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INTERVIEWS, TREES, LETTERS, RESEARCH NOTES, AND FORUMS:

Forums: Boydstun Message Board - Boydston GenForum - Boydston Message Board
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Sue And Marilyn Boydstun Interview  -  This is an interview conducted in 1998 with Sue (Boydstun) Williams and Marilyn (Boydstun) Madison, both daughters of Carrol Sebastian Boydstun.
Charles Richmond Boydstun Interview #1 - This is my Dad, the son of Carrol Sebastian Boydstun and brother of Sue and Marilyn above.  This is the first interview which includes his remembrances of his early life and relatives.
The Boydstuns of Lauderdale County, TN 1887 - This is text copied from "History of Tennessee", published in 1887 by Goodspeed Publishing Co., purchased by Benjamin Franklin Boydstun, signed, and passed down from father to son to me, Charles R. Boydstun Jr., over six generations.
James K. Polk Obituary Plus Other Notes on the Boydstun's of Lauderdale County, Tennessee as published in the Lauderdale County Enterprise and other sources.
Charles Mortimer Boydstun Obituary Plus Other Research Notes on my branch of the Boydstun Family.
Lauderdale County TN GenForum -My family migrated through Lauderdale County, TN and owned land near Ripley in a place called Bexar which later was named Central Community.  The Lauderdale County GenWeb Project is a great site to find information about it's past residents.
Margaret Bates Family Page - This is Margaret's Family Tree Maker Web Page with extensive research on the Boydston/un Families along with others.  Also there are some pictures of some Boydstuns. 
Descendants Of David Boydston - This is a link to this section of Margaret Bates's great website with the information about our tree to which my branch is attached.
Boydston/Snow Families - Lynette Kurcina has taken on the task of solving the mystery of Mahala Snow/David Boydston, Sr. and the Mayflower Connection.  She has done a great job in uncovering important new clues.
Mayflower Connection - Presley Smith Says, "You might want to add something here on the mayflower connection.   I did not do the research on this...and maybe it's wrong??  But I got it from relatives in Salt Lake City."  This version of the Mayflower Connection has been rejected by the Mayflower Society.   Read about this on the Queries Page.  See Presley's Email dated 6/15/99
Presley Smith's Boydstun Site - On the Smith side of the Presley Pages, are some Boydstuns.  Check out his excellent page.  Presley has been very kind and has provided me with a lot of information.
Winsell Family  - Joe A. Winsell has a great site with Boydston genealogy.
Medal Of Honor - There is a Boydstun Medal of Honor winner.



OTHER ROOTS TO MY FAMILY TREE:

The Thomas Family
- My father, Charles Richmond Boydstun, married (Wilma) Jean Thomas, my mother.
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Thomas GenForum - Thomas Message Board

The Goss Family - Mary Eunice Goss (Boydstun) married Carrol Sebastian Boydstun, my grandparents.  One of Mary Eunice Goss's sisters was Lois Goss.  Lois kept up with her family history and provided everyone with the below information:
The Goss Family - Some Data And My Memories - By Lois Goss Bowers 4/19/1977 - Memories describing the family of Richmond Virginia Goss and Mary Elizabeth Crawford.
The Goss Tree - This is a letter from Lois Goss Bowers to Marilyn (Boydstun) (Tate) Madison, daughter of Carrol Sebastian and Mary Eunice Boydstun, in 1978 giving vital information about the Goss Family.
Forums: Goss GenForum - Goss Message Board

The Sebastian Family
- Elizabeth Cordelia Sebastian (Boydstun) was the wife of Charles Mortimer Boydstun, my great-grandparents. Their children were Carrol Sebastian Boydstun and Helen King Boydstun.
Forums:  Sebastian GenForum - Sebastian Message Board

The Hale Family - Helen King Boydstun, only daughter of Charles Mortimer Boydstun, married Edward Everette Hale.
Forums: Hale GenForum - Hale Message Board - Hale Roots Home Page

The McClelland Family
- Sara Jane McClelland (Boydstun) was the wife of James Knox Polk Boydstun, my great-great-grandparents.
Forums:  McClelland GenForum - McClelland Message Board

The Wood Family - My great-great-great-grandfather was Benjamin Franklin Boydstun of Lauderdale County, Tennessee, son of Thomas Boydstun and Elizabeth Newport.  He married Mary Wood, daughter of Armstead Wood and Charity Norman.
Wood Family Genealogy Page - Armstead Wood, father of Mary.
Forums:  Wood GenForum - Wood Message Board

The Newport Family - Thomas Boydston (Boylston?) married Elizabeth Newport, my great-great-great-great-grandparents.
Davis Creek Baptist Church, Speedwell, Claiborne County, Tennessee Founded October 1, 1797.  This is the early Tennessee church in which Boydstuns were charter members.  Rev. Richard Newport, father of Elizabeth (Newport) Boydstun, was the first Minister.  This is Linda Shay's Web Site.    LSyselt@aol.com
Edna Clack - Edna has an informative web page that contains information about the Newport families.  Richard and Sara Newport had a daughter Elizabeth who married Thomas Boydstun.
Forums:  Newport GenForum - Newport Message Board

Please send email to:  Charles Boydstun, Jr. charlieboydstun@comcast.net
NOTE:  Please say "Family History" on your subject line.  I am deleting all email with "Hi"or similar words because 99% have been spam.