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Roy Boicourt Layton 1893–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 SEP 1893

Birth Location: Minneapolis, Kansas

Death Date: 5 May 1959

Death Location: Anderson, Madison County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Joseph Layton

Mother: Lillian Boicourt

Spouse(s): Lorene Huntington

Children(s): Ruth Layton

Roy Boicourt Layton was born in 1893 in Minneapolis, Kansas, the child of Joseph Hammond Layton And Lillian Layton Boicourt. In 1900, Roy Boicourt Layton resided in Sand Creek, Decatur, Indiana, USA. Roy Boicourt Layton married Lorene Irez Huntington, and had children including Ruth Iris Layton. Roy Boicourt Layton passed away in 1959 in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Roy Boicourt Layton was born in 1893 in Minneapolis, Kansas, the child of Joseph Hammond Layton And Lillian Layton Boicourt.
  • In 1900, Roy Boicourt Layton resided in Sand Creek, Decatur, Indiana, USA.
  • Roy Boicourt Layton married Lorene Irez Huntington, and had children including Ruth Iris Layton.
  • Roy Boicourt Layton passed away in 1959 in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Layton
1859–1900
Birth Location: Indiana, United States of America
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Lillian Boicourt
1862–1947
Birth Location: Harper, Decatur County, Indiana, USA
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Spouses(s)

Lorene Huntington
1900–1983
Birth Location: Indiana
LH

Children(s)

Ruth Layton
1925–2003
Birth Location: Anderson Madison, Indiana USA
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Roy Layton's Ancestors

Self
Roy Layton
1893–1959
Birth Place: Minneapolis, Kansas
Parents
Joseph Hammond Layton
1859–1900
Indiana, United States of America
Lillian (Layton) Boicourt
1862–1947
Harper, Decatur County, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Layton
1835–1913
Jefferson County, Indiana, United States of America
Mary (Price Pease Layton MF) 1
1837–1881
Ohio, USA
Vermillion Boicourt
1833–1908
Decatur, Decatur, Indiana, United States
Sarah (Elizabeth) Gentry
1833–1925
Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
Absalom Boicourt
1808–1889
Rebecca Holmes
1811–1889
William Gentry
1800–1858
Ann Moore
1801–1888
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Roy Layton's Descendants

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Roy (Boicourt) Layton (6 SEP 1893–5 May 1959) m. Lorene (Irez) Huntington (11 Dec 1900–20 Oct 1983)
  1. 1. Ruth (Iris) Layton 1925–2003 m. Sherman (Henry) Stephenson 1922–1993
    1. 1. Robert ("Bobby" Lewis) Stephenson 1950–2021

Roy Layton's Timeline

8 Records

1893
6 SEP 1893
Birth of Roy Boicourt Layton in Minneapolis, Kansas
Minneapolis, Kansas
1900
1900
Age 7
Roy Boicourt Layton resided here in Sand Creek, Decatur, Indiana, USA
Sand Creek, Decatur, Indiana, USA
1923
19 May 1923
Age 30
Roy Boicourt Layton was married in Greensburg
Greensburg
1930
1930
Age 37
Roy Boicourt Layton resided here in Anderson, Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA
Anderson, Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA
1935
1935
Age 42
Roy Boicourt Layton resided here in Anderson, Madison, Indiana
Anderson, Madison, Indiana
1940
1940
Age 47
Roy Boicourt Layton resided here in Anderson T, Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA
Anderson T, Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 57
Roy Boicourt Layton resided here in Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA
Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA
1959
5 May 1959
Age 66
Death of Roy Boicourt Layton in Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA
Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 SEP 1893
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Kansas
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Anderson, Madison, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01072; Page: 64A; Enumeration District: 48-25
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Anderson, Madison, Indiana; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 2340340
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Sand Creek, Decatur, Indiana; Roll: 366; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0059
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1959; Roll: 06
    [7] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Greensburg Daily News; Publication Date: 6 May 1959; Publication Place: Greensburg, Indiana, USA; ,0.1997651,0.25223887,0.50709563&xid=3355
    [8] U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Anderson, Madison, Indiana; Roll: 4524; Page: 25; Enumeration District: 48-37

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 May 1923
    Event Place: Greensburg
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Greensburg Daily News; Publication Date: 6 May 1959; Publication Place: Greensburg, Indiana, USA; ,0.1997651,0.25223887,0.50709563&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Sand Creek, Decatur, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Sand Creek, Decatur, Indiana; Roll: 366; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0059

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Anderson, Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Anderson, Madison, Indiana; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 2340340

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Anderson, Madison, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Anderson, Madison, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01072; Page: 64A; Enumeration District: 48-25

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Anderson T, Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Anderson, Madison, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01072; Page: 64A; Enumeration District: 48-25

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Anderson, Madison, Indiana; Roll: 4524; Page: 25; Enumeration District: 48-37

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Anderson, Ind
    Record Source: U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Greensburg Daily News; Publication Date: 6 May 1959; Publication Place: Greensburg, Indiana, USA; ,0.1997651,0.25223887,0.50709563&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Madison, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 May 1959
    Event Place: Anderson, Madison, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1959; Roll: 06
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Greensburg Daily News; Publication Date: 6 May 1959; Publication Place: Greensburg, Indiana, USA; ,0.1997651,0.25223887,0.50709563&xid=3355
    [4] U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Anderson, Madison County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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