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Lee Roy BOYCE

Lee Roy BOYCE

Male 1889 - 1948  (59 years)

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  • Name Lee Roy BOYCE 
    Born 2 Mar 1889  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930, 1940  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1940  [3] 
    farmer & proprietor of gasoline station 
    Residence Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Died 15 May 1948  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 5] 
    Buried Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Notes 
    • For several years, Lee Roy Boyce taught school in Doddridge County. He later operated a business at Sunnyside, on Route 50, near West Union. He also was a farmer and represented a life insurance company.

      Small display advertisement in local publication:

      L. R. BOYCE FILLING
      STATION
      Groceries and General Merchandise
      Lunches and Everything for the Tourist
      ROUTE 50 SUNNYSIDE
    Person ID I15758  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2021 

    Father James Robert BOYCE,   b. 7 Mar 1857, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Nov 1921, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Anna May DAVIS,   b. 30 Apr 1858,   d. 5 May 1905  (Age 47 years) 
    Family ID F10413  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nellie Bly ROSS,   b. 9 Mar 1889,   d. 4 Nov 1967  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 24 Apr 1912  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Notes 
    • 1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District):
      Lee R. Boyce, 41; wife Nellie B, 41; dau Madeline C, 17; dau Roberta L, 12; son J. Ross, 7; son Carlton D, 3y 2m; lodger Captilla Gregg, 18, single. [7]
    Children 
    +1. Madeline C. BOYCE,   b. 17 Jan 1913,   d. Apr 1979  (Age 66 years)
    +2. Roberta Lee BOYCE,   b. 20 Sep 1917, Toll Gate, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 2001  (Age 84 years)
    +3. Gerald Ross BOYCE,   b. 10 Mar 1923, Toll Gate, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 May 2010, Bluefield, Mercer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    +4. Carlton Dale "Cottie" BOYCE,   b. 28 Feb 1927, Toll Gate, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Apr 2021, Sunnyside (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
    Family ID F5615  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Obituary.

    2. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).

    3. [S2642] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District).

    4. [S1707] Obituary - Hospital.

    5. [S215] The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, (Taylor Publishing Co, 1979), p. 89.

    6. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    7. [S215] The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, (Taylor Publishing Co, 1979).