My fifth cousin twice removed.
Born: 5 Jan. 1847, Kentucky. 1 2
Parents: WILLIAM VAN RANSELEAR BOATWRIGHT AND SALLIE WADKINS GATES
Military: 1864/30 June 1865 UNION. 1 3
Married: 3 Jan. 1869. 1 2
Death: 22 Dec. 1933. 1
Notes:
William was only seventeen years old when he enlisted in the War For Southern Independence, Company D, Forty Third Missouri Infantry. During the Price raid he was captured 15 Oct. 1864, at Glasgow, MO, but was soon paroled and sent to Benton Barracks near St. Louis. He was mustered out 30 June 1865. 1
American Civil War Soldiers:
Name: William Boatright
Side Served: Union
State Served: Missouri
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private.
Enlisted in Company D, 43rd Infantry Regiment Missouri. 3
Listed as a farm hand in the 1870 Federal Census, Cooper, Gentry, MO.
Listed as a farmer in the 1880 Federal Census, Miller, Gentry, MO (indexed as Boatright).
In 1884 William and his family traveled to Sumner Co., KS by covered wagon, where he purchased a farm. 1
Listed as a farmer in the 1900 Federal Census, Creek, Sumner, KS.
Listed as a farmer in the 1910 and 1920 Federal Census, Bennett, Kingman, KS (Boatright).
Listed as a widowed bank president in the 1930 Federal Census, Norwich, Kingman, KS (indexed as William I Boatright); widowed daughter Laura is the only other person in the household.
Spouse: SARAH ELLEN BURGER b. 27 Feb. 1851, 1 2 Pulaski Co., KY d. 28 Jan. 1929. 1
CHILDREN OF WILLIAM TAYLOR BOATWRIGHT AND SARAH ELLEN BURGER 1:
(my sixth cousins once removed)
LEVI JACKSON BOATWRIGHT b. 16 Oct. 1869, MO d. 1 Nov. 1949.
LAURA ADALINE BOATWRIGHT b. 10 March 1871, MO 4 d. 14 Nov. 1950.
ELIZABETH BOATWRIGHT b. 26 Dec. 1872 d. 16 Jan. 1873.
JAMES FRANKLIN BOATWRIGHT b. 7 Oct. 1874, MO d. 24 Sep. 1953.
ORILLA JOSEPHINE BOATWRIGHT b. 14 Nov. 1878, 4 MO d. 7 Aug. 1895.
JESSE ORIVILLE BOATWRIGHT b. 25 Nov. 1881, MO 2 d. 13 July 1960.
CHARLES WILLIAM BOATWRIGHT b. 24 Dec. 1884, KS d. 29 Dec. 1947.
VIOLA MAY BOATWRIGHT b. 12 Nov. 1887, KS 2 d. 8 June 1912.
JOHN TAYLOR BOATWRIGHT b. 5 Jan. 1891, Ewell, KS d. Sep. 1966.
Sources:
1. "Historical Southern Families," Volume XI, Mrs. John Bennett Boddie, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1967.
2. 1900 Federal Census, Creek, Sumner, KS.
3. Historical Data Systems, comp., American Civil War Soldiers [database on-line], Provo, UT, The Generations Network, Inc., 1999; original data compiled by Historical Data Systems of Kingston, MA
4. 1880 Federal Census, Miller, Gentry, MO.
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