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John Thomas Boyett

Male 1867 - 1953  (86 years)


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  • Name John Thomas Boyett  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Born 12 Mar 1867  Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4
    Gender Male 
    Died 15 Jun 1953  Jasper, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Buried Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Notes 
    • AKA Boyette

      Name: John Thomas Boyett
      Death Date: 15 Jun 1953
      Death Place: Jasper, Jasper Co., Texas
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Death Age: 86 years 1 month 3 days
      Estimated Birth Date:
      Birth Date: 12 May 1867
      Birthplace: Arkansas
      Marital Status: Married
      Spouse's Name:
      Father's Name: No record
      Father's Birthplace:
      Mother's Name: No record
      Mother's Birthplace:
      Occupation: Farmer
      Place of Residence: Bronson, Sabine Co., Texas
      Informant: Gertrude Wolfe
      Cemetery: Gravel Hill
      Burial Place: Sabine County, Texas
      Burial Date: 16 Jun 1953
      Additional Relatives:
      Film Number: 2113926
      Digital Film Number: 4165507
      Image Number: 1753
      Reference Number: cn 31358
      Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
    • (Research):

      Census Listings:

      1880 Census
      Texas, Sabine County, Precinct 4
      FHL Film 1255325 NA Film T9-1325 Page 229C
      Phillup Boyett Self m M W 34 La Farmer Fa MS
      Sarah C Boyett W M F W 28 LA Keeps House Ga MS
      Sarah C Boyett Dau S F W 10 Tx At School
      Noah Boyett Son S M W 8 Tx At School
      Wesley Boyitt Son S M W 6 Tx
      Nathan Boyett Son S M W 4 Tx
      Mary O Boyitt Dau S F W 2 Tx
      John T Boyitt Brother S M W 13 Ar At School Ga Ms
      Irene Boyitt Sister S F 15 Ar At School Ga MS

      1900 Census
      Texas, Sabine County, Milam Pr 4
      Enumerated 6 and 7 June 1900
      SD 8 ED 71 Sheet 3A
      56-56
      Boyt, John T Head W M May 1867 33 M 10 Ark -- -- Farmer
      Boyt, Ida Wf M F May 1874 26 M 10 4/4 Tx -- --
      Boyt, Hardy Son W M Oct 1891 8 S Tx Ark Tx
      Boyt, Ada Dtr W F May 1894 6 S Tx Ark Tx
      Boyt, Burtis Son W M March 1896 4 S Tx Ark Tx
      Boyt, Lula Dtr W F Aug 1897 2 S Tx Ark Tx

    • (Medical):See attached sources. [2]
    Person ID I30048  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father James Thomas Boyett,   b. Abt 1812, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1880, Bradley County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 68 years) 
    Mother Mary Sallier,   b. Abt 1828, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1867, Columbia County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 39 years) 
    Married
    • Said to have married in Union County, Arkansas

      Source: BOYETT@rootsweb.com
      Subject: [BOYETT] James T. Boyett/Boyette

      This info may be in Wendy's book and/or newsletter (because I recognize the submitter's name), but just in case it isn't, I found this last week in Biographical Family Histories of Southwest Arkansas, Volume 1, compiled & published by Southwest Arkansas Genealogical Society, 1986, p. 89.

      "BOYETT/BOYETTE James T., b. 1812 in Burke County, Georgia; died 1880/82 in Bradley County, Arkansas. Moved to Arkansas from Mississippi. He was a farmer and served in the Civil War. He was taken prisoner of war at Vicksburg; son of Edward and Rebecca Boyett.

      His first wife was:

      SIMMONS, Martha. No children were born of this marriage.

      Mr. Boyett's second wife was

      SALLIER/SLAYER, Mary Polly, died 1867 in Columbia County, Arkansas. Born in Georgia.

      CHILDREN:

      1. Mandy Catherine Boyett, b. 1844, m. Butler Vines
      [Note: Unable to locate on census records]
      2. Philip Wesley Boyett, b. 1846, m. Sara Ann Catherine Boyett
      3. Calvin Noah Boyett, b. 1853, m. Mary Louise Dobb [s/bCOBB}
      4. Penecia Ann Boyett, b. 1857
      [Unable to locate on census records]
      5. William W. Boyett, b. 1860
      [Unable to locate on census records]
      6. Annie Irene Boyett, b. 1865, m. J. Finn McLemore
      7. John Thomas Boyett, b. March 12, 1867, m. Ida Frances Welch.

      Mr. Boyett's third wife was:

      CASTLEBERRY, Mrs. Elizabeth Jane

      CHILDREN:

      8. Elizabeth Boyett, b. 1881, m. Wiley Richard Dorman.

      REFERENCE: Gwen Boyett White..." (It then gives Mrs. White's contact information, but I know her to be deceased.)

      Wanda Smith

      A very similar family tree can be found in the 1987 Boyett Newsletter, as seen below:

      BOYETT, James Thomas b. 1812 Screven Co., GA, may be son of
      Edward; m. (1) Mary (Polly) (b. 1828 GA d. Nov 1867 Bradley
      Co., AR) m. (2) Elizabeth CANTERBURY; d. after 1882
      Pennington Dist., Bradley Co.,AR.80
      Their Children
      1. Mandy Catherine b. 1844 Mississippi; m. 1862 Bradley Co., AR M. Ray VINES.
      2. Philip W. b. 1846 Louisiana; m. Sara Ann Catherine
      BOYETT, daughter of William BOYET; d. Sabine Co., TX.
      3. Calvin Noah b. 1853 TX; m. Mary Louise COBB, dau Ezekiel; lived Newton Co., TX in 1880; d. Mansfield LA.
      4. Penecia A. b. 1857 TX; no other data.
      5. William W. b. 1859/60 in Arkansas; m. 1888 Bradley Co AR to Simmona.
      6. Annie Irene b. 1865 AR; m. @ 1885 Sabine Co., TX J. Finn
      MCLEMORE.
      7. John Thomas b. 12 May 1867 AR; m. Louisa Griffin ? and Ida Frances WELCH?; d. 1953 Sabine Co., TX.

      Sources:

      80 Family records of Gwen Boyett White, 1983.

      81 Family records of Gwen Boyett White, 1983; 1840 U.S Census, Union Par. LA; 1880 Census, Sabine Co., TX; 1900 U. S. Census Sabine Co., TX.
      17
    Family ID F206  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ida Frances Welch,   b. 6 Mar 1875, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 May 1910  (Age 35 years) 
    Married 1 Oct 1890  [4
    Children 
     1. Hardy Boyett,   b. Oct 1891, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Ada Boyett,   b. May 1894, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Burtis Boyett,   b. Mar 1896, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Lula Boyett,   b. Aug 1897, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 1 Dec 2007 
    Family ID F9689  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Mar 1867 - Arkansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Jun 1953 - Jasper, Jasper County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S623] Davis, James-Family Researcher (JARO928@aol.com).

    2. [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/).

    3. [S308] 1880 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005., (1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ? Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880. T9, 1,454 rolls. This database is an index to 50 million individuals enumerated in the 1880 United States Federal Census. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, occupation, relationship to the head of household, race, sex, age at last birthday, marital status, place of birth, parents? place of birth. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1880 Federal Census.), Texas, Sabine County, Precinct 4 FHL Film 1255325 NA Film T9-1325 Page 229C (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S607] McCary, Kay P. "Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/.