Boyette Family Reunion 2001; Winn Parish, Louisiana Submitter: Susie Boyette Hodge Date: Jun 2001 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** TIPS FOR SEARCHING RECORDS ON THE INTERNET Netscape & Ms Explorer users: If searching for a particular surname, locality or date while going through the records in the archives or anywhere....try these few steps: 1. Go to the top of the report you are searching. 2. Click on EDIT at the top of your screen. 3. Next click on FIND in the edit menu. 4. When the square pops up, enter what you are looking for in the FIND WHAT ___________blank. 5. Click on DIRECTION __DOWN. 6. And last click on FIND NEXT and continue to click on FIND NEXT until you reach the end of the report. This should highlight the item that you indicated in "find what" every place it appears in the report. You must continue to click on FIND NEXT till you reach the end of the report to see all of the locations of the item indicated. Decendant's of the Boyett family reunion,celebrating the life & times of Daniel Boyett & Talitha Underwood was held June 2, 2001 in Winnfield.Decendants present of the children of the couple were John William Boyett & wife Cynthia James( From the Pioneer James Family of Winn Parish) ,and John's brother James Matthew Boyett & wife Laura Alice Brian. In the year 1850 Daniel Boyett, his wife Talitha Underwood, Bennett J Boyett (brother of Daniel) and Bennett's wife Fatama Underwood (sister of Talitha) & friend of the Boyett family Timothy F. Smith & wife Sarah came over from what was then Crenshaw / Covington Co., Alabama and settled in the area once called the Clear Water Community of the parish.Daniel Boyett,Bennett J Boyett & Timothy F. Smith were some of the first land owners of the parish. 23 decendants & spouses of Daniel & Talitha gathered for the reunion.Decendant's of Daniel Boyett's son's John William Boyett born 1843 in Alabama,died 1910 in Winn Parish,& his brother James Matthew Boyett born 1856 in Winn died 1913 in Winn Parish gathered at the "ROOM" on Hwy 84 west. Several Grand children of James & John were present. Grandchildren of James Matthew Boyett & Laura Alice Brian: (1). Marvin Boyett Sr. from Bridge City, Texas (son of Thomas Harvey Boyett) (2). Mural Hughes Kirkpatrick from Taylor, Arkansas (daughter of Celia Elizabeth Boyett Hughes) (3). Lloyd Lenard from Shreveport,La (son of Doshie Boyett Lenard) .Lloyd Lenard has written an exciting novel about the conflict raging over the Confederate Flag.This is Available in Book Stores May 2001.Tittled: The Last Confederate Flag. Great-Grandchildren Of James Matthew Boyett were: William ( Dub) Kirkpatrick Marvin Boyett Jr. Becky Platt GG-grandchild: Logan Boyett Marvin Boyett Sr. was accompanied by his son Marvin Boyett Jr.,his son Logan Boyett & Becky Platt all from Bridge City, Texas. Mural Kirkpatrick was accompanied with her son William "Dub' Kirkpatrich Jr. & his wife Jackie Kirkpatrick all of Taylor, Arkansas. Lloyd Lenard was accompanied by his lovley wife Sky Lenard from Shreveport,La. Grandchildren of John William Boyett & Cynthia James: (1). Cordell Boyett Gracida from Texas City, Texas.The oldest living decendant.Age 90. (daughter of Hoarce Boyett) Her sister (2). Melba Boyett Hughes from Pineville,La (daughter of Horace Boyett) (3). James Robert (Bob) Boyett,from Monroe,La.(son of the slain Winn Parish depuity Sheriff Robert Elijah Boyett. and James Robert's brother, Dale William (Bill) Boyett of Baton Rouge,La. Great grandchildren of John William Boyett present at reunion: Norma Jean Rozelle of Winnfield,La. Cathy Brunson Reynolds Rev. Michael Boyett Scott Boyett Brenda Boyett Keith Susie Boyett Hodge GG-Grandchild: of John William Boyett present at reunion: Victoria Maxine Hodge Cordell Boyett Gracida was accompanied by her neice Cathy Brunson Reynolds of Houston,Texas (daughter of Marjorie Doyle Boyett Brunson).And her aunt Melba Boyett Hughes of Pineville,La. James Robert Boyett was accompanied by his daugher Susie Boyett Hodge, husband Vernon Hodge.And Susie & Vernon's daughter Victoria Hodge all of West Monroe,La. Dale William Boyett was accompanied by his 3 children, son The Rev. Michael Boyett & wife Caroline from Natchitoches,La.Son Robert Scott Boyett from Metairie,La & daughter Brenda Boyett Keith of Fairhope, Alabama. Norma Jean Rozelle came by her self. After the reunion decendant's visited the grave site of Daniel Boyett (father of John & James) born 1816 and died 1860.Susie Boyett Hodge looked for 6 months for this lost Boyett Field Cemetery in hopes that it would be a part of the reunion.She was able to find it April 1, 2001.The head stone that is 141 years old ,is made of solid marble and was intact! Susie believes that this was the first time in over 80 years that this grave site was viewed by any of Daniel Boyett's decendant's.