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Descendants of Thomas BOYLSTON, Jr.

180. HARRIET MARINDA ANN⁸ BOYDSTUN (BENJAMIN FRANKLIN⁷, JOHN B.⁶, JAMES⁵, DAVID⁴ BOYDSTON, WILLIAM³ BOYLSTON, THOMAS², THOMAS¹) was born 10 Jan 1842 in Hancock Co, IL, and died 09 Sep 1919 in Rockwall, Rockwall Co, TX. She married FRANCES CLARK 14 Apr 1864 in Rockwall, Kaufman Co, TX; perhaps other children, son of FRANCIS CLARK and EVILINA ... He was born 06 Apr 1830 in "Frank" b. Missouri, and died 21 Apr 1909 in Rockwall, Rockwall Co, TX.

Notes for FRANCES CLARK:
"History of Rockwall County, 1842-1965" by O. L. Steger, Sr., 1969

"Frank Clark came to this community from the state of Missouri and settled about one and a half miles north of the town of Rockwall, where Bob Hays now lives. In the year 1856, at the same time his father-in-law of whom I shall speak came and settled at the same place. I do not remember Mr. Clark's first wife, she did not live long after getting here. I remember his two sons by his first wife, only one of whom is now living. His name is Abraham S. Clark and resided in Navarro County, Texas. On April 14th, 1864 and during the war, Frank Clark was married to Harriet Marinda Ann Boydstun, his present wife. Most everyone here knows his family and as I said before, she was my schoolmate, she being a large girl and I a small boy. We called her Rinda and most of the boys and all of the girls loved her. Uncle Frank, as he is now called, knows a great many things in connection with the early settlement of our community and frequently calls and helps me out..."

The families of William H. Smith and Francis Clark moved on to Freestone County, Texas between 1856 and 1958 and Francis is found in the 1860 census of Freestone County. Frank's first wife, Drucilla Smith, died in Freestone County in 1859 and is buried in the Cotton Gin Cemetery, as is their son, William Clark. William Smith's son, Presley, married one of the Boydstun daughters before 1860 and is also living in Freestone County. In the 1870 census of Kaufman County, Texas, Presley and Francis Clark are neighbors and Francis Clark has married Harriett Marinda Boydstun.

(Sent by Presley Smith, November 1997)

Children of HARRIET BOYDSTUN and FRANCES CLARK are:

	i.		MARY EVALINE⁹ CLARK, b. 09 Apr 1866, Rockwall, Kaufman Co, TX; d. 12 Nov 1938, Rockwall, Rockwall Co, TX; m. WILLIAM CLAY STEPHENSON, 23 Nov 1882, Rockwall, Rockwall Co, TX; b. 01 Oct 1858, Alabama; d. 18 Apr 1936, Rockwall, Rockwall Co, TX.
	ii.		LAURA LUCINDA CLARK, b. 10 Sep 1868, Rockwall, Kaufman Co, TX; d. 31 Jul 1941, Rockwall, Rockwall Co, TX; m. ROBERT E. LEE HALFORD, 22 Oct 1887, Rockwall, Rockwall Co, TX; b. 10 Mar 1865, Texas; d. 16 Dec 1930, Rockwall, Rockwall Co, TX.
	iii.		CALEB P. CLARK, b. 03 Feb 1872, Rockwall, Rockwall Co, TX (then Kaufman Co); d. 24 Nov 1920, Rockwall, Rockwall Co, TX.
	iv.		BENJAMIN CLARK, b. Abt. 1875, Rockwall, Rockwall Co, TX; d. Unknown.
	v.		ARTEMISIA CLARK, b. 13 Aug 1879, Rockwall, Rockwall Co, TX; d. 17 Jul 1966, Houston, Harris Co, TX; m. HARRISON D. ADAMS HASKINS, 29 Jul 1897, Rockwall, Rockwall Co, TX; b. 29 Jul 1872, Ohio; d. 18 Jul 1943, Dallas, Dallas Co, TX.

