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Descendants of Thomas BOYLSTON, Jr.

233. ELIZA JANE⁸ DAWDY (TABITHA⁷ BOYDSTUN, BENJAMIN G.⁶, JAMES⁵, DAVID⁴ BOYDSTON, WILLIAM³ BOYLSTON, THOMAS², THOMAS¹) was born 17 Sep 1836 in Abingdon, Knox Co, IL, and died 22 Aug 1932 in Akron, Washington Co, CO. She married SIMMS S. TOWNER 04 Mar 1859 in Knox Co, IL. He was born 11 Mar 1829 in Hamilton Co, OH, and died Jun 1916.

Children of ELIZA DAWDY and SIMMS TOWNER are:

	i.		CHARLES⁹ TOWNER, b. Abt. 1861; d. Unknown.
	ii.		ELIZABETH MARTHA TOWNER, b. 02 Feb 1874, Abingdon, Knox Co, IL; d. 31 Oct 1943, Salt Lake City, UT; m. (1) .. CASEY, Abt. 1905; b. Unknown; d. Unknown; m. (2) ALFRED D. YOUNG, 11 Feb 1918; b. 23 Sep 1886, Flagstaff, Coconino Co, AZ; d. 15 Mar 1944, Salt Lake City, UT.

Notes for ELIZABETH MARTHA TOWNER:
Information on this family comes from Gustine Weaver's Boydstun Family book and from Gerald E. Casey family records.

	iii.		IDA TOWNER, b. Unknown.
	iv.		MARY TOWNER, b. Unknown.
	v.		JOHN TOWNER, b. Unknown.
	vi.		BELLE TOWNER, b. Unknown.

234. EMILY⁸ DAWDY (TABITHA⁷ BOYDSTUN, BENJAMIN G.⁶, JAMES⁵, DAVID⁴ BOYDSTON, WILLIAM³ BOYLSTON, THOMAS², THOMAS¹) was born 28 Jul 1841 in (or Emma?) Indian Point, Knox Co, IL, and died 10 Sep 1926 in Knox Co, IL. She married ASA THOMAS BOYDSTUN 10 Nov 1861 in Knox Co, IL; by Jas. W. Butler, son of BARTLETT BOYDSTUN and ISABELLE DAWDY. He was born 31 Aug 1838 in Knox Co, IL, and died 26 Mar 1883 in d of cancer Knox Co, IL.

Notes for EMILY DAWDY:
Emma Dawdy Boydstun was included in the Memorial & Biographical History of Knox County, Illinois. The article is found on page 327 and states that her 100 acre farm was located on Section 8, Indian Point Township.

Emily Dawdy and A. T. Boydstun were active members of the Christian Church. He was also a member of the AF&AM and a Mason's Lodge in Abingdon, Illinois.

Notes for ASA THOMAS BOYDSTUN:
Information for this family comes partially from the obituaries of Asa T. Boydstun and Emily Dawdy Boydstun, as well as those sources mentioned at Benjamin G. Boydstun.

Asa T. Boydstun's tombstone is black granite and in March 1984 was in pieces, scattered on the ground. No small feat, as it is a fairly large stone. However, only the sections were broken apart. No permanent damage seemed to be done to the stone itself.

Children are listed above under (215) Asa Thomas Boydstun.

235. WILLIAM H.⁸ DAWDY (TABITHA⁷ BOYDSTUN, BENJAMIN G.⁶, JAMES⁵, DAVID⁴ BOYDSTON, WILLIAM³ BOYLSTON, THOMAS², THOMAS¹) was born 02 Oct 1845 in Indian Point, Knox Co, IL, and died 01 May 1894 in Knox Co, IL. He married AMANDA JANE HOWARD 03 Jan 1872 in Warren Co, IL. She was born 1852 in Kentucky, and died 1914 in Knox Co, IL.

Notes for WILLIAM H. DAWDY:
William & Amanda Dawdy have an obelisk-shaped tombstone constructed of black granite. His name is on the front, hers on the back. The top of the stone is engraved with trailing ivy and a large "D." It was in very excellent condition in 1984 at Abingdon City Cemetery. Next to their stone is a smaller, white marble stone for Della M. Dawdy, which is in somewhat poorer condition, but the engraving was still legible. Nearby flat grey granite markers, in good condition, for Myrtle, Bert, and Ada Dawdy.

