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Descendants of Thomas BOYLSTON, Jr.

197. SARAH BOYDSTON⁸ RANDOLPH (ELIZABETH ANN⁷ STRINGFIELD, SARAH⁶ BOYDSTUN, JAMES⁵, DAVID⁴ BOYDSTON, WILLIAM³ BOYLSTON, THOMAS², THOMAS¹) was born 11 Oct 1824 in Randolph, McLean Co, IL, and died 09 Aug 1910 in Bloomington, IL. She married ALBERT WELCH 22 Oct 1846. He was born 22 Oct 1823 in near Terre Haute, Vigo Co, IN, and died 15 Jan 1890 in Bloomington, IL.

Child of SARAH RANDOLPH and ALBERT WELCH is:

LAWSON DOWNS⁹ WELCH, b. 02 Dec 1847, Randolph, McLean Co, IL; d. 03 Dec 1924, Bloomington, IL; m. ARABELLA JANE LEMEN, 22 Sep 1869; b. 22 Sep 1849, Springfield, OH; d. 08 Apr 1934, Bloomington, IL.

198. ASA CONNER⁸ BOYDSTUN (JOHN⁷, THOMAS⁶, JAMES⁵, DAVID⁴ BOYDSTON, WILLIAM³ BOYLSTON, THOMAS², THOMAS¹) was born 29 May 1833 in Tennessee, and died Unknown. He married JANE BLEVINS 07 Oct 1855. She was born 13 Dec 1829, and died 20 Oct 1908 in Ider, AL.

Children of ASA BOYDSTUN and JANE BLEVINS are:

	i.		MARTIN C.⁹ BOYDSTUN, b. 04 Aug 1856; d. 04 Oct 1857.
	ii.		JOHN CALVIN BOYDSTUN, b. 19 May 1858; d. 30 Jun 1945, Hamilton Co, TN; m. JUDA A. BLEVINS, 23 Aug 1882; b. Unknown.
	iii.		GAINES BLEVINS BOYDSTUN, b. 13 Jan 1861, Wauhatchie, Hamilton Co, TN; d. 01 Jun 1930; m. RENA L. BLEVINS, 16 Aug 1886; b. Unknown.
	iv.		GEORGE WASHINGTON BOYDSTUN, b. 04 Jul 1863; d. 01 May 1865.
	v.		HENRY SHERIDAN BOYDSTON, b. 27 Mar 1865, Wauhatchie, Hamilton Co, TN; d. 02 Feb 1930, Trenton, Dade Co, GA; m. (1) LULA ELLEN GASS, 15 Sep 1889, Trenton, Dade Co, GA; b. 06 Aug 1869, Trenton, Dade Co, GA; d. 28 Jan 1895, Trenton, Dade Co, GA; m. (2) SOPHRONIA CLEMENTINE GASS, 18 Jan 1899, Henry's 2nd Gass wife; no known children; b. Abt. 1866, Dade Co, GA; d. 05 Aug 1900, Dade Co, GA; m. (3) SARAH LOUISA GASS, 28 Sep 1902, Henry's 3rd Gass wife; prob md Trenton, Dade Co, GA; b. 03 Mar 1870, Dade Co, GA; d. 03 Mar 1952, Dade Co, GA.

Notes for HENRY SHERIDAN BOYDSTON:
Much information on this family group was obtained from Gladys Domonoske's book, but was heavily supplemented by Ray B. Womack in September 1998.

One of the sources he cites is "Civil War Comes to Dade County," and the 1870 census, listing Clemenin S. Guess, age 4, born Georgia.

	vi.		LAURA A. BOYDSTUN, b. 27 Nov 1866, Wauhatchie, Hamilton Co, TN; d. 13 Dec 1943; m. ROBERT M. KOGER, 18 Sep 1886; b. Unknown.
	vii.		RICHARD NEWPORT BOYDSTUN, b. 02 Oct 1868, a minister; d. 10 Oct 1944; m. ZORA ALPHARETTA MARONA, 12 Dec 1892; b. 05 Oct 1875, Sand Mountain, AL; d. 04 Nov 1910, Alabama.

Notes for ZORA ALPHARETTA MARONA:
Birth, date, and burial information comes from DeAnna Allen (deanna_allen@milliken.com) in April 2000.

199. JOHN HALL⁸ BOYDSTUN (CAVANAUGH⁷, THOMAS⁶, JAMES⁵, DAVID⁴ BOYDSTON, WILLIAM³ BOYLSTON, THOMAS², THOMAS¹) was born 24 Feb 1823 in Chattanooga, Hamilton Co, TN, and died 07 Nov 1902 in Caddo, Bryan Co, OK. He married (1) MARY ELIZABETH CUMMINGS 16 Jan 1845 in Hamilton Co, TN. She was born Unknown in "Elizabeth" b. St. Elmo, Chattanooga, Hamilton Co, TN, and died 28 Mar 1848 in Van Zant Co, TX. He married (2) PAULINE ANGELINE RIDGE 18 Nov 1852 in Dover, Pope Co, AR; ME South Church, daughter of JOHN RIDGE and ANNIE LANGFORD. She was born 1830 in (of Liberty Township, Pope Co, AR), and died 06 Jun 1854 in in childbirth; Dover, Pope Co, AR. He married (3) SINA ANN JANE RIDGE 22 May 1855 in Liberty Twp, Pope Co, AR, daughter of JOHN RIDGE and ANNIE LANGFORD. She was born 16 Oct 1838 in "Sina" b. Tennessee, and died 22 Feb 1881 in Caddo, Bryan Co, OK.

Notes for JOHN HALL BOYDSTUN:
The John Hall Boydtun family Bible was in possession of Quince B. Boydstun of Ft. Gibson, Oklahoma.

John H. Boydstun and family can be found in Liberty Township, Pope County, Arkansas on the 1870 U.S. Census.

Tamara Sue Boydstun Yedinak (tyedinak@3rivers.net) is a descendant of this family. She is daughter of Ansel Jack and Elizabeth Clare Boydstun, who have passed away. Tamara was born in 1955 and in 1998 lived in Ennis, MT. No further information available at this time (July 27, 1998).

Kimberlee A. Impson (bkd@icok.net) is another descendant. She lists the marriages of John Hall Boydstun as follows:
1. Elizabeth Cummings 16 Jan 1845 Hamilton Co, TN
2. Pauline Angeline Ridge 18 Nov 1852 ME South Church, Dover, Pope Co, AR
3. Sina AnnJane Ridge 22 May 1855 home of Ann Ricge Liberty Twp, Pope Co, AR (dau of John Ridge & Annie Langford).

She shows children as follows:
1. Elizabeth Cummings
      Mary Elizabeth
2. Pauline Ridge
      Angeline Harriet
      **Thomas Hall
      **George
3. Sina Ridge
      **George A.
      William Cavanaugh
      John Frank
      Robert Berry
      James Henry
      **Thomas Hall
      Alfred Preston
      Martin Randolph
      Annie J.
      Richard Newport
      Benjamin B.
      Alice
      Ellis Milton

Note that I had Thomas Hall and George as children of Elizabeth Cummings, and these two either died young (since there are two other sons of the same name) or they are the same as the other Thomas Hall and George A. The length of the first two marriages suggests that the two sons, if separate individuals, were probably children of Elizabeth. Pauline Angeline Ridge lived only 18 months after the marriage in 1852; Elizabeth survived nearly three years.

Kimberlee's information, together with marriage details, seems to be the more accurate of all the information I have seen. Based on her information, I believe George is the same person as George A. and have entered him only with the third marriage. I have also placed Thomas Hall Boydstun with the third marriage, but without the weight of a great deal of evidence other than the lineage available.

She adds that John Hall Boydstun lived in Texas between 1856 and 1859, then returned to Liberty Township, Pope County, Arkansas. He suffered from rheumatism or arthritis, and was confined to a wheelchair in his later years.

This information seems to be confirmed in the notes of Carl McLain (mclainc@earthlink.net) who wrote in March 2001. He says that John Hall Boydstun moved to Texas in the late 1840s and then to Dover, Pope County, Arkansas, in 1851 or 1852. He moved back to Texas in 1855 and then back to Pope County in 1859. Carl's family tradition says that John Hall Boydstun claimed to have rode with Quantrill's Raiders on several occasions, and that Carl's own ancestor, William Boydstun, moved to Arkansas to join his brother, John Hall Boydstun.

Carl McLain shows only one child for Thomas Hall Boydstun: William Boydstun, who married Mary A. .. in 1882. No further information is given. I have a William, but he didn't marry a Mary.

