Franklin Kenneth Boatright b. 28 Feb 1923 Iron Mountain, St Francois, Missouri, USA d. 3 May 2008 Bismarck, St Francois, Missouri, USA: Smith Family Tree

Franklin Kenneth Boatright

1923 - 2008 (85 years)

Name	Franklin Kenneth Boatright [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
Birth	28 Feb 1923	Iron Mountain, St Francois, Missouri, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7]
Gender	Male
Census	1940	Iron, St Francois, Missouri, USA [4]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
Military Draft Registration	1942	St Francois County, Missouri, USA [5]
	Draft Registration - WWII
Military Service	Abt 1942 [2, 6]
	US Navy - WWII: Fireman 1st class; USS Mobile (CL-63)
		Ship-USS Mobile (CL-63) USS Mobile (CL-63) was a Cleveland-class light cruiser of the United States Navy. She was the third ship named for Mobile, Alabama. She was laid down on 14 April 1941 by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Virginia; launched on 15 May 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Harry T. Hartwell; and commissioned on 24 March 1943, Captain…
Census	1950	St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA [7]
	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Selina
Death	3 May 2008	Bismarck, St Francois, Missouri, USA [1, 2, 3]
Burial	Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, St Louis County, Missouri, USA [2]
	Selina and Franklin Boatright are buried together
		Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay, St Louis County, Missouri Find a Grave: #1593798 Plot: National Cemetery
Person ID	I23411	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	Harry Thomas Boatright, b. 7 Jun 1894, St Francois County, Missouri, USA d. 23 Oct 1978, St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA (Age 84 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Mary Iva Dennis, b. Abt 1894, Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA d. 12 Aug 1952, Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA (Age 58 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	Aft 1920 [8, 9]
Family ID	F5024	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Selina Hope Williams, b. 14 Jan 1928, Bismarck, St Francois, Missouri, USA d. 13 Apr 1998 (Age 70 years)
Marriage	Bef 1946 [10, 11]
Family ID	F9379	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII - 1942 - St Francois County, Missouri, USA
	Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Selina - 1950 - St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA
	Death - 3 May 2008 - Bismarck, St Francois, Missouri, USA
	Burial - - Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, St Louis County, Missouri, USA

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Ship-USS Mobile (CL-63)
USS Mobile (CL-63) was a Cleveland-class light cruiser of the United States Navy. She was the third ship named for Mobile, Alabama. She was laid down on 14 April 1941 by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Virginia; launched on 15 May 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Harry T. Hartwell; and commissioned on 24 March 1943, Captain…

Sources

[S238] U.S. Social Security Administration, Issue State: Missouri; Issue Date: Before 1951.
[S11281] Find a Grave (Military Cemetery-Jefferson Barracks National), (Location: Lemay MO;), BOATRIGHT Franklin Kenneth "Bud" 1923-2008 (Veteran).
US NAVY F1 WORLD WAR II
- Selina and Franklin Boatright are buried together at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81290420/franklin-kenneth-boatright
[S4606] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Franklin Boatright • Flat River Daily Journal - 5 May 2008, Franklin Kenneth "Bud" Boatright -- The Daily Journal; Publication Date: 5 May 2008; Publication Place: Flat River, Missouri.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/418388850/?article=46e466d3-e1c7-4a1d-84d6-44b8e9e76e2d&focus=0.066259496,0.09781558,0.3736587,0.2093
[S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Iron, St Francois, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02146; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 94-3.

1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: Iron, St Francois, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02146; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 94-3

[S363] Ancestry.com, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2011;), The National Archives in St Louis, Missouri; St Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Missouri, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 29.

U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Missouri, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 29

[S1935] Ancestry.com, U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;), National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, United States; Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939 - 01/01/1949; Record Group: 24, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007; Series ARC I.

U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949
National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, United States; Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939 - 01/01/1949; Record Group: 24, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007; Series ARC I

[S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: St Louis, St Louis,.

1950 United States Federal Census
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: St Louis, St Louis,

[S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Iron, St Francois, Missouri; Roll: T625_944; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 87.

1920 United States Federal Census
Year: 1920; Census Place: Iron, St Francois, Missouri; Roll: T625_944; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 87; Image: 1146.
[S10407] Find a Grave - US Index, DENNIS Mary Boatright 1894-1952.
Mary Iva Dennis Boatright and Harry Thomas Boatright, buried together
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62623727/mary_iva_boatright
[S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;).
[S11281] Find a Grave (Military Cemetery-Jefferson Barracks National), (Location: Lemay MO;), WILLIAMS Selina Hope Boatright 1928-1998.
Selina and Franklin Boatright are buried together at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81290422/selina_hope_boatright

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