Tombstone Tuesday~Lewis Boatwright, Toddler

Lewis Boatwright

b. Mar. 8, 1854

d. Jun. 3, 1857

Tombstone photo courtesy of Julious Burr

It's so tragic when babies are lost long before they reached their full potential. Such is the case of little 3 year old Lewis Boatwright, son of George R. Boatwright and his wife Lauretta Hurst. Lewis left behind his two sisters, Elizabeth and Harriett. He was buried in the Davis Family Cemetery.


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[1] Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 3 June 2012); Memorial page for Lewis Boatwright; (8 Mar 1854-3 June 1857); Find a Grave memorial # 33375070, Citing Davis Family Cemetery; Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA.

Tombstone Tuesday~Lauretta Hurst

Lauretta Hurst

b. 1831

d. 8 August 1863

bu. Hurst Family Cemetery

Photo Courtesy of Julious Burr

Lauretta Hurst was born about 1831, a daughter of  Isaac Hurst and Henrietta “Ritta”  Rivers. Lauretta was the third born of eight children; 4 sons and 4 daughters. 

Lauretta Hurst married George R. Boatwright about 1852; their first born, a daughter named Elizabeth R. was born in 1853. They would go on the have a family of six children; 4 daughters and 2 sons.

Lauretta died 8 August 1863, approximately one year after the birth of their sixth child.  George remained a widower  until his death on 9 April 1894. George and Lauretta are buried in the Hurst  Family Cemetery, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.¹



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[1] Tombstone, Hurst Family Cemetery - Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 3 June 2012); Memorial page for Lauretta Hurst Boatwright; (about 1831–8 August 1863); Find a Grave memorial # 43479036, Citing Hurst Family Cemetery; Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA.

Tombstone Tuesday–George R. Boatwright

George R. Boatwright

b. 19 January 1819

d. 9 April 1894

bu. Hurst Family Cemetery, Chesterfield County, SC

Photo by Julious Burr

George R. Boatwright was born 19 January 1819[1], a son of Lewis Boatwright and Elizabeth Rebecca Davis.

He married Lauretta Hurst about 1852 in Chesterfield, SC. She was born about 1831, a daughter of Isaac Hurst and Henrietta “Ritta” Rivers. George and Lauretta had 6 children; 2 sons and 4 daughters.

During the Civil War, George enlisted and served in Company K, 6th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry (Aiken's Partisan Rangers) (1st Partisan Rangers).[2] Lauretta Boatwright died on 8 August 1863.[3] I think George R. Boatwright knew his wife’s health was failing and requested that he be discharge from the Army.

His Civil war Military Records shows that George was discharged on June 6, 1863 by General P. T. Beauregard.[4] This would indicate that George was at home when Lauretta passed away. Her death left George with 6 children ranging in age from 10 to just barely one year old for the youngest daughter – Sarah Catherine Boatwright.

No record has been found that would indicate that George re-married after the death of his wife, Lauretta Hurst Boatwright. He left a WILL and his estate[5] was probated in Chesterfield County SC in 1894.

•  Military Monday – George R. Boatwright

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[1] Jim Tipton, Find A Grave, digital image, http://www.findagrave.com; Headstone for George R. Boatwright; (19 January 1819–9 April 1894); Memorial # 43479004; Record of the Hurst Family Cemetery; Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA; Accessed on 3 June 2012.
[2] National Park Service, "Soldiers" database, Civil War Soldiers & Sailor System (http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm : accessed 3 June 2012), entry for George Boatwright, Private; 6th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry (Aiken's Partisan Rangers) (1st Partisan Rangers); Confederates.
[3] Jim Tipton, Find A Grave, digital image, http://www.findagrave.com; Headstone for Lauretta Hurst Boatwright; (about 1831–8 August 1863); Memorial # 43479036; Record of the Hurst Family Cemetery; Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA; Accessed on 3 June 2012.
[4] National Park Service, "Soldiers" database, Civil War Soldiers & Sailor System (http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm : accessed 3 June 2012), entry for George Boatwright, Private; 6th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry (Aiken's Partisan Rangers) (1st Partisan Rangers); Confederates.
[5] Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Probate Files & Loose papers, George R. BOATWRIGHT; digital images, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org: viewed 18 February 2013); Folder #781, Images 742-760.