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William Johnson Boykin 1861 – 1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Nov 1861

Birth Location: Oswichee, Russell, Alabama, United States

Death Date: 30 Apr 1931

Death Location: Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama

Father: James Boykin

Mother: Athalia Johnson

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Ware, Lottie Collins

Children(s): Emma Boykin, Alice Boykin, Elizabeth Boykin, William Boykin, Benton Boykin, Elizabeth Boykin

The story of William Johnson Boykin Colonel \ Senator began in 1861 in Oswichee, Russell, Alabama, United States. William Johnson Boykin Colonel \ Senator married Elizabeth "Bessie" Allen BOYKIN Ware, Lottie P. BOYKIN Collins, and had children including Emma Juanita "Nita" Boykin, Alice Thomas Nuckolls KILGORE Boykin, Elizabeth "Bessie" Nuckolls Boykin, William "Willie" Johnson Boykin, Benton Lamar Boykin, Elizabeth Boykin. William Johnson Boykin Colonel \ Senator passed away in 1931 in Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama.

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Biography

  • The story of William Johnson Boykin Colonel \ Senator began in 1861 in Oswichee, Russell, Alabama, United States.
  • William Johnson Boykin Colonel \ Senator married Elizabeth "Bessie" Allen BOYKIN Ware, Lottie P. BOYKIN Collins, and had children including Emma Juanita "Nita" Boykin, Alice Thomas Nuckolls KILGORE Boykin, Elizabeth "Bessie" Nuckolls Boykin, William "Willie" Johnson Boykin, Benton Lamar Boykin, Elizabeth Boykin.
  • William Johnson Boykin Colonel \ Senator passed away in 1931 in Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Boykin
1838 – 1904
Birth Location: Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, United States
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Athalia Johnson
1839 – 1897
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Ware
1861 – 1902
Birth Location: Villula, Russell County, Alabama, USA
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Lottie Collins
1892 – 1934
Birth Location: Union County, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Emma Boykin
1885 – 1970
Birth Location: Gadston, Etowah County, Alabama, USA
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Alice Boykin
1887 – 1972
Birth Location: Alabama
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Elizabeth Boykin
1890 – 1970
Birth Location: Alabama
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William Boykin
1891 – 1910
Birth Location: Alabama, Alabama, USA
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Benton Boykin
1893 – 1972
Birth Location: Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA
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Elizabeth Boykin
– 1820
Birth Location: –
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William Boykin's Ancestors

Self
William Boykin
1861 – 1931
Birth Place: Oswichee, Russell, Alabama, United States
Parents
James William "J.W." Boykin
1838 – 1904
Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, United States
Athalia (Antoinette BOYKIN) Johnson
1839 – 1897
Georgia, United States
Grandparents
Francis (Elijah (Edward)) Boykin
1814 – 1891
Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Georgia
Mary (Frances Fannie BOYKIN) Hudson
1818 – 1883
Hancock, Georgia, USA
Isaac (Wilkins) Johnson
1794 – 1860
Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA
Susannah (JOHNSON) Embry
1800 – 1860
Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Boykin's Descendants

1.
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William (Johnson) Boykin (8 Nov 1861 – 30 Apr 1931) m. Elizabeth ("Bessie" Allen BOYKIN) Ware (1861 – 22 May 1902) m. Lottie (P. BOYKIN) Collins (6 Dec 1892 – 15 Jun 1934)
  1. 1. Emma (Juanita "Nita") Boykin (21 May 1885 – 25 November 1970) m. Oliver (Land Francis) Haggard (11 March 1887 – 21 Feb 1944)
    1. 1. Juanita Haggard (16 Mar 1916 – 7 Dec 2002)
    2. 2. Oliver (Francis "Frank") Haggard (6 Oct 1918 – 26 Jan 1970)
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Bessie) Haggard (17 Mar 1923 – 26 Sep 2006)
    4. 4. Bessie Haggard (15 Jun 1934 – 2007)
  2. 2. Alice (Thomas Nuckolls KILGORE) Boykin (12 March 1887 – 23 May 1972) m. Henry (C) Kilgore (abt 1884 – )
  3. 3. Elizabeth ("Bessie" Nuckolls) Boykin (Feb 1890 – 1970)
  4. 4. William ("Willie" Johnson) Boykin (May 1891 – 16 July 1910)
  5. 5. Benton (Lamar) Boykin (27 Feb 1893 – 29 August 1972) m. Annie (M. BOYKIN) Robinson (Abt. 1895 – )
    1. 1. William (Johnson) Boykin (13 Feb 1919 – 21 Apr 2004)
    2. 2. Anne (C SPRINGER) Boykin (28 September 1920 – 8 August 2007)
    3. 3. John (Edward) Boykin (1922 – 28 May 1927)
    4. 4. Marion (B) Petti (4 October 1923 – 27 November 2006)
    5. 5. Barbara (B) Weinfurtner (1929 – 3 October 2012)
  6. 6. Elizabeth Boykin ( – 1820)

