Henry Boyer, aged one hundred and three years, died at the home of his son, Henry Boyer Jr., on South Kansas Street, yesterday morning at ten o'clock. Henry Boyer was born in Hancock county, Georgia on October 29th 1822 on the plantation of Elias Boyer. His mother was Aggie Boyer, she being a slave who was born in Africa and brought to America by the early slaveholders. He was married to Hester Hill and from this union there are surviving four sons, John, Henry Jr., Robert S, and Frank. Also one daughter Mrs. M. V. Johnson. He also leaves thirty-eight grandchildren. He was a member of the African Baptist Church, having joined them in 1876. Funeral services will be held tomorrow, afternoon at two thirty o’clock from the Colored Baptist Church with Rev. Wm. Profitt in charge of same and burial will be at Sout Park.
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LETTERS Don't fight Blackdom memorial To Whom It May Concern: The recent article in this newspaper concerning the fight against the monument to Blackdom saddened my heart. As a black woman who was born and raised in Roswell, I am painfully aware of the lack of resources offered on African American history in this town. I am also very familiar with the amount of publicity that the alleged UFO crash receives In Roswell. It never ceases to amaze me to see so many storefronts, eateries and museums dedicated to this alleged crash. Why the "powers that be" would fight a $225,000 monument to honor the lives and commitment of the families of Blackdom. but approve a project dedicated to the aliens that is worth millions, is beyond me. It is more than disturbing because it shows a complete lack of concern for this part of Roswell history. Is it because the work of the African American families of Blackdom is so insignificant that they simply do not count? The argument in the newspaper stated that the monument was an issue because the town actually lay 18 miles South of Roswell. Mow sad to know that in 18 miles of travel, an entire town can lose its history to red tape. 1 wonder if Blackdom brought the same amount of money into Roswell as the aliens do, If the construction of the monument would still be such an issue? Sincerley, A very proud "black woman" | Felicia Thompson Portales, New Mexico
The Blackdom Townsite Company was incorporated at Santa Fe, N. M., with a capital stock of $10,000. The purpose is to establish a colony of negroes from the southern states in Chavez County, the name of the town to be Blackdom.
Parnell Iowa County Advertiser September 18, 1903 pg 2
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