Philip Mathias Boyd (1884 - 1963)

Born 1 May 1884 in Red Bud, Frederick, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Florence Ethel (Plotner) Boyd — married 3 Feb 1915 in Jones Springs, Berkeley, West Virginia

Died 14 Jan 1963 at age 78 in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia

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Biography

Philip Mathias Boyd was a son of Henry P. Boyd and Mary E. Pitzer. He was born in Red Bud, Frederick County, Virginia in 1884. His family moved to Berkeley County, West Virginia by 1900. Philip married Florence Ethel Plotner, daughter of Benjamin Plotner and Fannie Shriver, in 1915. They had six children. Philip died in Berkeley County, West Virginia in 1970 and was buried in Rosedale Cemetery, Martinsburg. ^[1]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 01 MAY 1884

Place: Red Bud, Frederick, Virginia^{[2] [3][4][5][6][7][8]}

Marriage

Husband: Philip Mathias Boyd

Wife: Florence Ethel Plotner

Child: Hilda Faye Boyd

Child: Velma Lee Boyd

Child: Cleo Phillip Boyd

Child: Alma Ruth Boyd

Child: Paul Bernard Boyd

Child: Lyle Lewis Boyd

Marriage:

Date: 03 FEB 1915

Place: Jones Springs, Berkeley, West Virginia^[9]

Military

World War I - Draft

Date: 12 SEP 1918

Place: Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia^[10]

World War II - Draft

Date: 21 APR 1942

Place: Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia^[11]

Death

Death:

Date: 14 JAN 1963

Place: Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia

Cause: cerebral vascular accident^[12][13]

Obituary

The Morning Herald

16 January 1963; page 18

Philip M. Boyd

Philip M. Boyd, of Hedgesville, W. Va., died at 6:30 p.m. Monday in City Hospital. He had been hospitalized for 10 days after an illness of seven years, aged 78 years.

The son of the late Henry P. Boyd and Mary E. (Pitzer) Boyd, he was born in Frederick County, Va.

He was a member of the Hedgesville Methodist Church.

Surviving are his wife, Florence (Plotner) Boyd, Hedgesville; sons, Cleo Boyd, Martinsburg and Lyle Boyd, Hedgesville; daughters, Mrs. William Olinger, Hedgesville; Mrs. Clifford Cole, Keedyville; Mrs. Lynn Coffinbarger, Tomahawk, W. Va.; 13 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren; brother Elmer Boyd, Johnsontown, W. Va.; sister, Mrs. Edith B. Siler, Hagerstown.

Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. from the Brown Funeral Home, Hedgesville, the Rev. Glenn Stevens and the Rev. Foster Couchman officiating. Burial will be made in Rosedale Cemetery.^[14]

Burial

Burial:

Date: 17 JAN 1963

Place: Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia

Rosedale Cemetery^[15]

Parents and Siblings

Husband: Henry Pinkleton Boyd

Wife: Mary Ellen Pitzer

Child: Lucy Virginia Boyd

Child: Cora Elizabeth Boyd

Child: Clarence Andrew L. Boyd

Child: Philip Mathias Boyd

Child: Florence Laney Boyd

Child: Elmer Hunter Boyd

Child: Anna Bertha Boyd

Child: Martha Ellen Boyd

Child: Mary E. Boyd

Child: Henry B. Boyd

Child: Mary Edith Boyd

Marriage:

Date: 13 FEB 1878

Place: Jefferson County, West Virginia^[16][17]

Sources

1. ↑ Boyd-5354 was created by Audrey McGlynn by the import of Woodward Boyd Kids.ged on Jun 10, 2015.
2. ↑ Source: #S3 Social Security
3. ↑ Source: #S1523
4. ↑ Source: #S111 BOYD PHILIP 1 MAY 1884 W M HENRY MARY 197
5. ↑ Source: #S2772
6. ↑ Source: #S1919
7. ↑ Source: #S1920
8. ↑ Source: #S2264
9. ↑ Source: #S3104
10. ↑ Source: #S1919
11. ↑ Source: #S1920
12. ↑ Source: #S3 Social Security
13. ↑ Source: #S3518
14. ↑ Source: #S3518
15. ↑ Source: #S3518
16. ↑ Source: #S119 page 50, Middleway District.
17. ↑ Source: #S464

• Source: S111 Frederick County, Virginia Births, 1855-96 Repository: #R174
• Source: S1523 Frederick County, Virginia, Birth Register: Boyd, Philip, Volume: Book 9: 1 May 1884 Repository: #R133
• 1900 U. S. Federal Census. Household of Henry P. Boyd, enumerated 11 June 1900. Berkeley County, West Virginia - Hedgesville. Repository: #R175
• Source: S2772 1910 U. S. Federal Census. Household of Henry P. Boyd, Series: Series T624, Roll 1676, ED 18, sheet 6B, Record Info: Berkeley County, West Virginia - Hedgesville Magisterial District Abbreviation: 1910 - Boyd, Henry P. Publication: 10 May 1910 Repository: #R175
• Source: S3104 Philip M. Boyd and Florence Plotner marriage, 3 February 1915, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.
• Source: S1919 WWI Draft Registration Card of Philip Mathias Boyd, Subject: Military Draft, Film: M1509, Roll 1992327 Abbreviation: WWIDRC- Philip Mathias Boyd Publication: National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D. C. Repository: #R174
• Source: S2264 1920 Federal Census. Household of Philip M. Boyd, enumerated 29 January 1920. Berkeley County, West Virginia - Hedgesville Magisterial Dist., Neffstown Precinct . Series T625, Roll 1948, ED 24, page 13A (91). Repository: #R175
• 1930 Federal Census. Household of Philip Boyd, enumerated 22 April 1930. Berkeley County, West Virginia - Hedgesville. Series T626, Roll 2526, ED 7, page 1B. Repository: #R175
• Source: S1920 World War II Selective Service Registration of Philip Mathias Boyd: Roll WW2_2243895 Repository: #R174
• Source: S3 Social Security Administration's Death Master File Abbreviation: Social Security Death Index Repository: #R174
• Source: S3518 The Morning Herald: Philip M. Boyd, Location: Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, Page: page 18 Abbreviation: Obit - Boyd, Philip M Publication: 16 January 1963
• Repository: R174 ancestry.com/The Generations Network Address: City: Provo State: Utah Note: Databases
• Repository: R175 National Archives and Records Administration Address: City: Washington State: District of Columbia
• Repository: R133 Frederick County Courthouse Address: City: Winchester State: Virginia