E. W. BOYETT enlisted in the Confederate service and performed the duties of a soldier. To Int no 5 he answers: I do. He enlisted in Co. H. 47 Reg Tenn Inf. in the fall of 1861, at Trenton and served until the close of the war. |
| To Int no 6 he answers: I do not know. |
| To + Int No. 7 he answers: I knew that he enlisted inthe Confederate service because I was present at the time. I served with him all through the war. THere was no other E. W. BOYETT in the Reg. & Co. |
| To cross Int no 2 he answers: I am. |
| To cross Int no 3 he answers: nothing |
| To + Int no X he answers: E. W. BOYETT never deserted the service |
J. E. BOYETT
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Sworn and subscribed to before me this 12th day of Sept 1906. Frank W. Roberts, a notry public in and for Wise Co., Tex.
WISE COUNTY STATE SUMMER NORMAL CHICO, TEXAS 1905
Ex Porte E. W. BOYETT. Pending in County Court of Harris Co., Texas, answers and depositions of J. G. REED to the accompanying direct and cross interrogative propounded to him in the above entitled cause taken before Frank W. ROBERTS a notary public in and for Wise County Texas in accordance with the accompanying agreement
Answer of the witness J. G. REED:
To the 1st Direct interrogatory - he answers: "I am 69 yrs old, my name is J. G. REED, I reside on a farm in Wise Co., Texas. My post office address is Alvord Tex R.F.D. No. 1.
To the 2nd Int he answers: I knew E. W. BOYETT from about 1855 until abut 1875.
To the 3d he answers: I have known him about 20 yrs, first - knew him in Gibson Co., Tenn
To mt 4th he answers: I personally know that E. W. BOYETT enlisted in the service of the Confederacy and that he performed the duties of a soldier.
To Int 5th he answers: I do. He enlisted in the Confederate army in the fall of 1861, at Trenton Tenn; he served until the close of the war. He served in the 47th Reg Tenn Inf Co H.
[Answer to the next question was recorded in the top left margin of the second page of this two-page deposition.]
To Int 6th he answers: I do not know He had an eye shot out and his nose broken at Atlanta Ga in 1863. I do not think he is able to earn a living by labor.
To cross Int 2 he answers: I am positively certain that E. W. BOYETT is the identical serving as testified by me.
To Cross Int 3d he answers: My answer to direct Int no 6 is based upon conjecture.
To cross Int 4th he answers: I personally know that E. W. BOYETT never deserted the service of the confederate army.
J. G. REED
An undated receipt in the file shows that J. C. FRONEBERGER received $30.00 derived from the Confederate Pension Fund. [This is probably a mortuary receipt.]
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MORTUARY WARRANT
Sulphur Springs, Texas July 12, 1918 paid to J. C. FRONEBERGER
Account of Death of Pensioner No. 12392, County Harris. Pensioner's
Name in full E. W. BOYETT.
[Handwritten notes at the bottom of the page show]:
Died 6-24-18 Last Warrant 5-31-18 $30 paid to J. C. FRONEBERGER.
APPLICATION FOR MORTUARY WARRANT
County of Hopkins State of Texas I, J. C. FRONEBERGER... certify
that... E. W. BOYETT died on the 24 June 1918 near the town of
Sulphur Springs County of Hopkins, Texas. He died in the home of J.
C. FRONEBERGER, son-in-law...RFD #6 Sulphur Springs.
NORTH UNION CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH CEMETERY
NEAR RUTHERFORD, GIBSON CO., TENNESSEE
Horace A. BOYETT b. 23 Feb 1878 d. 29 Oct 1913
Eli BOYETT b. 14 Dec 1809 d. 1 Jan 1880
Sallie BOYETT b. 23 Feb 1812 d. 10 Jan 1898, wife of Eli
S. A. BOYETT b. 23 Nov 1836 d. 2 Feb 1886
Mattie J. BOYETT b. 7 Apr 1839 d. 23 June 1899, wife of S.A., Daughter of J. & F. HOLLOMAN & consort of S. A. BOYETT b. 2 Dec 1837 and d. 29 Sept 1867.
Joe W. BOYETT b. 15 Feb 1866 d. 12 Aug 1914
Jane Merry BOYETTE b. 16 Dec 1838 d. 11 Oct 1863
Charles P. BOYETT b. 25 Apr 1844 d. 4 Dec 1843, 2y 7m 9d son of B. & M. BOYETT
Elizabeth E. BOYETT b. 22 Mar 1837 d. 4 Oct 1844, 7y 6m 12d dau of B. & M. BOYETT
Mahuldah BOYETT b. 21 Aug 1809 d. 13 Apr 1847 37y 7m 23d wife of
B. BOYETT
Nancy E. BOYETT b. 28 July 1845 d. 4 May 1862 16y 9m 6d dau of B. & M. BOYETT
Reuben B. TYSON b. 30 Jan 1813 d. 2 Sept 1838
B. P. TYSON b. 14 Oct 1788 d. 8 Nov 1870 82y 24d
Hannah TYSON b. 22 July 1792 d. 10 Aug 1856 64y 18d wife of B.P.
Needham Jethro WHITLEY b. 1880 d. 1968
Mary Mann WHITLEY b. 1885 d. 1943
Birttie Smith WHITLEY b. 1884 d. 1956
Lue J. BOYETT b. 1857 d. 1943 wife of Charles B.
Clara L. BOYETT b. 13 Nov 1864 d. 20 Feb 1865 dau of C. B. & L.J.
