Ada Evening News
Wednesday, November 15, 1983
Services for Lela Ruby Bolton, 83, are 2 p.m. Thursday at the Watts Chapel of Pickard Funeral Home. Burial will be at Konawa Cemetery. The Rev. Arvle Knight, assisted by Fred Lovelass will conduct the rites. Mrs. Bolton was born March 3, 1900 in Arkansas, to George and Emma Stale Hawkins and lived in this area most of her life. She was a housewife and was a member of the Konawa Church of Nazaarene. She died today at a Seminole hospital.
Survivors include one daughter, Emma Fidler, Konawa; one sister, Pearl Jones, Blytheville, Arkansas; two grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. 74849 Konawa, Seminole, Oklahoma, United States of America Ruby Lela Hawkins Birth March 03, 1900 in Ferguson, Yell County, Arkansas Death November 15, 1982 in 74849 Konawa, Seminole, Oklahoma, United States of America
Ruby Lela Hawkins
Ben Jarett Bolton Spouse
Birth 27 Jan 1892 in Springfield, Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death 18 Dec 1951 in 72205 Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States of America
& Children
1900 – 1982
Zonoma Bolton
1917 – 1979
Emma Dale Bolton
1920 – 2005
Jarrett Dent Bolton
1924 – 1972
Bennie Hawkins Bolton
1928 – 1977
Father Jarrett Dent Bolton
Birth 11 July 1856 in Harrison, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
Death 5 Oct 1908 in Morrilton, Conway, Arkansas, United States
Mother Mary Emma Bardin
Birth 10 Sep 1872 in Wilson, Wilson, North Carolina, United States
Death Living
Death 21 MAY 1942 in Springfield, Conway, Arkansas, United States
Children of RUBY HAWKINS and BENNY BOLTON are:
i. ZONOMA5 BOLTON, b. December 15, 1916; d. October 09, 197973; m. FRED TURMAN, Private; b. Private.72.ii. EMMA DALE BOLTON, iii. J. D. BOLTON, b. October 31, 1924
73; d. September 04, 1972
73. iv. BENNY BOLTON, b. April 13, 192873; d. January 29, 1977
J. D. Bolton, of the firm of Bolton& Millen, general merchants, at Springfield, Arkansas, which firm was established in January, 1889, with a stock of general merchandise to the [p.45] value of $6000, being one of the most substantial mercantile houses in Springfield. Mr. Boltonwas born in Hamilton County, East Tennessee, in the year 1856, and is a son of Yell and Jane (Steele) Bolton, who were natives of Virginia, where they were reared and married. Mr. Bolton was born in 1812. They removed from Virginia to East Tennessee, where Mrs. Bolton died in 1861. Mr. Bolton afterward married Mary Ervin in 1863, and continued to reside in Tennessee till 1880, when he removed to Denton County, Texas, where he still resides. In early life Mr. Bolton followed railroading for some years, but of late has devoted his attention to agricultural pursuits. He is a worthy member of the Christian Church, and is a son of Noah Bolton, who was born at the Town of Bolton in England, and while yet a young man immigrated to the United States; married and settled in Virginia, and from there he removed to Tennessee and died at Bristol in that State. His father was William Bolton, who was an Englishman by birth, but in an early day immigrated to the United States, and served in the war for independence and spent his last days in the Old Dominion State. James Steele, the maternal grandfather of J. D. Bolton, was a native of Rockbridge County, Virginia from whence he removed to Tennessee, and died at Charleston, in that State. Mr. Boltonis the ninth of a family of five sons and seven daughters. He was reared to manhood on a farm, and his education is due to his own effort, assisted somewhat by the county schools of his neighborhood. He began for himself at the age of nineteen years, and in 1878 came to Conway County, and for some years was engaged as clerk for his brother, J. W. Bolton, at Springfield, but who is now one of the leading merchants of Morrilton. After a few years as a clerk he was placed in charge of the business at Springfield for one year, and in 1885 and 1886 was engaged in the saw-mill business. October 10, 1888, Mr. Boltonwas married to Miss Emma Bardin, a daughter of James and Sallie Bardin, who immigrated from South Carolina to what is now Faulkner County, Arkansas, where Mr. Bardin died, and where Mrs. Bardin still resides. Mrs. Bolton is a native of South Carolina, and is the mother of one daughter, and is a member of the Methodist Church. Politically, Mr. Bolton affiliates with the Democratic party. He is an enterprising and a public-spirited man and a man of good business ability. Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Western Arkansas73.
