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7-138. JOHN CALVIN BOATRIGHT (WILLIAM BENJAMIN7, JAMES6, BENONI5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, Not Yet Determined1) was born 1809 in Grainger County, Tennessee, and died 1865 in Madison County, Arkansas. He married (1) SARAH MORGAN 16 Jan 1832 in Grainger County, Tennessee. She was born Abt. 1809 in Tennessee, and died Abt. 1843. He married (2) ELIZABETH ANN KESTER Abt. 1846 in Tennessee, daughter of JOSEPH KESTER and MARGARET PERIMAN. She was born 13 Oct 1825 in Tennessee, and died 25 Nov 1912 in Madison County, Arkansas.
Notes for JOHN CALVIN BOATRIGHT:
List of children mostly taken from Ricker's "Boat(w)right Family of the Southeastern United States."
John was a blacksmith by trade.
See link for copy of marriage certificate.
Source: David C. Rains
1840 Census: Name: John Boatwright Township: Wonagle County: Madison State: Arkansas Roll: 19 Page: 34 Household: 1 male: 0 - 5, 1 male: 15 - 20, 1 male: 30 - 40, 2 females: 0 - 5, 1 female: 30 - 40, 6 total 1850 Census: #831 - TOWN OF HUNTSVILLE John BOATRIGHT 40 m TN blacksmith $1500 Eliza 26 f TN Emily 14 f TN Fanny 12 f TN Henry 10 m AR Lucinda C. 8 f AR Hugh C. 2 m AR Martha 1 f AR William WOOLEN 18 m TN 1850 Census: Name: John Boatright Date: November 20, 1850 Age: 40 Estimated birth year: abt 1810 Birth place: Tennessee Gender: Male Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas Occupation: Blacksmith Value of Real Estate: $1,500 Page: 308 Roll: M432_27 1860 Census: Name: Jno Boatright Date: September 5, 1860 Age in 1860: 50 Birthplace: Tennessee Home in 1860: War Eagle, Madison County, Arkansas Occupation: Farmer Gender: Male Value of real estate: $1,000 Post Office: Huntsville Roll: M653_45 Page: 514 Year: 1860 Head of Household: Jno BoatrightBurial: Huntsville Cemetery, Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas
Notes for ELIZABETH ANN KESTER:
Norman Hurd Ricker gives Eliza's maiden name as Kester while Ruth Boatright Parker shows it as Wooten. The 1850 census indicates a William Wooten, born 1832 in Tennessee, is living with the family; therefore, it must be assumed that Eliza is connected in some manner to the Wooten family. The origin of "Kester" is unknown.
Source: David C. Rains
1850 Census: Name: Eliza Boatright Date: November 20, 1850 Age: 26 Estimated birth year: abt 1824 Birth place: Tennessee Gender: Female Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas Page: 308 Roll: M432_27 1860 Census: Name: E A Boatright Date: September 5, 1860 Age in 1860: 38 Birthplace: Illinois Home in 1860: War Eagle, Madison County, Arkansas Gender: Female Value of real estate: $0 Post Office: Huntsville Roll: M653_45 Page: 514 Year: 1860 Head of Household: Jno Boatright 1880 Census: Name: Eliza A. BOATRIGHT Date: June Age: 54 Estimated birth year: <1826> Birthplace: Tennessee Occupation: Keeping House Relationship to head-of-household: Self Home in 1880: War Eagle, Madison, Arkansas Marital status: Widowed Race: White Gender: Female Father's birthplace: TN Mother's name: Margrett KESTER Mother's birthplace: NC Census Place: War Eagle, Madison, Arkansas; Roll: T9_50; Family History Film: 1254050; Page: 514C; Enumeration District: 102; Image: 0752. 1900 Census: Name: Eliza Boatright Date: June 19, 1900 Home in 1900: War Eagle, Madison, Arkansas Age: 74 Estimated birth year: 1826 Birthplace: Tennessee Race: White Relationship to head-of-house: Head Census Place: War Eagle, Madison, Arkansas; Roll: T623 67; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 76. 1910 Census: Name: Lizzie N Boatright Date: April 18, 1910 Age in 1910: 84 Estimated birth year: abt 1826 Birthplace: Tennessee Home in 1910: War Eagle, Madison, Arkansas Race: White Gender: Female Marital Status: Widowed Relation to Head of House: Mother Mother's Birth Place: Maryland Father's Birth Place: Maryland Census Place: War Eagle, Madison, Arkansas; Roll: T624_57; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 80; Image: 350. living with son JohnBurial: Huntsville Cemetery, Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas
Children of JOHN BOATRIGHT and SARAH MORGAN are:
8-435. i. EMILINE "EMILY" BOATRIGHT, b. 1836, Tennessee.
8-436. ii. FRANCES MELVINIA "FANNIE" BOATRIGHT, b. Abt. 1838, Tennessee;
d. 1889, Lamar County, Texas.
8-437. iii. HENRY PRESTON BOATRIGHT, b. Dec 1838, Arkansas; d. 29 Oct 1900,
Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas.
8-438. iv. LUCINDA BOATRIGHT, b. Abt. 1842, Arkansas.
Children of JOHN BOATWRIGHT and ELIZABETH KESTER are:
8-439. v. HUGH CHESLEY BOATRIGHT, b. 07 Nov 1846, Huntsville, Madison County,
Arkansas; d. 23 Feb 1931, Aurora, Madison
County, Arkansas.
8-440. vi. MARTHA ANN BOATRIGHT, b. 28 Jun 1849, Madison County, Arkansas;
d. 07 May 1928, Huntsville, Madison
County, Arkansas.
8-441. vii. MARGARET J. BOATRIGHT, b. Abt. 1852, Madison County, Arkansas.
8-442. viii. SUSAN J. BOATRIGHT, b. Abt. 1854, Madison County, Arkansas;
d. 1898, Madison County, Arkansas.
8-443. ix. WILLIAM R. BOATRIGHT, b. Abt. 1856, Madison County, Arkansas.
8-444. x. SOPHRONA E. BOATRIGHT, b. 07 Oct 1858, Madison County, Arkansas;
d. 27 May 1927, Madison County, Arkansas.
8-445. xi. LUCRETA F. BOATRIGHT, b. Dec 1862, Madison County, Arkansas;
d. 1953, Madison County, Arkansas.
8-446. xii. LAURA C. "SARAH" BOATRIGHT, b. Jul 1864, Madison County, Arkansas;
d. 28 Dec 1952.
8-447. xiii. JOHN L. BOATRIGHT, b. Abt. 1865, Madison County, Arkansas;
d. 12 Nov 1938, Huntsville, Madison County,
Arkansas.
7-139. JAMES H. BOATRIGHT (WILLIAM BENJAMIN7, JAMES6, BENONI5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, Not Yet Determined1) was born 1812 in Grainger County, Tennessee, and died Bef. 1900 in Madison County, Arkansas. He married (1) ELIZABETH TAYLOR 14 Jun 1834 in Grainger County, Tennessee. She was born Abt. 1816 in Tennessee, and died Abt. 1845 in Madison County, Arkansas. He married (2) NANCY ANN BOWEN Abt. 1846, daughter of HENRY BOWEN and RACHEL MAYES. She was born Abt. 1829 in Tennessee.
Notes for JAMES H. BOATRIGHT:
This is the date the marriage bond was issued. Record of the marriage was not found. Source: David C. Rains Notes from "Old William Boatright and his descendants", by Floy Bess Chancey, Fort Smith, AR:
James 'Jim' Boatright (the 2nd son of OLD WILLIAM and JAMIMA BEAN BOWEN BOATRIGHT) was b. in 1812 in Tennesse. (He) either did not move to Arkansas in 1833 with his father or returned to Grainger County, TN by June 1834 where he married ELIZABETH TAYLOR as documented by the marriage bond issued in Grainger County.
James and Elizabeth's first daughter, Sarah, was born in 1835 in Tennessee. It was after her birth that James and Elizabeth moved to Missouri where their daughter, Jamima, was born in 1838 and probably named for James' mother, who died at the birth of his sister, Nancy, when he was only eight years old. James and Elizabeth moved to Madison County, Arkansas sometime before 1840 when their son, Thomas, was born....."James Boatright, very desperately needing someone to help care for his large family, married his cousin, Nancy Bowen, daughter of Henry and Rachel Mayes Bowen, about 1850
1840 Census: Name: James Boatwrght Township: Wonagle County: Madison State: Arkansas Roll: 19 Page: 33 1 male: 0 - 5, 1 male: 5 - 10, 1 male: 20 - 30, 2 females: 0 - 5, 1 female: 20 - 30, 6 total 1850 Census: #688 - WAR EAGLE TOWNSHIP James BOATRIGHT 38 m TN farmer $300 Nancy 21 f TN Sarah 13 f TN Jemima 12 f MO Thomas 10 m AR Louisa 8 f AR Mary 6 f AR Ida 5 f AR Lucinda 3 f AR James 1 m AR 1850 Census: Name: James Boatright Date: November 13, 1850 Age: 38 Estimated birth year: abt 1812 Birth place: Tennessee Gender: Male Home in 1850 (City,County,State): War Eagle, Madison County, Arkansas Occupation: Farmer Value of Real Estate: $300 Page: 298 Roll: M432_27 1860 Census: Name: Jas Boatright Date: September 5, 1860 Age in 1860: 48 Birthplace: Tennessee Home in 1860: War Eagle, Madison County, Arkansas Occupation: Farmer Gender: Male Value of real estate: $2,000 Post Office: Huntsville Roll: M653_45 Page: 519 Year: 1860 Head of Household: Jas Boatright 1870 Census: Name: James Boatright Date: August 10, 1870 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1807 Age in 1870: 63 Birthplace: Tennessee Home in 1870: War Eagle, Madison, Arkansas Occupation: Farmer Race: White Gender: Male Value of real estate: $2,000 Post Office: Huntsville Roll: M593_58 Page: 461 Image: 440 Year: 1870 1880 Census: Name: James BOATWRIGHT Date: June 9, 1880 Age: 68 Estimated birth year: <1812> Birthplace: Tennessee Occupation: Farmer Relationship to head-of-household: Self Home in 1880: Mars Hill, Washington, Arkansas Occupation: Farmer Race: White Gender: Male Spouse's name: Nancy Ann BOATWRIGHT Father's birthplace: NC Mother's birthplace: TN Idiotic or insane: View Image Census Place: Mars Hill, Washington, Arkansas; Roll: T9_58; Family History Film: ; Page: 503C; Enumeration District: 203; Image: 0510.
1850 Census: Name: Nancy Boatright Date: November 13, 1850 Age: 21 Estimated birth year: abt 1829 Birth place: Tennessee Gender: Female Home in 1850 (City,County,State): War Eagle, Madison County, Arkansas Page: 298 Roll: M432_27 1860 Census: Name: Nancy Boatright Date: September 5, 1860 Age in 1860: 31 Birthplace: Tennessee Home in 1860: War Eagle, Madison County, Arkansas Gender: Female Value of real estate: $0 Post Office: Huntsville Roll: M653_45 Page: 519 Year: 1860 Head of Household: Jas Boatright 1870 Census: Name: Nancy A Boatright Date: August 10, 1870 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1831 Age in 1870: 39 Birthplace: Tennessee Home in 1870: War Eagle, Madison, Arkansas Race: White Gender: Female Value of real estate: $0 Post Office: Huntsville Roll: M593_58 Page: 461 Image: 440 Year: 1870 1880 Census: Name: Nancy Ann BOATWRIGHT Date: June 9, 1880 Age: 50 Estimated birth year: <1830> Birthplace: Tennessee Occupation: Keeping House Relationship to head-of-household: Wife Home in 1880: Mars Hill, Washington, Arkansas Race: White Gender: Female Spouse's name: James BOATWRIGHT Father's birthplace: TN Mother's birthplace: TN Census Place: Mars Hill, Washington, Arkansas; Roll: T9_58; Family History Film: ; Page: 503C; Enumeration District: 203; Image: 0510.
Children of JAMES BOATRIGHT and ELIZABETH TAYLOR are:
8-448. i. SARAH BOATRIGHT, b. Abt. 1835, Tennessee.
8-448A. ii. LOUISA ELIZA BOATRIGHT, b. 1837, Tennesee;
d. 29 Oct 1923, Madison County, Arkansas.