Notes for ARTEMISIA CLARK:
Mrs. Artye Clark Haskins' obituary was printed in the Rockwall County Success on 22 Jul 1966:

"Graveside rites and interment for Mrs. Artye Clark Haskins were conducted at 2 P.M. Monday July 18, at Boydstun Cemetery. Mrs. Haskins passed away Sunday, July 17, in Houston, Texas. She was born August 13, 1879 in Rockwall, the daughter of the late Marinda and Frank Clark. She was married to H. D. Haskins, July 29, 1897, and he preceded her in death. One son, Buren Riddle, also preceded her in death October 10, 1957. Survivors include several nieces and nephews."

Texas Death Certificate #45674
(Sent by Presley Smith, November 1997)

Notes for HARRISON D. ADAMS HASKINS:
His death certificate in Texas #31367. Information included information that he was a traveling salesman for a casket manufacturer.
(Information sent by Presley Smith, November 1997)

vi.

FRANK CLARK, b. Mar 1882, Rockwall, Rockwall Co, TX; d. Unknown; m. MARGARET .., Abt. 1910; b. 1891; d. Unknown.

Notes for FRANK CLARK:
Frank and Margaret Clark's birth dates were determined from the U. S. Census:

1900 - Rockwall County, TX
1910 - Rockwall County, TX

181. JOHN DAVID⁸ BOYDSTUN (BENJAMIN FRANKLIN⁷, JOHN B.⁶, JAMES⁵, DAVID⁴ BOYDSTON, WILLIAM³ BOYLSTON, THOMAS², THOMAS¹) was born 17 Jul 1844 in Warren Co, IL, and died Unknown. He married ELIZABETH ANN TUCKER 06 Jan 1869 in Rockwall, Rockwall Co, TX. She was born Abt. 1846 in "Lizzie" b. Kentucky, and died Unknown.

Notes for JOHN DAVID BOYDSTUN:
Excerpts from a Callahan County, Texas County History sent in 1987 by Wesley Mullenneix, who described it as "fairly recent,"

B. L. Boydstun and Family

Following the Civil War years, J. D. Boydstun became a merchant in Rockwall County, Texas. He claimed he had the fastest horse in the Confederate Army and served as a scout.

Mr. & Mrs. J. D. Boydstun raised their family in Rockwall. They and four of their children, B. L., Dora (Mrs. Jim Barringer), W. D. and Myrtle, became settlers of Callahan County at Baird.

Children of JOHN BOYDSTUN and ELIZABETH TUCKER are:

	i.		DORA ISABEL⁹ BOYDSTUN, b. 06 Dec 1869; d. Unknown, went to Callahan Co, TX; m. JAMES C. BARRINGER, 12 Nov 1889, Rockwall, Rockwall Co, TX; b. Abt. 1865; d. Unknown.
	ii.		BENJAMIN LOUIS BOYDSTUN, b. 24 Feb 1871, Kaufman Co, TX; d. 25 May 1952, Baird, Callahan Co, TX; m. (1) LUCINDA STARNES, 02 Mar 1892, Scottsboro, AL; 2 more children; b. 20 Feb 1869, "Lula" prob b. Scottsboro, AL; d. 02 Feb 1919, Baird, Callahan Co, TX; m. (2) INEZ FRANKLIN, 1926; b. Unknown; d. 14 Nov 1980, Baird, Callahan Co, TX.

Notes for BENJAMIN LOUIS BOYDSTUN:
Excerpts from a Callahan County, Texas County History sent in 1987 by Wesley Mullenneix, who described it as "fairly recent,"

B. L. Boydstun and Family

B. L. Boydstun came to Baird, Callahan County, Texas by train on September 15, 1889 to take charge of a mercantile business his father, J. D. Boydstun, had established from the sale of his Rockwall County lands. Young Boydstun had been born in Rockwall County and "the West was something new to him."

When he arrived in town, he registered at the Miller Hotel, just east of the Redwine Hotel. The railroad had not been there long, and the town was booming. Freight wagons congested Market (Main) Street, cowboys rode boisterously down the streets, and railroad train whistles sounded and bells rang. At that time, eggs sold for as little as five cents a dozen, and country butten taken in trade for groceries was secretly thrown in the garbage can as having insufficient value to handle.

