James C. Boyll, farmer and stock-grower, Linton township, P. O. Pimento, was born in this county, September 7, 1882, and is a son of David and Ruth (Carr) Boyll, natives of Kentucky, the father of English and the mother of Irish descent. David Boyll was an early settler of this county, coming here about the year 1830, and was a farmer by occupation. He had a family of nine children, seven of whom grew to maturity, of whom James C. is the fifth. Our subject was married January 3, 1856 to Elicabeth, daughter of Elijah and Lida (Drake) Pound, natives of Ohio and pioneer settlers of this county, coming here from Ohio about the year 1817. Their family consisted of six daughters and three sons, of whom Elizabeth, the seventh in order of birth, was born April 28, 1833. Mr. and Mrs. Boyll had born to them a family of eight children viz: Everett, married to Dora Gillen; Emma, a school teacher; Sarah E. decresed; Mary, married to John Vandyke; Odis, decrease; Ruth and Addie, school teachers, and James H. Mrs. Boyll died March 30, 1885, a member of the Baptist Church. Mr. Boyll received his education in the common schools of Linton township, has always followed farming, and now owns a farm containing ninety-five acres of land in the good state of cultivation. Mr. Boyll is a member of the Baptist Church, of which he is a trustee. He is a member of the Union Granger of Vigo county, and of the F. M. B. A.
James C. Boyll, farmer and stock-grower, Linton township, P. O. Pimento, was born in this county, September 7, 1882, and is a son of David and Ruth (Carr) Boyll, natives of Kentucky, the father of English and the mother of Irish descent. David Boyll was an early settler of this county, coming here about the year 1830, and was a farmer by occupation. He had a family of nine children, seven of whom grew to maturity, of whom James C. is the fifth. Our subject was married January 3, 1856 to Elicabeth, daughter of Elijah and Lida (Drake) Pound, natives of Ohio and pioneer settlers of this county, coming here from Ohio about the year 1817. Their family consisted of six daughters and three sons, of whom Elizabeth, the seventh in order of birth, was born April 28, 1833. Mr. and Mrs. Boyll had born to them a family of eight children viz: Everett, married to Dora Gillen; Emma, a school teacher; Sarah E. decresed; Mary, married to John Vandyke; Odis, decrease; Ruth and Addie, school teachers, and James H. Mrs. Boyll died March 30, 1885, a member of the Baptist Church. Mr. Boyll received his education in the common schools of Linton township, has always followed farming, and now owns a farm containing ninety-five acres of land in the good state of cultivation. Mr. Boyll is a member of the Baptist Church, of which he is a trustee. He is a member of the Union Granger of Vigo county, and of the F. M. B. A.
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Aged 73 years
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Henry Boyll
1824–1892
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Emily Elizabeth Boyll Hull
1826–1898
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John Carr Boyll
1827–1880
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Thornton Wardlow Boyll
1830–1846
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Nancy Margaret Boyll
1834–1835
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Sarah Ellen Boyll Sparks
1839–1878
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Moses Carr Boyll
1839–1842
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David Minor Boyll
1841–1841
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Catherine Caroline Boyll Pound
1843–1882
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Levi Parker Boyll
1846–1919
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