Last Updated: September 2, 2020

James & Mary “Polly” (Yeatts) Boswell Family

1. Boswell, James I	Parents: 1797 Birth: abt 1797 Bedford Co., VA. 1822 Marriage #1: James Boswell m. Polly Yeattes 6-17-1822 Pittsylvania Co., VA. 1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, H455: …… Boswell, James 53 yo w/m, b. Bedford, no occ noted, $0, HOH. ………… Mary 43 yo w/f, b. Pittsylvania, cannot read or write. ………… Nancy 21 yo w/f, b. Pittsylvania, cannot read or write. ………… Bird 20 yo w/m, b. Pittsylvania, laborer. ………… Jabez 18 yo w/m, b. Pittsylvania, laborer, school. ………… James 13 yo w/m, b. Pittsylvania, school. ………… Elizabeth 11 yo w/f, b. Pittsylvania, school. ………… Lutitia 9 yo w/f, b. Pittsylvania, school. 1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Little River PO, H120: …… Boswell, Jas 63 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $0/10, HOH. ………… Mary 55 yo w/f, b. VA, cannot read or write. ………… John 13 yo w/m, b. VA.
…+ Boswell, Mary I	Parents: 1807 Birth: abt 1807 Pittsylvania Co., VA. 1850, 1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with husband James Boswell.
…2. Boswell, Nancy	Parents: James & Mary (Yeatts) Boswell. 1829 Birth: abt 1829 Pittsylvania Co., VA. 1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents. I1843 Marriage #1: Nancy Boswell m. Jacob S. Clower 07-14-1853 Floyd Co., VA by Thomas G. Shelor of the Christian Church. Margaret Clower gave consent & oath that her husband (Daniel) separated himself from her & family more than 3 years ago & left for parts unknown, to wit, leaving said son under her sole control.
……3. Boswell, John M.	Parents: Nancy J. Boswell. (may or may not be the Nancy J. Boswell who m. Jacob S. Clower) 1847 Birth: abt 1847 VA. 1850: not with this family 1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Little River PO, H120: …… Boswell, Jas 63 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $0/10, HOH. ………… Mary 55 yo w/f, b. VA, cannot read or write. ………… John 13 yo w/m, b. VA. I1872 Marriage #1: John M. Boswell m. Orpha J. Janey 12-31-1872 at Moses Martin's, Floyd Co., VA by Thomas L. Robertson. He 19 yo single farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Nancy J. Boswell. She single 17 yo, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Vina Janey.
…2. Boswell, Bird Robert I	Parents: James & Mary (Yeatts) Boswell. 1831 Birth: 4-8-1831 Pittsylvania Co., VA. 1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents. I1855 Marriage #1: Bird R. Boswell m. Christine Walters 04-12-1855 Floyd Co., VA by Michael Howry. He 24 yo single farmer, b. Pittsylvania Co., VA, d/o James & Mary Boswell. She 21 yo single, b. Floyd Co., VA, d/o Jacob W. & Hanner Walters. 1860 Floyd Co., VA, Floyd Court House PO, H110: Christina Boswell, 25 yo w/f, b. VA, “farming etc”, $0/20, HOH. Bird R. 25 yo w/m, b. VA, no occ & noted after Christina. Mary E. 4 yo w/f, b. VA. James William 2 yo w/m, b. VA. 1885 Death: 1885 Greene Co., TN. 1885 Burial: Mount Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery, Afton, Greene Co., TN. (no photo) Note: (src: Find A Grave, created by Mark Bennett) Bird Robert Boswell is buried near the church. The stone has eroded. One of his great-granddaughters showed Mark Bennett the place.  His exact birth date came from a stray note in the late Don A. Teague Bible.  Bird Boswell apparently died when his youngest son, Elliot Ross Boswell was 8 years old; according to one of Elliot Boswell's daughters.
……+ Boswell, Christina I (src: Find A Grave, photo added by Mark Bennett)	Parents: Jacob B. “Jake” & 1st wife Hannah (Iddings) Walters. [walters] I 1834 Birth: 1834 Floyd Co., VA. 1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with husband Bird Robert Boswell. 1906 Death: Greene Co., TN. 1906 Burial: Mount Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery, Afton, Greene Co., TN. (no photo) Note: (src: Find A Grave, created by Mark Bennett) Christina Walters Boswell was the daughter of Jacob Walters and Hannah Iddings. She married Bird Robert Boswell on 4/10/1855 in Floyd County, VA. She died between 1905 and 1906. Mark Bennett found her estate settlement in Greene County, TN records. Her grave has eroded and is buried near the church. Her great-granddaughter showed Mark Bennett where the grave was located.
……3. Boswell, Mary E.	Parents: Bird Robert & Christina (Walters) Boswell. 1856 Birth: 4-4-1856 Floyd Co., VA. 1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.
