" ... Mr. Van Vlack and Miss Frances Boydstun were married at San Jose on December 27, 1899. The bride was born near Dayton, Butte County, the daughter of R. W. Boydstun, a native of Arkansas, who became an honored pioneer in California. Mr. Boydstun was born in Johnson County, Ark., on June 29, 1839. His father, James W. Boydstun, was a native of Tennessee, while his grandfather, Robert Boydstun, was a native of Scotland, who settled in Tennessee, where he was a farmer. Father Boydstun removed to Arkansas. Mother Boydstun, before her marriage, was Miss Sarah Avery, a native of Alabama. In 1852, James W. Boydstun started for California; but his wife being in delicate health, he purchased a ranch in southwest Missouri, near Neosho, where they remained about five years. The desire to see California still held possession of Mr. Boydstun, however, and so in 1857, with his wife and eight children, he again made a start for the Golden State. After six months of traveling, with the customary ox team of those early days, they had crossed the plains, and mountains, arriving in California in September, 1857, at what is now Chico. He purchased a farm on Butte Creek, and there conducted a vegetable garden for one year. After selling out, he bought a claim near Dayton, which he improved and farmed, making this his residence until his death in 1872. His wife died in 1888. Of their eight children, R.W. Boydstun, the father of Mrs. Van Vlack, was the third oldest. After finishing his school days, which were limited, he remained on the home ranch until he was twenty-five years of age.
Then he began farming near Dayton, where he preempted one hundred acres adjoining his father's ranch, for which he paid one dollar and twenty-five cents an acre. Later he purchased adjoining land, until he owned five hundred acres, which he devoted to grain and to stock-raising. When Mr. Boydstun decided to marry, he chose for his wife, Miss Louisa Yokum, who resided fifteen miles north of Red Bluff. She was a native of Missouri, and came across the plains in pioneer days. She died in Chapmantown, and since her death Mr. Boydstun lives with his sister, Mrs. M.E. Clark, at 741 Fourth Street, Chico. In early days, Mr. Boydstun served as a constable. The Yokums had some lively experiences before they reached the promised land, and were compelled to fight the Deer Creek Indians. Six sons and two daughters were born to Mr. and Mrs. Boydstun, and the eldest of these is Mrs. Van Vlack, who was a graduate of Woodman Academy."
Source: Biography of R.W. Boydstun's son in law Louis/Lewis Van Vlack, in the History of Butte County by Mansfield, 1918, pgs: 752 and 755.
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Chico Record, Tuesday, April 3, 1923, pg 4 col 5: Pioneer Butte Resident Dies In This City. R.W. Boydstun Passes Away; Came to California in 1857. R.W. Boydstun, a resident of Butte county for the past sixty-six years, died at the home his daughter, Mrs. L. Van Vlack, corner of Fourth and Hazel streets, at 5:25 yesterday morning after an illness of several months’ duration which was brought about by the infirmities of old age. The deceased was a native of Little Rock, Arkansas, and 83 years of age.
Boydstun, one of eight children born to Rev. and Mrs. J.M. Boydstun, came to California with his parents in 1857, crossing the plains and setting on Pine creek, north of here, early in September. The family remained at the ranch on Pine creek for a number of years before settling on the Spanish Ranch on Butte creek, where they resided for two years, then moved to a ranch in the Dayton district.
Boydstun was one of the early settlers interested in the development of the Dayton district and helped to survey the route of what is now the Dayton road. He also lived to see the road converted from a bridle path into one of the many paved county highways.
Following his marriage in 1867 to Mrs. Louise Frances Yokum at her home near Red Bluff, Boydstun settled on a 500 acre ranch at Dayton and remained there until 1889 when he sold his property and moved to this city, purchasing the Chapman home in Chapmantown, where he resided until his wife’s death in 1895. Boydstun also served the county as road overseer and tax collector for several terms.
He is survived by his two daughters, Mrs. L. Van Vlack and Miss Ethel Boydstun, both of Chico, and five sons, J.L. Boydstun of Modesto; R.A. Boydstun of Alameda; H.F. and B. Boydstun, both of Oakland, and L.W. Boydstun of San Francisco; a sister, Mrs. M.E. Clark of Chico and a brother, John Boydstun of Lakeview, Oregon. He also leaves several grandchildren and a great granddaughter.
Private funeral services will be conducted from the home of Mrs. Van Black, Fourth and Hazel streets, at 10 o’clock this morning. The funeral services will be conducted by the First Church of Christ, Scientist. The arrangements are under the direction of the Fetters and Williams chapel. It has been requested that flowers be omitted.
