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Clarissa L. Abi Conn

Female 1877 - 1935  (57 years)


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  • Name Clarissa L. Abi Conn  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Born 22 Jul 1877  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Female 
    Died 7 Mar 1935  Junction, Kimble County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Buried 8 Mar 1935  Junction Cemetery, Junction, Kimble County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Her granddaughter, Martha White, wrote that when Clarissa's husband Robert died at a relatively young age, Clarissa moved to Junction with her younger children, to be close to sons Ernest who by that time was well established in that area.


      https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KS11-XSS
      name: Boyette
      event: Death
      event date: 07 Mar 1935
      event place: Junction, Kimble, Texas, United States
      gender: Female
      marital status: Widowed
      birth date: 22 Jul 1877
      birthplace: , Texas
      father's name: H R Conn
      mother's name: Clarissa Gibson
      certificate number: 14504
      film number: 2116313
      digital folder number: 005144914
      image number: 03229
      Cause of Death Lobar pneumonia, onset 3/3/1935, senility
      informant Willie Coon
      Collection: "Texas, Deaths (New Index, New Images), 1890-1976," Boyette, 1935

      Obituary
      Kimble County, TX-Obituaries
      Submitted to US Genweb Archives by Frederica Wyatt
      Copy for these files courtesy of Martha Ann White, granddaughter

      (Name of paper not given)

      For the second time within a week death entered the Boyett home and
      claimed Mrs. R. E. Boyett just three days after her beautiful little
      granddaughter Bobby Louise Coon had died. Pneumonia was the cause of
      the death of both. Mrs. Boyett was critically ill when little Bobby
      Louise was called to her Heavenly Home. Mrs. Boyett died Thursday
      afternoon, March 7 and the body was buried in the Junction cemetery
      by the side of her little granddaughter late Friday afternoon, Rev.
      R. Elmer Dunham, pastor of the Baptist Church officiating.

      Mrs. R. E. Boyett was born in Sabine county on July 22, 1877, and
      spent all her life in Texas. When 15 years of age she was married to
      R. E. Boyett and to this union were born seven children--five daughters
      and two sons. The surviving children are Mrs. L. H. Cordray, Lakeside;
      Mrs. Clarence Holbert and Mrs. Jas. Nobles of Beaumont; Mrs. Willie
      Coon and Miss Annie Laurie Boyett of Junction; A. P. Boyett, Corpus
      Christie; and Ernest Boyett, Austin. Two sisters, Mrs. Abbie McGown
      and Mrs. J. O. Boyett, both of Bronson and about 11 grandchildren and
      4 great grandchildren besides many other relatives who also survive.

      She moved to Junction four years ago to be with her son Ernest who
      was employed here. During her residence here she made many close friends.

      Early in life she was converted and united with the Baptist Church.
      She lived a consecrated Christian life. Her life was a benediction to all
      who knew her. She lived only 57 years but her life was one of service.
      It was marked with deeds of kindness and cheer. She scattered flowers
      and sunshine wherever she went. She loved her home, her children and her
      friends and in her homegoing her children have lost a devoted mother,
      her neighbors a true and faithful friend, and the community a loyal citizen.
      It can be said of her that she was a woman of strong Christian character--
      patient, loving and self-sacrificing.

      http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/kimble/obits/a-b/b3000001.txt

    • (Research):

      Census Listings:

      1930 Census
      Texas, Sabine County, JP 6
      Enumerated April 14, 1930
      ED 202-8 SD 19 Sheet 7A Stamped 98
      134-137
      Boyett, Clarisia Head F W 32 Wd 16 Tx Miss Miss
      Boyett, Earnest Son M W 23 S Tx Ark Tx Farmer
      Boyett, Evelyn Dtr F W 12 S Tx Ark Tx
      Boyett, Anna Laura Dtr F W 8 S Tx Ark Tx
      ---/138
      Coon, Titus Head M W 23 m 22 Tx Tx Tx Laborer Farming
      Coon, Willie Wf F W 26 M Tx Ark Tx

