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51 1/16 Cherokee Indian. Twin With Jennie Florance Riley. Riley, James Edwin (I3616)
 
52 1/2 to 1 mile south east from Praha which is south east of Flatonia, Texas Criswell, Leroy Vannoy (I4920)
 
53 1/8 Cherokee Indian Riley, Lewis Porter (I3659)
 
54 1/8 Cherokee Indian Riley, Eliza Ellen (I3660)
 
55 1/8 Cherokee Indian Riley, Sallie Lucinda (I3661)
 
56 11 Mary Ann Elizabeth Boykin, daughter of William Joseph Boykin, Sr.
...May have been named for W.J.'s sister, Mary Ann BOYKIN Tumlinson, and his Mother, Elizabeth E. ANDERSON Boykin.

1860 Fayette Co., TX Census. See William Joseph Boykin, Sr.

1870 Fayette Co., TX Census. See William Joseph Boykin, Sr.

1880 Age 21. Not on census with parents. Ck John M. Bell.

1900 Wilson Co., TX Census. See John M. Bell.
aka: A. Mollie

1910 Age 51
1920 Age 61.

FGR, Pedigree Chart, 1870 Fayette Co., TX Census, Obits. & Notes.
Mark Geeslin File. Gives DOB as 1859.

DESCENDENTS OF JOHN YANCY CRISWELL, SR. & ELEANOR VANNOY, a sketch by Sue Ragland Diggle. Stanley McMicken File.
aka: Mollie

Decendants Chart of John Yancy Criswell, Senior. Stanley McMicken File.

Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
aka: name given prior to this was Mary J.

L&D 215-8: Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
See file for content. Note from Elizabeth Jane Boykin enclosed in W.J. Boykin letter to R.L. Boykin (his son at Sayers in Bexar County).

L&D 215-9: Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
See file for content. Letter from Robert Lee Boykin, from Colorado City dated 13 Jun 1887 to sister, Callie Lee BOYKIN McNatt.

L&D 216-6: Packet dated 13 Oct 1977. Rowena Calhoun File.
FAMILY OF WILLIAM JOSEPH & ELIZABETH JANE (CRISWELL) BOYKIN

WFT Vol #22 Tree 0218. Descendants of Mary Ann Elizabeth (Mollie) Boykin.
aka: Mollie
...gives DOM as 8 Nov 1875

WFT Vol #22 Tree 0218. Direct Descendants Of Silas Bell, Sr.

Packet & Letter dated 25 Jan 1999. Lucile Armitage File.
Letter
Fairview Cem., Floresville, Wilson Co., TX

Packet & Letter dated 25 Jan 1999. Lucile Armitage/Norman Krischke Files.
Letter from Mrs. Eliza Bell to her son John Miller Bell six days after his father died.

Packet & Letter dated 25 Jan 1999. Lucile Armitage File/Norman Krischke Files.
James Carrel & Eliza BAKER Bell had 15 children & 100 grandchildren.
aka: Grandma Bell; Mollie
...gives DOM as 8 Nov 1875
...buried old Rock Church Cem., now called the Fairview Cem.

Packet received 4 Feb 1999. Norman Krischke File.
James Carrell Bell Descendant Chart.
aka: Mollie

Letter dated 5 Feb 1999. LaVerne Clarke File.

Letter dated 12 Feb 1999. Shirley Newman File.

SILAS BELL OF WAYNE CO. KY, by Geraldine BROWN Buland. Morris Bell File.

THE BELL FAMILY HISTORY AND THE ASSO. OF JAMES CARREL BELL WITH THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS, edited by LaVerne Harrell Clark.

Letter dated 19 Sep 1999, Pedigree Chart & W.J. Boykin Descendant Outline Chart. Mark Geeslin File.
W.J. Boykin Descendant Outline Chart.

GenForum: Boykin Family Genealogy Forum Query. Emma Tubbs File.
...Need info on Mollie A.E. Boykin who md. John Miller Bell 3 Nov 1875 in Fayette Co., TX

GenForum: Boykin Family Genealogy Forum Query. Stennis Boykin File.
...Mary Ann Elizabeth Boykin m. John M. Bell 3 Nov 1875, Fayette Co., TX. 1900 Wilson Co., TX Census. See John Miller Bell. 
Boykin, Mary Ann Elizabeth (I5111)
 
57 12 William Joseph Boykin Jr., son of William Joseph Boykin, Sr.
aka: Jack (as my my Dad called him)

1870 Fayette Co, TX Census. See William Joseph Boykin, Sr.

1880 Age 18. Was not on census with parents.

1900 Age 38. Deceased before 1905. See Robert Lee Boykin Obit - Jim Allen.

FGR, Pedigree Chart, 1870 Fayette Co., TX Census, Obits. & Notes. Mark Geeslin File.
...S.W.S.T.C., San Marcus (South Western State Teachers College at San Marcus - Jim Allen). Aunt Sister (meaning?) - Jim Allen.

Note: The "cousin," William J. Boykin that my father spoke of was probably the son of William Joseph Boykin, Sr. who was a great uncle of my Dad - Jim Allen.

DESCENDENTS OF JOHN YANCY CRISWELL, SR. & ELEANOR VANNOY, a sketch by Sue Ragland Diggle. Stanley McMicken File.

Decendants Chart of John Yancy Criswell, Sr. Stanley McMicken File.

William B. Bennett, Jr. letter to Dan Calhoun dated 6 May 1994. Rowena Calhoun File.

Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
L&D-215: Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
BOYKIN - See file for content. Letter from Robert Lee Boykin, from Colorado City dated 2 Jul 1887 to sister, Callie Lee BOYKIN.
William Joseph Boykin, Jr. "Will" is mentioned in this letter.

L&D 216-6: Packet dated 13 Oct 1977. Rowena Calhoun File.
FAMILY OF WILLIAM JOSEPH & ELIZABETH JANE (CRISWELL) BOYKIN

Packet received 4 Feb 1999. Norman Krischke File.
Criswell-Boykin Descendant Chart (William J. & Eliza J. CRISWELL Boykin).

Letter dated 19 Sep 1999, Pedigree Chart & W.J. Boykin Descendant Outline Chart. Mark Geeslin File.
W.J. Boykin Descendant Outline Chart.
 
Boykin, William Joseph (I5112)
 
58 14 Robert Lee Boykin, son of William Joseph Boykin, Sr.

1870 Fayette Co., TX Census. See William Joseph Boykin, Sr.

1880 Guadalupe Co., TX Census. See William Joseph Boykin, Sr.

Robert was living in 1897 at Elemendorf, Bexar Co., TX . See letter from William Joseph Boykin to Lydia Mae WEST Allen.

1900 Bexar Co., TX Census (Soundex). Vol. 9, ED 119, p. 1, ln. 47.
(Regular Census not readable).
Boykin, Robert L. Head Dec 1866 33 TX
- Lidia E. Wife Sep 1871 28 TX
- Robert B. Son Dec 1888 11 TX Robert Owen
- Alma L. Dau Jun 1892 7 TX
- William A. Son Feb 1892 7 TX William Hobson ?
- M. Nolan Son Jan 1896 3 TX
- Nora E. Dau May 1900 0/12 TX
Utz, William S. Boarder Sep 1856 43 TX *
* Brother of Lydia Ellen UTZ Boykin, wife of Robert Lee Boykin

1910 Robert died in 1905. See Lydia Ellen UTZ Boykin.

L&D-180: DeWitt Co., TX Cem. Rocords.
Hillside Cem., Quero, DeWitt Co., TX
Robert Lee Boykin. (W.O.W)
08 Dec 1866 - 18 Dec 1905

FGR, Pedigree Chart, 1870 Fayette Co., TX Census, Obits. & Notes. Mark Geeslin File.
From Obit from Bible:
...Deputy Sheriff of DeWitt Co. TX at time of death.
...Member of Methodist Church 18 years.
...Mason & W.O.W.
...Married Lydia Utz & had six [sic 7] children. Wife and children were living at the time of his death. Mother, one brother and six sisters survived him.
Obit sent by Cuero Library:
...Note: Birth Certificates of William Andrew & Ruth Lydia Boykin indicate that a child died prior to Andrew's birth in 1895. It was probably the second child.

Note: The Delayed Certificitates of Birth indicate that Robert Lee was a teacher at Nopal, DeWitt Co., TX.

DESCENDENTS OF JOHN YANCY CRISWELL, SR. & ELEANOR VANNOY, a sketch by Sue Ragland Diggle. Stanley McMicken File.

Decendant Chart of John Yancy Criswell, Sr. Stanley McMicken File.

FGR of Robert Lee Boykin correction. Rowena Calhoun file.

Letter received 8 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
...I have copies of letters written by R.L. Boykin, W.J. Boykin (1899), Clem Boykin, and others. Do you want copies?

Packet dated 13 Oct 1977. Rowena Calhoun File.
ROBERT LEE BOYKIN - LIFE/CAREER.
...(This information was gathered from old letters, newspapers, documents, etc. There are lapses of time which there is no evidence or documentation to provide information.)
...1881: Teacher preparation done at Shriner, TX.
...1882: Valley Post Office, Guadalupe Co., TX.
...1887 (June, July): Teaching Penmanship at Colorado City, TX.
...Nov. 17, 1887: Robert L. Boykin married Lydia Ellen Utz of New Braunsfels, Texas. He was 20 (21 years of age in a matter of weeks - she was 16)
...Date unknown: First teaching position, Edgar, DeWitt Co., TX.
...April 1892: Teaching Penmanship at Mineral City, followed Frio River to Tilden (So. Tex., McMullen Co.) and on up river to other communities.
...April 1893: Teaching penmanship at Buda, TX (between Austin and San Marcos).
...1893-4: Edgar, DeWitt Co., TX.
...Aug 1895: In college - Summer - San Marcos, TX.
...1895-96: Taught at Long Branch School 8 mi. south of San Marcos on Seguin Hwy. Owen age 7, Alma 3 (see picture)(wish I had it!! - Jim Allen)
...1896-98: Bexar County Schools.
...1898-1900: Sayers School, Sayers, TX.
...1900-1901: Sayers and Los Reyes Schools.
...1901-92: Bexar County Superintendent.
...1902-3: DeWitt County (Nopal and Dauce).
...1903-04: Dewitt County (Concrete School between Cuero & Gonzales, TX.
...28 Jan 1905: Named Deputy Shireff of DeWitt Co., TX.
...18 Dec 1905: Died.
...He was a Mason, belonging to Cameron Lodge #76, Yorktown. (-see article in this packet - Jim Allen)

Packet dated 13 Oct 1977. Rowena Calhoun File.
INTERESTING FACTS CONCERNING R.L. BOYKIN
Newspapers - Cuero "Star" and Yoakum "Times," A.S. Crisp Publisher in 1905.
...Teacher - Principal - Co. Supt. - Deputy Sheriff
...Tall 6'2", weight 262 lbs.
...Loved to dance.
...Loved to write poetry.
...Specialized in penmanship.
...Devoted husband and father.
...Member of Methodist Church 18 yrs. Very dedicated Christian.
...Masonic Lodge (at death Lodge members wore mourning arm bands for 30 day.
...Member - Woodmen of World (they provided Tombstone).
...Had very small hands for a large man - skin so sensitive he had to wear gloves when writing on chalk boards.
...Robert Lee Boykin born 8 Dec 1866 - died 18 Dec 1905 (39 yrs. 10 days old)
...Married 17 Dec 1887
...Lydia Ellen Utz born 25 Sep 1871 - died 1 Jul 1859 (age 88 yrs.)
...6 children born this marriage (should be seven. One died young - Jim Allen)
Owen - born 1888
Willie
Alma - born 1892
Nolan
Nora
Ruth Lydia Boykin - 5 Nov 1902

AB&W Pic-395:Robert Lee Boykin headstone, Hillside Cem., Quero, DeWitt Co., TX.

L&D 215-9: Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
...See file for content. Letter from Robert Lee Boykin, from Colorado City dated 13 Jun 1887 to sister, Callie Lee BOYKIN McNatt.

L&D 215-10: Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
...See file for content. Letter from Robert Lee Boykin, from Colorado City dated 2 Jul 1887 to sister, Callie Lee BOYKIN.

L&D 215-11: Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
... See file for content. Letter from Robert Lee Boykin, from San Marcos, TX dated 11 Aug 1895 to Mr. & Mrs. D.W. McNatt, Round Mountain, TX

L&D 215-12: Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
... See file for content. Letter from Robert Lee Boykin, dated 28 Jan 1905 to his mother, Elizabeth Jane CRISWELL Boykin.*
* The original letter is written on stationery of the Office of Sheriff, DeWitt County. The Sheriff was Thomas M. Stell. R.L. Boykin was his Deputy Sheriff and jailer.
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L&D 215-3: Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
...See file for content. Letter from William Joseph Boykin, Yoakum, TX dated 11 Apr 1892 to Mr. & Mrs. J.M. Bell (daughter) in Fairview, Wilson Co., TX.

L&D 215-4: Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
...See file for content. Letter from William Joseph Boykin, Yoakum, TX dated 29 Jun 1899 to R.L. Boykin, Sayers, Bexar Co., TX.

L&D 215-5: Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
...See file for content. Letter from William Joseph Boykin, Yoakum, TX dated 25 Jul 1899 to R.L. Boykin, Sayers, Bexar Co., TX.

L&D 215-6: Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
...See file for content. Letter from William Joseph Boykin, undated, to R.L. Boykin, Sayers, Bexar Co., TX.

L&D 215-7: Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
...See file for content. Letter from William Joseph Boykin, Yoakum, TX dated 14 Nov 1900 to R.L. Boykin, Calaveras School, Bexar Co., TX.

L&D 215-8: Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
...See file for content. Note from Elizabeth Jane Boykin enclosed in W.J. Boykin letter to R.L. Boykin (his son at Sayers in Bexar County).

L&D 215-9: Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
...BOYKIN - See file for content. Letter from Robert Lee Boykin, from Colorado City dated 13 Jun 1887 to sister, Callie Lee BOYKIN McNatt.

L&D 215-14: Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
...See file for content. Letter from Clemons Eli Boykin, from Yoakum, TX dated 1 Feb 1899 to nephew, Robert Lee Boykin.

L&D 216-1: Packet dated 13 Oct 1977. Rowena Calhoun File.
SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, James Bennett Calhoun.

L&D 216-3: Packet dated 13 Oct 1977. Rowena Calhoun File.
BOYKIN.

L&D 216-6: Packet dated 13 Oct 1977. Rowena Calhoun File.
FAMILY OF WILLIAM JOSEPH & ELIZABETH JANE (CRISWELL) BOYKIN

L&D 216-7: Packet dated 13 Oct 1977. Rowena Calhoun File.
ROBERT LEE BOYKIN - LIFE / CAREER

L&D 216-8, p. 1: Packet dated 13 Oct 1977. Rowena Calhoun File.
BEGINNING OF CAMERON LODGE #76 A.F.& A.M.
James N. Smith, a Calhoun connection is mentioned.

