Loranza Ransom Boykin (1873 - 1956)

Born 29 Jul 1873 in Smith County, Mississippi, United States

Husband of Mary Alice (Martin) Boykin — married 1895 in Smith, Mississippi, United States

Descendants

Died 7 Jul 1956 at age 82 in Mississippi, United States

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Loranza Boykin is buried in Merchant Cemetery.

Biography

Loranza Ransom "Rannie" Boykin was born on Jul 29, 1873 in Smith County, Mississippi, USA ^[1] as a child of Lorenzo D Boykin.

He had at seven siblings (some half-siblings), namely: Joseph A, Mary Bell, S Cordie, John Jefferson, Lennie, Talmage Gaddis, and Fannie.

He died on Jul 07, 1956 (Age at Death: 82). ^[2]

When he was 21, he married Mary Alice Martin in 1895 (based upon 1900 census). After her death he married Mrs. Lula Richardson (i.e. Mary Lula Dukes). ^[3]

Loranza Ransom "Rannie" Boykin lived in Beat 1, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1900 (Age: 26; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head).

He lived in Beat 1, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 36; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head).

He lived in Smith County, Mississippi, USA between 1917–1918 (Age: 44).

He lived in Beat 1, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 46; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head).

He lived in Beat 1, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 55; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head).

He lived in Rural, Smith, Mississippi in 1935. He lived in Smith, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 66; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head).

He was employed as a Driver. Race: (White)

He was buried in Smith County, Mississippi, USA (Merchant Cemetery). ^[4]

Loranza Ransom "Rannie" Boykin and Mary Alice Martin had the following children:

1. Bessie Jane Boykin was born on Oct 26, 1896 in Raleigh, Smith, Mississippi, USA. She died on Aug 09, 1996 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (Mississippi Baptist Medical Center; Age at Death: 99). ^{[5] [6]} She married William Walter Hawkins about 1920 (based upon 1930 census).
2. Robert Lee Boykin was born on Feb 23, 1899 in Smith County, Mississippi, USA. He died on Oct 25, 1974 in Morton, Scott, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 75). ^{[7] [8]} Married to Mattie Taylor.
3. Minnie Z. Boykin was born on May 02, 1901 in Raleigh, Smith, Mississippi, USA. She died on May 19, 1994 ^[9] in Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, USA (Baptist Hospital; Age at Death: 93). ^[10] When she was 21, she married Curtis Mack Lofton about 1923 (based upon 1930 census).
4. Mary Bell "Mable" Boykin was born on Jun 15, 1903 in Smith County, Mississippi, USA. She died on Oct 27, 1980 in Bay Springs, Jasper, Mississippi, USA (Jasper County Hospital; Age at Death: 77). ^{[11] [12]} When she was 18, she married Dewey D Arender, son of Porter Lewis Arender and Angie L. Middleton, about 1925 (based upon 1930 census).
5. Lovie L. "Louella" Boykin was born on Oct 07, 1905 ^[13] in Mississippi, USA. She died on Aug 07, 1954 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (Baptist Hospital; Age at Death: 48). ^[14] She married Chester C. Bankston about 1925 (based upon 1930 census). Note: Her name in most census record images are difficult to interpret due to poor handwriting. Her obituary has name as Lovie L. Bankston. Findagrave has no headstone but was transcribed as Louella Boykin Bankston.
6. Mardelle Boykin was born on Apr 08, 1908 in Burns, Smith, Mississippi, USA. She died on Apr 22, 1988 (Age at Death: 80). ^[15] Married to Sam M. Middleton. ^[16]
7. Beulah Irene Boykin was born on Jul 11, 1913 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Jul 21, 2001 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Magee General Hospital; Age at Death: 88). ^[17] She married Henry R. Crain about 1930 (based upon first child's birth). She married Jasper John Smith after 1959.
8. Gussie Adell Boykin was born on Mar 11, 1916 in Raleigh, Smith, Mississippi, USA. She died on Dec 13, 1994 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Magee General Hospital; Age at Death: 78). ^{[18] [19]} Married to Mack King Sullivan.