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Chico Record, Wednesday, April 4, 1923, pg 8 col 4: Funeral Services Held for The Late R.W. Boydstun. Funeral services for the late R.W. Boydstun, who died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. L. Van Vlack, 406 Hazel street, Monday morning, were conducted from the Van Vlack home at 10 o’clock yesterday morning. Mrs. Walter Bullard of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, officiated at the services, after which the remains were sent to Oakland for cremation. The funeral arrangements were under the direction of Fetters and Williams chapel.
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Cremated April 5, 1923 at the Oakland Crematory; and 83-year-old Robert Washington Boydstun was interred, per the Chico Cemetery Association Records, in the plot noted, on October 23, 1948.
Then he began farming near Dayton, where he preempted one hundred acres adjoining his father's ranch, for which he paid one dollar and twenty-five cents an acre. Later he purchased adjoining land, until he owned five hundred acres, which he devoted to grain and to stock-raising. When Mr. Boydstun decided to marry, he chose for his wife, Miss Louisa Yokum, who resided fifteen miles north of Red Bluff. She was a native of Missouri, and came across the plains in pioneer days. She died in Chapmantown, and since her death Mr. Boydstun lives with his sister, Mrs. M.E. Clark, at 741 Fourth Street, Chico. In early days, Mr. Boydstun served as a constable. The Yokums had some lively experiences before they reached the promised land, and were compelled to fight the Deer Creek Indians. Six sons and two daughters were born to Mr. and Mrs. Boydstun, and the eldest of these is Mrs. Van Vlack, who was a graduate of Woodman Academy."
Source: Biography of R.W. Boydstun's son in law Louis/Lewis Van Vlack, in the History of Butte County by Mansfield, 1918, pgs: 752 and 755.
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Chico Record, Tuesday, April 3, 1923, pg 4 col 5: Pioneer Butte Resident Dies In This City. R.W. Boydstun Passes Away; Came to California in 1857. R.W. Boydstun, a resident of Butte county for the past sixty-six years, died at the home his daughter, Mrs. L. Van Vlack, corner of Fourth and Hazel streets, at 5:25 yesterday morning after an illness of several months’ duration which was brought about by the infirmities of old age. The deceased was a native of Little Rock, Arkansas, and 83 years of age.
Boydstun, one of eight children born to Rev. and Mrs. J.M. Boydstun, came to California with his parents in 1857, crossing the plains and setting on Pine creek, north of here, early in September. The family remained at the ranch on Pine creek for a number of years before settling on the Spanish Ranch on Butte creek, where they resided for two years, then moved to a ranch in the Dayton district.
Boydstun was one of the early settlers interested in the development of the Dayton district and helped to survey the route of what is now the Dayton road. He also lived to see the road converted from a bridle path into one of the many paved county highways.
Following his marriage in 1867 to Mrs. Louise Frances Yokum at her home near Red Bluff, Boydstun settled on a 500 acre ranch at Dayton and remained there until 1889 when he sold his property and moved to this city, purchasing the Chapman home in Chapmantown, where he resided until his wife’s death in 1895. Boydstun also served the county as road overseer and tax collector for several terms.
He is survived by his two daughters, Mrs. L. Van Vlack and Miss Ethel Boydstun, both of Chico, and five sons, J.L. Boydstun of Modesto; R.A. Boydstun of Alameda; H.F. and B. Boydstun, both of Oakland, and L.W. Boydstun of San Francisco; a sister, Mrs. M.E. Clark of Chico and a brother, John Boydstun of Lakeview, Oregon. He also leaves several grandchildren and a great granddaughter.
Private funeral services will be conducted from the home of Mrs. Van Black, Fourth and Hazel streets, at 10 o’clock this morning. The funeral services will be conducted by the First Church of Christ, Scientist. The arrangements are under the direction of the Fetters and Williams chapel. It has been requested that flowers be omitted.
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Chico Record, Wednesday, April 4, 1923, pg 8 col 4: Funeral Services Held for The Late R.W. Boydstun. Funeral services for the late R.W. Boydstun, who died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. L. Van Vlack, 406 Hazel street, Monday morning, were conducted from the Van Vlack home at 10 o’clock yesterday morning. Mrs. Walter Bullard of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, officiated at the services, after which the remains were sent to Oakland for cremation. The funeral arrangements were under the direction of Fetters and Williams chapel.
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Cremated April 5, 1923 at the Oakland Crematory; and 83-year-old Robert Washington Boydstun was interred, per the Chico Cemetery Association Records, in the plot noted, on October 23, 1948.