L&D 216-9: Packet dated 13 Oct 1977. Rowena Calhoun File.
INTERESTING FACTS CONCERNING R.L. BOYKIN

John Etheredge Descendant Chart. Mark Geeslin File.

Letter dated 3 Sep 1998, Descendant Chart & Information Sheets. Clark Boykin File.

Packet received 4 Feb 1999. Norman Krischke File.
Criswell-Boykin Descendant Chart (William J. & Eliza J. CRISWELL Boykin

Letter, Notes, Family Group Sheet & Ancestor Chart dated 21 May 1999. Theresa Mitchell File.

Letter dated 19 Sep 1999, Pedigree Chart & W.J. Boykin Descendant Outline Chart. Mark Geeslin File.
W.J. Boykin Descendant Outline Chart 
Boykin, Robert Lee (I3344)
 
59 At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. Living (I14)
 
60 15 Rhoda Edon Boykin, daughter of William Joseph Boykin, Sr.

1870 Fayette Co, TX Census. See William James Boykin, Sr.

1880 Guadalupe Co., TX Census. See William James Boykin, Sr.

1900 age abt 20, m. to Sam Utz.

1910 age abt 30

1920 age abt 40 (d. 1945)

FGR, Pedigree Chart, 1870 Fayette Co., TX Census, Obits. & Notes. Mark Geeslin File.

L&D-185: Bexar Co., TX Marriage Certificate #8249.
Rodia E. Boykin m. Samuel D. Utz 2 Dec 1885.
Wit: R.L. (Robert Lee) Boykin & W.S. (William S.) Utz.

DESCENDENTS OF JOHN YANCY CRISWELL, SR. & ELEANOR VANNOY, a sketch by Sue Ragland Diggle. Stanley McMicken File.
aka: Rhoda; Rody

Decendants Chart of John Yancy Criswell, Sr. Stanley McMicken File.
aka: Rhoda

Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
aka: Rhoda

L&D 215-6: Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
...BOYKIN - See file for content. Letter from William Joseph Boykin, undated, to R.L. Boykin, Sayers, Bexar Co., TX.

L&D 215-8: Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
BOYKIN - See file for content. Note from Elizabeth Jane Boykin enclosed in W.J. Boykin letter to R.L. Boykin (his son at Sayers in Bexar County).

L&D 216-6: Packet dated 13 Oct 1977. Rowena Calhoun File.
FAMILY OF WILLIAM JOSEPH & ELIZABETH JANE (CRISWELL) BOYKIN

Letter dated 21 May 1998. Mark Geeslin File.

Letter dated 3 Sep 1998, Descendant Chart & Information Sheets. Clark Boykin File.

Packet received 4 Feb 1999. Norman Krischke File.
Criswell-Boykin Descendant Chart (William J. & Eliza J. CRISWELL Boykin

Letter, Notes, Family Group Sheet & Ancestor Chart dated 21 May 1999. Theresa Mitchell File.

Letter dated 19 Sep 1999, Pedigree Chart & W.J. Boykin Descendant Outline Chart. Mark Geeslin File.
W.J. Boykin Descendant Outline Chart.
 
Boykin, Rhoda Edon (I3346)
 
61 150 census showed Amanda being 18 indicating she was born in 1832 Brownlow, Nancy Amanda (I1058)
 
62 16 Callie Lee Boykin, daughter of William Joseph Boykin, Sr.

1870 Fayette Co, TX Census. See William James Boykin, Sr.

1880 Guadalupe Co., TX Census. See William James Boykin, Sr.

1900 Llano Co., TX Census. See Dudley Wilson McNatt.

1910 San Saba Co., TX Census. See Dudley Wilson McNatt.

1920 San Saba Co., TX Census. See Dudley Wilson McNatt.

FGR, Pedigree Chart, 1870 Fayette Co., TX Census, Obits. & Notes.
Mark Geeslin File.
98 yrs, 3 mths, 21 days
Stroke. Lived with Bill & Lesta
Pallbears: Three sons in law W.P. Coughran, E.L. Brown,
M.R. Smith, Vernon Waddill, Houston Lewis, Luther Brown.
Services by Rev. A.E. Anderson
Buried Richland Springs, San Saba Co., TX
Letter dated 10 Jan 1996, Pics & L&D. Mark Geeslin File.

AB&W Pic-252: Dudley Wilson & Callie Lee BOYKIN McNatt. Two individual pictures. ca 1890.

AB&W Pic-288: Dudley Wilson & Callie Lee BOYKIN McNatt. In front of house.

AB&W Pic-297: Dudley Wilson & Callie Lee BOYKIN McNatt. He sitting, she standing.

AB&W Pic-300: Clayton McNatt, Wm. E. McNatt, Dudley Wilson McNatt, Callie Lee BOYKIN McNatt, Ethel May McNatt, Aubern McNatt, Rhoda McNatt, Armour Lee McNatt. ca 1914.

AB&W Pic-301: Elvis L. Brown, Leota BROWN McNatt, Clayton McNatt, Aubern McNatt, Ray McNatt, Armour Lee McNatt, Walter P. Coughran. Rhoda MCNATT Brown, William E. McNatt, William Vernon McNatt, Dudley Wilson McNatt, Callie Lee BOYKIN McNatt, Perrylou Coughran, Ethel MCNATT Coughran. ca 1926.

AB&W Pic-400: Callie Lee BOYKIN McNatt and her two youngest children, Armour Lee and Ray in buggy. c1915-16.

AB&W Pic-524: Headstone of D.W. & C.L. BOYKIN McNatt. Richland Springs San
Saba Co., TX

Fayette Co., TX Marriage Cert. #25146, Bk 5, p. 21.
C.L. Boykin m. D.W. McNatt 3 Oct 1888.

L&D-190: Fayette Co., TX Marriage Record of Dudly Wilson McNatt & Callie Lee Boykin. 3 Oct 1888.

DESCENDENTS OF JOHN YANCY CRISWELL, SR. & ELEANOR VANNOY, a sketch by Sue Ragland Diggle. Stanley McMicken File.

Decendants Chart of John Yancy Criswell, Sr. Stanley McMicken File.

CRISWELL FAMILY AMONG EARLY SETTLERS AND HEROES OF TEXAS HISTORY, documented by R.R. Criswell & Martha Criswell Bailey.
Callie Boykin, wrote in 1886 that "brother Bobie has gone to the RR to work. He is doing well, has not been sick in a good time."

Letter dated 6 Aug 1996, Boykin, McNatt, Coughran & Wash/Walsh Information Sheets. Barbara Smith File.

Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
DOB given as 19 Sep 1870.

Callie Lee BOYKIN McNatt Decendant Chart & Letter dated 3 Jan 1998. Mark Geeslin File.

L&D 215-9: Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
...BOYKIN - See file for content. Letter from Robert Lee Boykin, from Colorado City dated 13 Jun 1887 to sister, Callie Lee BOYKIN McNatt.

L&D 215-10: Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
...BOYKIN - See file for content. Letter from Robert Lee Boykin, from Colorado City dated 2 Jul 1887 to sister, Callie Lee BOYKIN.

L&D 215-11: Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
...BOYKIN - See file for content. Letter from Robert Lee Boykin, from San Marcos, TX dated 11 Aug 1895 to Mr. & Mrs. D.W. McNatt, Round Mountain, TX

L&D 216-6: Packet dated 13 Oct 1977. Rowena Calhoun File.
FAMILY OF WILLIAM JOSEPH & ELIZABETH JANE (CRISWELL) BOYKIN

Letter dated 3 Sep 1998, Descendant Chart & Information Sheets. Clark Boykin File.

Packet received 4 Feb 1999. Norman Krischke File.
Criswell-Boykin Descendant Chart (William J. & Eliza J. CRISWELL Boykin

Letter dated 19 Sep 1999, Pedigree Chart & W.J. Boykin Descendant Outline Chart. Mark Geeslin File.
W.J. Boykin Descendant Outline Chart.

Letter and Callie Lee BOYKIN ODC dated 8 Nov 1999. Mark Geeslin File.
...we have a copy of Callie Lee's obituary, which stated that she had nine children. Bill said the baby was buried in the Richland Springs Cemetery. We found the grave on our trip to that area later in October 
Boykin, Callie Lee (I3342)
 
63 16th Tennessee Infantry

Armstrong Cemetery, Roger's Hollow, Warren County, Tennessee 
Rogers, Elijah (I1678)
 
64 17 Henry Finis Boykin, son of William Joseph Boykin, Sr.

DESCENDENTS OF JOHN YANCY CRISWELL, SR. & ELEANOR VANNOY, a sketch by Sue Ragland Diggle. Stanley McMicken File.

Decendants Chart of John Yancy Criswell, Sr. Stanley McMicken File.

L&D 215-3: Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
...BOYKIN - See file for content. Letter from William Joseph Boykin, Yoakum, TX dated 11 Apr 1892 to Mr. & Mrs. J.M. Bell (daughter) in Fairview, Wilson Co., TX.
It is believed that Henry Finis Boykin is mentioned in this letter.

L&D 215-8: Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
BOYKIN - See file for content. Note from Elizabeth Jane Boykin enclosed in W.J. Boykin letter to R.L. Boykin (his son at Sayers in Bexar County).

L&D 215-9: Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
...BOYKIN - See file for content. Letter from Robert Lee Boykin, from Colorado City dated 13 Jun 1887 to sister, Callie Lee BOYKIN McNatt.
...Not proven to be "Buddie"

L&D 215-10: Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
...BOYKIN - See file for content. Letter from Robert Lee Boykin, from Colorado City dated 2 Jul 1887 to sister, Callie Lee BOYKIN.
...Not proven to be "Buddie"

It appears that Henry Finis Boykin died before 1880 - Jim Allen
...If so, the above does not pertain to him.

Packet received 4 Feb 1999. Norman Krischke File.
Criswell-Boykin Descendant Chart (William J. & Eliza J. CRISWELL Boykin.

Letter dated 19 Sep 1999, Pedigree Chart & W.J. Boykin Descendant Outline Chart. Mark Geeslin File.
W.J. Boykin Descendant Outline Chart.
...gives YOB as 1877
 
Boykin, Henry Finis (I5113)
 
65 18 Lucrecia Ruth Boykin, daughter of William Joseph Boykin, Sr.

1880 Guadalupe Co., TX Census. See William James Boykin, Sr.
aka: Luthe

1900 Age 24, m. to James F. Hale

1910 Age 34, m. to James F. Hale

1920 McLennan Co., TX Census. ED 139, p. 14.
Hale, Mrs. Ruth L. 44 1876 Head TX TX TX *
- Gilbert G. 21 1899 Son TX TX TX **
- Ruby 16 1904 Dau TX TX TX
- Jennie L. 14 1906 Dau TX TX TX
- Tom T. 10 1910 Son TX TX TX
Boykin, Eliza J. 76 1844 Mot TX GA TX
* Hale, Mrs. Lucretia Ruth
** Also see Leander Thomas Wheeler, 1920 Hall Co., TX Cenus.

L&D-180E: DeWitt Co., TX Marriage Record.
James F. Hale m. Lucretia R. Boykin 29 Aug 1894.
Witness: Henry Criswell

DeWitt Co., TX Marriage Record Vol F, p. 157.
James T. Hale m. L.R. Boykin

FGR, Pedigree Chart, 1870 Fayette Co., TX Census, Obits. & Notes.
Mark Geeslin File.
aka: Ruth Lacrucia ??; Lucinda??

Letter dated 10 Apr 1996. Mark Geeslin File.
aka: Lacricia (rymes with Patricia), Lucrinda

DESCENDENTS OF JOHN YANCY CRISWELL, SR. & ELEANOR VANNOY, a sketch by Sue Ragland Diggle. Stanley McMicken File.
Gives DOB as 1875 & reverses given names.
aka: Cretia
Says she had no children by either husband. Perhaps the Hale children were by another wife of James Franklin!!

Decendants Chart of John Yancy Criswell, Sr. Stanley McMicken File.

Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.

L&D 215-6: Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
...BOYKIN - See file for content. Letter from William Joseph Boykin, undated, to R.L. Boykin, Sayers, Bexar Co., TX.

L&D 215-8: Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
BOYKIN - See file for content. Note from Elizabeth Jane Boykin enclosed in W.J. Boykin letter to R.L. Boykin (his son at Sayers in Bexar County).

L&D 215-10: Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
...BOYKIN - See file for content. Letter from Robert Lee Boykin, from Colorado City dated 2 Jul 1887 to sister, Callie Lee BOYKIN.

L&D 216-6: Packet dated 13 Oct 1977. Rowena Calhoun File.
FAMILY OF WILLIAM JOSEPH & ELIZABETH JANE (CRISWELL) BOYKIN

Packet received 4 Feb 1999. Norman Krischke File.
Criswell-Boykin Descendant Chart (William J. & Eliza J. CRISWELL Boykin.

Letter dated 19 Sep 1999, Pedigree Chart & W.J. Boykin Descendant Outline Chart. Mark Geeslin File.
W.J. Boykin Descendant Outline Chart.
aka: Ruth Lucrecia

Wilkerson, Ruth L Boykin (http://www.chinaspringcemetery.org/?p=5132)
Location: T-Carpenter

Born: September 20, 1875 Marion County, Texas

Died: June 6, 1953 Waco, McLennan County, Texas

Parents:
William Joseph Boykin (1829 - 1902)
Elizabeth Jane Criswell Boykin (1843 - 1933)

Spouse:
George W Wilkerson (1870 - 1931)

Mrs. J. W. Wilkerson, 77 died at 8:55 a.m. Saturday at her home, 1205 Clay.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Wilkirson & Hatch Chapel. Rev Maggart B. Howell officiating, burial in China Spring Cemetery.

Survivors: two sons, O. O. Hale of Houston and Tom Ellis of Oklahoma City, Okla; five daughters, Mrs. J. A. Madewell of Lorena, Mrs. J. L. Wilkerson of Cedar Town, Ga., Mrs. Hobart Trammell of Waco, Mrs. John Tannery of Oklahoma City, and Mrs. H. N. Horn of Eddy; one sister, Mrs. Lee Wheeler, of Waco; 15 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
 
Boykin, Lucrecia Ruth (I3345)
 
66 1850 Census
Name:Solomon Yoakum
Residence:Denton county, Denton, Texas
Age:77 years
Calculated Birth Year:1773
Birthplace:Virginia
Gender:Male
Race (original):
Race (expanded):
Death Month:
Death Year:
Film Number:24889
Digital GS Number:4191104
Image Number:00200
Line Number:10
Dwelling House Number:10
Family Number:10
Marital Status:
Free or Slave:
Household
Gender
Age
Solomon Yoakum M 77y
Mary Yoakum F 50y
Solomon Yoakum M 25y
Mary Yoakum F 23y
John Yoakum M 24y
Elizabeth Yoakum F 19y
Rachel Yoakum F 18y
Sarah Yoakum F 16y
Anna Yoakum F 14y
Susanna Yoakum F 13y
Nancy Coaker F 29y
Edward Coaker M 8y
Maryann Coaker F 4y
Annie Yokum F 4y

Prudence Vanskoy

Solomon Yoakum, born 1773 in Virginia
This page was updated on Sunday, February 11, 2001

All those researching the Solomon Yoakum line realize that the biggest problem we face is trying to determine which Solomon is which? How many wives did old Solomon have, and how many children? One of Solomon's wives was named Mary; his son's wife apparently was also named Mary. Did he actually have a son born in 1803, or was it 1797 as many believe? Did old Solomon take care of his son's family, or was it his own young wife and family (that old dog!)?

