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William Luther BOYCE

William Luther BOYCE

Male 1930 - 1976  (46 years)

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  • Name William Luther BOYCE 
    Born 19 Feb 1930  New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1948  Porto Rico (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Census 1950  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Prisoner in Doddridge County Jail.
    Residence Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Died 8 Mar 1976  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Cause: automobile accident 
    Buried Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Notes 
    • Although his marriage record, headstone and SSDI entry show his first name as Luther, immediate family advised that his name was actually William Luther Boyce.
    Person ID I18283  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 5 Sep 2022 

    Father Luther William BOYCE,   b. 23 Dec 1906, Steer Creek, Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jan 1988, Porto Rico (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Sophia Elaine CUMPSTON,   b. 5 Sep 1902, Leopold, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Oct 1986, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Family ID F6375  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Marjoria Cathalean MCKINNEY,   b. 13 Oct 1925, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Sep 1989, Warren, Trumbull Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Married 30 Oct 1948  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Children 
     1. Living
    Family ID F6660  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Geraldine TYRE 
    Family ID F8872  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Madeline ___ 
    Family ID F8873  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 16, p. 144.

    2. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    3. [S15] Social Security Death Index.
      Name listed in SSDI as Luther Boyce.

    4. [S1616] Immediate family.

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

    6. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 16, p. 144.
      Identified as Luther William Boyce, 22, b. New Milton, res. Porto Rico, son of Luther W. Boyce & Sophia; and Marjory Kathleen McKinney, 23, b. Oxford, res. Porto Rico, dau of Ellis J. McKinney & Mary Lee. Married Oct 30 1948 in West Union.