William Boykin's Timeline

11 Records

1861
8 November 1861
Birth of William Johnson Boykin Colonel \ Senator in Oswichee, Russell County, Alabama
Oswichee, Russell County, Alabama
1861
8 Nov 1861
Birth of William Johnson Boykin Colonel \ Senator in Oswichee, Russell, Alabama, United States
Oswichee, Russell, Alabama, United States
1880
1880
Age 19
William Johnson Boykin Colonel \ Senator resided here in Seale, Russell, Alabama, USA
Seale, Russell, Alabama, USA
1896
22 May 1896
Age 35
William Johnson Boykin Colonel \ Senator resided here in Seale, Russell, Alabama, USA
Seale, Russell, Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 39
William Johnson Boykin Colonel \ Senator resided here in Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA
Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 49
William Johnson Boykin Colonel \ Senator resided here in Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA
Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 59
William Johnson Boykin Colonel \ Senator resided here in Gadsden Ward 2, Etowah, Alabama, USA
Gadsden Ward 2, Etowah, Alabama, USA
1927
1927
Age 66
William Johnson Boykin Colonel \ Senator resided here in Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA
Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 69
William Johnson Boykin Colonel \ Senator resided here in Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA
Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA
1931
30 April 1931
Age 70
Death of William Johnson Boykin Colonel \ Senator in Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama
Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama
1931
30 Apr 1931
Age 70
Death of William Johnson Boykin Colonel \ Senator in Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama
Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 November 1861
    Event Place: Oswichee, Russell County, Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Gadsden Ward 2, Etowah, Alabama; Roll: T625_15; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 92; Image: 116
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama; Roll: 16; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0005; Image: 146.0; FHL microfilm: 2339751
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Seale, Russell, Alabama; Roll: 30; Family History Film: 1254030; Page: 571A; Enumeration District: 158; Image: 0545
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama; Roll: 15; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0148; FHL microfilm: 1240015
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama; Roll: T624_13; Page: 23A; Enumeration District: 0058; FHL microfilm: 1374026
    [7] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84.0185
    [9] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Russell Register; Publication Date: 8/ May/ 1931; Publication Place: Seale, Alabama, United States of America; ,0.05971484,0.4888095,0.31607828&xi

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1861
    Event Place: Oswichee, Russell, Alabama, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Glennville, Russell, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1871

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Seale, Russell, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Seale, Russell, Alabama; Roll: 30; Family History Film: 1254030; Page: 571A; Enumeration District: 158; Image: 0545

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 22 May 1896
    Event Place: Seale, Russell, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Alabama, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current, Russell Register; Publication Date: 22/ May/ 1896; Publication Place: Seale, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama; Roll: 15; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0148; FHL microfilm: 1240015

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama; Roll: T624_13; Page: 23A; Enumeration District: 0058; FHL microfilm: 1374026

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Gadsden Ward 2, Etowah, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Gadsden Ward 2, Etowah, Alabama; Roll: T625_15; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 92; Image: 116

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1927
    Event Place: Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories (Beta)

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama; Roll: 16; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0005; Image: 146.0; FHL microfilm: 2339751

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Place: Forrest Cemetery, Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Greenville, Butler, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, The Montgomery Advertiser; Publication Date: 17/ Oct/ 1882; Publication Place: Montgomery, Alabama, USA; ,0.78

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Seale, Russell, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Russell Register; Publication Date: 8/ May/ 1931; Publication Place: Seale, Alabama, United States of America; ,0.05971484,0.4888095,0.31607828&xi

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 April 1931
    Event Place: Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
    [2] Alabama Deaths, 1908-59
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Russell Register; Publication Date: 8/ May/ 1931; Publication Place: Seale, Alabama, United States of America; ,0.05971484,0.4888095,0.31607828&xi

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1931
    Event Place: Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Forrest Cemetery, Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Russell Register; Publication Date: 8/ May/ 1931; Publication Place: Seale, Alabama, United States of America; ,0.05971484,0.4888095,0.31607828&xi

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Russell, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Alabama, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1753-1999, Index and Probate Estate Case Files, 1826-1915, Russell County, Alabama; Author: Alabama. Probate Court (Russell County); Probate Place: Russell, Alabama
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