His business thrived, and he opened additional stores Oplin, Clyde, Denton Valley, Putnam, and Cross Plains. He was in the cotton gin business at Baird, Clyde, Eula, and Putnam. He was also in the grain and cotton buying business in Callahan and Taylor Counties.

When Lula Starnes came to Baird to visit her sister, Mrs. Dudley Foy, she met B. L. Boydstun and they later married in Scottsboro, Alabama in 1892.

B. L. Boydstun married Inez Franklin in 1926 after the death of his first wife.

Additional information on the Starnes family comes from Nancy Archer, a descendant. Sent in November, 1997.

	iii.		CORA ANN BOYDSTUN, b. 22 Apr 1873; d. Unknown; m. WILLIAM MCDONALD HENSON, 17 May 1892; b. Abt. 1870, of Mexia, TX; d. Aft. 1927, Res. Kansas City, MO 1927.
	iv.		WILLIAM DAVID BOYDSTUN, b. 16 Jan 1875, went to Baird, Callahan Co, TX; d. Unknown; m. DORA MAUD MCGOWAN, 01 Jun 1898, one other child; b. Abt. 1880, of Baird, TX; d. Unknown.
	v.		JOHN EDWIN BOYDSTUN, b. 26 Mar 1879, "Eddie"; d. 06 Jun 1882.
	vi.		MYRTLE E. BOYDSTUN, b. 08 May 1881, went to Baird, Callahan Co, TX; d. 1968.
	vii.		CHARLES ELDON BOYDSTUN, b. 18 Jan 1884; d. Aft. 1927, Lifing in Brawley, CA, 1927; m. PATTY DICKIE, 15 Jan 1913, Weatherford, TX; b. Abt. 1893, of Weatherford TX; d. Unknown.

182. MARY JANE⁸ BOYDSTUN (BENJAMIN FRANKLIN⁷, JOHN B.⁶, JAMES⁵, DAVID⁴ BOYDSTON, WILLIAM³ BOYLSTON, THOMAS², THOMAS¹) was born 01 Oct 1846 in Warren Co, IL, and died Unknown. She married WILLIAM H. VAUGHT 24 Jan 1869 in Rockwall, Rockwall Co, TX, son of ANDREW VAUGHT and SARAH WILSON. He was born Abt. 1847 in Cedar Hill, Dallas Co, TX, and died Unknown.

Children of MARY BOYDSTUN and WILLIAM VAUGHT are:

	i.		EMILY DEE⁹ VAUGHT, b. Abt. 1873.
	ii.		MARY L. VAUGHT, b. Abt. 1876.

183. MARTHA ISABELLE⁸ BOYDSTUN (BENJAMIN FRANKLIN⁷, JOHN B.⁶, JAMES⁵, DAVID⁴ BOYDSTON, WILLIAM³ BOYLSTON, THOMAS², THOMAS¹) was born 15 Jan 1850 in "Mattie" b. Kaufman Co, TX, and died 03 Sep 1933 in Rockwall, Rockwall Co, TX. She married AARON BROWN GARDENHIRE 08 Sep 1869 in Rockwall, Kaufman Co, TX, son of GEORGE GARDENHIRE and MARY WEBB. He was born 17 Sep 1845 in Marion Co, TN, and died 11 Dec 1933 in 88y; Rockwall, Rockwall Co, TX.

Notes for MARTHA ISABELLE BOYDSTUN:
Original birth and death dates for Martha Isabelle Boydstun:
5 Jan 1850 - 20 Aug 1934.

Presley Smith quotes the 1880 U. S. Census of Rockwall County, Texas, and her death certificate #43031 and tombstone in Rockwall County Cemetery to provide the dates listed:
15 Jan 1850 - 3 Sep 1933

Notes for AARON BROWN GARDENHIRE:
Aron Brown Gardenhire served in the Confederate army from 1 Mar 1862 until August 16 of the same year, from McKinney, Texas. He was honorably discharged because of his age (18). Eight months later, he enlisted in the Ranger Service under Col. Bell Boulder and served until the end of the war. He filed for a pension 29 Aug 1930. He was postmaster of Rockwall, Texas, over 40 years.

