Surname Saturday~Driggers

Laura Driggers Johns is my Great Grandmother.
 
After thirty-five plus years of research today’s posting is meager because little evidence has been found to document her life.

My Great Grandfather, Joseph Henry Johns, was born April 1849 and died 8 April 1929. He was the son of Shadrach Johns and Mary Boan. ^{1 2}

Joseph Henry married between the 1880-1900 censuses and his wife passed away during that time. The exact date of Joseph marriage is unknown but what we do know is that his first born was a son named Walter Joseph, born 2 Aug 1883. This date is from the 1900 census and there is conflict over Walter Joseph’s birthdate. 

BIRTH NOTE CONFLICT: 1900 Census shows Walter John born August 1883. Social Security Form 5 shows Walter Johns date of birth as 2 August 1878. He died in Jan 1964. Draft Registration Card shows DOB as 2 Aug 1878. Film #1852503. Tombstone shows birth year of 1899. Social Security Death Index shows a birth as 2 Aug 1895.(You can see that Joseph Henry was not married until after 1880, so we know the 1878 birth date is bogus.)

Great Uncle Walter lived until 31 Jan. 1964. His obituary has no mention of his parents. His South  Carolina Death Certificate should become available this year.³ 
 
Family folklore maintains that Joseph Henry wife name was Laura Driggers. South Carolina Death certificate #000520 for Nellie Johns Huestes shows her parent as Joe Johns and Laura Driggers. ⁴

The only Laura Driggers I have found is a 10 year old living with her grandfather Jeremiah Polson/Polston in the 1880 Census. Next door is Joseph Johns. ⁵



Family Finder on FTDNA says that my DNA match with another descendant of Jeremiah Polston through his grandson Jesse Allen Polston and that we are 2nd to 4th Cousin. My match on FTDNA also has “Driggers” connection.⁶

Joseph (Joe) and Laura has 8 children between the early 1880’s and July 1898, when their youngest daughter, Mamie was born. Laura is not listed in the 1900 census; Mamie is listed but is gone by 1910. It looks as if Laura did not survive the birth of her daughter and that her daughter Mamie also perished before the 1910 census was enumerated.

After the loss of Laura, Joseph remained single and his NC death certificate shows that he took his own life on 8 April 1929 in McFarland, Anson County, North Carolina. ⁷

In summary here is what I know about Laura Driggers.

• She was listed as age 10 in the 1880 census.
• She is the Grand daughter of Jeremiah Polston. Jeremiah had at least 3 wives and 23 children; 11 sons and 12 daughters. One of those 12 daughters is the Mother of Laura Driggers  for her to be Jeremiah Polston grand daughter.
• She married Joseph Henry Johns most likely before Aug 1883.
• She had 8 known children; five (5) survived to adulthood.
• She died before 1900 most likely due to complications with the birth of her daughter Mamie in July 1898.
• Her parents have not been identified, as of today.

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[1] 1850 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) No ED, page 109A, Line 11, Dwelling 161, Family/161, Household of Shadrach JOHN; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed July 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm M432 Roll 851.
[2] North Carolina, death # #1929 (8 April 1929), Joseph Johns; http://www.Ancestry.com, Anson County, North Carolina.
[3] South Carolina Death certificates become public records fifty years after  death.<http://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/South_Carolina_Deaths,_1915-1943_%28FamilySearch_Historical_Records%29>
[4] Nellie Huestes, death certificate 000520 (18 January 1928), Vital Records, Department of Health and Environmental Control, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina.
[5] 1880 U. S. Census, Marlboro County, South Carolina, population schedule, Marlboro County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) #108, page 460A, Line 22, Dwelling # 43, Family #43, Household of Shade JOHN; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed July 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm T9_1235.
[6] https://www.familytreedna.com/family-finder-compare.aspx
[7] North Carolina, death # #1929 (8 April 1929), Joseph Johns; http://www.Ancestry.com, Anson County, North Carolina.

52 Ancestors: #15, Emma Frances Previtte Boatwright

Emma Frances Previtte was born on 8 Jul 1878 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.^{1 2 3 4 5 6} She died on 9 Jul 1947 at the age of 69 in Morven, Anson, North Carolina.^7–8 She was buried on 11 Jul 1947 at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in McFarlan, Anson, North Carolina.^{9 10}
 
Emma Frances Previtte and Eugene Thomas Boatwright were married in 1900.¹¹ Eugene Thomas Boatwright, son of William Manley Boatwright and Julia Ann Davis, was born on 25 Mar 1882 in Anson County, North Carolina.^{12 13 14 15 16 17}  He died on 22 Feb 1956 at the age of 73 and was buried at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in McFarlan, Anson, North Carolina.^{18 19 20}
 
