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Generation 11


11-1005. JESSIE MAY BOATRIGHT (JESSE GRAYSON11, JOSEPH LAWSON10, HENRY PRESTON9, JOHN CALVIN8, WILLIAM BENJAMIN7, JAMES6, BENONI5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, Not Yet Determined1) was born Apr 1928 in Arkansas.


Notes for JESSIE MAY BOATRIGHT:

1930 Census:
Name: Jessie M Boatright
Date: April 15, 1930
Age: 1
Estimated birth year: abt 1928
Birthplace: Arkansas
Relation to head-of-house: Niece
Race: White
Home in 1930: War Eagle, Madison, Arkansas
Census Place: War Eagle, Madison, Arkansas;
Roll: 82; Page: 4B; 
Enumeration District: 28; Image: 526.0.
living with aunt Anna and family

11-1006. VIVIAN BOATRIGHT (JAMES AUSTIN11, JAMES DANIEL10, HENRY PRESTON9, JOHN CALVIN8, WILLIAM BENJAMIN7, JAMES6, BENONI5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, Not Yet Determined1) was born 1929 in Oklahoma.


Notes for VIVIAN BOATRIGHT:

1930 Census:
Name: Vivian Boatright
Date: April 18, 1930
Age: 1
Estimated birth year: abt 1929
Relation to head-of-house: Granddaughter
Father's Name: Austin Boatright
Mother's Name: Zyteha Boatright
Home in 1930: Salina, Mayes, Oklahoma
Census Place: Salina, Mayes, Oklahoma;
Roll: 1913; Page: 5A; 
Enumeration District: 22; Image: 1102.0.

11-1007. ALVA W. BOATRIGHT (BERTA ALBERT11, JOHN ROBERT10, HUGH CHESLEY9, JOHN CALVIN8, WILLIAM BENJAMIN7, JAMES6, BENONI5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, Not Yet Determined1) was born 27 Jul 1923 in Arkansas, and died 19 Apr 1999 in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina.


Notes for ALVA W. BOATRIGHT:

Alva W. Boatright Gravestone:

1930 Census:
Name: Alva W Boatright
Date: April 2, 1930
Age: 6
Estimated birth year: abt 1924
Relation to head-of-house: Son
Father's Name: Berta A Boatright
Mother's Name: Alma L Boatright
Home in 1930: Greenland, Washington, Arkansas
Census Place: Greenland, Washington, Arkansas;
Roll: 97; Page: 1A;
Enumeration District: 12; Image: 435.0.

North Carolina, Death Collection, 1908-2004 
Name: Alvie W Boatright 
Gender: Male 
Race: White 
Hispanic Origin: Non-Hispanic 
Marital Status: Married 
Social Security Number: 429226895 
Father's Last Name: Boatright 
Age: 75 Years 
Date of Birth: 27 Jul 1923 
Birth State: Arkansas 
Residence City: Fayetteville 
Residence County: Cumberland 
Residence State: North Carolina 
Residence Zip Code: 28311 
Education: 12th grade 
Date of Death: 19 Apr 1999 
Death City: Fayetteville 
Death County: Cumberland 
Death State: North Carolina 
Autopsy: Autopsy Not Performed 
Autopsy Findings: Autopsy findings were not considered in determining cause of death 
Institution: Residence 
Attendant: Physician 
Burial Location: Cremation in-state 
Recorded Date: 26 Apr 1999 
Source Vendor: North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics 

U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
Name: Alvie W Boatright
Service Info.: CMSGT US AIR FORCE WORLD WAR II, KOREA, VIETNAM
Birth Date: 27 Jul 1923
Death Date: 19 Apr 1999
Cemetery: Bluff Cemetery
Cemetery Address: Springdale, AR 72762
Burial: Bluff Cemetery, Springdale, Washington County, Arkansas


11-1008. GERALDINE BOATRIGHT (BERTA ALBERT11, JOHN ROBERT10, HUGH CHESLEY9, JOHN CALVIN8, WILLIAM BENJAMIN7, JAMES6, BENONI5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, Not Yet Determined1) was born 1925 in Arkansas.


Notes for GERALDINE BOATRIGHT:

1930 Census:
Name: Geraldine Boatright
Date: April 2, 1930
Age: 5
Estimated birth year: abt 1925
Relation to head-of-house: Daughter
Father's Name: Berta A Boatright
Mother's Name: Alma L Boatright
Home in 1930: Greenland, Washington, Arkansas
Census Place: Greenland, Washington, Arkansas;
Roll: 97; Page: 1A; 
Enumeration District: 12; Image: 435.0.

11-1008A. ARLIE F. BOATRIGHT (ARLIE11, JOHN CALVIN10, THOMAS JAMES "T.J."9, JAMES H.8, WILLIAM BENJAMIN7, JAMES6, BENONI5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, Not Yet Determined1) was born 27 Jul 1922 in Dow, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, and died 23 May 2009 in Murfreesboro, Pike County, Arkansas. He married EMMA DEAN.


