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Charles Dale BOYCE

Charles Dale BOYCE

Male 1922 - 2001  (78 years)

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  1. 1.  Charles Dale BOYCE was born 8 Jul 1922, Salem, Harrison Co, WV (son of Robert Hayhurst BOYCE and Edna Faye BENEDUM); died 14 Jun 2001; was buried , Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV.

    Charles married Carmen Belle COFFMAN 24 Aug 1946. Carmen (daughter of Ora Emanuel COFFMAN and Carrie Blanche ICE) was born 15 Feb 1909, Doddridge Co, WV; died 25 Dec 2000; was buried , Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Robert Hayhurst BOYCE was born 31 Mar 1896, Doddridge Co, WV (son of Charles BOYCE and Ida Ellen STARKEY); died 27 Apr 1946, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: stationary engineer for gas company
    • Census: 1900, 1910, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Census: 1930, Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV

    Notes:

    Census:
    In 1910, in household of maternal grandparents.

    Robert married Edna Faye BENEDUM 15 Nov 1914, Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV. Edna (daughter of Anderson Albert BENEDUM and Hannah Jane EVANS) was born 17 Dec 1894, Doddridge Co, WV; died Dec 1977; was buried , IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Edna Faye BENEDUM was born 17 Dec 1894, Doddridge Co, WV (daughter of Anderson Albert BENEDUM and Hannah Jane EVANS); died Dec 1977; was buried , IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV
    • Residence: 1949, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV
    • Residence: 1950, Salem, WV

    Children:
    1. Robert BOYCE, Jr. was born 12 Dec 1920, Salem, Harrison Co, WV.
    2. 1. Charles Dale BOYCE was born 8 Jul 1922, Salem, Harrison Co, WV; died 14 Jun 2001; was buried , Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV.
    3. Joseph Walton BOYCE was born 14 Nov 1923, Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV; died 6 Sep 1986, Warren, Trumbull Co, OH.
    4. Roberta Lee BOYCE was born 29 Aug 1926.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Charles BOYCE was born 20 Apr 1871, Doddridge Co, WV (son of Robert H. BOYCE and Martha Ellen FORD); died Nov 1896, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Doddridge Co, WV

    Notes:

    Died:
    Death date on headstone reported as Nov 26 1896, but death record indicates Nov 21 1896.

    Charles married Ida Ellen STARKEY Oct 1894, Doddridge Co, WV. Ida (daughter of Joseph Hayhurst STARKEY and Clarissa A. DAVIS) was born Oct 1877, Wetzel Co, WV; died 1954; was buried , Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Ida Ellen STARKEY was born Oct 1877, Wetzel Co, WV (daughter of Joseph Hayhurst STARKEY and Clarissa A. DAVIS); died 1954; was buried , Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1894, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Census: 1900, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Census: 1910, Grant District, Wetzel Co, WV
    • Occupation: 1910; dressmaker
    • Census: 1920, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Census: 1930, Sardis District, Harrison Co, WV
    • Residence: 1935, Wallace, Harrison Co, WV
    • Census: 1940, Wallace, Harrison Co, WV
    • Occupation: 1920, 1930, 1940; telephone operator

    Notes:

    1910 Census, Wetzel Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated in May 1910:
    Ida Stout, 32, dressmaker, married 10 yrs (2nd marriage), mother of 2 children (both still living); dau Nellie, 7.

    1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Feb 4 1920:
    Ida E. Stout, 42, telephone operator, widowed; dau Clarlie H, 5.

    1930 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Sardis District), enumerated on Apr 11 1930 at Big Elk Creek:
    Ida Stout, 52, telephone operator at telephone company, divorced, age 22 at time of first marriage; dau Clarice, 16.

    1940 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Sardis District), enumerated on Apr 3 1940 at Wallace:
    Ida Stout, 62, telephone operator at rural public office, resided same place in 1935, marital status (not clear); dau Nell Stout, 37, practical nurse for private cases, divorced, resided 1935 at Ashley in Doddridge Co.

    Children:
    1. 2. Robert Hayhurst BOYCE was born 31 Mar 1896, Doddridge Co, WV; died 27 Apr 1946, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV.

  3. 6.  Anderson Albert BENEDUM was born 1862, Doddridge Co, (W)VA (son of William Henry BENEDUM and Catharine Ann WINTERS); died 31 Jul 1935, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: farmer
    • Census: 1870 80, 1900 30, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV

    Notes:

    Census:
    In 1930, location specified as Big Flint.

    Anderson married Hannah Jane EVANS 24 Oct 1886. Hannah (daughter of George Wesley EVANS and Margaret RIDER) was born 1863, Harrison Co, WV. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Hannah Jane EVANS was born 1863, Harrison Co, WV (daughter of George Wesley EVANS and Margaret RIDER).

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Census: 1900, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Census: 1930, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Residence: 1950, Akron, Summit Co, OH

    Children:
    1. Corley Elbert BENEDUM was born 1 Aug 1887, Doddridge Co, WV; died 11 Jun 1969, Akron, Summit Co, OH.
    2. Aubra D. BENEDUM was born 1888; died 1941.
    3. Dessie Pearl BENEDUM was born 4 Dec 1889, Doddridge Co, WV; died 10 May 1950; was buried , IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV.
    4. Grover Lester BENEDUM was born 25 Dec 1892, Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV; died 14 Jun 1966, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV; was buried , IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV.
    5. 3. Edna Faye BENEDUM was born 17 Dec 1894, Doddridge Co, WV; died Dec 1977; was buried , IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV.
    6. Ortha M. BENEDUM was born 18 Feb 1896; died 3 Dec 1896; was buried , Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV.
    7. Glen Wesley BENEDUM was born 21 Apr 1899, Doddridge Co, WV; died 20 Oct 1969, Akron, Summit Co, OH; was buried , Hillside Memorial Park, Akron, Summit Co, OH.
    8. Audra Gay BENEDUM was born 14 Nov 1901; died 4 Apr 1998.
    9. Lena Mae BENEDUM was born 15 Feb 1905, Doddridge Co, WV; died 29 Mar 2006, De Leon, Comanche Co, TX; was buried , Maxville Cemetery, Cave City, Sharp Co, AR.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Robert H. BOYCE was born CA 1838, Harrison Co, (W)VA (son of Robert Ezekiel BOYCE and Rebecca ASHCRAFT); died 5 Dec 1926, Salem, Harrison Co, WV; was buried , Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: farmer
    • Residence: New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Census: 1850, Harrison Co, (W)VA
    • Census: 1870, Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Census: 1880, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Residence: SINCE 1921, Salem, Harrison Co, WV

    Notes:

    Local news item, "West Union Record," Thursday, June 1 1916, in its entirety:
    "R. H. Boyce, of New Milton route, was a caller Tuesday. He has just completed a saw mill set cutting 65,000 feet of good timber from a hundred acre farm recently purchased, in addition to his 360 acres previously owned, all bought by hard knocks, at work in the woods."

    Birth:
    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.

    Robert married Martha Ellen FORD 25 Feb 1864, Doddridge Co, WV. Martha (daughter of Albert H. FORD and Rulana DAVIS) was born Mar 1842, Harrison Co, (W)VA; died 24 Dec 1920; was buried , Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Martha Ellen FORD was born Mar 1842, Harrison Co, (W)VA (daughter of Albert H. FORD and Rulana DAVIS); died 24 Dec 1920; was buried , Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, 1860, Doddridge Co, (W)VA
    • Census: 1870, Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Census: 1880, Doddridge Co, WV

    Children:
    1. Vilena BOYCE was born Dec 1864, Doddridge Co, WV; died (UNREADABLE); was buried , Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV.
    2. Mittie BOYCE was born 9 Jan 1866, Doddridge Co, WV; died 1 Mar 1906.
    3. Florence May BOYCE was born CA 1867; died 13 Mar 1932; was buried , IOOF Cemetery, Flemington (Baileytown), Taylor Co, WV.
    4. Cain BOYCE was born 28 Mar 1869; died 16 Mar 1953, Ritchie Co, WV.
    5. 4. Charles BOYCE was born 20 Apr 1871, Doddridge Co, WV; died Nov 1896, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV.
    6. John Bazzel BOYCE was born 12 Aug 1873, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV; died 26 Jul 1946, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV.
    7. Arminta Samantha BOYCE was born 25 Sep 1875, Doddridge Co, WV; died 15 Jul 1964, Grafton, Taylor Co, WV; was buried , Bluemont Cemetery, Grafton, Taylor Co, WV.
    8. C. Mitchell BOYCE was born 17 Jan 1880; died 17 Apr 1881; was buried , Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV.
    9. Ernest BOYCE was born Aug 1882.