    Person ID I36165  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Henry Patrick Conn,   b. 22 Mar 1832, Jefferson County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1910, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Clarissa "Clarrisee" Gibson,   b. 12 Mar 1841, Marion County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jan 1932, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 2 Jan 1859  Lafayette County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6, 7
    • The transcription of this Arkansas Marriage record on Ancestry.com shows him as Henry P. COMEY.
    Family ID F333  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Robert Edgar Boyett,   b. 14 Dec 1870, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Apr 1927, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Married 19 Dec 1893  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4
    • In her annotated transcription of the Gravel Hill Cemetery, Kay Parker McCary shows that they were also the parents of Wyatt BOYETT (1905-1906). This is a possiblity, as he would fit in the gap between their children Willie Orma (b. 1903) and Ernest Jackson (b. 1906). The 1910 census enumeration shows that Clarissa was the mother of six children in total, only five still living. Her living children were Emma (already married to Leonard Cordray), Aaron, Willie O., Ernest, and Vida. Robert Goodrich, born and died in 1902 was known to be deceased. Therefore, unless the census was in error, she could not have also been the mother of Wyatt. Additionally, in March 2013 Clarissa's granddaughter, Martha White emailed that "Sadly, there was once a page from the family bible but it was long ago lost and was in bad shape. I know that no one ever said Grandmother had anything but 9 children. My Mother [Annie Lora Boyett White] being her 9th and last child. Two did die very young, Robert Goodrich [and later] Oren Washington. I do not remember seeing a Wyatt on the bible list. An additional child...say Wyatt...would have given Grandmother 10 children in her life and to my knowledge that is just incorrect. Also, in the past decades there were trips by my Uncle Ernest to east Texas and his wife photographed graves -- he never mentioned a Wyatt or brought back a picture of that grave. Years and years ago I did do a family tree, when Ernest Sr., Aunt Willie were still living...they all looked at it and never mentioned a Wyatt. So I do believe that is an error. Aunt Willie also helped a woman out of CA who was writing a book, and she never mentioned a Wyatt either." It is likely that Wyatt Boyett, attributed by Kay Parker McCary to Robert Edgar and Clarissa Boyett was more likely a son of John Oliver Boyett and Mattie Conn, and therefore not a sibling, but rather a double first cousin to the children born to Robert and Clarissa.
    Children 
     1. Emma Mable Boyett,   b. 25 Sep 1894, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jan 1967, Stanislaus County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     2. Aaron Patrick Boyett,   b. 3 Mar 1898, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Sep 1956, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
     3. Robert Goodrich Boyett,   b. 11 May 1902, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jul 1902, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     4. Willie Orma Boyett,   b. 29 Oct 1903, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Oct 1985, Austin, Travis County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     5. Ernest Jackson Boyett,   b. 19 Dec 1906, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Aug 1985, Travis County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     6. Vida Edna Boyett,   b. 23 Jun 1909, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Dec 1976, Travis County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     7. Oren Washington Boyett,   b. 11 May 1912, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jul 1915, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 3 years)
     8. Evelyn Maxine "Tex" Boyett,   b. 8 Jul 1916, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Nov 1994, Fresno County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     9. Annie Lora "Anne" Boyett,   b. 1 Mar 1922, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Dec 1995, Austin, Travis County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    Last Modified 3 Apr 2013 
    Family ID F11213  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 Jul 1877 - Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 19 Dec 1893 - Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 7 Mar 1935 - Junction, Kimble County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S327] Dore, Barbara Yancey (RootsLady@rootslady.com) "Southeast Texas Regional Gedcom Project" http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bydore_1, (Dore, Barbara Yancey "Southeast Texas Regional Gedcom Project"; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bydore_1 ; Updated Tue Feb 24 22:17:40 2004 This Gedcom contains many regionally located but sometimes unconnected Southeast Texas persons. Some of the information has been collected during Barbara's past 35 years of family research. Many undocumented families in the area are included. ALWAYS verify!!).

    2. [S607] McCary, Kay P. "Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/.

    3. [S481] 1910 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910. T624, 1,178 rolls. This database is an index to the head of households enumerated in the 1910 United States Federal Census, the Thirteenth Census of the United States. In addition, each indexed name is linked to actual images of the 1910 Federal Census. The information recorded in the census includes: name, relationship to head of family, age at last birthday, sex, color or race, whether single, married, widowed, or divorced, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, and more.), Texas, Sabine County, JP 1 Enumerated 3 May 1910 SD 2 ED 131 Sheet 14B 239-241 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/).

    5. [S308] 1880 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005., (1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ? Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880. T9, 1,454 rolls. This database is an index to 50 million individuals enumerated in the 1880 United States Federal Census. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, occupation, relationship to the head of household, race, sex, age at last birthday, marital status, place of birth, parents? place of birth. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1880 Federal Census.), Texas, Sabine County, Precinct 1 Enumerated 26 Jun 1880 Page 16 SD 1 ED 85 162-163 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S1368] Ancestry.com - Arkansas County Marriages 1837-1957 [database online].

    7. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 55107711 (Reliability: 3).