James M 'John' Boatright

1857 - 1907  (50 years)

• Name	James M 'John' Boatright  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	18 Mar 1857	Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1860	Sugarloaf, Marion, Arkansas, USA   [2]
  	Age: 3; Son of Lucinda and Thomas Boatright
  Census	1870	Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA   [1]
  	Son of Thomas and Stepson of Rebecca Boatright
  Census	1900	Benton City, Wayne, Missouri, USA
  	Marital Status: Married to Mahala; Relation to Head: Head
  Death	4 Jul 1907	Mill Spring, Wayne, Missouri, USA   [3, 4]
  	Cause: Murdered by Charley McAfee
  	at a 4th of July celebration
  		Homicide-BOATRIGHT James (by Charley McAfee)
  Burial	Mill Spring, Wayne, Missouri, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I15486	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Thomas Boatright,   b. Abt 1828, Tennessee, USA d. 3 Dec 1887, Iron County, Missouri, USA (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Lucinda Coker,   b. Abt 1826, Arkansas, USA d. Abt 1863, Missouri, USA (Age 37 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1851	Arkansas, USA
  Family ID	F8468	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mahala Anne Johnson,   b. 28 Jul 1862, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA d. 6 Aug 1934, Mill Spring, Wayne, Missouri, USA (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	1876  [5]
  Family ID	F5504	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 Mar 1857 - Missouri, USA Census - Son of Thomas and Stepson of Rebecca Boatright - 1870 - Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Married to Mahala; Relation to Head: Head - 1900 - Benton City, Wayne, Missouri, USA Death - Cause: Murdered by Charley McAfee - 4 Jul 1907 - Mill Spring, Wayne, Missouri, USA Burial - - Mill Spring, Wayne, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• News

  Homicide-BOATRIGHT James (by Charley McAfee)

  
  

• Sources

  [S119] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 33 Range 3 East, Iron, Missouri; Roll: M593_780; Page: 538B; Family History Library Film: 552279. 1870 United States Federal Census [S100] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Sugarloaf, Marion, Arkansas; Roll: M653_46; Page: 670; Family History Library Film: 803046. 1860 United States Federal Census [S515] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), James M. “John” Boatwright - Birth: 18 Mar 1857, Arkansas, USA - Death: 4 Jul 1907 (aged 50) Mill Spring, Wayne County, Missouri, USA - Burial: Mill Spring Cemetery, Mill Spring, Wayne County, Missouri, USA - Memorial ID: 22402977. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22402977/james-m.-boatwright [S1555] Murder of James Boatright - Wayne County Journal 11 Jul 1907, (Name: Wayne County Journal; Location: Greenville, Missouri; Date: 11 Jul 1907;), ANOTHER TRAGEDY - James Boatright Murder. While celebrating the 4th of July at Mill Springs that city was the scene of another tragedy, resulting presumably from an old grudge between Charley McAfee and James Boatright. The two men stepped a few feet away from the dancing platform and passed a word or two, which was unnoticed by the by-standers when McAfee drew his revolver and fired at Boatright killing him instantly. McAfee backing off from the crowd with his revolver in his hand, and warning everyone to keep their distance from him, made his escape. He is yet at large. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43170812/wayne_county_journal/?xid=637 Homicide-BOATRIGHT James (by Charley McAfee) [S16] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Benton, Wayne, Missouri; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0149; FHL microfilm: 1240907.