Kelly Michelle Burkett

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The son of Simon BURKETT and Martha JEFFERS.

Alricks Henry Burkett

Alricks Henry Burkett, 86, of Beaumont died February 3, 2006. A native of Jasper County and resident of the Beaumont area, he worked for South Park Independence School District until his retirement. Alricks is a veteran of the United States Navy and a member of New Life Tabernacle Church. He is survived by his wife, Ruby R. Burkett; daughter, Juana Bernath and her husband George of Lyles, Tennessee; son, David Burkett and his wife Betty of Beaumont; foster daughter, Margaret Greer and her husband Paul of Spring Hill, Tennessee; granddaughters, Sandra Hornbeak and her husband Jim, Dana Zoch and her husband Craig, and Patti Harrington; grandsons, Ashton and Blake Burkett; one great grandson, Cameron Zoch; one great granddaughter, Noelle Zoch. Alricks was preceded in death by his parents, Simon and Martha Burkett. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, February 6, 2006 at Broussard's, 1605 North Major Drive with Reverend L. Charles Treadway leading worship, followed by burial at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. A gathering of family and friends will be Sunday evening February 5, 2006 from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at the mortuary.

www.BeaumontEnterprise.com

http://www.southeasttexaslive.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16069273&BRD=2287&PAG=461&dept_id=512596&rfi=6

Alricks married Ruby Ray Boyett on 10 Jan 1942 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas. Ruby (daughter of George Peavey Boyett and Arcadia Imelda Dougharty) was born on 7 Jan 1922 in Fawil, Newton County, Texas; died on 27 Jan 2014 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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She was a graduate of Newton (Texas) High School, with the class of 1938.

http://newtontxnetwork.com/tour/nesa/roster.htm

Interested in genealogy and family history.

Ruby Ray Burkett, 92, of Beaumont passed away on Monday January 27, 2014 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. She was born in Bon Wier, Texas on January 7, 1922 to her parents George Peavy Boyett and Imelda Daughtery Boyett who preceded her in death. Also preceding her in death was her husband Alricks Henry Burkett and two brothers. She had a list of hobbies which were sewing, singing and working in her yard. Her greatest passion was a huge involvement in Genealogical Research. She lived in Bon Wier and the Newton County area for over twenty years and later was a lifelong resident of Beaumont. She was a dedicated member of The Anchor of Beaumont. Surviving Mrs. Burkett are her son David Burkett and his wife Betty Ann of Beaumont, daughters, Juana Bernath of Lyles, Tennessee, and Margaret Greer and her husband Paul of Springhill, Tennessee, sister, Minnie Merle Ashworth of Silsbee, five grandchildren; Sandra Harrington,Dana Zoch, Patti Harrington, Ashton Burkett, and Blake Burkett, three great grandchildren; Cameron Zoch, Noelle Zoch, and Everleigh Burkett.
Visitation will be on Wednesday January 29, 2014 from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at Forest Lawn Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held on Thursday January 30, 2014 at 10:00 A.M. at the Forest Lawn Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont. Officiating will be Pastor Johnathan Green and Dee Phillips.

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Notes:

Ruby Boyett Burkett's website has the following story about her father: "He was born in Newton County and remained there for most of his life. At some point in his life, his brother Johnny who lived in Elizabeth, Louisiana helped him to get a job there. After a short time George told his brother, "well, I'm going back to Texas---the sun don't rise and set in Louisiana".

(Medical):GROUP II - The Sons of Thomas Boyt/Boyet/Boyett (b ca 1665) (Kits #4-38: Haplogroup F)

SEE KIT # 27145 Below

Thomas Boyt (Boyte, Boyet, Boyett) of Nansemond Co., VA, born ca 1665, married Rebecca:
? THOMAS (b ca 1690)
? WILLIAM (b ca 1700)
? EDWARD (b 1715)
? GEORGE (b 1715)

The Boyett(e) DNA Project has demonstrated that the ancestors of the following project members descend from the sons of Thomas and Rebecca:

Kit 123583 - Joseph Boyette (b 1745 NC) > George Boyette (b 1770) > James Boyette (b 1800)
Kit 121977 - Joseph Josiah Boyett (b 1795) > James Jackson Boyett (b 1835, GA) > Robert Triggs Boyett ( b 1866, GA)
Kit 109316 - John Boyett (b 1815 GA) > Jasper Greene Boyett (b 1850) > Lemuel Greene Boyett (b 1891 AL)
Kit 106119 - John Boyett (b 1815 GA) >Jasper Greene Boyett (b 1850) >Julius Newton Boyett (b 1886)
Kit 103311 - Elisha Marion Boyett (b 1861 MS)
Kit 102538 - Joseph Josiah Boyett (b 1795). These results confirm the descent of the Clay Co., GA line of Boyetts.
Kit 101684 - Joseph Josiah Boyett (b 1795) > Leroy Triggs Boyett (b 1823 GA) > Leroy Caroline Boyett (b 1856 GA)
Kit 95377 - Edward Boyett (b 1715)> James Boyett (b ca 1745)
Kit 89555 - Thomas James Boyett, Sr (1783)> Thomas James Boyett, Jr (b 1830)
Kit 86549 - William H. Boyte (b ca 1821 NC) > James Henry Boyte (b 1853 AR)> Henry Ward Boyte (b 1900 AR)
Kit 81573 - John D. (J.D.) Boyette (b ca 1873 in Copiah Co. MS - this line later moved to East Carroll Parish, LA)
Kit 81217 -Jesse Boyett (b 1824, NC)> James A. Boyett (b 1856)> William Boyett (b 1878 AR)
Kit 74903 - Isaac Boyett (b 1773, NC)> Robert T. Boyett (b 1807, NC)> William T Boyett (b 1852, MS)
Kit 69045 - Etheldred Boyett (b 1744/45)> Jehu Boyett (b 1785) > John F. Boyett (b 1807)
Kit 67488 - Noah Boyett (b 1830 AL) >James Noah Boyett (b 1873)> Harry Boyett (b 1910 TX)
Kit 59028 - Arthur Boyett (b 1790, GA) > Daniel David Boyett (b 1816 GA) > John William Boyett (b 1843)
Kit 56330 - Henry Boyett (b 1815 NC) > Hiram Monroe Boyett (b 1861 AL) > Otis Jasper Boyett (b 1899)
Kit 45559 - Shadrick Boyte (b 1765) > Shadrick Boyte (b ca 1790) > Hugh Boyte (b 1827 MS)
Kit 40348- Franklin E. Boyett (b 1817, NC) > John Floyd Boyett (b 1858) > Elzie Lee Boyett (b 1879)
Kit 30548 - Jordan Boyat (b ca 1765) > Thomas Boyat (b 1806 KY) > Elisha Boyatt (b 1839 KY)
Kit 30389 - Jordan Boyett (b 1802)
Kit 30164 - Harry Lee Boyett (b TX) > Harry Lee Boyett (b 1929 )
Kit 27978 - Joseph Josiah Boyett (b 1795 NC) >George Love Harrison Boyett (1843) >Charles Isaac Boyett (b 1867 GA)
Kit 27902 - William Boyett (b 1830) > William Madison Boyett (b 1858 MS) > Enoch Jefferson Boyett (b 1890 TX)
Kit 27145 - Noah Boyett (b 1830 AL) > John Wesley Boyett (b 1856 TX) > George Peavy Boyett (b 1884 TX)
Kit 26248 - Samuel Boyett (b 1842) > Lee Boyette (b 1867) > Samuel Boyette (b 1892)
Kit 25431 - Chatham Boyett, (b 1795) > Greenberry Boyett (b 1832 AL) >James Jackson Boyett (b 1886 TX)
Kit 26893 - Ephrahim Boyett (b 1755) > Moses Boyett ( b 1735)?
Kit 25086 - John Boyett (b 1895).>Thomas Ashley Boyett (b 1842)>James Monroe Boyett (b 1881)>William Cullen Boyette (b 1909)
Kit 24676 - Thomas Boyatt (b 1806) > Henderson Boyatt (b 1832 TN) > James Granville Boyd (b 1861 TN)

http://www.familytreedna.com/public/boyette/default.aspx?section=results

George married Arcadia Imelda Dougharty on 7 Jul 1912 in Fawil, Newton County, Texas. Arcadia (daughter of George Bowman Dougharty and Maude Lewis) was born in Nov 1894 in Fawil, Newton County, Texas; died on 27 Dec 1946 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Davis Cemetery, Fawil, Newton County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Arcadia was the eldest child of George Bowman DOUGHARTY and Maud LEWIS, and was named for her father's only sister, Arcadia Dougharty Herrin.

Ruby Boyett Burkett relates that in a letter her mother had written after her children were all grown and in homes of their own, Arcadia stated "the happiest days of my life was when my children were around my feet."