Cora Elizabeth "Bettie" Deboard b. 24 Jul 1874 White County, Illinois, USA d. 21 Nov 1965 Amarillo, Randall County, Texas, USA: Our Family History

1874 - 1965 (91 years)

Name	Cora Elizabeth "Bettie" Deboard
Born	24 Jul 1874	White County, Illinois, USA [1]
	Source of specific birth date: Family Group sheet Ivy Jerome DeBoard-Martha Louisa Davis, unidentified preparer/contributor. Found among William D. Walker's genealogical materials, not in his handwriting. Likely sent to him by mail. He occasionally received inquiries by mail. The detail in these family group sheets is accurate in its details, as far as can be confirmed by my own work. I evaluate it as likely to be true.
Gender	Female
Census	24 Jun 1880	Mountain Grove, Wright County, Missouri, USA [2]
	1. Deboard, Ivy J., white, male, 30, married, farmer, Tennessee, Norh Carolina, North Carolina 2. _____, Martha L., white, female, 29, wife, keeping house, Illinois, Tennessee, Tennessee 3. Deboard, Laura J., white, female, 14, daughter, at home, attended school within the year, Illinois, Tennessee, Illinois 4. Deboard, Martha P., white, 10, daughter, at home, attended school within the year, [can read, implied], cannot write, Illinois, Tennessee, Illinois 5. Deboard, Sarah E., white, female, 8, daughter, attended school within the year, Illinois, Tennessee, Illinois 6. Deboard, Bettie, white, female, 5, daughter, Illinois, Tennessee, Illinois 7. Deboard, Lucy, white, female, 3, daughter, Illinois, Tennessee, Illinois 8. Deboard, Mary, white, female, 1, daughter, Missouri, Tennessee, Illinois
Census	20 Jun 1900	Chapel township, Howell County, Missouri, USA [3]
	1. Bolerjack, Joel, head, white, male, Oct 1859, 40, married 6 tears, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois, farm laborer, can read and write, renting house 2. _____, Bettie, wife, white, female, July 1873, 26, married 6 years, 3 children 3 living, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois, can read and write 3. _____, Francis O., son, white, male, September 1881, single, Missouri, Illinois, Illinois, farm labor, can read and write 4. _____, Lee, son, white, male, December 1885, 14, Missouri, Illinois, Illinois, can read and write, farm laborer 5. _____, Cora, daughter, white, female, May 1894, 6, Missouri, Illinois, Illinois 6. _____, Iva, son, white male, March 1896, 4, Missouri, Illinois, Illinois 7. _____, Allen, son, white, male, October 1898, 1, Missouri, Illinois, Illinois
	1900 U.S. census, Howell County, Missouri, population schedule, Chapel township, enumeration district (ED) 52, sheet 16A (penned recto) and p. 38 (stamped, recto), dwelling 308, family 310, Joel Bolerjack, household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 July 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll [not cited].
Census	28 Apr 1910	Chandler township, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA [4]
	1. Bolerjack, Joel, head, male, white, 51, second marriage, married 17 years, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois, farmer, can read and write, renting, farm, farm schedule 105 2. _____, Cora, wife, female, white, 36, first marriage, married 17 years, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois, can read and write 3. _____, Francis O., son, male, white, 28, single, Missouri, Illinois, Illinois, farm labour, home farm, can read and write 4. _____, Lee A., son, male, white, 24, single, Missouri, Illinois, Illinois, farm labor, home farm, can read and write 5. _____, Iva, daughter [son], female [male], white, 14, Missouri, Illinois, Illinois, can read and write, attending school 6. _____, William, son, male, white, 11, Missouri, Illinois, Illinois, can read and write, attending school 7. _____, Austin, son, male, white, 9, Missouri, Illinois, Illinois, can read and write, attending school 8. _____, [William], son, male, white, 6, Missouri, Illinois, Illinois 9. _____, Melvin, son, male, white, 4, Missouri, Illinois, Illinois 10. _____, Lena M., daughter, female, white, 3 months, Oklahoma, Illinois, Illinois
	1910 U.S. census, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, population schedule, Chandler township, enumeration district (ED) 90, sheet 6B (penned, recto), p. 229 (stamped, verso), dwelling 113, family 113, Joel Bolerjack household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 July 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 1258.
Census	26 Jan 1920	Hewett township, Carter County, Oklahoma, USA [5]
	1. Bolerjack Ivy, head, renting, male, white 23, single, can read and write, Missouri, Kentucky, Illinois, shoe maker, own account 2. _____, Cora E., mother, female, white, 45, widowed, can read cannot write, Illinois, Arkansas, Illinois 3. _____, Samuel, brother, male, white, 16, attending school, can read and write, Missouri, Kentucky, Illinois, shoe maker, own account 4. _____, Melvin, brother, male, white, 14, attending school, can read and write, Missouri, Kentucky, Illinois 5. _____, Lena, sister, female, white, 10, attending school, can read and write, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Illinois 6. _____, Laban, brother, male, white, 8, attending school, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Illinois 7. _____, Lillie P., sister, female, white, 5, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Illinois 8. Hurley, Cora, sister, female, white, 25, married, can read and write, Missouri, Kentucky, Illinois
	1920 U.S. census, Carter County, Oklahoma, population schedule, Hewett township, enumeration district (ED) 54, sheet 33A (penned, recto), p. 122 (stamped, recto), dwelling 668, family 687, Ivy Bolerjack household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.head, com : accessed 4 July 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 1455,