From an article found on the Internet at Rootsweb Archives, which appeared in the Bryan County Star newspaper, Caddo, Oklahoma, 31 Aug 1972 (summarized):

Boydstuns Came to Blue County in 1872

John Hall Boydstun was one of the first white settlers in the Caddo area. He and his brother William C. Boydstun, came to Blue County, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, during 1872, the same year that Caddo was founded. They settled near Armstrong Academy and brought with them horses, cattle, and other livestock to begin farming and ranching.

In 1876, John Boydstun moved to a place about two miles west of Caddo, where he built a home. He hauled the lumber and materials to construct the house from Paris, Texas. Although he fenced 120 acres, he was primarilly a stockman. He brought with him some of the finest horses and livestock that had ever been in Indian Territory. He developed a fine herd of quarter horses and racing stock.

He also ran a blacksmith and repair shop to meet the needs of freighters and other travelers using the old military road from Caddo to Fort Sill and Fort Reno.

John H. Boydstun was an active Mason, and was made Mason in 1863 at Scottsville Lodge 122, Pope County, Arkansas. He demitted to the Caddo Indian Territory Lodge #3 26 Mar 1878. There he served as Senior Steward in 1879, 1881, and 1884; Junior Warden in 1882; Junior Steward in 1883, and was an active lecturer.

He was born near Chattanooga, Tennessee 24 Feb 1823, son of Cavanaugh and Polly Slape Boydstun. He married Elizabeth Cummings (b. 7 Nov 1821) in Hamilton County, Tenn. 16 Jan 1845. Elizabeth died in Texas 28 Mar 1848.

Boydstun left Texas about 1851-1852 to return to Tennessee, but he decided to remain in the area of Dover, Pope County, Arkansas. Pauline Ridge of Liberty Township, Pope County, married John 18 Nov 1852. She died 6 Jun 1854.

In May 1855, John married Pauline's sister, Sina Ann Jane Ridge (b. 16 Oct 1838). There were 11 boys and 2 girls born to this couple, all of whom lived in Caddo or the immediate area. Sina died 22 Feb 1881, and John died at the home of his son, Thomas Hall Boydstun, in Caddo 7 Nov 1902. Both are buried in the Caddo Cemetery.

Descendants include a granddaughter, Ethel Haigh of Durant, OK, dau of George A. Boydstun; Howard, son of Tom Hall Boydstun; and Grady of Caddo.

(Note that unless Grady is a middle name, I don't know who he is.)

Child of JOHN BOYDSTUN and MARY CUMMINGS is:

MARY ELIZABETH⁹ BOYDSTUN, b. 20 Mar 1848, Van Zant Co, TX; d. Bef. 1942.

Notes for MARY ELIZABETH BOYDSTUN:
After her mother died, her uncle ... Cummings took care of Mary. Later, when John Hall Boydstun moved to Pope Coutny, Arkansas, Mary went with her uncle and other Cummings family members back to Chatanooga, Tennessee.

Child of JOHN BOYDSTUN and PAULINE RIDGE is:

ii.

ANGELINE HARRIET⁹ BOYDSTUN, b. 06 Jun 1854, Dover, Pope Co, AR; d. 14 Sep 1908, Bokchito, Indian Territory; m. MIDDLETON MACKEY IMPSON, 05 Jan 1890, Bennington Church, Blue County, Choctaw Nation; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

Notes for ANGELINE HARRIET BOYDSTUN:
Records of Kimberlee A. Impson (bkd@icok.net) in November 1998 show the name "Angeline Harriet." Previous information had the name Magdeline Angeline, called Angeline. As this is her line, I accept her information on this family group.

She lists Angeline Harriet Boydstun as Choctaw Roll No. 157.

Notes for MIDDLETON MACKEY IMPSON:
Middle name and parents of Middleton Impson come from Kimberlee Impson.

She lists Middleton as Choctaw Roll No. 10393.

Children of JOHN BOYDSTUN and SINA RIDGE are:

iii.

GEORGE ALLWYN⁹ BOYDSTUN, b. 31 Dec 1855, Pope Co, AR (or Van Zandt Co, TX?); d. 15 Dec 1930, Caddo, Bryan Co, OK; m. (1) MARY JANE STEWART, Abt. 1880; b. 15 Oct 1855; d. 1897, Caddo Cemetery, Bryan Co, OK; m. (2) JANE GARRETT GARDNER, Abt. 1900; b. Unknown.

