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African-American Boat(w)right Family Genealogy

Generation 5


5-1. EMILY BETTY BOATWRIGHT (JOSEPH WELDON5, WILLIAM4, PETER3, RICHARD JOSIAH BOATWRIGHT2, Not Yet Determined1) was born 16 Mar 1920 in Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, and died 20 Jan 1988 in Richmond, Virginia. She married HUGH DAVID MURDOCK 29 Apr 1958 in Richmond, Virginia, son of JULIUS MURDOCK and MATTIE GARDNER. He was born 20 Feb 1920 in Richmond, Virginia.


Notes for EMILY BETTY BOATWRIGHT:

1940 Census: 
Name: Emily B Boatright 
Date: April 3, 1940
Age: 20 
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1920 
Gender: Female 
Race: Negro (Black) 
Birthplace: Georgia 
Marital Status: Single 
Relation to Head of House: Daughter 
Home in 1940: Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia 
Street: Idlewood Avenue 
House Number: 1223 
Inferred Residence in 1935: Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia 
Residence in 1935: Same Place 
Resident on farm in 1935: No 
Sheet Number: 2A 
Father's Birthplace: South Carolina 
Mother's Birthplace: South Carolina 
Attended School or College: Yes 
Highest Grade Completed: College, 2nd year 
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0 
Income: 0 
Income Other Sources: No 
Native Language: English 
Veteran: No 
Social Security Number: No 
Usual Occupation: None 
Census Place: Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia; 
Roll: T627_4319; Page: 2A; 
Enumeration District: 118-6

Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014
Name: Emily Boatwright Murdock 
Gender: Female 
Race: Black 
Age: 38 
Birth Date: abt 1920 
Marriage Date: 29 Apr 1958 
Marriage Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA 
Registration Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA 
Father: Joseph Boatwright 
Mother: Annie Stephens 
Spouse: Hugh David Murdock   
Spouse Gender: Male  
Spouse Race: Black 
Spouse Age: 38 
Spouse Father: Julius Murdock 
Spouse Mother: Mattie Gardner 

Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014
Name: Emily Betty Boatright Murdock 
Gender: Female 
Race: Black 
Divorce Age: 51 
Birth Date: 16 Mar 1920 
Marriage Date: 29 Apr 1958 
Divorce Date: 27 Mar 1972 
Divorce Place: Richmond, Virginia
Spouse: Hugh David Murdock Sr   
Spouse Gender: Male 
Spouse Race: Black 
Spouse Divorce Age: 51 
Spouse Birth Date: 20 Feb 1920 
Number of Children: 0 

U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Emily Betty Boatwright
Gender: Female 
Race: Black 
Birth Date: 16 Mar 1920 
Birth Place: Savannah, Georgia 
Father Name: Joseph W Boatwright 
Mother Name: Annie I Stephens 
Death Date: 20 Jan 1988 
Type of Claim: Original SSN.

Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014
Name: Emily Boatwright Murdock 
Death Date: 20 Jan 1988 
Death Place: Richmond, Virginia 

U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
Name: Emily Murdock 
Birth Date: 16 Mar 1920 
Death Date: 20 Jan 1988 
Cemetery: Woodland Cemetery 
Burial or Cremation Place: Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia
Burial: Woodland Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia


5-2. EVELYN BOATWRIGHT (JOSEPH WELDON5, WILLIAM4, PETER3, RICHARD JOSIAH BOATWRIGHT2, Not Yet Determined1) was born 1923 in South Carolina.


Notes for EVELYN BOATWRIGHT:

1940 Census: 
Name: Evelyn Boatright 
Date: April 3, 1940
Age: 17 
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1923 
Gender: Female 
Race: Negro (Black) 
Birthplace: South Carolina 
Marital Status: Single 
Relation to Head of House: Daughter 
Home in 1940: Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia 
Street: Idlewood Avenue 
House Number: 1223 
Inferred Residence in 1935: Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia 
Residence in 1935: Same Place 
Resident on farm in 1935: No 
Sheet Number: 2A 
Father's Birthplace: South Carolina 
Mother's Birthplace: South Carolina 
Attended School or College: Yes 
Highest Grade Completed: Highschool, 3rd year 
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0 
Income: 0 
Income Other Sources: No 
Census Place: Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia; 
Roll: T627_4319; Page: 2A; 
Enumeration District: 118-6