8-449. iii. JEMIMA BOATRIGHT, b. Abt. 1838, Missouri.
8-450. iv. WILLIAM JESSE BOATRIGHT, b. 09 Jun 1840, Madison County, Arkansas;
d. 15 Jan 1924, Johnson, Washington County,
Arkansas.
8-451. v. THOMAS WALTER "T. J." BOATRIGHT, b. 18 Oct 1841, Madison County, Arkansas;
d. 09 Nov 1899, McLennan County, Texas.
8-452. vi. MARY BOATRIGHT, b. Abt. 1844, Madison County, Arkansas.
8-453. vii. IDA BOATRIGHT, b. Abt. 1845, Madison County, Arkansas.
Children of JAMES BOATRIGHT and NANCY BOWEN are:
8-454. viii. NANCY LUCINDA BOATRIGHT, b. Abt. 1847, Madison County, Arkansas.
8-455. ix. JAMES BOATRIGHT, b. Abt. 1849, Madison County, Arkansas;
d. Bef. 1860, Madison County, Arkansas.
8-456. x. CALVIN BOATRIGHT, b. 1851, Madison County, Arkansas;
d. Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas.
8-457. xi. REBECCA DRUCILLA BOATRIGHT, b. 28 Mar 1853, Madison County,
Arkansas; d. 26 Jan 1928, Westville,
Oklahoma.
8-458. xii. ARBELLE BOATRIGHT, b. Abt. 1854, Madison County, Arkansas.
8-459. xiii. NELSON BOATRIGHT, b. Abt. 1858, Madison County, Arkansas.
8-460. xiv. CORA ANN BOATRIGHT, b. Abt. 1861, Madison County, Arkansas;
d. 13 May 1961, Mclennan County, Texas.
8-461. xv. JOHN ANDREW BOATRIGHT, b. 13 Aug 1864, Madison County, Arkansas;
d. 25 Jul 1942.
8-462. xvi. FLORA L. BOATRIGHT, b. Abt. 1869, Madison County, Arkansas.
8-463. xvii. ELLEN C. BOATRIGHT, b. Abt. 1871, Madison County, Arkansas.
7-140. WILLIAM MCLEAN BOATRIGHT (WILLIAM BENJAMIN7, JAMES6, BENONI5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, Not Yet Determined1) was born 01 Mar 1814 in Grainger County, Tennessee, and died 04 Sep 1889 in Carroll County, Arkansas. He married (1) MARY BUCHANAN, daughter of THOMAS BUCHANAN and SARAH. She died Abt. 1837 in Carroll County, Arkansas. He married (2) UNKNOWN MAHOON Abt. 1840 in Madison County, Arkanasas. She died 14 Jul 1929 in Dry Fork, Carroll County, Arkansas. He married (3) MARTHA JANE FANCHER Abt. 1846 in Carroll County, Arkansas, daughter of JAMES FANCHER and ELIZABETH CARLOCK. She was born 10 Aug 1825 in Sparta, Overton County, Tennessee, and died 21 Oct 1900 in Carroll County, Arkansas.
Notes for WILLIAM MCLEAN BOATRIGHT:
William McLean Boatright's (7-140) first marriage was about 1836 in Cane Hill, Washington, Arkansas, to Mary Buchanan, daughter of Thomas and Sarah Buchanan. Their daughter Mary Buchanan Boatright (8-464) was born in Cane Hill 24 December 1837. Her mother died in childbirth or soon after. William moved to Madison County shortly afterwards where the rest of the Boatrights were living, leaving baby Mary Buchanan Boatright to be raised by Isaac and Naomia Buchanan. They kept in touch and Mary's half brother Robert Dixon Boatright (8-472) recalled that Mary came to visit them at Dry Fork in later years. Mary Buchanan Boatright Davis Bourland died 15 February 1910 in Ozark, Franklin, Arkansas.
William married about 1840 as his second wife a woman whose last name was Mahoon or Mhoon, as shown on the death certificate of daughter Evaline. William and wife number two had two daughters. The first was Lucinda Evaline (Evie) Boatright (8-465), born 22 February 1841 in Huntsville, Madison, Arkansas. She died 14 July 1929 in Dry Fork, Carroll, Arkansas. Daughter number two was Sarah E or F Boatright (8-466) born in Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas about 1844, married David Crockett Carter and died 12 June 1890, in Carroll County, Arkansas.
William"s third wife was Martha Jane Fancher who had the last eight children of William and raised Evaline and Sarah as well. Robert Dixon "Uncle Bob" Boatright (8-472) said in an interview in 1957 that his mother also had a little boy born after him and before sister Martha Belle Boatright (8-473) who died soon after birth.
Source: Dale Boatright
1850 Census: #816 - TOWN OF HUNTSVILLE William BOATRIGHT 35 m TN blacksmith $1200 Martha J 23 f TN Eveline 11 f AR Sarah E. 9 f AR Polk 3 m AR Arminta V. 9/12 f AR 1850 Census: Name: William Boatright Date: November 20, 1850 Age: 35 Estimated birth year: abt 1815 Birth place: Tennessee Gender: Male Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas Occupation: Blacksmith Value of Real Estate: $1,200 Page: 307 Roll: M432_27 1860 Census: Name: William Boatright Date: September 6, 1860 Age in 1860: 46 Birthplace: Tennessee Home in 1860: Osage, Carroll County, Arkansas Occupation: Farmer and Blacksmith Gender: Male Value of real estate: $570 Post Office: Osage Roll: M653_38 Page: 870 Year: 1860 Head of Household: William Boatright 1870 Census: Name: William Boatright Date: July 28, 1870 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1814 Age in 1870: 56 Birthplace: Tennessee Home in 1870: Osage, Carroll, Arkansas Occupation: Blacksmith Race: White Gender: Male Value of real estate: $500 Post Office: Osage Roll: M593_49 Page: 42 Image: 81 Year: 1870 1880 Census: Name: William BOATRIGHT Date: June 27, 1880 Age: 66 Estimated birth year: <1814> Birthplace: Tennessee Occupation: Farmer Relationship to head-of-household: Self Home in 1880: Dry Fork, Carroll, Arkansas Occupation: Farmer Race: White Gender: Male Spouse's name: Martha J. BOATRIGHT Father's birthplace: NC Mother's birthplace: TN Census Place: Dry Fork, Carroll, Arkansas; Roll: T9_40; Family History Film: ; Page: 249B; Enumeration District: 28; Image: 0020.Burial: Liberty Cemetery, Dinsmore, Newton County, Arkansas
Notes for MARTHA JANE FANCHER:
1850 Census: Name: Martha J Boatright Date: November 20, 1850 Age: 23 Estimated birth year: abt 1827 Birth place: Tennessee Gender: Female Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas Page: 307 Roll: M432_27 1860 Census: Name: Martha J Boatright Date: September 6, 1860 Age in 1860: 34 Birthplace: Tennessee Home in 1860: Osage, Carroll County, Arkansas Gender: Female Value of real estate: $0 Post Office: Osage Roll: M653_38 Page: 870 Year: 1860 Head of Household: William Boatright 1870 Census: Name: Martha Jane Boatright Date: July 28, 1870 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1826 Age in 1870: 44 Birthplace: Tennessee Home in 1870: Osage, Carroll, Arkansas Race: White Gender: Female Value of real estate: $0 Post Office: Osage Roll: M593_49 Page: 42 Image: 81 Year: 1870 1880 Census: Name: Martha J. BOATRIGHT Date: June 27, 1880 Age: 55 Estimated birth year: <1825> Birthplace: Tennessee Occupation: Keeping House Relationship to head-of-household: Wife Home in 1880: Dry Fork, Carroll, Arkansas Race: White Gender: Female Spouse's name: William BOATRIGHT Father's birthplace: NC Mother's birthplace: NC Census Place: Dry Fork, Carroll, Arkansas; Roll: T9_40; Family History Film: ; Page: 249B; Enumeration District: 28; Image: 0020. 1900 Census: Name: Martha Boatright Date: June 7, 1900 Home in 1900: Dry Fork, Carroll, Arkansas Age: 74 Estimated birth year: 1826 Birthplace: Tennessee Race: White Relationship to head-of-house: Mother Census Place: Dry Fork, Carroll, Arkansas; Roll: T623 52; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 38. Living with son WilliamBurial: Liberty Cemetery, Dinsmore, Newton County, Arkansas
Child of WILLIAM BOATWRIGHT and MARY BUCHANAN is:
8-464. i. MARY BOATRIGHT, b. Abt. 1836, Carroll County, Arkansas.
Children of WILLIAM BOATWRIGHT and UNKNOWN MAHOOD are:
8-465. ii. EVELINE BOATRIGHT, b. 22 Feb 1841, Huntsville, Madison County,
Arkansas; d. 14 Jul 1929, Dry Fork, Carroll
County, Arkansas.
8-466. iii. SARAH E. BOATRIGHT, b. Abt. 1842, Carroll County, Arkansas.
Children of WILLIAM BOATWRIGHT and MARTHA FANCHER are:
8-467. iv. JAMES KNOX POLK BOATRIGHT, b. 23 Dec 1847, Carroll County,
Arkansas; d. 10 Jul 1939, Fayetteville,
Washington County, Arkansas.
8-468. v. ARMINTA VIOLA BOATRIGHT, b. Abt. 1849, Carroll County, Arkansas;
d. 02 Mar 1916.
8-469. vi. AMANDA JANE BOATRIGHT, b. 30 Aug 1853, Carroll County, Arkansas;
d. Jun 1934, Osage, Carroll County,
Arkansas.
8-470. viii. MARGARET ELIZABETH BOATRIGHT, b. 12 Apr 1855, Carroll County,
Arkansas; d. 03 Feb 1941, Madison
County, Arkansas.
8-471. ix. JOHN THOMAS BOATRIGHT, b. 19 Jan 1858, Liberty Township, Carroll
County, Arkansas; d. 02 Apr 1933, Berryville,
Carroll County, Arkansas.
8-472. x. ROBERT DIXON BOATRIGHT, b. 04 Mar 1861, Carroll County, Arkansas;
d. 29 Jan 1960, Berryville, Carroll County,
Arkansas.
8-473. xi. MARTHA BELLE BOATRIGHT, b. Abt. 1863, Carroll County, Arkansas;
d. 10 Apr 1949.
8-474. xii. WILLIAM AMOS BOATRIGHT, b. 10 Feb 1870, Carroll County, Arkansas;
d. 25 Jun 1944, Madison County, Arkansas.
7-141. NANCY PALESTINE BOATRIGHT (WILLIAM BENJAMIN7, JAMES6, BENONI5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, Not Yet Determined1) was born 10 May 1818 in Grainger County, Tennessee, and died 08 Oct 1892 in Witter, Madison County, Arkansas. She married HENRY HUNTER BOLINGER 11 Oct 1835 in Wharton Creek, Madison County, Arkansas, son of FREDERICK BOLINGER and ELIZABETH WEAVER. He was born 20 Jul 1808 in Tennessee, and died 30 Jun 1895 in Witter, Madison County, Arkansas.
Notes for NANCY PALESTINE BOATRIGHT:
One source gives the date and place of birth as May 10, 1820, Clairborn County,
Tennessee. Source: David C. Rains
Notes for HENRY HUNTER BOLINGER:
One source gives Henry's date of death as Novemeber 10, 1895. Last name has been
found spelled as Bollinger. Source: David C. Rains
Children of NANCY BOATRIGHT and HENRY BOLINGER are:
i. ELIZABETH BOLINGER, b. Abt. 1838, Madison County, Arkansas.
ii. ISSAC NEWTON BOLINGER, b. 17 Apr 1839, Madison County, Arkansas.
iii. SARAH C. BOLINGER, b. Abt. 1840, Madison County, Arkansas.
iv. JEMIMA BOLINGER, b. Abt. 1842, Madison County, Arkansas.
v. WILLIAM JASPER BOLINGER, b. Abt. 1844, Madison County, Arkansas.
vi. MILLY BOLINGER, b. Abt. 1845, Madison County, Arkansas.
vii. CATHARINE BOLINGER, b. Abt. 1848, Madison County, Arkansas.
viii. HENRY HARVEY "HARRY" BOLINGER, b. Abt. 1850, Madison County,
Arkansas.
ix. FREDERICK H. BOLINGER, b. 12 Mar 1853, Madison County, Arkansas.
x. DAVID L. "DANIEL" BOLINGER, b. Abt. 1855, Madison County, Arkansas.
