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Submitted: 5/4/22 • Approved: 5/4/22 • Last Updated: 5/7/22 • R511269-G511267-S3
James Jacob
April 2, 1889-October 12, 1969
Lora Marie
November 2, 1899-March 6, 1984
*Photo/information, courtesy of Mary (Coggin) Russell
*Obituary James
Funeral services for James Boydston, 80, who died Sunday at Veterans Hospital in Amarillo following a lengthy illness, were held Wednesday at Rose Chapel with the Rev. Gerald Mann officiating.
Mr. Boydston, who lived at 119 Aspen and was a rancher, came to Deaf Smith County from Dallas County in 1900. He married Marie Casebolt in September of 1919 at Bovina.
Survivors include his wife, of Hereford; a son, Jack, of Lubbock and three sisters, Lula Adkisson, of Ft. Sumner, N.M.; Ada Whisenaut of Roswell, N.M., and Zella Gwyn of Wildorado.
Pallbearers were Tom Robinson, Bill Masey, Lee Newman, Hicks Roberson, Glenn Witherspoon and Willard Witherspoon.
(Published in The Hereford Brand, 68th Year-No. 41, Hereford, Texas, Thurs., Oct. 16, 1969, Page 8)
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U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: James Jacob Boydston
Race: Caucasian (White)
Marital status: Single
Birth Date: 2 Apr 1889
Birth Place: Texas, USA
Residence Place: Deaf Smith, Texas, USA
U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: James Jacob Boydston
Gender: Male
Residence Age: 53
Birth Date: 2 Apr 1889
Residence Date: 1942
Residence Place: Hereford, Texas, USA
Relationship to Draftee: Head
Military Draft Date: 1942
Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: James Boydston
Death Date: 12 Oct 1969
Death County: Potter
Gender: Male
Contributed on 5/4/22 by neldapat
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