Josie Boykin

8 February 1894–9 December 1959 (Age 65)
Leon, Texas, United States

The Life Summary of Josie

When Josie Boykin was born on 8 February 1894, in Leon, Texas, United States, her father, Isaac Newton Boykin, was 34 and her mother, Anna ELizabeth Riley, was 30. She had at least 2 sons and 1 daughter with Arthur Lee Debord. She lived in Justice Precinct 3, Leon, Texas, United States for about 10 years and Paducah, Cottle, Texas, United States in 1930. She died on 9 December 1959, in Galveston, Galveston, Texas, United States, at the age of 65.

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Family Time Line

Arthur Lee Debord
1875–1955
Josie Boykin
1894–1959
David Lee DeBorde
1912–1968
Connie Marie Deborde
1913–1988
Chas Edward Debord
1917–1917

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World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 2
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1901 · Spindletop Oilfield Discovered
Age 7
"Spindletop, located south of Beaumont, becomes the first major oil well to be discovered in Texas. Other fields were discovered in shortly after, which ultimately led to the highly impactful ""oil boom""."
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Age 18
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

Name Meaning

English: from a pet form of the Middle English personal name Boye .History: Jarvis Boykin was one of the free planters who assented to the‘Fundamental Agreement’ of the New Haven Colony on June 4, 1639.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names

Boye
Boyken

Sources (7)

  • Josie Deboard in household of Arthur Deboard, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Josie Boykin in entry for Chas Edward Debord, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
  • Josie M Deboade in household of Arthur L Deboade, "United States Census, 1920"

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