Below are listed some interesting documents relating to this problem.

ITEM 1

Federal Census, Denton County, Texas
Enumerated on the 29th day of Oct 1850

Dwelling Family Person Age Sex Occupation Value of Real Estate Birth Place
10 10 Solomon Yoakum Sr 77 m Farmer 320 Va
Mary Yokum 50 f Mo
Solomon Yokum Jr 25 m Farmer 160 Mo
Mary Yokum 23 f Mo
John Yokum 24 m Farmer 160 Mo
Elizabeth Yokum 19 f Mo
Rachel Yokum 18 f Mo
Sarah Yokum 16 f Mo
Anna Yokum 14 f Mo
Susanna Yokum 13 f Mo
Nancy Cooker 29 f 320 Mo
Edward Cooker 8 m Mo
Maryann Cooker 4 f Ark
Anna Yokum 4 f Mo

COMMENTS

This census record has often been mis-read, citing Solomon Yoakum Sr to be 47 years old, thus born in 1803. Microfilm of the original census record shows clearly that his age was 77, and that the "Sr" protrudes slightly into the age column, leading to this error. The most notable example of this error is reflected in Connor's "Peters Colony" book, discussed below. This raises the question whether or not there actually was a Solomon Yokum of this family born in 1803?

There have been two interpretations of this census record (and Solomon's history in general). First, that Mary (b. ca 1800) is Solomon's daughter-in-law, and the children listed are, for the most part, his grandchildren by his son Solomon (b. 1803?). The whereabouts of Solomon b. 1803 was not known, but some believe he was in the gold fields of the west. The second interpretation is that Mary b. ca 1800 is perhaps Mary Starnater, the old Solomon's young third wife, and that the children listed are his own, not his grandchildren. If this is the case, it would indicate that while a very old Solomon was still very good at producing children, he wasn't so good at producing names. Several of these children bear the same names as his children by his first wife Susannah Adams!

Though Solomon (age 77) and Solomon (age 25) are listed as "Sr" and "Jr", what is their true relationship?

Throughout this census, the "Value of Real Estate" column usually lists figures such as 160 or 320. These are equal to even fractions of land sections (each section contains 640 acres). My assumption is that land was given the nominal value of $1 per acre, and that this figure probably indicates the number of acres owned. Compare this with land records discussed below.

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ITEM 2

County Court of Denton County, Texas

"THIS INDENTURE made and Entered into on this 4th day of March A.D. 1854 by and between Mary Yocham widow of Solomon Yocham Deceased, late of the County of Denton and State of Texas, of the first part, and William W. Martin of said County of the Second Part, Witnesseth, That Whereas, the said Mary Yocham after the decease of her husband did apply to the Hon County Court of Denton County Texas, from which Letters of Adm. issued on the estate of her said husband deceased for an amount sufficient for the support of herself and 2 minor children and also for an amount in lieu of the property exempt from execution and forced sale by the constitution and laws of the state of Texas, Whereupon a Decree was passed by said court Granting to the said party 160 acres of land together with other property in lieu of said allowances said decree being made at the June Term A.D. 1852 of said court. Be it known...that I Mary Yocham...have on the date above written for and in consideration of the sum of Five Hundred Dollars to me in hand paid by [William W. Martin]...do grant, bargain, sell...unto said William Martin...a certain tract or parcel of land containing 160 acres being part of of head right of my Deceased husband Solomon Yocham, situated on Clear Creek a tributary of Elm Fork of Trinity River and in Denton County...beginning at the S.W. corner of a 40 acre survey made for Nancy Coker, thence West 950 varas a stake in prairie, thence north 950 varas stake in prairie, thence East 950 varas the N. W. corner of said Nancy Coker survey, thence north to the place of beginning..."

Two months later the following is recorded:

"THIS INDENTURE made and entered into on this 8th day of May A.D. 1854 by and between William Martin and Nancy Martin, his wife (alias Nancy Coker) of the County of Denton and State of Texas, of the first part, and Solomon Yocham Junr. of said County and State of the Second part, Witnesseth That Whereas the said party of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of One Hundred and sixty dollars to them paid, by the said party of the second part...do sell [etc] a certain tract or parcel of Land containing three hundred and twenty acres situated on Clear Creek a tributary of Elm Fork of Trinity in Denton County...described as follows, to wit Beginning at the N.E. corner of a survey made for Solomon Yocham Senr. Thence East one mile, thence south one half mile, thence west on mile to the south east corner of said survey made for Solomon Yocham Senr. Thence North to the place of beginning, Said land being located by virtue of the Colony Headright of Nancy Coker Now Nancy Martin, as a Colonist of Peters Colony."

COMMENTS

Solomon died shortly before 1852, leaving his wife Mary. Which Solomon? Presumably Solomon Sr. It would appear from this that the second interpretation of the census above is correct. Note also that William Martin and his wife, Nancy (Coker) sold land (some of the same land?) to Solomon Jr., presumably the Solomon Jr. from the above census (born 1825).

Nancy is actually a Yoakum/Yocham, having previously married a Coker before marrying William Martin. Which Solomon is her father?

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ITEM 3

Note about Texas land records from Jo Ann Hatch:

"Yes, I did order the Texas Land Office records. Unfortunately all the document said was "heirs of Solomon Yoakum, Sr., decd" with no further identification. It is dated 1856 and grants them 160 acres in Denton County, as said Solomon was a settler in Peter's Colony. Another document dated 4 Nov, 1850 is Solomon Yoacham, Sr. claiming 640 acres of land as a settler in the Peter's Colony. It states that Solomon emigrated to Texas prior to July 1848 with his wife and children. I feel that somewhere there must be other records that identify these heirs by name. I fear it may be in the burned records of Denton County, but I am trying other places also.

Yes, there certainly is a mix-up on the Solomons. Too many."

COMMENTS

See Item 4.

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ITEM 4

Before moving to Texas, Solomon (b. 1773) lived in Missouri. Apparently some of his children remained in the state after Solomon moved to Texas.

In my efforts to determine the father of Jacob Yokum (b. 1802) of Dade County, Missouri (shown by H. C. Smith as George Yoakum b. 1763), Audrey Becker sent me the following gem:

Dade County, Missouri Recorder's Office Files, Vol. 3 pg. 322
"This Deed of Trust made and entered into this second day of April A.D. 1851 by and between John Yoakum party of the first part and Eveline Yoakum, wife of Jacob Yoakum, party of the second part, and Sarah Jane Yoakum, Lydia Elizabeth Yoakum, America Yoakum, and Jacob Yoakum Jr. all son and daughters of Jacob and Eveline Yoakum of Dade Co. State of Missouri. Witness that the party of the first part for and in consideration of one dollar in hand paid...and for the further consideration of natural affection for my brother Jacob's children, do grant, bargain and sell unto said party of the second part and to her heirs and assigns...[personal property, mostly horses, to the children]...Also do give, grant, bargain and sell to said party of the second part [Eveline] all my right, title, claim, interest and demand(?) to a certain tract of land in the State of Texas, which I bought of my father's estate amounting to 6 shares of said estate out of 12, to have and to hold..." [following is express language establishing Eveline as the trustee for the property given to the children].

COMMENTS

This document confirmed my suspicion that John (b. 1808) was Jacob's (b. 1802) brother, and further that their father was NOT George Yoakum as stated by H. C. Smith. There is no evidence that George Yoakum ever went to Texas. Of the four Yoakum/Yokum heads of families listed in the 1850 Federal Census of Texas (A.S. Yoakum, Samuel Yoakum, Henderson Yokum, and Solomon Yokum) only Solomon is a reasonable candidate to be father of Jacob and John.

Note that this was not a will, but a transfer of property to his brother's family just prior to his (John's) moving with his own family to Oregon (1852).

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ITEM 5

Biographical sketches of settlers in the Peters Colony (from S. V. Connor's The Peters Colony of Texas, published in 1959):

"John Yoacham settled in the colony as a single man before July 1, 1848. He was issued a certificate for 320 acres by Ward in 1850. The certificate was sold unlocated and was later patented in Denton County (Fannin third Class No. 1542). He is listed on the 1850 census (Denton County, family No. 10) [see above] as a 24 year-old farmer, born in Missouri. He was illiterate.

"Michael Yoacham came to the colony as a widower with one child prior to July 1, 1848, but died before 1850. His father, Solomon Yoacham, was issued a certificate by Ward in 1850, and his heirs patented 640 acres in Denton County (Fannin Third Class No. 1541).

"Solomon Yoacham, Jr., moved to the colony as a single man before July 1, 1848. He reported to Ward in 1850 and was issued a certificate for 320 acres, which he patented in Denton County (Fannin Third Class No. 1540). He is listed on the 1850 census (Denton County, family No. 10) as a 25 year-old farmer, born in Missouri. He was illiterate.

"Solomon Yoacham, Sr., migrated to the colony as a family man prior to July 1, 1848, and settled on a company survey in present Denton County. He was issued a certificate by Ward in 1850 and his heirs later patented 640 acres in Denton County (Fannin Third Class No. 1539). He is listed on the 1850 census (Denton County, family No. 10) as a 47 year-old farmer, born in Virginia, with eight children. Apparently he moved to Texas from Missouri."

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COMMENTS

The citation of the census record in the entry for Solomon Yoacham Sr. is in error. The census actually shows Solomon to be 77 years of age. Is this the source for the supposed birth date for Solomon's son Solomon (1803)? The designation "Sr" and "Jr" do not always denote a father/son relationship. Often it was used simply to distinguish older and younger people of the same name. Which is the case here?

It seems more likely that Solomon Sr.'s son Solomon was born, as reported by some researchers, in about 1796 in Tennessee rather than in 1803 in Virginia (note: Solomon was in Tennessee by at least 1793.)

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ITEM 5

From court papers of Stone County, Missouri:

"November term of the Stone County Court AD 1851
Ordered by the court that the clerk of the Stone county court make application to the clerk of the Taney County court [Mo] for all the papers and proceedings relative to the administration of the Estate of Solomon Yochum, late of the county of Stone, deceased."

"[copy unreadable] 1852
Ordered by the court that all the papers belonging to the Estate of Solomon Yochum Dec in Taney Co be delivered to the clerk of Stone count court. Thomas Patterson administrator."

COMMENTS

Several questions about this. Which Solomon is this referring to? Did Solomon Sr. return to Taney County after settling in the Peters Colony of Texas? Is this his son Solomon (b. 1796 or 1803?) who died about the same time, whereabouts previously unknown? Does this record necessarily mean that this Solomon died in Missouri, or just had property there to settle???

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ITEM 6

CONVENTIONAL VIEW OF SOLOMON YOACHUM'S LINE
One widely held opinion of the nature of Solomon's line is as follows:

Descendants of Solomon Yoachum

1 Solomon Yoachum b: Abt. 1773 in Virginia
.. +Susannah Adams b: Abt. 1776 in Virginia
...... 2 Mary Yoachum b: 1793 in Jefferson County, Tennessee?
.......... +Samuel Still II b: Abt. 1780 in Bladden County, NC?
...... 2 Sarah Yoachum b: 1795
.......... +William Matney b: 1783 in Virginia
...... 2 George W. Yoachum b: March 16, 1796 in Jefferson County, Tennessee? or Ohio?
.......... +Alcey Friend b: April 23, 1805 in Missouri
...... *2nd Wife of George W. Yoachum:
.......... +Ann Elizabeth Hooper b: 1815 in Kentucky
...... 2 Solomon Yoachum II b: 1797 in Jefferson County, Tennessee
.......... +Mary Martha "Polly" Gentry b: Abt. 1800 in Missouri ?
.............. 3 William "Will" Yocum b: 1825 in Taney County, Missouri
................. +Mary Hurst
.............. 3 Solomon Yoachum III b: 1825
.............. 3 John Yoachum b: 1826 in Taney County, Missouri
.............. 3 Mary Yoachum b: 1827 in Taney County, Missouri
.............. 3 Frances "Fanny" Yoachum b: Abt. 1828 in Taney County, Missouri
................. +James Reed Sr.
.............. 3 Serena Elizabeth Yoachum b: July 16, 1831 in Taney County, Missouri
................. +Henry Clay Lewis
.............. 3 Rachel Yoachum b: 1832 in Taney County, Missouri
.............. 3 Sarah Yoachum b: 1834 in Taney County, Missouri
.............. 3 Anna Yoachum b: 1836 in Taney County, Missouri
.............. 3 Susannah Yoachum b: 1837 in Taney County, Missouri
................. +George Gentry
...... 2 Daniel Yokum b: 1798 in Jefferson County, Tennessee
.......... +Rosannah Campbell May b: 1800 in Rockingham County, Virginia
...... 2 Jesse Yoachum b: 1799 in Jefferson County, Tennessee
.......... +Mary Jones b: Abt. 1818
...... *2nd Wife of Jesse Yoachum:
.......... +Unknown Coker?
...... 2 Michael Yokum b: 1799 in Jefferson County, Tennessee
.......... +Sarah "Sallie" Coker Trimble b: 1796
...... 2 Jacob Yokum b: 1802 in Jefferson County, Tennessee
.......... +Lydia E. b: November 16, 1808 in Wilson County, Tennessee (near Nashville)
...... 2 Winnie Yokum b: 1805 in Tennessee
.......... +Edward Coker b: Abt. 1801 in Tennessee
...... 2 John Yokum b: May 02, 1808 in Jefferson County, Tennessee
.......... +Malinda Dugan b: 1812 in Missouri
...... 2 Henry Yokum b: 1810 in Tennessee
.......... +Martha E. "Mary" Jennings b: 1817 in Ohio or Illinois
*2nd Wife of Solomon Yoachum:
.. +Mary Starnater
...... 2 Peninah Yoachum b: 1817 in Arkansas
.......... +Joseph Philabert b: Abt. 1802 in Bellville, St. Clair County, Illinois
...... 2 Michael Yoachum b: 1818
...... 2 Rebecca Yoachum b: 1820
...... 2 Nancy Yoachum b: 1821

LESS CONVENTIONAL VIEW

Another version of this line, found in an FHC Ancestral File, lists the same marriage to Susannah Adams and children from that union, but lists Solomon's second wife as "(Indian) Yoakum, b. 1777 in Virginia" and lists children as:
...Peninah Yoakum b. 1817 Va
...Mary Yoakum b. 1819 Va
...Michael Yoakum b. 1821 Va

And it lists Mary "Polly" Starnader, b. 1800 as his third wife with the following children:
...Nancy Yoakum b. 1821 Mo
...Solomon Yoakum b. 1825 Mo
...John Yoakum b. 1826 Mo
...Mary Yoakum b. 1827 Mo
...Francis Yoakum b. 1830 Mo
...Elizabeth Yoakum b. 1831 Mo
...Rachel Yoakum b. 1832 Mo
...Anna Yoakum b. 1836 Mo
...Susanna Yoakum b. 1837

COMMENTS

While the latter version is possible, 64 is pretty old to be having kids. And there's still that problem of re-using several children's names...which is also possible. Notice that the conventional view attributes old Solomon's (supposed) children by Mary Starnader to his son Solomon and his wife Mary "Polly" Gentry instead...an intuitively more acceptable view.