5-3. JOSEPH WELDON BOATWRIGHT (JOSEPH WELDON5, WILLIAM4, PETER3, RICHARD JOSIAH BOATWRIGHT2, Not Yet Determined1) was born 27 Sep 1924 in Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, and died 25 Aug 1977 in Richmond, Virginia. He married EDITH JUANITA BROWN 23 Dec 1947 in Richmond, Virginia, daughter of DAVID BROWN and ELIZA GREGG. She was born 05 Jan 1925 in Florence, Florence County, South Carolina, and died 30 Nov 1999 in Richmond, Virginia.


Notes for JOSEPH WELDON BOATWRIGHT:

1940 Census: 
Name: Joseph Boatright 
Date: April 3, 1940
Age: 15 
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1925 
Gender: Male 
Race: Negro (Black) 
Birthplace: South Carolina 
Marital Status: Single 
Relation to Head of House: Son 
Home in 1940: Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia 
Street: Idlewood Avenue 
House Number: 1223 
Inferred Residence in 1935: Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia 
Residence in 1935: Same Place 
Resident on farm in 1935: No 
Sheet Number: 2A 
Father's Birthplace: South Carolina 
Mother's Birthplace: South Carolina 
Attended School or College: Yes 
Highest Grade Completed: Highschool, 1st year 
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0 
Income: 0 
Income Other Sources: No 
Census Place: Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia; 
Roll: T627_4319; Page: 2A; 
Enumeration District: 118-6

Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014
Name: Joseph Weldon Boatwright 
Gender: Male 
Race: Black 
Age: 23 
Birth Date: abt 1924 
Marriage Date: 23 Dec 1947 
Marriage Place: Richmond, Virginia
Registration Place: Richmond, Virginia
Father: Joseph Weldon Boatwright 
Mother: Annie Stevens 
Spouse: Edith Juanita Brown   
Spouse Gender: Female 
Spouse Race: Black 
Spouse Age: 22 
Spouse Father: David Brown 
Spouse Mother: Eliza Gregg 

Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014
Name: Joseph Weldon Boatwright Jr 
Gender: Male 
Race: Black 
Age at Death: 52 
Birth Date: 27 Sep 1924 
Death Date: 25 Aug 1977 
Death Place: Richmond, Virginia 
Registration Date: 30 Aug 1977 
Father: Joseph W Boatwright Sr 
Mother: Annie Stephens 
Spouse: Edith Brown Boatwright 
Military Status: WWII 

U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Joseph Wildon Boatwright Jr
Gender: Male 
Race: Black 
Birth Date: 27 Sep 1924 
Birth Place: Charleston, South Carolina 
Father Name: Joseph W Boatwright 
Mother Name: Annie S 
Death Date: Aug 1977 
Type of Claim: Original SSN. 

U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
Name: Joseph W . Boatwright Jr 
Birth Date: 27 Sep 1924 
Death Date: 25 Aug 1977 
Cemetery: Roselawn Memory Gardens 
Burial or Cremation Place: Hanover, Hanover County, Virginia
Burial: Roselawn Memory Gardens Cemetery, Hanover County, Virginia


Notes for EDITH JUANITA BROWN:

U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Edith Juanita Brown Boatwright
Gender: Female 
Race: Black 
Birth Date: 5 Jan 1925 
Birth Place: Florence, South Carolina 
Father Name: David Brown 
Mother Name: Eliza Gregg 
Death Date: 30 Nov 1999 
Death Certificate Number: SEE MDW 
Type of Claim: Original SSN. 

U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
Name: Edith B. Boatwright 
Birth Date: 5 Jan 1925 
Death Date: 30 Nov 1999 
Cemetery: Roselawn Memory Gardens 
Burial or Cremation Place: Hanover, Hanover County, Virginia
Burial: Roselawn Memory Gardens Cemetery, Hanover County, Virginia


Child of JOSEPH BOATWRIGHT and EDITH BROWN is:

        i. JOSEPH WELDON BOATWRIGHT, b. Richmond, Virginia.

