Nina Pearl BOYCE
1905 - 1930 (24 years)
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Name Nina Pearl BOYCE Born 29 Sep 1905 New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Female Census 1910, 1920 New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Residence New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV [4] Residence 1929 Doddridge Co, WV [3] Died 23 Jan 1930 Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV [4, 5] Cause: burns from natural gas explosion resulting from attempted suicide by gas inhalation - Death date Jan 22 1930 on headstone is incorrect. Both her death record and obituary show it as Jan 23 1930. Likewise, birth date Sep 25 1905 on her headstone is also incorrect, as is birth date Sep 30 1905 on her death record. Her birth record shows it to be Sep 29 1905. Name on headstone is Nina P. Boyce, while her death record shows it as Nina McKune, and her obituary as Mrs. Nina McCune.
Obituary, West Union Record, Thursday, Jan 30 1930, in its entirety:
DODDRIDGE GIRL ENDS HER LIFE
Mrs. Nina McCune, 24, of New Milton, died January 23 in Clarksburg of burns suffered in an explosion that partially wrecked the second floor of the National Hotel.
The young woman attempted to kill herself by inhaling gas. The explosion resulted when gas escaped from her room to an adjoining one in which a fire was burning.
Mrs. McCune was a daughter of T. J. Boyce, of Flemington, and wife of Charles McCune, of Moundsville. Continued ill health is believed to have been her motive for suicide.
The body was shipped to the Osborne funeral parlors at West Union, whence it was taken to New Milton for burial.
Buried Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV [5, 6] Person ID I51868 Doddridge County Roots Last Modified 23 Aug 2019
Father Thomas Jefferson BOYCE, b. 29 Oct 1877, Wirt Co, WV , d. 13 Apr 1969, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV (Age 91 years) Mother Caroline Myrtle STARKEY, b. Jun 1873, Harrison Co, WV , d. 13 Nov 1914, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV (Age ~ 41 years) Family ID F6593 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Charles J. MCCUNE, b. 20 Jun 1909, Tyler Co, WV , d. 15 Aug 1994 (Age 85 years) [7] Married 16 Oct 1929 Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV [3] Documents 
109373_CharlesMcCune_NinaBoyce_MarriageRecord_16Oct1929.jpg Family ID F54260 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Death date Jan 22 1930 on headstone is incorrect. Both her death record and obituary show it as Jan 23 1930. Likewise, birth date Sep 25 1905 on her headstone is also incorrect, as is birth date Sep 30 1905 on her death record. Her birth record shows it to be Sep 29 1905. Name on headstone is Nina P. Boyce, while her death record shows it as Nina McKune, and her obituary as Mrs. Nina McCune.
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Born - 29 Sep 1905 - New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 
Residence - - New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 
Married - 16 Oct 1929 - Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 
Died - Cause: burns from natural gas explosion resulting from attempted suicide by gas inhalation - 23 Jan 1930 - Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 
Buried - - Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV = Link to Google Earth
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Documents 51868_MCCUNE_NinaPearlBoyce_1905-1930_Obit.jpg 51868_MCCUNE_NinaPearlBoyce_1905-1930_DeathCertificate.jpg
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Sources - [S1553] Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR p. 25, Line 287 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2621778&Type=Birth.
- [S2025] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District).
- [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11796468&Type=Marriage.
- [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1928069&Type=Death.
- [S14] Obituary.
- [S934] Findagrave.com, Headstone inscription: Nina P. Boyce, Dau of Thomas & Myrtle Boyce.
- [S692] Obituary of wife.
- [S1553] Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR p. 25, Line 287 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2621778&Type=Birth.