Notes for ARLIE F. BOATRIGHT:

Arlie F. Boatright Gravestone:

Arlie Boatright, age 86, of Murfreesboro, Arkansas, passed away at his home Saturday May 23, 2009. He was born July 27, 1922 in McAlister, Oklahoma. He was the son of the late Arlie and Lucille Nolen Boatright.

He was preceded in death by parents; one brother Billy Boatright; one grand-daughter Marsha Boatright Hogan and one great-grandson Jeffery Boatright.

He is survived by his wife Emma Dean Boatright of Murfreesboro; two sons Gene and wife Sharon Boatright of Tulsa, OK, Jimmy and wife Linda Boatright of Red Water, TX; two daughters Arlene and Tommy Fugitt of Nashville, AR, Sandy and husband Max Campbell of Nathan, AR; one brother Donalee and wife Lila Boatright of Krebs, OK; eleven grandchildren; twenty three great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; a special nephew Billy Boatright of Amarillo, TX; and two nieces.

He was a member of First United Methodist Church of Murfreesboro. He was a Mason and a Shriner. He was an Army veteran of World War II and received a Bronze Star. He served on the Murfreesboro City Council, as Mayor of Murfreesboro, as the Veteran's Service Officer, and was honored as the Citizen of the Year by the Chamber of Commerce in 1981. He and Dean also served as Mr. and Mrs. Diamond. He retired from the Corps of Engineers after thirty three years and then was self-employed as an electrician and business man. He touched the lives of young men for more than twenty years as a baseball coach. His love for the sport created generations of athletes.

Funeral Services are 2:00 PM, Monday, May 25, 2009 at First United Methodist Church in Murfreesboro with burial in Murfreesboro Cemetery, with Rev. Brad Elrod officiating.

Visitation will be 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Sunday, May 24, 2009 at Latimer Funeral Home in Murfreesboro.

1930 Census:
Name: Arlie Boatright Jr
Date: April 19, 1930
Home in 1930: Dow, Pittsburg, Oklahoma
Age: 7 
Estimated birth year: abt 1923 
Relation to Head of House: Son 
Father's Name: Arlie 
Mother's Name: Lucile 
Race: White 
Census Place: Dow, Pittsburg, Oklahoma; 
Roll 1926; Page: 15B; 
Enumeration District: 21; Image: 411.0.

Social Security Death Index 
Name: Arlie Boatright 
SSN: 446-16-7388 
Last Residence: 71958  Murfreesboro, Pike, Arkansas 
Born: 27 Jul 1922 
Died: 23 May 2009 
State (Year) SSN issued: Oklahoma (Before 1951) 
Burial: Murfreesboro Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Pike County, Arkansas


11-1008B. BILLIE GENE BOATRIGHT (ARLIE11, JOHN CALVIN10, THOMAS JAMES "T.J."9, JAMES H.8, WILLIAM BENJAMIN7, JAMES6, BENONI5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, Not Yet Determined1) was born 06 Jan 1924 in Dow, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, and died 08 Sep 1972 in Oklahoma.


Notes for BILLIE GENE BOATRIGHT:

Billie Gene Boatright Gravestone:

Pvt. Billie Boatright, son of Mr. and Mr. Arlie Boatright, route 5, McAlester was seriously wounded in action on Oct. 24, in the Leyte Phillippine Islands theater of war. In a letter received just prior to official announcement by the war department, Private Boatright told his family that he had been shot in his stomach. He is nearing his 21st birthday and has been in service three years, 30 months of which have been spent overseas with the Seventh division which participated in several Pacific invasions. He has a brother, Sgt. Arlie Boatright, who is now in Italy.

Source: McAlester News Capital, Monday, Dec. 4, 1944

U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 
1938-1946 
Name: Billie G Boatright 
Birth Year: 1924 
Race: White, citizen (White) 
Nativity State or Country: Oklahoma 
State of Residence: Oklahoma 
Enlistment Date: 13 Mar 1942 
Enlistment State: Oklahoma 
Enlistment City: Oklahoma City 
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers
Grade: Private 
Grade Code: Private 
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, 
plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according 
to law 
Component: Army of the United States - includes the following: Voluntary enlistments 
effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One year enlistments of National Guardsman 
whose State enlistment expires while in the Federal Service; Officers appointed in the 
Army 
Source: Civil Life 
Education: 2 years of high school 
Civil Occupation: Actors and actresses 
Marital Status: Single, without dependents 
Height: 71 
Weight: 132 

California Passenger and Crew Lists, 1893-1957 
Name: Gene Boatright 
Arrival Date: 16 Apr 1945 
Age: 22 
Birth Date: Abt 1923 
Gender: Male 
Ethnicity: English 
Ship Name: Buena Vista Hills 
Port of Arrival: San Francisco, California 
Port of Departure: Ulithi - Caroline Islands 
Archive information (series:roll number): IMUSACA1907:130169 