Eugene Thomas Boatwright and Emma Frances Previtte had the following children:
 
i. Jesse Guin Boatwright Sr., born 18 Sep 1901, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Mary Isabel Watts; died 12 Oct 1965, Morven, Anson, North Carolina.
ii. John Dewey Boatwright, born 24 Aug 1903, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Natha Lee Previtte; married Bernice Enlow Nobles; died 1 Jan 1999.
iii. Henry Thompson Boatwright was born on 17 Oct 1906 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. ^{21 22} He died on 24 Sep 1928 at the age of 21 and was buried on 25 Sep 1928 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. ²³
iv. Fannie Geneva Boatwright, born 5 May 1909, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Thomas Greer Radcliff.
v. Bessie Mae Boatwright, born 6 Aug 1911, Morven, Anson, North Carolina; married Mack McVeigh; died 14 Feb 1999, Hartsville, Darlington, South Carolina.
vi. Eugene Helton Boatwright, born 30 Apr 1913, Anson County, North Carolina; married Naomi Rivers; died 27 Apr 1999, Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
vii. Walter Dewitt Boatwright, born 15 Jan 1915, Morven, Anson, North Carolina; married Margaret Evelyn Outlaw, 15 Jan 1949, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Florena Elizabeth Guill; died 27 Nov 2001, Hartsville, Darlington, South Carolina.
viii. Ernest Devoid Boatwright was born on 27 Aug 1920 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. ²⁴ He died in 28 February 1979 at the age of 58 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina.
ix. Pierce Lenox Boatwright was born on 21 Apr 1924 in Morven, Anson, North Carolina. ²⁵. Pierce died in 17 Feb 1981 at the age of 56 in West Columbia, Lexington, South Carolina.



Emma Frances Previtte Boatwright is my Great Grand Aunt.






SOURCES:_________________________________
1. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, digital image, (http://www.findagrave.com : Accessed on 3 June 2012); Headstone for Emma Francis Previtt Boatwright; (8 July 1878–9 July 1947); Records of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery; McFarlan, Anson County, North Carolina, USA.
2. 1880 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) #5, Page: 326B, Line 43,, Dwelling 291, Family 291, Household of John PRIVOTT; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 21 July 2011); citing National Archive Microfilm T9, Roll 1225.
3. 1900 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) #21, Page 107A, Line 30, Family/Dwelling 424/431, Household of John W. PRIVETT; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 21 July 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm T623_Roll: 1523.
4. 1910 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Morven, Anson County, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 0012, Page 182B/7B; Line 98, Dwelling 37, Family 37, Eugene T. BOATWRIGHT; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 3 June 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm  T624_1455.
5. 1920 U. S. Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Morven, Anson County, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 12, Page 178A & B, Line 50, Dwelling 156, Family 159, Household of Eugene T. BOATWRIGHT; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 5 June 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm Series: T625, Roll: 1283.
6. 1930 US Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Morven, Anson County, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 17, Page 21A/13A, Line 12, Dwelling NL, Family 188, Household of Eugene T. BOATWRIGHT; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 4 June 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm T626, Roll 1672.
7. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Emma Francis Previtt Boatwright (8 July 1878–9 July 1947), Memorial # 47306149.
8. State of North Carolina, death no. #14165 (9 July 1947), Emma Francis Previtte Boatwright; https://www.ancestry.com, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina.
9. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Emma Francis Previtt Boatwright (8 July 1878–9 July 1947), Memorial # 47306149.
10. Ibid.
11. 1910 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Morven, Anson County, North Carolina, ED 0012, Page 182B/7B; Line 98, Dwelling 37, Family 37, Eugene T. BOATWRIGHT.
12. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Eugene Thomas Boatwright (25 March 1882–22 February 1956), Memorial # 48049791.
13. "World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," on-line digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 3 June 2012), Eugene Thomas 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: 1765558.
14. 1910 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Morven, Anson County, North Carolina, ED 0012, Page 182B/7B; Line 98, Dwelling 37, Family 37, Eugene T. BOATWRIGHT.
15. "World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," on-line digital images, Ancestry.com, Eugene Thomas Boatwright.
16. 1920 U. S. Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Morven, Anson County, North Carolina, ED 12, Page 178A & B, Line 50, Dwelling 156, Family 159, Household of Eugene T. BOATWRIGHT.
17. 1930 US Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Morven, Anson County, North Carolina, ED 17, Page 21A/13A, Line 12, Dwelling NL, Family 188, Household of Eugene T. BOATWRIGHT.
18. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Eugene Thomas Boatwright (25 March 1882–22 February 1956), Memorial # 48049791.
19. Ibid.
20. Ibid.
21. 1910 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Morven, Anson County, North Carolina, ED 0012, Page 182B/7B; Line 98, Dwelling 37, Family 37, Eugene T. BOATWRIGHT.
22. 1920 U. S. Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Morven, Anson County, North Carolina, ED 12, Page 178A & B, Line 50, Dwelling 156, Family 159, Household of Eugene T. BOATWRIGHT.
23. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Henry T. Boatwright (17 October 1906–25 September 1928), Memorial # 48049695.
24. 1930 US Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Morven, Anson County, North Carolina, ED 17, Page 21A/13A, Line 12, Dwelling NL, Family 188, Household of Eugene T. BOATWRIGHT.
25. Ibid.