Wednesday, November 15, 1983
Services for Lela Ruby Bolton, 83, are 2 p.m. Thursday at the Watts Chapel of Pickard Funeral Home. Burial will be at Konawa Cemetery. The Rev. Arvle Knight, assisted by Fred Lovelass will conduct the rites. Mrs. Bolton was born March 3, 1900 in Arkansas, to George and Emma Stale Hawkins and lived in this area most of her life. She was a housewife and was a member of the Konawa Church of Nazaarene. She died today at a Seminole hospital.
Survivors include one daughter, Emma Fidler, Konawa; one sister, Pearl Jones, Blytheville, Arkansas; two grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. 74849 Konawa, Seminole, Oklahoma, United States of America Ruby Lela Hawkins Birth March 03, 1900 in Ferguson, Yell County, Arkansas Death November 15, 1982 in 74849 Konawa, Seminole, Oklahoma, United States of America
Ruby Lela Hawkins
Ben Jarett Bolton Spouse
Birth 27 Jan 1892 in Springfield, Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death 18 Dec 1951 in 72205 Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States of America
& Children
1900 – 1982
Zonoma Bolton
1917 – 1979
Emma Dale Bolton
1920 – 2005
Jarrett Dent Bolton
1924 – 1972
Bennie Hawkins Bolton
1928 – 1977
Father Jarrett Dent Bolton
Birth 11 July 1856 in Harrison, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
Death 5 Oct 1908 in Morrilton, Conway, Arkansas, United States
Mother Mary Emma Bardin
Birth 10 Sep 1872 in Wilson, Wilson, North Carolina, United States
Death Living
Death 21 MAY 1942 in Springfield, Conway, Arkansas, United States
Children of RUBY HAWKINS and BENNY BOLTON are:
i. ZONOMA5 BOLTON, b. December 15, 1916; d. October 09, 197973; m. FRED TURMAN, Private; b. Private.72.ii. EMMA DALE BOLTON, iii. J. D. BOLTON, b. October 31, 1924
73; d. September 04, 1972
73. iv. BENNY BOLTON, b. April 13, 192873; d. January 29, 1977
J. D. Bolton, of the firm of Bolton& Millen, general merchants, at Springfield, Arkansas, which firm was established in January, 1889, with a stock of general merchandise to the [p.45] value of $6000, being one of the most substantial mercantile houses in Springfield. Mr. Boltonwas born in Hamilton County, East Tennessee, in the year 1856, and is a son of Yell and Jane (Steele) Bolton, who were natives of Virginia, where they were reared and married. Mr. Bolton was born in 1812. They removed from Virginia to East Tennessee, where Mrs. Bolton died in 1861. Mr. Bolton afterward married Mary Ervin in 1863, and continued to reside in Tennessee till 1880, when he removed to Denton County, Texas, where he still resides. In early life Mr. Bolton followed railroading for some years, but of late has devoted his attention to agricultural pursuits. He is a worthy member of the Christian Church, and is a son of Noah Bolton, who was born at the Town of Bolton in England, and while yet a young man immigrated to the United States; married and settled in Virginia, and from there he removed to Tennessee and died at Bristol in that State. His father was William Bolton, who was an Englishman by birth, but in an early day immigrated to the United States, and served in the war for independence and spent his last days in the Old Dominion State. James Steele, the maternal grandfather of J. D. Bolton, was a native of Rockbridge County, Virginia from whence he removed to Tennessee, and died at Charleston, in that State. Mr. Boltonis the ninth of a family of five sons and seven daughters. He was reared to manhood on a farm, and his education is due to his own effort, assisted somewhat by the county schools of his neighborhood. He began for himself at the age of nineteen years, and in 1878 came to Conway County, and for some years was engaged as clerk for his brother, J. W. Bolton, at Springfield, but who is now one of the leading merchants of Morrilton. After a few years as a clerk he was placed in charge of the business at Springfield for one year, and in 1885 and 1886 was engaged in the saw-mill business. October 10, 1888, Mr. Boltonwas married to Miss Emma Bardin, a daughter of James and Sallie Bardin, who immigrated from South Carolina to what is now Faulkner County, Arkansas, where Mr. Bardin died, and where Mrs. Bardin still resides. Mrs. Bolton is a native of South Carolina, and is the mother of one daughter, and is a member of the Methodist Church. Politically, Mr. Bolton affiliates with the Democratic party. He is an enterprising and a public-spirited man and a man of good business ability. Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Western Arkansas73.
