Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: John Flowers BOYCE / Mary Jane LOWERY (F23006)

m. 27 Feb 1855


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  • John Flowers BOYCEFather | Male
    John Flowers BOYCE

    Born  27 Mar 1835   
    Died  19 Mar 1914  Esty, Greenbrier Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  27 Feb 1855  [1]  Doddridge Co, (W)VA  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Robert Ezekiel BOYCE | F14752 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Rebecca ASHCRAFT | F14752 Group Sheet 

    Mary Jane LOWERYMother | Female
    Mary Jane LOWERY

    Born  3 Mar 1833   
    Died  8 Jul 1904   
    Buried    Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Lloyd S. BOYCEChild 1 | Male
    Lloyd S. BOYCE

    Born  10 Jan 1855  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  10 Mar 1878  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    James Robert BOYCEChild 2 | Male
    James Robert BOYCE

    Born  7 Mar 1857  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 Nov 1921  Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Anna May DAVIS | F10413 
    Married  28 Feb 1884  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Elizabeth Jane KINCAID | F10416 
    Married  3 Oct 1906  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Melvina BOYCEChild 3 | Female
    Melvina BOYCE

    Born  11 Oct 1858   
    Died  1919   
    Buried    Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  George Anderson DAVIS | F25927 
    Married  11 Feb 1886  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    John Wesley BOYCEChild 4 | Male
    John Wesley BOYCE

    Born  CA 1861  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1908   
    Buried    Mt. Zion Cemetery, Garrett Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Delia May TRUE | F38232 
    Married  7 Apr 1886  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Jefferson D. BOYCEChild 5 | Male
    Jefferson D. BOYCE

    Born  CA 1863   
    Died     
    Buried     

    Mary V. BOYCEChild 6 | Female
    Mary V. BOYCE

    Born  24 Jul 1864  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  24 Aug 1917   
    Buried    New Ellis Chapel Cemetery, Brushy Flat Rd, Esty, Greenbrier Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  William BOYCE | F38233 
    Married  15 Jan 1886  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Lee BOYCEChild 7 | Male
    Lee BOYCE

    Born  18 Jul 1867  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  6 Jul 1952  White Co, AR Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Carter Cemetery, Russell, White Co, AR Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Elizabeth "Lizzie" MCCORD | F38235 
    Married  2 Aug 1896  White Co, AR Find all individuals with events at this location

    Rebecca BOYCEChild 8 | Female
    Rebecca BOYCE

    Born  3 Jul 1870  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  10 Apr 1923  Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Sylvanus FRUM | F23193 
    Married  22 Jan 1893  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Waitman T. W. "William" GAIN | F57492 
    Married  CA 1914   

    William Henry BOYCEChild 9 | Male
    William Henry BOYCE

    Born  11 Mar 1872  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  12 Sep 1940  Shirley, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Shirley Cemetery, Shirley, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Sarah Elizabeth "Lizzie" ALLEN | F36945 
    Married     

    Fanny Belle BOYCEChild 10 | Female
    Fanny Belle BOYCE

    Born  8 Apr 1873  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  20 Feb 1957  Fleming, Washington Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mt. Harmony Masonic Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  William Guy SADLER | F38234 
    Married  21 Oct 1897  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Emery Oris BOYCEChild 11 | Male
    Emery Oris BOYCE

    Born  7 Sep 1877  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1922   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Josephine ASHCRAFT | F47352 
    Married  24 Feb 1901  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes 
    • There has been some confusion regarding the identity of John F. Boyce's wife Mary Jane. The record documenting issuance of their marriage license identifies her as Mary J. Lowerey, age 21, daughter of Nancy Lowerey (father not given). But their marriage record the next day identifies her as Mary J. Lowry, daughter of Mary Lowry. The inscription on her headstone clearly states that she was a daughter of Nancey Lowery. But the death record of John & Mary's daughter Fanny Boyce Sadler identifies Fanny's parents as John F. Boyce and Mary Jane Lowther. Adding to the confusion, the death record of their son James Robert Boyce identifies his father as John F. Boyce and his mother only by the maiden name Divers. The birth record of son Lee identifies his parents as John & Jane Boyce. We have found no death record for Mary Jane (Lowery) Boyce, and it is still not entirely clear who her parents were. Based on the sketchy information available to this point, she was quite possibly born out of wedlock to Nancy Lowery.

      1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia):
      J. Boice (male), 25, farmer; M J (female), 28; G S (male), 4; J R (male), 2; M (female), 1.

      1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan Twp), enumerated Jul 20 1870:
      John F Boyce, 35, farmer; Mary J, 37; Lloyd S, 14; Malvina, 11; John, 9; Jefferson, 8; Mary V, 5; Lee, 2.


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  • Sources 
    1. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 112 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11790642&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as John Boyce, 20, b. Harrison Co, res. (blank), son of Robert & Rebecca Boyce; and Mary J. Lowry, 24, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, dau of Mary Lowry. Married Feb 27 1855 in Doddridge County. (Note: Identification of wife's mother as Mary, rather than Nancy as established in other records, appears to be a clerical error. Age 24 is in conflict with age 21 given in their marriage license the day before, and with the birth date on her headstone.)

    2. [S1604] Death record of son.