NEWS	4 Mar 1920	Coalgate, Coal County, Oklahoma, USA [6]
	Notice of divorce: "Cora Bolerjack vs. Joel Bolerjack; decree of divorce and custody of children granted plaintiff."
	"District Court Now in Session: Cora Bolerjack vs. Joel Bolerjack," The Coalgate Courier (Coalgate, Okla.), 4 March 1920, p. 1, col. 1; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : accessed 4 July 2021).
Census	5 Apr 1930	Borger, Hutchinson County, Texas, USA [7]
	1. Poston, E. G., head, owns, value $75, no radio, not a farm, male, white, 67, married, can read and write, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, laborer, [cobbler? cables?], not a veteran 2. _____, Cora, wife, female, white, 55, married, can read and write, Illinois, Arkansas, Illinois 3. _____, Laban, son, male, white, 17, can read and write, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Illinois, salesman, book store 4. _____, Lily Pearl, daughter, female, white, 15, attending school, can read and write, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Illinois 5. _____, Edward, son, male, white, 22, can read and write, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Illinois 6. Kelly, W.M., roomer, renting, $10, male, white, 46, divorced, can read and write, Missouri, Ireland, Dutch, laborer, oil field 7. Bingham, [F. R.?], roomer, male, white, 48, divorced, can read and write, Texas, Texas, Texas, laborer, oil field
Census	17 Apr 1940	No. 304, Margaret Johnson Camp, Phillips Petroleum Co., Justice Precinct 2, Hutchinson County, Texas, USA [8]
	1. Passon [Poston?], John W., head, male, white, 37, married, completed grade 5, born in Texas, same house in 1935, operator, carbon black factory, $1620 2. _____, Johnnie T., wife, female, white, 31, marriage, completed grade 8, Texas 3. _____, Doris F., daughter, female, white, 14, attending school, completed grade 7, Texas 4. _____, James L., son, male, white, 12, attending school, completed grade 4, Texas 5. _____, Kenneth E., son, male white, 10, attending school, completed grade 3, Texas 6. _____, John W., Jr, son, male, white, 8, attending school, completed grade 1, Texas 7. _____, Major W., son, male, white, 6, Texas 8. _____, Leroy, son, male, white, 5, Texas 9. _____, Dennis M., son, male, white, 3, Texas 10. Poston, Cora E., lodger, female, white, 65, widowed, completed grade 3, Illinois, same place 1935
	1940 U.S. census, Hutchinson County, Texas, population schedule, Justice Precinct 2, enumeration district (ED) 117-8, sheet 16A (penned, recto), p. 226 (stamped, recto), visited no. 344, John W. Passon [Poston?] household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 5 July 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 4073.
Note	Youngest son born to Bettie and her Bolerjack husband was Laban Malachi Bolerjack, whose name was later legally changed to Poston. Bettie\'s second husband was a Poston and this was found on Ancestry.uk, posted by John Poston: \"One of the mysteries in our family has always been: Why was Laban Malichi\'s last name Poston, when all of his siblings were named Bolerjack? As it turns out, Elvina Kern (Haney) had the story from talking to the older Bolderjack children. When Laban proposed to Imogene, she, for whatever reason, didn\'t want to marry the name Bolerjack. She was willing to marry the name Poston, Labans step-father. This may be because Laban\'s mother, Cora Elizabeth, had divorced Joel Bolerjack for \'Biblical reasons.\' Laban didn\'t talk about either his father or step-father, but he was willing to share stories of his life and adventures growing up. Imogene told her son, Robert Charles that Laban didn\'t like either his father or step-father and to not discuss them with him. She also say the Cora, Laban\'s mother, was a very strong woman. She had the courage to get a divorce, which was very rare in that time. The passing of Edward G. Poston\'s first wife, Rosella (Rose Ella) Crow in Feb 1916, paved the way for Cora & Edward to marry. The search for documentation of Rosella\'s death, and Edward & Cora\'s marriage continues. \" [9]
Died	21 Nov 1965	Amarillo, Randall County, Texas, USA [10]
	Obit said "Potter County," but death cert states Randall County.
Obituary	23 Nov 1965	Amarillo, Potter County, Texas, USA [10, 11]
	\"Tri-State Area Mrs. Cora Poston PANHANDLE- Funeral rites for Mrs. Cora Elizabeth Poston, 91, Panhandle resident four years, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Poston Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Dudley Haney of Bartlesville, Okla., will officiate. Burial will be in the Panhandle Cemetery. Mrs. Poston, a native of Missouri, died late Sunday in Southwest Convalescent Center in Amarillo. She lived in Borger from 1920 until 1960, and had lived in Amarillo the past year. She was a member of the Church of the Nazarene in Borger. Survivors include daughters, Mrs. Cora Hurley of Albuquerque and Mrs. Ray Kerns of Lincoln, Neb.; sons, L.M. Boston of Borger, Jim Greenland of San Diego, Calif., and G. E. Poston of Eunice, N. M.; a brother, William DeBoard of Pasadena, Calif., 31 grandchildren and 50 great-grandchildren.\"
	"Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K78B-Y9F : 20 February 2021), Cora Elizabeth Poston, 21 Nov 1965; citing certificate number 80768, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,117,870.
Parents	Death cert names father "Ivia" DeBoard. Mother not named. [11]
Buried	Panhandle Cemetery, Panhandle, Carson County, Texas, USA [10]
Person ID	I452	Full
Last Modified	7 Jul 2021

