Mary Boozer

Mary Boozer

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Photo: Mary "Marie" Boozer

ID:	I843
Last:	Boozer
First:	Mary
Middle:
Birth:	ABT 1847 at South Carolina ¹
Death:
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Sex:	F
Notes:	Mary Boozer was the daughter of Amelia Boozer, a reputed northern sympathizer who lived in South Carolina during the Civil War and evacuated Columbia with the Union troops in 1865. Her full given name is listed by some researchers as "Mary Sarah Amelia", which agrees with the listing for her in the 1850 U.S. Census in the village of Newberry, South Carolina: M.S.A. Boozer, female, age 3. Mary is generally reported to be the daughter of Amelia's second husband, Peter Burton, who was adopted by Amelia's third husband, David Boozer. A studio picture of Mary Boozer (carte de visite, CdV) by the Brady photographic studio was included in the Civil War era photo album of Maria Louisa "Lula" Georgiana Feaster of Fairfield Co., South Carolina. The photo was identified as a half-sister of Jacob Norris Feaster's first daughter Julia. Amelia and Mary Boozer were also mentioned in the Civil War diaries of Mary Chestnut and Margaret Narcissa Feaster. Mary was later reported to be living as a countess in Europe. Two novels focus on the exploits of Amelia and Mary Boozer: 1. Another Jezebel, a Yankee Spy in South Carolina. 1958. R. L. Bryan Co., Columbia, S.C. 219 pp. Author: Graydon, Nell S. 2. La Belle: a novel based on the life of the notorious southern belle, Marie Boozer. 1960. New York: Dell, 1960, c. 1959. Author: Coker, Elizabeth Boatwright. For more information, see: - Davis, Burke, J. Stone, C. Reidy. 1980. Sherman's March. Publ. Random House, ASIN: 0394507398, 335 pp., reprint Vintage Books, 1988 ISBN: 0394757637. - Martin, Samuel J. 1996. Kill-Cavalry: Sherman's Merchant of Terror - The Life of Union General Hugh Judson Kilpatrick. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Pr. ISBN: 0838636659. 325 pp. Reprinted 2000. ISBN: 081170887X. 336 pp. - Boozer, Mary Elizabeth. 1970. The Boozer Family of South Carolina. R. L. Bryan Co., Columbia, S.C. Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 77-141878. 360 pp. Reprinted 1984. [Supplement 1973 by Mary Elizabeth Boozer, White Rock, S.C. pp. 361-376]. Repository: Richland County Library, Columbia, SC; also, South Caroliniana Library, Columbia, SC. - Robert de Treville Lawrence - Confederate Veteran articles by Lawrence on "The Spirit of the South" and "Signal Corps in Defense of Charleston"; article on "Miss Mary Boozer." Located at: Kennesaw State University - Sturgis Library, Bentley Rare Book Room: Lawrence Collection, Books and Papers Donated to Kennesaw State Univ. - Online: Rootsweb.com database "Ancestors of Linda Mossmayer South Carolina to California" (lskm54), entries for Amelia Sees Burton, David Boozer. - Online: Monumental Battlefields website, article on L.D. Childs www.monumentalbattlefields.com/LD_childs_page10.htm
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Mother:	Amelia Sees b: ABT 1825 d: ABT 1870
Father:	Peter Burton b: UNKNOWN d: UNKNOWN

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1	Title: 1860 U.S. Census, Richland Co., South Carolina Publication: M653_1227 Page: p. 28-a Note: Birth year calculated as 1846-1847 from: Mary Boozer, age 13 with her mother Amelia in HN438/FN448, Columbia, SC. Mary's conception occured before the date of her mother's marriage to David Boozer, so paternity is assigned to Amelia's previous husband, Peter Burton. Note: age of Marie Boozer in 1860 agrees with 1850 census (age 3).

2	Title: Internet Note: Message to Rootsweb.com List SC-Genealogy-L of 28 Sep 2001 by Glenna Kinard <gkinard@sc.rr.com> Text: (Jacob J. Norris) Feaster is mentioned in a book by Elizabeth Boatwright Coker published in 1959 - - "La Belle". It is the story of Marie Boozer, a notorious woman of the mid to late 1800's..... (1) Marie was the dau. of Amelia Sees Harned Burton Boozer Feaster. Amelia came to SC from Philadelphia, was married twice, the 2nd husband (Peter Burton_ probably being the father of Marie (who was born ca 1846). (2) Amelia married (third) David Boozer of Newberry who adopted Marie. It is hinted that Amelia murdered Boozer." (3) Amelia and young Marie moved to Columbia where she met Jacob Feaster of Fairfield County.....

3	Title: Internet Note: Source: www.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/g/Graydon,Nell_S.html Library of the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill - Manuscripts Department - Southern Historical Collection. Item #3446. NELL S. GRAYDON PAPERS. Text: Graydon, Nell S. - Papers, 1878; 1908; 1959. - 10 items. Five items are typed transcriptions; orginals presumably in private hands in 1959. Correspondence, 1959, of Nell S. Graydon concerning the historical background of her novel, "Another Jezebel: A Yankee Spy in South Carolina" (1958), especially regarding Amelia Sees Harned Burton Boozer Feaster, model for the protaganist; and transcriptions of items relating to Feaster's daughter, Marie Boozer, who married Count de Pourtales-Gorgier. (NOTE: A more complete finding aid for this collection is available at the Southern Historical Collection. Contact staff at: (919)962-1345 (telephone); (919)962-4452 (FAX); mss@email.unc.edu.)

