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Robert H. BOYCE

Robert H. BOYCE

Male 1838 - 1926  (~ 88 years)

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  • Name Robert H. BOYCE 
    Born CA 1838  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • Birth date given in 1900 Census as Jan 1840. But death record and obituary state Sep 1 1842, and date on headstone is also 1842. But age 12 in 1850 Census would put it in about 1838, with three younger siblings born in about 1840, 1842 and 1844.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [4] 
    Residence New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence SINCE 1921  Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Died 5 Dec 1926  Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 6] 
    Buried Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 7] 
    Notes 
    • Local news item, "West Union Record," Thursday, June 1 1916, in its entirety:
      "R. H. Boyce, of New Milton route, was a caller Tuesday. He has just completed a saw mill set cutting 65,000 feet of good timber from a hundred acre farm recently purchased, in addition to his 360 acres previously owned, all bought by hard knocks, at work in the woods."
    Person ID I37198  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 9 Jun 2017 

    Father Robert Ezekiel BOYCE,   b. 7 Jul 1806,   d. 2 Jul 1888  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Rebecca ASHCRAFT,   b. 29 Jan 1801,   d. 1 Jun 1876, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Family ID F14752  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Martha Ellen FORD,   b. Mar 1842, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Dec 1920  (Age ~ 78 years)  [5] 
    Married 25 Feb 1864  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
     1. Vilena BOYCE,   b. Dec 1864, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. (UNREADABLE)
     2. Mittie BOYCE,   b. 9 Jan 1866, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Mar 1906  (Age 40 years)
     3. Florence May BOYCE,   b. CA 1867,   d. 13 Mar 1932  (Age ~ 65 years)
     4. Cain BOYCE,   b. 28 Mar 1869,   d. 16 Mar 1953, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     5. Charles BOYCE,   b. 20 Apr 1871, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 1896, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years)
     6. John Bazzel BOYCE,   b. 12 Aug 1873, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jul 1946, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     7. Arminta Samantha BOYCE,   b. 25 Sep 1875, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jul 1964, Grafton, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     8. C. Mitchell BOYCE,   b. 17 Jan 1880,   d. 17 Apr 1881  (Age 1 years)
     9. Ernest BOYCE,   b. Aug 1882
    Family ID F14751  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - SINCE 1921 - Salem, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 5 Dec 1926 - Salem, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    2. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

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

    4. [S967] 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (South West Twp).

    5. [S1922] A History of Taylor County West Virginia, Taylor County Historical & Genealogical Society, Grafton, WV, (McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV (1986)).

    6. [S14] Obituary.

    7. [S2550] Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, Donald Edward Ramage (1934-2016), (4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999)).