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Sarah Louise Boyer 1853–1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Oct 1853

Birth Location: Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 24 Apr 1934

Death Location: La Harpe, Hancock County, Illinois, USA

Father: William Boyer

Mother: Mary Harger

Spouse(s): John Nelson, William Lovitt

Children(s): Frank Nelson, Jennie Nelson, Roy Nelson

Sarah Louise Boyer was born in 1853 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of William Rigdon Boyer And Mary Ann Harger. In 1870, Sarah Louise Boyer resided in Township 8 Range 5, Henderson, Illinois, USA. In 1880, Sarah Louise Boyer resided in Terre Haute, Henderson, Illinois, USA. Sarah Louise Boyer married John C Nelson, William C Lovitt, and had children including Frank Peasley Nelson, Jennie Mae Nelson, Roy E Nelson. Sarah Louise Boyer passed away in 1934 in La Harpe, Hancock County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Sarah Louise Boyer was born in 1853 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of William Rigdon Boyer And Mary Ann Harger.
  • In 1870, Sarah Louise Boyer resided in Township 8 Range 5, Henderson, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1880, Sarah Louise Boyer resided in Terre Haute, Henderson, Illinois, USA.
  • Sarah Louise Boyer married John C Nelson, William C Lovitt, and had children including Frank Peasley Nelson, Jennie Mae Nelson, Roy E Nelson.
  • Sarah Louise Boyer passed away in 1934 in La Harpe, Hancock County, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Boyer
1816–1887
Birth Location: Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
WB
Mary Harger
1821–1898
Birth Location: Library, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
MH

Spouses(s)

John Nelson
1848–1915
Birth Location: Pike County, Illinois, USA
JN
William Lovitt
1870–1918
Birth Location: Illinois
WL

Children(s)

Frank Nelson
1872–1960
Birth Location: Terre Haute, Henderson, Illinois, United States
FN
Jennie Nelson
1875–1956
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
JN
Roy Nelson
1878–
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
RN

Sarah Boyer's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Boyer
1853–1934
Birth Place: Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
William Rigdon Boyer
1816–1887
Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Mary (Ann) Harger
1821–1898
Library, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
George Harger
1798–1870
Snowden, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Catherine Holmes
1803–1882
Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Holmes
1769–1857
Fannie Wells
1773–1846
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Boyer's Descendants

1.
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Sarah (Louise) Boyer (25 Oct 1853–24 Apr 1934) m. John (C.) Nelson (31 May 1848–24 Dec 1915) m. William (C.) Lovitt (24 Aug 1870–27 Sep 1918)
  1. 1. Frank (Peasley) Nelson 1872–1960 m. Vernie Banter 1875–1945 m. Pearl Mills 1895– m. Amanda (M) Kraft 1870–1935 m. Ena Gittings 1878–1946
  2. 2. Jennie (Mae) Nelson 1875–1956 m. Clark (Eli) Roush 1874–1946 m. Charles ((Charlie) A) Freeman 1870–1934
    1. 1. Wilbert ((Brownie) Adison) Roush 1897–1950 m. Maybell (Eva) Knox 1900–1982
      1. 1. Mavis (Delight) Roush 1920–2007 m. George (William Gale) Fisher 1914–1992
        1. 1. Karen Fisher 1949–1949
        2. 2. Shirley (Joann) Fisher 1933–2023 m. Charles (Wesley) Luse 1931–2020
      2. 2. Ronald (W) Roush 1923–2010 m. Bernice (Frances) Mueller 1926–1998
      3. 3. Opal (Juanita) Roush 1925–2019 m. Albert (Barry) Taylor 1925–2013
    2. 2. Gladys (L) Freeman 1904– m. John (Hawthorne) Sample 1898–1940
    3. 3. Charles (Keith) Freeman 1913–1958
    4. 4. Florence (Lucille) Freeman 1915–1996 m. Marshall (Lee) Wadden 1918–1972
    5. 5. Pearl (Nelson) Roush 1895–1895
  3. 3. Roy (E.) Nelson 1878–

Sarah Boyer's Timeline

4 Records

1853
25 Oct 1853
Birth of Sarah Louise Boyer in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
1870
1870
Age 17
Sarah Louise Boyer resided here in Township 8 Range 5, Henderson, Illinois, USA
Township 8 Range 5, Henderson, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 27
Sarah Louise Boyer resided here in Terre Haute, Henderson, Illinois, USA
Terre Haute, Henderson, Illinois, USA
1934
24 Apr 1934
Age 81
Death of Sarah Louise Boyer in La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois, USA
La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1853
    Event Place: Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Terre Haute, Henderson, Illinois; Roll: 212; Page: 60B; Enumeration District: 092
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 8 Range 5, Henderson, Illinois; Roll: M593_228; Page: 152B; Family History Library Film: 545727
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Township 8 Range 5, Henderson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 8 Range 5, Henderson, Illinois; Roll: M593_228; Page: 152B; Family History Library Film: 545727

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Terre Haute, Henderson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Terre Haute, Henderson, Illinois; Roll: 212; Page: 60B; Enumeration District: 092

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1934
    Event Place: La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: La Harpe, Hancock County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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