Social Security Death Index 
Name: Billie Boatright 
SSN: 445-18-1937 
Born: 6 Jan 1924 
Died: Aug 1972 
State (Year) SSN issued: Oklahoma (Before 1951) 
Burial: Oak Hill Memorial Park, McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma


11-1008C. DONALEE BOATRIGHT (ARLIE11, JOHN CALVIN10, THOMAS JAMES "T.J."9, JAMES H.8, WILLIAM BENJAMIN7, JAMES6, BENONI5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, Not Yet Determined1) was born 13 May 1931 in Dow, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, and died 14 Aug 2009 in McAlester Hospital, McAlester, Oklahoma. He married LILLA.


Notes for DONALEE BOATRIGHT:

Donalee Boatright:

Donalee Boatright, 78, of Krebs, died Friday, Aug. 14, 2009, at McAlester Regional Health Center.

The family will greet friends today at Chaney-Harkins Funeral Home from 3:30 to 5 p.m.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Chaney’s Memorial Chapel, McAlester, with the Rev. Charles Saviers officiating. Burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery, McAlester. Military Honors will be provided by the American Legion Harrison Powers Post No. 79, McAlester. Arrangements are under the direction of Chaney-Harkins Funeral Home of McAlester.

Pallbearers include Robby Baker, Allen Boatright, Dennis Cook, Larry Cook, Ron Cunningham and Tommy Walker.

Honorary pallbearers include James Cummins, Joe Hanoute, Warren Hollis, Dr. Kenneth Miller, David Nelms, M.J. Turnipsead, Bobby Watkins and the Members of the Solomon Masonic Lodge No. 32.

Born May 13, 1931, in McAlester, to Arlie and Lucile (Nolen) Boatright, he grew up in Carbon and graduated from Hartshorne High School. He joined the U.S. Army and served during the Korean conflict. He returned from war and began working in the coal mines of Carbon. He became a coal mine inspector for the U.S. Bureau of Mines and as a supervisor of the sub-district of Bureau of Mines and retired at the age of 65.

Following retirement, he was a councilman for eight years and mayor of Krebs for four years. During his service to Krebs, he implemented many programs such as the Coal Miner Memorial, senior citizens building and the city park. He was a member of the Board of the Coal Mining Institute of Eastern Oklahoma State College, American Legion Post No. 79 and the Solomon Masonic Lodge No. 32 of Krebs, where he was schooled in the Masonic degree work.

Survivors include his wife, Lilla Boatright, of the home; daughter, Lori King, of Krebs; two grandchildren, Thomas Ketcherside, of Baltimore, Md. and Sabrina King, of Krebs; mother-in-law, Golda Smith, of Crowder.

And, brothers and sisters-in-law, Emma Dean Boatright, of Murfreesboro, Ark., Larry and Jessie Grossman, of Denison, Texas, Ruby Masangale, of Broken Arrow, Johnny Mack and Janie Walla, of Canadian, Doyle and Sharon Sheffield, of Lane, Kenny and Suzy Graham, of Caddo Mills, Texas, Larry and Jenelle Walla, of McAlester, John and Mary Ann Smith, of Jumbo, Seth and Marilyn Smith, of Springfield, Ill., and Bruce Smith, of Crowder, and numerous nieces, nephews and other family and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Arlie and Lucile Boatright; brothers, Arlie Jr. and Billy Gene; father-in-law, T.J. Smith; brothers-in-law, Gerald Masangale, Richard Hill and Dickie Lee Smith, and sister-in-law, Willa Smith.

Burial: Oak Hill Memorial Park, McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma

Social Security Death Index 
Name: Donalee Boatright 
SSN: 446-30-7990 
Last Residence: 74554  Krebs, Pittsburg, Oklahoma 
Born: 13 May 1931 
Died: 14 Aug 2009 
State (Year) SSN issued: Oklahoma (Before 1951) 

11-1008D. WANDA L. BOATRIGHT (EDWARD CARL11, JOEL BERTON10, JOHN THOMAS9, WILLIAM MCLEAN8, WILLIAM BENJAMIN7, JAMES6, BENONI5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, Not Yet Determined1) was born Dec 1929 in Arkansas.


Notes for WANDA L. BOATRIGHT:

1930 Census:
Name: Wanda L Boatright 
Date: April 10, 1930
Home in 1930: Hammond, Lake, Indiana
Age: 4 months 
Estimated birth year: abt 1929 
Relation to Head of House: Daughter 
Father's name: Carl E Boatright 
Mother's name: Pebble M Boatright 
Race: White 
Census Place: Hammond, Lake, Indiana; 
Roll: 602; Page: 5A; 
Enumeration District: 128; Image: 147.0.

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