THE BOYNTONS
(In connection with his telling of the founding of the churches,
and the historic split in the Church of
Christ mention was also made of the Boyntons, prominent in that
denomination. Originally the family came from Canada, were English
Canadians. There was in the old days before my time the old Boynton Ranch
south of Hamilton. One of the family became and was for many years a
federal judge at Waco. Two others lawyers. Wesley or "Wes"
Boynton in West Texas. Once met him in my father’s office. And another
lawyer at Colorado Springs with a beard. One of the boys, Mr. C. W.
Johnson, was for some years editor of the Hamilton Herald. It is too bad
that the back numbers were lost with his kindly writings about the old
time citizens. Another, Mr. Henry Boynton , I remember standing in front
of his two-story frame building, tall may with a beard. Of a younger
generation was Mr. George Boynton whom I knew well, who was editor and
publisher of Herald following his father, a small and genial man.)
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From Jonella
Boynton
Charles Mitchell Boynton, born in Canada in 1836,
was publisher of the Hamilton County Herald. He came to
Hamilton in 1875 with his wife, the former Sarah Louisa Irvin, born
in Kentucky.
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CHESLEY'S HAMILTON COUNTY INTERVIEWS
BY
HERVEY EDGAR CHESLEY, JR.
Born: 21 November, 1894
Died: 17 July, 1979
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