He applied for and was granted a pension (#47425) for his service.

Children of MARTHA BOYDSTUN and AARON GARDENHIRE are:

	i.		GUS⁹ GARDENHIRE, b. Oct 1871, Kaufman Co, TX; d. 1920, Rockwall Co, TX; m. REBECCA .., Abt. 1896; b. 1875, Oklahoma; d. Unknown.
	ii.		ABBIA GARDENHIRE, b. 1873, Rockwall Co, TX; d. 1874, Rockwall Co, TX.
	iii.		GEORGE GARDENHIRE, b. 1876, Rockwall Co, TX; d. 16 Aug 1928, agt 52; Tarrant Co, TX; m. DAISY L. .., Unknown; b. Bet. 1875 - 1880; d. Unknown.

Notes for GEORGE GARDENHIRE:
Presley Smith gives death certificate #37157 for George Gardenhire.

	iv.		MARY GARDENHIRE, b. 15 Aug 1879, Rockwall Co, TX; d. 27 Feb 1910, age 30; Rockwall Co, TX.
	v.		AARON BENJAMIN GARDENHIRE, b. 07 Nov 1881, Rockwall, Rockwall Co, TX; d. 19 Jul 1921, Rockwall, Rockwall Co, TX; m. LILLIE LEE LISTER, Abt. 1918; b. Bet. 1880 - 1885; d. Unknown.
	vi.		ANELY L. GARDENHIRE, b. Apr 1884, "Daisy" b. Rockwall, Rockwall Co, TX; d. 1962, age 77; Rockwall, Rockwall Co, TX; m. (1) W. B. JONES, Abt. 1905; b. Bet. 1880 - 1885; d. Unknown; m. (2) .. HESS, Unknown, (Daisy's 2nd marriage); b. Bet. 1880 - 1890; d. Unknown.
	vii.		JOHN RUDDELL GARDENHIRE, b. 16 Oct 1887, Rockwall, Rockwall Co, TX; d. 09 Jul 1930, Rockwall, Rockwall Co, TX; m. MARY SUSAN CANUP, 20 Sep 1910; b. Bet. 1885 - 1890, Blackland, Rockwall Co, TX; d. 1971, Rockwall, Rockwall Co, TX.

184. ELIZABETH LOUISA⁸ BOYDSTUN (BENJAMIN FRANKLIN⁷, JOHN B.⁶, JAMES⁵, DAVID⁴ BOYDSTON, WILLIAM³ BOYLSTON, THOMAS², THOMAS¹) was born 10 Feb 1851 in Rockwall, Kaufman Co, TX, and died 03 Dec 1933 in Saratoga, Hardin Co, TX. She married PRESLEY EDWARD SMITH 09 Mar 1873 in Rockwall, Rockwall Co, TX, son of WILLIAM SMITH and MARY TOWNSEND. He was born 28 Dec 1837 in "Dock" b. Logan Co, KY, and died 04 May 1917 in Port Arthur, Jefferson Co, TX.

Notes for ELIZABETH LOUISA BOYDSTUN:
When Bessie died, the family apparently could not afford a headstone, as none was provided. Presley Smith, Jr. purchased one to be placed at Greenlawn Cemetery in Port Arthur, Texas. She is buried two graves over from her husband, Presley.

Notes for PRESLEY EDWARD SMITH:
From notes of Presley Smith, November 1997:

Presley E. Smith is found on the 1850 Census of Madison County, MO. He was William Smith's neighbor in 1860 Census of Freestone County, TX. His death certificate (#13925) erroneously lists P. E. Smith as his father and correctly lists Mary Townsend as his mother. According to Logan County, KY marriage records, Mary Townsend married William H. Smith.

Freestone County, Texas Deed Book R, pages 371, 372, 378 and others, Presley Smith received most of the land that William Smith owned at his deat in the same county.

Mary Smith, wife of William, was living with Presley in the 1880 Census in Texas.

Members of the Church of Christ. Elder of the church at Uvedale.

Military Record: Private, Company D, 10th Texas Infantry in the Civil War. Taken prisoner at the Arkansas Pass battle and held at Camp Douglas in Chicago. Pensioner in Texas. Was a teamster during the war.