7-142. CHESLEY HOOD BOATRIGHT (WILLIAM BENJAMIN7, JAMES6, BENONI5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, Not Yet Determined1) was born 19 Aug 1824 in Tennessee, and died 10 Jan 1863 in Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas. He married DRUCILLA BESS LONG 1858 in Madison County, Arkansas, daughter of JOHN C. LONG and MATILDA R. SANDERS. She was born 05 Mar 1831 in Alabama, and died 20 Dec 1892 in Madison County, Arkansas.
Notes for CHESLEY HOOD BOATRIGHT:
The 1850 census records a William Boatright, age 16 and born in Tennessee, as living in the household in that year. this could not be the son of either Chesley or Drucilla as they were only 26 and 18 years of age, respectively, when the census was taken; therefore, the parentage and relationship of William is unknown.
Cause of death killed in Huntsville Massacre
The Huntsville Massacre � The Civil War Forever Changes a Community
By Joy Russell and Dr. Kevin Hatfield
Introduction
Whether or not one could refer to the events of January 10, 1863 as a massacre, one thing for sure is that the events of that fateful day would remind all that war, and its atrocities, are not limited to famous places like Antietam and Gettysburg. History quite often reserves itself to record only the big events. Many people, especially rural people, are left to believe that history and its accompanying events happen to other people in other places; that in certain respects, they are not a part of the grand scheme of things. More often than not, isolated rural people believe that their thoughts and actions do not contribute as much to the American fabric as others. To the people of Huntsville, war would leave a mark that would forever dash the dreams and visions of a small rural Arkansas community as several well known citizens, fathers, brothers, and cousins were sacrificed in the name of war. Whether or not this event fits the definition of a massacre is purely academic as that was the term most often applied to the event by the people of Huntsville. One of those who died was a trustee of the recently created Masonic college in Huntsville; one was a Baptist minister; one was a farmer and had been appointed a deputy U.S. Marshal in 1860.1 By some accounts, there may have been as many as nine citizens executed shortly before sunrise on a cold, frosty Saturday morning on January 10, 1863.2
Most of the records and newspaper accounts of this atrocity have been destroyed or lost over time. Much of what we know is from memoirs of surviving family members, old family letters, as well as military records and journals. Some accounts were written many years after the fact and memory being what it is, we may never know exactly what happened and why. No matter what account or old letter you read, it happened and it appears that at least nine men were taken from a cold, dank guardhouse in Huntsville and led to a field on the Samuel P. Vaughn farm about 1 mile northeast of Huntsville and executed on the bank of Vaughn�s Branch near the road that led to Carrollton.3 Those executed on that day would include:
Chesley H. Boatright: age 39 - a blacksmith, former county treasurer, Deacon of the Huntsville Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and prominent Mason;
William Martin Berry: age 60 - a prominent member of Odeon Masonic Lodge; brother of State Senator John Berry; John Berry was also the father to James R. Berry, son-in-law of Isaac Murphy;
Hugh Samuel Berry: age 31 - son of the aforementioned William M. Berry; Capt. in the Confederate army; home on leave
John William Moody: age 32 � nephew-in-law to Chesley H. Boatright; Deputy U.S. Marshal (1860 Census Enumerator), farmer; Confederate Army Captain
Askin Hughes and John Hughes: family or military connection unknown.
Watson P. Stevens: age 29 - cousin of the Berry�s;
Robert Coleman Young: age 56 � also known as � �Parson Young�; Baptist Minister;4
The identity of the ninth person may never be discovered. Letters belonging to the Berry Family mention the name Bill Parks5 as being among those arrested and shot. The name John Parks, age 32 is listed in the 1860 Madison County Census along with his wife Sarah J. and two children, Frances and William. He was born in Tennessee around 1828. The International Genealogical Index lists a John Parks having married Sarah Gillett in Winston, Mississippi on December 28, 1854. He also commanded one of the five regular Confederate companies formed in Madison County in the summer of 1862, along with John W. Moody. No other mention of his name or connection to the others has been located. His name does not appear in the 1870 census of Madison County. The recollection of Mrs. Elizabeth Vaughan mentions that the lone survivor of the massacre left for Mississippi after he had recovered from his wounds.
Occasionally the name William Tweedy is mentioned as being among those shot. It is possible that he may have been arrested and detained but no record can be found that he was among the men executed that day. According to Tweedy descendent Hazel Hooper, William Tweedy died from measles during the Civil War. Another descendent, Ruth Anne Nelson wrote that she had heard a family story that he had been arrested and that his wife walked to Huntsville with a feather bed for him to sleep on. Both of them would die of a contracted illness, possibly pneumonia, later on.6
Besides the tragic loss of family and loved ones, this event would have far reaching affects on the community, including the demise of two early educational institutions. Had these two colleges survived, Huntsville might have been a quite different place today.
While examining the events that lead to �the massacre�, one naturally asks why the Union Army would enter Madison County and arrest so many local citizens, and then without trial or hearing, summarily execute them in violation of the 6th Article of War? (The murder of prisoners of war). What brought Isaac Murphy to Huntsville and what role did Isaac Murphy, E. D. Ham, and Col. James Johnson play? What role did Odeon Lodge and their two schools play and why did this event cause the closing of the Huntsville Institute and the Pleasant View Female Seminary? The events that lead up to that tragic day actually begin about ten years earlier, in 1854, about seven years before the Civil War begins. Here, begins our story.
The Arkansas General Assembly Incorporates The Huntsville Masonic Institute and the Pleasant View Female Seminary
On November 6, 1851, Odeon Lodge No. 44, Free and Accepted Masons, was chartered in Huntsville. During the Grand Lodge session of 1851, John Berry of Huntsville, also a state senator, was sent to Little Rock as the Lodge�s official delegate. During that session, much discussion was had concerning the plans for the establishment of a college in Arkansas to be sponsored by the Masonic fraternity. The formation of Saint John�s College in Little Rock would be the eventual outcome of that discussion.
As there were no higher institutions of learning in Arkansas, the idea was one of the main topics at not only that session but at sessions to come. No doubt delegate Berry reported this idea to his local lodge and the idea of creating a college in Huntsville would be discussed for the next few years as the Huntsville Lodge grew.7 On December 20, 1854, the Arkansas General Assembly incorporated the Huntsville Masonic Institute giving its Board of Trustees and faculty power to confer such degrees in the arts and sciences as are usually conferred in the United States.8 Approximately three weeks later, the General Assembly would also incorporate the Pleasant View Female Seminary at Huntsville.9 Although the Act referred to the school as an academy, it was known locally as a female seminary. The building was erected � mile south of Huntsville on land donated by Mr. John Sanders.
Isaac Murphy and his family move to Huntsville
Mrs. Mary Lowe Pierson of Washington County, who appears to have been the 2nd daughter of Isaac Murphy, was hired as teacher of the seminary and Mr. Isaac Murphy and two of his other daughters were hired to assist in the running of the seminary.10 "Perhaps his selection of Huntsville was due to its need for teachers and his need for funds. Murphy had been the chairman of the Board of Visitors of the Far West Seminary in Fayetteville and had a great vision of public education for all citizens of the area. However, the new building for the seminary, of which he had invested not only time but money, was destroyed by fire in 1845. Mounting debts would soon cause him to travel to California in search of gold in 1849. Returning poorer than when he left, he was probably eager to accept the position in Huntsville. Records indicate that he and at least two of his eldest daughters handled the Female Seminary of Huntsville and another school."11 It is assumed the other school was the Huntsville Institute as the common school which was operating in Huntsville at the time would have had no need for a school administrator.
Isaac Murphy Elected to State Senate and Elected a delegate to Convention on Secession in 1861
In 1856, Murphy was elected to the State Senate representing Madison and Benton counties, succeeding the deceased Senator John Berry who had sponsored the legislation creating the Huntsville Institute and the Pleasant View Female Seminary. Murphy�s connection to the Berry family would be more than political as Senator Berry�s son, James R. Berry married Murphy�s eldest daughter, Malilla.12
While his service to the county as Senator was distinguished, it would be his election as a delegate to the convention on secession that would forever leave his mark on Arkansas history. In February 1861, the citizens of Madison County elected Murphy as its delegate to the convention on secession on a Unionist platform, he receiving over 85% of the vote.13 On March 18, 1861, the Arkansas secession convention voted 39 to 35 against secession, but then voted unanimously to put the secession question before the people of the state in an August 19th referendum. On the last day of the convention, a resolution was passed giving President David Walker of Fayetteville authority to call the convention back into session prior to the August election should �unforeseen circumstances� warrant it. Just such an unforeseen circumstance would soon manifest itself in the firing on Fort Sumter by the Confederates.14 Judge David Walker, the convention�s president was pressured to call the convention back into session and on May 6, 1861, he did just that. The vote on the Ordinance of Secession of Arkansas from the Union was taken without debate with only five of the seventy-five delegates voting against Arkansas seceding from the Union: Isaac Murphy of Madison County, Dr. Henry Hunter Bolinger of St. Paul (Madison County), John Campbell of Searcy County, Thomas Montague Gunter of Washington County, and Samuel Kelly of Pike County. After the vote, Convention President Walker asked the five men to change their vote to yea so that Arkansas could go out of the Union as one voice from a unanimous convention.15 It is said that Murphy then stood alone saying:
I have cast my vote after mature reflection and have duly considered the consequences and I cannot conscientiously change it. I therefore vote no.16
Murphy would be the lone delegate to vote �no� on Arkansas�s secession from the Union. This should have pleased the people in Huntsville, after all, most were Unionist and not in favor of Arkansas leaving the Union. Upon returning to Huntsville, he was greeted well by the locals. However, this attitude would change as the war progressed and particularly as the war came closer to home. The secession element in Madison County was growing stronger. After all, Arkansas and Madison County were now part of the Confederacy. Although a majority of the people in and around Huntsville had been Unionists, sides were now being drawn. Home guard units were organized immediately by Patrick Sanders of Huntsville and Larkin Bunch of Kingston. These units would join Col. Carroll�s regiment of General N.B. Pearce�s brigade and fight at the Battle of Wilson�s Creek near Springfield, Missouri on August 10, 1861.17
War hits close to home � The Battle of Pea Ridge
On the night of March 6, 1862, Maj. Gen. Earl Van Dorn set out to outflank the Union position near Pea Ridge, dividing his army into two columns. Learning of Van Dorn's approach, the Federals marched north to meet his advance on March 7. This movement-- compounded by the killing of two generals, Brig. Gen. Ben McCulloch and Brig. Gen. James McQueen McIntosh, and the capture of their ranking colonel--halted the Rebel attack. Van Dorn led a second column to meet the Federals near the Elkhorn Tavern. By nightfall, the Confederates controlled Elkhorn Tavern and the Telegraph Road. The next day, Maj. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis, having regrouped and consolidated his army, counterattacked near the tavern and, by successfully employing his artillery, slowly forced the Rebels back. Running short of ammunition, Van Dorn abandoned the battlefield. The Union controlled Missouri for the next two years.18
Murphy�s Life is Threatened
As far as the schools were concerned, most schools closed at the start of the war and it can only be assumed that the same happened to the Huntsville Institute and the Pleasant View Female Seminary. With the war being only about 30 miles from Huntsville, the reality began to sink in locally. Assassination was hinted at and soon, private threats were once again directed at Murphy and his family. A couple of times it was rumored that mob violence might be aimed against Murphy in Huntsville but nothing apparently happened. Shortly thereafter, a public notice against Murphy was nailed to the courthouse door commanding that he and all Union forces leave Huntsville within 10 days. James R. Berry, son-in-law of Murphy, wrote on page 20 of his memoirs:
After the adjournment of the convention, he returned to his home in Huntsville, Arkansas. The country at that time had become very much excited and agitated and notice was put up at the court house for Murphy to leave the country in ten days. I went up to the crowd there where they were commenting on the notice and learning of its purport, I told them that they could not compel him to leave; if so it would have to be done over my dead body.