……3. Boswell, James William	Parents: Bird Robert & Christina (Walters) Boswell. 1858 Birth: 5-14-1858 Floyd Co., VA. 1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents. Marriage #1: Louvenia Boswell. 1919 Death: 10-26-1919 Greene Co., TN. 1919 Burial: Fairview Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Afton, Greene Co., TN. (src: Find A Grave; photo added by Karen Leftwich Tomlinson)
……3. Boswell, H. A.	Parents: Bird Robert & Christina (Walters) Boswell. 1861 Birth: 6-11-1861 Floyd Co., VA.
……3. Boswell, Susannah Catherine	Parents: Bird Robert & Christina (Walters) Boswell. 1866 Birth: 9-24-1866 Floyd Co., VA. (src: birth record) 1866 Birth: 9-26-1866 Floyd Co., VA. (src: Find A Grave) Marriage #1: William Marion Teague. 1951 Death: 10-26-1951 Greeneville, Greene Co., TN. 1951 Obit: Mrs. W.M. Teague Passed Away Friday; Funeral Rites Sunday Mrs. W.M. Teague, aged 85, died Friday at 12:45 in a local hospital. She is survived by four sons, Will, H.J., Don, and Kenneth Teague; Five daughters, Mrs. W.A. McLain, Mrs. Frank Staten, Mrs. Richard Kidwell, Mrs. Marian Gaddis, Mrs. Newman Ripley, and one brother, Elliott Boswell. Funeral Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Fairview Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Interment in church cemetery. Funeral will be conducted by the Rev. J.P. Malone, the Rev. Warren C. Mounts, and the Rev. C.B. Scott. Active pallbearers will be grandsons, Eugene Gaddis, Walter and Billy Teague, Olen Kilday, Thomas Staten and J.P. Teague. The body will remain at Doughty-Stevens Funeral Home until time of service. 1951 Burial: Fairview Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Afton, Greene Co., TN. (src: Find A Grave, photo added by Mountain Traveler)
……3. Boswell, Robert H. (src: Find A Grave, photo added by Mark Bennett)	Parents: Bird Robert & Christina (Walters) Boswell. 1868 Birth: 10-20-1868. 1905 Death: 1-21-1905. 1905 Burial: Fairview Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Afton, Greene Co., TN. (src: Find A Grave, photo added by BookGodess)
……3. Boswell, Perry Samuel	Parents: Bird Robert & Christina (Walters) Boswell. 1871 Birth: 4-5-1871 TN. Marriage #1: Sarah Cordelia Malone. 1937 Death: 10-18-1937 Ballinger, Runnels Co., TX. 1937 Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Ballinger, Runnels Co., TX. (src: Find A Grave; photo added by Sandra Brookshire Behne)
……3. Boswell, Elliott Ross (src: Find A Grave, created by Mark Bennett)	Parents: Bird Robert & Christina (Walters) Boswell. 1877 Birth: Greene Co., TN. 1953 Death: 3-5-1953 Greene Co., TN. Marriage #1: Bessie Mae McClain. 1953 Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery, Greenville Greene Co., TN. (src: Find A Grave, created by Mark Bennett)
…2. Boswell, Jabez S.	Parents: James & Mary (Yeatts) Boswell. 1832 Birth: abt 1832 Pittsylvania Co., VA. 1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents. I1854 Marriage #1: Jabez S. Boswell m. Julia H. Custer 07-20-1854 Floyd Co., VA. He 22 yo single farmer, b. Pittsylvania Co., VA, s/o James & Mary Boswell. She 16 yo single, b. Franklin Co., VA, d/o Henry & Susan Custer. 1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Little River PO, H121: …… Boswell, Jabez 28 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $0/10, HOH. ……… Julia 23 yo w/f, b. VA, cannot read or write.
……+ Boswell, Julia H.	Parents: Henry & Susan (unknown) Custer. [no file] 1837 Birth: abt 1837 Franklin Co., VA. 1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with husband Jabez S. Boswell.
…2. Boswell, James	Parents: James & Mary (Yeatts) Boswell. 1837 Birth: abt 1837 Pittsylvania Co., VA. 1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.
…2. Boswell, Elizabeth M.	Parents: James & Mary (Yeatts) Boswell. 1839 Birth: abt 1839 Pittsylvania Co., VA. 1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents. I1856 Marriage #1: Elizabeth M. Boswell m. Henry Craig 01-31-1856 Floyd Co., VA by Jno. C. Repass. He 20 yo single farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o William & Catherine Craig. She 18 yo single, b. Pittsyvania Co., VA & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o James & Polly Boswell. J. Henry Craig, s/o William & Catherine (Krofft) Craig. [craig]
…2. Boswell, Letitia	Parents: James & Mary (Yeatts) Boswell. 1841 Birth: abt 1841 Pittsylvania Co., VA. 1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents. I1856 Marriage #1: Letitia Boswell m. John D. Craig 03-27-1856 Floyd Co., VA by Jno. C. Repass. He 19 yo single farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o William & Catherine Craig. She 15 yo single, b. Pittsylvania Co., VA & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o James & Polly Boswell. John D. Craig, s/o William & Catherine (Krofft) Craig. [craig]