But then there is the 1840 census of Taney County, Missouri, which lists the following family:
YOKAM, SOLOMON 0021000001-3022001
(Solomon age 70-80; two males age 10-15; one male age 15-20; female age 40-50; three females under 5; two females age 10-15; two females age 15-20.)

This is remarkably similar to the old Solomon Yoakum and Mary Starnater family above, and also to the one listed in the 1850 Denton County Texas census. It shows an old (age 70-80) Solomon with a young "wife" and "children" about the right age for that family...but remember that the 1840 census names only the head of family, and no relationships are given. Old Solomon's son Solomon (b. 1797?) would be only 47 in 1840, so the head of family listed is definitely not him. It could be (again) that Old Solomon is taking care of his son's family while he is gone (as is suggested for the 1850 Denton County Texas census). Has anyone found a census record for young (b. ca 1797) Solomon Yoakum with a family matching this one? Anywhere, any time?

[Yes. 1840, Washington County, Arkansas. See Item 9 below. I have no proof that this Arkansas Solomon (b. 1790-1800 according to census) is the son of old Solomon. However, if he is, then the children listed with the old Solomon in Taney County, Missouri in 1840 are apparently NOT his grandchildren by his son Solomon. Very circumstantial.]

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ITEM 7 (September 3, 1998)

Notes on census records from JoAnn Hatch:

1860 San Saba Co., Texas, p.382
SOLOMON YOAKUM, age 28, farmer, real estate 960, personal estate 1002?, b.MO
.....POLLY YOAKUM, age 61, b. MO
.....JANE NOWLAND, age, 15, b. MO
.....SOLOMON NOWLAND, age 13, b.MO
.....ANNY YOAKUM, age 13, b. MO

1870 Kimble Co. Texas, p.153
SOLOMON YOAKUM, age 45, vagrant, b. MO (cannot read or write)
.....POLLY YOAKUM, age 80, b. MO (cannot read or write)

COMMENTS

The general ages of Solomon and "Polly" and the association with the Nowlands leaves little doubt that this is Solomon Jr. (b. ca 1825) and his mother Mary. Notice that the actual ages recorded from one census to the next do not precisely agree. See Item 8 below.

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ITEM 8 (September 3, 1998)

More notes on census records from JoAnn Hatch

1880 Benton County, Hico Township, Arkansas
Solomon Yoakum, White,Male, age 52, Single, Farmer, b. in Missouri, father born in N.C. and Mother born in Missouri.
Mary Yoakum, white, female, age 85, Mother, Widow, b. In Missouri, father born in Germany and Mother born in Pennslyvania.
Serena?Crawford, white,female, age 18, niece, single, b. in Texas, Mother born in Missouri and father born in Missouri.

COMMENTS

From JoAnn Hatch: The fact that Mary Yoakum would have been born in 1795 in Missouri and her father was born in Germany and mother in Pennslyvania, makes me think this is the Mary Starnader(sp?) that was listed as the wife of Solomon Yoakum in St. Genevive County, Mo in 1818. (Looks like Solomon did't know how old he was, and neither did Polly)

From Greg Brown: It does look like this could be Mary Starnater, and mother of Solomon Jr. (b. ca 1825). But still, who was her husband, Solomon b. 1773, or his son, Solomon b. ca 1797? Some accounts have Solomon (b. 1797) married to Mary Gentry (where are Mary Gentry's parents from?). So we are still left with the age-old question: Is Mary Starnater the young wife of old Solomon, or is she his daughter-in-law? This Mary's husband apparently died around 1850. Old Solomon died around 1850. But what became of Solomon b. ca 1797? Did he also die around 1850? If he can be located on a census or any other record after 1850, then it would appear that this Mary (Starnater?) was indeed old Solomon's wife.

From JoAnn Hatch, 10 September 1998: This won't help solve our Solomon problem, but I think it is interesting.
This is the Homestead Proof of the Solomon Yoakum of Benton County Arkansas. The document is dated 1878. The questions asked of him and his answers were:

What is your age? 64
When did you first establish a residence upon the land? In August 1872
Was your residence upon the land continuous? Yes, I lived on the land all the time since 1872 up to this time.
Did your family reside thereon? I had no other family except my mother who has lived with me all the time on the land.
What improvements have you made on the land? Dwelling house, stable, tobacco barn and about 20 acres fenced and in cultivation.
What is the total value of said improvements? $400.00
How much of the land have you broken and cultivated, and what crops, if any, have you raised? About 20 acres cultivated. Corn, wheat, oats and tobacco.

Solomon made his mark on this document on 28 October, 1878 in Benton Co.

[Obviously, this Solomon had a great deal of trouble determining his age. One gets the feeling that he did not really know his age, and just gave the number that came into his head. Other times, perhaps, officials just put down the age they believed him to be. I can't remember seeing such a wide variation in reported ages for anyone before!--Greg]

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ITEM 9 (September 3, 1998)

Notes on census records from Audrey Becker:

1840 Washington County, Prairie Township, Arkansas
Solomon Yoakham 0221001-221001
(Solomon age 40-50; two males age 5-10; 2 males age 10-15. Wife (?) age 30-40; two females age under 5; two females age 5-10; one female age 10-15.)

COMMENTS

From Audrey: Who are these people? Solomon II (b. ca 1797) and his wife Mary and their family perhaps? Note that Solomon III (b. ca 1825) and his mother Mary were in Hico Township, Benton County, Arkansas in 1880. Prairie Township, Washington County, Arkansas, is just a few miles away. Maybe they (Solomon III and his mother) came back to their old stomping grounds.

From Greg: Old Solomon would have been 67 at the time of the 1840 census, so this is apparently not him. The age is right for Old Solomon's son (about 43) and for Mary Starnater or Mary Gentry (about 40). (See also 1840 Taney County Missouri census in comments under Item #6)

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ITEM 10 (September 3, 1998)

Notes on census records from Charles Williams:

1860 Stone County, Cass Township, Missouri
Solomon Yocham, age 22, b. Missouri
.....Mary S. Yocham, age 26, b. Arkansas
.....Agustus Yocham, age 8, b. Missouri
.....George W. Yocham, age 6, b. Missouri
.....Sarah V. Yocham, age 3, b. Missouri
.....Jacob W. Yocham, age 1, b. Iowa
.....John Jefferson, age 25, b. Kentucky (farm hand)

COMMENTS

There's a pretty good chance that this Solomon is the son of George W. Yoakum and Alcey Friend, and thus a grandson of old Solomon and Susannah Adams (see Individual #541 in Bob Derryberry's compilation). Fortunately, due to his age, he isn't directly involved in the current question...which is fortunate because he, too, married a Mary!

From JoAnn Hatch, 10 September 1998:
Dorothy Carter has identified the 1860 Stone Co. Missouri Solomon as follows:
Solomon married Mary Jane Stallings May 22nd, 1849 in Boone Co., Ark. Mary Jane born 1825 and Solomon born 1827. Solomon's second wife was Lucy Mildred McCandles. Solomon was in the Mexican War. Solomon and Mary Jane are in 1850 Taney Co., MO., 1860 Stone Co., MO, 1870, Boone Co. Ark., By 1880 Solomon and Lucy Mildred were in Sumner Co. Kansas and 1900 they were in Christian Co. Missouri. In 1910 Solomon was living with his son, William Clyde Yocham in Logan Co., OKla. Solomon died Sept 4, 1910 while enroute to Ontario, Oregon. Mary Jane Stallings died Sept 4, 1875. Lucy Mildred McCandles and Solomon married October 30, 1876.

I think Dorothy has the right idea. Process of elimination may help.
[The ages seem to be off by about 10 years. Did I make a mistake in copying one of these JoAnn? Charles?---Greg]

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ITEM 11 (June 20, 1999)

Comments submitted by Mike Sizer mikemizer@hotmail.com

I have just spent some time going through your Yoakum website. You questioned the source for the parentage of Priscilla Yoakum who married Frederick Mayberry. It seems one source has Jesse Yoakum born about 1738 son of Matthias Yoakum as the father of Priscilla. I strongly disgree. I am the sole source of her father being Michael Yoakum born abt. 1740 (brother of Jesse). I came to this conclusion about seven years ago. I have also submitted to the LDS Ancestral file. I also believe that the mystery of Solomon Yoakum can be found with Michael Yoakum. There is strong evidence that Priscilla and Solomon Yoakum were siblings [and children] of MICHAEL YOAKUM. I also believe that he had other children namely Agnes and Jacob.

First, we know that Michael Yoakum was born about 1740. He married in Bedford Co., Va. in 1762 to Ann Boyles the daughter of Alexander Boyles. He lived in Bedford County, Va. from 1762 until about 1784. His name appears in Bedford county records to prove this. Please note Michael Yoakum history in H. C. Smith's book pages 529-530. On Feb. 9, 1773 he sold a parcel of land. In 1774 he signed a petition to the House of Burgesses for the establishment of a Presbyterian Church at the Peak of Otter. In 1774 He was ordered to pay his wife three pounds a month for her subsistence. The case was dismissed in 1784 or 1785. On Feb. 7, 1775 Charles McGlothlin of Bedford County conveyed to Michael Yoakum of same County 55 shillings for a parcel of land lying on the banks of the Little Otter. On Nov. 14, 1777 he is listed as a witness to the will of John Downing of Bedford County. A daughter of John Downing is listed as Mary Downing. In Sep. 1779 Michael Yoakum deed to Lawrence McGuire of Bedford County for the sum of 500 pounds, 80 acres on the north branch of the Otter River. According to Smith he states" The last record we have of this Michael Yoakum is on the 5 of October 1785 when he deeds to Thomas Wood of Bedford County ...At this time Michael has moved to Green county, North Carolina. Of him we find in Bedford County no further trace.

Let us now jump to Greene County, Tennessee. At the time this was considered North Carolina territory. A note to remember. Michael Yoakums daughter Priscilla was born in 1773. She married Frederick Mayberry around 1790. The Mayberry's also came from the Peaks of Otter in Bedford County, Va. In Greene County court minutes from November 1784 " The last Will and Testamnet of JAMES DELANY was duly proven by the oaths of ANNE YOKUM and MARY MOHONEY and the same is ord to be recorded. Ord that letters Testamontory be granted to ELIZABETH DELANY & JACOB SMELCHER on the estate of JAMES DELANY decd. Deposited forty shillings. Then in May of 1788 the marriage of JACOB SMELCER and Agnes YOCUM in Greene County, Tenn. (The only Yocum marriage listed in the county).

In 1791 minutes of the Court of Common pleas 1783-1795 of Greene county we find...from JOHN KNAVES to JAMES_____ on French Broad River and JOHN KEENEY, JONATHAN WOOD, JAMES NETHERTON, MICHAEL YORAM, FREDERICK MAYBERRY, GEORGE MAYBERRY, HENRY KNAVE, JOHN, KNAVE, JAMES FARMER, CHARLES ATKINS, ROBERT MILLER, AND JOHN MCLEHNNAHN view and mark the same and report next court. Please note the spelling of Michael Yoakum should have been YOKAM. He is listed next to FREDERICK MAYBERRY! Frederick Mayberry and Priscilla were married around 1790-91. NO other Yoakum's are listed in Greene county at the time. I find NO Jesse Yoakum. Now if Frederick Mayberrry and Priscilla were married around this time were is JESSE YOAKUM?

We know now that Michael Yoakum and his wife Ann were in Greene County (NC), Tennessee from about 1784-5 to 1791. No further Yoakum records can be found in Greene county after 1791. So were did he go?

Let us now jump to Jefferson County, Tenn. Which was just formed from parts of Greene County and ten miles to the west from Greene county. He may not have even moved but the county was formed out of Greene county.

>From Jefferson County, Tenn. Court Minutes 1792-1795.

"At a Court of Pleas and begun and held for the County of Jeffeson in Dandrdge the 12th 
Yoakum, Solomon (I5438)
 
67 1850 Census MS Lafayette

(S144017) Find a Grave 
Metts, Levi Harrison (I5291)
 
68 1850 Census MS Lafayette Not Stated
Spivey Smith 38 m Farmer SC
Martha 37 f SC
Henry 16 m Student SC
Nancy 12 f SC
Margaret 8 f SC
Matthew 5 m SC
John 2 m SC
Next door, J. (Jerimiah) Perkins, Allen Perkins
Nearby J W. Rogers and Delila (Harris) Perkins Rogers Also same page Mark Smith age 33 b. SC (possibly a brother of Spivey)

1860 Census MS Lafayette Not Stated
Spivy Smith 50 m Farmer SC
Martha 45 f SC
Nancy Rachard 22 SC
Levi Rachard 26 m Farmer SC
Margaret Smith 17 f SC
Matthew 15 m SC
John 12 m SC
Stephen 9 m SC
Alexander 4 m SC
Noah 1 m SC

1870 Census MS Lafayette Twp 6
55-55 Smith, S. 60 Farmer SC
M. A. 37 f House Keeper AL
Alex 14 m at home MS
Evans, Mary 13 f at home MS
J. W. 10 m at home MS
Jack 7 m MS

• Burial: 1872 Harmony Church Cemetery, Harmontown, Lafayette Co., MS 
Smith, Spivey (I5272)
 
69 1850 census show James as 64 indicating he was born in 1886 Brownlow, James (I963)
 
70 1850 census showed Rebecca as 60 indicating she was born in 1790 Cross, Rebecca (I1061)
 
71 1850 Census Warren Tennessee Rogers, Jacob (I5640)
 
72 1850 Division 12, Gordon County, Georgia Page 63

Peter Pogue 24 NC Laborer
Malinda Pogue 23 SC
Larkin T. Pogue 5 GA
Emily Pogue 2 GA 
Brownlow, Melinda (I1056)
 
73 1850: in Tippah County, Miss. with parents.
1860: in Travis County, Texas with parents.
1862: enlisted in Confed Army with bro. William at Bastrop1-18-1862 and mustered in in Dallas 3-15-1862. Private, Co. B, 18th Tx Cav., Darnell's Regt. Card Nos. 50325978 and 6098.
1866: married Rebecca S. Karnes10-24-1866, Coryell Co. Book B, Page 65.

1870: per census, in City of Waco (Ed , pg21 (41?), Ln32, hse147, fam.162), June 1870: Robert Carter, 28, MS, saddle tree maker; Rebecca, 23, keeping house, KY; Mary, 2, TX; Next door to Richard Miller, wagonmaker, 36 AL; then next door to Im? Sadler, lawyer, 29, TN.

1876: Waco City Directory, there is an R.M. Carter at 10 N. 6th St. who was a mechanic.

1878-79: Waco City Directory, there is a Robert M. Carter at 10 N. 6th between Austin and Washington, a policeman.

1880: haven't found him on this census. On 1880 census the "married" box is checked for Rebecca but she and her daughters lived with her father, not Robert (Coryell, ED26, Sh31, Ln49, June 1880). Her father was Charles F. Karnes, born Virginia. His wife was Mary A., and there was a son George N., b. Texas and 11 years younger than Rebecca.

1900: haven't found him on this census.
Robert M. Carter "disappears" in the 1870s. Have found no notice of his death. No one claimed his Civil War pension. Rebecca is not living with him on the 1880 census, but it does say she is married, not widowed or divorced. Did he die or did they divorce? His wife and three of their daughters, in about the late 1880s, joined a commune called the Sanctified Sisters in Belton and moved to Wash. D.C. with them. They remained there the rest of their lives.

There is an R.M. Carter who married a Mattie M. Harris 1881 McLennan County. Have found no further information. Do not know who that is.

_______________________________________________________________
Find A Grave
I am uncertain that the Robert Carter** buried at Holy Cross is actually the Robert M. Carter described below. Holy Cross is a Catholic Cemetery; but the Robert M. Carter described below was not Catholic, and his wife Rebecca Karnes was not Catholic. Also, the obituary** for the "Bob Carter" at Holy Cross states that he was eleven years younger than the Robert M. Carter described below. The only way I believe this Robert Carter is the same as Robert M. Carter below is if (1) there is a plausible explanation for why he was placed in a Catholic cemetery and (2) the age given in the obituary is incorrect.
**Obituary in Waco newspaper: "Robert Carter, old resident of city, died Aug. 21, 1897 in East Waco. Burial on 17th." [Based on Fall and Puckett records, date should be 16th not 21st.]
Fall and Puckett Funeral Home Records: "Carter, Bob 45 yrs; by McLennan County; d. of cancer, Aug. 16, 1897; int. at Catholic Cem., Aug. 17; 9.00; 10-2578"
**********
ROBERT M. CARTER
Robert M. Carter was born in 1841 in Tippah County, Mississippi, the son of James Carter and Salina Roxanna Dean. The Carters moved from Mississippi to Texas in 1851. Robert enlisted with his brother William L. Carter in the Confederate Army at Bastrop, Texas on 1-18-1862. They both served in Co. B, 18th Tx Cav., Darnell's Regiment. He married Rebecca S. Karnes in Coryell County, Texas on 14 Oct 1866. They had at least five children: Mary E., Lota Bell, Lela Rebecca, James Thomas, and Susie Effie. Robert was a wagoner and a saddler, and possibly a mechanic and a policeman in Waco, Texas in the 1870s. He disappears from the records as of 1880, at which time his wife and children appear on the census in the household of her father.
 
Carter, Robert M (I7263)
 
74 1860
1870
1880 Fayette Co, TX Census. See Thomas L. Black.
1900
1910
1920
1930

Fayette Co., TX Marriage Cert. #32453&4, Bk A, p. 105
William V. Criswell m. Mary E. McMicken 12 Oct 1844 (applied 10 Oct 1844).

Notes, 1880 census of Fayette Co., TX and letter dated 2 Nov 1998. Naomi McLaughlin File.

Packet dated 12 Nov 1998. Naomi McLaughlin File.
Dupl. of 1880 Census of Fayette Co., TX.
 
Boykin, Emma J (I5174)
 
75 1870 Subdivision 49, Floyd County, Georgia Page 167

Henry Baird M W 30 GA Driving Wagon $50 $100
Emily Baird F W 28 GA
Jno. F. Baird M W 8 GA
Josiah Baird M W 6 GA
Samuel Baird M W 3 GA

1880 Flat Woods, Floyd County, Georgia Page 225 ED 67

Henry Beard M W 40 GA SC SC Farming
Emily Beard F W 40 GA SC SC Keeping House
John Beard M W 16 GA SC(sic) SC(sic) Farmer
Josie Beard M W 13 GA SC(sic) SC(sic)
Samuel Beard M W 12 GA SC(sic) SC(sic)
 
Beard, Henry (I1079)
 
76 1880 BROWNLOW MALINDA Victoria CoTX 191 E. D. 139 TX28955112
1870 BROWNLOW MELINDA Victoria CoTX 274 Victoria TXf00100164504
1870 BROWNLOW MELINDA Victoria CoTX 274 Victoria TXf00100164505
1870 BROWNLOW MELINDA Victoria CoTX 274 Victoria TXf00100164506

1880 Census

Name: Melinda BROWNLOW
Age: 55
Estimated birth year: <1825>
Birthplace: North Carolina
Occupation: Farmer
Relation: Self
Home in 1880: Victoria, Texas
Marital status: Widowed
Race: White
Gender: Female
Head of household: Melinda BROWNLOW
Father's birthplace: NC
Mother's birthplace: NC
Image Source: Year: 1880; Census Place: , Victoria, Texas; Roll: T9_1330; Family History Film: 1255330; Page: 191A; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

1870 Victoria, Victoria County, Texas Page 274

Melinda Brownlow F 46 W NC Farmer $870 (Personal)
James M. Brownlow M 19 W LA
Ely Brownlow M 14 W LA
Melinda Brownlow F 8 W TX
William Senter M 15 B TN Domestic Servant

Malinda Brownlow
In the Victoria Advocate newspaper, Victoria, Texas, October 22, 1864
Malinda was an Administratrix. The Article read as below.

Administrator's Notice
The undersigned having been appointed by
the Honorable County Court of Victoria
county, at its July term. A.D. 1864, Administra-
trix of the Estate of Sam'l Harris, deceased-
Notice is hereby given to those having claims
against said Estate, to present them duly au-
thenticated within the time presented by law.
Malinda Brownlow,
aug27-6w Adminstratrix

He had married 2nd. Malinda. Malinda changed the baby's name from Amelia II to Malinda Brownlow II according to the 1870 Census.
 
Bray, Malinda (I1477)
 
77 1900 Bexar Co., TX Census. See Robert L. Boykin.

1910 Bexar Co., TX Census See Lydia Ellen UTZ Boykin.

L&D-180: DeWitt Co., TX Cem. Rocords.
Hillside Cem., Cuero, DeWitt Co., TX
Millard N. Boykin
03 Jan 1878* - 10 Jan 1955
Texas Cpl. Batry D 11 Field Arty. WWI.
* DOB does not match census record of 1896. This is an obvious error - YOB of 1878 would have made him 39 years of age in 1917. Year of 1896 will be used on his record.

Letter dated 17 Sep 1997. Lucille Ambler File.
...First cousin of my Dad, Samuel A. Utz.
...I knew Nolan vaguely. He was in a veterans Hospital in Mississippi most of the time. I do not think he ever married.

FGR of Robert Lee Boykin correction. Rowena Calhoun file.
aka: Nolen
...never married.

e-mail dated 6 Nov 1997. Ron Calhoun File. See Lydia Ruth BOYKIN Calhoun
file for content.

L&D 215-8: Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
BOYKIN - See file for content. Note from Elizabeth Jane Boykin enclosed in W.J. Boykin letter to R.L. Boykin (his son at Sayers in Bexar County).

L&D 215-13: Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
...BOYKIN - See file for content. Letter from Clemons Eli Boykin, Yoakum, TX dated 31 Dec 1898 to nephew, Owen Boykin. This letter is signed "Uncle Clesse" and is assumed to be Clemons.

L&D 215-14: Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
...BOYKIN - See file for content. Letter from Clemons Eli Boykin, from Yoakum, TX dated 1 Feb 1899 to nephew, Robert Lee Boykin.

Notes and letter dated 14 May 1998. Rowena Calhoun File.

Notes and letter dated 14 May 1998. Rowena Calhoun File.

Letter dated 3 Sep 1998, Descendant Chart & Information Sheets. Clark Boykin File.
...never married.

AB&W Pic-396: Millard N. Boykin headstone, Hillside Cem., Quero, DeWitt Co., TX.
AB&W Pic-514: Millard Nolen Boykin & Nora Jean E. BOYKIN Preddy.
AB&W Pic-516: Nora Jean E. BOYKIN Preddy, Millard Nolen Boykin, Virginia BOYKIN Poe.
AB&W Pic-518: Millard Nolen Boykin built bee hives.
 
Boykin, Millard Nolan (I5141)
 
78 1900 Bexar Co., TX Census. See Robert L. Boykin.

1910 Bexar Co., TX Census See Lydia Ellen UTZ Boykin.
,,, Married abt 1907

1920 Age 28

DESCENDENTS OF JOHN YANCY CRISWELL, SR. & ELEANOR VANNOY, a sketch by Sue Ragland Diggle. Stanley McMicken File.

Decendants Chart of John Yancy Criswell, Sr. Stanley McMicken File.

Letter dated 17 Sep 1997. Lucille Ambler File.
...First cousin of my Dad, Samuel A. Utz.
...I did not know her. She had little to do with her cousins.

FGR of Robert Lee Boykin correction. Rowena Calhoun file.
aka: Alma Lee

Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
...WILLIAM JOSEPH BOYKIN, by William B. Bennett. See William Joseph Boykin for content.

L&D 215-8: Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
BOYKIN - See file for content. Note from Elizabeth Jane Boykin enclosed in W.J. Boykin letter to R.L. Boykin (his son at Sayers in Bexar County).

L&D 215-11: Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
...BOYKIN - See file for content. Letter from Robert Lee Boykin, from San Marcos, TX dated 11 Aug 1895 to Mr. & Mrs. D.W. McNatt, Round Mountain, TX.

L&D 215-13: Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
...BOYKIN - See file for content. Letter from Clemons Eli Boykin, Yoakum, TX dated 31 Dec 1898 to nephew, Owen Boykin. This letter is signed "Uncle Clesse" and is assumed to be Clemons.

L&D 215-14: Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
...BOYKIN - See file for content. Letter from Clemons Eli Boykin, from Yoakum, TX dated 1 Feb 1899 to nephew, Robert Lee Boykin.

L&D 215-15: Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
...BOYKIN - See file for content. Letter from Lillie Mae Boykin, Yoakum, TX dated dated 1899 to "Lydia" (assumed to be Lydia Ellen UTZ Boykin, her sister in law). Who is the second Lydia mentioned? Could it be Grandmother Lydia? - Jim Allen

L&D 216-1: Packet dated 13 Oct 1977. Rowena Calhoun File.
SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, James Bennett Calhoun.

Notes and letter dated 14 May 1998. Rowena Calhoun File.

Letter dated 3 Sep 1998, Descendant Chart & Information Sheets. Clark Boykin File.

Packet received 4 Feb 1999. Norman Krischke File.
Criswell-Boykin Descendant Chart (William J. & Eliza J. CRISWELL Boykin

AB&W Pic-512: Lydia Ellen UTZ Boykin, Alma Lee BOYKIN Bennett, Nora Jean E. BOYKIN Preddy. 
Boykin, Alma Lee (I5139)
 
79 1900 Bexar Co., TX Census. See Robert L. Boykin.
...This child not on this census. Ruth Lydia was born in 1902.

1910 Bexar Co., TX Census See Lydia Ellen UTZ Boykin.

1920 Ruth Lydia not on this census. She married in 1922.

L&D-180C: Delayed Cert. of Birth. Ruth Lydia Boykin.
...Gives Robert's profession as Teacher.
...Gives Lydia's POB as Bexar Co., TX
...Gives Lydia as informant (13 Mar 1942) & address as : 1002 Sacrament
San Antonio.

Letter dated 17 Sep 1997. Lucille Ambler File.
...Ruth Married Samuel Daniel Calhoun - they had 5 sons. I only knew one son, Dan Clayton.
...Dan owned Calhoun Electric Co. in San Antonio for years until he retired and built a ranch home just out of Devine, TX

S.S. Records: U.S. 1937-1993, Vol. 1.
Ruth Calhoun
5 Nov 1902 - 8 Apr 1991
S.S. #465-10-5665TX

e-mail dated 6 Nov 1997. Ron Calhoun File.
...Grandmother (Ruth Lydia) had a large cedar chest on her screened porch at her home in Goliad. Therein she stored items of importance to her: the flag used to cover her son Jack's coffin, and uniforms from her sons and her brother Nolan. Uncle Nolan's Army uniform shirts were Olive in color and made of wool. The sleeves had extra material in the cuffs so that when the cuff was buttoned, nothing could enter through the slit. I was told that this was designed to keep the Mustard Gas off skin.
I remember going to see Uncle Nolan at the Veteran's Hospital in Waco. I don't remember the year, but it must have been the late 50s. He was quite handy with his hands and skilled at building things of wood. My sister has the small chair he made for her and I still have a wooden scrapbook he made. I was told that Uncle Nolan had been gassed during the War and had trouble breathing, so that was why he was in the V.A. Hospital.

FGR of Robert Lee Boykin correction. Rowena Calhoun file.

e-mail dated 6 Nov 1997. Ron Calhoun File.
...My paternal grandmother, Ruth Lydia BOYKIN Calhoun, was a Spanish teacher and Librarian at Goliad High School. Whenever I stayed with her and Granddad, I never minded going with her to school, as I had full run of the library. Reading was encouraged, and I am still an avid reader. I believe she got her degree in 1951 from Southwest Texas State. She was a hard worker and enjoyed teaching. I suspect she was a tough taskmaster!
...Grandmother had several old photo albums and I remember a photo of a fellow standing next to a Saquaro cactus with a six-shooter on his hip. I was told that this was the Boykin that lived in Arizona and that he had searched for and discovered Molybdenum in the area and that this discovery aided the war (WWI) effort. Molybdenum is used as an alloying agent in Steel. I don't know this man's name or exactly how he is related, but he was definitely a Boykin. As a note of interest, there is a Kippi Boykin who is a champion pistol shooter who lives in Arizona. She might be a shirt-tail relative.

L&D 216-1: Packet dated 13 Oct 1977. Rowena Calhoun File.
SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, James Bennett Calhoun.
...The family tree of my mother. Ruth Lydia Boykin married Samuel Daniel Calhoun about 1920.

