My great-grandfather from Georgetown Co, SC, died in the Civil War. His name was Thomas Boatwright. Any cousins? -------------- Original message -------------- From: "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Boatright > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.boatright/501/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > I am a descendent of the Boatrights. > 1)Thomas Boatright, born 1790 in SC and died 1838 in Coweta Co., Georgia. Thomas > m. Elizabeth Wing, born 1790 in SC and died in Georgia. They came from South > Carolina to Georgia, but had Lewis B. Boatright before going to Georgia. > 2)Lewis B. Boatright b. Oct. 1, 1810 in SC and died Jan. 30, 1898 in Lafayette > Co., MS He married Catherine "Katie" Nov. 6, 1839 in Georgia. Katie died Aug. > 27, 1888 in Lafayette Co., MS. Lewis later married Alsey Elizabeth "Elsie" > Stark. She died May 9, 1940 in Lafayette Co., MS. Lewis occupation was farming > and he was a Primitive Baptist. > 3)Jasper Newton "Newt" Boatright was born July, 1858 in Itawamba Co., MS. and > died in 1935 in Lafayette Co., MS. He married Francis E. "Fannie" Hensley Feb. > 14, 1879 in Lafayette Co., MS. Fannie was born in 1861 in MS. and died in 1943 > in Lafayette Co., MS. She was the daughter of Mark Hensley and Mary Elizabeth > Pitts. > Newt and Fannie had 12 children: > 4)Gertrude only lived nine days b. in Yalobusha, Co. MS. > 4)Thomas Jefferson "Tom" born Aug. 29, 1881 in Yalobusha Co. MS. and died May 24 > 1958. He married Lavada Tallant of Pontotoc Co. on Nov. 23, 1902. They had seven > children: > 5)Curtis, Ernest, Dorothy, Johnny, Etta Mae, Gladys and Earl. > 4)Ada "Aubrey" was born April 1882 and died Feb. 1969 in Wynne, Arkansas. Ada > Married Columbus Barton Bridges June 10, 1906. They ahd nine children: > 5)Theodore H., Clarence G., Hulan, Howard, Flovel H., William Hubert, Claude, > Audrey, and Edna Faye. > 4)Ollie Earl "Oll" was born March 10, 1891 and died April 22, 1967. He married > Dovie Irene Barton on Oct. 16, 1910. They had eight children: > 5)Hazel, Vivian Inez, Correne, Lyles, Faye Belle, Carlene, Ruby and Bobby. > 4)Marion Alexander Stephen "Bud" (my great grandfather) was born Dec. 29, 1884 > and died Feb. 26, 1971 in Greenville, MS. He is buried in Greenville Cemetery. > He married Lilla Barton born April 27, 1884 in MS and died August 23, 1940. She > had alot of Indian in her. I had always heard that her father was a full blooded > indian. Lilla my Great Grandmother was first married to a Miller and they had > two children: Claude Percival Miller and Vivian Miller. Vivian died at a young > age around nine years old. Claude was born in 1902 and died and was buried in > Glen Allen, MS. in 1931. He was only 29 when he died. He married Katie Lou Mixon > in 1920 and they had four children: Christine Louise Miller born Feb. 2, 1922, > William Russell Miller born 1924, Angie Pearl Miller born 1927 and Claude Eugene > Miller born Oct. 30, 1931. Katie Lou Miller married Rudolph Slater whom she had > another son by. Lilla Barton then married Marion Alexander Stephen "Bud" > Boatright. > They had seven children: > 5)Ellene Boatright called "Snooks" by family born Feb. 8, 1912 died March 24, > 2004. m. William Michael Tavenner born June 11, 1911. died March 8, 1984, > 5)James Newton Boatright called "Boatie" by friends was born Oct. 3, 1914. m. > Ocean Gertrude Richardson on June 20,1936. Ocean was b. Feb. 3, 1917 and died > March 20, 2005 and is buried in Greenville Cemetery. They had one adopted > daughter named Janice Ann b. Sept. 12, 1951 m. Ellard "Ray" Adams b. Sept. 15, > 1948 m. April 29, 1972. They have one adopted son (7) James Ray b. Oct. 8, 1983. > 5)Cassel Elizabeth Boatright, (my Grandmother) born