Father	Iva Gerome Deboard, b. 25 Nov 1847, McMinn County, Tennessee, USA , d. 17 Mar 1900, Mountain View, Howell County, Missouri, USA (Age 52 years)
Mother	Martha Louisa Davis, b. 12 Jun 1850, Illinois, USA , d. 15 Mar 1917, Iron County, Missouri, USA (Age 66 years)
Married	9 Sep 1868	White County, Illinois, USA [12]
	"Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF2G-MZ3 : 19 February 2021), Ivy G. Deboard and Martha L. Allen, 09 Sep 1868; citing White, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 977,069. Marriage record clearly calls her "Miss" Martha L. Allen, though she was divorced.
Family ID	F165	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Joel Bolerjack, b. Oct 1859, Illinois, USA , d. 1934, Chandler, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA (Age ~ 74 years)

Married 24 Jul 1893 Howell County, Missouri, USA [13]

Divorced Mar 1920 Coalgate, Coal County, Oklahoma, USA [6]

Children

+	1. Cora Bolerjack, b. May 1894, Missouri, USA , d. 1 Sep 1987, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA (Age ~ 93 years)
	2. Iva Bolerjack, b. 4 Mar 1896, Missouri, USA , d. 23 Mar 1962, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA (Age 66 years)
	3. William Allen Bolerjack, b. Oct 1898, Missouri, USA , d. Abt 7 July 1910, Davenport, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA (Age ~ 11 years)
+	4. Beryl Austin Bolerjack, b. 23 Mar 1901, Howell County, Missouri, USA , d. 28 Sep 1964 (Age 63 years)
	5. Samuel Bolerjack, b. Abt 1904, Missouri, USA , d. Yes, date unknown
+	6. Melvin Bolerjack, b. 13 Oct 1905, Missouri, USA , d. 26 May 1980, Bartlesville, Washington County, Oklahoma, USA (Age 74 years)
	7. Lenora Bolerjack, b. Abt 1910, Oklahoma, USA , d. Yes, date unknown
+	8. Laban Malachi Poston
+	9. Lily Pearl Bolerjack, b. 17 Oct 1914, Coalgate, Cole County, Oklahoma, USA , d. 7 May 1994 (Age 79 years)