Children of WILLIAM DAWDY and AMANDA HOWARD are:

	i.		VERNA⁹ DAWDY, b. Abt. 1874, Illinois; d. Unknown; m. CHARLES CLINE, 23 Mar 1898, Knox Co, IL (had several children); b. Unknown, "Charlie"; d. Unknown.
	ii.		DAISY DEAN DAWDY, b. 10 Sep 1875, Berwick, Warren Co, IL; d. 20 Jun 1966, Galesburg, Knox Co, IL; m. ALFRED CRAIG FIELDER, 30 Sep 1896, Knox Co, IL; b. 08 Dec 1872, St. Augustine, Indian Point Twp, Knox Co, IL; d. 25 Jun 1943, Avon, Fulton Co, IL.

Notes for DAISY DEAN DAWDY:
The middle name comes from Carol Smith (cls114@azstarnet.com) who wrote to Martha Stephenson in August 2000. She refers to Daisy as "Aunt Daisy" and says that she thinks she had a freckle face, or maybe it was age spots. She said she did not see her much after she went away to college. I do not know how Carol fits in the family exactly.

Notes for ALFRED CRAIG FIELDER:
I originally had "Albert" for this man's name, but the marriage record gives his name as Alfred.

	iii.		GEORGE W. DAWDY, b. 1877, Illinois; d. 1947, Knox Co, IL; m. LELA E. .., Unknown; b. 1883; d. Unknown, no date of death in cem. records.
	iv.		PEARLE DAWDY, b. Abt. 1879; d. Unknown; m. .. GODDARD, Unknown, had several children; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
	v.		DELLA M. DAWDY, b. Abt. 1880, Guessing on date b. in Jul; d. 1880, d. 17 __ 1880.
	vi.		MAUDE DAWDY, b. Abt. 1881; d. Unknown.
	vii.		ADA M. DAWDY, b. 1883, unmarried; d. 1913, Knox Co, IL.
	viii.		ALBERT R. DAWDY, b. 1883, unmarried; d. 1938, Knox Co, IL.
	ix.		MAMIE DAWDY, b. Abt. 1885; d. Unknown; m. CLAUDE ROSS, Unknown, had several children; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
	x.		MYRTLE E. DAWDY, b. 1887, unmarried; d. 1967, Knox Co, IL.

236. JACOB WARREN⁸ DAWDY (TABITHA⁷ BOYDSTUN, BENJAMIN G.⁶, JAMES⁵, DAVID⁴ BOYDSTON, WILLIAM³ BOYLSTON, THOMAS², THOMAS¹) was born 29 Sep 1847 in Indian Point, Knox Co, IL, and died 04 Jul 1917 in Knox Co, IL. He married ANNA BROWN 01 Feb 1872 in Knox Co, IL. She was born 1850 in Ohio, and died 1927 in Knox Co, IL.

Notes for JACOB WARREN DAWDY:
Jacob Warren Dawdy served as a Private in the 14th Infantry, Company G, enlisted 16 Feb 1865 at Elba, discharged 17 Jul 1865 with a disability.

J. Warren and Anna Dawdy have flat grey granite markers on either side of the large tombstone bearing the family name and those of Minnie and John Schisler at Abingdon City Cemetery. All markers were in excellent condition in 1984. They are located near one of the roads in the cemetery.

Children of JACOB DAWDY and ANNA BROWN are:

	i.		CLARA⁹ DAWDY, b. Abt. 1873, Illinois; d. Unknown; m. JAMES ROBERSON, 22 Feb 1893, Knox Co, IL (no children); b. Unknown, "Jay"; d. Unknown.
	ii.		MININIE E. DAWDY, b. 1883; d. 1960, bd. Abingdon City Cemetery; m. JOHN SCHISLER, Unknown; b. 1886; d. 1977, Bd. Abingdon City Cemetery.

237. SARAH ELIZABETH⁸ DAWDY (TABITHA⁷ BOYDSTUN, BENJAMIN G.⁶, JAMES⁵, DAVID⁴ BOYDSTON, WILLIAM³ BOYLSTON, THOMAS², THOMAS¹) was born 16 Feb 1853 in "Libby" b. Knox Co, IL, and died 14 Nov 1931 in Prob Knox Co, IL; res there 1891. She married JOHN MCKENDRIE CALLISON 07 May 1872 in Knox Co, IL; (had other children), son of ISRAEL CALLISON and MARY BRIGHT. He was born Abt. 1854 in Virginia, and died Unknown.

