Delight Sargent Boudinot 
2nd wife of my 4th great grandfather, Elias Boudinot, Cherokee

1799, November 08 - She was the daughter of John Sargent and Delight Bell Sargent. She was born on 08 November 1799 in Pawlet, Rutland, Vermont, USA. She died 20 February1893 in Troy, Albany, New York, USA. Delight was the seventh child born of ten children. Her siblings include Martha, Ralph, Nancy, John, Leonard, Royal, Epenetus, Warren and Daniel.

1837 April 22 – Delight married Elias Boudinot, Cherokee in Creek Path, Cherokee Nation, East

1890 - Troy, New York City Directory, Mrs. D. S. Boudinott, 90 Fourth, Presbyterian Church Home, Troy, NY

1893 February 21 – Obit: BOUDINOTT-At the Presbyterian Home, Feb 21, 1893, Delight S. Boudinott, aged 92 years. Funeral from the Home, 90 Fourth Street, Wednesday, 22nd inst., at 2 p.m. Friends are invited to attend.

Delight is buried at the Oakwood Cemetery in Troy, Rensselaer County, New York, USA, Section H, Lot # 406, Grave # 3.

I was unable to find her grave, but look forward to another trip to New England. Hopefully, I will find her grave this time. I do have a map of the cemetery. The map was the most important thing I needed to take on this trip and I forgot it. Argh!

View of Oakwood Cemetery. September 29, 2010. 

Who is this Mystery Man? Is he a member of the BOUDINOT family or the STARR family. Other possible surnames are HOGDKINS, BERRY, LOWERY/LOWREY/LOWRY, or REESE. In the early 1990's my mother's first cousin HB Berry (now deceased) sent me a copy of this photograph. He had visited with our Aunt Lois, aka, Minnie Berry, aka, Nina Starr, aka Nina Hodgkins. I am not sure of date he visited with her but, it was in the late 1980's before she died in August of 1989. She was in bed, weak and nearly blind. She had pointed to this photograph and told HB it was of Boudinot. For several years I was under the assumption that it was William Penn Boudinot, my 3rd great grandfather. I made copies for all of my first cousins and told them this was their 3rd great grandfather.

MYSTERY MAN

                 

My grandfather, Woodall O'Kuykendall Berry, died in 1978. He was living with my family at the time of his death. Most of the photographs and some personal items were kept my by mother. After my mother, Shirley May Berry Currie, died in 1993 I took position of some of her personal items, including those things left after my grandfather's death. One of the items was an address book which had belonged to my grandparents. There was a name, address, and phone number for Eleanor Boudinot Meigs. At the time I had no idea how she fit into the family. When I called the phone number, a lady named Marge answered the phone. Marge was Margaret Caroline Linder McKee, great granddaughter of William Penn Boudinot. Eleanor Boudinot Meigs was Marge's aunt. Neither one of them knew who my grandfather was. I've had to wonder for years why did my grandfather have her contact info in his address book? From my conversation with Marge I found a BOUDINOT cousin, David. I contacted him and told him about the photograph and sent him one. David told me the photograph was not of William Penn Boudinot. He sent me a copy of a photograph of William Penn Boudinot. So, who is this mystery man? I believe it may be a STARR. My great aunt, Nina Starr, was raised by Pony Starr. She lived in Porum, Oklahoma around the extended Starr family. As the adopted daughter of Pony Starr she grew up as the great granddaughter of Thomas Starr and Catherine Reese. Tom was known as an outlaw around Briartown, Oklahoma. Nina was the natural great granddaughter of Eleanor "Ellen" Reese who married/consorted with William Penn Boudinot. Ellen later married Charles Lowery/Lowry/Lowrey. The photo could be of a REESE or LOWERY/LOWRY/LOWREY.

My husband, Brent, liked the photo because of the three cocked guns the man was holding. I have no idea what kind of guns they are. If you have any information about this photo, please email me at gertrude2@juno.com 

Della Shirley Hollis and her son Glen Hollis.

Elbert Lee Shirley and Margaret Tecoah Hughes. They are my great grandparents.

Elbert Lee Shirley was born 28 Sep 1850 in Abbeville County, South Carolina, and died 08 Jun 1928 in Sand Flat, Van Zandt County, Texas. He is the son of Benjamin Hershel Shirley (1823-after 1880) and Lucinda C. Brock (1824-after 1880).

Margaret Tecoah Hughes was born 08 Mar 1854 in Abbeville County, South Carolina, and died 21 Jan 1935 in Van Zandt County, Texas. She is the daughter of Hezekiah Hughes (1814-1894) and Sarah Deliah Mitchell (1823-1910)



Elbert and Margaret were married 13 Oct 1870 in Franklin County, Georgia. She was 16 and he was 20 years old when they married. They were the parents of 10 children:

1.   Robert Newton Shirley (1871-1903) m. Sallie D. "Sarah" Lauderdale
2.   Nannie Lou Shirley (1873-1908) m. Green Clark Berry
3.   Eugenia Palestine Shirley (1874-1931) m. William Perry Rucker Sr.
4.   Mary Florence Shirley (1876-1879)
5.   James Shirley (1879-1884)
6.   Della Shirley (1882-1971) m. Jefferson Avery Hollis
7.   John Bunyan Shirley (1884-1964) m. Minnie Lee Davidson
8.   William Hayden Shirley (1889-1980) m. Blanche Constable
9.   Henry Grady Shirley (1893-1969) m. Emma Kingston
10. Reba Sallie Shirley (1898-1966) m. Woodall O'Kuykendall Berry (my grandparents)

Emma May Berry and George Washington Redwine on their wedding day in 1908. Emma is the daughter of Samuel A. Berry (1869-1957) and Sarah Almedia Allen (1873-1903).  The cake stand was used for their wedding cake.

                            

L-R - Shirley, Clodell and Barbara Hollis, daughters of Jefferson Avery Hollis (1881-1945) and Della Shirley (1882-1971).

Della Shirley is the daughter of Elbert Lee Shirley (1850-1928) and Margaret Tecoah Hughes (1854-1935).

Elizabeth Shirley Moore and Ruth Shirley Lindsey, daughters of John Bunyan Shirley and Minnie Davidson.

John Bunyan Shirley (1884-1964) was the son of Elbert Lee Shirley (1850-1928) and Margaret Tecoah Hughes (1854-1935).