L&D 216-2: Packet dated 13 Oct 1977. Rowena Calhoun File.
GREAT, GREAT GRANDFATHERS OF SONS OF RUTH BOYKIN CALHOUN / SAMUEL DANIEL CALHOUN.

Notes and letter dated 14 May 1998. Rowena Calhoun File.

Notes and letter dated 14 May 1998. Rowena Calhoun File.

Letter dated 3 Sep 1998, Descendant Chart & Information Sheets. Clark Boykin File.

AB&W Pic-512: Lydia Ellen UTZ Boykin, Alma Lee BOYKIN Bennett, Nora Jean E. BOYKIN Preddy.
AB&W Pic-515: Ruth V. BOYKIN James, Lydia Ellen UTZ Boykin, Ruth Lydia BOYKIN Calhoun.
 
Boykin, Ruth Lydia (I5143)
 
80 1900 Bexar Co., TX Census. See Robert Lee Boykin.

1910 Bexar Co., TX Census See Lydia Ellen UTZ Boykin.

1920 Bexar Co., TX Census. See Lydia Ellen UTZ Boykin.

Letter dated 17 Sep 1997. Lucille Ambler File.
...First cousin of my Dad, Samuel A. Utz.
...Nora married a man named William Preddy. They had no children.
...I knew her (Lydia Ellen's) pretty well too. She did not marry until she was older (maybe in her thirties?). She had T.B. of the spine and lived on a ranch out of Sanderson, TX part of the time until she was well. She was quite and artist. She and one of the other cousins were quite well known in and around San Antonio for their art work.

FGR of Robert Lee Boykin correction. Rowena Calhoun file.
aka: Nora Jean
...No Children.

e-mail dated 6 Nov 1997. Ron Calhoun File. See Lydia Ruth BOYKIN Calhoun
file for content.
aka: Aunt Nonie

Notes and letter dated 14 May 1998. Rowena Calhoun File.

Letter dated 3 Sep 1998, Descendant Chart & Information Sheets. Clark Boykin File.

AB&W Pic-512: Lydia Ellen UTZ Boykin, Alma Lee BOYKIN Bennett, Nora Jean E. BOYKIN Preddy.
AB&W Pic-513: Nora Jean E. BOYKIN Preddy, Robert Owen Boykin, Sr., Lydia Ellen UTZ Boykin, Mary Alice MORGAN Boykin.
AB&W Pic-514: Millard Nolen Boykin & Nora Jean E. BOYKIN Preddy.
AB&W Pic-516: Nora Jean E. BOYKIN Preddy, Millard Nolen Boykin, Virginia BOYKIN Poe.
AB&W Pic-519: Nora Jean E. BOYKIN Preddy (1923).
AB&W Pic-520: Nora Jean E. BOYKIN Preddy.
 
Boykin, Nora Jean E (I5142)
 
81 1900 Bexar Co., TX Census. See Robert Lee Boykin.

1910 Bexar Co., TX Census See Lydia Ellen UTZ Boykin.

L&D-180B: Delayed Cert. of Birth. William Andrew Boykin.
...Edgar is 18 miles from Cuero.
...Gives Lydia's POB as Bexar Co., TX.
...Gives Lydia as informant (5 Dec 1941) & residence as: 1002 Sacramento, San Antonio, TX.
...Gives Robert's profession as School Teacher.

Letter dated 17 Sep 1997. Lucille Ambler File.
...First cousin of my Dad, Samuel A. Utz.

S.S. Records: U.S. 1937-1993, Vol. 1.
William Boykin
7 Nov 1895 - Jan 1983
S.S. #456-09-3397 TX
Last POR: TX 75218 (Dallas, Dallas Co.)

FGR of Robert Lee Boykin correction. Rowena Calhoun file.
aka: William Hobson; Willie
...Died in Tuscon, AZ
...Note: Gives middle name as Hobson. Middle name given as Andrew on Birth Record. See L&D-180B above.

Letter received 8 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
aka: Willie

L&D 215-8: Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
BOYKIN - See file for content. Note from Elizabeth Jane Boykin enclosed in W.J. Boykin letter to R.L. Boykin (his son at Sayers in Bexar County).

L&D 215-13: Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
...BOYKIN - See file for content. Letter from Clemons Eli Boykin, Yoakum, TX dated 31 Dec 1898 to nephew, Owen Boykin. This letter is signed "Uncle Clesse" and is assumed to be Clemons.

L&D 215-14: Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
...BOYKIN - See file for content. Letter from Clemons Eli Boykin, from Yoakum, TX dated 1 Feb 1899 to nephew, Robert Lee Boykin.

Notes and letter dated 14 May 1998. Rowena Calhoun File.
aka: Willie

Letter dated 3 Sep 1998, Descendant Chart & Information Sheets. Clark Boykin File.
aka: William Hobson Boykin
 
Boykin, William Hobson Andrew (I5140)
 
82 1900 VZ census says her birthday was in October.
1870 McLennan Census: living at home with parents in City of Waco.
1880 Bell County Census: Brook and Bell with Pearl, Vada and Franklin E. Also Brook's
sister Mollie and her husband Abner Vedell and their children Absalom and Elizabeth.
Also Mary Prather, age 45, a widow, but relationship not given (she may be kin to Abner).
Brook's occupation is farmer. Justice Precinct 6, ED6, Pg 44, Stamped Pg 421B, Ln46,
House 378, Family 382.
1900 Van Zandt County Census: Brook with "Sallie A." (incorrect, should b e Anna Bell), children "Wade T.,
Elmer, Letha and Rubia." ED127, 21B, 382/388. Is it possible the mistake of "Sallie"
means that Salina lived with them? It also says birthplace TN; could that be a further
mistake in that direction? The Easley family Leatha married into lives just 6 doors away.
1910: Van Zandt, Canton, ED 108, Pg. 81b, May 1910, Brook Cary, age 5_?, Ark./Ga./Ga.;
Bell, 55, Tx/Nc/Ms, 6/6 (untrue?). They are family 200/200. George Thompson is family
198/198.
1920: Van Zandt ED126, JP2, Phalba, 1-30-1920, 10B-11A (102b?): Frank B. Cary 70
Ar/Ga/Al, farmer; Anna B., 65 Tx/Tx or Tn?/Tn?; Grooms, Lerlene 8 tx/tx/tx; Roberta 7
tx/tx/tx/, both named as granddaughters.
My grandmother called her "Aunt Bell." They were married by Thomas Stanford, M.G., in
the home of James and Salina Carter in Waco. She worked as a seamstress at A. Harris
in downtown Dallas. She had big brown eyes and lots of black hair. She died of a heart attack on son Elmer's front porch. She was about 5'2",
heavy set. It is said she went to Baylor University, but don’t know if that is accurate. She is buried at Old Bethel Cem. near Canton, TX.
[End Anna Belle Carter Cary] 
Carter, Anna Bell (I5688)
 
83 1900 Wilson Co., TX Census. See John M. Bell.
aka: A. Robert

WFT Vol #22 Tree 0218. Descendants of Mary Ann Elizabeth (Mollie) Boykin.
aka: Robert Austin

WFT Vol #22 Tree 0218. Descendants of Mary Ann Elizabeth (Mollie) Boykin.

Packet & Letter dated 25 Jan 1999. Lucile Armitage File.
Letter

Packet & Letter dated 25 Jan 1999. Lucile Armitage File/Norman Krischke Files.
James Carrel & Eliza BAKER Bell had 15 children & 100 grandchildren.

Packet received 4 Feb 1999. Norman Krischke File.
James Carrell Bell Descendant Chart.
...DOD given as 4 Feb 1922

Letter dated 12 Feb 1999. Shirley Newman File.

GenForum: Boykin Family Genealogy Forum Query. Stennis Boykin File.
...Mary Ann Elizabeth Boykin m. John M. Bell 3 Nov 1875, Fayette Co., TX. 1900 Wilson Co., TX Census. See John Miller Bell.

E-mail dated 9 Apr 2000. Emma Tubbs File.
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM JOSEPH BOYKIN
...give DOD as 4 Feb 1922
 
Bell, Robert Austin (I5125)
 
84 1900 Wilson Co., TX Census. See John M. Bell.
aka: I. Elina Bell

WFT Vol #22 Tree 0218. Descendants of Mary Ann Elizabeth (Mollie) Boykin.
aka: I. Eliza Bell
...gives YOB as 1883

WFT Vol #22 Tree 0218. Direct Descendants Of Silas Bell, Sr.

Packet & Letter dated 25 Jan 1999. Lucile Armitage File.
Letter
...gives DOB given as 1883

Packet & Letter dated 25 Jan 1999. Lucile Armitage File/Norman Krischke Files.
James Carrel & Eliza BAKER Bell had 15 children & 100 grandchildren.

Packet received 4 Feb 1999. Norman Krischke File.
James Carrell Bell Descendant Chart.
...DOB 1883

Letter dated 12 Feb 1999. Shirley Newman File.
aka: Eliza Rena

GenForum: Boykin Family Genealogy Forum Query. Stennis Boykin File.
...Mary Ann Elizabeth Boykin m. John M. Bell 3 Nov 1875, Fayette Co., TX. 1900 Wilson Co., TX Census. See John Miller Bell.

E-mail dated 9 Apr 2000. Emma Tubbs File.
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM JOSEPH BOYKIN
 
Bell, Eliza Rene (I5122)
 
85 1900 Wilson Co., TX Census. See John M. Bell.
aka: T.J. Bell

Packet & Letter dated 25 Jan 1999. Lucile Armitage File.
Letter
...John Thomas Bell lived in Gatesville. No doubt he is the father of F.A. Bell of Gatesville.

WFT Vol #22 Tree 0218. Descendants of Mary Ann Elizabeth (Mollie) Boykin.
aka: John Thomas

WFT Vol #22 Tree 0218. Direct Descendants Of Silas Bell, Sr.

Packet & Letter dated 25 Jan 1999. Lucile Armitage File.
Letter

Packet & Letter dated 25 Jan 1999. Lucile Armitage File/Norman Krischke Files.
James Carrel & Eliza BAKER Bell had 15 children & 100 grandchildren.
...buried old Rock Church Cem., now called the Fairview Cem.,

Packet & Letter dated 25 Jan 1999. Lucile Armitage File.
James Carrel & Eliza BAKER Bell had 15 children & 100 grandchildren.

Packet received 4 Feb 1999. Norman Krischke File.
James Carrell Bell Descendant Chart.

Letter dated 12 Feb 1999. Shirley Newman File.
...lived in Gatesville in 1921 and 1945

L&D 215-3: Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
...See file for content. Letter from William Joseph Boykin, Yoakum, TX dated 11 Apr 1892 to Mr. & Mrs. J.M. Bell (daughter) in Fairview, Wilson Co., TX.
...The name of this child is not given in letter content. It may be that another daughter of W.J. Boykin had J.M. Bell as another husband. Note: see L&D 215-8 below - Jim Allen).

L&D 215-8: Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
...See file for content. Note from Elizabeth Jane Boykin enclosed in W.J. Boykin letter to R.L. Boykin (his son at Sayers in Bexar County).

GenForum: Boykin Family Genealogy Forum Query. Stennis Boykin File.
...Mary Ann Elizabeth Boykin m. John M. Bell 3 Nov 1875, Fayette Co., TX. 1900 Wilson Co., TX Census. See John Miller Bell.

E-mail dated 9 Apr 2000. Emma Tubbs File.
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM JOSEPH BOYKIN
...gives POB as Caloveras Creek, near Saspamco, Bexar Co., TX instead of Wilson Co., TX.
 
Bell, John Thomas (I5121)
 
86 1900 Wilson Co., TX Census. See John M. Bell.
aka: Willie

WFT Vol #22 Tree 0218. Descendants of Mary Ann Elizabeth (Mollie) Boykin.
...DOD other than Jan not given.
aka: William

WFT Vol #22 Tree 0218. Direct Descendants Of Silas Bell, Sr.

Packet & Letter dated 25 Jan 1999. Lucile Armitage File.
Letter
aka: William
...buried Fairview Cem., Floresville, Wilson Co., TX

Packet & Letter dated 25 Jan 1999. Lucile Armitage File/Norman Krischke Files.
James Carrel & Eliza BAKER Bell had 15 children & 100 grandchildren.

Packet received 4 Feb 1999. Norman Krischke File.
James Carrell Bell Descendant Chart.

Letter dated 12 Feb 1999. Shirley Newman File.

GenForum: Boykin Family Genealogy Forum Query. Stennis Boykin File.
...Mary Ann Elizabeth Boykin m. John M. Bell 3 Nov 1875, Fayette Co., TX. 1900 Wilson Co., TX Census. See John Miller Bell.

E-mail dated 9 Apr 2000. Emma Tubbs File.
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM JOSEPH BOYKIN
...gives DOB as 16 Jan 1880
 
Bell, William E (I5120)
 
87 1907-1908, Waco City Directory said he lived with Tressie at 725 Pecan in E. Waco and was a messenger for the MK&T RR.
1910 census, lived with married sister Mary Ellen and worked as yard clerk for railroad.
1913, he was a switchman for the railroad and lived at 417 Sherman in E. Waco.
1916, he was a switchman and lived at 809 S. 9th.
1920 census, lived in Waco at 1618 Ross Street with wife Elsie B., son Karl (Ed 118, sh.4A, Ln.8), worked for railroad.
1924, lived with wife Elsie at 618 Ross and was a switchman. At one time may have lived on Old Dallas Road. Worked for railroad.
Texas Death Record 11283, Frank L. Carter, died at 2525 Homan (Haman?) Ave., Waco, lived there 15 yr., male white married, b.9-14-1890 TX, d.3-7-1926 35y5m23d, acute encephalitis and flu, RR Switchman, Cotton Belt RR, Father Will Carter b.Miss; Mother Martha Allison b.unknown; Informant Mrs. F.L. Carter of Waco, buried Oakwood Cem. 
Carter, Frank L (I4909)
 
88 1910 Census
Name: Hubert Davis
Birthplace: Texas
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Residence: Justice Precinct 2, Navarro, Texas
Marital Status: Single
Race : White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Texas
Mother's Birthplace: Texas
Family Number: 362
Page Number: 19
Household
Gender Age Parent
A S Davis M 36y
Parent
Della Davis F 28y
Hubert Davis M 16y
Myrtle Davis F 8y
Richard Davis M 5y
Ollie Davis F 2y

New info
1910 Navarro Co., TX; JP2, E.D.87, Pg.232A:
Davis, A.S., head 36, 1st marriage, married 13 yrs, farmer, Tx/Illinois/Ga;
Della, wife, 28, 1st marriage, married 13 yrs, 5/4 children, Tx/Ga/Tx;
Hubert, son, 16, farmer Tx/Tx/Tx;
Myrtie dau. 8 Tx/Tx/Tx;
Richard son 5 Tx/Tx/Tx;
Ollie dau. 2 Tx/Tx/Tx.