On the advice of friends, he shortly left home accompanied by his close friends, Dr. James M. Johnson and his brother Frank Johnson, also prominent Masons in the county. In an interview conducted by John I. Smith in 1972, Sheridan Johnson of Wesley (grandson of Dr. James M. Johnson) recalled the events of the trio�s exodus from Madison County:
Grandfather�s opinions were well known around Huntsville, and threats were made. On the day he left, he was returning from a medical call. A lady met him in the road and gave him the information that several men were in a certain home the night before, and she overheard them plot to kill him. This caused him to plan to immediately leave. He went to the Huntsville square and told he was leaving for the Union Army, but he was not bothered for his announcement. He furnished Isaac Murphy with money to send his family to Springfield, Illinois. He, Frank Johnson and Isaac Murphy left after getting the Murphy family off to Illinois. Those who planned violence followed them. About three miles west of Hindsville at Buckeye, they met a friend and told him that they were turning north toward the Union Army about thirty miles away, and that they expected soon to meet some opposition. �If you hear shots, do not follow us, as they will be expecting some of our friends and will shoot you also.� They avoided contact with these men and reached General Schofield�s division of Curtis� Army across the Missouri line.
Detachments of the Federal Army continued to camp at Elkhorn Tavern and at nearby Keitsville, Missouri, about ten miles NE of the battlefield. Murphy took a civilian position on General Curtis�s staff and would soon thereafter accompany the army on its trek to Helena in eastern Arkansas. This was in late March of 1862,19 He would not return to Pea Ridge until late summer of that year.
Madison County and the War
Five companies of regular Confederate troops were organized in Madison County during the summer of 1862 commanded by John W. Moody, John Parks of Bowen Township, Hiram Combs of St. Paul, Samuel Phillips of Hindsville and H.M. Moore of Kingston.20 In and around Huntsville, a more than usual number of Confederate guerilla bands were camping and hiding. Madison County was ideally suited as hiding grounds for these guerilla forces. It had clear spring creeks for campsites, a rugged terrain and ample farm products-grain, forage, hogs and cattle for food for the men and feed for their horses. As the main line for the Federal invasion of western Arkansas was from Springfield, Missouri through Benton, Washington, and Crawford counties to Fort Smith, opposing forces could camp in Madison County to the east of this line and strike the Federals and retreat back to their encampments.21 One of these guerilla bands would soon attack a Union Army escort outside of Huntsville, an event that would not be forgotten by Col. A. W. Bishop, federal commander at Elkhorn Tavern.
The Murphy Daughters Visit Their Father at Pea Ridge
Things were not going well for the Murphy daughters, Louisa and Laura at Huntsville. Their mother had died three years before in 1860, their father was a refugee with the Union Army and the locals were now harassing and scaring the daughters. By the fall of 1862, six months after leaving for Helena with the Union Army, Murphy had returned to Pea Ridge. His daughters were most eager to visit him and made the trip to Elkhorn Tavern at Pea Ridge to visit their father. No doubt they informed him of their treatment by the locals in Huntsville and one can only imagine how this made Isaac Murphy feel.22 On November 16th, they began their journey back to Huntsville, but for protection, Col. A. W. Bishop furnished an escort of 25 soldiers to accompany them.
Local Guerillas Attack the Murphy Escort
When the military escort and the Murphy daughters were within about two miles of Huntsville, the escort decided to send the Murphy�s on into Huntsville alone, not doubt due to the reported guerilla attacks on Union soldiers and the animosity felt by many of the locals. While the escorts rested, they were surprised by a local guerilla band and a skirmish ensued. Of the twenty five soldiers sent as escort, only seven of them would return alive to Pea Ridge.23
One can only imagine the anger felt by Col. Bishop, commanding officer at Pea Ridge. It was well known that at least five organized companies of Confederate soldiers were active in Madison County and it would just be a matter of time before those responsible for this attack would be found out. No doubt this event would enter into the decision of Major General John Schofield who would shortly grant authority to Col. James M. Johnson to begin raising infantry troops in the Huntsville area.24
The Battle of Prairie Grove on December 7, 1862 would mark the last major Civil War engagement in northwest Arkansas. Never again would a Southern Army attempt to use the area as an avenue of invasion to Missouri. The Union armies under the command of Brig. Gen. Francis J. Herron and Brig. Gen. James G. Blunt and the Confederate forces under the command of Maj. Gen. Thomas C. Hindman, lost a total of 2,700 men who were either wounded, killed, or missing in action. While the battle was a tactical draw, it became a strategic Union victory as the Federals would maintain control of Missouri and northwest Arkansas for the remainder of the war. The remainder of the conflict in the region descended to guerrilla warfare with bushwhackers (Southern supporters) and jayhawkers (Union supporters) destroying the countryside and forcing many families to become refugees. It would take many years for the people of northwest Arkansas to recover from the effects of the Civil War.25
Following this battle, the Federal strategy was then to leave General Blunt to handle the Federal cause in northeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas, and for General Herron to take his 5,000 troops northeast to the Mississippi to join General Grant on his push towards Vicksburg. This trek would take General Herron and his troops through Madison County via Huntsville. General Herron (who was only 25 at the time) received word of guerilla action around Huntsville. In order to clear a path for this March, he sent Lt. Col. James Stewart to Huntsville to disperse the guerillas. His report to General Herron read in part:
�on arriving [in Huntsville], I found the enemy 150 strong, had been there the night of the 18th (December), and committed depredations on all the Union families in that vicinity, more especially that of Judge Murphy (Isaac Murphy); the ladies of whose family they stripped of everything but what was on their bodies, leaving them in a destitute condition. After leaving Huntsville, some of them proceeded down War Eagle Creek, others toward Carrollton, scattering all through the country in small parties of twos and threes. I caught 15 stragglers from the rebel army and paroled them. They had all left the army immediately after the Battle of Prairie Grove.26
The dispatch from Col. Stewart is interesting in that he singled out the �acts of depredation� against the Murphy daughters. This would seem to indicate that the prior acts of harassment as well as the attack and slaughter of most of the troops that had escorted the Murphy daughters back to Huntsville just a few months earlier was still on the minds of the officers who had been stationed at Pea Ridge and later deployed to Prairie Grove.
Herron�s Army Moves toward Huntsville
Herron�s army would begin its march toward the Mississippi River to join Grant�s Army in his march to Vicksburg in early January, 1863. The army and staff, which included Isaac Murphy, arrived in Huntsville on January 7th. An encampment was set up in the bottoms of the Vaughn farm about 1 mile northeast of Huntsville along the road that led to Carrollton. No doubt, guerillas and other irregular Confederate forces (often referred to as bushwhackers) were constantly attacking and harassing the troops as they moved from Fayetteville via the Richland Creek area to Huntsville. It is more than likely that a few of the troops were killed as they made this journey. Herron would later write to General Schofield:
I have arrived at this place, having made but slow progress moving over these terrible roads with artillery and wagons. This country is full of bushwhackers, who annoy us very much. Our men shot one or two of them on the other side of Huntsville��27
One of the Union foot soldiers, Pvt. Benjamin F. McIntyre of Iowa�s 19th Union Infantry, reported the condition of Huntsville as the army arrived:
It may have contained something over a hundred and fifty inhabitants at one time but at present it is comparatively deserted � No men at the place, a few women and Negroes are left in charge of the dwellings. . . The town has but few fine dwellings and a few storehouses which would be an ornament to any place � they have all the modern improvements for business houses and are calculated to contain a very extensive stock of goods . . . 28
Besides foraging the area for food and other supplies, the Union soldiers set about rounding up several local citizens in and around the Huntsville area. Lizzie J. Mitchell, a grand niece of William M. Berry wrote in her memoirs from her home in Los Angeles in 1914-1915 the following:
�� some of the men from Huntsville, officers of the blue uniform, came out and told these old men to come to Huntsville and take the oath of allegiance. Their wives did not want them to go but thought if they could stay at home and save what little was left, it would be better.��.
During the Civil War, political prisoners and prisoners of war were often released upon taking an "oath of allegiance".29 For many, being forced to take an oath of allegiance in order to obtain release was nothing more than another form of harassment. Not only was it general harassment and degrading to the individual, it had moral and ethical implications for the proud Ozark people. Taking such an oath just in order to save one�s self was much like being a traitor. There were many different forms of the oath of allegiance used in the area. Some were quite simple and easily understood by the locals while some forms of the oath were much longer and not as easily understood by those with a limited education.
Oath of Allegiance
I, ________________, do solemnly swear or affirm, in the presence of Almighty God, that I
will henceforth faithfully support and defend the Constitution of the United States and
the Union of the States there under.
Signed: ______________________________
Oath of Allegiance
I do hereby solemnly and sincerely swear, in the presence of Almighty God, that I will
support, protect, and defend the Constitution and Government of the United States against
all enemies, whether domestic or foreign, and that I will bear true and faithful
allegiance and loyalty to the same�any ordinance, resolution, or law of any State,
Convention, or Legislature to the contrary notwithstanding; and further, that I take this
oath, and assume all its responsibilities, legal and moral, of my own free-will, and with
a full determination, pledge, and purpose to observe and fulfill it, and without any
mental reservation or evasion whatever; and, further, that I will well and faithfully
perform all the duties that may be required of me by law, as a true and loyal citizen of
the United States. And may God help me so to do!
Signed: ________________________
Local Citizens Arrested
It was common place to round up locals and bring them to the county seat or other place to administer the oath publicly or have the person sign a copy of it before witnesses, which was even more degrading. In some cases, the locals were immediately released and sometimes they were held in a stockade or other guardhouse for a time. It was soon to become apparent to the captives and their families that someone in Huntsville had identified these men to the soldiers as being a part of the guerilla group that had killed the union escort two months ago and were probably responsible for the harassment and acts of depredation against the Murphy sisters. It is also possible that those being arrested were simply being identified as southern sympathizers or possible leaders among the small bands of bushwhackers.
�Uncle Chesley Boatright went to town (Huntsville) for a purchase of some kind and taken while in town. As he left the house, his father, William B. Boatright, [age 85] asked to let him go instead of Chesley. He told Chesley that he might be caught by the �bushwhackers�, [he probably meant jayhawkers or union troops] but Uncle Chesley told his father that he did not fear them because he was too old to go into service. (Chesley was 39 years old at the time.)
Hugh Berry had just been home a few weeks, on leave or furlough from the Confederate army due to illness. He had probably fought at the Battle or Prairie Grove. J. W. Moody was with him. Shortly after the arrival of federal troops in the area, soldiers arrested Hugh Berry, John W. Moody, Chesley Boatright and William M. Berry. William Berry, being age 60, was left at home for the time being but the others were taken to Huntsville and incarcerated.30 Isaac Murphy and E. D. Ham had returned to Huntsville with General Herron�s troops. Whether in person or by order, they had William Berry, who had been left at home a few days before, also brought to Huntsville. Mrs. Nancy Berry, wife of Hugh Berry, would visit with her husband at the stockade shortly thereafter. There she would see Col. James Johnson, Isaac Murphy, and E. D. Ham. Col. Johnson apparently obtained a pass for his brother Frank Johnson to escort her outside of the pickets. Once outside, Frank would confide to Mrs. Berry that he felt that there was something wrong, no doubt fearing for the men�s lives.31 It is not known exactly what information Frank Johnson was privy to and why his communication with Nancy Berry seemed to be a warning of things to come. On Wednesday, January 7th, Hugh Berry was granted a �parole of honor� to go home for a few days. It appears he was to return to Huntsville on Friday. Col. James M. Johnson apparently made a trip to visit Hugh Berry at his home on Thursday or Friday evening. Upon his arrival, Hugh was visiting his father William at his home. Nancy Berry and Col. Johnson then went to the home of William Berry where all had supper together.32 At one point during supper, Hugh expressed his concern about being a prisoner of war and may have expressed thoughts of violating his parole of honor but was urged by Col. Johnson not to do so and return to the stockade as he had promised. According to Nancy Berry, Hugh and William would return to town early on Saturday.
Photo: Location along Vaughn's Branch where the Huntsville Massacre took place. The Branch makes an "S" shape at this point.