Sept. 8, 1915 and died Jan. > 1994 in Jackson, MS she married Horace Lavelle "Red" Meredith (my Grandfather)on > Aug. 28, 1929 in Hollandale, MS "Red" was born April 11, 1911 in Sunflower Co. > MS and died April 7, 1986 in Greenville, MS They had two children:6)Horace > Lavelle "Sonny" Meredith Jr.,and Elizabeth Ann "Sister" Meredith (my Mother)b. > Dec. 9, 1932? died Nov. 29, 2006 in Slidell, Louisiana. Elizabeth Meredith > married Edward Clinton Trotter on Feb. 24, 1948. Edward was born Sept. 1935. > They had one son: > 7) Larry Edward, born July 20, 1949. Elizabeth later married Harold Eugene Cason > Sr. on June 18, 1952. Harold was born May 16, 1931 and died May 3, 1998 in > Florida. They had two children:7)Harold Eugene "Sonny" Cason Jr. born April 18, > 1953 and married Suzanne Solomon on July 28, 1987. They had one daughter, > 8)Felicia born Oct. 10, 1988. 7)Regina Gail "Gina" Cason born August 26, 1956 in > Elaine Arkansas.Regina has two daughters:8) Lindsey Anne Cason born Feb. 20, > 1985 and Stevie Gail Canterbury born Jan. 25, 1991. > 6)Elizabeth later married Thomas Wiley Avery on May 16, 1964. They had one > daughter:7)Kimberly Meredith "Kim" Avery born March 22, 1965 and married > Linville Truchu "Troy" Reed on April 6, 1985. Troy was born Nov. 1, 1963. They > had two children:8)Meridith Cienwin, born August 12, 1986 and 8)Joshua Andrew > born August 7, 1989. Kim later married Lonnie Paul Vollentine on July 22, 1994. > Lonnie was born April 28, 1973. They had twins:8)Avery Macall and 8)Alonzo Paul > born May 21, 1998. > Liz later married George Nathan "Diddle" Rutherford in 1989. He was born Oct. 3, > 1928 in Sallis, MS and died June 22, 1998 in Greenville, MS > 5)Cassel later married Malcolm McCorqadale Pitman b. June 5, 1916 in Clarke Co. > Alabama and died July 10, 1990 in Greenville, MS. They had one daughter:6) Daisy > Cienwin "Kie" born July 1951 and died around 1973 in an automobile accident. > 5)Edward Boatright, > 5)Jewel Boatright, > 5)Jettie Boatright > 5)Juanita Boatright. > 4) Mary Elizabeth "Bessie" was born in 1863 and died Feb. 11, 1970. She married > Amos Vines on Sept. 16, 1906. They had five children: > 5)Eura, Arthur, Duell, Mable and James Lewis. > 4)Mark Evander was born April 13, 1893 and died Oct. 5, 1966 and is buried in > Oak Hill Cemetery in Water Valley, MS. He married Vesta Neal on Jan. 16, 1916. > They had five children: > 5)Mary Francis, Clydene Russell, Aubrey Elbert, Samuel Mark and Dannell > Elizabeth. > 4)Elton Stanford was born July 7, 1896 and died Nov. 3, 1980. He married Estelle > Grace on Feb. 18, 1914. > They had seven children: > 5) Elvis Theron, Elton Julian, Lela Louise, Lola Mae, Cecil Murl, Allie Lee and > Mary Nell. > 4)Malcolm "Mal" was born March 3, 1898 and died Feb. 1994. He married Cecil > Irene Carroll on June 20, 1920. > They had three children: > 5)Ross Nolan, Robert Gayland and Bonnie Faye. > 4)Huel died as an infant unknown date. > 4)Cortis or C.M. was born Nov. 14, 1904 and died Nov. 13, 1965. He married Ila > May Taylor on May 1, 1921. > They had two children: > Edward and Ruby Lee. > 4)Connie Mae was born October 24, 1906 and died in Memphis TN. She married > Claude A. Brown. They had four children: > 5)Richard, Claudia, Jeanette, and Barbara Ann. > > There is a WEbb Cemetery and a Pine Flat Cemetery and a Tula Cemetery in > Lafayette Co. MS. and Yalobusha Co. MS. where alot of Boatrights are buried. > > Gina Cason > > > > > BOATRIGHT Surname Resources at Rootsweb. > http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/b/o/BOATRIGHT/ > Always try to be Fair, Honest and Kind! > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BOATRIGHT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message