Lewis Edward Boyette (1921 - 1984)

Born 12 Apr 1921 in Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Died 3 Mar 1984 at age 62 in Hampton, Virginia, United States

Biography

Lewis is the 7x-great-grandson of Joseph Bridger (bef.1631-1686), a Qualifying Ancestor (see Jamestowne Society Qualifying Ancestors).

Lewis was born in 1921. He was the son of John Boyette and Mollie Bowden. He passed away in 1984 of lung cancer. Lewis never married. ^[1][2][3]

Military

Lewis was a Sargent in the US Army during World War II. He enlisted in Richmond, Virginia, on May 20, 1943. On his enlistment form his civilian occupation description was "Skilled occupations in production of industrial chemicals."^[4] In a ceremony in White Sulphur Springs, Virginia, in 1945, he was decorated with honor.^[5]

Census

• 1930, In 1930 he was living in a home headed by his mother in Hopewell, Virginia.^[6]
• 1950, In 1950 he was a retail store clerk in Suffolk, Virginia.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVY5-6YDB : 16 August 2019), Lewis Edward Boyette, 03 Mar 1984; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Hampton, , Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 June 2020), memorial page for Lewis Edward Boyette (12 Apr 1921–3 Mar 1984), Find a Grave Memorial no. 57871158, citing Tucker Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery, Southampton County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Remembering the Forgotten (contributor 46904923) .
3. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VSPS-L57 : 20 May 2014), Lewis Boyette, Mar 1984; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
4. ↑ National Archives and Records Administration. Office of Records Services - Washington, D.C. Modern Records Programs. Electronic and Special Media Records Services Division. (1998 - ), World War II Army Enlistment Records, created, 6/1/2002 - 9/30/2002, documenting the period ca. 1938 - 1946, (https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&tf=F&q=Lewis+Boyette&bc=&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=4109374 : Accessed September 24, 2023)
5. ↑ Wakefield Man Cited, The Times Dispatch (Richmond, Virginia) 18 May 1945, p.12. Retrieved 30 Dec 2020 from https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66457722/lewis-e-boyette-received-four/
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CHZ4-NPZ : accessed 11 June 2020), Louis E Boyett in household of Mollie L Boyett, Hopewell, Hopewell (Independent City), Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 2, sheet 8A, line 39, family 128, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2468; FHL microfilm 2,342,202.
7. ↑ "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XL2-PWNH : Sun Jul 23 00:23:10 UTC 2023), Entry for Lawson Eley and Lewis E Boyette, 4 April 1950.