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Monday, April 13, 2020

BOYER, George (Marshall County IL)

GEORGE BOYER

IDENTIFICATION ON PHOTO: "Geo. Boyer"
PHOTO TAKEN: Thomas Naughton Studio, Champaign ILL, circa 1880-85
PURCHASED: 2016 Hollywood Antiques, Eugene OR

The Thomas Naughton photographic studio was in operation at Champaign Illinois from at least the early 1870s. The lapels of this gentleman's jackets seem to fit in at about the early to mid-1880s.

There was a George Boyer married in Champaign IL in 1880. The marriage document states he was born in 1850; his father was William Boyer (1823-1850), his mother Hannah "Fannie" Mallory (1820-1874), and his bride was Anna Elizabeth Lytle (1858-1925).

1880 Federal Census > ILL > Champaign > Scott
BOYER, George, 29, farmer, born in IL of PA and VA parents
BOYER, Lizzie, 22, wife, keeping house, born in PA of PA parents

Either with, or next door, lived the Lytle family, whom I take to be Lizzie's parents and siblings:
LYTLE, John R., 57, farmer, born in PA of PA parents
LYTLE, Elizabeth, 58, wife, keeping house, born in PA of PA parents
LYTLE, Mary, 20, dau, at home, born in PA
LYTLE, Ranken, 18, son, at home, born in PA

1900 Federal Census > Kansas > Marshall > Balderson
BOYER, George, head, Feb 1849, 51, born in IL of PA and VA parents, farmer
BOYER, Lizzie, wife, Nov 1858, 41, born in PA
BOYER, Porter, son, Jun 1883, 17, born in IL, at school
BOYER, Frannie, dau, Sep 1885, 14, born in KS, at school
BOYER, Frank, son, Feb 1888, 12, born in KS, at school
BOYER, Harry, son, Apr 1890, 10, born in KS, at school
BOYER, Arthur, son, Apr 1893, 7, born in KS
BOYER, Albert, son, Apr 1893, 7, born in KS
BOYER, Bessie, dau, Apr 1896, 4, born in KS
BOYER, Charles, son, Sep 1899, 8mo., born in KS

The 1905 State census shows there is also an older son which was not present on the 1900 census, and that is George Burton BOYER (b. 1881). Subsequent Census records show there is also another daughter born in 1912, and she was named Mary Elizabeth BOYER.

I found this other photograph of George Boyer online on a family tree at Ancestry.com, and it is clearly the same man, just older. I will contact that account owner to see if they'd like to have this photograph in their family's collection.

This obituary was located in the 27 Jan 1922 edition of the Marshall County News (Marysville Kansas). Click any image for larger version.




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