Boatman, Delphus David

1892 - 1966  (74 years)

• Name	Boatman, Delphus David
  Birth	16 Aug 1892	Richland County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BOAT.D003
  _FGRAVE	67990065
  Military Service	World War I,  [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	19 Dec 1966	Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
  Burial	Rest Haven Cemetery, Washington, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
  Person ID	I55035	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	27 Apr 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 16 Aug 1892 - Richland County, Illinois Death - 19 Dec 1966 - Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin Burial - - Rest Haven Cemetery, Washington, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Delphus D. Boatman, 73, of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, passed away early this morning after a lingering illness. He was a native of Richland County and Olney, and for many years was a cleric in the Olney Post Office, before moving to Wisconsin about 22 years ago. WWI Veteran Surviving are his wife, Grace; a daughter, Marian, at home; and a son, Jean, of Wausau, Wisconsin; and two grandchildren. Also surviving are two sisters, Miss Edna Boatman of Olney, and Mrs. Ina Scherer, of Seymour, Indiana; and one brother, Thomas Boatman of Claremont. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by an infant son; a sister, Nora Boatman; and a brother, Ernest Boatman. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon in Eau Claire. Olney, IL newspaper

  
  

• Sources

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