In the early morning hours of January 10, 1864, Chesley H. Boatright, William Martin Berry, Hugh Samuel Berry, John William Moody, Askin Hughes, John Hughes, Watson P. Stevens, Robert Coleman Young, and possibly John Parks were marched to a spot along Vaughn�s branch at the encampment. William V. Polk who was arrested the day before on January 9th, stated that about 4:00 a.m. on the morning of January 10th, Robert Young, Hugh Berry, Billy Berry, Chesley Boatright and others were led out so close to me that they brushed my clothing as they passed by�.33 Lt. Col. Elias Briggs Baldwin, commander of the 8th Missouri Calvary, Volunteers, Union army gave the order to have the men executed. Sgt. Thomas B. Payne of Company G was in charge of the firing squad.34 Just a few hundred yards from the road on the banks of Vaughn�s branch, the prisoners, with hands tied and blindfolded, were shot by the firing squad.
There are three accounts recorded of locals becoming involved in the event after the shooting. The first account is that of Mrs. Elizabeth Vaughn, the widow of Samuel P. Vaughan, whose home was about a quarter of mile west of the spot where the execution occurred. According to Mrs. Vaughn, one of the men was not mortally wounded by the firing squad, but lay silently on the cold ground. If the massacre occurred shortly after 4:00 a.m. as told by William Polk, it was still quite dark and it would have been possible for the members of the firing squad to have not been able to ascertain if all were actually dead. The men were apparently left for dead along the branch. It would be up to family members to come and claim the remains. Mrs. Vaughn told that this unknown prisoner had been shot in the head with the shot knocking our some of his teeth. The wounded soldier then crawled up the branch to the Vaughn home where he begged for help. Mrs. Vaughn would house the injured man and nurse him back to health for the next month. When he was able, she stated that he left for Mississippi. She could not remember his name but stated that he came back years later for a short time to simply visit the site where the tragedy had occurred.35 After this visit, he was never heard from again. This may have been John Parks, previously referred to.
The second account is from the memoirs of Lizzie J. Mitchell, grand niece of William Berry, who wrote that a Mary McRunnells. (this is no doubt Mary Elizabeth McReynolds, wife of Isaac D. McReynolds who apparently had a farm adjacent to or near the Vaughn farm. There are no records of a McRunnels family in the area and local genealogists agree that the name McReynolds was quite often pronounced as McRunnells by the locals and spelled phonetically as such) went to see if she knew any of the men who had been shot. According to her story, all but one of the men at the scene was dead. The prisoner referred to by Mrs. Vaughn would have already crawled from the scene and would be at the Vaughn home by this time. She then took a hat, dipped it into the cold stream to get water to bathe the lone survivors� face. She recognized him as young Hugh Berry. As soon as possible, she sent word to the Berry family to inform them of what had just transpired.36 Later in the day, Nancy Berry, �old lady Berry� [Margaret Berry, wife of William] and one of her sons would arrive at the scene where they would find Hugh still alive.37 It is hard to imagine what a difficult circumstance this must have been for all of the women involved. News of the execution must have spread like wild fire throughout the community. Many of the families had left days before the federal troops moved into Huntsville. With so many of the men being rounded up for questioning and with so many arrests taking place, few men remained in the area and it was up to the women and their younger sons to deal with this horrible tragedy. Hugh was transported back home where he told what had happened to his wife.
��Hugh, who did this? He said men out of the 8th Missouri Regiment did the shooting, but J. M. Johnson, E. D. Ham, and Isaac Murphy had it done. He also told the same to several others before he died on January 13, 1863. The day before he died, some Federal officers together with a doctor, came out and dressed his wounds and took his dying testimony. He told them the same thing, that Johnson, Ham, and Murphy had it done and the officers wrote down his testimony.�38
The third account is from Annie Boatright Champlin, granddaughter of Chesley Boatright as told to Ann Marie Boatright Ryals and Connie L. Moore, granddaughter of Sarilda Boatright Hale. On receiving word of the executions, Chesley�s wife Drusilla, her young son John along with Sarilda Boatright Hale and Tennessee Boatright Bowen, both sisters to Chesley, drove a wagon to the site of the murder and brought Chesley Boatright�s and J. W. Moody�s bodies home to prepare the remains for burial and later buried them in their family plots in the Huntsville Cemetery.39 John Boatright, later known as �Preacher John� said it was a sight that he would never forget although he was only 4 years old at the time.40
Troops Begin to Leave Huntsville
During the next week, the encampment began to break up with columns and detachments leaving at different times. The execution must have had a chilling effect on the people of Huntsville as many were reporting to officers at the encampment requesting protection and now wishing to take the oath of allegiance.41 News of the execution of the prisoners was also spreading among the union troops. Pvt. Benjamin F. McIntyre of Iowa�s 19th Union Infantry, wrote on January 20th in his diary:
I learned that after our departure . . . seven rebels were shot by order of Major Baldwin. I hope this may prove incorrect for it is establishing a precedent which must end in rapine and murder and is giving the butternuts an excuse to put to death every Union man that should fall into their hands.42
(Rapine is the act of plundering or the seizing and carrying away of another's property by force. Northern soldiers called Confederates "butternuts" because of the tan-grey color of the uniforms.)
The division remained in Huntsville until January 18th, the troops suffering under a more than ordinary complication of all the discomforts and ills incident to a winter campaign. Sometimes on half rations � occasionally on quarter rations, and frequently with no rations at all � harassed with orders to move each morning, which were as often countermanded in the evening after remaining all day exposed to the rain without shelter, with our wagons loaded ready to move. The rain which had been falling incessantly for several days was succeeded by a snow storm, which added to the great scarcity of rations, increased the discomfort to such an extent that men grew indignant at the tender-footed policy of the General in regard to �respecting private property�, and commenced pillaging from the inhabitants in order to prevent starvation among themselves. This state of affairs culminated on the 16th in some bold an successful attempts a robbery in the town [Huntsville] which induced Gen. Schofield to order another move, notwithstanding the almost impassable condition of the roads. Accordingly, our brigade left Huntsville on the morning of the 18th �43
News of the Shooting Spreads: Baldwin Arrested and Charged
Even as the troops left Huntsville, there is no doubt that the execution of the prisoners was on the mind of those who were aware of it. On January 25th, a letter from Col. James O. Gower, commander of the 3rd division of the 1st Iowa Cavalry, was written to Col. C. W. Marsh, assistant adjutant general. In this dispatch, Col. Gower wrote:
�I have called upon Lt. Col. Baldwin, provost marshal of the division, to furnish a written statement of what disposition was made of nine prisoners of war (referred to in Col. Dan Huston�s letter) supposed to have been murdered at Huntsville, Ark. on the 10th instant and will report as soon as the matter can be investigated. I have no doubt that some officer of this division ordered these men shot, and regard it myself as a great outrage.�44
Any official report from Lt. Col. Baldwin and the letter from Col. Dan Huston referred to in Col. Gower�s letter was never found in any governmental record or Civil War journal. It can only be assumed that the letter from Col. Huston gave a detailed account of what happened in Huntsville.
Lt. Col. Baldwin was only 28 years old and had been promoted to the provost position on January 7, 1863, three days before the murder of the prisoners. His orders at Huntsville were to keep the soldiers in line, keep the infantry off their horses, and prevent the soldier�s from plundering, shooting, or otherwise violating direct orders and the general orders of General Schofield concerning respecting the rights and property of the locals.45 This being his orders, it is difficult to understand what circumstances would have lead him to order the firing squad to execute the prisoners.
Lt. Col. Baldwin resigned his commission two days later, on January 27th when an order was issued for his arrest in connection with this crime. He would be formally arrested by Col. Gower when he reached Forsythe, Missouri, on January 29th. He was then transported to Springfield, Missouri where he was to be held pending a trial before a military commission consisting of General J. M. Schofield, Thomas Ewing, Jr., W. M. Hubbard, and another individual whose name was not legible in the official record. The charge against Baldwin was
�violation of the 6th Article of War or for the murder of prisoners of war, C.H. Boatright, W. M. Berry, Hugh Berry, Askin Hughes, John Hughes, Watson Stevens, J. W. Moody, and Young, called Parson Young; �this before the Chesley Boatright, et. al., had been tried, convicted, and sentenced to death by the legally constituted authority of the United States.�46
John I. Smith in his article The Gravestones Bear Witness which appeared in the Northwest Arkansas Times in September, 1974, wrote:
�Baldwin was also charged with contempt and disrespect toward his commanding officer for failing to comply with a written request from Col. James O. Gower, dated January 24, 1863, ordering him to send a written statement as to what disposition was made of certain persons turned over to him as Provost Marshall.
Baldwin did not go with his soldiers to the shootings. Instead, they were sent under Sergeant Payne who, during his defense fell back on his orders from Baldwin. Baldwin�s defense was simple. That whatever was done, was done with the knowledge and consent of the general commanding and others then and there present and not on his part. He asked that others then far way in southeast Missouri, and elsewhere, including General Herron and Isaac Murphy, be brought back as his defense witnesses.
It is easy to see why General Herron would be called as a defense witness but it is not as easily discernable why Lt. Col. Baldwin would need Isaac Murphy to appear on his behalf. This implies that Isaac Murphy had more information about the execution than had generally been thought. General Herron had become seriously ill during the rapid movement of his army toward the Mississippi to join General Grant and was unable to attend the court martial. Isaac Murphy was in St. Louis tending to the illness of his two daughters, Louisa and Laura, and also was not able to answer the summons to appear. Col. F. M. Sams and Mrs. Elizabeth Vaughan also appeared before the tribunal. Exactly what information they furnished to the proceedings is not clear, but it appears that they were providing information that would substantiate that those shot were indeed part of a guerilla band and that E. D. Ham was not directly involved in the shootings.47
Since General Herron and Murphy could not attend and other witnesses for the defense could not be present, Lt. Col. Baldwin was not further tried. He was given an honorable discharge on June 24, 1863 and granted transportation back to his home in Young America, Illinois. This would officially close the investigation concerning what was becoming known around Madison County as the Huntsville Massacre.
The Aftermath of War and the Massacre
Be there no doubt, Huntsville and Madison County suffered from the war, especially in 1863. After federal troops moved through Madison County in January 1863, large scale foraging and looting took place in Huntsville and the surrounding farms. The families who decided to stay, no doubt had a rough time surviving. Not only would they suffer from the pain of poverty, hunger, and the other ravages of war, but they also suffered a psychological pain that accompanied their knowledge of the executions and especially that darker knowledge that one of their own neighbors or acquaintances had betrayed them. No one came out of this as a winner: Not Col. Baldwin, not Isaac Murphy, and not the local guerilla bands and other southern sympathizers. Most lost beloved family members and friends; some would fight for a time to recover their social standing; the community would lose several great institutions; trust among neighbors would take time to regain; some could never forget or forgive. For the next 80 years, children would bring flowers and mussel shells to the site in order to memorialize it. These collective actions can destroy a community as easily as a natural disaster. It almost did.
Many people believed that the massacre occurred in retaliation for the loss of the 18 soldiers that were ambushed while escorting the Murphy sisters back to Huntsville. The continued harassment and mistreatment by local southern sympathizers of the Murphy family certainly makes a strong case for this theory. Hugh Berry�s final account of the massacre names Isaac Murphy, Col. James Johnson and E. D. Ham has those responsible for the executions.
Isaac Murphy left Huntsville with Herron�s army and would leave the army in Springfield, Missouri where he would travel on to St. Louis. After the Huntsville massacre, the harassment of his daughters continued and a Federal detachment came back to Huntsville where they transported the daughters to a railroad depot near Rolla, Missouri, traveling on to St. Louis to be with their father. The weather was extremely cold and wet and three of the children, Louisa, Laura and Willie Lowe, four year old son of Mary Murphy Lowe, would die shortly thereafter in St. Louis, probably of pneumonia and exposure, due to the long cold trip to St. Louis. Louisa was 24 years old and Laura was 22.48 Murphy would become the 8th Governor of Arkansas (1864 -1868), the first after the Civil War. He would die after a short illness in Huntsville on September 8, 1882.49
Col. James. M. Johnson would be elected to Congress in 1864 and 1866, representing the 3rd Congressional district of Arkansas but never took his seat. Arkansas had no congressional delegation seated during those years. In 1867, he was elected as lieutenant governor of Arkansas and served in that position for two years. He would afterwards be appointed as Secretary of State and would serve in that position for about five years. He also served on the early board of trustees of the University of Arkansas and by some, touted as being responsible for the location of the University at Fayetteville.50
Elijah D. Ham, age 25, lawyer, Major in the First Arkansas Infantry with Col. Johnson, once was described �as the meanest man in Madison County�.51 Years following the Huntsville Massacre, many people felt that he was the central figure in pointing out locals to the federal troops. �There is evidence to prove that one E. D. Ham who was bitter against some of these men shot, instigated the whole matter, since he told on the night before the shooting in the morning that they would be killed. He had this talk, as it is charged, 10 miles west of Huntsville.�52 There are some who imagine Ham held a bitter grudge against several of the prisoners possibly over having been blackballed by the Masonic Lodge.53 E. D. Ham would hold many public offices in years to come that include: state senator (1864 � 1866) District Attorney, 1866, circuit judge (1868-1873).