  3. 10.  Joseph Hayhurst STARKEY was born 2 Oct 1852, Wetzel Co, (W)VA (son of Levi STARKEY and Sarah Jane PRICE); died 13 Oct 1940, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, 1910, 1920, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV

    Joseph married Clarissa A. DAVIS 30 Nov 1871, Wetzel Co, WV. Clarissa (daughter of George W. DAVIS and Elizabeth "Betty" ENSMINGER) was born 28 Jun 1851, Marion Co, (W)VA; died 7 Jul 1929, Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Clarissa A. DAVIS was born 28 Jun 1851, Marion Co, (W)VA (daughter of George W. DAVIS and Elizabeth "Betty" ENSMINGER); died 7 Jul 1929, Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1871, Wetzel Co, WV
    • Census: 1900, 1910, 1920, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV

    Children:
    1. Clarinda A. STARKEY was born 13 Apr 1875, Wetzel Co, WV; died 16 Jun 1942; was buried , Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV.
    2. 5. Ida Ellen STARKEY was born Oct 1877, Wetzel Co, WV; died 1954; was buried , Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV.
    3. William Festus STARKEY was born 31 Dec 1880, Doddridge Co, WV; died 25 Jan 1966, Salem, WV; was buried , Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV.
    4. James Richard "Bob" STARKEY was born 25 Jun 1883, Doddridge Co, WV; died 3 Mar 1970, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV; was buried , Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV.

  5. 12.  William Henry BENEDUM was born 2 Nov 1820, Loudoun Co, VA (son of Henry BENEDUM and Elizabeth ___); died 28 Jun 1900; was buried , Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: farmer
    • Census: 1870, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Residence: 1878, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Census: 1880, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV

    William married Catharine Ann WINTERS 1 Feb 1844, Harrison Co, (W)VA. Catharine (daughter of John WINTERS and Sarah Melinda SLOAN) was born 5 Mar 1823, Doddridge Co, (W)VA; died 11 May 1876, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , Chestnut Grove Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Catharine Ann WINTERS was born 5 Mar 1823, Doddridge Co, (W)VA (daughter of John WINTERS and Sarah Melinda SLOAN); died 11 May 1876, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , Chestnut Grove Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV

    Children:
    1. Charles Jerome BENEDUM was born 7 May 1845, Harrison Co, (W)VA; died 13 Nov 1912; was buried , Good Hope Masonic Cemetery, Rt. 19 S, Harrison Co, WV.
    2. John H. BENEDUM was born 3 Jun 1847; died 27 Dec 1910; was buried , IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV.
    3. Jedediah D. BENEDUM was born 4 Feb 1849, Harrison Co, (W)VA; died 16 Aug 1921; was buried , IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV.
    4. Sarah Elizabeth BENEDUM was born 29 May 1851, Salem, Harrison Co, (W)VA; died 3 Oct 1930, Parachute, Garfield Co, CO; was buried , Russey-Hurlburt Cemetery, Parachute, Garfield Co, CO.
    5. Martha A. BENEDUM was born 15 Oct 1855, Doddridge Co, (W)VA; died 1939; was buried , Talkington Cemetery, Rt 20 N, near Folsom, Wetzel Co, WV.
    6. Mary Alice BENEDUM was born 28 Sep 1857, Harrison Co, WV; died 1 May 1922, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV.
    7. 6. Anderson Albert BENEDUM was born 1862, Doddridge Co, (W)VA; died 31 Jul 1935, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV.

  7. 14.  George Wesley EVANS was born 15 Aug 1817, Greene Co, PA; died 12 Apr 1891, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , Chestnut Grove Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: farmer
    • Census: 1870, New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Burial location entered in death record as "on W. H. Hoskinson's farm." William H. Hoskinson (1840-1898) resided in the Big Flint area of Doddridge County and is buried at Chestnut Grove Cemetery. "Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol 4, reports George Evans' and wife Margaret's burials there as well..

    From Donald E. Ramage's Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol 4 -
    "The Chestnut Grove Christian Church on Flint Run, Grant District, was dedicated Sunday, 18 May1902, according to the West Union Record of 9 May 1902. This cemetery is sometimes referred to as the Hoskinson Cemetery in the West Union Record."