Last Modified 6 Jul 2021

Family ID F194 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2	Edward G. Poston
Married	Y [10]
Last Modified	4 Sep 2018
Family ID	F2616	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Photos

Cora Elizabeth "Bettie" (DeBoard) Bolerjack Poston
Photo from Ancestry.com, contributed by John Postonhttps://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/153207021/person/392029238043/media/666e024f-5408-4832-939b-f8496aeef548?_phsrc=LMx816&_phstart=successSource

Notes
The 'E' must stand for Elizabeth, since she was always known as Bettie. [14]

Sources

[S6372] Family Group sheet Ivy Jerome DeBoard-Martha Louisa Davis, unidentified preparer/contributor. Found among William D. Walker's genealogical materials, not in his handwriting. Likely sent to him by mail. He occasionally received inquiries by mail. The detail in these family group sheets is accurate in its details, as far as can be confirmed by my own work. I evaluate it as likely to be true.
[S5060] 1880 U.S. census, Wright County, Missouri, population schedule, Mountain Grove Township, ED 140, sheets no. 33B-34A , dwelling 62, family 62. Ivy J. Debord [DeBoard] household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 30 July 2007); citing National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 741.
[S6373] 1900 U.S. census, Howell County, Missouri, population schedule, Chapel township, enumeration district (ED) 52, sheet 16A (penned recto) and p. 38 (stamped, recto), dwelling 308, family 310, Joel Bolerjack, household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 July 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll [not cited].
[S6374] 1910 U.S. census, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, population schedule, Chandler township, enumeration district (ED) 90, sheet 6B (penned, recto), p. 229 (stamped, verso), dwelling 113, family 113, Joel Bolerjack household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 July 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 1258.
[S6376] 1920 U.S. census, Carter County, Oklahoma, population schedule, Hewett township, enumeration district (ED) 54, sheet 33A (penned, recto), p. 122 (stamped, recto), dwelling 668, family 687, Ivy Bolerjack household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.head, com : accessed 4 July 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 1455,.
[S6377] "District Court Now in Session: Cora Bolerjack vs. Joel Bolerjack," The Coalgate Courier (Coalgate, Okla.), 4 March 1920, p. 1, col. 1; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : accessed 4 July 2021).
[S6402] 1930 U.S. census, Hutchinson County, Texas, population schedule, Borger (town), enumeration district (ED) 117-4, sheet 8A (penned, recto), p. 58 (stamped, recto), dwelling 168, family 185, for E. G. Poston household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 July 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, [roll not stated].
[S6385] 1940 U.S. census, Hutchinson County, Texas, population schedule, Justice Precinct 2, enumeration district (ED) 117-8, sheet 16A (penned, recto), p. 226 (stamped, recto), visited no. 344, John W. Passon [Poston?] household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 5 July 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 4073.
[S5458] ptoedtemeier, \"debord Family Tree,\" tree pages, Ancestry.co.uk (https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/3511130/person/-530366509/facts : accessed 4 September 2018), for Cora Elizabeth DeBoard.
[S5456] \"Tri-State Area: Mrs. Cora Poston,\" The Amarillo Globe-Times (Amarillo, Tex.), 23 November 1965, p. 1, col. 6; digital image, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com/ : accessed 3 September 2018).
[S6375] "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K78B-Y9F : 20 February 2021), Cora Elizabeth Poston, 21 Nov 1965; citing certificate number 80768, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,117,870.
[S6315] "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF2G-MZ3 : 19 February 2021), Ivy G. Deboard and Martha L. Allen, 09 Sep 1868; citing White, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 977,069.
[S48] Missouri, Howell - Marriage Book 5, 1893-1897 (book, Gen Soc'y), (West Plains, Missouri : South Central Missouri Genealogical Society, 1990), entry no. 44, p. 4, for J.S. Bolerjack and Cora E. Deboard, Howell County, Missouri (24 July 1893) (Reliability: 3).
by H.P Dawes JP
[S48] Missouri, Howell - Marriage Book 5, 1893-1897 (book, Gen Soc'y), (West Plains, Missouri : South Central Missouri Genealogical Society, 1990), J.S. BOLERJACK to Cora E. DeBOARD on 24 July 1893 by H.P Dawes JP (Reliability: 3).