James Chambers Boykin1

Male, #43374, (11 Jan 1866 - 1929)

Parent*Rev. Thomas Cooper Boykin (1 Jan 1836 - 3 Dec 1901)
Parent*Arabella Harris Alexander (27 Aug 1839 - 2 Oct 1879)
James Chambers Boykin|b. 11 Jan 1866\nd. 1929|p43374.htm|Rev. Thomas Cooper Boykin|b. 1 Jan 1836\nd. 3 Dec 1901|p9787.htm|Arabella Harris Alexander|b. 27 Aug 1839\nd. 2 Oct 1879|p9930.htm|Dr. Samuel Boykin|b. 1786\nd. 29 Apr 1848|p9994.htm|Narcissa Cooper|b. 28 Apr 1803\nd. 14 Jun 1857|p9995.htm|Robert B. Alexander|b. 12 Nov 1811\nd. 14 Sep 1851|p44438.htm|Ann M. Harris|b. say 1814\nd. 4 Mar 1858|p44439.htm|

Birth*11 Jan 1866 James was born on 11 Jan 1866. 
 He was the son of Rev. Thomas Cooper Boykin and Arabella Harris Alexander. 
Marriage*16 Mar 1887 He married Eva Paxton on 16 Mar 1887. 
Probate7 Dec 1901 James and Basil was the executor of Rev. Thomas Cooper Boykin's estate at Atlanta, Fulton Co., Georgia, on 7 Dec 1901.2 
Marriage25 Jan 1905 He married Margaret Stevenson Getty on 25 Jan 1905. 
Death*1929 He died in 1929. 
Biography* James Chambers Boykin was born on a plantation in Alabama. His first wife, and mother of his children, was Eva Paxton, His second wife was Margaret S. Getty of Georgetown, DC, widow of Mr. Stevenson. In 1911, he was appointed Editor in Chief of the US Bureau of Education. Also acted as special agent of the Bureau in 1895 at various parts of the country. Manager at several of the Expositions for the US Government. Representative of the Interior Department. 

Family

Eva Paxton (13 Jul 1868 - 3 Jul 1899)
Children

Charts Edward Boykin Descendants
Last Edited 16 Jan 2003

Citations

  1. Boykin Family Papers.
  2. Atlanta Constitution, Sunday, 8 Dec 1901. Page 8 (Ancestry.com image).