John Boyles

Male 1842 - 1921  (79 years)


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  • Name John Boyles 
    Born 16 Mar 1842  Boonville, Cooper Co. MO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 29 Sep 1921  Higginsville, Lafayette MO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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
    Person ID I15309  Master File
    Last Modified 9 Jul 2013 

    Family Julia A. TATE,   b. 13 May 1857, Sherrill, Texas Co. MO Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jan 1926, Chicago, Cook Co. IL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Mary Louise Boyles,   b. 14 Oct 1879, Boonville, Cooper Co. MO Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1926, Waverley, Bremer Co. IA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years)
     2. Leslie Boyles,   b. Nov 1882, Cooper Co. MO Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Stanley W. Boyles,   b. 21 Apr 1885, Boonville, Cooper Co. MO Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 04 Apr 1970, Dade Co. GA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    +4. Owen Boyles,   b. 09 Aug 1888, Cooper Co. MO Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1979, Decatur Co. MO Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
    +5. Jessie Boyles,   b. 24 Jun 1891, Cooper Co. MO Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1976, Loveland, Larimer Co. CO Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
    +6. Alonzo Boyles,   b. Aug 1894, Cooper Co. MO Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 9 Jul 2013 
    Family ID F8133  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart