Wilbur Russell Boyer b. 7 Dec 1896 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA d. 30 Jun 1985 Ft. Myers, FL: John and Susan Howell's Family History Pages

1896 - 1985 (88 years)

Name	Wilbur Russell Boyer [3, 4, 5]
Born	7 Dec 1896	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA [5, 6, 7]
Gender	Male
FamilySearch ID	LVNT-5VV
FindaGrave Memorial ID	88246440
Lived in	1920	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA [5]
	5401 N. Front Street
Occupation	1920 [5]
	supervisor, Pennsylvania Railroad
Military Service	27 Apr 1942	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
	United States Draft registration card - age 45
Religion	Olney, PA [8]
	member of St. Alban's Episcopal Church
Relationship	Susan's Ancestor
Died	30 Jun 1985	Ft. Myers, FL
Buried	Cold Spring Harbor Cemetery, (next to a Presbyterian church), Cape May, NJ
Person ID	I82	Main
Last Modified	27 Aug 2018

Father	George Washington Boyer, b. Feb 1848, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA , d. Jan 1926, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (Age ~ 77 years)
Mother	Gwendolen Alice Reese, b. 1859-1860, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 9 Feb 1897, Olney, Philadelphia, PA (Age 37 years)
Married	11 Apr 1887	Philadelphia, PA [9, 10]
Notes	Married: From the marriage record p.280 : Married Monday April 11, 1887 at 455 N. 7th St. George Washington Boyer age 37, residence Olney, Phila. Parents Jacob & Margaret Boyer. Gwendolen Alice Reese age 29, residence 457 Marshall St.. Parents Thomas & Gwendolen Reese. Signature of Clergyman: R. Boroden Shepherd (no witnesses shown in register) [11]
Documents		Boyer - Reese Marriage
Family ID	F64	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Elizabeth Mary Carlin, b. 22 Oct 1899, Frankford, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania , d. 4 Dec 1977, Cape May, Cape May County, NJ (Age 78 years)

Married 24 Oct 1916 Elkton, MD [12]

Children

+	1. Evelyn Elizabeth Boyer, b. 6 Apr 1918, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 12 Dec 2007, Ft. Myers, FL (Age 89 years)
+	2. Wilbur Russell Boyer, "Bill", b. 27 Dec 1923, 5401 N. Front St. Phila PA (Home) , d. 30 Aug 2011, Naples, FL (Age 87 years)

Photos

Wilbur and Elizabeth Boyer

Documents

1930 US Census - Wilbur Boyer, Mary Boyer

Headstones

Wilbur and Elizabeth M. Boyer Headstone
Wilbur and Elizabeth M. Boyer Headstone. Cold Spring Presbyterian Cemetery, Cape May, Cape May, NJ, United States of America

Last Modified 13 Mar 2007

Family ID F54 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - 7 Dec 1896 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
	Married - 24 Oct 1916 - Elkton, MD
	Lived in - 5401 N. Front Street - 1920 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
	Military Service - United States Draft registration card - age 45 - 27 Apr 1942 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
	Religion - member of St. Alban's Episcopal Church - - Olney, PA
	Died - 30 Jun 1985 - Ft. Myers, FL
	Buried - - Cold Spring Harbor Cemetery, (next to a Presbyterian church), Cape May, NJ

= Link to Google Earth

Photos		W.R. Boyer and Elizabeth Carlin Boyer
Photos		The Boyer's and the Stephenson brothers. L to R (Seated) WR Boyer, Elizabeth Carlin Boyer (Standing) William Stevenson, James Stevenson, John Stevenson

Documents		Phila Inquirer re: Gwendoline Boyer fire Article appearing in the Philadelphia Inquirer 11 Feb, 1897 describing the terrible fire in which Gwendoline was killed.
		Boyer house fire article pdf version of Article appearing in the Philadelphia Inquirer 11 Feb, 1897 describing the terrible fire in which Gwendoline was killed.
		1900 Census George W. Boyer Family Tabor Road, Philadelphia, PA. George W. Boyer, head b. Feb. 1855 age 45 'gardener helper(?)'; Mabel G., daughter, b. Oct. 1889 age 10; George W., son b. June 1892 age 7(?); Wilbur R, son, b. Dec. 1896 age 3; Mary Whiteheart(?), H. Keeper, b. Aug, 1851.
		1920 Census - Boyer Enumerated 2 January, 1920 W.R. Boyer family: 5401 Front Street, Philadelphia, PA William R. Boyer, head, rented house, age 22, reads, writes, born PA, father born PA, mother born New Jersey, supervisor, Penna RR Co. Elizabeth M., wife, age 20, reads, writes, born PA, parents born PA. Evelyn, daughter, age 1, born PA. Heatherlin, Mary C, aunt, age 59, reads, writes, born in PA, father born Canada (English), mother born PA. George W. Boyer family 5337 Front St. George W., head, owner, age 72,reads, writes, born PA, parents born PA, night watchman, Water Bureau. Mary A., wife, age 69, reads, writes, born NJ, father born NJ, mother born PA.
		Wilbur R. Boyer Draft Registration Card 1942 (page 1 orf 2)
		Wilbur R. Boyer Draft Registration Card 1942 (page 2 of 2)
		1916 Marriage certificate: Boyer - Carlin Marriage certificate of Wilbur Russell Boyer, Sr. and Elizabeth Mary Carlin, 24 October 1916, Cecil County, Elkton, MD

Headstones		Wilbur Boyer headstone detail Wilbur Boyer headstone detail. Cold Spring Presbyterian Cemetery, Cape May, NJ
Headstones		Boyer Headstone Wilbur R. Boyer and his wife Elizabeth Mary Carlin 's headstone in Cape May, NJ

Notes

W.R. Boyer Jr. notes:

At about age 22 was acidentally shot in the face by a co-worker at the Reading Railroad terminal in Logan, Philadelphia. He recovered. Apparently it was a policy to keep a gun in the drawer of one of the desks in the office, the co-worker pulled it out and was asking what it was, when it acidentally went off.

Notes from his draft registration card dated 27 April, 1942. Resides at 5404 Front Street, Philadelphia, PA, Age 45, born Dec 7, 1896. Contact: Elizabeth Mary Boyer. Employer: B&O Railroad, Baltimore, MD. Occupation: Agent, Darby, Delaware County, PA. Physical: 5'10", 200lbs, White, grey hair, brown eyes, tatoo on left arm, wears glasses. [13]

FamilySearch ID:

https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=ancestor&person=LVNT-5VV

FindaGrave Memorial ID:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88246440

Sources

[S8] WR Boyer, 29 Nov 2005 "shot in the face at age 22" - telephone conv with JSHJR. (Reliability: 0).
[SAuth] John Spencer Howell, Jr., John Spencer Howell, Jr., (http://www.jhowell.com/ jhowell@jhowell.com).
[S8] WR Boyer.
[S563] Wendy HINSDALE Smythe.
[S826] 1920 US Census, Enumeration district 1549, Ward 42, Age 22, living on Front St., Supervisor Pennsylvania Railroad. Name William is incorrect. (Reliability: 0).
[S864] 1900 U.S. Census, 1896 (Reliability: 0).
[S693] Gravestone Photo, b. 1896 (Reliability: 0).
[S8] WR Boyer, 6 Sep 2003 (Reliability: 0).
[S1598] Marriage License Index 1885 - 1916, Orphan's Court - Philadelphia, Reese Gwendolen A (Boyer) Year 1887 F License #10233 (Reliability: 0).
[S1649] Philadelphia Marriage Records, (online: http://sharing.ancestry.com/1925332?h=9faf23&e=d2VuZG94eUBhdHQubmV0), "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Marriage Indexes, 1885-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DZ5Q-JLJ?cc=1388247&wc=M6P3-Y29%3A10548501%2C10937301 : 21 May 2014), 1885-1916 > R > image 57 of 279; citing Clerk (Reliability: 3).
[S1649] Philadelphia Marriage Records, (online: http://sharing.ancestry.com/1925332?h=9faf23&e=d2VuZG94eUBhdHQubmV0), p. 280 (Reliability: 0).
[S686] Boyer - Carlin Marriage Certificate, George P. Jones, Clerk of Circuit Court (Reliability: 4).
[S1373] Draft Registration Card, WR Boyer 1942 (Reliability: 0).

Wilbur Russell Boyer[1, 2]

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