John Boyles

Notes:

His military service was in the " War between the States" (Civil War) from 1861 to June 14, 1865. He was in Company "F", Elliott's Regiment, Jackman's Brigade, Shelby's Division.

He was buried in a cemetery designated for Confederate Soldiers in Kirksville, MO on September 30, 1921. (This information comes from a Certified Copy of the Original Certificate of Death, Missouri State Board of Health).

He fought in the following battles: Paris, Boonville, Vera Cruce, Baterville, Brurswiek. He applied for admission to the Confederate Home of Missouri at Higginsville, MO sometime around 1907. His application states he had a "lame arm" and he suffered from Catarrh. (This information comes from his Application for Admission to the Confederate Home of Missouri, at Higginsville, MO, and other Confederate Home Records. Not sure of the spellings of the battles).

An Excerpt from W. F. Johnson's "History of Cooper County", 1919

The George B Harper Camp No. 714 United Veterans of the Confederacy was organized in the City of Boonville Aug. 17 1895 with the following roster of attending veterans:

Robert McCulloch, B F Bedwell, J L Campbell, A M George, F M Davis, J C Berry, Jan Halley, H. Allen, James Posell, E I Smith, J H B Street, T B Simmons, Amos O'Neal, R A KIrkbride, W E Toler, O F Arnold, W W Trent, J E Fairchild, J W Williams, Isaac Henry, J M Givens, A W McFarland, Eph Simmons, A L Zollinger, John M Boyles, J H Zollinger, R E Howlett, W H Eades, J A Howard, A G Dinwiddie, John Heplin, Dr. H H Miller.

CENSUS RECORDS

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: John Boyles
Age: 58
Birth Date: Mar 1842
Birthplace: Missouri
Home in 1900: Saline, Cooper, Missouri
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Julia Boyles
Marriage Year: 1876
Years Married: 24
Father's Birthplace: Missouri
Mother's Birthplace: Missouri
Household Members:
John Boyles 58
Julia Boyles 43
Stanly Boyles 15
Lesley Boyles 17
Owen Boyles 11
Jessie Boyles 8
Elonzo Boyles 5

John married Julia A. TATE. Julia (daughter of Jahiel Douglas TATE and Sarah Price) was born 13 May 1857, Sherrill, Texas Co. MO; died 31 Jan 1926, Chicago, Cook Co. IL. [Group Sheet]

1. Mary Louise Boyles was born 14 Oct 1879, Boonville, Cooper Co. MO; died 12 Mar 1926, Waverley, Bremer Co. IA.
2. Leslie Boyles was born Nov 1882, Cooper Co. MO.
3. Stanley W. Boyles was born 21 Apr 1885, Boonville, Cooper Co. MO; died 04 Apr 1970, Dade Co. GA.
4. Owen Boyles was born 09 Aug 1888, Cooper Co. MO; died Oct 1979, Decatur Co. MO.
5. Jessie Boyles was born 24 Jun 1891, Cooper Co. MO; died 24 Sep 1976, Loveland, Larimer Co. CO.
6. Alonzo Boyles was born Aug 1894, Cooper Co. MO.