Ada Evening News
Wednesday, November 15, 1983
Services for Lela Ruby Bolton, 83, are 2 p.m. Thursday at the Watts Chapel of Pickard Funeral Home. Burial will be at Konawa Cemetery. The Rev. Arvle Knight, assisted by Fred Lovelass will conduct the rites. Mrs. Bolton was born March 3, 1900 in Arkansas, to George and Emma Stale Hawkins and lived in this area most of her life. She was a housewife and was a member of the Konawa Church of Nazaarene. She died today at a Seminole hospital.
Survivors include one daughter, Emma Fidler, Konawa; one sister, Pearl Jones, Blytheville, Arkansas; two grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. 74849 Konawa, Seminole, Oklahoma, United States of America Ruby Lela Hawkins Birth March 03, 1900 in Ferguson, Yell County, Arkansas Death November 15, 1982 in 74849 Konawa, Seminole, Oklahoma, United States of America
Ruby Lela Hawkins
Ben Jarett Bolton Spouse
Birth 27 Jan 1892 in Springfield, Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death 18 Dec 1951 in 72205 Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States of America
& Children
1900 – 1982
Zonoma Bolton
1917 – 1979
Emma Dale Bolton
1920 – 2005
Jarrett Dent Bolton
1924 – 1972
Bennie Hawkins Bolton
1928 – 1977
Father Jarrett Dent Bolton
Birth 11 July 1856 in Harrison, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
Death 5 Oct 1908 in Morrilton, Conway, Arkansas, United States
Mother Mary Emma Bardin
Birth 10 Sep 1872 in Wilson, Wilson, North Carolina, United States
Death Living
Death 21 MAY 1942 in Springfield, Conway, Arkansas, United States
Children of RUBY HAWKINS and BENNY BOLTON are:
i. ZONOMA5 BOLTON, b. December 15, 1916; d. October 09, 197973; m. FRED TURMAN, Private; b. Private.72.ii. EMMA DALE BOLTON, iii. J. D. BOLTON, b. October 31, 1924
73; d. September 04, 1972
73. iv. BENNY BOLTON, b. April 13, 192873; d. January 29, 1977
J. D. Bolton, of the firm of Bolton& Millen, general merchants, at Springfield, Arkansas, which firm was established in January, 1889, with a stock of general merchandise to the [p.45] value of $6000, being one of the most substantial mercantile houses in Springfield. Mr. Boltonwas born in Hamilton County, East Tennessee, in the year 1856, and is a son of Yell and Jane (Steele) Bolton, who were natives of Virginia, where they were reared and married. Mr. Bolton was born in 1812. They removed from Virginia to East Tennessee, where Mrs. Bolton died in 1861. Mr. Bolton afterward married Mary Ervin in 1863, and continued to reside in Tennessee till 1880, when he removed to Denton County, Texas, where he still resides. In early life Mr. Bolton followed railroading for some years, but of late has devoted his attention to agricultural pursuits. He is a worthy member of the Christian Church, and is a son of Noah Bolton, who was born at the Town of Bolton in England, and while yet a young man immigrated to the United States; married and settled in Virginia, and from there he removed to Tennessee and died at Bristol in that State. His father was William Bolton, who was an Englishman by birth, but in an early day immigrated to the United States, and served in the war for independence and spent his last days in the Old Dominion State. James Steele, the maternal grandfather of J. D. Bolton, was a native of Rockbridge County, Virginia from whence he removed to Tennessee, and died at Charleston, in that State. Mr. Boltonis the ninth of a family of five sons and seven daughters. He was reared to manhood on a farm, and his education is due to his own effort, assisted somewhat by the county schools of his neighborhood. He began for himself at the age of nineteen years, and in 1878 came to Conway County, and for some years was engaged as clerk for his brother, J. W. Bolton, at Springfield, but who is now one of the leading merchants of Morrilton. After a few years as a clerk he was placed in charge of the business at Springfield for one year, and in 1885 and 1886 was engaged in the saw-mill business. October 10, 1888, Mr. Boltonwas married to Miss Emma Bardin, a daughter of James and Sallie Bardin, who immigrated from South Carolina to what is now Faulkner County, Arkansas, where Mr. Bardin died, and where Mrs. Bardin still resides. Mrs. Bolton is a native of South Carolina, and is the mother of one daughter, and is a member of the Methodist Church. Politically, Mr. Bolton affiliates with the Democratic party. He is an enterprising and a public-spirited man and a man of good business ability. Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Western Arkansas73.