4	Title: 1850 U.S. Census, Newberry Co., South Carolina Publication: M432_856 Date: 19 Jul 1850 Page: p. 186-b Note: M.S.A. Boozer, female age 3, is believed to be Mary (Sarah Amelia) Boozer, daughter of Amelia and David Boozer in village of Newberry, SC. Text: HN/FN 34 Name Age Sex Occup Value Born David Boozer 55 M Farmer 15,000 South Carolina Amelia " 25 F Pennsylvania M.S.A. " 3 F South Carolina [Transcriber CMB]

5	Title: 1860 U.S. Census, Richland Co., South Carolina Publication: M653_1227 Date: 18 Jul 1860 Page: p. 28-a Note: Mary Boozer, age 13 with her mother Amelia and step-father Jacob N. Feaster, and 3 half-siblings: Julia, Jacob, and "Cootie" (presumably Etheland) in HN438/FN448, Columbia, SC. Note: age of Marie Boozer agrees with 1850 census; age of Amelia is 5 years younger than expected based on 1850 census. Location: Family lived on Washington St. between Richardson and Sumter, about 3 blocks from the State capitol building, per the 1859 City Directory of Columbia, SC. Neighbors: Powell, Fisher, Backman, John H. Boatwright (Mayor of Columbia), Edgar, Baldwin, Hargrave, McCants; and DeSaussure, Rodgers, Friday, Gibbes (physician). Text: HN438/FN448 Name Age Sex Occup Value Born Jacob N. Feaster 37 M Merchant 4000-30,000 SC Amelia " 30 F Pennsylvania Mary Boozer 13 F at school SC Julia " 6 F at school SC Jacob N., Jr. 4 M SC Cootie " 2 F SC [Transcriber CMB]

6	Title: Internet Note: Source: http://www.cr.nps.gov/seac/fierydawn/ch6b.htm Text: [Marie Boozer was reputed to be with Major Ge. Judson Kilpatrick and his 3rd Brigade (in command of Sherman's cavalry) on their march to Fayetteville in 1865, after Columbia SC was burned.] / Despite the rush, Kilpatrick found time the morning of March 9 for more leisurely pursuits, riding in a buggy with two women. Kilpatrick developed a reputation as a lady's man after his wife died in 1863, and some sources reported that several young women accompanied him on his North Carolina campaign. His companions are variously described as stranded school teachers, disreputable characters, and females in men's clothing whom troops called Charley and Frank. / In one persistent story, disputed as a legend by some historians, Marie Boozer and her mother were with the general. Whether Marie Boozer accompanied Kilpatrick or not, she has been described as one of the prettiest women of the time in South Carolina. She and her mother, according to the story, began traveling with the Union cavalry after the fall of Columbia, their home. / Although the womens' identities are uncertain, Kilpatrick rode with his feet dangling outside a buggy and his head resting on the lap of a woman, according to Lieutenant H. Clay Reynolds, a Confederate prisoner walking directly behind them.

7	Title: Internet Note: Source: http://www.cr.nps.gov/seac/cavclash/part05.htm Text: Monroe's Crossroads Battlefield. Lieutenant General Wheeler (Du Bose 1912b) gave the command, "Forward!"... Major General Butler turned to his Chief Scout, Hugh Scott, C.S.A., and said, "Scott, you have been trying for some time to get stripes on your collar. Now if you will bring Kilpatrick out and deliver him to me, I will promote you on the battlefield." ..... / Before morning, Brevet Major General Kilpatrick and Marie Boozer had returned to the main house. Brevet Major General Kilpatrick, concerned that his horses would be fed, chose this moment to step out onto the porch of the main house. Expecting to be out only a moment, he was dressed only in his shirt and drawers. In the yard several soldiers had awakened and were rolling their blankets; the headquarters bugler was preparing to sound reveille. / Lieutenant General Wheeler and his escort broke through the fog. Lieutenant General Wheeler brought his raised pistol forward. Riding by the General’s side, Pelote, his bugler, sounded the charge. Coming out of the fog, simultaneously breaking the morning silence, was a penetrating howling cheer and the sound of breaking brush.... / Surrounded, Brevet Major General Kilpatrickozer decided to leave (Du Bose 1912b). She appeared on the porch, gazing forlornly at her Victoria carriage. Expecting her to be shot down any second, a young Confederate officer galloped up to the porch. Dismounting quickly, he escorted her through a shower of clapboard splinters erupting from the exterior walls of the house. The couple made their way to the safety of a ditch beside Blue's Rosin Road. ... [Citations: -- Lowry, Thomas P. 1994. The Story the Soldiers Wouldn't Tell: Sex in the Civil War. Stackpole Books, Mechanichsburg, Pennsylvania. -- Du Bose, John W. 1912b. General Joseph Wheeler and The Army of Tennessee. Neale Publishing Company, New York. p. 449]

8	Repository: --Name: Nancy Jo Ross Smith, personal collection Title: Diary of Margaret Narcissa Feaster 1860-1865 Author: High, Kathryn Scott, and Kathleen Coleman, eds. Publication: Privately published. 75pp. Note: Notes identify persons mentioned in Diary. Note: Diary entries mention Mary Boozer and her mother in Columbia, South Carolina. Text: August 2, 1861. ...Mary Boozer was also in a few minutes. Afternoon, I accompanied Mary B. [Boozer] and her mother to the dress parade at the Arsenal... August 6, 1861. I arose early this morning. We saw the R.V. Rifle Com. start for Va. before breakfast. I did some ironing, then came to Amelia's [Boozer]. Afternoon, we had a nice ride. Evening, Mary [Boozer] and I spent practicing... August 11, 1861. I read all day. Late in the afternoon Mary [Boozer] and I came around to Drucy's. Mary took tea with us. Bro. Jake [Jacob J. N. Feaster] called for her after tea... August 19, 1861. Trez [Feaster] called this morning at Drucy's. Mary Boozer went for me...