Chesley H. Boatright was born May 10, 1824 in Grainger County, Tennessee. He was a blacksmith, former county treasurer (1854 � 1856), Deacon of the Huntsville Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and prominent Mason and member of Odeon Lodge No. 44. He and his wife Drusilla are buried in the Huntsville Cemetery. It was told that Chesley�s son, John Chesley Boatright learned that years later Col. James M. Johnson had been invited as a guest speaker for a local reunion of Union soldiers. John Chesley sent word to Col. Johnson that if he made an appearance at the reunion, he would kill him. The story went on to say that Johnson did not attend the reunion. The story certainly demonstrates that the Boatright family felt that Col. Johnson was involved and was a responsible party in the death of Chesley Boatright.54
William Martin Berry, age 60 at the time of the massacre was a prominent member of Odeon Masonic Lodge and brother of State Senator John Berry. William Berry had a minor connection to Isaac Murphy in that his brother, John Berry, was the father of James R. Berry, son-in-law of Isaac Murphy; William Berry is buried at the Alabam Cemetery
Hugh Samuel Berry, age 31 was born September 10, 1831 in Alabama and married Nancy Margaret Tucker. He was the son of the aforementioned William M. Berry and was a Capt. in Company A of the 4th Arkansas State Infantry. He was home on leave due to illness at the time of the execution. He had four small children at the time and is buried in the Alabam Cemetery.
John William Moody, age 32 was a nephew-in-law to Chesley H. Boatright. He was appointed as a Deputy U.S. Marshal for the purpose of enumerating the 1860 Census. He was a farmer and a Confederate Army Captain. His wife, Mary Elizabeth Waits Moody would give birth to a baby girl, a few weeks later. She would name her Johnnie. He is said to be buried in the Huntsville Cemetery with a headstone with no markings.
Askin Hughes and John Hughes: no family or military connection to the others executed has been found. They were believed to have been residents of Washington County and are thought to be buried at the site. They may have been members of one of the five confederate companies formed in the summer of 1862.
Watson P. Stevens, age 29 was a cousin of the Berry�s. He is thought to be buried at the site.
Robert Coleman Young, age 56 was also known as �Parson Young�. He was born August 23, 1804 in South Carolina and was a Baptist Minister.55 He was buried at the Harris Farm Gravesite, 3 miles south of Huntsville. It is not known why he is buried at this location since his family lived near Hindsville at the time of his death. As the men were left as dead, his burial there may have been as a matter of convenience by someone who knew him well.
Lt. Col. Elias Briggs (E. B.) Baldwin � Following his honorable discharge from the army in 1863, he moved to Illinois for about a year. Due to ill health, he and his wife moved to Clinton County, Iowa where he resided until 1868. He would later move to Kansas where he served two terms as County Clerk of Labette County. He would retire to his home near Edna, Kansas. He died at Oswego, Kansas in 1921.
Odeon Lodge No. 44
Although it is not entirely clear what happened, a catastrophe of sorts hit the lodge in 1869. It appears that three of the founding members who were also past masters of the Lodge were tried before the Lodge. Presumably, the charges centered on events related to the Huntsville massacre although this cannot be fully substantiated. The three members, Samuel Kenner, J.S. Polk, and John Vaughn were found guilty of Un-Masonic conduct and were expelled from membership by the lodge. The exact specifications of the charges of Un-Masonic conduct were not spelled out in the proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Arkansas. The resulting trial and expulsion of the three members destroyed the fellowship and brotherhood of the lodge and it rarely met after the trial of the three brothers. In 1875, the Grand Master of Masons in Arkansas ordered the Lodge closed. The two schools sponsored by this Lodge would also close as a result. Later, it would be determined that the trial by the Lodge was not proper and the charges against the brothers deemed inappropriate. Two years later, the members petitioned the Grand Master for a dispensation to create a new lodge in Huntsville. Apparently, the members decided it was best not to assume their old name and number, which they could have done, and started with a whole new identity, Huntsville Lodge No. 364.56
Afterword
Be there no doubt, a lot of people did a lot of talking about this event following the Civil War. Much of it was done in private conversations, some were written years later in reminiscences� about the times, and some accounts were given in public letters to local newspapers. Those written accounts quite often contain verifiable errors in names and dates. One of the most interesting omissions about this event is its noticeable absence in the Goodspeed Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Northwest Arkansas, published in 1889. Even though seven pages were dedicated to Civil War events in Madison County, no mention is made of the massacre. The story of the ambush of the military escort of the Murphy daughters is included. Why this particular event would not have been mentioned is quite an enigma.
This version of the account raises more questions than can be answered in this version of the massacre. If Col. James M. Johnson was a central figure in the arrest of these men, one wonders why he would have had dinner with one of the men just prior to his execution. Why would Hugh Berry be given a parole to go home just before his execution? Why would Frank Johnson give Nancy Berry a warning that something was wrong and why did Col. Johnson arrange for the pass outside of the pickets? Why would a young lawyer (E. D. Ham), just 25 years of age be so involved in this event and how could one be considered the �meanest man in Madison County� at so young of age, then elected to so many public offices, two of which voters in Madison County cast ballots? Did those Masons tried in their local Lodge have information relative to this massacre that surfaced a few years later? Was the trial actually related to the executions? No firm evidence was ever produced that linked Isaac Murphy, James Johnson and E. D. Ham to the event.
This is by no means the definitive account of the Huntsville Massacre. This is written at this time because of the dedication of the monument at the site where the massacre occurred. A few years before his death, Mr. Bill Coleman, owner of the old Vaughn farm, pointed out the exact spot where the massacre occurred to members of the historical society and Huntsville Lodge. When he purchased the farm, a small fence and lots of mussel shells surrounded the site. Over time, his cattle torn down the fence and the shells gradually disappeared.
As far as new and updated information about the Huntsville Massacre is concerned, perhaps other family letters and records not yet known may provide more information surrounding the events and people involved. Perhaps enhanced computer access to governmental and genealogical records may provide new information heretofore not accessible. Perhaps this is all that we will ever know.
Footnotes:
1 Ryals, Ann Marie Boatright, Discussion forum, Retrieved 5/22/2003
from http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/ARMADISO/1999-06/0928364555/
2 Berry, James R., Memoirs of J. R. Berry, p. 24.
3 Smith, John I., 1974, (September 15), The Gravestones Bear Witness.
Northwest Arkansas Times, pp.B1, B2
4 Ibid., p B1
5 Berry family letters written in 1931 in possession of Nancy Barnett,
Westminster, Colorado.
6 Nelson, Ruth Ann and Wiley, Jeannine, Discussion forum, retrieved 6/2/1999
from http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/ARMADISO/1999-06/0928381320
7 Hatfield, Kevin, The Masonic Lodges of Madison County, Arkansas, Madison
County Musings, Vol. 13, Summer 1994, pp. 66 � 67.
8 Acts of Arkansas (1854), 63-63.
9 Acts of Arkansas (1855), 108-109.
10 The History of Northwest Arkansas (New York: Goodspeed Publishing Company,
1889), 421.
11 Smith, John I., The Courage of a Southern Unionist, (Little Rock: Rose
Publishing Company, 1979), p.13.
12 Ibid., p. 12
13 Ibid., p. 21.
14 Epperson, J.F., Chronology of the Fort Sumter Crisis, Retrieved
August 30, 2006 from http://members.aol.com/jfepperson/sumter.html
15 Smith, op. cit., p. 33.
16 Publication of the Arkansas Historical Commission, 1906, Vol. I, p. 306 � 312.
17 Missouri in the Civil War Vol. 9, Chapter VI Confederate Military History
Retrieved August 28, 2006 from http://www.civilwarhome.com/missouri6.htm
18 The Battle of Pea Ridge (Elkhorn Tavern) March 7-8, 1862 Retrieved
August 30, 2006, from http://www.civilwarhome.com/pearidge.htm
19 Smith, op. cit, p. 42.
20 The History of Northwest Arkansas, op. cit.
21 Smith, John I., 1974, (September 8) The Huntsville Massacre, Northwest
Arkansas Times as reprinted in Madison County Musings, Vol. 13, No. 2.
22 Smith, John I., The Courage of a Southern Unionist, (Little Rock: Rose
Publishing Company, 1979), p. 42.
23 Ibid., p. 42.
24 The History of Northwest Arkansas, op. cit.
25 Montgomery, Don, The Battle of Prairie Grove, Heritage Trail, Retrieved August 30,
2006 from http://www.heritagetrailpartners.com/pi_prairie_grove.html
26 United States War Department, The war of the rebellion: a compilation of the
official records of the Union and Confederate armies. / Series 1 - Volume 22
(Part I), p. 165.
27 Smith, 1974 (September 8), op.cit.
28 Tillie, Nannie M., ed., Federals on the Frontier: The Diary of Benjamin F.
Mc-Intyre, (Austin: 1963)
29 Wikipedia Encyclopedia, retrieved September 3, 2006 from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loyalty_oath
30 Berry, Nancy, Letter to the Editor of the Madison County Democrat,
August 11, 1890, reprinted in Fading Memories II, 1992, p. 69.
31 Ibid, p. 69.
32 Ibid., p 69.
33 Affidavit of William V. Polk, sworn before County Clerk John A. Bunch on
August 11, 1890.
34 Waits, Wally, Massacre at Huntsville, Madison County Musings, Vol. II,
Spring 1983, p. 4
35 Smith, John I. Sept. 15, 1974, Northwest Arkansas Times, op. cit.
36 Mitchell, Lizzie J., personal memoirs,
37 Berry, Nancy, op. cit.
38 Berry Nancy, op. cit.
39 Chancey, Floy Bess, Old William Boatright and His Descendents, family
history, p. 68.
40 Ryals, op. cit. and Chancey, ibid., p. 68
41 Tillie, Nannie M., op. cit.
42 Tillie, Nannie M., op. cit.
43 Barney, Capt. C, Recollections of Field Service with the 20th Iowa Infantry
Volunteers, Davenport, IA, 1865.
44 United States War Department, The war of the rebellion: a compilation of the
official records of the Union and Confederate armies. / Series 1 - Volume 22
(Part I), p. 74.
45 Smith, John I. Sept. 15, 1974, Northwest Arkansas Times, op. cit.
46 Smith, Ibid.
47 Madison County Musings, Volume 13, Summer 1994, Letter from E. D. Ham to
A.M. Wilson, p. 85.
48 Smith, John I., The Courage of a Southern Unionist, (Little Rock: Rose
Publishing Company, 1979), p. 43.
49 Ibid., p. 144.
50 The History of Northwest Arkansas (New York: Goodspeed Publishing Company,
1889), p. 1098.
51 Letter from D.D. Sanders, Madison County Musings, Volume 13, Summer 1994,
p. 77.