Notes for GEORGE ALLWYN BOYDSTUN:
Information that George Boydstun is a child of John Hall and further descendancy information comes from a query posted by Elizabeth Boydstun Mackey (txmac5@email.msn.com)

She says:

My great-great grandfather was John Hall Boydstun from Caddo...my great grandfather was George Boydstun...he married Mary Stewart Boydstun (she was a full blood Choctaw Indian*) and my grandfather was Alfred Emmett Boydstun...he enrolled in the Choctaw nations while still a teenager...I carry his roll card as his descendants.

*Note that the children applied to the Choctaw nation for membership as 1/4 blood, indicating that Mary Stewart Boydstun was only 1/2 Indian. One of her parents would be full blood.

Elizabeth B. Mackey lived in Temple, Texas in March 1998.

Kimberly Impson lists both George and George A. as married to Mary M. Stewart. This is the first information that indicates that George and George A. are one and the same person. Based on this, I have listed only George A. under the third marriage of Thomas Hall Boydstun.

Sandy Sleeper (granddaughter of Ada Idell Boydstun Pherigo) sends the information on the children of George Allwyn Boydstun and Mary Jane Stewart. This is her direct line.

Four of George's children claimed 1/4 Choctaw blood and applied for enrollment in the tribe to qualify for land allotments.

Mary Jane Stewart may be the same person as Mary Jane Gardner.

Notes for MARY JANE STEWART:
Sandra Sleeper writes 31 Mar 1999 (ds32235@navix.net) and says that her great grandmother, Mary Jane Stewart Boydstun died in 1897 (I previously had 1895) and had been very sick before she died. She died in childbirth, and the child, name unknown, also died.

iv.

WILLIAM CAVANAUGH BOYDSTUN, b. 07 Feb 1857, Pope Co, AR; d. 1922, or 1917?; m. ELIZABETH LUCIVINA SMITH, 10 Mar 1884, Boggy Depot, OK; b. 01 Feb 1865, Mississippi; d. Abt. 1895.

Notes for WILLIAM CAVANAUGH BOYDSTUN:
According to Don Gentner, Lucy's sister also married "William C. Boydstun" in 1882 near Caddo Oklahoma. This William C. was born 1857 and died 1917, according to his records. This is assumed to be the son of George Boydstun. The names of the children of both Williams duplicate in many instances, and it is thought that the children may be mixed up.

There does seem to be a serious problem here -- Carl McLain shows William C. Boydstun who married Lucy to be the son of William C. and Jane Wilhite Boydstun. This family line is very close to Carl and his records are very detailed, well-documented, and also go to the present generation.

It would appear that Lucy Bell and Elizabeth Lucivina may be the actual sisters. Changes have been made to my file to align with that of Carl McLain's, which I consider the best source.

Found at http://www.MediaCity.com/~judith/tree/83.html#p8361 are a different list of children for William Cavanaugh Boydstun and Elizabeth Lucivina "Lucy Belle" Smith:

John Boydstun (1885-1930)
Carrie Belle Boydstun (Wilson) (1886-1948)
Elizabeth Boydstun (ca 1887-bef 1895)
Levina Boydstun (1889-1891)

Kimberlee Impson (bkd@icok.net) gives wife of William Boydstun as "Bam Smith." This has to be Mary Alabama Smith, who married a different William Cavanaugh Boydstun.

JOHN FRANK BOYDSTUN, b. 01 Jun 1859, Pope Co, AR; d. 13 Jul 1923, res Lexington, Cleveland Co, & Washita, Caddo Co, OK; Miles City, MT; m. JULIA AURELIA BABCOCK, Abt. 1898; b. Unknown, Minnesota; d. Unknown, Montana.

Notes for JOHN FRANK BOYDSTUN:
Genealogy located on the Internet November 1997, prepared October 1987; three daughters of James Smith and Mary Hawkins, who married Boydstuns.
LDS Ancestral File No. 3V3H-TK:749

John and Alice Lynne Boydstun (boydstun@nstar.net) in 1997 record that Lectar Hazeltine Smith married John CALVIN Boydstun and lived in Lexington, Cleveland Co., and Washita, Caddo Co., OK.