    George married Margaret RIDER. Margaret was born Aug 1825, Pennsylvania; died 16 Mar 1911, Big Buffalo, near Jarvisville, Harrison Co, WV; was buried , Chestnut Grove Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Margaret RIDER was born Aug 1825, Pennsylvania; died 16 Mar 1911, Big Buffalo, near Jarvisville, Harrison Co, WV; was buried , Chestnut Grove Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Census: 1900, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV

    Children:
    1. Eli Clark EVANS was born 3 Nov 1852, Greene Co, PA; died 10 Nov 1945, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV; was buried , Mt. Olive Cemetery, Jarvisville Rd, Tichenal, Harrison Co, WV.
    2. Mary Anne EVANS was born 13 Dec 1854, Pennsylvania; died 4 Jun 1935, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV; was buried , Sommerville Cemetery, near Buffalo Lake, West Milford, Harrison Co, WV.
    3. Louise C. EVANS was born CA 1856, Pennsylvania.
    4. Thomas F. EVANS was born Nov 1858, Harrison Co, (W)VA.
    5. 7. Hannah Jane EVANS was born 1863, Harrison Co, WV.
    6. Cecelia Rebecca "Celia" EVANS was born CA 1867, Harrison Co, WV.


Generation: 5

  1. 16.  Robert Ezekiel BOYCE was born 7 Jul 1806 (son of Robert BOYCE and Mary Elizabeth ASHCRAFT); died 2 Jul 1888; was buried , Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, Harrison Co, (W)VA
    • Census: 1870, 1880, New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV

    Notes:

    Died:
    Robert B Boyce

    Birth: unknown
    Death: Jul. 2, 1888

    Married Rebecca Ashcraft March 26, 1831 Harrison County,WV
    Age 81 years 11 months 25 days <<<============


    Family links:
    Spouse:
    Rebecca Ashcraft Boyce (____ - 1876)*


    Burial:
    Childers Cemetery
    Doddridge County
    West Virginia, USA

    Created by: Barbara Nicholson
    Record added: Jul 10, 2012
    Find A Grave Memorial# 93408154

    Robert married Rebecca ASHCRAFT 26 Mar 1831, Harrison Co, (W)VA. Rebecca (daughter of Ezekiel ASHCRAFT) was born 29 Jan 1801; died 1 Jun 1876, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV. [Group Sheet]


  2. 17.  Rebecca ASHCRAFT was born 29 Jan 1801 (daughter of Ezekiel ASHCRAFT); died 1 Jun 1876, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, Harrison Co, (W)VA
    • Census: 1870, New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV

    Notes:

    1850 Census, Harrison Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 5 1850:
    Robert Boyce, 45, farmer; Rebecca, 42; Ezekiel, 18; John, 16; Christian, 14; Robert, 12; David, 10; Nancy, 8; Cynthia, 6.
    (Note: Rebecca's stated age of 42 would put her birth in about 1808, which would have made her only 11 at the time of her first marriage, in 1819. More likely is the 1801 birth date derived from her age 75 at the time of her 1876 death. It is noted, however, that her stated age of 75 in the 1870 Census would put her birth in about 1795, which is considered unlikely.)

    1860 Census - Not found for this family.

    1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton Twp), enumerated on Aug 10 1870:
    Robert Boyce, 69, farmer; Rebecca, 75; Christena, 20; Jasper, 19.

    1880, Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District), enumerated on Jun 21 1880:
    Robert Boice, 79, farmer, widowed; dau Christena Boice, 37, single; grandson Wm. Quinn, 21, single; granddau Minerva Quinn, 21, single.
    (Note: Christena's age 37 was circled on the census form, significance of which is not known. At Childers Cemetery, near the graves of Robert & Rebecca, is a marker for Christina Boyce, dau of R. B. & Rebecca, b. Dec 14 1839, d. May 3 1896.)

    Children:
    1. Anna C. BOYCE was born 6 Feb 1832, Virginia (now West Virginia); died 3 Jan 1890, Doddridge Co, WV.
    2. Ezekiel BOYCE was born CA 1833.
    3. John Flowers BOYCE was born 27 Mar 1835; died 19 Mar 1914, Esty, Greenbrier Co, WV; was buried , Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV.
    4. Christian BOYCE was born CA 1836.
    5. 8. Robert H. BOYCE was born CA 1838, Harrison Co, (W)VA; died 5 Dec 1926, Salem, Harrison Co, WV; was buried , Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV.
    6. David BOYCE was born CA 1840.
    7. Cynthia BOYCE was born CA 1844.
    8. Nancy BOYCE was born Mar 1845, Marion Co, (W)VA; died Bef Jan 1934; was buried , Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV.