Wednesday, November 15, 1983
Services for Lela Ruby Bolton, 83, are 2 p.m. Thursday at the Watts Chapel of Pickard Funeral Home. Burial will be at Konawa Cemetery. The Rev. Arvle Knight, assisted by Fred Lovelass will conduct the rites. Mrs. Bolton was born March 3, 1900 in Arkansas, to George and Emma Stale Hawkins and lived in this area most of her life. She was a housewife and was a member of the Konawa Church of Nazaarene. She died today at a Seminole hospital.
Survivors include one daughter, Emma Fidler, Konawa; one sister, Pearl Jones, Blytheville, Arkansas; two grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. 74849 Konawa, Seminole, Oklahoma, United States of America Ruby Lela Hawkins Birth March 03, 1900 in Ferguson, Yell County, Arkansas Death November 15, 1982 in 74849 Konawa, Seminole, Oklahoma, United States of America
Ruby Lela Hawkins
Ben Jarett Bolton Spouse
Birth 27 Jan 1892 in Springfield, Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death 18 Dec 1951 in 72205 Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States of America
& Children
1900 – 1982
Zonoma Bolton
1917 – 1979
Emma Dale Bolton
1920 – 2005
Jarrett Dent Bolton
1924 – 1972
Bennie Hawkins Bolton
1928 – 1977
Father Jarrett Dent Bolton
Birth 11 July 1856 in Harrison, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
Death 5 Oct 1908 in Morrilton, Conway, Arkansas, United States
Mother Mary Emma Bardin
Birth 10 Sep 1872 in Wilson, Wilson, North Carolina, United States
Death Living
Death 21 MAY 1942 in Springfield, Conway, Arkansas, United States
Children of RUBY HAWKINS and BENNY BOLTON are:
i. ZONOMA5 BOLTON, b. December 15, 1916; d. October 09, 197973; m. FRED TURMAN, Private; b. Private.72.ii. EMMA DALE BOLTON, iii. J. D. BOLTON, b. October 31, 1924
73; d. September 04, 1972
73. iv. BENNY BOLTON, b. April 13, 192873; d. January 29, 1977
J. D. Bolton, of the firm of Bolton& Millen, general merchants, at Springfield, Arkansas, which firm was established in January, 1889, with a stock of general merchandise to the [p.45] value of $6000, being one of the most substantial mercantile houses in Springfield. Mr. Boltonwas born in Hamilton County, East Tennessee, in the year 1856, and is a son of Yell and Jane (Steele) Bolton, who were natives of Virginia, where they were reared and married. Mr. Bolton was born in 1812. They removed from Virginia to East Tennessee, where Mrs. Bolton died in 1861. Mr. Bolton afterward married Mary Ervin in 1863, and continued to reside in Tennessee till 1880, when he removed to Denton County, Texas, where he still resides. In early life Mr. Bolton followed railroading for some years, but of late has devoted his attention to agricultural pursuits. He is a worthy member of the Christian Church, and is a son of Noah Bolton, who was born at the Town of Bolton in England, and while yet a young man immigrated to the United States; married and settled in Virginia, and from there he removed to Tennessee and died at Bristol in that State. His father was William Bolton, who was an Englishman by birth, but in an early day immigrated to the United States, and served in the war for independence and spent his last days in the Old Dominion State. James Steele, the maternal grandfather of J. D. Bolton, was a native of Rockbridge County, Virginia from whence he removed to Tennessee, and died at Charleston, in that State. Mr. Boltonis the ninth of a family of five sons and seven daughters. He was reared to manhood on a farm, and his education is due to his own effort, assisted somewhat by the county schools of his neighborhood. He began for himself at the age of nineteen years, and in 1878 came to Conway County, and for some years was engaged as clerk for his brother, J. W. Bolton, at Springfield, but who is now one of the leading merchants of Morrilton. After a few years as a clerk he was placed in charge of the business at Springfield for one year, and in 1885 and 1886 was engaged in the saw-mill business. October 10, 1888, Mr. Boltonwas married to Miss Emma Bardin, a daughter of James and Sallie Bardin, who immigrated from South Carolina to what is now Faulkner County, Arkansas, where Mr. Bardin died, and where Mrs. Bardin still resides. Mrs. Bolton is a native of South Carolina, and is the mother of one daughter, and is a member of the Methodist Church. Politically, Mr. Bolton affiliates with the Democratic party. He is an enterprising and a public-spirited man and a man of good business ability. Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Western Arkansas73.
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