" ... Mr. Van Vlack and Miss Frances Boydstun were married at San Jose on December 27, 1899. The bride was born near Dayton, Butte County, the daughter of R. W. Boydstun, a native of Arkansas, who became an honored pioneer in California. Mr. Boydstun was born in Johnson County, Ark., on June 29, 1839. His father, James W. Boydstun, was a native of Tennessee, while his grandfather, Robert Boydstun, was a native of Scotland, who settled in Tennessee, where he was a farmer. Father Boydstun removed to Arkansas. Mother Boydstun, before her marriage, was Miss Sarah Avery, a native of Alabama. In 1852, James W. Boydstun started for California; but his wife being in delicate health, he purchased a ranch in southwest Missouri, near Neosho, where they remained about five years. The desire to see California still held possession of Mr. Boydstun, however, and so in 1857, with his wife and eight children, he again made a start for the Golden State. After six months of traveling, with the customary ox team of those early days, they had crossed the plains, and mountains, arriving in California in September, 1857, at what is now Chico. He purchased a farm on Butte Creek, and there conducted a vegetable garden for one year. After selling out, he bought a claim near Dayton, which he improved and farmed, making this his residence until his death in 1872. His wife died in 1888. Of their eight children, R.W. Boydstun, the father of Mrs. Van Vlack, was the third oldest. After finishing his school days, which were limited, he remained on the home ranch until he was twenty-five years of age.
Then he began farming near Dayton, where he preempted one hundred acres adjoining his father's ranch, for which he paid one dollar and twenty-five cents an acre. Later he purchased adjoining land, until he owned five hundred acres, which he devoted to grain and to stock-raising. When Mr. Boydstun decided to marry, he chose for his wife, Miss Louisa Yokum, who resided fifteen miles north of Red Bluff. She was a native of Missouri, and came across the plains in pioneer days. She died in Chapmantown, and since her death Mr. Boydstun lives with his sister, Mrs. M.E. Clark, at 741 Fourth Street, Chico. In early days, Mr. Boydstun served as a constable. The Yokums had some lively experiences before they reached the promised land, and were compelled to fight the Deer Creek Indians. Six sons and two daughters were born to Mr. and Mrs. Boydstun, and the eldest of these is Mrs. Van Vlack, who was a graduate of Woodman Academy."
Source: Biography of R.W. Boydstun's son in law Louis/Lewis Van Vlack, in the History of Butte County by Mansfield, 1918, pgs: 752 and 755.
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Chico Record, Tuesday, April 3, 1923, pg 4 col 5: Pioneer Butte Resident Dies In This City. R.W. Boydstun Passes Away; Came to California in 1857. R.W. Boydstun, a resident of Butte county for the past sixty-six years, died at the home his daughter, Mrs. L. Van Vlack, corner of Fourth and Hazel streets, at 5:25 yesterday morning after an illness of several months’ duration which was brought about by the infirmities of old age. The deceased was a native of Little Rock, Arkansas, and 83 years of age.
Boydstun, one of eight children born to Rev. and Mrs. J.M. Boydstun, came to California with his parents in 1857, crossing the plains and setting on Pine creek, north of here, early in September. The family remained at the ranch on Pine creek for a number of years before settling on the Spanish Ranch on Butte creek, where they resided for two years, then moved to a ranch in the Dayton district.
Boydstun was one of the early settlers interested in the development of the Dayton district and helped to survey the route of what is now the Dayton road. He also lived to see the road converted from a bridle path into one of the many paved county highways.
Following his marriage in 1867 to Mrs. Louise Frances Yokum at her home near Red Bluff, Boydstun settled on a 500 acre ranch at Dayton and remained there until 1889 when he sold his property and moved to this city, purchasing the Chapman home in Chapmantown, where he resided until his wife’s death in 1895. Boydstun also served the county as road overseer and tax collector for several terms.
He is survived by his two daughters, Mrs. L. Van Vlack and Miss Ethel Boydstun, both of Chico, and five sons, J.L. Boydstun of Modesto; R.A. Boydstun of Alameda; H.F. and B. Boydstun, both of Oakland, and L.W. Boydstun of San Francisco; a sister, Mrs. M.E. Clark of Chico and a brother, John Boydstun of Lakeview, Oregon. He also leaves several grandchildren and a great granddaughter.
Private funeral services will be conducted from the home of Mrs. Van Black, Fourth and Hazel streets, at 10 o’clock this morning. The funeral services will be conducted by the First Church of Christ, Scientist. The arrangements are under the direction of the Fetters and Williams chapel. It has been requested that flowers be omitted.
