She married William H. Boyte in 1868 when she was only 16 years old. She died 1950.
Mary just walked off with William Boyte to marry him somewhat against parental approval.
The Boyte family moved to Texas for William's health about 1875, and the next three children were born there; then the family pushed on to the new land on Indian Territory. The seventh child, Lula, was born at Stringtown, Indian Territory, as was the next two or three.
After Mary was widowed, she moved her family in about 1889 to the old town of Washita, the rode the first train from the south into the present site of Davis, Murray County. She, with the help of her children, ran a boarding house for their living.
Children of Mary Grisham & William H. Boyte are:
Edwin Augustine Boyte, born January 04, 1870 in Arkansas. died in infancy.
Emily Elizabeth Boyte, born February 18, 1872 in Arkansas.Emily died in infancy.
Vinston William (Vince) Boyte, born November 29, 1873 in Selma, Arkansas; died May 19, 1950.
J. Emery Boyte, born July 29, 1876 in Texas. died in infancy.
Florence Beuhal Boyte, born September 14, 1878 in Texas. died in infancy.
Thomas Lee Boyte, born March 15, 1880 in Texas. Thomas died when young.
Lula May Boyte-Woodward, born March 18, 1882 in Stringtown, Indian Territory; died Aft. 1953.
Otto James Boyte, born November 11, 1884 in Stringtown, Indian Territory; lived in Wapanucka and Cache, Oklahoma before settling in Davis. Davis, Oklahoma. (in 1953) died Aft. 1953. Otto He has been successfully carpenter, undertaker and last bus station manager; he is now (in 1953) retired at Davis with business property income.
Ivy Boyte, born September 10, 1888 in Stringtown, Indian Territory. Ivy died in infancy
1) William H. Boyte
William was the son of a Frenchman.
He and his sister, Isabella, were raised by their uncle Ike Lucky on a plantation near Monticello, Arkansas. He was believed to have been born in Desha County, Arkansas.
William was wounded in the Civil War and was never very strong afterwards.
Although William was a man of fine character, he was not strong enough to do hard labor; he taught and was a Lay preacher, leaving her very little in worldly goods.
It is believed that the family was living at Dougherty, Indian Territory, south of Davis, Oklahoma when William died and was buried there. But the family was too poor at the time to erect a stone, and when they returned several years later to do so, the grave was lost.
2) Joseph William Rawls
She married (2) Joseph William Rawls September 03, 1890 Davis, Oklahoma
Joseph was born May 10, 1849 in Georgia, and coming to Davis, Oklahoma from Texas. He was a carpenter and helped to build the first store building in this town named for his employer, Sam Davis. Joseph had lived in Foresville, Texas and had one brother, Henry, in San Antonio, Texas. Joseph died June 1919 and was buried at Davis in Green Hill Cemetery which was across the road from his acreage at the next edge of town. Mary lived a full, useful Christian life.
Children of Mary & Joseph Rawls are:
Sterlin Hess Rawls, born February 20, 1893; died August 1945. He married Clara Martin Abt. 1942.
Pascal (Pat) Rawls, born June 05, 1896 in Davis, Indian Territory; died Aft. 1953. He married Myrtle Ramsey August 1921.