Children of SARAH DAWDY and JOHN CALLISON are:

	i.		JOSIE⁹ CALLISON, b. Abt. 1874, Knox Co, IL; d. Unknown.
	ii.		MAMIE CALLISON, b. Abt. 1875; d. Unknown.
	iii.		EUGENE CALLISON, b. Abt. 1877, Knox Co, IL; d. Unknown.

238. RHODA E.⁸ BOYDSTUN (JACOB GARDNER⁷, BENJAMIN G.⁶, JAMES⁵, DAVID⁴ BOYDSTON, WILLIAM³ BOYLSTON, THOMAS², THOMAS¹) was born 11 Jul 1840 in Abingdon, Knox Co, IL, and died 30 Aug 1876 in or 1876; Dallas or Ellis Co, TX. She married JOSEPH E. KELLEY 28 Mar 1867 in Pleasant Valley Dallas Co TX; Triple Ceremony at home by T.A. Witherspoon Eld.. He was born 21 Aug 1845, and died 23 Apr 1919 in Midlothian, Ellis Co, TX.

Children of RHODA BOYDSTUN and JOSEPH KELLEY are:

	i.		MINNIE⁹ KELLEY, b. 27 Sep 1867; d. 14 May 1923, Cisco, Eastland Co, TX.
	ii.		VERDA VIRGINIA KELLEY, b. 15 Jun 1872; d. Unknown; m. DAVE RUMPH, 26 Feb 1920; b. 24 Dec 1875, of Fort Worth, TX; a physician; d. 14 Jan 1930, Cisco, TX.

239. JULIA ANN⁸ BOYDSTUN (JACOB GARDNER⁷, BENJAMIN G.⁶, JAMES⁵, DAVID⁴ BOYDSTON, WILLIAM³ BOYLSTON, THOMAS², THOMAS¹) was born 04 May 1843 in Abingdon, Knox Co, IL, and died 23 Aug 1883 in Dallas Co, TX. She married JOHN RAPE 29 Jan 1862 in Dallas, Co, TX, Married at home by A.M. Dean, son of JACKSON RAPE and ELIZA SUMPTER. He was born 18 Sep 1842 in Sangamon Co, IL-CSA Veteran, and died 21 Jun 1926 in Dallas Co, TX.

Notes for JOHN RAPE:
Lera Kate Powell, in the Sumpter family submission to the History of Mansfield, Texas, names children of Jackson Rape and Eliza Jane Sumpter, the oldest being Jehu. This may be another name, or an error for John Rape.

In 1855, at the age of 12, John Rape moved with his parents from Illinois, through Missouri, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma), into Texas, where they settled one mile south of Cedar Hill and a short distance from Pleasant Valley. John Rape joined the ordinance department of the Confederacy in 1862 and was stationed at Lancaster, Texas, making pistols. From there, he was transferred to Marshall, Texas. Later, he was sent to Tyler, Texas, where he was put on the bench to dress and repair broken rifles. He was discharged at Tyler and had to walk home to Cedar Hill. When he was within 12 miles of his home, a member of his family met him, bringing a horse for him to ride the rest of the way.

Shortly after his return home, he took the wagon and six yoke of oxen and drove to Houston for a new threading machine. He made the trip in 3 weeks, which was considered quite fast in those days. Julia Ann Boydstun and her husband, John Rape, resided at Cedar Hill, Texas, and had 6 children.

Sources of information for this family:
Memorial & Biographical History of Dallas County, Texas
US Census - Dallas Co, TX 1860, 1870, 1880

Children of JULIA BOYDSTUN and JOHN RAPE are:

	i.		MARY ALICE⁹ RAPE, b. 30 Jan 1863, Cedar Hill, Dallas Co, TX; d. 03 Feb 1937, Dallas Co, TX; m. JOSEPH H. STEWART, 25 Jan 1891; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
	ii.		IDA JANE RAPE, b. 14 Feb 1868, unmarried; res w/Mary Alice after JH Stewart died; d. 16 Jul 1936, Dallas Co, TX.
	iii.		ROBERT JACKSON RAPE, b. 24 Dec 1869, unmarried; d. 20 Sep 1872, Dallas Co, TX.
	iv.		WILLIAM JACOB RAPE, b. 12 Jun 1872; d. Jun 1934, died of tuberculosis; m. BELL OVERSTREET, 08 Aug 1895; b. 24 Feb 1878; d. Unknown.
	v.		OMA DRUSILLA RAPE, b. 19 Apr 1875; d. Unknown; m. RICHARD HARRIS, 16 Jul 1899; b. Unknown, of Valley Mills, TX; d. Unknown.
	vi.		HUGH EDGAR RAPE, b. 18 Jul 1879; d. Aug 1971, Texarkana, TX; m. LILLY MATTIE TERRY, 19 Aug 1906, one other child; b. 10 Nov 1886; d. Unknown.