5-4. LORRAINE BOATWRIGHT (HENRY LAWTON5, HENRY LAWTON4, PETER3, RICHARD JOSIAH BOATWRIGHT2, Not Yet Determined1) was born 15 Jun 1922 in Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, and died 25 Mar 1983 in Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan. She married WILLIAM LEWIS 03 Apr 1937 in Hamtramck, Wayne County, Michigan, son of BENNIE LEWIS and SUSIE WILLINGHAM. He was born 1912 in Georgia.


Notes for LORRAINE BOATWRIGHT:

1930 Census: 
Name: Lorraine Boatwright
Date: April 14, 1930
Birth Year: abt 1922 
Gender: Female 
Race: Negro (Black)
Birthplace: South Carolina 
Marital Status: Single 
Relation to Head of House: Roomer 
Home in 1930: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan 
Street address: Orleans 
Ward of City: 7 
Block: 28 
House Number in Cities or Towns: 6417 
Dwelling Number: 153 
Family Number: 27 
Attended School: Yes 
Father's Birthplace: South Carolina 
Mother's Birthplace: South Carolina 
Able to Speak English: No 
Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; 
Roll: 1038; Page: 12A; 
Enumeration District: 0190; Image: 683.0; FHL microfilm: 2340773


Name: Lorraine Boatwright 
Gender: Female 
Race: Black  
Birth Year: abt 1919 
Birth Place: South Carolina 
Marriage Date: 3 Apr 1937 
Marriage Place: Hamtramck, Wayne, Michigan
License County: Wayne 
Age: 18 
Residence Place: Detroit, Michigan 
Father: Henry   
Mother: Laura Smock   
Spouse: William Lewis   
County File Number: 495045 
State File Number: 178703 
Film: 285 
Film Title: 82 Wayne 177680-180959 

Michigan, Death Index, 1971-1996
Name: Lorraine A Lewis 
Birth Date: 15 Jun 1922 
Death Date: 25 Mar 1983 
Gender: Female 
Residence: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan 
Place of Death: Livonia, Wayne, Michigan 

5-5. HOWARD LEE BOATWRIGHT (HENRY LAWTON5, HENRY LAWTON4, PETER3, RICHARD JOSIAH BOATWRIGHT2, Not Yet Determined1) was born 17 Dec 1922 in Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, and died 23 Apr 1978 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.


Notes for HOWARD LEE BOATWRIGHT:

1930 Census: 
Name: Howard Boatwright
Date: April 14, 1930
Birth Year: abt 1923 
Gender: Male 
Race: Negro (Black)
Birthplace: South Carolina 
Marital Status: Single 
Relation to Head of House: Roomer 
Home in 1930: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan 
Street address: Orleans 
Ward of City: 7 
Block: 28 
House Number in Cities or Towns: 6417 
Dwelling Number: 153 
Family Number: 27 
Attended School: Yes 
Father's Birthplace: South Carolina 
Mother's Birthplace: South Carolina 
Able to Speak English: No 
Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; 
Roll: 1038; Page: 12A; 
Enumeration District: 0190; Image: 683.0; FHL microfilm: 2340773

1940 Census:
Name: Howard Boatwright
Date: April 6, 1940
Age: 17 
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1923 
Gender: Male 
Race: Negro (Black) 
Birthplace: South Carolina 
Marital Status: Single 
Relation to Head of House: Son 
Home in 1940: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan 
Street: Russell Street  
House Number: 6424 Rear First Foor 
Inferred Residence in 1935: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan 
Residence in 1935: Same House 
Sheet Number: 6A 
Occupation: Candy Maker 
Attended School or College: No 
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 7th grade 
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 32 
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work 
Weeks Worked in 1939: 12 
Income: 100 
Income Other Sources: No 
Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; 
Roll: T627_1850; Page: 6A; 
Enumeration District: 84-317

U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Howard Lee Boatwright
Gender: Male 
Race: Black 
Birth Date: 17 Dec 1922 
Birth Place: Columbia, South Carolina 
Father Name: Henry Boatwright 
Mother Name: Laura Smoke 
Death Date: Apr 1978 
Type of Claim: Original SSN. 

Michigan, Death Index, 1971-1996
Name: Howard Boatwright 
Birth Date: 17 Dec 1922 
Death Date: 23 Apr 1978 
Gender: Male 
Residence: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan 
Place of Death: Michigan 

Boatwright/Boatright Family Genealogy Website
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last modified: March 30, 2016

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