U. S. Census:
1850 - Madison County, MO
1860 - Freestone County, MO
1870 - Rockwall (then Kaufman) County, Texas
1880 - Callahan County, Texas
1900 - Uvalde County, Texas
1910 - Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas

Children of ELIZABETH BOYDSTUN and PRESLEY SMITH are:

	i.		LAURA A.⁹ SMITH, b. Abt. 1874, "Lula" b. Rockwall, Rockwall Co, TX; d. Unknown.
	ii.		SARAH SMITH, b. 25 Jul 1876, "Sallie" b. Clyde, Callahan Co, TX; d. 03 May 1917, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, TX; m. HENRY CALHOUN DARDEN, 10 Jun 1894, Clyde, Callahan Co, TX; b. 22 May 1868, Tuscaloosa, AL; d. 08 Aug 1954, Kirbyville, Jasper Co, TX.

Notes for SARAH SMITH:
Texas death certificate #13907. Information from Presley Smith.

	iii.		BELLE SMITH, b. 07 Mar 1879, Rockwall Co, TX; d. 13 Nov 1973, Saratoga, Hardin Co, TX; m. ROBERT P. JONES, Bet. 1903 - 1904, Texas; b. 29 Jan 1874, Texas; d. 21 Jan 1957, Saratoga, Hardin Co, TX.
	iv.		BENJAMIN EDWARD SMITH, b. 03 Jun 1881, Clyde, Callahan Co, TX; d. 24 Oct 1971, San Angelo, Tom Green Co, TX; m. JOANNA MILAM, 04 Dec 1904, Uvalde, Uvalde Co, TX; b. 12 Jul 1882, or Anna; b Unita (Enloe), Delta Co, TX; d. 27 Sep 1972, San Angelo, Tom Green Co, TX.

Notes for BENJAMIN EDWARD SMITH:
Notes from Presley Smith:

Benjamin and Joanna/Anna Milam are buried in the old Uvalde, Texas, Cemetery in the Milam family plot.

Benjamin Smith's Texas birth certificatate provides information on his birth.

Benjamin E. Smith was a clerk and manager in Horner's Store in Uvalde, Texas. His obituary appeared in the Uvalde Leader News on 28 Oct 1971:

"Benjamin Edward Smith of San Angelo, formerly of Uvalde, died in San Angelo October 21, 1971, at the age of 90. He was born June 3, 1881, in Clyde, Texas, and moved to Uvalde in 1900. He was married to Miss Joanna Milam on December 4, 1904, in Uvalde, and was a member of the Church of Christ. For 37 years Mr. Smith was manager of Horners' grocery department. He and his wife moved to San Angelo in April, 1965. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, Presley Smith, San Angelo; grandson, Presley E. Smith, Dallas; nephews, Steve Hoag and Gene Milam of Uvalde; and niece, Mrs. Maidie Nance, Uvalde. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Mrs. Bob Killough. Bro. Ted McElroy of the Church of Christ conducted funeral services at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning in the Rushing-Estes Chapel, Uvalde, followed by burial in the Uvalde Cemetery. Pallbearers were Ivan Campbell, John Kimble, Haldon Fry, Joe B. Martin, Glenn Fisher, and Howard Langford."

Notes for JOANNA MILAM:
San Angelo Standard Times:
"Mrs. B. F. Smith Services Friday
"Mrs. B. E. (Joanna) Smith, 90, died at 8:30 P.M. Wednesday in Rabb's Nursing Home. Graveside services will be held at 10 A.M. Friday in Uvalde Cemetery under the direction of Rushing-Epsy Funeral Home. Ted McElroy of the Uvalde Church of Christ will officiate. Mrs. Smith was born July 12, 1882 in Delta County and moved to Uvalde with her parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Milam, in 1898. She had lived in San Angelo since 1965 and was a member of the Colorado and Jackson Street Church of Christ. Survivors include a son, Presley Smith of San Angelo and a grandson, Presley Smith, Jr. of Lackland Air Force Base."

(Sent by Presley Smith November 1997)

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