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Boat(w)right Family Genealogy in America

Generation 7


7-268. JAMES ROBERT BOATWRIGHT (JAMES7, SAMUEL6, JAMES5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, Not Yet Determined1) was born 1845 in York County, South Carolina, and died 1900 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. He married SARAH "SALLIE" STARNES Abt. 1874. She was born Jul 1858 in North Carolina, and died 07 Sep 1935.


Notes for JAMES ROBERT BOATWRIGHT:

James Robert and Sarah Sallie Starnes Boatwright Gravestone

Birth dates for James and Sarah on gravestone are incorrect - source: Billie Boatright Ranson

1850 Census:
Name: James B Boatwright
Date: September 7, 1850
Age: 5
Estimated birth year: abt 1845
Birth place: York Dist
Gender: Male
Home in 1850
(City,County,State): York, York, South Carolina
Page: 193
Roll: M432_860

1860 Census:
Name: James Boatright
Date: September 22, 1860
Age in 1860: 16
Birthplace: Yd SC
Home in 1860: Not Stated, York, South Carolina
Gender: Male
Value of real estate: $0
Post Office: Coats Tavern
Roll: M653_1228
Page: 459
Year: 1860
Head of Household: Jas Boatright

1870 Census:
Name: James Boatright 
Date: October 8, 1870
Birth Year: abt 1840 
Age in 1870: 30 
Birthplace: North Carolina 
Home in 1870: Providence, Mecklenburg, North Carolina 
Race: White 
Gender: Male 
Occupation: Farm Hand
Post Office: Charlotte 
Census Place: Providence, Mecklenburg, North Carolina; 
Roll M593_1148; Page: 262A; Image: 529; 
Family History Library Film: 552647.

1880 Census:
Name: James R. BOATWRIGHT
Date: June 18, 1880
Age: 33
Estimated birth year: <1847>
Birthplace: South Carolina
Occupation: Works On Farm
Relationship to head-of-household: Self
Home in 1880: Providence, Mecklenburg, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Male
Spouse's name: Sarah BOATWRIGHT
Father's birthplace: NC
Mother's birthplace: NC
Census Place: Providence, Mecklenburg, North Carolina; 
Roll: T9_972; Family History Film: 1254972; Page: 510C; 
Enumeration District: 116; Image: 0437.

1900 Census:
Name: James R Boatwright
Date: June 19, 1900
Home in 1900: Steel Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina
Age: 53
Estimated birth year: 1847
Birthplace: South Carolina
Race: White
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Occupation: Farm Laborer
Census Place: Steel Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina; 
Roll: T623 1206; Page: 14B; 
Enumeration District: 52.
Burial: Flint Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, York County, South Carolina


Notes for SARAH "SALLIE" STARNES:

Annie Heffner George states that family says that her name was Annie Sally(Sallie) Jo Starnes.

1880 Census:
Name: Sarah BOATWRIGHT
Date: June 18, 1880
Age: 23
Estimated birth year: <1857>
Birthplace: North Carolina
Occupation: Keeping House
Relationship to head-of-household: Wife
Home in 1880: Providence, Mecklenburg, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Spouse's name: James R. BOATWRIGHT
Father's birthplace: NC
Mother's birthplace: NC
Census Place: Providence, Mecklenburg, North Carolina; 
Roll: T9_972; Family History Film: 1254972; Page: 510C; 
Enumeration District: 116; Image: 0437.

1900 Census:
Name: Sarah Boatwright
Date: June 19, 1900
Home in 1900: Steel Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina
Age: 41
Estimated birth year: 1859
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: White
Relationship to head-of-house: Wife
Census Place: Steel Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina; 
Roll: T623 1206; Page: 14B; 
Enumeration District: 52.

1910 Census:
Name: Sallie Boatwright
Date: April 25, 1910
Age in 1910: 58
Estimated birth year: abt 1852
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1910: Pineville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Head
Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina
Father's Birth Place: North Carolina
Census Place: Pineville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina;
Roll: T624_1122; Page: 8B; 
Enumeration District: 136; Image: 862.

