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, William H. (1849-1920) ------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 WILLIAM H. BOYLES, a native of Preston County, son of Andrew Boyles and Catherine Wotring, the daughter of John Wotring, was born August 1, 1849, his father moved to Barbour County, from there to Upshur County when William was a boy and there lived and died. The subject of this sketch left his home in young manhood and went to Kentucky, and from there to Colorado to work in the gold mines. He married for his first wife Josephine Oves and their children were: Ceolia, now dead, and Katie Frances, who lives in Colorado. His second wife was Rosanna Gould, the daughter of Joseph Gould and Lois Howes, the daughter of John Howes and Catherine Pringle, who was the daughter of John, who was the son of Samuel Pringle, she was the granddaughter of Mathon Gould, Jr., the son of Mathon Gould Sr., who settled on French Creek in 1808, and their children are: Russell Willard, born 1901, and Thelma, born 1903. Mr. Boyles is a farmer of Meade District, owns one hundred and seventy-six acres of land. A Republican in politics and the great grandson of Gilbert Boyles, a soldier in the war of 1812. ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Death Certificate, Upshur County, WV #6227 FULL-NAME: William Hank Boyles BIRTH-DATE: August 1, 1849 BIRTH-PLACE: West Va. DEATH-DATE: February 19, 1920 at age 70y-6m-20d DEATH-PLACE: Meade District, Upshur County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Married OCCUPATION: Farmer FATHER: Andrew Boyles (born in West Va.) MOTHER: Catherine Wotring (born in West Va.) CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Influenza INFORMANT: Mrs. C. C. Page & son (of French Creek) BURIAL: Marple Chapel (2nd wife of William H. Boyles) From Death Certificate, Upshur County, WV #10976 FULL-NAME: Rosanna Gould Boyles BIRTH-DATE: June 2, 1861 BIRTH-PLACE: West Virginia DEATH-DATE: August 23, 1952 at age 91y-2m-21d DEATH-PLACE: Rural Alexander, Upshur County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Widowed OCCUPATION: House keeper FATHER: Joseph Gould MOTHER: Lois Howes CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Congestive Heart Disease / Arteriosclerosis INFORMANT: Mrs. Nellie B. Carpenter BURIAL: Marple Chapel There are tombstones in Marple Cemetery, Upshur County, WV W. H. Boyles (Aug. 1, 1849 -- Feb. 19, 1920) Rosanna Boyles (1861-1952) ------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------