Lafayette Benjamin Boyett

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Census Listings:

1880 Census
Texas, Jasper County, Beat No. 3
Page 6B SD 1 ED 38
Enumerated 1 June 1880
46-55
Boyette, L. B. W M 30 Farmer La Ga Ala
Boyette, Toletha W F 33 Wife Keeping House Ark Ga Ga
Boyette, Eliza W F 12 Daughter At Home Ark La Ark
Boyette, Ethel W M 8 Son Tx La Ark
Boyette, James A W M 6 Son Tx La Ark
Wood, Joseph W M 21 Tx Ga Tenn

1900 Census
Texas, Jasper, Pr. No. 3
Enumerated 29 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 29 Sheet 4B
383-386
Behannon, Danie He W M Jan 1860 40 M 14 Tx Ga Ga Farmer
Behannon, Eliza Wife W F Oct 1867 32 M 14 4/3 Ark Ark Ark
Behannon, Odessa Dtr W F Aug 1887 12 S Ark Ark Ark
Behannon, Alonzo Son W M Sep 1890 ( S Ark Ark Ark
Behannon, Festus Son W M Mar 1898 2 S Ark Akr Akr
384-387
Boyett, Lafayette Hd M W Oct 1850 49 M 1 La Ga Ga Farmer
Boyett, Francis Wf W F Jan 1861 39 M 1 0/0 Tx Ga Ga
385-388
Boyett, James Hd W M Feb 1874 26 M 5 Tx La Ark Farm Laborer
Boyett, ???? Wife W F Nov 1871 28 M 5 3/1 Tx Tn Tx
Boyett, Epsie Dtr W F Oct 1899 7/12 S Tx Tx Tx
386-389
Boyett. Ethie Head W M Sept 1871 28 M Tx La Ala Farm Laborer
Boyett, Sarah Wf W F Mar 1878 22 M 5 0/0 Tx Ga Ala

Family/Spouse: Talitha Hunter. Talitha was born about 1842 in Arkansas; died about 1898. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Eliza Margurett Boyett was born on 30 Oct 1867 in Texas; died on 3 Jun 1931 in Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Beech Grove, Jasper County, Texas.
2. Ethel "Ethie" Boyett was born on 28 Sep 1871 in Texas; died on 29 Jan 1923 in Texas; was buried in Zion Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas.
3. James Elonzo "Lou" Boyett was born in Feb 1874 in Jasper County, Texas; died about 1949; was buried in Boyett Cemetery, Jasper County, Texas.

Notes:

Ruby Boyett Burkett writes that Ethel Dred Boyett was married three times: to Elizabeth Jane RUSSELL, by whom he had four children: Charlotte, Felix, William, and Eliza Ann BOYETT. He and Sarah SAUCER had six children. He and Nancy PORTER had another six children. He may have been married a fourth time, as at the time of the 1880 Census, his wife, age 36 and born in Georgia, was listed as Margaret.

In a letter from Nan McCoy Kittell to Melinda Strong on June 25, 1999, Nan wrote "that Ethel Dred Boyette was buried Spring Branch cemetery near Springfield LA with his 3rd wife; his parents believed to be Edward and Rebecca Boyett, Sr." She further wrote that "Boit" is the correct way to pronounce the name, although some family members use "Boy-ett."

He was shown as Edward at the time of the 1860 Census, as was his namesake son.

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Census Listings:

1850 Census
non located

1860 Census
Arkansas, Columbia County, Georgia Twp, P. O. Matthew's Store
Enumerated 12 July 1860
Page 89 Stamped 301
586-600
Edward Boyett 60 M Farmer $500 Ga
Elizabeth Boyett 38 F Ala
Edward Boyett 15 M La
Henrietta Boyett 14 F La
James Boyett 12 M La
Lafayette Boyett 11 M La
Charlotte Boyett 2 F La

1870 Census
Arkansas, Columbia County, Georgia Twp, P. O. Gibsons Store, Ark
Enumerated 18 July 1870
Page 7, Stamped 394
63-63
Boyett, Ethel 69 M W Farmer $300 $300 Ga
Boyett, Elizabeth 52 F W Alabama
Boyett, James 23 M W Farm Laborer Ark
Boyett, Ersula A 21 F W Ark
Boyett, Charlotte 12 F W Ark
Boyett, William 5 M W Ark
Boyett, Eliza 3 F W Ark
Cassterbery, Frances 17 F M Domestic Servant Ark

1880 Census
Arkansas, Columbia County, Georgia Twp
Enumerated 10 Jun 1880
Page 14 SD 1 ED 45
110-110
Boyett, Ethel W M 79 Farmer Ga Scar La
Boyett, Margaret W F 36 Wife Keeping House Ala Ga Ga
Boyett, William A W M 16 Son Works on Farm Ark Ga Ala
Boyett, Eliza W F 14 Dtr At School Ark Ga Ala
Russel, Rebecca W F 31 Boarder Cook Ark S. Ca Ala

Ethel married Nancy Porter on 9 Jan 1842 in Arkansas. Nancy was born on 13 Dec 1812; died on 25 Nov 1855. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]