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John Waller “Walter” Boatright Jr.

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John Waller “Walter” Boatright Jr.

Birth
Madison County, Kentucky, USA
Death
16 Oct 1950 (aged 71)
Garland, Bourbon County, Kansas, USA
Burial
Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
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Born at Paint Lick, KY
S/O John Waller Boatright and Louisa Frances Wylie.

He married Clara Osborne on June 19, 1904 at Garland, KS. She was the dau of William Sneed Osborne and Caroline "Carrie" Mead.

Father of:
Walter Salem Boatright
Joseph Carroll "Joe" Boatright
Caroline Eveline Boatright (Roberts)
Catherine Leola Boatright (Ross)
Alma Maurine Boatright (Emrick)
Wilma Helen Boatright (Ross)

John worked in a grocery store in Garland, KS. He later took up telegraphy and worked for the Santa Fe RR in Kansas and Oklahoma. He also worked for the Frisco RR at Aracadia, KS and other points as a telegraph operator and station agent. He was also the Postmaster at Lone Elm, Anderson Co. KS.

Brother of:
Rodney Smith Boatright
Morris Harvey Boatright
Sallie Ann Boatright (Olmsted)
Lucy Ellen Boatright (Hilton)
Lizzie Edith Boatright (Profitt)
Emmett Wylie Boatright
Robert Guy Boatright
Wade Hendricks Boatright (died age 2).

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Born at Paint Lick, KY
S/O John Waller Boatright and Louisa Frances Wylie.

He married Clara Osborne on June 19, 1904 at Garland, KS. She was the dau of William Sneed Osborne and Caroline "Carrie" Mead.

Father of:
Walter Salem Boatright
Joseph Carroll "Joe" Boatright
Caroline Eveline Boatright (Roberts)
Catherine Leola Boatright (Ross)
Alma Maurine Boatright (Emrick)
Wilma Helen Boatright (Ross)

John worked in a grocery store in Garland, KS. He later took up telegraphy and worked for the Santa Fe RR in Kansas and Oklahoma. He also worked for the Frisco RR at Aracadia, KS and other points as a telegraph operator and station agent. He was also the Postmaster at Lone Elm, Anderson Co. KS.

Brother of:
Rodney Smith Boatright
Morris Harvey Boatright
Sallie Ann Boatright (Olmsted)
Lucy Ellen Boatright (Hilton)
Lizzie Edith Boatright (Profitt)
Emmett Wylie Boatright
Robert Guy Boatright
Wade Hendricks Boatright (died age 2).

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