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James Robert BOYCE

James Robert BOYCE

Male 1857 - 1921  (64 years)

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  • Name James Robert BOYCE 
    Born 7 Mar 1857  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • Birth date on headstone is 1858, but death record shows it as Mar 7 1857.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1906  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1910  Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  Union Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [1, 4] 
    Died 15 Nov 1921  Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5] 
    Buried IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Greenbrier District):
      James R. Boyce, 43, b. Mar 1857, married 16 yrs; wife Annie M, 42, b. Apr 1858, mother of 6 children (all still living); dau Clara J, 15, b. Mar 1885; son Ralph R, 14, b. May 1886; son Leeroy, 11, b. Mar 1889; son John R, 9, b. Aug 1890; dau Allie F, 5, b. Jun 1894; son Lloyd S, 11 months, b. Jun 1899.

      1910 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Clay District), enumerated on Apr 21 1910:
      James R. Boyce, 53, farmer, married (2nd marriage) 3 yrs; wife Elizabeth, 35, married (1st marriage) 3 yrs, mother of 1 child (still living); son Leroy, 21; son Rex, 19; son Lloyd, 10; son Clifford K, 16 months.

      Local news item, "Doddridge County Republican," Thursday, Dec 3 1914:
      "Our old friend Jim Boyce of Pennsboro, formerly of McClellan, was in the city recently. While discussing local conditions in this county and Ritchie, Jim remarked that he used to think Doddridge was the worse of the two; but since living in Ritchie awhile, he had come to the conclusion that that county is worse than Doddridge. We then explained to Jim that he was likely right in both instances; than maybe he holds a kind of balance of power; than when he lived in Doddridge, it was the worse; and that since he has moved to Ritchie, it is the worst."
    Person ID I27497  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 21 Mar 2021 

    Father John Flowers BOYCE,   b. 27 Mar 1835,   d. 19 Mar 1914, Esty, Greenbrier Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Mary Jane LOWERY,   b. 3 Mar 1833,   d. 8 Jul 1904  (Age 71 years) 
    Family ID F23006  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Anna May DAVIS,   b. 30 Apr 1858,   d. 5 May 1905  (Age 47 years)  [7, 8] 
    Married 28 Feb 1884  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Children 
     1. Clara Jane BOYCE,   b. Mar 1885, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1928  (Age ~ 42 years)
    +2. Ralph Raymond BOYCE,   b. 21 May 1886, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jul 1940, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
    +3. Lee Roy BOYCE,   b. 2 Mar 1889, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 May 1948, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
     4. John Reginald "Rex" BOYCE,   b. Aug 1890,   d. 1951  (Age ~ 60 years)
     5. Alice Fay BOYCE,   b. 3 Jun 1894,   d. 29 Nov 1906  (Age 12 years)
     6. Lloyd Staley BOYCE,   b. 25 Jun 1899, Nina, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Apr 1962, Union Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
    Family ID F10413  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Elizabeth Jane KINCAID,   b. 1874, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1966  (Age 92 years)  [10] 
    Married 3 Oct 1906  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Children 
     1. Clifford K. BOYCE,   b. 1908, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1994  (Age 86 years)
    +2. Gladys Elma BOYCE,   b. 7 May 1910, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 1998, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
    Family ID F10416  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Nov 1921 - Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    27497_BOYCE_JamesRobert_1857-1921_DeathCertificate.jpg    		27497_BOYCE_JamesRobert_1857-1921_DeathCertificate.jpg

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

    2. [S2005] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District).

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

    4. [S2197] 1910 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District).

    5. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    6. [S2243] Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, (Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995)).

    7. [S1570] Obituary of son.

    8. [S1604] Death record of son.

    9. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
      Identified as James R. Boyce, 26, of Doddridge Co; and Mariah A. Davis, 23, of Doddridge Co. Married Feb 28 1884.

    10. [S1674] Obituary of husband's son.

    11. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
      Identified as James R. Boyce, 49, b. Doddridge Co, res. Ritchie Co; and Elizabeth J. Kincaid, 31, b. Gilmer Co, res. Doddridge Co. Married Oct 3 1906.