My fifth cousin twice removed.
Born: 5 Sep. 1835, Graves Co., KY. 1 2 3
Parents: WILLIAM VAN RANSELEAR BOATWRIGHT AND SALLIE WADKINS GATES
Religion: Baptist. 1
Military: 21 Feb. 1864-1 July 1865, UNION, 12 Cavalry Volunteer Regiment, Company G. 1
Married: multiple. 1
Death: 26 Aug. 1923, Jasper Co., MO (malarial fever). 1 3
Burial: Pickering, MO. 1
Notes:
Listed as a farmer in the 1860 Federal Census, Township 62, Gentry, MO; his daughters Mary and Louisa are listed.
21 Feb. 1864 enlisted in the Union Army as a Private at Albany, Gentry Co., MO. According to his record, Jacob was 5 feet 9 inches tall, light complected, with blue eyes and light hair.
Listed as a farmer in the 1870 Federal Census, Polk, De Kalb, MO; seven children listed.
Listed as a laborer in the 1880 Federal Census, Hopkins, Nodaway, MO.
Listed as a farmer in the 1900 Federal Census, Ash, Barry, MO (indexed as Jack).
Listed as retired, with his second wife, Mary, in the 1910 Federal Census, Joplin Ward 6, Jasper, MO.
Occupation listed as "none" in the 1920 Federal Census, Joplin, Jasper, MO.
Spouse (1): CLARISA CAROLINE COOK m. 3 Oct. 1854 2, Bedford, IO b. June 1837, TN 2 d. 3 Jan. 1907, pneumonia, Joplin, MO. 1
CHILDREN OF JACOB GATES BOATWRIGHT AND CLARISA CAROLINE COOK 1:
(my sixth cousins once removed)
THOMAS ALLEN BOATWRIGHT b. 12 Aug. 1855 d. 14 Oct. 1855.
MARY PARALEE BOATWRIGHT b. 26 Sep. 1856, MO d. 11 Oct. 1929.
LOUISA JANE BOATWRIGHT b. 16 March 1858, TX d. 3 Jan. 1958.
SARAH FRANCES BOATWRIGHT b. 15 Jan. 1861 d. 9 April 1861.
LAURA ELLEN BOATWRIGHT b. 14 Jan. 1862, IA d. 31 Aug. 1953.
ALICE VON BOATWRIGHT b. 16 Feb. 1864, MO d. 9 Aug. 1956.
MARTHA BELLE BOATWRIGHT b. 22 May 1866, MO d. Oct 1881.
JAMES ALBERT BOATWRIGHT b. 12 Aug. 1867, MO d. 1 July 1910.
EMMA ARENE BOATWRIGHT b. 7 Feb. 1869, MO d. 3 March 1960.
WILLIAM NELSON BOATWRIGHT b. 9 Feb. 1871, MO d. 29 March 1930.
FRANCIS MARION BOATWRIGHT b. 31 July 1873 d. 17 Nov. 1878.
FLORA ANNE BOATWRIGHT b. 3 June 1875, IA d. Nov. 1955.
MINNIE CATHARYN BOATWRIGHT b. 2 July 1877, MO m. Perry Owens.
ADA ETHEL BOATWRIGHT b. 11 Aug. 1880, Hopkins, MO d. 3 Jan. 1953, Parnell, MO.
Spouse (2): MARY JANE MUSTAIN (DUFF) m. 11 Jan. 1908 b. 29 Jan. 1857, Springfield, MO d. 25 Feb. 1927, Joplin, MO. 1
Sources:
1. "Historical Southern Families," Volume XI, Mrs. John Bennett Boddie, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1967.
2. 1900 Federal Census, Ash, Barry, MO.
3. Missouri Certificate of Death.
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