52 Berry, James R., Memoirs of J. R. Berry, p. 24.
53 Berry, Fred T., Dear Cousin, A History of the Berry Family, pp. 107 � 110.
54 Ryals, Ann Marie Boatright, Discussion forum, Retrieved 5/22/2003 from
http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/ARMADISO/1999-06/0928364555/
55 Ibid., p B1
56 Hatfield, Kevin, The Masonic Lodges of Madison County, 1994.
1850 Census:
#811 - TOWN OF HUNTSVILLE
Chesley BOATRIGHT 26 m TN blacksmith $1100
Drucilla 18 f AL
William 16 m TN
1850 Census:
Name: Chesley Boatright
Date: November 20, 1850
Age: 26
Estimated birth year: abt 1824
Birth place: Tennessee
Gender: Male
Home in 1850
(City,County,State): Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas
Occupation: Blacksmith
Value of Real Estate: $1,100
Page: 307
Roll: M432_27
1860 Census:
Name: C H Boatright
Date: September 8, 1860
Age in 1860: 37
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1860: War Eagle, Madison, Arkansas
Occupation: Farmer
Gender: Male
Value of real estate: $2,000
Post Office: Huntsville
Roll: M653_45
Page: 526
Year: 1860
Head of Household: P H Boatright
Burial: Huntsville Cemetery, Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas
Notes for DRUCILLA BESS LONG:
Married first to Chesley J. Boatwright, who died in the Huntsville Massacre committed at the McRunnel Farm by Union soldiers. Married second to David W. Sanders.
1850 Census: Name: Drucilla Boatright Date: November 20, 1850 Age: 18 Estimated birth year: abt 1832 Birth place: Alabama Gender: Female Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas Page: 307 Roll: M432_27 1860 Census: Name: Drusiller b Boatright Date: September 8, 1860 Age in 1860: 30 Birthplace: Arkansas Home in 1860: War Eagle, Madison, Arkansas Gender: Female Value of real estate: $0 Post Office: Huntsville Roll: M653_45 Page: 526 Year: 1860 Head of Household: P H Boatright 1880 Census: Name: Drucillia B. SANDERS Date: June 16, 1880 Age: 49 Estimated birth year: <1831> Birthplace: Alabama Occupation: Keeping House Relationship to head-of-household: Wife Home in 1880: War Eagle, Madison, Arkansas Race: White Gender: Female Spouse's name: David W. SANDERS Father's birthplace: KY Mother's birthplace: VA Census Place: War Eagle, Madison, Arkansas; Roll: T9_50; Family History Film: ; Page: 517B; Enumeration District: 102; Image: 0759.Burial: Huntsville Cemetery, Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas
Children of CHESLEY BOATRIGHT and DRUCILLA LONG are:
8-475. i. JOHN CHESLEY BOATRIGHT, b. 08 Nov 1859, Huntsville, Madison County,
Arkansas; d. 13 Dec 1946, Fort Gibson,
Muskogee County, Oklahoma.
8-476. ii. THOMAS LAFAYETTE BOATRIGHT, b. 15 May 1861, Madison County, Arkansas;
d. 08 Jul 1926, Susanville, Lassen County,
California.
7-143. SARAH BOATRIGHT (WILLIAM BENJAMIN7, JAMES6, BENONI5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, Not Yet Determined1) was born 1826 in Tennessee. She married ALLEN WAITS Abt. 1842 in Madison County, Arkansas, son of ALLEN WAITS and RHODA COPE. He was born 20 Jul 1820 in Warren County, Tennessee, and died Abt. 1860 "Out West".
Children of SARAH BOATRIGHT and ALLEN WAITS are:
i. ALAN WAITS, b. Abt. 1843, Madison County, Arkansas.
ii. MARY ELIZABETH WAITS, b. 04 Apr 1844, Madison County, Arkansas.
iii. JOHN C. "BUD" WAITS, b. 1846, Madison County, Arkansas.
7-144. JEMIMA BOATRIGHT (WILLIAM BENJAMIN7, JAMES6, BENONI5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, Not Yet Determined1) was born 15 Aug 1828 in Washington County, Tennessee, and died 21 Jan 1890 in Ozark, Franklin County, Arkansas. She married THOMAS DUNCAN BERRY 16 Aug 1844 in Madison County, Arkansas, son of THOMAS BERRY and ELIZABETH MCFERRIN. He was born 24 Sep 1824 in Bellefont, Jackson County, Alabama, and died 31 Dec 1892 in Ozark, Franklin County, Arkansas.
Notes for JEMIMA BOATRIGHT:
Burial: Highland Cemetery, Ozark, Franklin County, Arkansas
Notes for THOMAS DUNCAN BERRY:
Occupation: Hotel Owner, Lawyer, Madison County Sheriff and Arkansas Legislator.
Thomas settled in Section 20, Township 17, Range 25 of Madison County, Arkansas. Thomas served Madison County as its Sheriff from 1858 to 1860.
Burial: Highland Cemetery, Ozark, Franklin County, Arkansas
Children of JEMIMA BOATRIGHT and THOMAS BERRY are:
i. NANCY JANE BERRY, b. 15 Aug 1845, Huntsville, Madison County,
Arkansas.
ii. MARY AMANDA BERRY, b. 04 Oct 1846, Huntsville, Madison County,
Arkansas.
iii. ALAN HOBBS BERRY, b. Abt. 1850, Madison County, Arkansas.
iv. DRUCILLA K. BERRY, b. 13 Feb 1855, Madison County, Arkansas.
v. SUSAN I. BERRY, b. 1856, Madison County, Arkansas.
vi. ALFRED W. BERRY, b. 10 Sep 1857, Madison County, Arkansas.
vii. THOMAS WILLIAM BERRY, b. 14 Oct 1857, Madison County, Arkansas.
viii. MARTHA HENDERSON BERRY, b. Abt. 1859, Madison County, Arkansas.
ix. LUTTIE H. BERRY, b. 1862, Madison County, Arkansas.
x. MATTIE BERRY, b. Abt. 1863, Madison County, Arkansas.
xi. FRANKLIN M. BERRY, b. Abt. 1867, Madison County, Arkansas.
xii. C.A. BERRY, b. Abt. 1869, Madison County, Arkansas.
7-145. MARY ANN BOATRIGHT (WILLIAM BENJAMIN7, JAMES6, BENONI5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, Not Yet Determined1) was born 1829 in Tennessee. She married LEANDER DIXON Abt. 1847 in Madison County, Arkansas. He was born Abt. 1818 in Kentucky.
Children of MARY BOATRIGHT and LEANDER DIXON are:
i. MILDRED M. DIXON, b. Abt. 1847.
ii. JOHN C. DIXON, b. Abt. 1849.
iii. TENNESSEE FRANCES DIXON, b. Abt. 1855.
iv. WILLIAM GEORGE DIXON, b. Abt. 1857.
v. THOMAS A. DIXON, b. Abt. 1857.
vi. CLAYBORN RAGON DIXON, b. Abt. 1860.
vii. MARY DRUCILLA DIXON, b. Abt. 1867.
7-146. ORLENA BOATRIGHT (WILLIAM BENJAMIN7, JAMES6, BENONI5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, Not Yet Determined1) was born 1830 in Tennessee, and died 1843 in Madison County, Arkansas.
7-147. RACHEL A. BOATRIGHT (WILLIAM BENJAMIN7, JAMES6, BENONI5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, Not Yet Determined1) was born 10 Jan 1832 in Madison County, Arkansas, and died 09 Feb 1897 in Boone County, Arkansas. She married EBENEZER BROWN Abt. 1847 in Madison County, Arkansas. He was born 04 Jun 1820 in North Carolina, and died 23 Apr 1890 in Boone County, Arkansas.
Notes for RACHEL BOATRIGHT:
See newspaper pictures and gravestones.
Burial: Eoff Cemetary, Western Grove, Boone County, Arkansas
Notes for EBENEZER BROWN:
From Rita Smith: I have a theory as to who might be Ebenezer's father...There is an Ebenezer Brown from Chatham, North Carolina who was "kicked" out of the Quaker Church because he "married out of unity"...In other words he married a woman not of the Quaker faith...This Ebenezer has 3 or 4 girls who were older and then in 1820 he has a son...Ebenezer Brown. By the time of the birth of his son he was up in years...I would guess that he might name that son Ebenezer...perhaps our Ebenezer...?
I found a will for this Ebenezer Brown of North Carlolina, potential father of our Ebenezer...It does not talk about any children in the will at all...Unless Mary Meanas could have been a married daughter...and by that time our Ebenezer was in Arkansas...The North Carolina Ebenezer dies in about 1850.
Ebenezer Brown is not Quaker because he begins his will "In the Name of God Amen"
Will of Ebenezer Brown, potential father of our Ebenezer Brown:
"I Ebenezer Brown of Chatham Co, NC being of sound and perfect mind ....this 21st day of June the year of our Lord 1834.... pay my just debts.... I give to Mary Meanas (I have never seen this name in Chatham County before so, it could be McManus or McAnas. (McKennas?) , 1 feather bed and furniture.
To my beloved wife Ann, all the tract where I now live, during her natural life and give unto William Noblett all the land I have given to her, after her death, provided he make and cultivate the land to sufficiently support her, during her life.
My executors to sell all the rest of my property, except 1 feather bed and furniture and from the proceeds to pay the debts and funeral charges. the rest of the proceeds to go to Ann.
As for the tract of land I sold to Duncan McPherson, it is my will that if he should pay up the notes I hold on him, that my executors make his a 'sight' (site-title) but if he should fail (to pay the notes) I give the land to my wife first and after her death to William Noblett on the same conditions as before.
My worthy friends Jacob Newlon/Newlin and Peter Stout to be executors.
Witnesses:
Joseph Holaday
Zachariah Hornaday
Probated at August Ct, 1834 of Chatham County, North Carolina
Joseph Holaday and Zachariah Hornaday qualified as executors.
Well anyway that is my theory...but I cannot prove anything...If anyone has information concerning Ebenezer Brown of North Carolina, please contact me at desertrita@hotmail.com.
Source: Rita Smith
Burial: Eoff Cemetary, Western Grove, Boone County, Arkansas
Children of RACHEL BOATRIGHT and EBENZER BROWN are:
i. WILLIAM BROWN, b. 1849, Boone County, Arkansas.
ii. SARAH EMMELINE BROWN, b. Abt. 1850, Boone County, Arkansas.
iii. THOMAS K. BROWN, b. 1853, Boone County, Arkansas.
iv. CHELSEY H. BROWN, b. 1855, Boone County, Arkansas.
v. MARY C. BROWN, b. 1857, Boone County, Arkansas.
vi. MARTHA R. BROWN, b. 1860, Boone County, Arkansas.
vii. LUCINDA C. BROWN, b. 1867, Boone County, Arkansas.
viii. NEWTON F. BROWN, b. 1869, Boone County, Arkansas.
ix. HENRY M. BROWN, b. 1870, Boone County, Arkansas.
x. ALICE L. BROWN, b. 1875, Boone County, Arkansas.
7-148. MARGARET ELIZABETH BOATRIGHT (WILLIAM BENJAMIN7, JAMES6, BENONI5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, Not Yet Determined1) was born 1833 in Madison County, Arkansas, and died 1833 in Madison County, Arkansas.
Notes for MARGARET ELIZABETH BOATRIGHT:
Margaret died near Des Arc, Arkansas during the family's move from Tennessee to Arkansas. She was buried on the bank of the White River (source: NGS Quarterly Report of James Boatright - Dennis G. Boatright)
Burial: Arkansas, on the bank of the White River
7-149. WILLIAM W. BOATWRIGHT (WILLIAM BENJAMIN7, JAMES6, BENONI5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, Not Yet Determined1) was born Abt. 1834 in Tennessee, and died 16 Jan 1920 in Los Angeles County, California. He married CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH BOWEN 10 Aug 1872 in Ogden, Weber County, Utah, daughter of CASEY POTTER BOWEN and ELEANOR McGEARY. She was born 19 Feb 1852 in Utah Territory, and died 27 May 1946 in Weber County, Utah.
Notes for WILLIAM W. BOATWRIGHT:
William's occupation was a blacksmith. He enlisted 10 Dec 1863 at Esmaralda, Nevada, Private, Company F, 1st Battalion of the Nevada Cavalry, and was discharged 21 July 1866. He later suffered from rheumatism, heart disease, and bronchitis upon admission to the National Home on Jan 18, 1908. He died of pneumonia. Source: Find-A-Grave.