1920 Census:
Name: Sallie Boatwright
Date: January 3, 1920
Age: 63 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1857
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: White
Home in 1920: Pineville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina
Home owned: Rent
Sex: Female
Marital status: Widow
Relation to Head of House: Head
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina
Father's Birth Place: North Carolina
Census Place: Pineville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina;
Roll: T625_1310; Page: 2B; 
Enumeration District: 179; Image: 1072.

1930 Census:
Name: Sallie Boatwright
Date: April 22, 1930
Home in 1930: Indian Land, Lancaster, South Carolina
Age: 74
Estimated birth year: abt 1856
Birthplace: North Carolina
Relation to head-of-house: Mother
Race: White
Census Place: Indian Land, Lancaster, South Carolina;
Roll: 2204; Page: 13A; 
Enumeration District: 15; Image: 445.0.
living with son James


Children of JAMES BOATWRIGHT and SARAH STARNES are:

8-762.    i. WILLIAM DAVID BOATWRIGHT, b. Sep 1875, Mecklenburg County, North 
                                        Carolina; d. 19 Aug 1946.
8-763.   ii. MARTHA WOODY BOATWRIGHT, b. 08 May 1877, Mecklenburg County, North 
                                       Carolina; d. 04 Jun 1958, Pineville, 
                                       Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
8-764.  iii. MARY ELIZABETH BOATWRIGHT, b. 21 Sep 1880, Mecklenburg County, North 
                                         Carolina; d. 07 Dec 1944, Pineville, 
                                         Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
8-765.   iv. JAMES JACKSON BOATWRIGHT, b. 18 Dec 1882, Mecklenburg County, North 
                                        Carolina; d. 28 Jun 1956, Pineville, 
                                        Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
8-766.    v. ROBERT LEE BOATWRIGHT, b. 01 Jun 1885, Mecklenburg County, North 
                                     Carolina; d. 11 May 1941, Lancaster 
                                     County, South Carolina.
8-767.   vi. NANCY M. BOATWRIGHT, b. Sep 1888, Mecklenburg County, North 
                                   Carolina.
8-768.  vii. JOHN BOATWRIGHT, b. 26 Mar 1891, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina; 
                               d. 31 May 1955, Richland County, South Carolina.
8-769. viii. JULIA BOATWRIGHT, b. 30 Mar 1896, Mecklenburg County, North 
                                Carolina.
8-770.   ix. MINNIE BELLE BOATWRIGHT, b. 05 Jun 1897, Mecklenburg County, North 
                                       Carolina; d 10 Nov 1967, Pineville, 
                                       Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
8-771.    x. LILLIE M. BOATWRIGHT, b. Apr 1900, Mecklenburg County, North 
                                    Carolina.

7-269. WILLIAM F. BOATWRIGHT (JAMES7, SAMUEL6, JAMES5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, Not Yet Determined1) was born 1849 in York County, South Carolina, and died Bef. 1860 in York County, South Carolina.


Notes for WILLIAM F. BOATWRIGHT:

1850 Census:
Name: William F Boatwright
Date: September 7, 1850
Age: 1
Estimated birth year: abt 1849
Birth place: York Dist
Gender: Male
Home in 1850
(City,County,State): York, York, South Carolina
Page: 193
Roll: M432_860

7-270. S. R. BOATWRIGHT (JAMES7, SAMUEL6, JAMES5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, Not Yet Determined1) was born 1854 in York County, South Carolina, and died Bef. 1870 in York County, South Carolina.


Notes for S. R. BOATWRIGHT:

1860 Census:
Name: S R Boatright
Date: September 22, 1860
Age in 1860: 5
Birthplace: Yd SC
Home in 1860: Not Stated, York, South Carolina
Gender: Male
Value of real estate: $0
Post Office: Taylors Creek
Roll: M653_1228
Page: 459
Year: 1860
Head of Household: Jas Boatright

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