September 12, 1918
Military Registeration Card shows Aaron Simon Davis and family living in Oletha, Limestone County, Texas.
Wife is Della Davis.
Occupation is Farmer - Self

Name: Aron Davis
Home in 1920: Justice Precinct 1, Limestone, Texas
Age: 36
Estimated birth year: abt 1884
Birthplace: Texas
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
[Head]
Spouse's name: Della Davis
Father's Birth Place: Tennessee
Mother's Birth Place: Tennessee
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Rent
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Name: A S Davis
Birthplace: Texas
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Residence: Justice Precinct 2, Navarro, Texas
Marital Status: Married
Race : White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Illinois
Mother's Birthplace: Georgia
Family Number: 362
Page Number: 19
Household Gender Age
A S Davis M 36y
Spouse
Della Davis F 28y
Child
Hubert Davis M 16y
Myrtle Davis F 8y
Richard Davis M 5y
Ollie Davis F 2y

1920 Census
Name:Aron Davis
Residence:, Limestone, Texas
Estimated Birth Year:1884
Age:36
Birthplace:Texas
Relationship to Head of Household:Self
Gender:Male
Race:White
Marital Status:Married
Father's Birthplace:Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace:Tennessee
Film Number:1821829
Digital Folder Number:4392085
Image Number:00020
Sheet Number:8
Household Gender Age
Aron Davis M 36y
Spouse
Della Davis F 36y
Child
Myrtle Davis F 20y
Richard Davis M 14y
Ollie Davis F 12y
Martha Davis F 11y
Lena Davis F 6y
Annie Davis F 5y
Perlee Davis F 3y7m
Roxie Davis F 3m

1920 Limestone Co., TX; JP1, E.D.79, Pg.8A:
Aron [sic] Davis, head, 36, farmer, Tx/Tn/Tn;
Della, wife, 36, Tx/Tn/Tx;
Myrtle dau. 20 single Tx/Tx/Tx;
Richard son 14 Tx/Tx/Tx;
Ollie dau. 12 Tx/Tx/Tx;
Martha dau. 11 Tx/Tx/Tx;
Lena dau. 6 Tx/Tx/Tx;
Annie dau. 5 Tx/Tx/Tx;
Perlee dau. 3-x/12 Tx/Tx/Tx;
Roxie dau. dau. 2/12 Tx/Tx/Tx.

1920 Limestone Co., TX
Justice Precinct 1,either Headville? Road, or Basf? Church and Groesbeck Road
Census page dated Feb. 2, 1920
Enumeration Dist. 79, page 8A
Aron [sic] Davis, renting, age 36, b.TxTnTn, farmer
Della wife 36 TxTnTx
Myrtle 20 single TxTxTx
Richard 14 TxTxTx farm labor, home farm
Ollie daugter 12 TxTxTx
Martha 11 TxTxTx
Lena 6 TxTxTx
Annie 5 TxTxTx
Perlee dau. 3-x/12 TxTxTx
Roxie 2? 3?/12 TxTxTx (age is given in months -- looks like it says 2 or 3 months).
Note: TxTnTn = person born in Texas; father born in Tenn.; mother born in Tenn.
TxTxTx = person born in Texas; father born in Texas; mother born in Texas.

1930 Census
Lived 912 Elm Street
Salesman in Wood Yard

1930 McLennan Co., TX, Waco; E.D.21, Pg.190A, 912 Elm Street:
Davis, Aaron head 53 (occupation illegible) Tx/Tx/Tx;
Della wife 52 Tx/Tx/Tx;
Pearly dau. 11 Tx/Tx/Tx;
Roxie dau. 9 Tx/Tx/Tx;
Frances dau. 7 Tx/Tx/Tx;
Annie dau. 16 helper in pecan factory Tx/Tx/Tx;
Lena (surname Hamilton? Karilton?) dau. 19, married age 17, helper in pecan factory, Tx/Tx/Tx.
Living next door:
Davis, Richard head 23
Babie? wife 20
Jimmie E. dau 11/12
living with them: Armitage family, bro.-in-law and sister-in-law

Name: Aaron Davis
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Waco, Mclennan, Texas
Gender: Male
Age: 53
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: Texas
Estimated Birth Year: 1877
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's Birthplace: Texas
Mother's Birthplace: Texas
Enumeration District Number: 21
Family Number: 40
Sheet Number and Letter: 2A
Line Number: 38
NARA Publication: T626, roll 2373
Film Number: 2342107
Digital Folder Number: 4547352
Image Number: 00982
Household Gender Age
Aaron Davis M 53
Spouse Della Davis F 52
Child Pearly Davis F 11
Child Roxie Davis F 9
Child Frances Davis F 7
Child Annie Davis F 16
Child Lena Hamilton F 19

1938 Aaron and Dellar lived at 720 Earle Street, Waco, Texas.
 
Davis, Aaron Simon (I928)
 
89 1920 Census
Name: Johnie D Mirick
Residence: , Montgomery, Texas
Estimated Birth Year: 1891
Age: 29
Birthplace: Texas
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Film Number: 1821834
Digital Folder Number: 4391485
Image Number: 00801
Sheet Number: 4
Household Gender Age
Johnie D Mirick M 29y
Spouse Eva B Mirick F 30y
Child Vivian J Mirick F 2y6m

Name: John D Merick
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Houston, Harris, Texas
Gender: Male
Age: 41
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: Texas
Estimated Birth Year: 1889
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Enumeration District Number: 0024
Family Number: 352
Sheet Number and Letter: 22A
Line Number: 1
NARA Publication: T626, roll 2342
Film Number: 2342076
Digital Folder Number: 4547965
Image Number: 00656
Household Gender Age
John D Merick M 41
Spouse Mary Merick F 40
Child Vivian Merick F 12
Child Lorance Merick M 9

Groom's Name: J. D. Mirick
Groom's Birth Date:
Groom's Birthplace:
Groom's Age:
Bride's Name: Eva Wallace
Bride's Birth Date:
Bride's Birthplace:
Bride's Age:
Marriage Date: 21 Oct 1916
Marriage Place: Bell County, Texas
Groom's Father's Name:
Groom's Mother's Name:
Bride's Father's Name:
Bride's Mother's Name:
Groom's Race:
Groom's Marital Status:
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race:
Bride's Marital Status:
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M75203-8
System Origin: Texas-EASy
Source Film Number: 981042
Reference Number: p 117

Reported to have been a dashing man, Johnnie supported his family with his owned and operated barber shop for many years. Time would prove that Johnnie's son JD, known to family as Buddy, looked a lot like his dad. 
Mirick, Johnnie Dorchester Lorance (I33)
 
90 1920 Census Jeff and Adeline lived in McLennan County Texas.
Name: Jeff D Rodgers
Residence: , McLennan, Texas
Estimated Birth Year: 1893
Age: 27
Birthplace: Arkansas
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Father's Birthplace: Arkansas
Mother's Birthplace: Arkansas
Film Number: 1821831
Digital Folder Number: 4390895
Image Number: 00849
Sheet Number: 13
Household Gender Age
Jeff D Rodgers M 27y
Spouse Addie Rodgers F 23y
Child Dorthea Rodgers F 8m

According to his death certificate he was a janitor at the county court house.

Name: Jeff Davis Rodgers
Death Date: 31 May 1960
Death Place: Abilene, Taylor, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 67 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 14 Jun 1892
Birthplace: Hot Springs, Ark., U.S.A.
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Rodgers
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Purlor Baine
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Janitor
Place of Residence: Precinct #3, Taylor, Texas
Cemetery: Elmwood Memorial Park
Burial Place: Abilene, Texas
Burial Date: 01 Jun 1960
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2116267
Digital Film Number: 4166548
Image Number: 1450
Reference Number: 32713
 
Rogers, Jeff Davis Jr. (I181)
 
91 1988 Criswell, Thed Ray (I10633)
 
92 1a Clemons Eli Boykin, son of William Joseph Boykin, Sr.

1900 Dewitt Co., TX Census. See William James Boykin, Sr.
...Clem and Aurora married. On census of W.J. Boykin.

1910 Age 29. Unable to locate on 1910 Soundex.

1920 Clemons died 1918. See Aurora Miller.

Dickens Co. Death Record. Mark Geeslin File.
Volume 6, p. 20 - Elmer Thair Boykin - Clemmons Eli given as father.

L&D-177: Dickens Co., TX Death Record of Elmer Thair Boykin. p. 20.
aka: Clement; Clemmons E.

30 Nov 1995 phone conversation with Mark A. Geeslin.
aka: Clem
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- These do not appear to be related.
Texas Index to Death Records, 1903-40. Joe Boykin, Dickins Co., 2 Dec 1940. #54712.

Spur Cemetery Deceased File dated 9/10/92. Mark Geeslin File.
...Joe Boykin; Bobbie Austin Hawkins; Starling Ray "Dick" Boykin; Stonewall Bob Boykin.

Dickins Co. Death Records. Mark Geeslin File.
...Vol. 7, p. 46 - Starling Ray (Dick) Boykin.
...Vol. 7, p. 14 - Stonewall B. Boykin.
...Vol. 7, p. 272 - Bobbie Austin Boykin.

Dickins Co. Birth Records. Mark Geeslin File.
...Vol. 5, p. 88 - Billie Jean Boykin, female child of Dick & Gracie ALLEN Boykin.
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Letter dated 10 Jan 1996, Pics & L&D. Mark Geeslin File.
Spur Cemetery Deceased File dated 9/10/92
Boykin, Clemons Eli
12 Jan1881 - 29 Oct 1918
Old Sec., Blk 15, Lot 4. Owned by C.E. Boykin.
Other (see above) Boykin listings above do not appear connected.

AB&W Pic-280: Clemons Eli Boykin Headstone. Spur Cem., Dickens Co., TX
Picture taken Jan 1996 by Mark & Lauda BROWN Geeslin.

L&D-184: Bexar Co., TX Marriage Certificate #17228.
...Clemons Boykin m. Aurora Miller, 25 Oct.1899.
Wit: J.W. Wasbinder & Geo. Howard

DESCENDENTS OF JOHN YANCY CRISWELL, SR. & ELEANOR VANNOY, a sketch by Sue Ragland Diggle. Stanley McMicken File.
...Gives DOB as 12 Jan 1882.

Decendants Chart of John Yancy Criswell, Sr. Stanley McMicken File.

Letter received 8 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
...I have copies of letters written by R.L. Boykin, W.J. Boykin (1899), Clem Boykin, and others. Do you want copies?

L&D 215-13: Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
...BOYKIN - See file for content. Letter from Clemons Eli Boykin, Yoakum, TX dated 31 Dec 1898 to nephew, Owen Boykin. This letter is signed "Uncle Clesse" and is assumed to be Clemons.

L&D 215-14: Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
...BOYKIN - See file for content. Letter from Clemons Eli Boykin, from Yoakum, TX dated 1 Feb 1899 to nephew, Robert Lee Boykin.
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L&D 215-4: Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
...BOYKIN - See file for content. Letter from William Joseph Boykin, Yoakum, TX dated 29 Jun 1899 to R.L. Boykin, Sayers, Bexar Co., TX.

L&D 215-8: Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
BOYKIN - See file for content. Note from Elizabeth Jane Boykin enclosed in W.J. Boykin letter to R.L. Boykin (his son at Sayers in Bexar County).

Letter dated 3 Sep 1998, Descendant Chart & Information Sheets. Clark Boykin File.

Packet received 4 Feb 1999. Norman Krischke File.
Criswell-Boykin Descendant Chart (William J. & Eliza J. CRISWELL Boykin.

Letter dated 19 Sep 1999, Pedigree Chart & W.J. Boykin Descendant Outline Chart. Mark Geeslin File.
W.J. Boykin Descendant Outline Chart 
Boykin, Clemons Eli (I5115)
 
93 1st LT
Medical Corps
World War I 
Smith, Robert King (I8448)
 
94 1x Lillie Mae Boykin, daughter of William Joseph Boykin, Sr.

Tombstone Rubbing. Estelline, Hall Co., TX.
WHEELER
Lee T. Lillie M. (Boykin)
1869 - 1946. 1879 - 1968

1880 Guadalupe Co., TX Census. See William James Boykin, Sr.

1900 Age 21, m. W.A. Criswell.

1910 McLennan Co., TX Census. ED #101, p. 4, 58-58
Criswell, Lillie 30 1880 Head Wid 1-1 TX GA TX *
- Inez 9 1901 Dau TX TX
Boykin, Elizabeth 68 1842 Mot Wid 12-7 TX KY TN **
* Husband was W.A. Criswell, a first cousin.
** First time name has been given as Elizabeth, instead of Eliza.

1920 Hall Co., TX Census. See Lee T. Wheeler.

L&D-180D: DeWitt Co., TX Marriage Record.
W.A. Criswell m. Miss Lillie Boyken 6 Mar 1900.

DeWitt Co., TX Marriage Record Vol. G, p. 343.
Lillie Boykin m. W.A. Criswell 6 Mar 1900.

FGR, Pedigree Chart, 1870 Fayette Co., TX Census, Obits. & Notes. Mark Geeslin File.

AB&W Pic-254: Lillie BOYKIN Wheeler 2nd from left & Inez in center. On Lillie's 80th birthday. 23 may 1959.
...On back: "Made on 23rd 1959 on my eightieth birthday. Inez is to my left. The other three ladies are hostesses. The one on Inez's left is the one who gave me the party."

AB&W Pic-255: Lillie BOYKIN Wheeler & Inez on Lillie's 86th birthday.
23 May 1965.
...On back: "to Rhodah. This is Inez and me on my 86th Birthday, May 23, 1965. With love, Aunt Lillie.

AB&W Pic-256: Lillie BOYKIN Wheeler & Rhoda Rose (Lauda's mother]. c1960's.

DESCENDENTS OF JOHN YANCY CRISWELL, SR. & ELEANOR VANNOY, a sketch by Sue Ragland Diggle. Stanley McMicken File.
Gives DOD as aft 1960
+Lillie Mae & Wm. Alton were first cousins.
+Lillie Mae Boykin lives 1960 at 1200 N. Oregon, El Paso, TX. She spends her summers with her daughter at Ruidosa, NM.

Decendants Chart of John Yancy Criswell, Sr. Stanley McMicken File.

Packet dated 13 Oct 1977. Rowena Calhoun File.
SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, James Bennett Calhoun.

Decendants Chart of John Yancy Criswell, Sr. Stanley McMicken File.

L&D 215-15: Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
...BOYKIN - See file for content. Letter from Lillie Mae Boykin, Yoakum, TX dated dated 1899 to "Lydia" (assumed to be Lydia Ellen UTZ Boykin, her sister in law). Who is the second Lydia mentioned? Could it be Grandmother Lydia? - Jim Allen
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L&D 215-4: Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
...BOYKIN - See file for content. Letter from William Joseph Boykin, Yoakum, TX dated 29 Jun 1899 to R.L. Boykin, Sayers, Bexar Co., TX.

