Sherman Jay Boyle (1892 - 1948)

Born 11 Jun 1892 in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Myrtle Claudia Genevieve (Blomgren) Boyle — married 4 May 1916 in Fort Dodge, Webster, Iowa, United States

Descendants

Died 25 Jul 1948 at age 56 in Perry, Dallas, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Sherman was born in 1892 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, the son of William and Sadie (Sherman) Boyle. ^{[1] [2] [3]} He married Myrtle Genevieve Blomgren on 4 May 1916 in Fort Dodge, Iowa. ^[3] He worked as a railroad agent for the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad. ^[4]

In 1895, the Boyle family lived in Black Hawk County, Iowa, ^[5] but apparently moved out of the state again between then and 1915, when Sherman moved back to Iowa. After marrying Myrtle, they lived in Paton, Iowa, from at least 1917 ^[6] to 1921. ^[7] He had lived in Iowa for ten years by the time of the 1925 Iowa Census. ^[8]

In 1930, the family had moved to Hampton, Iowa, where he ran a furniture store.^[9] In 1935, they lived in Humboldt, Iowa, then in Perry, Iowa, by 1940. ^[4]

He passed away in 1948, in Perry, Iowa, and was buried in Gowrie, Iowa. ^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ "Wisconsin Births and Christenings, 1826-1926", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRJF-MB1 : 30 January 2020), Sherman Jay Boyle, 1892.
2. ↑ "Wisconsin Birth Index, 1820-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHHY-JX6 : 4 December 2014), Sherman J Boyle, 11 Jun 1892; from "Wisconsin Births, 1820-1907," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2000); citing Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, reel 0067, Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, Vital Records Division, Madison.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJZ9-9K1 : 26 September 2017), Sherman Jay Boyle and Myrtle Genevieve Blomgren, 04 May 1916, Fort Dodge, Webster, Iowa, United States; citing reference Vol 15 p398 n382, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,401,731.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9M1-N6QV?cc=2000219&wc=QZX1-9YT%3A790105501%2C791880301%2C792704101%2C951441501 : accessed 11 April 2022), Iowa > Dallas > Spring Valley Township, Perry, Ward 2 > 25-20B Spring Valley Township, Perry City Ward 2 bounded by (N) Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad; (E) city limits; (S) Willis Av; (W) 4th; also Home of Sisters of St. Francis > image 12 of 32; citing 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.
5. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1895," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939V-5G99-FZ?cc=1803957&wc=M612-K36%3A145597901 : 21 May 2014), Black Hawk > image 82 of 1016; citing State Historical Society, Des Moines.
6. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-91HW-R8Z?cc=1968530&wc=9FC2-PTL%3A928311701%2C928600701 : 25 August 2019), Iowa > Greene County; A-Q > image 305 of 2624; citing NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRXH-65B?cc=1488411&wc=QZJ5-5V6%3A1036470601%2C1037202801%2C1037812101%2C1589332409 : 10 September 2019), Iowa > Greene > Paton > ED 116 > image 5 of 24; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
8. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKQ7-5FP8 : 17 March 2022), Sherman J Boyle, Badger, Webster, Iowa, United States; citing Badger, Webster, Iowa, United States, Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm.
9. ↑ [1]
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98385801/sherman-j-boyle : accessed 11 April 2022), memorial page for Sherman J Boyle (9 Jun 1892–25 Jul 1948), Find A Grave: Memorial #98385801, citing Gowrie Township Cemetery, Gowrie, Webster County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by Shaun (contributor 50636490) .