Lysander Clark Booth1

b. 11 January 1881, d. 19 March 1971
FatherJoel Booth2 b. 1849, d. 5 Jul 1889
MotherAmerica Virginia Crenshaw2 b. 14 Apr 1848, d. 2 Dec 1939
Birth11 Jan 1881 Lysander Clark Booth was born on 11 Jan 1881 in Washington County, Virginia.1,3 
Childhood  Lysander spent his childhood on the family farm in the Saltville District of Washington County. Following his father's death in 1889 (at which time Lysander was 8 years old) his mother assumed the role of the head of the family and was enumerated as such on the 1900 census.4 
Marriage6 Jun 1901 He married Etta Hockett, daughter of James Hockett and Nannie Logan, on 6 Jun 1901 in Sullivan County, Tennessee.3 
  Lysander's brother James married Etta's sister, Nora. And Lysander and James's cousin, Margaret Wilson Crenshaw, married Floyd Hockett, brother of Nora and Etta.  
Cens-Sum  Lysander and Etta spent their married lives living in the Saltville District of Washington County. The 1910 census recorded them farming on Saltville Road. The 1920 census enumerated Lysander and Etta and their 5 children on Midway Rd. and stated that they were renting a farm. Ten years later the location was not specified but the household was entered near that of Lysander's brother James and his wife Nora (Etta's sister).5,6,7 
Death19 Mar 1971 Lysander died on 19 Mar 1971 in Washington County, Virginia, at age 90.3 
Burial He was buried at Mountain View Baptist Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.3 
Lysander (back row, far right - with glasses) with his mother and siblings (1938). Click on camera icon for larger image.8

Family

Etta Hockett b. 1882, d. 1960
Children
  • Bonnie L. Booth5 (circa 1901 - )
  • Eula W. Booth5 (circa 1903 - )
  • Joel Nelson Booth5 (circa 1906 - )
  • Virginia N. Booth5 (circa 1908 - )
  • John M. Booth6
ChartsDescendants of John Buchanan and Ann Ryburn
Descendants of William Ryburn and Mary (?)
Last Edited9 Sep 2010

Citations

  1. [S1620] "World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918", subscription database with images, Ancestry.com (http://www.Ancestry.com : Dec. 2006), Data for Lysander Clark Booth, Washington Co., VA. (Sept. 12, 1918).
  2. [S1584] Peggy Lester, "Descendants of America Virginia Crenshaw and Joel Booth", report dated 10 Oct. 2006. Peggy is the granddaughter of Joel and America (Crenshaw) Booth.
  3. [S1584] Peggy Lester, "Descendants of America Virginia Crenshaw and Joel Booth", report dated 10 Oct. 2006. Peggy is the niece of Lysander and Etta (Hockett) Booth.
  4. [S574] America V. Booth household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Saltville District, ED 122, sheet 11A (p. 301 stamped), dwelling 126, family 126, viewed online at Genealogy.com, Oct. 2004, image 59 of 92. Enumeration includes: America V. Booth, 52, wid, b. Apr 1848, mother of 9 children, 8 living; Mary E. dau, 21, b. Dec. 1878; Lysander, son, 19, b. __ 1881; Sarah A. 17, b. May 1883; Nannie W., dau, __, b. Dec. 1886; America V., dau, 10, b. Aug. 1889; Joel, son, 10, Aug. 1889; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  5. [S237] Sanders C. Booth household, 1910 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Saltville District, ED 115, sheet 11B, dwelling 145, family 145, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2006, image 22 of 37. Enumerated includes: Sanders C. Booth, 29, marr #1, marr 10 yrs, farmer, owns farm, no mortgage; Ettar, wife, 27, marr #1, marr 10 yrs, mother of 4 children, all living; Bonnie, dau, 9; Eula, dau, 7; Joel, son, 4; Virginia, dau, 1 2/12; all b. VA; all parents b. VA; resid on Saltville Rd.
  6. [S238] Lisanders C. Boothe household, 1920 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Saltville district, ED 168, sheet 5B, dwelling 76, family 77, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2006, image 10 of 25. Enumeration includes: Lisanders C. Booth, 38, rents home, farmer; Ellar L., wife, 38; Bonnie L., dau, 17; Eula W., dau, 15; Joe N., son, 13; Nannie V., dau, 10; John M., son, 8; all b. VA; all parents b. VA; resid on Midway Rd.
  7. [S639] Lysonders Booth household, 1930 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Saltville district, ED 96-21, sheet 4B, dwelling 55, family 87, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2006, image 8 of 43. Enumeration includes: Lysonders Booth, 49, marr at 20, farmer, rents home, is a farm; Etta, wife, 49, marr at 20; Eula, dau, 23, sgl, John, son, 18; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  8. [S1376] Photo courtesy of Peggy Lester 2006.