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Generation 7

7-41. LEWIS B. BOATWRIGHT (THOMAS7, WILLIAM6, THOMAS5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, Not Yet Determined1) was born 01 Oct 1810 in Lexington County, South Carolina, and died 30 Jan 1898 in Delay, Lafayette County, Mississippi. He married (1) CATHERINE "KATIE" 06 Nov 1839 in Coweta County, Georgia. She was born 05 May 1824 in South Carolina, and died 27 Aug 1888 in Lafayette County, Mississippi. He married (2) ALSEY ELIZABETH STARKS 15 Dec 1889 in Delay, Lafayette County, Mississippi, daughter of JAMES STARK and SALLIE HUGHES. She was born 1868 in Coweta County, Georgia, and died 09 May 1940 in Denmark, Lafayette County, Mississippi.


Notes for LEWIS B. BOATWRIGHT:

Served as a private in Captain William A. Anderson's Infantry Company, enlisted 1836, Florida & Creek War.

1852 Lewis, Rachel and James A. give power of Attorney to sister Mary Boatright to settle Estate of their mother Elizabeth.

Served in CSA, 1st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Johnston's).

1st Infantry Regiment, 682 strong, completed its organization at Corinth, Mississippi, during the spring of 1861. The men were raised in the counties of Marshall, Itawamba, De Soto, Panola, Lafayette, Tishomingo, and Smith. It was ordered to Kentucky then to Tennessee where on February 16, 1862, it was captured at Fort Donelson. During this fight the unit lost 16 killed and 61 wounded of the 331 engaged. Exchanged and attached to Beall's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, it was again captured at Port Hudson. After the exchange the regiment served in General Featherston's Brigade and fought with the Army of Tennessee from Resaca to Bentonville. In December, 1864, only 65 officers and men were present for duty, and very few surrendered in April, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Thomas H. Johnston and John M. Sumonton, Lieutenant Colonel A.S. Hamilton, and Major M.S. Alcorn. 

1840 Census:
Name: Lewis Boatright
Township: District 7
County: Coweta
State: Georgia
Roll: 39
Page: 360
Household:
1 male: 20 - 30,
1 female: 15 - 20
2 total

1850 Census:
Name: Lewis Boatright
Date: September 4, 1850
Age: 37
Estimated birth year: abt 1813
Birth place: South Carolina
Gender: Male
Home in 1850
(City,County,State): Division 11, Carroll County, Georgia
Occupation: Farmer
Page: 34
Roll: M432_63

1860 Census:
Name: Lewis Boatwright
Date: June 30, 1860
Age in 1860: 50
Birthplace: South Carolina
Home in 1860: Not Stated, Itawamba County, Mississippi
Gender: Male
Value of real estate: $800
Post Office: Mooresville
Roll: M653_583
Page: 0
Year: 1860
Head of Household: Lewis Boatwright

1870 Census:
Name: Louis Boatright
Date: August 30, 1870
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1810
Age in 1870: 60
Birthplace: Alabama
Home in 1870: Township 13 Range 1 East, Calhoun, Mississippi
Occupation: Farmer
Race: White
Gender: Male
Value of real estate: $0
Post Office: Pittsboro
Roll: M593_722
Page: 358
Image: 721
Year: 1870

1880 Census:
Name: Lewis BOATWRIGHT
Date: June 17, 1880
Age: 69
Estimated birth year: <1811>
Birthplace: South Carolina
Occupation: Farm Laborer
Relationship to head-of-household: Self
Home in 1880: Paris, Delay, & Dallas,
Lafayette, Mississippi
Marital status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Spouse's name: Katy BOATWRIGHT
Father's birthplace: SC
Mother's birthplace: SC
Census Place: Paris, Delay, & Dallas, Lafayette, Mississippi;
Roll: T9_652; Family History Film: 1254652; Page: 367A;
Enumeration District: 83; Image: 0737.