1850 Census: Name: William Boatright Date: November 20, 1850 Age: 16 Estimated birth year: abt 1834 Birth place: Tennessee Gender: Male Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Huntsville, Madison, Arkansas Occupation: Blacksmith Page: 307 Roll: M432_27 living with older brother, Chesley U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles Name: William W Boatwright Rank at enlistment: Captain State Served: Missouri Survived the War?: Yes Service Record: Commissioned an officer in Company H, Missouri 11th Infantry Regiment. Promoted to Full Major on 19 Mar 1864. Mustered out on 19 Mar 1864. Commissioned an officer in Company S, U.S. Colored Troops 71st Infantry Regiment on 19 Mar 1864. Mustered out on 08 Nov 1864. Transferred to Company S, U.S. Colored Troops 70th Infantry Regiment on 08 Nov 1864. Mustered out on 07 Mar 1866. Sources: Index to Compiled Military Service Records Official Army Register of the Volunteer Force 1861-1865 U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 Name: William W. Boatwright Side: Union Regiment State/Origin: U.S. Colored Troops Regiment Name: 71 U.S. Col'd Infantry Regiment Name Expanded: 71st Regiment, United States Colored Infantry Company: F&S Rank In: Major Rank In Expanded: Major Rank Out: Major Rank Out Expanded: Major Notes: See also 11 Mo. Vet. Vols. Film Number: M589 roll 8 Memorial: Part of the African American Civil War Memorial Plaque Number: C-79 Displayed As: William W. Boatwright 1880 Census: Name: W. W. BOATWRIGHT Date: June 4, 1880 Age: 46 Estimated birth year: <1834> Birthplace: Tennessee Occupation: Blacksmith Relationship to head-of-household: Self Home in 1880: Frisco, Beaver, Utah Race: White Gender: Male Spouse's name: C. D. BOATWRIGHT Father's birthplace: TN Mother's birthplace: TN Census Place: Frisco, Beaver, Utah; Roll: T9_1335; Family History Film: 1255335; Page: 34D; Enumeration District: 3; Image: . 1900 Census: Name: William Boatwright Date: June 4, 1900 Home in 1900: Ogden Ward 2, Weber, Utah Age: 66 Estimated birth year: 1834 Birthplace: Tennessee Race: White Relationship to head-of-house: Head Occupation: Blacksmith Census Place: Ogden Ward 2, Weber, Utah; Roll: T623 1688; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 186. U.S. National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938 Name: William W Boatwright Birth Year: abt 1834 Keyed Birth Location: Tennessee Birth State: Tennessee Admitted Year: 1908 Age at Admission: 74 State: California County: Los Angeles City: Sawtelle Branch: Pacific Branch 1910 Census: Name: William W Boatright Date: April 15, 1910 Age in 1910: 76 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1834 BirthPlace: Tennessee Relation to Head of House: Inmate Father's Birth Place: Tennessee Mother's Birth Place: Tennessee Home in 1910: Malibu, Los Angeles, California Marital Status: Married Race: White Occupation: Patient - Pacific National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Gender: Male Census Place: Malibu, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T624_85; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 288; Image: 1129. 1920 Census: Name: William W Boatwright Date: March 19, 1920 Home in 1920: Malibu, Los Angeles, California Age: 86 years Estimated birth year: abt 1834 Birthplace: Tennessee Relation to Head of House: Inmate Father's Birth Place: United States of America Mother's Birth Place: United States of America Marital Status: Married Race: White Sex: Male Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Census Place: Malibu, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T625_116; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 486; Image: 538. living in National Military Home U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 Name: William W Boatwright Service Info.: CO F 1ST NEV CAV CAVALRY Death Date: 16 Jan 1920 Cemetery: Los Angeles National Cemetery Cemetery Address: 950 South Sepulveda Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90049 Buried At: Section 39 Row H Site 7Burial: Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Notes for CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH BOWEN:
The Ogden Standard-Examiner
Tuesday, May 28, 1946
page 12
Mrs. Charlotte Elizabeth Boatwright, 94, widow of William Boatwright, and lifelong resident of Ogden, died in a local hospital Monday at 12:30 p.m. of causes incident to age.
Mrs. Boatwright was born February 19, 1852, a daughter of Casey P. and Ellen McGray Bowen. She was one of the first children born to L.D.S. settlers in Ogden. In 1871 she married Mr. Boatwright who died 30 years ago. She then lived for many years with Dr. and Mrs. Epperson, Ogden. She had been hospitalized for several years.
She was a member of the First Presbyterian church and of Miriam Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star.
Surviving is one brother, Charles M. Bowen of Ogden.
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at eleven a.m. at the mortuary, 836 Thirty-Sixth, by the Rev. John Edward Carver. Entombment will be at 836 Thirty-Sixth.
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Name: Charlotte Elizabet Bowen Gender: Female Birth Place: UT Birth Year: 1852 Spouse Name: William Boatright Spouse Birth Year: 1850 Marriage Year: 1872 Number Pages: 1 1880 Census: Name: C. D. BOATWRIGHT Date: June 4, 1880 Age: 26 Estimated birth year: <1854> Birthplace: Utah Territory Occupation: Housekeeper Relationship to head-of-household: Wife Home in 1880: Frisco, Beaver, Utah Race: White Gender: Female Spouse's name: W. W. BOATWRIGHT Father's birthplace: OH Mother's birthplace: OH Census Place: Frisco, Beaver, Utah; Roll: T9_1335; Family History Film: 1255335; Page: 34D; Enumeration District: 3; Image: . 1900 Census: Name: Charlotte E Boatwright Date: June 4, 1900 Home in 1900: Ogden Ward 2, Weber, Utah Age: 48 Estimated birth year: 1852 Birthplace: Utah Race: White Relationship to head-of-house: Wife Census Place: Ogden Ward 2, Weber, Utah; Roll: T623 1688; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 186. 1910 Census: Name: CE Boatwright Date: April 19, 1910 Age in 1910: 57 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1853 BirthPlace: Utah Relation to Head of House: Mother-in-law Father's Birth Place: Ohio Mother's Birth Place: Canada English Home in 1910: Oakland Ward 4, Alameda, California Marital Status: Widowed Race: White Gender: Female Census Place: Oakland Ward 4, Alameda, California; Roll: T624_70; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 115; Image: 989. living with daughter Alice and family Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 Name: William W. Boatwright State Filed: Utah Widow: Lottie Boatwright 1930 Census: Name: Lottie E Boatwright Date: April 5, 1930 Home in 1930: Piedmont, Alameda, California Age: 77 Estimated birth year: abt 1853 Birthplace: Utah Relation to Head of House: Boarder - widowed Race: White Census Place: Piedmont, Alameda, California; Roll: 110; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 336; Image: 207.0. Utah Death Index, 1905-1951 Name: Charlotte Elizabeth Bowen Boatwright Death Date: 27 May 1946 State File Number: 1946002134 Gender: Female Age: 94 County of Death: WeberBurial: Aultorest Memorial Park Cemetery, Ogden, Weber County, Utah
Children of WILLIAM BOATWRIGHT and CHARLOTTE BOWEN are:
8-477. i. JAMES P. BOATWRIGHT, b. Jun 1872, Utah Territory.
8-478. ii. WILLIAM T. BOATWRIGHT, b. 19 Jun 1874, Utah Territory;
d. 28 Jul 1890, Salt Lake City,
Salt Lake County, Utah.
8-479. iii. ALICE E. BOATWRIGHT, b. Oct 1875, Utah Territory.
8-480. iv. CHARLOTTE E. BOATWRIGHT, b. 02 Nov 1877, Utah Territory;
d. 22 Feb 1884, Salt Lake County,
Utah.
7-150. TENNESSEE BOATRIGHT (WILLIAM BENJAMIN7, JAMES6, BENONI5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, Not Yet Determined1) was born 10 Jan 1837 in Madison County, Arkansas, and died 22 Jun 1913 in Springtown, Parker County, Texas. She married JOHN W. BOWEN 08 Mar 1857 in Madison County, Arkansas, son of NICHOLAS BOWEN and REBECCA GEORGE. He was born 20 Jun 1825 in Grainger County, Tennessee, and died 08 Oct 1908 in Springtown, Parker County, Texas.
Notes for TENNESSEE BOATRIGHT:
Front Row: John W. Bowen, Tennessee Boatright Bowen, Mary Amanda Bowen, and
Tennessee Mattie Bowen;
Back Row: Joseph Massey Bowen, John Reagan Bowen, Bell Zora Bowen,
Franklin Thomas Reese Bowen, and Nancy Magnora Bowen
1850 Census: Name: Tennessee Boatright Date: November 13, 1850 Age: 14 Estimated birth year: abt 1836 Birth place: Arkansas Gender: Female Home in 1850 (City,County,State): War Eagle, Madison County, Arkansas Page: 297 Roll: M432_27Burial: Springtown, Parker County, Texas
Notes for JOHN WILLIAM BOWEN:
Burial: Springtown, Parker County, Texas
Children of TENNESSEE BOATRIGHT and JOHN BOWEN are:
i. MARY AMANDA BOWEN, b. 28 Apr 1859, Madison County, Arkansas.
ii. JOSEPH MASSEY BOWEN, b. 09 Oct 1861, Madison County, Arkansas.
iii. JOHN REAGAN BOWEN, b. 25 May 1865, Madison County, Arkansas.
iv. BELL ZORA BOWEN, b. 1869, Madison County, Arkansas.
v. FRANKLIN THOMAS REECE BOWEN, b. 1870, Madison County, Arkansas.
vi. NANCY MAGNORA BOWEN, b. 17 Apr 1874, Madison County, Arkansas.
vii. TENNESSEE MATTIE BOWEN, b. 26 Oct 1879, Madison County, Arkansas.
7-151. MARTHA MATILDA BOATRIGHT (WILLIAM BENJAMIN7, JAMES6, BENONI5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, Not Yet Determined1) was born Abt. 1838 in Madison County, Arkansas. She married CLABORNE GARNETT REAGON. He was born 1836.
Notes for MARTHA MATILDA BOATRIGHT:
1850 Census: Name: Martha Boatright Date: November 13, 1850 Age: 12 Estimated birth year: abt 1838 Birth place: Arkansas Gender: Female Home in 1850 (City,County,State): War Eagle, Madison County, Arkansas Page: 297 Roll: M432_27
Children of MARTHA BOATRIGHT and CLABORNE REAGON are:
i. C. FRANKLIN REAGON, b. 1868.
ii. EDGAR REAGON, b. 1873.
iii. WILBURN D. REAGON, b. 1874.
7-152. ELIZABETH SARILDA BOATRIGHT (WILLIAM BENJAMIN7, JAMES6, BENONI5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, Not Yet Determined1) was born 07 Nov 1843 in Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas, and died 22 Jul 1918 in Franklin County, Arkansas. She married WILEY MARTIN HALE 02 Nov 1859 in Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas, son of GEORGE HALE and BETSEY BUSTER. He was born 26 Mar 1838 in Rhea County, Tennessee, and died 08 Apr 1925 in Franklin County, Arkansas.
Notes for ELIZABETH SARILDA BOATRIGHT:
Her grave marker lists her first name as Elizabeth S. so I believe that Sarilda was her middle name. Sarilda went out to bring home her brother, Chesley Hood's body after the Huntsville Massacre. Source: Mary Jester, great-granddaughter of Elizabeth Sarilda Boatright
1850 Census: Name: Cerilda Boatright Date: November 13, 1850 Age: 6 Estimated birth year: abt 1844 Birth place: Arkansas Gender: Female Home in 1850 (City,County,State): War Eagle, Madison County, Arkansas Page: 297 Roll: M432_27
Children of ELIZABETH BOATRIGHT and WILEY HALE are:
i. NANCY MATILDA HALE, b. 18 Sep 1861, Madison County, Arkansas.
ii. GEORGE WILLIAM HALE, b. 26 Sep 1864, Madison County, Arkansas.
iii. MARY LORENA HALE, b. 14 Dec 1866, Madison County, Arkansas.
iv. MARGARET ELIZABETH HALE, b. 02 Aug 1869, Madison County, Arkansas.
v. JAMES MARSHALL HALE, b. 26 Jan 1871, Madison County, Arkansas.
vi. JOHN CHESLEY HALE, b. 07 Nov 1872, Madison County, Arkansas.
vii. KATHERYN ORLENA HALE, b. 04 Nov 1874, Madison County, Arkansas.
viii. LULA ERWIN HALE, b. 15 Dec 1876, Madison County, Arkansas.
ix. ALLIE MAY HALE, b. 01 Jan 1879, Madison County, Arkansas.
x. LEE MARTIN HALE, b. 15 Nov 1883, Madison County, Arkansas.
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