hmtl5 John W. Boyce b. 4 Sep 1866 Champaign County, Illinois d. 6 Dec 1930 Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana: Hedges Genealogy
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John W. Boyce

Male 1866 - 1930  (64 years)

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  • Name John W. Boyce 
    Birth 4 Sep 1866  Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation farmer  [4, 5] 
    Census 1900  Ash Grove, Iroquois County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Ash Grove, Iroquois County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Union Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 6 Dec 1930  Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4] 
    Burial 9 Dec 1930  Grand View Cemetery, West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4] 
    Person ID I261  Hedges
    Last Modified 6 Sep 2023 

    Family Ida May Clifton,   b. 24 Sep 1872, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Aug 1946, Delphi, Carroll County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 1888  Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
    +1. Elmer James Boyce,   b. 27 Oct 1888, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Oct 1949, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
     2. Claude Andrew Boyce,   b. 9 Jan 1890, Cissna Park, Iroquois County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Dec 1936, Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)
     3. Eva Effie Boyce,   b. 1891, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Sep 1973, New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
     4. Ray Ira Boyce,   b. 8 Feb 1893, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jan 1955, Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
     5. Bessie Belle Boyce,   b. 18 Dec 1894, Loda, Iroquois County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Sep 1956, Alice, Jim Wells County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
     6. Ida Edith Boyce,   b. Jan 1899, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Walter J. Boyce,   b. 8 Mar 1901, Cissna Park, Iroquois County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Sep 1956, Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)
     8. Cecil George Boyce,   b. 13 Aug 1905, Cissna Park, Iroquois County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 May 1975, Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     9. Earl Lee Boyce,   b. 22 Jul 1907, Iroquois County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jul 1937, West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years)
    Family ID F163  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 11 Nov 2021 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 4 Sep 1866 - Champaign County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1888 - Champaign County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Ash Grove, Iroquois County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Ash Grove, Iroquois County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Union Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 6 Dec 1930 - Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 9 Dec 1930 - Grand View Cemetery, West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • John Boyce Dies At Hospital Here
      John Boyce, 64, a farmer on the William V. Stuart farm on Lafayette Rural Route 8, near Shadeland, died Saturday morning at 10:58 o’clock at the Home hospital where he had been a patient since Wednesday. He had been ill for a week. Mr. Boyce was born in Champaign county ILL., September 24, 1866, and his entire life had been spent in farming. The family have lived in the Shadeland community for four years.
      In 1887 he was united to marriage to Ida May Clifton, who survives with nine children, Elmer Boyce of Clana Park, Ill.; Clyde Boyce of Rankin, Ill.; Mrs. Effie Wiedner, of Lapel; Mrs. Bessie Bolander, of Chicago; Mrs. Edith Gregory of Grand Rapids, Mich.; Walter Boyce and Ray Boyce of Lafayette, and Cecil Boyce and earl Boyce, at home. Three brothers, Charles Boyce of Battle Ground; George Boyce of Missouri, and Andrew Boyce of Lafayette, also survive. The body was taken to the Rogers and Smith funeral home and will be taken to the family residence near Shadeland Monday morning. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock from the home with the Rev. J. Newton Jessup, of the First Christian church, officiating. Burial in Grand View cemetery.
      Journal and Courier, Lafayette, Indiana. Saturday, 6 December 1930.
      [4, 6]

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] 1900 US census.

    2. [S6] Find a Grave.

    3. [S7] Death certificate.

    4. [S9] Obituary.

    5. [S25] Census.

    6. [S87] Newspaper article.


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