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John Bazzel BOYCE

John Bazzel BOYCE

Male 1873 - 1946  (72 years)

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  • Name John Bazzel BOYCE 
    Born 12 Aug 1873  New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • Birth date on death record is Aug 12 1874, but on headstone is Aug 12 1873. Birth record states Aug 15 1873.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1880  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1904  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 1910  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1920  [4
    engineer at gas company 
    Occupation 1930  [5
    engineer at glass plant 
    Census 1930, 1940  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation engineer at Hazel-Atlas Glass Co.  [2
    Occupation 1940  [6
    floor sweeper at glass plant 
    Residence Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 7
    Died 26 Jul 1946  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 8
    Person ID I94429  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 9 Jun 2017 

    Father Robert H. BOYCE,   b. CA 1838, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Dec 1926, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 88 years) 
    Mother Martha Ellen FORD,   b. Mar 1842, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Dec 1920  (Age ~ 78 years) 
    Family ID F14751  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nancy Alice HAYES,   b. Jun 1883, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 2 Mar 1904  Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Notes 
    • 1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District), enumerated on May 5 1910:
      Bazil Boyce, 35, farm laborer, married 6 yrs; wife Alice, 24, married 6 yrs, mother of 3 children (1 still living); son Aubra, 3.

      1920 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Ten Mile District), enumerated on Jan 21 1920 at Bristol:
      J P (sic) Boyce, 46, engineer at gas company; wife Alice, 34; son Aubrey E, 13; son William, 1 yr 5 mo; boarder Parley R. Allen, 26, single, laborer at glass factory.

      1930 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Coal District, City of Clarksburg), enumerated on Apr 10 1930:
      John B. Boice, 56, engineer at glass plant; wife Alice, 45; son William H, 11; son Robert L, 8.

      1940 Census, Harrison Co, WV (City of Clarksburg), enumerated on Apr 16 1940:
      John B. Boyce, 66, floor sweeper at glass plant; wife Alice, 55; son William Henry, 26, single, forestry clerk at state forest C.C.C.; son Robert Lee, 18, single, delivery boy at telegraph company.
    Children 
     1. Aubra Edison BOYCE,   b. 30 May 1906, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 1968  (Age 61 years)
     2. William Henry BOYCE,   b. 26 Aug 1918, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jan 1988, Orange Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     3. Robert Lee BOYCE,   b. 8 Sep 1921, Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 2008  (Age 87 years)
    Family ID F40777  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Aug 1873 - New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 2 Mar 1904 - Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930, 1940 - Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    94429_BOYCE_JohnBazzel_DeathCertificate_26Jul1946.jpg
    94429_BOYCE_JohnBazzel_DeathCertificate_26Jul1946.jpg
    94429_JohnBBoyce_AliceHayes_MarriageRecord_2Mar1904.jpg
    94429_JohnBBoyce_AliceHayes_MarriageRecord_2Mar1904.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Headstone.

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

    3. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    4. [S2096] 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    5. [S2039] 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV.

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

    7. [S643] Obituary of father.

    8. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).

    9. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 143 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11793851&Type=Marriage.
      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.)