Individual Details

Charles Henry Mitchell Boyer

(10 Sep 1878 - )

Virden, Dec. 27. - Charles H. Boyer, 74, of Virden, janitor at Central school for 15 years, died suddenly when he was stricken with a heart attack at 10:15 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 27, 1952, at the home of a sister, Mrs. Zella Mitchell.
Mr. Boyer and his nephew, Melvin Hill, were cutting firewood when Mr. Boyer was stricken.
He was born Sept. 10, 1878 at Virden, the son of Joseph and Dora Reader Boyer.
He had resided in Virden his entire life with the exception of five years spent in Verona.
Mr. Boyer was a member of the Virden concert band for the last 50 years, and Girard local 1234, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners.
He also was a member of Springfield aerie 437, Fraternal Order of Eagles.
He is survived by his wife, Clara Heilamann [sic?] Boyer, and his sister, Mrs. Mitchell.
Funeral services were at the Berry funeral home, Virden.
Burial was in Virden cemetery.
Daily Illinois State Journal, Sunday, Dec 28, 1952, Springfield, IL, Page: 32

Events

Birth10 Sep 1878Virden, Macoupin County, Illinois
Census (family)-shared20 Jun 1880(Joseph E. Boyer and Dora Anna Reader) Virden, Macoupin County, Illinois
Draft registration12 Sep 1918Virden, Macoupin County, Illinois
Census (family)8 Apr 1940Virden, Macoupin County, Illinois - Clara Wilhelmina Henrietta Heilmann
Draft registration1942Virden, Macoupin County, Illinois
BurialVirden Cemetery, Macoupin County, Illinois

Families

SpouseClara Wilhelmina Henrietta Heilmann (1887 - 1977)
FatherJoseph E. Boyer (1850 - 1911)
MotherDora Anna Reader (1857 - 1932)
SiblingZelletta Adron Boyer (1880 - 1971)

Notes

Census (family)-shared

Joseph E Boyer Self M26 Germany - Laborer
Dora Boyer Wife F28 Illinois - Keeping house
Charles H M Boyer SonM1 Illinois
Mollie E Reeder Sister-in-law F26 Missouri - assistant [widow of one of Dora's deceased brothers]

Draft registration

U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Charles Henry Boyer
Race: White
Birth Date: 10 Sep 1878
Street address: Virden
Residence Place: Macoupin, Illinois, USA
Physical Build: Medium
Height: Medium
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Gray
Occupation: Car Trimmer for the Greenridge Mining Co.
Nearest Relative: Clara Boyer

Census (family)

Charles BoyerHeadM61Illinois
Clara BoyerWifeF52Illinois

Draft registration

U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: Charles Henry Boyer
Gender: Male
Race: White
Residence Age: 64
Birth Date: 10 Sep 1878
Birth Place: Virden, Illinois, USA
Residence Date: 1942
Residence Place: Illinois, USA
Occupation: Janitor
Employer: Virden Grade school
Person who will always know your address: Clara Boyer

Endnotes

1. "Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2LS-CTJ : 12 December 2014), Dora Anna Reeder in entry for Henry Mitchell Boyer, 10 Sep 1878; Birth, citing Virden, Macoupin, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,320,483..

2. "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXVL-35S : 14 July 2016), Dora Boyer in household of Joseph E Boyer, Virden, Macoupin, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 129, sheet 395A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0232; FHL microfilm 1,254,232..

3. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6DP-RQ8 : 12 December 2014), Charles Henry Boyer, 1917-1918; citing Macoupin County no 1, Illinois, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,614,323..

4. "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWRV-TNG : accessed 22 January 2017), Charles Boyer, Ward 3, Virden, Virden Township, Macoupin, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 59-76, sheet 5A, line 15, family 123, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 847..

5. "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1V2-LVW : 7 April 2016), Charles Henry Boyer, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)..

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