Notes for CATHERINE "KATIE":

Catherine Katie Boatwright Gravestone 

1850 Census:
Name: Catherine Boatright
Date: September 4, 1850
Age: 27
Estimated birth year: abt 1823
Birth place: South Carolina
Gender: Female
Home in 1850
(City,County,State): Division 11, 
Carroll County, Georgia
Page: 34
Roll: M432_63

1860 Census:
Name: Catharine Boatwright
Date: June 30, 1860
Age in 1860: 48
Birthplace: South Carolina
Home in 1860: Itawamba County, Mississippi
Gender: Female
Value of real estate: $0
Post Office: Mooresville
Roll: M653_583
Page: 0
Year: 1860
Head of Household: Lewis Boatwright

1870 Census:
Name: Kate Boatright
Date: August 30, 1870
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1810
Age in 1870: 60
Birthplace: Alabama
Home in 1870: Township 13 Range 1 East, Calhoun, Mississippi
Race: White
Gender: Female
Value of real estate: $0
Post Office: Pittsboro
Roll: M593_722
Page: 358
Image: 721
Year: 1870

1880 Census:
Name: Katy BOATWRIGHT
Date: June 17, 1880
Age: 60
Estimated birth year: <1820>
Birthplace: South Carolina
Occupation: Keeping House
Relationship to head-of-household: Wife
Home in 1880: Paris, Delay, & Dallas, Lafayette, Mississippi
Marital status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Female
Spouse's name: Lewis BOATWRIGHT
Father's birthplace: SC
Mother's birthplace: SC
Census Place: Paris, Delay, & Dallas, Lafayette, Mississippi;
Roll: T9_652; Family History Film: 1254652; Page: 367A;
Enumeration District: 83; Image: 0737.
Burial: Webb Cemetery, Lafayette County, Mississippi


Children of LEWIS BOATWRIGHT and CATHERINE "KATIE" are:

8-104.    i. SARAH J. BOATWRIGHT, b. 1841, Georgia.

8-105.   ii. THOMAS BOATWRIGHT, b. 1842, Georgia.

8-106.  iii. CATHERINE BOATWRIGHT, b. 1843, Georgia.

8-107.   iv. JAMES K. BOATWRIGHT, b. 1844, Georgia; d. Yalobusha County,
                                   Mississippi.
8-108.    v. ADELINE BOATWRIGHT, b. 1845, Georgia; d. Bef. 1860.

8-109.   vi. ANORA J. BOATWRIGHT, b. 1846, Georgia; d. Bef. 1860.

8-110.  vii. WILLIS BOATWRIGHT, b. 1848, Georgia; d. Bef. 1860.

8-111. viii. GEORGE W. BOATWRIGHT, b. 1853, Alabama; d. Mississippi.

8-112.   ix. JASPER NEWTON BOATRIGHT, b. Jul 1857, Mississippi; d. Lafayette
                                       County, Mississippi.

7-42. LUCY BOATWRIGHT (THOMAS7, WILLIAM6, THOMAS5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, Not Yet Determined1) was born 1811 in Lexington County, South Carolina, and died Bef. 1852. She married RUFUS WEAVER, 21 Mar 1843 in Georgia. He was born 1807 in Carrollton, Georgia.

7-43. MARY BOATWRIGHT (THOMAS7, WILLIAM6, THOMAS5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, Not Yet Determined1) was born 1813 in Lexington County, South Carolina. She married (1) ISACC MCKENZIE, 1833 in Coweta County, Georgia. He was born 1803, and died Bef. 1850. She married (2) JOHN MCKENZIE, 24 Jul 1856 in Carroll, Carrollton County, Georgia. He was born 1816.


Notes for MARY BOATWRIGHT: 

1850 Census:
Name: Mary Boatright
Date: September 4, 1850
Age: 28
Estimated birth year: abt 1822
Birth place: South Carolina
Gender: Female
Home in 1850
(City,County,State): Division 11, Carroll County, Georgia
Page: 34
Roll: M432_63

7-44. JAMES A. BOATWRIGHT (THOMAS7, WILLIAM6, THOMAS5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, Not Yet Determined1) was born 1819 in Lexington County, South Carolina, and died 05 Dec 1890 in Carrollton, Carroll County, Georgia. He married MARY CATHERINE BELL 29 Dec 1847 in Coweta County, Georgia, daughter of JOHN BELL and MARY GREEN. She was born 25 May 1820 in Tennessee, and died 06 Feb 1909 in Carrollton, Carroll County, Georgia.


Notes for JAMES A. BOATWRIGHT:

James A. Boatright and Mary Catherine Bell:



James A. Boatright Gravestone: Notation on page 176 of Carroll County Cemetaries gives no dates for James A. Boatright but lists that he was 71 years old when he died. 