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Chico Record, Wednesday, April 4, 1923, pg 8 col 4: Funeral Services Held for The Late R.W. Boydstun. Funeral services for the late R.W. Boydstun, who died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. L. Van Vlack, 406 Hazel street, Monday morning, were conducted from the Van Vlack home at 10 o’clock yesterday morning. Mrs. Walter Bullard of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, officiated at the services, after which the remains were sent to Oakland for cremation. The funeral arrangements were under the direction of Fetters and Williams chapel.
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Cremated April 5, 1923 at the Oakland Crematory; and 83-year-old Robert Washington Boydstun was interred, per the Chico Cemetery Association Records, in the plot noted, on October 23, 1948.
Then he began farming near Dayton, where he preempted one hundred acres adjoining his father's ranch, for which he paid one dollar and twenty-five cents an acre. Later he purchased adjoining land, until he owned five hundred acres, which he devoted to grain and to stock-raising. When Mr. Boydstun decided to marry, he chose for his wife, Miss Louisa Yokum, who resided fifteen miles north of Red Bluff. She was a native of Missouri, and came across the plains in pioneer days. She died in Chapmantown, and since her death Mr. Boydstun lives with his sister, Mrs. M.E. Clark, at 741 Fourth Street, Chico. In early days, Mr. Boydstun served as a constable. The Yokums had some lively experiences before they reached the promised land, and were compelled to fight the Deer Creek Indians. Six sons and two daughters were born to Mr. and Mrs. Boydstun, and the eldest of these is Mrs. Van Vlack, who was a graduate of Woodman Academy."
Source: Biography of R.W. Boydstun's son in law Louis/Lewis Van Vlack, in the History of Butte County by Mansfield, 1918, pgs: 752 and 755.
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Chico Record, Tuesday, April 3, 1923, pg 4 col 5: Pioneer Butte Resident Dies In This City. R.W. Boydstun Passes Away; Came to California in 1857. R.W. Boydstun, a resident of Butte county for the past sixty-six years, died at the home his daughter, Mrs. L. Van Vlack, corner of Fourth and Hazel streets, at 5:25 yesterday morning after an illness of several months’ duration which was brought about by the infirmities of old age. The deceased was a native of Little Rock, Arkansas, and 83 years of age.
Boydstun, one of eight children born to Rev. and Mrs. J.M. Boydstun, came to California with his parents in 1857, crossing the plains and setting on Pine creek, north of here, early in September. The family remained at the ranch on Pine creek for a number of years before settling on the Spanish Ranch on Butte creek, where they resided for two years, then moved to a ranch in the Dayton district.
Boydstun was one of the early settlers interested in the development of the Dayton district and helped to survey the route of what is now the Dayton road. He also lived to see the road converted from a bridle path into one of the many paved county highways.
Following his marriage in 1867 to Mrs. Louise Frances Yokum at her home near Red Bluff, Boydstun settled on a 500 acre ranch at Dayton and remained there until 1889 when he sold his property and moved to this city, purchasing the Chapman home in Chapmantown, where he resided until his wife’s death in 1895. Boydstun also served the county as road overseer and tax collector for several terms.
He is survived by his two daughters, Mrs. L. Van Vlack and Miss Ethel Boydstun, both of Chico, and five sons, J.L. Boydstun of Modesto; R.A. Boydstun of Alameda; H.F. and B. Boydstun, both of Oakland, and L.W. Boydstun of San Francisco; a sister, Mrs. M.E. Clark of Chico and a brother, John Boydstun of Lakeview, Oregon. He also leaves several grandchildren and a great granddaughter.
Private funeral services will be conducted from the home of Mrs. Van Black, Fourth and Hazel streets, at 10 o’clock this morning. The funeral services will be conducted by the First Church of Christ, Scientist. The arrangements are under the direction of the Fetters and Williams chapel. It has been requested that flowers be omitted.
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Chico Record, Wednesday, April 4, 1923, pg 8 col 4: Funeral Services Held for The Late R.W. Boydstun. Funeral services for the late R.W. Boydstun, who died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. L. Van Vlack, 406 Hazel street, Monday morning, were conducted from the Van Vlack home at 10 o’clock yesterday morning. Mrs. Walter Bullard of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, officiated at the services, after which the remains were sent to Oakland for cremation. The funeral arrangements were under the direction of Fetters and Williams chapel.
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Cremated April 5, 1923 at the Oakland Crematory; and 83-year-old Robert Washington Boydstun was interred, per the Chico Cemetery Association Records, in the plot noted, on October 23, 1948.
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