Son of James H. Boyle and Lavinia Robe.
William never married. He lived with his mother and sister Kathryn.
From the 1880 Census online at Familysearch.org:
1900 Census Verna Boyle, age 49 mother of 4, 2 now living, Center Twp., Muncie 6th Ward, Delaware Co., Indiana, 9 Jun 1900, Series: T623 Roll: 368 Page: 69 with dau Cathren single age 24 b. July 1875 and son William H. Boyle b Feb 1873 age 27. Vinna is a dressmaker, Cathren a seamstress and William a glass blower. [2]
1910 Census Mrs. Vina Boyle mother of 3, 3 now living, age 58, widowed, Harrison Twp., 2nd ward, Terre Haute, Vigo Co., Indiana Series: T624 Roll: 385 Page: 19 William H. Boyle age 36 single retail cigar merchant; Pearl C. Boyle 34 single clerk dry goods store. [3]
1920 Census Boyle, Viney 67 widowed Harrison Twp., Terre Haute, Vigo Co., Indiana with William H. 48 and single; Katherine 42 and single. [4]
1930 Census Harrison, Vigo, Indiana 105 Monroe Boulevard Boyle WIlliam H Head MW 57 single b. IN; Vina mother F W 78 widowed, age 17 at first marriage, b. IN parents b. WV; Boyle Katheryn sister 54 F W single b. IN parents b. IN. [5]
In 1940 he was a dealer in retail cigars.[6]
William H. Boyle "Billy" died at 2:30 o'clock Friday morning at his residence. He was a member of the K of P (rest illegible due to OCR) [7]
His sister Kathryn was executrix of his estate. In the Vigo Circuit Court. September term, 1953. . . In the matter of the estate of William H Boyle. deceased Notice is herein given, that more than six months have elapsed since the qualification and appointment of Kathryn Boyle as executrix of the last will and of the estate of William H Boyle. deceased, and the first publication of notice of said qualification and appointment Kathryn Boyle, as executrix of the last will and of the estate of William H Boyle. deceased. has presented md filed her account and vouchers in final settlement of said estate, and that the same will come up for examination and action of said Circuit Court, on the 9th day of December, 1953. at which time all heirs, creditors devisees, legatees of said decedent and all persons interested in said estate are required to appear in said Court and show cause, if any there be why said account and vouchers should not be approved. And the heirs, devisees and legatees of said decedent and all others interested in said estate are also hereby required, at the time and place aforesaid, to appear and make proof of their heirship or claim to any part of said estate. Witness, the Clerk and seal of said Circuit Court, at Terre Haute. Indiana, this 19th day of October, 1953.[8]
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