L&D 215-7: Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
...BOYKIN - See file for content. Letter from William Joseph Boykin, Yoakum, TX dated 14 Nov 1900 to R.L. Boykin, Calaveras School, Bexar Co., TX.

L&D 215-8: Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
BOYKIN - See file for content. Note from Elizabeth Jane Boykin enclosed in W.J. Boykin letter to R.L. Boykin (his son at Sayers in Bexar County).

L&D 215-10: Packet dated 13 Oct 1997. Rowena Calhoun File.
...BOYKIN - See file for content. Letter from Robert Lee Boykin, from Colorado City dated 2 Jul 1887 to sister, Callie Lee BOYKIN.

L&D 216-1: Packet dated 13 Oct 1977. Rowena Calhoun File.
SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, James Bennett Calhoun.

Packet received 4 Feb 1999. Norman Krischke File.
Criswell-Boykin Descendant Chart (William J. & Eliza J. CRISWELL Boykin.

Letter dated 19 Sep 1999, Pedigree Chart & W.J. Boykin Descendant Outline Chart. Mark Geeslin File.
W.J. Boykin Descendant Outline Chart.
 
Boykin, Lillie Mae (I3343)
 
95 2 Mary Ann Boykin, daughter of Sion L. Boykin.

Marjory Parsons Information. Charlotte Larson File.

Campbell Information. See Aurora Campbell. Elizabeth Ashworth Record.

Family Group Records. Geri Lilly File.
POBur given as Harwood Cem., Gonzales Co., TX (Wrong - see below.)

AB&W Pic-164: Headstone of Mary Ann BOYKIN Tumlinson in Liberty Hill Cem., Liberty Hill, Williamson Co., TX. b. 22 Oct 1830 - d. 26 Jun 1908.

AB&W Pic-165: Headstones in Liberty Hill Cem., Liberty Hill, Williamson Co., TX of Mary Ann BOYKIN Tumlinson, Cynthia (Sintha) Elizabeth COTTON Tumlinson and Cynthia's infant child Cynthia (Sintha) Tumlinson. Mary Ann b. 22 Oct 1830 & d. 26 Jun 1908, Cynthia E. b. 4 Apr 1867, d. 15 Jan 1912. Infant b. & d. 1 Nov 1907.

1830 Screven Co., GA Census. See Sion L. Boykin.
1840

1850 Gonzales Co., TX Census. See William Phytus Tumlinson.
Note: the Mary listed on the census for this year for the household of Sion L. Boykin IS NOT his daughter, Mary Ann, but is now thought to be the first wife of Sion's son, Wm. J. Boykin.

1860 See Wm. Pytus Tumlinson (Tomlinson)
1870 See Wm. Pytus Tumlinson (Tomlinson)
1880 See Wm. Pytus Tumlinson (Tomlinson)
1900 Colorado Co., TX Census. See Jefferson Lee Tumlinson.
1908 Died Liberty Hill, Williamson Co., TX

L&D-102: LDS Temple Ordinance Data.

L&D-141: Gonzales Co., TX Deed Record. Gonzales Co. Archives.
Wm. P. Tumlinson and Mary Ann Boykin. Bk D, p. 613. 28 Sep 1863. Pictures and family information.

OTHER TUMLINSONS BURIED AT LIBERTY HILL:
Avery.................1899-1978...................OC6
Edna..................1898-1972...................NE6
Georgie Mae.....3-8-1907 / 8-9-1993.....NE 19 4
W.H...................1895-1966...................NE6
W.W..................1918-1973...................NE6

L&D-175: Malissa A. Boykin Death Certificate.
Gave Mary Ann's POB as MO.

FUEL FOR A FEUD by Marjorie B. Hyatt. Rosa Sharp File.
Gives Sion Boykin and Aurora Zumwalt as her parents.

Letter dated 18 Jul 1996, notes & corrected FGR of Andrew W. Zumwalt. Theresa Mitchell File.

Pettigree Chart and Letter dated 13 Feb 1997. Afton Taylor File.
Give DOB as 1832 in AL.

Gonzales Co., TX Census. Chalmers Williams File.
TOMLINSON: Wm. 30m MO; Mary 30f GA; Gorge 2m TX

Letter dated 4 Jun 1997, Pedigree Chart, Descendant Charts. Elaine Turner File.

James Taylor Tumlinson, Jr. Descendant Chart. Verner Bell File.

E-mail dated 19 Jul 1998 & Descendant Chart. Verner & Bert Bell File.

E-mail dated Jun 1999. John Peavy File.
(GASGREVE-L) BOYKIN/Sheppard Screven Co., GA

Decendants of Scion Lee Boykin. Kathy Hoke File.
...gives as d/o Mary Ann Rushing. 
Boykin, Mary Ann (I4987)
 
96 21 Jaan 1974 Criswell, Joel Sidney (I10657)
 
97 21 Jan 1864 by,J. E. FERGUSON, M. E. Church South Family F443
 
98 262 bc Codebog, British King Coel (I4702)
 
99 3 John S. Boykin, son of Sion L. Boykin

Teamster/Blacksmith

1840 Telfair Co., GA Census. See Sion Lee Boykin.
1850 Gonzales Co., TX Census. See Sion Lee Boykin.
1860 Gonzales Co., TX Census. See Sion Lee Boykin.
1870 abt 36

1880 Fayette Co., TX Census. Schulenberg, 114-124.
Boykin, (?) J. 46 1834 Blacksmith GA GA GA John Seymor?
- Jeune T. 29 1851 Wife GA GA GA June/Jennie?
- Robert * 21 1859 B'smith Appren AL GA GA By 1st wife
- Lula B. 6 1874 D
- Ella F. 4 1876 Dau TX GA GA
- Estelle 2 1878 D
* Also in household of Thomas L. Black

1900 age 66
1910 age 76

Notes, 1880 census of Fayette Co., TX and letter dated 2 Nov 1998. Naomi McLaughlin File.
...gives head of household as Sigmon/Seymor Boykin (could this name be Scion/Sion and named after his father)? His wife appears to be Jeune T. (prob. June or Jennie - Jim Allen).

1900 abt 66
1910 abt 76
1920 abt 86

Caldwell Co, TX Marriage Records.
John Boykin m. Nancey Butler 2 Apr 1857 - Plum Creek Almanac, vol 2, p.135, 1984.

Early Texas Co. Marriage Records, Caldwell Co, TX.
John Boykin m. Nancy Ann Butler 2 Apr 1857.

L&D-102: LDS Temple Ordinance Data.

Gonzales Co., TX: Book K - p. 723 - 17 Jul 1856 - Deed, W.J. & Jno Boykin/
Sion L. Boykin.

Pettigree Chart and Letter dated 13 Feb 1997. Afton Taylor File.
...gives DOB as 1836 in AL.

1850 Gonzales Co., TX Census. Chalmers Williams File.
BOYKIN: Scion 44m GA; Wm. 21m AL; Mary 18f AL; John 16m AL; Paticience 14f AL; David 12m AL; Sarah 10f AL; Rebecca 8f AL; Margaret 6f AL.

www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx
Caldwell County, Texas Marriages, 1848-1886.
John Boykin m. Nancy Ann Butler 2 Apr 1857. Bk C-D, p. 8.

Packet and Letter dated 19 Oct 1998. Naomi McLaughlin File.
Family Group Sheets

Packet dated 12 Nov 1998. Naomi McLaughlin File.
Dupl. of 1880 Census of Fayette Co., TX.

Decendants of Scion Lee Boykin. Kathy Hoke File.
 
Boykin, John S (I4986)
 
100 4 David Edward Boykin, son of Sion L. Boykin.
aka: Dave; Uncle Dave

Wagoner, Farmer & Merchant

Pedigree Chart & Marjory Parsons Information. Charlotte Larson File.
Marriage 20 Mar 1856 Gonzales Co, TX.

Pedigree Chart, Notes & Documents. Theresa Mitchell File.
L&D-149: Death Certificate #168, Billings, Yellowstone Co., MT.
...Cause of Death: Heart Rupture.
...Date of Death: 3:00 A.M., 5 Feb 1908.
...Martial Status: Widower.
...Birth Place: Georgia.
...Birth Place of Father: SC * see below
...Maiden Name of Mother: Mary Rushin.
...Birth Place of Mother: SC * see below
...Occupation: Merchant.
...Informant: Miss Boykin. (Margaret Alethea Boykin, sister).
...Place of Burial: Mount View Cemetery, Billings, MT, 6 Feb 1908.

Jim Allen (note David Boykin bought the Boykin House Hotel. Before that he was a Teamster.
* On the 1900 census he states his parents were both born in GA. Roll T623-915. SC as a POB is given by his sister. David & Margaret Boykin had 3 children. Mary Jane who died on her 18th birthday, Sarah, which is my line, and her brother "Peter." That is the name he went by. On the census it is Levin (Scion?). Sarah had 13 Children! The two oldest made a visit to Montana to spend some time with their grandfather. That is where "Maggie" met her future husband. They intended to return to Texas after their marriage but never did. Elmer and his father were homesteading and they were staying at "The Boykin House" while they looked for land. This is where they met and their wedding was held at the hotel. Margaret Ann ZUMWALT Boykin died of influenza. David took the children to her parents. This is where I lose track of David. Do you know where he is in 1870 and 1880? The children are in Belmont, TX in 1870 with Andrew and Harriet A. LARRIMORE Zumwalt. In 1880 S.A. "Peter" Boykin is living in Harwood, TX with Andrew Zumwalt and his 2nd wife, Elizabeth E. HAHN - Theresa Mitchell.

Gonzales Co, TX Marriage Records, 10 Mar 1856, M.A. Zumwalt.

1840 Telfair Co., GA Census. See Sion Lee Boykin.
1850 Gonzales Co., TX Census. See Sion Lee Boykin.

Letter dated 30 Dec 1995. Theresa Mitchell File.
1860 Colorado Co., TX Census. Alleyton, 502-488, p. 69 (p. 152).
Boykin, D.E. 25 1835 Wagoner GA 400-400
Margaret 22 1838 Wife TX
Mary J. 3 1857 Dau TX
Sarah C. 1 1859 Dau TX

1860 Colorado Co., TX Census. Alleyton, 502-488, p. 69 (p. 152). Frank Barrow File. See above.

...1866 went to Montana. (or did he go to SD?)

1870 Choteau Co., MT Census. 69-53. Frank Barrow File.
Boykin, David 36 1834 Laborer 100 GA
Milton, Roy - - - - -

1880

...1882 went Billings, MT

1900

...1908 Died in Billings, Yellowstone Co., MT.

Letter dated 30 Apr 1993. Theresa Mitchell File.
"My grandmother said her name was Sarah Caroline and my grandmother
was "big" on family history. She was nine yrs old when David Edward die
She remembered him well. She said he was very distinguished. Slight of
build with a steel gray van dyke beard. He walked with a cane because he
lost his toes while in the Black Hills of South Dakota."

L&D-98: Gonzales Co., TX Marriage Certificate.
David E. Boykin m. Miss Margaret Ann Zumwalt. 20 Mar 1856.

L&D-102: LDS Temple Ordinance Data.

L&D-173A: Dave Boykin Obit. Billings MT, Newspaper.
L&D-173B: 1907 Billings MT, City Directory.
...Boykin, David E., cigars 2922-1/2 Minnesota Av., r 224 S 33d.
,,,BOYKIN HOUSE, S 30th, Mutual Tel 96. First mentioned in 1894 directory - the last in 1919.

Ties That Bind & Letter. Gonzales County Archives.

News Articles & Letter dated 24 Nov 1995. Theresa Mitchell File.

AB&W Pic-263: David Edward Boykin & sister, Margaret Alethea Boykin.

Zumwalt Family Study Paper. Helynn Carrier File.

Letter dated 18 Jul 1996, notes & corrected FGR of Andrew W. Zumwalt. Theresa Mitchell File.
...M.A. Zumwalt was born 3 Jan 1839. Andrew & Harriett may not have returned to Hallettsville, Lavaca Co. yet.
M.A. & David moved back to Alleyton, Colorado Co. (1860 census).
M.A. may have died at the home of Andrew W. Zumwalt.

Letter dated 18 Jul 1996, notes & corrected FGR of Andrew W. Zumwalt. Theresa Mitchell File.

Pettigree Chart and Letter dated 13 Feb 1997. Afton Taylor File.
DOB given as 1838 in AL.

1850 Gonzales Co., TX Census. Chalmers Williams File.
...BOYKIN: Scion 44m GA; Wm. 21m AL; Mary 18f AL; John 16m AL; Paticience 14f AL; David 12m AL; Sarah 10f AL; Rebecca 8f AL; Margaret 6f AL.

Packet and Letter dated 19 Oct 1998. Naomi McLaughlin File.
Meneley Family History

Packet and Letter dated 19 Oct 1998. Naomi McLaughlin File.
Family Group Sheets

Packet and Letter dated 19 Oct 1998. Naomi McLaughlin File.
Descendant Pedigree Charts.

Notes, 1880 census of Fayette Co., TX and letter dated 2 Nov 1998. Naomi McLaughlin File.
...David Boykin enlisted in Wauls Legion, May 1862 and there were at least one or two Zumwalts in the same unit so believe that unit was formed in Gonzales Co., or near there.
...my Brother, Joe Brickhouse heard that he herded horses for someone.
...Theresa Mitchell believes he may have been in South Dakota prior to being in Montana.
...my mother understood that his feet were frostbitten the first winter he was there and an Indian took care of him while he recovered.

Packet dated 12 Nov 1998. Naomi McLaughlin File.
Marriage License & Certificate
Elmer G. Summers m. Margaret Meneley, 28 Jun 1895

Letter dated 23 Nov 1998. Naomi McLaughlin File

Packet dated 12 Nov 1998. Naomi McLaughlin File.
Gonzales Co., TX Marriages.
David E. Boykin m. Margaret Ann Zumwalt 20 Mar 1856

Packet dated 3 Feb 1999. Naomi McLaughlin File.
Family Group Records

Packet received 23 Mar 1999. Shirley Reynolds File.
Family Group Sheets.
...POB given as Screven Co., GA.
...DOM given as 20 Mar 1856. Preformed by T.J. Pilgrim, J.P. Gonzales Co. Marriage Book A, page 168. Marriage Lic. #399.
...Death Cert. #168.
...Picture

Decendants of Scion Lee Boykin. Kathy Hoke File.

Gene Brownlow notes:
David E Boykin was burried in the Billings Cemetery which is now Mountainview Cemetery.
The Boykin House Hotel was located at 19 S 30th, see listing from the Billings Directory in 1900.

Boykin House, David Boykin, prop. 19 s 30th.
Boykin, David, prop Boykin House, 19 s 30th.
Boykin, Miss M., waitress, r 19 s 30th.

This show David as owne and Miss M is Margaret Alethea Boykin who never married and was a waitress at the hotel.. 
Boykin, David Edward (I4971)
 

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