Winnie, are you related to Meliven Boatwright or Finch Boatwright? I remember my mom talking about a Winnie. They are from Texas, Commanche County area. Peggy >From: WHAWJA@aol.com >Reply-To: BOATRIGHT-L@rootsweb.com >To: BOATRIGHT-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [BOATRIGHT-L] Re: Michael Boatwright >Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2005 13:41:27 EDT > >Linda, my great grandfather, James W. Boatwright, supposedly came to the >Temple, TX area ca 1880 but I have been unable to find him on the census >for >1900 anywhere. Wish we had that one for 1890. Recently I received a >picture >of him made at a studio in Crockett, TX. It was probably made ca 1900. >We >also have another one that looks as if it was made shorty after that one >and >it was made by a studio in Birmingham. We know that he returned to >Alabama >before his death and is buried in a cemetery in Elmore Co., AL. > >James W. came from Lexington Co., SC to what was then Tallapoosa County >(now >Elmore), AL after 1850 but before 1855. He was married in SC to Mary >Hartley. Their children were George Washington, Daniel Webster, James >William, >Jefferson Davis, Henry Clay and Sarah Mary Ceceila. Mary died ca 1862 and >he >then married Sarah Langley. They also had several children. Any of this >sound >familiar? > >Winnie > > > > >==== BOATRIGHT Mailing List ==== >No part of these messages nor the archives file containing >them may be published or redistributed in any form by a "FOR >PROFIT" or commercial organization. All publication requires >the permission of each message author. >