Benson William Boylston

Brief Life History of Benson William

When Benson William Boylston was born in 1908, in Williston, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States, his father, John Laurie Boylston, was 34 and his mother, Mary Kasiah Johnson, was 31. He had at least 2 sons with Carrie Ruth Newman. He lived in Rocky Grove Township, Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States in 1910 and Williston Township, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States in 1940. He died in 1996, in Aiken, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 88.

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Family Time Line

Benson William Boylston
1908–1996
Carrie Ruth Newman
1910–2002
Wayne McArthur Boyleston
1945–2014
Jack Edward Boyleston
1946–1946

Sources (9)

  • Benson Boylston, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Benson W. Boylston, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Benson Boglester in entry for Jack Edward Boglester, "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965"

World Events (8)

1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

1916 · Anthony Crawford Lynched

South Carolina native, father to 13 children, and a local farmer, Anthony Crawford, is lynched on October 21, 1916, in Abbeyville, South Carolina. The lynching is followed after Crawford has an arguement with a white storekeeper.

1931

The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Boylestone (Derbyshire). The placename is apparently from an Old English placename Bog-hyll ‘bow hill’, i.e. rounded hill, in the genitive case with -es, + tūn ‘farm, village’. This surname is now rare in Britain.

History: Thomas Boylston came to Watertown, MA, in 1635. His grandson Zabdiel Boylston (c. 1679–1766) introduced inoculation against smallpox to North America.

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

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