John Thomas Boyett

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.

John married Ida Frances Welch on 1 Oct 1890. Ida was born on 6 Mar 1875 in Texas; died on 2 May 1910; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Hardy Boyett was born in Oct 1891 in Texas; and died.
2. Ada Boyett was born in May 1894 in Texas; and died.
3. Burtis Boyett was born in Mar 1896 in Texas; and died.
4. Lula Boyett was born in Aug 1897 in Texas; and died.

Notes:

"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."

James married Mary Sallier. Mary was born about 1828 in Georgia; died about 1867 in Columbia County, Arkansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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.
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