U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Boyles, Charles P. (1854-1922) ------------------------------------------------------------------- The History of Upshur County West Virginia From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time by W. B. Cutright Buckhannon, W. Va., July 1, 1907 Page 394 CHARLES P. BOYLES is a native of Preston County. His father was Andrew Boyles and his mother, before her marriage, was Catherine V. Wotring, his grandfather was Gilbert A. Boyles, Sr., a soldier in the war of 1812, and the son of a German immigrant to America. Andrew Boyles settled near Alexander in 1866, where the subject of this sketch has since lived. He was the fifth of nine children. Married Jemima E. Huffman, daughter of Joseph Huffman, and Amelia Barb, whose parents came from Hampshire County. His brother, L. M., who was killed through accident at Grafton, W. Va., and S. W., were soldiers in the Civil War. Children: L. W., O. F., Daisy C., J. A. and J. B. Owns eighty acres of land, works at lumbering and belongs to the U. B. Church. His residence is at Indian Camp where he has lived since his marriage. ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Death Certificate, Upshur County, WV #6906 FULL-NAME: C. P. Boyles BIRTH-DATE: March 16, 1854 BIRTH-PLACE: Preston Co., W.Va. DEATH-DATE: April 19, 1922 DEATH-PLACE: French Creek, R.D.#2, Meade District, Upshur County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Married OCCUPATION: Farmer FATHER: Andrew Boyles (born in Barbour Co., W.Va.) MOTHER: Catharine Wotring (born in Preston Co., W.Va.) CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Paralysis / Dropsy INFORMANT: O. F. Boyles (of French Creek, W.Va.) BURIAL: Indian Camp (wife of Charles P. Boyles) From Death Certificate, Upshur County, WV #16963 FULL-NAME: Jemima E. Boyles BIRTH-DATE: March 10, 1846 BIRTH-PLACE: Hampshire Co. DEATH-DATE: December 27, 1925 DEATH-PLACE: French Creek, R.2, Meade District, Upshur County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Widowed OCCUPATION: Housewife FATHER: Joseph Hufman (born in Hampshire Co.) MOTHER: Emilia Barb (born in Hampshire Co.) CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Dropsy INFORMANT: Otha Boyles (of French Creek, R.2) BURIAL: Indian Camp Cemetery ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Upshur County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/upshur/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------