Chuck Boydstun's information shows that John Frank Boydstun married Julia Babcock and died 13 Jul 1923. Kimberlee Impson also shows a marriage to Julia Babcock between 1874 and 1904.

His information also shows that Electra Hazeltine "Lectar" Smith married in Oct 1882, John Boydstun, son of William Calvin Boydstun, born 29 Oct 1858 in Chattanooga, Hamilton Co, TN, died 19 Mar 1931.

My tendency was to accept the marriage of Electra to John Frank Boydstun, as a fair amount of detailed information exists on this relationship. However, Burke Anderson (burke@mmcable.com) in March 2000 sent information including: "I will have to agree with Chuck Boydstun, whom you refer to, that this John Boydstun William C. / Cavanaugh / Thomas was married to Electra (Lectar) Hazeltine Smith, and not John Frank Boydstun. I spoke yesterday with my wife's grandmother, Thelma Holcomb Kienlen. Lectar was her grandmother, and she saw her quite a bit growing up, as well as John Boydstun. I expect to see Thelma in a few weeks and she has quite a bit of information on John and Lectar, as well as photos."\

In late March, 1999, Sandy Sleeper, who is a granddaughter of Ada Idell Boydstun Pherigo, gives information that John Frank was charged with murder in 1893. He apparently killed a man caught rustling cattle. Even though it was generally considered to be a justified killing, John Frank left the Oklahoma Indian Territory and fled to Montana, changing his name to "Boden."

At this time, his wife, Electra Hazeltine "Kitty" Smith, went back to Caddo with her brother-in-law, Robert. They stayed with John Hall Boydstun until Robert built a house. Sandy has five children listed for John Hall and Kitty Smith, but does not give their names. She does say that the dates do not match his leaving Kitty in 1893. Her mother says there are only three children by Kitty.

Sandy further says that Kitty never went to Montana, and that she does not know when she died. Sandy's mother was born in Caddo, Oklahoma, and "grew up around all her routty uncles."

John Franklin Boydstun/Boden apparently remarried about 1898 to Julia Aurelia Babcock and had three children: Floyd D. Boden (1900); Joyce Boden (1903-1921); Robert Boden (1912). Floyd gives Sandy the marriage date.

John Frank Boydstun died in Miles City, Montana 13 Jul 1923. The family in Montana did not know about the rest of their family until the 1930s.

	vi.		ROBERT BERRY BOYDSTUN, b. 17 Jul 1860, Denver, Pope Co, AR; d. 22 Jul 1944; m. ANGIE MASSINGILL, 20 Feb 1898; b. Unknown.
	vii.		JAMES HENRY BOYDSTUN, b. 05 Oct 1862, Dover, Pope Co, AR; d. Unknown, died young.
	viii.		THOMAS HALL BOYDSTUN, b. 02 Feb 1864, Dover, Pope Co, AR; d. 14 Oct 1944; m. MANIRVA MASSINGILL, 25 Dec 1890; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
	ix.		ALFRED PRESTON BOYDSTUN, b. 10 Oct 1866, Dover, Pope Co, AR; d. 1888.
	x.		MARTIN RANDOLPH BOYDSTUN, b. 31 Dec 1868, Dover, Pope Co, AR; d. 08 Aug 1913; m. DORA PROCTOR, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
	xi.		ANNIE F. BOYDSTUN, b. 17 Sep 1872, (or Annie J?) b. Oklahoma or Dover, Pope Co, AR; d. 19 Jan 1959; m. WILLIAM HENRY MASTERSON, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
	xii.		RICHARD NEWPORT BOYDSTUN, b. 23 Aug 1874, Bokchito or Caddo, Indian Territory (OK); d. 28 Aug 1918.
	xiii.		BENJAMIN B. BOYDSTUN, b. 03 Aug 1876, (or 31st) b. Bokchito or Caddo, Indian Territory (OK); d. 1912; m. MOLLY SLOAN, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
	xiv.		ALICE BOYDSTUN, b. 14 Mar 1878, Bokchito or Caddo, Indian Territory (OK); d. 10 Sep 1964; m. (1) A. C. JOYCE, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown; m. (2) HAROLD GOFF, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
	xv.		ELLIS MINTON BOYDSTUN, b. 19 Feb 1881, (or Milton) Bokchito or Caddo, Indian Territory (OK); d. Unknown.

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