  3. 18.  Albert H. FORD was born 4 Aug 1819, Harrison Co, (W)VA (son of Thomas FORD and Elizabeth DYE); died 27 Sep 1888; was buried , Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: farmer
    • Residence: Doddridge Co, WV
    • Census: 1850, 1860, Doddridge Co, (W)VA
    • Census: 1880, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV

    Notes:

    1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Jun 29 1880:
    Albert Foard, 64, farmer, cannot write; wife Amanda, 50, son George W, 22, farmer; son Jefferson, 21, farmer; dau Sarah M, 16; son Albert, 12; dau Rhulany, 5; mother-in-law Feby Moffitt, 90, widowed.

    Birth:
    Headstone date is 1817.

    Albert married Rulana DAVIS 10 Mar 1837, Harrison Co, (W)VA. Rulana (daughter of Stephen C. DAVIS and Nancy Fitz RANDOLPH) was born 13 Apr 1819, Harrison Co, (W)VA; died 26 Feb 1867; was buried , Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV. [Group Sheet]


  4. 19.  Rulana DAVIS was born 13 Apr 1819, Harrison Co, (W)VA (daughter of Stephen C. DAVIS and Nancy Fitz RANDOLPH); died 26 Feb 1867; was buried , Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, 1860, Doddridge Co, (W)VA

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Headstone date is 1820.

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth FORD was born 14 Feb 1834; died 15 Apr 1925; was buried , Beechwood Cemetery (Mt Moriah Church), Centerville, Tyler Co, WV.
    2. Anderson Hamilton FORD was born 30 Nov 1839, Harrison Co, (W)VA; died 3 May 1915, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , Doak Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV.
    3. 9. Martha Ellen FORD was born Mar 1842, Harrison Co, (W)VA; died 24 Dec 1920; was buried , Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV.
    4. Stephen J. FORD was born Jul 1845; died 12 Mar 1931, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV.
    5. Thomas FORD was born 2 Oct 1846.
    6. William FORD was born 1849; died YOUNG.
    7. James W. FORD was born 16 Dec 1849, Doddridge Co, (W)VA; died 24 Mar 1924, Salem, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV.
    8. Isaac Henry FORD was born CA 1853.
    9. Nancy A. FORD was born 14 Mar 1855, Doddridge Co, (W)VA; died 3 Feb 1900; was buried , Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Cherry Camp Run, Bristol, Harrison Co, WV.
    10. George Washington FORD was born 17 Sep 1855, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV; died 21 Jul 1949; was buried , IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV.
    11. Mary Lavonia FORD was born 4 Mar 1858; died 21 Jun 1906, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , Big Battle Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV.
    12. Jefferson Alexander FORD was born 11 Jan 1859; died Jan 1935; was buried , IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV.
    13. Sarah Margaret FORD was born 27 Jan 1864.
    14. Albert Randolph FORD was born 14 Feb 1866, Doddridge Co, WV; died 25 Aug 1932, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV.

  5. 20.  Levi STARKEY was born 1806; died 28 Mar 1877, Wetzel Co, WV; was buried , Pricetown Cemetery, Pricetown, Wetzel Co, WV.

    Levi married Sarah Jane PRICE. Sarah was born 1812; died 11 Nov 1899; was buried , Pricetown Cemetery, Pricetown, Wetzel Co, WV. [Group Sheet]


  6. 21.  Sarah Jane PRICE was born 1812; died 11 Nov 1899; was buried , Pricetown Cemetery, Pricetown, Wetzel Co, WV.
    Children:
    1. Mary Jane STARKEY was born 6 Oct 1828, Tyler Co, (W)VA; died 25 Dec 1891, Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , Blandville Cemetery, Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV.
    2. Samuel Perphenus STARKEY was born 11 Mar 1839, Wetzel Co, (W)VA; died 21 Jul 1902; was buried , Pricetown Cemetery, Pricetown, Wetzel Co, WV.
    3. 10. Joseph Hayhurst STARKEY was born 2 Oct 1852, Wetzel Co, (W)VA; died 13 Oct 1940, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV.
    4. Sarah Ellen STARKEY was born 20 Jul 1855; died 19 Sep 1905; was buried , Pricetown Cemetery, Pricetown, Wetzel Co, WV.

