John Davis Boatwright was born on 3 May 1874, a son of William Manley “Billie” Boatwright and Julia Ann Davis. He was the 3rd born of 7 children of which one was a sister. The remaining siblings were all boys, sons of Billie and Julia.
At the age of 18, John Davis married Susannah “Annie” Davis. Annie age 17, was the daughter of Charles Wesley Davis and Martha Ann Odom.
John Davis Boatwright was a farmer in the Court House Township of Chesterfield County. Land Deeds related to the lands of John Davis Boatwright can be found in Chesterfield County Deed Books – DB 7, page 592; DB 8, page 24-35; Deed Book 235, page 320 and Deed Book 53 page 307.
John Davis Boatwright and Susannah “Annie” Davis raised a family of 8 children two of whom died young. The children of John Davis and Annie are:
i. Julia Elizabeth Boatwright, born 22 Oct 1893, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, SC; married GilderRoy Rivers, 25 Mar 1911; married Unknown Kitchings, bef Oct 1970; died 30 Jul 1979, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
ii. Oscar Lee Boatwright was born about 1896; died before 1900 at the age of 4 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
iii. Bessie Mae Boatwright, born 16 Feb 1900, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, SC; married Daniel C. Caulder, 19 Jul 1919; died 23 Jun 1973, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
iv. Sarah Frances Boatwright, born 18 Dec 1902, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, SC; married Carl J. Gibson, 24 Feb 1924; died Jul 1983.
v. Thomas Washington Boatwright, born 16 Feb 1907, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, SC; married Bessie Oliver; died 19 Mar 1931.
vi. George R. Boatwright was born on 14 Feb 1910 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, SC; George was killed on 24 Dec 1929 at the age of 19 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, SC.
vii. Rev. Clarence Wilson Boatwright, born 26 Apr 1912, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Bessie Simpson; died 27 Dec 1999, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, NC.
viii. Rose Ella Boatwright, born 2 Jan 1915, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married James Harley Gulledge; died 22 Apr 1999, Kannapolis, Cabarrus, NC.
After raising the family and a marriage of 47 years 5 months 18 days, Susannah “Annie” Davis Boatwright died on 19 January 1940. Her obituary shows she was survived by the following:
She is survived by her husband and the following children: Mrs. Julia Rivers, Cheraw; Mrs. D. C. Caulder, McFarlan; Mrs. C. J. Gibson, Mt. Croghan; Clarence Boatwright, Ruby; Mrs. Rosella Gulledge, Ruby. Sleep on dear mother and take your rest. We hope to meet you again someday in the sweet land of the blest. [The Chesterfield Advertiser, 1 Feb. 1940, Front Page]
John Davis Boatwright died 18 May 1951 in Columbia, South Carolina.
John and Susie are buried in the Zoar United Methodist Church Cemetery.
John Davis Boatwright is my 2nd Cousin 3 times removed.
Susannah “Susie” Davis Boatwright is my 1st Cousin 3 times removed.
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1. John D. Boatwright, death certificate 006431 (18 May 1951), Vital Records, Department of Health and Environmental Control, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina.
2. "World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," on-line digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 4 September 2012), John Davis Boatwright; citing Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls, FHL Roll Number: 1852503; Birth Date: 3 May 1874.
3. 1900 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 21, Page: 17A/ Page 101A (stamped), Line 26, Dwelling 308, Family 314, Household of John D. BOATWRIGHT; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 4 September 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm T623_1523.
4. 1880 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) #5, Page: 318A; Line 45, Dwelling 154, Family 154, Household of William Boatwright; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 6 August 2011); citing National Archive Microfilm T9, Roll 1225.
5. 1910 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 0036, Page: 2B/105B(stamped); Line 78, Dwelling 38, Family 39, Household of John D. BOATWRIGHT; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 4 September 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm T624, Roll 1455.
6. 1920 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 40, Page 10B/166B(stamped); Line 64, Dwelling 174, Family 182, Household of John D. BOATWRIGHT; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 4 September 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm T625_1690.
7. 1930 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 16, Page: 10A/33A(stamped); Line 01,, Dwelling 160, Family 160;, John D. BOATWRIGHT; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed ); citing National Archives Microfilm T626_Roll: 2192.
8. 1940 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Mount Croghan, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 13-27, Page: 4A/313A(stamped); Line 12, Household 54, Household of John D. BOATWRIGHT; digital images, 1940 CENSUS (http://1940census.archives.gov : viewed 4 September 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 3799.
9. Mrs. Anna Boatwright obituary, The Chesterfield Advertiser, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, 1 February 1940, Front Page.
10. George R Boatwright, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA death certificate 021080 (24 December 1929).
11. Obituary for George BOATWRIGHT, The Chesterfield Advertiser, 2 January 1930.
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