Family: John Flowers BOYCE / Mary Jane LOWERY (F23006)
m. 27 Feb 1855-
Father | Male
John Flowers BOYCE
Born 27 Mar 1835 Died 19 Mar 1914 Esty, Greenbrier Co, WV 
Buried Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Married 27 Feb 1855 [1] Doddridge Co, (W)VA [1] Father Robert Ezekiel BOYCE | F14752 Group Sheet Mother Rebecca ASHCRAFT | F14752 Group Sheet
Mother | Female
Mary Jane LOWERY
Born 3 Mar 1833 Died 8 Jul 1904 Buried Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Father Mother
Child 1 | Male
Lloyd S. BOYCE
Born 10 Jan 1855 Doddridge Co, (W)VA Died 10 Mar 1878 Doddridge Co, WV Buried
Child 2 | Male
+ James Robert BOYCE
Born 7 Mar 1857 Doddridge Co, (W)VA Died 15 Nov 1921 Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Buried IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Spouse Anna May DAVIS | F10413 Married 28 Feb 1884 Doddridge Co, WV Spouse Elizabeth Jane KINCAID | F10416 Married 3 Oct 1906 Doddridge Co, WV
Child 3 | Female
+ Melvina BOYCE
Born 11 Oct 1858 Died 1919 Buried Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Spouse George Anderson DAVIS | F25927 Married 11 Feb 1886 Doddridge Co, WV
Child 4 | Male
John Wesley BOYCE
Born CA 1861 Doddridge Co, (W)VA Died 1908 Buried Mt. Zion Cemetery, Garrett Co, MD Spouse Delia May TRUE | F38232 Married 7 Apr 1886 Doddridge Co, WV
Child 6 | Female
Mary V. BOYCE
Born 24 Jul 1864 Doddridge Co, WV Died 24 Aug 1917 Buried New Ellis Chapel Cemetery, Brushy Flat Rd, Esty, Greenbrier Co, WV Spouse William BOYCE | F38233 Married 15 Jan 1886 Doddridge Co, WV
Child 7 | Male
Lee BOYCE
Born 18 Jul 1867 Doddridge Co, WV Died 6 Jul 1952 White Co, AR Buried Carter Cemetery, Russell, White Co, AR Spouse Elizabeth "Lizzie" MCCORD | F38235 Married 2 Aug 1896 White Co, AR
Child 8 | Female
+ Rebecca BOYCE
Born 3 Jul 1870 Doddridge Co, WV Died 10 Apr 1923 Salem, Harrison Co, WV Buried IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Spouse Sylvanus FRUM | F23193 Married 22 Jan 1893 Doddridge Co, WV Spouse Waitman T. W. "William" GAIN | F57492 Married CA 1914
Child 9 | Male
+ William Henry BOYCE
Born 11 Mar 1872 Doddridge Co, WV Died 12 Sep 1940 Shirley, Tyler Co, WV Buried Shirley Cemetery, Shirley, Tyler Co, WV Spouse Sarah Elizabeth "Lizzie" ALLEN | F36945 Married
Child 10 | Female
Fanny Belle BOYCE
Born 8 Apr 1873 Doddridge Co, WV Died 20 Feb 1957 Fleming, Washington Co, OH Buried Mt. Harmony Masonic Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Spouse William Guy SADLER | F38234 Married 21 Oct 1897 Doddridge Co, WV
Child 11 | Male
Emery Oris BOYCE
Born 7 Sep 1877 Doddridge Co, WV Died 1922 Buried Spouse Josephine ASHCRAFT | F47352 Married 24 Feb 1901 Doddridge Co, WV
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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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- 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.
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Sources - [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.) - [S1604] Death record of son.
- [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 112 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11790642&Type=Marriage.