Charles B. BOYETT b. 1854 d. 1910
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JAMES A. BOYET
Notes taken from census records and headstones
Submitted by Joyce Boyette, Pensacola, FL
Burel BOYETT had a son William who moved to Alabama.
James A. BOYETT b. @ 1821 in GA md. Martha TURMAN. He served in
Co. F, 33rd Alabama Infantry. He enlisted 11 Mar 1862. He died in
Gainesville, AL on 19 July 1862; his brother-in-law, F. M.
ALSABROOK, was with him.
Their children were all born in Covington Co.,AL and were:
1. Robson b. @ 1848 (probably Roberson)
2. Courtney b. Oct 1850 md. Wesley E. POTTER.
3. James Edward b. Dec 1851 md. Lucinda WASDEN
4. William b. Jan 1855 md. Margaret Antoinette CASTOR.
5. Green B. b. Aug 1861 md. Jane E. BUCKLES.
?6. ?Matthew b. @ 1858.
When the 1850 and 1860 U.S. Censuses were enumerated for Covington Co., AL there were several BOYETT's who stated their place of birth was North Carolina. These include Bennett b. @ 1794, Mary b. @ 1784, James b. @ 1784, and Burel.
JAMES HENRY SMITH
Submitted by Linda Harmon, Portland, OR
James Henry SMITH b. 18 Dec 1834, Wayne Co., NC; md. 27 July 1858 in Wayne Co., NC to Appy BOYETTE at the home of Burwell Shadding by Abram H. HILL, J.P. James Henry d. 1863 (Civil War?) in Wayne Co., NC and is bur. in Lenoir Wheat Swamp Cem. He is mentioned in his Uncle Kitchen Smith's will; Kitchen d. 1862. James Henry is the son of Taylor and Nancy SMITH.
Appy BOYETTE b. 29 Nov 1838 in Wayne Co., NC; Appy md. abt 1890 2nd
Joshua MITCHELL. She d. 8 Feb 1908 in Wayne Co., NC and is bur. in
Bartlett Cem, Pikeville, Wayne Co., NC.
Their children were:
1. William "Billy" Henry b. 4 March 1859, Waynesboro, Wayne, NC; he md. 24 Dec 1879 in Wayne Co., NC to Roxianna HILL; they had thirteen children. He was a farmer near Pikeville. He d. 6 Sept 1934 in Wayne Co., NC; and is bur. in Pikeville.
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2. Taylor Benjamin b. 27 Feb 1861, Waynesboro, Wayne, NC; he md. 15 Jan 1896 in Wayne Co., NC to Ava Ann TYNDALL; he d. 20 Feb 1917 in NC; he is bur at Bartlett Cem., Wayne Co., NC.
Sources of Information: Smith Family Bible in poss of Amaziah
Smith; persn knowl; Lancaster Homeplace Cem, Pikeville, NC; Wayne
Co., NC Court records; Loose estate papers Wayne Co., NC; N.C.
Archives and History (103.508.135-140); and Family Bible of T.B.
Smith in poss of Ellen & W.T. Elks.
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UPDATES--BOYETTE
Submitted by Pam Holpp, Pittsburgh, PA
(Additions and corrections to From Boyt to Boyette):
207. Paul Wendell BOYETTE md. Annice ANDERSON.
207i. Charles Wendell md. Alice, and has son Keith & a daughter
207ii.Paul Anderson has two children; divorced.
208. Mary Wilda BOYETTE md. Richard W. or Waldemar Richards SMITH.
208i. Richard SMITH Jr. md. Kelly. No children.
208ii.Forrest SMITH divorced, no children.
208iii.Shelby A. SMITH divorced, one son, Shane.
209. Wilma Wayne BOYETTE md. Edward C. BALL. He d. 26 July 1988.
209i. Barbara Susan BALL b. 16 Sept 1951; md. Henry T. MEYER (b.
5 Oct 1951). One son: Theodore Stephen b. 8 Jan 1988.
209ii.Pamela Ann BALL b. 15 Aug 1956. Md. Lawrence HOLPP (b. 11 Jan 1949) on 4 May 1985. Two daughters: Laura Ann b. 8 July 1986 and Ashley Elizabeth b. 24 June 1987.
2O9iii.William Minton BALL b. 4 July 1963 unmd.
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QUERIES:
Billye Yager, 4331 W. Dailey, Glendale, AZ 85306 wishes to obtain information on Lemuel BOYT of TN--possibly Stewart County, and the husband of Katherine BOYT of Marshall Co., TN. Also, want to know parents of William C. BOYT of TN.
Joyce Boyette, 1422 W. Clio Dr., Pensacola, FL 32505 wishes to exchange data with others doing research on the BOYETT families of Covington Co., AL. She notes that one group is from NC--those individuals having been born there in the 17908--and the other group was born in GA between 1811-1830. Is there a connection between these families? Joyce also has information on Lucy COON, wife of Emanuel Delaney BOYETT which she will share.
Laura Strickland, P.O. Box 696, Earp, CA 92242 (and your editor)
wants to know if any reader knows how Robert L. BOYETT, a
Hollywood producer, is related to the BOYETT family?
Linda Taha, HC-70 Box 83-A, Marthaville, LA 71450 wants to know if
anyone knows of a Cinderella BOYT. Linda is the daughter of John
Fred EUDY and Cinderella BOYT. Her mother's parents were George
Edward BOYT and Mamie CHAPAN or CHAPLANE.
4808 E. Garland St.
Anaheim, CA 92807-1005
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