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CREATOR: Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940, photographer.

All Things Considered, February 25, 2007 · With a camera the size of a bread box, photographer Lewis Hine infiltrated the factories, mills and mines where thousands of American children were forced to work in the early 1900s.

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Joe Manning, a Massachusetts historian, is tracking down the descendants of those laborers to let them know about their family history.

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Waco, Texas. November 1913. Isaac Boyett: "I'm de whole show." The twelve-year-old proprietor, manager and messenger of the Club Messenger Service, 402 Austin Street. The photo shows him in the heart of the Red Light district where he was delivering messages as he does several times a day. Said he knows the houses and some of the inmates. Has been doing this for one year, working until 9:30 P.M. Saturdays. Not so late on other nights. Makes from six to ten dollars a week. Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine. (Shorpynote: Isaac was born March 20, 1901, and died in May 1966 in Waco.)

Isaac Boyett
Where: Waco, Texas

dbreckenridge: I found this great photo on shorpy.com, then located him and his family in the 1910 census of McLennan County, Texas. According to Shorpy, he was born in 1901 and died in 1966. The 1910 census shows him living with an older brother, Walter (age 15) and their widowed mother, Fannie (age 47). Since she indicates, on the census, that she had 4 children and 4 are still living, the other two are probably married and away from home.

Fannie took in laundry and rented the house they lived in. Both boys were in school. The photo, taken in Waco, TX, November 1913, is captioned "I'm de whole show."

"The twelve year old proprietor, manager and messenger of the Club Messenger Service, 402 Austin St. The photo shows him in the heart of the Red Light district where he was delivering messages as he does several times a day. Said he knows the houses and some of the inmates. Has been doing this for 1 year, working until 9:30 p.m. Saturdays. Not so late on other nights. Makes from $6-$10 a week."

Twenty years later, in the 1930 census, Isaac was married to Viola and they had 4 children. Isaac became an automobile mechanic, he had not served in the military, and he rented their home for $9 a month! They did not have a radio (one of the questions asked on the census that year).

Census, Birth and SSDI Records for Isaac Boyett, Waco TX
1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Fannie Boyett
[Fannie Bayett]
Age in 1910: 47 Estimated birth year: abt 1863 Birthplace: Texas
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Mississippi
Mother's Birth Place: Mississippi
Home in 1910: Justice Precinct 6, McLennan, Texas
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White Gender: Female
Household Members: Name Age
Fannie Boyett 47
Walter Boyett 15
Isaac Boyett 9

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Isaac Boyett
Home in 1930: Waco, McLennan, Texas
Age: 29 Estimated birth year: abt 1901 Birthplace: Texas
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's name: Viola Race: White
Occupation: mechanic auto
Household Members: Name Age
Isaac Boyett 29
Viola Boyett 23
Jewell Boyett 7
Almeda Boyett 4 10/12
Isaac Boyett 3 1/12
William Boyett 2/12

TX Birth Records: McLennan Co TX
Herbert Albert Boyett b. 4 Jan 1939
Mother: Viola Boyett
Father: Isaac Howard Boyett

Name: Isaac Boyett
SSN: 451-14-0881
Last Residence: 76707 Waco, McLennan, Texas, United States of America
Born: 20 Mar 1901
Died: May 1966
State (Year) SSN issued: Texas (Before 1951 )
Texas Death Certificate: Father Isaac Boyett Mother: Frances Antonette Wright
Buried: Rosemond Cemetery, Waco, TX Connally Funeral Home

Possible Connection for Isaac Boyett and Frances (Fanny) Wright
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/w/r/i/Barbara-S-Wright/GENE8-0010.html
Frances (Fanny) Wright, born Abt. 1861 in Angelina Co TX; died Unknown. She married Isaac J. Boyett April 14, 1883 in Sabine Co TX; died Unknown.
Children of Henry Wright and Martha Jacks are:
98 i. Robert W.6 Wright, born 1848 in Sabine Parish, LA; died Unknown.He married Elizabeth Abt. 1877 in Angelina County, Texas; died Unknown.
Notes for Robert W. Wright:
The 1850 Sabine Parish, Louisiana census list Robert as 2 years old.
99 ii. James Wright, born Abt. 1851 in Sabine Parish, LA; died Unknown.
+ 100 iii. Christopher Columbus Wright, born November 23, 1852 in Kirbyville, Texas; died December 31, 1916 in Burke, Angelina County, Texas.
+ 101 iv. Eleanor (Ellen) Wright, born Abt. 1854 in Texas; died Unknown.
+ 102 v. John Wesley Wright, born June 1856 in Texas; died January 07, 1917 in Diboll, Angeline County, Texas.
+ 103 vi. Isaac Edward (Ike) Wright, born February 08, 1859 in Texas; died May 28, 1915 in Centerview, Sabine County, Texas.
104 vii. Frances (Fanny) Wright, born Abt. 1861 in Angelina County, Texas; died Unknown.She married Isaac J. Boyett April 14, 1883 in Sabine County, Texas; died Unknown.
105 viii. Susannah Wright, born Abt. 1866 in Angelina County, Texas; died Unknown.