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com. Name: Loranza Ransom Boykin SSN: xxx Birth Date: 29 Jul 1873 Birth Place: Smith County, Mississippi Claim Date: 31 Dec 1943 Type of Claim: Life Claim Notes: 14 Oct 1977: Name listed as LORANZA RANSOM BOYKIN
2. ↑ Obituary for Loranza Ransom Boykin Clipped from Clarion-Ledger, 10 Jul 1956, Tue, Page 2
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB3Q-HRG : accessed 28 January 2017), Rusona L Boykins, Beat 1, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 65-4, sheet 8A, line 1, family 123, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2065.
4. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK2-21CG : 13 December 2015), Rannie L. Boykin, 1956; Burial, , Smith, Mississippi, United States of America, Merchant Cemetery; citing record ID 50006795, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50006795.
5. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com. Name: Bessie Boykin Hawkins [Bessie Hawkins] [Bessie Boykin Boykin] SSN: xxx Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 26 Oct 1896 Birth Place: Raleigh Smit, Mississippi Death Date: 9 Aug 1996 Father: Ransom L Boykin Mother: Mary A Martin Type of Claim: Original SSN. Signature on SSN Card: BESSIE JANE HAWKINS Relationship of Signature: Signature name differs from NH’s name. Notes: Mar 1956: Name listed as BESSIE BOYKIN HAWKINS; 03 Mar 1998: Name listed as BESSIE HAWKINS
6. ↑ Obituary for Bessie Jane Boykin Hawkins Clipped from Clarion-Ledger, 11 Aug 1996, Sun, Other Editions, Page 20
7. ↑ Obituary for Robert Lee Boykin Clipped from Scott County Times, 30 Oct 1974, Wed, Page 7
8. ↑ See Headstone at Findagrave - Robert Lee "Bob" Boykin
9. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com. Name: Minnie Z Lofton [Minnie Boykin Lofton] [Minnie Lofton] [Minnie Z Boykin] SSN: xxx Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 2 May 1901 Birth Place: Raleigh Smit, Mississippi Death Date: 19 May 1994 Father: Rannie Boykin Mother: Alice Martin Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Feb 1969: Name listed as MINNIE Z LOFTON; : Name listed as MINNIE BOYKIN LOFTON; 09 Jun 1994: Name listed as MINNIE B LOFTON
10. ↑ Obituary for Minnie Z Boykin Lofton Clipped from Hattiesburg American, 21 May 1994, Sat, Page 6
11. ↑ Obituary for Mary Bell Boykin Arender Clipped from The Magee Courier (Magee, Mississippi) 30 Oct 1980, Thu, Page 14
12. ↑ See Findagrave - Mable B. Arender
13. ↑ Unsure; need reference
14. ↑ Obituary for Obituary for Lovie L Boykin Bankston Clipped from The Magee Courier, 12 Aug 1954, Thu, Page 12
15. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com. Name: Mardelle Boykin Middleton [Mardell Middleton] [Mardelle Middleton] [Mardelle Boykin Boykin] SSN: xxx Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 8 Apr 1912 Headstone has 8 Apr 1908 Birth Place: Burns Smith, Mississippi Death Date: 22 Apr 1988 Father: Rammie / Boykin Mother: Alice / Marten Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Nov 1953: Name listed as MARDELLE BOYKIN MIDDLETON; 16 Sep 1977: Name listed as MARDELL MIDDLETON; 29 Apr 1988: Name listed as MARDELLE B MIDDLETON
16. ↑ Obituary for Sam M Middleton Clipped from Scott County Times, 13 Sep 2000, Wed, Page 6
17. ↑ Obituary for Beulah Irene Boykin Smith Clipped from Scott County Times, 25 Jul 2001, Wed, Page 6
18. ↑ Source Information, Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007. Name: Gussie Adell Sullivan [Gussie A Sullivan] [Gussie Adell Boykin] SSN: xxx Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 11 Mar 1916 Birth Place: Raleigh Smit, Mississippi Father Name: Rannie Boykin Mother Name: Alice Martin Disability Status: Disability denied - no record of type. Death Date: Dec 1994 Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: May 1947: Name listed as GUSSIE ADELL SULLIVAN; 06 Jan 1995: Name listed as GUSSIE A SULLIVAN
19. ↑ Obituary for Gussie Adell Boykin Sullivan Clipped from The Magee Courier, 22 Dec 1994, Thu, Page 5

• Headstone
• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZZ1-Y2W : 12 December 2014), Ransom Lorenzei Boykin, 1917-1918; citing Smith County, Mississippi, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,683,983.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9M8-ZWP : accessed 28 January 2017), Ramon L Boykin, Beat 1, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 2, sheet 9B, line 67, family 181, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1165; FHL microfilm 2,340,900.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNTF-XPK : accessed 28 January 2017), Lorenzo A Boykin, Beat 1, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing ED 117, sheet 1A, line 31, family 5, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 893; FHL microfilm 1,820,893.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDL-5VG : accessed 28 January 2017), R L Baykin, Beat 1, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 107, sheet 2B, family 39, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 758; FHL microfilm 1,374,771.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9FS-LB8 : accessed 28 January 2017), Rauson L Boykin, Beat 1 (west of Leaf River), Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 101, sheet 23B, family 368, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,828.