Etta E. Boyett

Notes:

(Research):

Census Listings:

1900 Census
Texas, Jasper County, Precinct No. 3
Enumerated 11 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 29 Sheet 9A Stamped 241
150-151
Boyett, Henry Head W M Mar 1872 28 M 6 Tx Fl Gl Florida
Boyett, Margret Wf W F Dec 1873 26 M 6 3/3 Tx La Al
Boyett, Ollie O Dtr W F Aug 1894 5 S Tx Tx Tx
Boyett, Bessie Dtr W F Sept 1876 3 S Tx Tx Tx
Boyett, Etta E Dtr W F Feby 1899 1 S Tx Tx Tx
Daugertry, Claricy Mother in Law Dec 1838 61 M 40 6/5 Ala S.Car. S. Car.
Marshal, Amanda Sister-in-law W F Dec 1871 28 M 2 1/1 Tx La Ala
Marshal, Cicie Dtr W F Dec 1898 1 S Tx Tx Tx

Henry married Margaret Courtney Ann Dougharty about 1894. Margaret (daughter of Marshall Joseph Dougharty and Clarissa Jane McWilliams) was born on 17 Dec 1873 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Copied from the website of Ruby Boyett Burkett:

"In the end, Grand-father Noah left everything he owned to his younger son, James Noah. The copies of the legal papers we have, plainly state, in a will written on May 15, 1897:

First, it is my will that all of my just debts and funeral expenses be paid as soon as convenient after my death.

Second, it is my will that the said J. N. Boyett, my son, have all my interest in the homestead of one hundred and four acres of land, part of the N. Kelley and part of the A. C. Parmer , said interest to include all the improvements, such as houses, barns etc. After checking birth and death dates, I now know that James Noah was 23 years old when his father willed him all his property and that he was 39 years old when he died so he owned the place about 16 years, depending on whether he sold it or his wife sold it after his death.

I hereby appoint my brother L. B. Boyett executor of this my last will and it is further my will that no action be taken in the probate court except proof of this will, and filing an inventory of this the property, and no bond be required of my executor. In the testimony of all which I sign my name hereto in the presence of M. Morgan and William Turner.

So this will was written on May 15, 1897 and fifteen days later, on May 30, 1897, Grand-father Noah Boyett, passed from this earth and was buried beside his beloved wife, Susan, there beside their "Old Boyett Homestead" in Erin, Jasper Co., Texas, where they had lived, loved and reared their large family. They would never know that only one more of their children would be buried there beside them in the quiet of the beautiful countryside they loved so much---the place where they had experienced happy time, times of sorrow, times of loneliness and all the spectrum of emotions, which come to a married couple as they struggle through a lifetime of rearing a family. This pioneering couple also experienced the dreaded separation couples have feared down through the ages? that of war time. Noah was called away to serve in the Civil War. He had to leave his wife and children but fortunately, lived to return home to them. Many others, from that area of Jasper Co., were not as fortunate. They were buried in far away places, never to return to their families."

(Research):

Census Listings:

1870 Census
Texas, Jasper County, Sub 23
Enumerated 5 July 1870
Page 7 Stamped 486
44-46
Boyett, Noah 39 M W Wagon Maker $2000 $1000 Ala
Boyett, Susan 33 F W Keeping House Ala
Boyett, William J. 16 M W Texas
Boyett, John W 14 M W Texas
Boyett, Mary T 12 F W Texas
Boyett, Julia A. 9 F W Texas
Boyett, Texas 6 F W Texas
Boyett, Thomas J 2 M W Texas

1880 Census
Texas, Jasper County, Beat No. 3
Enumerated 1 June 1880
Page 11 SD 1?/7? ED 38
83-95
Boyette, Noah M W 49 Farmer Ala SC SC
Boyette, Susan W F 42 Farmer Ala SC SC
Boyette, Texas Ann W F 15 Dtr At Home Tex Ala Ala
Boyette, Henry J W M 9 Son Tx Ala Ala
Boyette, James N W M 5 Son Tx Ala Ala
Boyette, Sarah E W F 3 Dtr Tx Ala Ala


(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

Noah married Susan Putnell on 27 Sep 1851 in Union County, Arkansas. Susan was born on 10 Nov 1837 in Alabama; died on 16 Feb 1889 in Erin, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Marshall married Clarissa Jane McWilliams. Clarissa was born on 19 Dec 1838 in Alabama; died on 21 May 1919 in Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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.

(Research):

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 Sarah Ann Saucer on 25 Sep 1821. Sarah was born on 26 Oct 1806; died on 12 Feb 1840. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Rubye Burkett writes that he was a surveyor by trade, and moved to Texas in 1843. He was the first county clerk of Newton county. One of his first duties was to mark the line between Jasper and Newton counties, as will as furnish a table and chairs for the county court. He married thied Harriet Poole Hall, widow of Britt Hall, and she died soon after their marriage.

In May of 1855, George, now 70 years of age, and his son Charles Bowman were hauling logs on an ox cart, near the "Wilson Woods place". George had stopped to open a gate and was gored by one of the oxen. His eleven year old son, Charles Bowman, pulled enough logs from the wagon to cover his father and ran for help but George was mortally wounded and there was nothing they could do.

The inventory of his estate included his surveying tools and maps, four boxes of books, including "Josephus and Cisero." George also taught school, was a member of the State Legislature and a farmer.


After George's tragic death, Joseph Marshall and Charles Bowman were found living with their half sister, Hester Ann, who was married to Asa Lafitte Stark. The whereabouts of Amanda Catherine and Julia Cassandra at that time are unknown. They may have already been married.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1850 Census
Texas, Newton County
Enumeratged 11 Nov 1850
Stamped 130
170-171
George Dougherty 66 M Surveyor S. Carolina
Courtney A 46 F Kentucky Can not read or write
Frances Bascomb 20 M Miss
Hester Ann 18 F Miss (Last name FORD, born to Courtney's prior marriage)
Marshall Joseph 15 M Louisiana
Amanda Cather 13 F Louisiana
Julia Cassandra 11 F Louisiana
Charles Boman 7 M Mississippi

George married Courtney Caraway on 1 Jan 1834 in Franklin County, Mississippi. Courtney was born between 1802 and 1804 in Tennessee; died on 29 Aug 1853 in Newton County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She might instead have been born in Kentucky.