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William Francis BOYCE

William Francis BOYCE

Male 1888 - 1963  (74 years)


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  • Name William Francis BOYCE
    Birth 21 Sep 1888  Wirt Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • Birthplace given in both of his marriage records as Wirt County, but his birth record shows it as Marion County. Mother identified in birth record as Roda Alice Boice, father not indicated. Age 32 in his 1929 marriage record was understated by nine years. Birth date on his headstone is 1888.
    Gender Male
    Census 1900, 1910  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • In household of his maternal grandparents, Thomas & Nancy (Lough) Boyce. Following his mother Rhoda's death in 1898, the 10-year-old William was taken in by her sister Cora, who died in 1903.
    Occupation 1910  [4] 
    teamster & driller of water wells 
    Residence 1911  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1929  Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 1940  Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation blacksmith, farmer  [1, 6] 
    Death 27 Mar 1963  Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Burial Stonewall Park Cemetery, Stonewood, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7] 
    Person ID I55946  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 22 Nov 2021

    Mother Rhoda Alice BOYCE,   b. 5 Jun 1870, Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Aug 1898, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 28 years)
    Family ID F38443  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Jane RYMER,   b. 2 Feb 1884, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Mar 1928, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years)
    Marriage 27 Aug 1911  Dry Fork, Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Location entered in marriage record as Dry Fork Bridge, Doddridge County.
    Documents
    55946_WilliamFBoyce_MaryJRymer_MarriageRecord_27Aug1911.jpg    		55946_WilliamFBoyce_MaryJRymer_MarriageRecord_27Aug1911.jpg
    Family ID F23163  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Nellie Elizabeth CHILDERS,   b. 17 May 1908, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Marriage 27 Dec 1929  Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
    >1. Leah Frances BOYCE,   b. 5 Nov 1930, Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Sep 2018 (Age 87 years)
    +2. Ruth Maxine BOYCE,   b. 15 Aug 1934, Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Mar 2023, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
    Documents
    55946_WilliamFrancisBoyce_NellieChilders_MarriageRecord_27Dec1929.jpg    		55946_WilliamFrancisBoyce_NellieChilders_MarriageRecord_27Dec1929.jpg
    Family ID F58469  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

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

    3. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    4. [S2109] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District).

    5. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, https://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=34258&Type=Marriage.

    6. [S2638] 1940 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    7. [S934] Findagrave.com.