Boatman, Aden N.

1894 - 1977  (82 years)

• Name	Boatman, Aden N.
  Birth	24 Sep 1894	Richland County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BOAT.A002
  _FGRAVE	20656776
  Military Service	World War I, Private First Class, United States Army  [1]
  		United States Army
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		World War I (1914 - 1918)
  Death	2 Jul 1977	Lawrence County, Illinois
  Burial	Goss Cemetery, Richland County, Illinois
  Person ID	I55034	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	27 Apr 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Aden was the first of seven known children born to Clark Boatman and Veturia Decker Boatman. He married Ruth Marie Craig 30 November 1922 in Richland Co, IL. They had nine known children including: Byron Leon, Mildred Marie, Lucille May, Harold Dale, Ivan, and Donald.One-car wreck fatal to Bridgeport man Tragedy marred the Fourth of July weekend locally with a fatal wreck Saturday afternoon on the eastern approach to the new bridge over the Embarras River east of Lawrenceville. Dead at the scene was Aden Boatman, 82, 1306 Ash St., Bridgeport. Born in Richland County, Ill., Sept. 24, 1894, he was a son of Clark and Veitura Decker Boatman. His wife, Ruth Craig Boatman, preceded him in death. His survivors include: three daughters, Mrs. Betty Graham of Bridgeport, Mrs. Carolyn Senters of Herrin, Ill., and Mrs. Rita Mae Larch of Litchfield, Ky.; three sons, Donald Boat man of Bridgeport, Ivan Boatman and Byron Boatman, both of Sycamore, Ill.; one sister, Mrs. Ida Gerber of Rt. 3 Olney, Ill.; one brother, Roy Boatman of Bridgeport; 18 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Two daughters and one son preceded him in death. Mr. Boatman was a member of the First Christian Church in Bridgeport, a World War I veteran, and retired Texaco, Inc., employee. Funeral rites were conducted at 11:00 a.m. today from Cunningham-Nichols Funeral Home in Bridgeport with Harold Miles officiating. Interment was in Goss Cemetery, north of Claremont, Ill. Taken from the Olney Daily Mail, Olney, IL, Jul, 1977,

  
  

• Sources

  [S15920] Kaleb Beavers, List of Richland County World War I Veterans, Compiled by Kaleb Beavers, (24 Oct 2018) (Reliability: 2).