Memorial and biographical history of Ellis county, Texas ... Containing a history of this important section of the great state of Texas, from the earliest period of its occupancy to the present time, together with glimpses of its future prospects; with full-page portraits of the presidents of the United States, and also full-page portraits of some of the most eminent men of the county, and biographical mention of many of its pioneers, and also of prominent citizens of to-day ... Page: 394
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HISTORY OF ELLIS COUNTY.
seventeen. The mother and wife died June
16, 1887. Mr. Dunaway is a nemnber of the
Alliance, of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
and both he and his wife have been devoted
Christians all their lives.
nESSE L. BOYNTON, one of the most
enterprising of Ellis county's young
citizens, was born in Monticello, Jasper
county, Georgia, in 1856, and is the younger
child of James S. and Fannie L. Boynton,
natives of Georgia. Elijah Boynton, the
father of James S., was a planter by occupation,
and was also a fine cabinet-maker. He
made the first cabinet ever used in Georgia's
State Capitol, at Milledgeville. He died in
IIenry county, Georgia, where James S. was
born. The latter was educated in the common-schools
of the county of his birth, and
for six months attended the school at Cedartown,
Georgia. IIe made the most of the
meager opportunities offered him, and at the
age of eighteen years began the study of law
under the direction of Leonard T. Doyal, of
Monticello, Georgia. At the end of seven
weeks he stood the finest examination that
had been passed in that State by any young
man up to that time, and after being adnitted
to the bar he practiced his profession
in Monticello for four or five years. He then
removed to Butts county and located at Jackson.
Shortly afterward he was elected to the
office of Ordinary of that county, and at the
end of two years was reelected for a second
term. But when the war broke out in 1861he enlisted in the first company that went
I out from Butts county. He was afterward
elected Major of the Thirtieth Georgia Regiment,
and later, Lieutenant-Colonel of the
same. At the battle of Chickamauga he was
made Colonel after the commanding officer
was wounded. He was wounded in the siege
of Atlanta, and was out of the service for a
time. Recovering his health he rejoined his
regiment, and went with General Hood on
his Tennessee campaign. Although he participated
in many battles, he was only once
wounded, and was never taken prisoner. After
the surrender he found himself completely
broken in fortune, his only possession being
one mule. He went to Butts county, and for
one year taught school. He then went to
Griffin, Georgia, and resumed the practice of
his profession, associating himself for this
purpose with F. D. Disnuke, the present
member of the Legislature from that county.
By petition of the members of both political
parties, Colonel Boynton was appointed
Judge of the Military Court, over which he
presided for some time. When his term in
this court expired, he was elected Judge of
the Inferior Court over one of the county's
most popular men. He filled the office but
one term, when the court was abolished. He
then turned his attention to his profession,
and practiced successfully until 1880. At
the earnest request of his many friends he
accepted the nomination for the State Senate
on the Democratic ticket, and was elected by
a large majority, representing Spalding,
Henry and Fayette counties. For the first
time in the history of the State he was elected394
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Memorial and biographical history of Ellis county, Texas ... Containing a history of this important section of the great state of Texas, from the earliest period of its occupancy to the present time, together with glimpses of its future prospects; with full-page portraits of the presidents of the United States, and also full-page portraits of some of the most eminent men of the county, and biographical mention of many of its pioneers, and also of prominent citizens of to-day ..., book, 1892; Chicago. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth33018/m1/378/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Public Library.