Jul-28-2018
Husband: Robert H. Boyce Also known as: T. Robert Boyce 1
Born: ca 1838 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 2,3,4 (see note 1) Died: Dec- 5-1926 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 5,3,2 Buried: in Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 3,6 Resided: since 1921 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 5 Resided: in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Census: 1880 in Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 8 Father: Robert Boyce (1806 - 1888) Mother: Rebecca Ashcraft (1801 - 1876) Notes
Wife: Martha Ellen Ford 7 Married: Feb-25-1864 in Doddridge Co, WV 4
Born: Mar- -1842 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 9,4 Died: Dec-24-1920 10,1,6 Buried: in Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Father: Albert H. Ford (1819 - 1888) Mother: Rulana Davis (1819 - 1867)
F Child 1: Vilena Boyce Born: Dec- -1864 in Doddridge Co, WV 9,11,2 Died: (unreadable) 6 Buried: in Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1884 in Doddridge Co, WV 11 Census: 1880 in Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Abraham S. Snider b. May-10-1863 d. Dec-24-1908 Also known as: Abram S. Snider 11 Married: Jul- 6-1884 in Doddridge Co, WV 11
F Child 2: Mittie Boyce Born: Jan- 9-1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 11,12,9 Died: Mar- 1-1906 12 Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: James W. Snider b. Mar-31-1860 d. bef Jun 1900 Married: Feb-26-1885 at Brushy Fork, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 11
F Child 3: Florence May Boyce Born: ca 1867 4 Died: Mar-13-1932 13 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Flemington (Baileytown), Taylor Co, WV 13 Resided: 1926 in Flemington, Taylor Co, WV 14 Census: 1880 in Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Silas Homer Waller b. Dec- -1865 d. Mar-19-1953 Also known as: Homer Waller 15 Married: Oct-14-1888 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 4,16
M Child 4: Cain Boyce Census name: Eleanah J. Boyce Born: Mar-28-1869 17 Died: Mar-16-1953 in Ritchie Co, WV 18 Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 5: Charles Boyce Census name: Charley Boyce Born: Apr-20-1871 in Doddridge Co, WV 19,12,11 Died: Nov- -1896 in Doddridge Co, WV 12,20 (see note 2) Buried: in Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 6,21 Census: 1880 in Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Ida Ellen Starkey b. Oct- -1877 d. 1954 Married: Oct- -1894 in Doddridge Co, WV 11
M Child 6: John Bazzel Boyce Census name: Bazil Boyce Born: Aug-12-1873 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 12,3 (see note 3) Died: Jul-26-1946 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV 3 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 3,22 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 3,14 Census: 1930, 1940 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1920 at Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1910 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1904 in Doddridge Co, WV 11 Census: 1880 in Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: engineer at Hazel-Atlas Glass Co. 3 Occupation: 1940 floor sweeper at glass plant 23 Occupation: 1930 engineer at glass plant 24 Occupation: 1920 engineer at gas company 25 Wife: Nancy Alice Hayes b. Jun- -1883 Also known as: Alice Hayes 11 Married: Mar- 2-1904 at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 26
F Child 7: Arminta Samantha Boyce Census name: Samantha Boyce Born: Sep-25-1875 in Doddridge Co, WV 19 (see note 4) Died: Jul-15-1964 in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV 27 Buried: in Bluemont Cemetery, Grafton, Taylor Co, WV 3 Resided: 1926 in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV 14 Resided: 1903 in Doddridge Co, WV 28 Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Doddridge Co, WV Husband: John Waller b. ca 1871 Married: May-27-1903 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 28
M Child 8: C. Mitchell Boyce Census name: Mitchell Boyce Born: Jan-17-1880 12 Died: Apr-17-1881 12 Buried: in Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 6
M Child 9: Ernest Boyce Census name: Earnest Boyce Born: Aug- -1882 9 Resided: 1926 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Sources: (1) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 60. (2) Headstone (year only) (3) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (4) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (5) Obituary. (6) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (7) Taylor County Historical & Genealogical Society, Grafton, WV, A History of Taylor County West Virginia, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV (1986) (8) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (South West Twp). (9) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) (10) Obituary of husband. (11) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (12) Headstone. (13) Taylor County Historical & Genealogical Society, Grafton, WV, A History of Taylor County West Virginia, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV (1986), p. 417. (14) Obituary of father. (15) Obituary of wife's father. (16) Taylor County Historical & Genealogical Society, Grafton, WV, A History of Taylor County West Virginia, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV (1986), p. 416. (17) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (18) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1941-1955, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Dec 1998) (19) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (20) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (21) Findagrave.com. (22) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (23) 1940 Census, Harrison County, WV. (24) 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV. (25) 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV. (26) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as J. B. Boyce, 27, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Alice Hayes, 20, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Mar 2 1904 "at Rock Run near D. L. Dotson's." Informant for marriage license: S. S. Hayes. (Note: Snoden Salathiel Hayes was a brother of Nancy Alice Hayes.), MR p. 143 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11793851&Type=Marriage. (27) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1396738&Type=Death. (28) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11793883&Type=Marriage. Event Notes Note (1) 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. Note (2) Death date on headstone reported as Nov 26 1896, but death record indicates Nov 21 1896. Note (3) Birth date on death record is Aug 12 1874, but on headstone is Aug 12 1873. Birth record states Aug 15 1873. Note (4) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Oct 1875.Name Index