240. NANCY JANE⁸ BOYDSTUN (JACOB GARDNER⁷, BENJAMIN G.⁶, JAMES⁵, DAVID⁴ BOYDSTON, WILLIAM³ BOYLSTON, THOMAS², THOMAS¹) was born 18 Jun 1845 in Abingdon, Knox Co, IL, and died 24 Jan 1931 in Lubbock, TX. She married DANIEL DAVIE 28 Mar 1867 in Dallas, Co, TX; Triple Ceremony at home. He was born 08 Apr 1843 in Missouri, and died 29 Aug 1906 in Midlothian, Ellis Co, TX.

Notes for DANIEL DAVIE:
Daniel Davie enrolled at Hempstead, Texas, as a Private in W.G. Veal's Company and Ellis Rangers, Parson's Regiment, Texas Volunteers 28 Oct 1861. He was age 18 when he was mustered into the service at Camp Herbert. He subsequently transferred to Company F, 12th Regiment, Texas Cavalry. He was present at muster from 30 Sep to 31 Dec 1863, the last roll on file.

He married in 1865 at Pleasant Valley to Nancy Jane Boydstun, part of a triple ceremony of three sisters. The Davies lived first in Ellis County, then Breckenridge, Texas. In 1893, they lived near Mansfield, Tarrant County, Texas. He had purchased the farm adjoining the farm of the Wolcott family.

In 1902, the Davies purchased 3 sections of land when the Panhandle of Texas was placed on the market by the state of Texas and moved with the Wolcotts to west Texas where they stocked their land with Hereford cattle.

In 1905, the Davies sold their land and moved to Midlothian, Texas, because of ill health. Daniel Davie died in 1906 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Raleigh Martin.

Children of NANCY BOYDSTUN and DANIEL DAVIE are:

	i.		EMMA LEONA⁹ DAVIE, b. 1868; d. 19 Feb 1872.
	ii.		ANNIE LAURA DAVIE, b. 20 Feb 1870, Ellis Co, TX; d. 27 Nov 1954, Lubbock, Lubbock Co, TX; bd Lubbock, TX; m. RALEIGH MARTIN II, 15 Aug 1893, Breckenridge, Stephen Co, TX; b. 26 Jul 1868, McMinville, TN; d. 18 Dec 1968, Lubbock, Lubbock Co, TX; bd Lubbock, TX.

Notes for ANNIE LAURA DAVIE:
Annie Laura Davie was born February 20, 1870 in Ellis County, Texas. Her mother, Nancy Jane Boydstun and father, Daniel Davie had not decided on a name for the last-born child until one day the mother sat rocking and singing the baby to sleep to the tune of the old Scottish air, "Annie Laurie" and the father came into the room, listening to the song and said, "That is a pretty name. Let's call the baby Annie Laura." Nancy Jane replied, "Why, sure. Why not? For seven generations, my father's family claimed the Scottish blood."

(story related to Robert Dukes Richardson in 1918 by Nancy Jane Boydstun Davie)

Notes for RALEIGH MARTIN II:
Raleigh Martin was born July 25, 1869 in McMinnville, Tennessee, moved to Texas with his widowed mother, sisters, and brother, in the year 1871. After the death of Malinda Boydstun Holland, sister of Jacob G. Boydstun, James Holland married Mrs. Ann Martin, the mother of Raleigh Martin, and resided in Pleasant Valley.

Raleigh Martin and wife, Annie Laura Davie, after their marriage lived in Midlothian, Ellis County, Texas, until the year 1907. At that time, he disposed of his busi8ness, wholesale and retail groceries, and established a similar business in the town of Lubbock, Texas. Their residence in 1935 was 1808 or 808 Texas Street.

Raleigh Martin still drove his automobile as a very old man. His home was situated near what became the middle of Lubbock, Texas. Everyone in town knew who he was, and watched out for him when they saw him coming in his car. He was 100 years and 6 months old when he died.

Raleigh and Annie Laura Martin are buried side by side in Lubbock, Texas.

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