1850 Census:
Name: Jas A Boatwright
Date: September 6, 1850
Age: 24
Estimated birth year: abt 1826
Birth place: Georgia
Gender: Male
Home in 1850
(City,County,State): Division 19, Coweta, GA.
Occupation: Farmer
Value of Real Estate: $600
Page: 324
Roll: M432_66

1860 Census:
Name: Jas A Boatright
Date: July 17, 1860
Age in 1860: 34
Birthplace: Georgia
Home in 1860: District 10, Carroll, Georgia
Occupation: Farmer
Gender: Male
Value of real estate: $750
Post Office: Carrollton
Roll: M653_113
Page: 370
Year: 1860
Head of Household: Jas A Boatright

1870 Census:
Name: James A Boatright
Date: August 2, 1870
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1823
Age in 1870: 47
Birthplace: Georgia
Home in 1870: Not Stated, Carroll, Georgia
Occupation: Farmer
Race: White
Gender: Male
Value of real estate: $2,000
Post Office: Carrollton
Roll: M593_139
Page: 218
Image: 564
Year: 1870

1880 Census:
Name: Jas. A. BOATWRIGHT
Date: June 10, 1880
Age: 57
Estimated birth year: <1823>
Birthplace: Georgia
Occupation: Farmer
Relationship to head-of-household: Self
Home in 1880: District 729, Carroll, Georgia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Spouse's name: Mary A. BOATWRIGHT
Father's birthplace: SC
Mother's birthplace: SC
Census Place: District 729, Carroll, Georgia;
Roll: T9_137; Family History Film: 1254137; Page: 58D; 
Enumeration District: 28; Image: 0471.
Burial: Jordan Cemetery, Carroll County, Georgia


Notes for MARY CATHERINE BELL:

Mary Catherine Bell Boatright Gravestone: 

1850 Census:
Name: Mary Boatwright
Date: September 6, 1850
Age: 23
Estimated birth year: abt 1827
Birth place: Tennessee
Gender: Female
Home in 1850
(City,County,State): Division 19, Coweta, GA.
Page: 324
Roll: M432_66

1860 Census:
Name: Nancy Boatright
Date: July 17, 1860
Age in 1860: 33
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1860: District 10, Carroll, Georgia
Gender: Female
Value of real estate: $0
Post Office: Carrollton
Roll: M653_113
Page: 370
Year: 1860
Head of Household: Jas A Boatright

1870 Census:
Name: Mary Boatright
Date: August 2, 1870
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1827
Age in 1870: 43
Birthplace: Georgia
Home in 1870: Not Stated, Carroll, Georgia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Value of real estate: $0
Post Office: Carrollton
Roll: M593_139
Page: 218
Image: 564
Year: 1870

1880 Census:
Name: Mary A. BOATWRIGHT
Date: June 10, 1880
Age: 56
Estimated birth year: <1824>
Birthplace: Tennessee
Occupation: Keeping House
Relationship to head-of-household: Wife
Home in 1880: District 729, Carroll, Georgia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Spouse's name: Jas. A. BOATWRIGHT
Father's birthplace: SC
Mother's name: Mary BELL
Mother's birthplace: NC
Census Place: District 729, Carroll, Georgia;
Roll: T9_137; Family History Film: 1254137; Page: 58D; 
Enumeration District: 28; Image: 0471.

1900 Census:
Name: Mary C Boatright
Date: June 7, 1900
Home in 1900: Cross Plains, Carroll, Georgia
Age: 70
Estimated birth year: 1830
Birthplace: Tennessee
Race: White
Relationship to head-of-house: Mother
Occupation: View Image
Census Place: Cross Plains, Carroll, Georgia;
Roll: T623 184; Page: 7A; 
Enumeration District: 8.
living with son, Doctor
Burial: Jordan Cemetery, Carroll County, Georgia


Children of JAMES BOATWRIGHT and MARY BELL are:

8-113.    i. ELIZABETH JANE BOATRIGHT, b. 27 Jan 1849, Coweta County, Georgia; 
                                        d. 14 Aug 1918, Carroll County, Georgia.
8-114.   ii. WILLIAM FRANKLIN BOATRIGHT, b. 15 Mar 1850, Carrollton, Carroll 
                                          County, Georgia; d. 23 Apr 1873, 
                                          Carroll County, Georgia.
8-115.  iii. AMANDA R. BOATRIGHT, b. 04 May 1851, Carrollton, Carroll County, 
                                   Georgia; d. 25 Aug 1925, Carroll County, 
                                   Georgia.
8-116.   iv. WILLIS MARION BOATRIGHT, b. 04 May 1852, Carrollton, Carroll 
                                       County, Georgia; d. 02 Feb 1934, 
                                       Carroll County, Georgia.
8-117.    v. GEORGIA ANNE BOATRIGHT, b. 28 Nov 1854, Carrollton, Carroll   
                                      County, Georgia; d. 31 Dec 1933, 
                                      Georgia.
8-118.   vi. JOHN THOMAS BOATRIGHT, b. 01 Jan 1857, Carrollton, Carroll 
                                     County, Georgia; d. 18 Mar 1935, Carroll 
                                     County, Georgia.
8-119.  vii. JOSEPH BENJAMIN BOATRIGHT, b. 30 May 1858, Carrollton, Carroll  
                                         County, Georgia; d. 13 Apr 1935, 
                                         Carroll County, Georgia.
8-120. viii. SARAH VINETTE BOATRIGHT, b. 15 Mar 1860, Carrollton, Carroll 
                                       County, Georgia; d. 21 Feb 1935,
                                       Cullman, Cullman County, Alabama.
8-121.   ix. HIRAM WOODY BOATRIGHT, b. Feb 1864, Carrollton, Carroll County, 
                                     Georgia; d. 26 Jun 1957, Carroll County, 
                                     Georgia.
8-122.    x. JAMES WILEY BOATRIGHT, b. 1865, Carrollton, Carroll County, Georgia;
                                     d. 05 Jan 1931, Cullman County, Alabama. 
8-123.   xi. HUGH L. BOATRIGHT, b. 08 Sep 1867, Carrollton, Carroll County, 
                                 Georgia; d. 07 Jun 1868, Carrollton, Carroll 
8-124.  xii. DOCTOR MELVIN BOATRIGHT, b. 18 Apr 1869, Carrollton, Carroll County, 
                                       Georgia; d. 15 Dec 1954, Carroll County, 
                                       Georgia.

7-45. RACHEL BOATWRIGHT (THOMAS7, WILLIAM6, THOMAS5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, Not Yet Determined1) was born 1820 in Lexington County, South Carolina, and died 23 Jun 1901 in Cedar Bluff, Cherokee County, Alabama. She married WILLIS SMITH 28 Nov 1839 in Coweta County, Georgia. He was born 1814 in Coweta County, Georgia, and died Bef. 1860 in Carroll County, Georgia.


Notes for RACHEL BOATWRIGHT: 

1850 Census:
Name: Rachael Smith
Date: October 24, 1850
Age: 30
Estimated birth year: abt 1820
Birth place: South Carolina
Gender: Female
Home in 1850
(City,County,State): Division 11, Carroll, Georgia
Census Place: Division 11, Carroll, Georgia;
Roll: M432_63; Page: 74; Image: 150.

1860 Census:
Name: Rachel Smith
Date: June 14, 1860
Age in 1860: 39
Birth Year: abt 1821
Birthplace: South Carolina
Home in 1860: District 10, Carroll, Georgia
Occupation: Farmer
Value of Real Estate: $500
Gender: Female
Post Office: Carrollton
Census Place: District 10, Carroll, Georgia;
Roll: M653_113; Page: 347; Image: 348.

1870 Census:
Name: Rachel Smith
Date: August 18, 1870
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1820
Age in 1870: 50
Birthplace: South Carolina
Home in 1870: Not Stated, Carroll, Georgia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Value of real estate: $0
Post Office: Sand Hill
Census Place: Not Stated, Carroll, Georgia;
Roll: M593_139; Page: 223; Image: 574.

Notes for WILLIS SMITH: 
1840 Census:
Name: Willis Smith
County: Coweta
State: Georgia
Roll: 39
Page: 324
1 male: 20 - 30
1 female: 15 - 20

1850 Census:
Name: Willis Smith
Date: October 24, 1850
Age: 36
Estimated birth year: abt 1814
Birth place: Georgia
Occupation: Farmer
Value of Real Estate: $1,000
Gender: Male
Home in 1850
(City,County,State): Division 11, Carroll, Georgia
Census Place: Division 11, Carroll, Georgia;
Roll: M432_63; Page: 74; Image: 150.


Children of RACHEL BOATWRIGHT and WILLIS SMITH are:

        i. DICEY SMITH, b. 1840, Coweta County, Georgia.

       ii. JOHN WESLEY SMITH, b. 1842, Coweta County, Georgia.

      iii. CAROLINE CLEMENTINE SMITH, b. 27 Jul 1843, Coweta County, Georgia; 
                                       d. 03 Jul 1930, Haralson County, 
                                       Georgia.
       iv. MARY E. SMITH, b. 1846, Coweta County, Georgia.

        v. JOSEPH SMITH, b. 1850, Carroll County, Georgia; d. Bef. 1860, 
                          Carroll County, Georgia.
       vi. HENRY W. SMITH, b. 1852, Coweta County, Georgia.
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