William Harrison Boylston, Sr.

Male 1888 - 1945  (56 years)


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  • Name William Harrison Boylston 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Nickname Hal 
    Born 24 Dec 1888  Coushatta, Red River Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1 Feb 1945  Bossier City, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 2 Feb 1945  Springville Cemetery - Coushatta, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I13261  Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
    Last Modified 14 Jan 2024 

    Family Claudia Zelma Bumgardner,   b. 1 Jan 1901, Linton, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Apr 1976, Bossier City, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Children 
     1. W.H. Boylston, Jr.
    Last Modified 14 Jan 2024 
    Family ID F5833  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 Dec 1888 - Coushatta, Red River Parish, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Feb 1945 - Bossier City, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 2 Feb 1945 - Springville Cemetery - Coushatta, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    U.S. World War I Draft Card - William Harrison Boylston, Sr.
    U.S. World War I Draft Card - William Harrison Boylston, Sr.
    Name: William Harrison Boylston
    Race: Caucasian (White)
    Marital Status: Married
    Birth Date: 24 Dec 1887 [1888]
    Birth Place: Louisiana, USA
    Residence Date: 1917-1918
    Residence Place: Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
    Physical Build: Medium
    Height: Short
    Hair Color: Light
    Eye Color: Brown
    U.S. World War II Draft Card - William Harrison Boylston, Sr.
    U.S. World War II Draft Card - William Harrison Boylston, Sr.
    Name: William Harrison Boylston
    Gender: Male
    Birth Date: 24 Dec 1888
    Residence Place: Harmon, Louisiana, USA
    Military Draft Date: 1942
    Next of Kin: Claudia B. Boylston
    Obituary of William Harrison Boylston, Sr.
    Obituary of William Harrison Boylston, Sr.
    Published in The Shreveport Journal on February 1, 1945

    Headstones
    Headstone of William Harrison Boylston, Sr.
    Headstone of William Harrison Boylston, Sr.
    Springville Cemetery - Coushatta, Louisiana, USA

  • Notes 
    • Obituary:

      W. H. BOYLSTON

      William H. Boylston, 56, son of the late Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Boylston, died at his home, 821 Benton road at 5:45 a. m. Thursday following a long illness.

      Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p. m. Friday at the First Methodist church of Coushatta with the Rev. Robert Singleton, pastor of the Ringgold Methodist church, officiating. Burial will be under the direction of Rose-Neath funeral home at the Springville cemetery at Coushatta.

      Mr. Boylston is survived by his widow: one son, Hal Boylston, Jr., of Bossier City; two daughters; four sisters, Mrs. Fred Kyle of Shreveport; Mrs. C. G. Hess of Laurel, Miss.; Mrs. A. E. King of San Antonio, Texas, and Mrs. E. R. Prince of McDade, La.; one brother, W. A. Boylston of Shreveport.

      (Published in The Shreveport Journal on February 1, 1945)

    • Obituary:

      WILLIAM H. BOYLSTON

      William H. Boydston, 56, son of the late Dr. W. A. Boydston, of Red River parish, died at 5:45 a.m. yesterday at his home, 821 Benton road, Bossier City. He had been ill only a short time.

      Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. today from the First Methdist church, of Coushatta, conducted by the Rev. Robert Singleton, pastor of the Ringgold Methodist church. Burial will be in Springville cemetery at Coushatta under the direction of the Rose-Neath funeral home.

      Mr. Boylston lived most of his life in Red River parish and moved to Bossier parish a few months ago. He was manager of the Curtis Park sub-division at the time of his death.

      Survivors are his widow, Mrs. Claudia Bumgardner Boylston; two daughters; one son, Hal Boylston, of Bossier City; four sisters, Mrs. Fred Kyle, Shreveport, Mrs. A. E. King San Antonio, Texas, Mrs. C. G. Hess Laurel, Miss., and Mrs. E. R. Prince McDade; one brother. W. A. Boylston of Shreveport.

      Pallbearers will be J. W. Bradley Fred Scheen, Floyd Jones, Walter Mangham, Albert Stephens, Earl Wilkinson and Ray Adcock.

      (Published in The Shreveport Times on February 2, 1945)