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John Henry Boyett (b. August 17, 1864, d. May 09, 1953)

John Henry Boyett (son of J.A. Boyett and Sarah Ann)⁴⁰ was born August 17, 1864 in McNairy Co TN, and died May 09, 1953 in Memphis, TN. He married Martha Annis Wilson on June 05, 1887 in Hardeman Co TN, daughter of John Wilson and Nancy Rodgers.

Notes for John Henry Boyett:
1. Census 1920 Hardeman Co TN: Boarding at the home of Joseph Albert Crocker and Cordelia Kirk Croker. (CE)

2. " He always wore a black coat, pants, vest and hat, all the time, year round, no matter the weather."
(Interview with Lois Marie Boyett Bryant, October 21, 1999, San Antonio Texas)

More About John Henry Boyett:
Date born 2: 1865, Tennessee.⁴¹
Burial: Unknown, Forest Hill Cem, Memphis TN.
Census 2 1: 1880, McNairy Co TN Dist 1, : ED 116/sht 10; 15 yrs old & he and sister, Elizabeth Boyd living with their mother, Sarah N. & stepfather Thomas McCrary; enumerated as Henry Boyd.
Census 2 2: 1870, Bethel Springs, McNairy Co TN Dist 1: pg 15; HH 124; 6 years old & living withhis mother, Sara A., step-father, Thomas McCrary, sister Mary & step siblings.
Census 3: 1900, Hardeman Co TN Dist 19, ED 163/sht 5; farmer; stated they had had 6 children with 5 living.
Census 4: 1910, Memphis, Shelby Co TN, McLemore Ave; carpenter/house; stated they had had 8 children with 6 living.
Census 5: 1920, Pocahontas, Dist 6 TN Dist 19, ED 40/sht 7b; enumerated as widower, but scratched through; carpenter/house; enumerated with Joseph & Cordelia Crocker. Cordelia was the daughter of Alonzo Kirk..
Residence: 1910, Memphis Ward 25, Shelby, Tennessee.⁴¹

More About John Henry Boyett and Martha Annis Wilson:
Marriage: June 05, 1887, Hardeman Co TN.

Children of John Henry Boyett and Martha Annis Wilson are:

+Harvey Cletus Boyett, b. March 29, 1888, Essary Springs, Hardeman Co TN, d. October 09, 1953, Knoxville, Knox Co TN.
Guy Henry Boyett, b. August 25, 1889, Pocahontas, Hardeman Co TN, d. October 10, 1947, Memphis, Shelby Co TN.
+Eunice Elizabeth Boyett, b. September 18, 1891, Essary Springs, Hardeman Co TN, d. January 29, 1961, Memphis TN.
Emma Ruth Boyett, b. March 15, 1893, Pocahontas, Hardeman Co TN, d. June 16, 1984, Memphis TN.
William Nemmon Boyett, b. September 19, 1897, Essary Springs, Hardeman Co TN, d. July 01, 1966, Pineville, Bell Co KY.
Carl Boyett, b. Bef. 1900, TN, d. date unknown, Died young.
Lucian Boyett, b. Aft. 1900, TN, d. date unknown, Died in infancy.
Marie Erma Boyett, b. January 01, 1908, Memphis TN, d. October 03, 1996, Memphis TN.