  7. 22.  George W. DAVIS was born CA 1824, Harrison Co, (W)VA; died Sep 1895, Calhoun Co, WV.

    George married Elizabeth "Betty" ENSMINGER. [Group Sheet]


  8. 23.  Elizabeth "Betty" ENSMINGER
    Children:
    1. 11. Clarissa A. DAVIS was born 28 Jun 1851, Marion Co, (W)VA; died 7 Jul 1929, Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV.

  9. 24.  Henry BENEDUM

    Henry married Elizabeth ___. [Group Sheet]


  10. 25.  Elizabeth ___
    Children:
    1. Sarah Ann BENEDUM was born 1815; died 10 Jan 1863; was buried , Chestnut Grove Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV.
    2. 12. William Henry BENEDUM was born 2 Nov 1820, Loudoun Co, VA; died 28 Jun 1900; was buried , Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV.

  11. 26.  John WINTERS

    John married Sarah Melinda SLOAN. [Group Sheet]


  12. 27.  Sarah Melinda SLOAN
    Children:
    1. 13. Catharine Ann WINTERS was born 5 Mar 1823, Doddridge Co, (W)VA; died 11 May 1876, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , Chestnut Grove Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV.


Generation: 6

  1. 32.  Robert BOYCE was born CA 1771; died 1 Oct 1832, Richmond, VA.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1810, 1820, Harrison Co, (W)VA

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Age in 1820 Census: Over 45.

    Died:
    Nearly everyone in and around Doddridge County who has Boyce ancestry can likely trace their pedigree back to Robert Boyce, who was born in about 1771, possibly in Pennsylvania. He was reportedly married to Mary Elizabeth Ashcraft. In the 1810 Census, they and their four children were found in Harrison County, which may or may not have been the part of Harrison County that later became Doddridge County. Ten years later, they were still in Harrison County, but now with eight children. No record of Robert Boyce was found in any census or other public record after that.

    Charles S. Morgan (1799-1859) was elected to terms in the Virginia House of Delegates (1821-1824) and Virginia Senate (1824-1831) before serving a 27-year tenure as Superintendent of the Virginia Penitentiary in Richmond. Among his papers in the Charles S. Morgan Collection at the West Virginia State Archives & Library in Charleston is a ledger (catalogued as Ms 79-1, Folder 66) from the Virginia Penitentiary recording each prisoner's name, age, residence, admission date, length of sentence, crime, and date of discharge or death. This ledger was for prisoners serving a term of five or more years and admitted to the penitentiary between 1800 and 1833.

    One of the entries on that 186-year-old handwritten ledger solves the mystery of Robert Boyce’s disappearance. It states that Robert Boyce of Harrison County, age 57, entered the prison on September 11, 1828, sentenced to ten years for the crime of horse stealing. He died of "epidemic cholera" on October 1, 1832.

    Robert married Mary Elizabeth ASHCRAFT. [Group Sheet]


  2. 33.  Mary Elizabeth ASHCRAFT
    Children:
    1. 16. Robert Ezekiel BOYCE was born 7 Jul 1806; died 2 Jul 1888; was buried , Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV.
    2. Rachel BOYCE was born 1821, Marion Co, (W)VA; died 7 Dec 1900, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV.

  3. 34.  Ezekiel ASHCRAFT was born 21 Apr 1799, Marion Co, (W)VA (son of John ASHCRAFT, II and Elizabeth ROBBINS); died 15 Jun 1880, Harrison Co, WV; was buried UNKNOWN.
    Children:
    1. 17. Rebecca ASHCRAFT was born 29 Jan 1801; died 1 Jun 1876, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV.

  4. 36.  Thomas FORD was born 12 Dec 1794, Fauquier Co, VA; died 9 Feb 1860; was buried , Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Residence: PREVIOUSLY, Virginia
    • Residence: From About 1810, Doddridge Co, (W)VA

    Thomas married Elizabeth DYE 6 Oct 1815, Fauquier Co, VA. Elizabeth (daughter of George DYE and Rebecca ___) was born 29 Mar 1791; died 10 Feb 1833; was buried , Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV. [Group Sheet]


  5. 37.  Elizabeth DYE was born 29 Mar 1791 (daughter of George DYE and Rebecca ___); died 10 Feb 1833; was buried , Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV

    Notes:

    Many researchers report Oldridge Ford to be a son of Thomas Ford and Elizabeth Dye, but we have found no evidence to support that. When Thomas Ford died in 1860, his will listed eight surviving children, none of whom was Oldridge. The death record of Oldridge Ford identified his father as Richard Ford, mother not given.

    "Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia," p. 359, reports nine children for this family, the eight listed here plus a son Stephen J. Ford, with no dates or other information. Again, Oldridge Ford is not included. Some researchers who have included Stephen with this family have reported that he died at Libby Prison in the Civil War. But we have not found a military record for this Stephen Ford, nor a listing for him in any pre-Civil War census.

    Married:
    "Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia," p. 18, reports their marriage as occurring before 1810.

    Children:
    1. 18. Albert H. FORD was born 4 Aug 1819, Harrison Co, (W)VA; died 27 Sep 1888; was buried , Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV.
    2. Easter FORD was born CA 1820; died Bef 1870.
    3. George W. FORD was born 15 Oct 1820; died 16 Sep 1902, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV.
    4. Richard FORD was born 18 Oct 1821; died 18 Jul 1895, Iowa; was buried , Garwin Union Cemetery, Garwin, Tama Co, IA.
    5. Elizabeth FORD was born 1826; died 1851.
    6. Emily FORD was born 26 May 1827, Virginia; died 5 Dec 1889, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV.
    7. James R. FORD was born 29 Oct 1828; died 31 Dec 1888, Doddridge Co, WV; was buried , Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV.
    8. Mary Isabel FORD was born 28 Jul 1832; died 25 Dec 1910.

  6. 38.  Stephen C. DAVIS was born 30 Sep 1781, New Jersey (son of Nathan DAVIS and Annie (Ann) GIFFORD); died 16 Aug 1869, Cherry Camp Run, Bristol, Harrison Co,WV; was buried , Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: farmer
    • Census: 1850, 1860, Harrison Co, (W)VA

    Stephen married Nancy Fitz RANDOLPH 14 Apr 1802, Harrison Co, (W)VA. Nancy (daughter of Samuel Fitz RANDOLPH and Margaret Fitz RANDOLPH) was born 19 Feb 1781; died 18 Jul 1871; was buried , Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV. [Group Sheet]


  7. 39.  Nancy Fitz RANDOLPH was born 19 Feb 1781 (daughter of Samuel Fitz RANDOLPH and Margaret Fitz RANDOLPH); died 18 Jul 1871; was buried , Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, 1860, Harrison Co, (W)VA

    Notes:

    1850 Census, Harrison Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 24 1850:
    Stephen Davis, 67, farmer; Nancy 68; Nancy, 41; Randolph, 24; Abraham, 14; Isaac, 14; David E, 9.
    (Note: Birthplaces for all incorrectly given as New Jersey; only Stephen and possibly his wife Nancy were born in New Jersey, with all others born in Harrison County.)

    1860 Census, Harrison Co, Virginia (now West Virginia):
    Stephen C. Davis, 79, farmer; Nancy, 79; Nancy, 56; David E, 19.

    Children:
    1. David D. DAVIS was born 11 Jan 1803, Harrison Co, (W)VA; died 12 May 1885; was buried , Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV.
    2. Mary DAVIS was born 16 Jun 1805, Cherry Camp Run, Bristol, Harrison Co,WV; died 20 Aug 1857, Harrison Co, (W)VA.
    3. Nancy DAVIS was born 16 Oct 1807, Cherry Camp Run, Bristol, Harrison Co,WV.
    4. Elizabeth DAVIS was born 23 May 1812, Virginia; died 28 Apr 1885; was buried , Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV.
    5. Nathan Gifford DAVIS was born 18 Oct 1814, Cherry Camp Run, Bristol, Harrison Co,WV; died 30 Apr 1863, Doddridge Co, (W)VA; was buried , Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV.
    6. Margaret DAVIS was born 5 Jun 1817; died 9 Jan 1895.
    7. Sarah DAVIS was born 5 Jun 1817; died 12 Jun 1865; was buried , Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV.
    8. 19. Rulana DAVIS was born 13 Apr 1819, Harrison Co, (W)VA; died 26 Feb 1867; was buried , Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV.
    9. Louisa DAVIS was born 2 Oct 1821; died 1826.
    10. Tabitha DAVIS was born Mar 1823; died 1823.
    11. Randolph DAVIS was born 12 Jul 1826, Harrison Co, (W)VA; died 1896.