Martha Burton Boykins Family History

Malinda and Louis Marriage License 1867

Martha Burton Boykins is my paternal 2nd Great grandmother. She was born circa 1868  in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana to Louis and Malinda Burton.  Malinda was part of a large family. She is one of eight children born to Louis and Malinda. Her siblings were; James, Dotia, Celia, Mary, Ellis, Louis, Edna, and John Burton.  

Malinda was born around 1850 in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana. According to the 1880 United States Federal Census, her father was born in Georgia and her mother was born in Louisiana. Malinda and Louis were married on February 23, 1867, in St. Helena Parish.  Malinda died at the age of 86 on February 10, 1936, in Tangipahoa, Louisiana. 

She later met and married Jacob "Jake" Boykins. She and Jake had eight children; Ural, Charity, Lorence, Carrie, Missouri, Elenora, John, and Ernest Boykins. Martha died in 1946 in Tangipahoa Parish. 

One day I interviewed my father about his grandmother Martha. He was a little boy but he remembered spending time at his grandparent's house. I wish my father was here to see all the research I'm finding on his family. 

She is buried in Tangipahoa -Quinn-Brown Cemetery.