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Elam Wesley Boyer

Birth	:	15 Dec 1859 Mahaska County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	24 Jun 1917 Jefferson Township, Poweshiek County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Rector Cemetery, Chelsea, Tama County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.8810997, -92.4044037
Description	:	Toledo Chronicle, Thursday, July 5th, 1917 page 4 Elam Wesley Boyer was born on December 15, 1859 in Mahaska county, Iowa and died at his home in Jefferson township, Poweshiek county, Iowa June 23, 1917 aged 57 years, 6 months and 3 days. When but a lad two years of age he came with his parents to Tama county, where they lived on a farm 6 miles north of Chelsea for 15 years. When Elam was 17 years of age, they moved to the old Boyer farm at Rector where he lived and toiled with his parents, carrying his... Read More	Toledo Chronicle, Thursday, July 5th, 1917 page 4 Elam Wesley Boyer was born on December 15, 1859 in Mahaska county, Iowa and died at his home in Jefferson township, Poweshiek county, Iowa June 23, 1917 aged 57 years, 6 months and 3 days. When but a lad two years of age he came with his parents to Tama county, where they lived on a farm 6 miles north of Chelsea for 15 years. When Elam was 17 years of age, they moved to the old Boyer farm at Rector where he lived and toiled with his parents, carrying his full share of farm and community until he was 25 years of age. On April 28, 1881, he was united in marriage with Miss Ella M. Wilson, second daughter of the late Col. B. W. Wilson of the 28th Iowa infantry. After this happy union Mr. Boyer spent two more years with his parents and then a year on a farm south of Montezuma. They then moved to the 80 acre farm east of the Rector schoolhouse where they spent five happy and useful years. When in June, 1884, Homer C. Stuntz began his memorable work in the spiritual interests of the Rector community, Mr. and Mrs. Boyer came forward among the charter members of the Rector church and have been recognized ever since as leaders in that splendid and efficient agent of righteousness. In 1889 they moved to Mrs. Boyer's father's farm which they purchased the following year and where they have since lived through the past 28 years a s loved and honored members of our community. For the past four years Mr. Boyer has been in failing health, the first serious illness of his married life came to him last January in an attack of LA grippe which culminated on February 28, in a complete nervous breakdown. After 10 days in bed, he was taken to the Toledo sanitarium where electrical treatment brought some relief and he again returned home for four weeks. He was then taken to the Colfax mineral springs, where for six weeks he received the best of care but without avail. At his request he was returned home June 17, where the end came as a shock to all on June 23 at 5:30 a.m. The many friends unite in feelings of deepest sympathy for the bereaved, his aged mother, Mrs. John Boyer, his wife, Mrs. Ella Boyer of Rector, three brothers, D. W., C. E. and F. W. Boyer and one sister, Mrs. Robert Hall, all of Chelsea, two daughters, Miss Alyce Boyer, principle of the Renwick Junior high school and Mrs. Lola Boyer, South of Tama and one son, Orange P. W. Boyer, at home, also the children of his brother, D. W. Boyer, Mrs. Elizabeth Clark of South Tama, B. W. Boyer of the Ambulance Corps stationed at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, and Dorothy Boyer, at home, also two grandchildren. The funeral services were conducted from the home by Rev. R. E. J. Thompson of Chelsea, assisted by Rev. J. Wesley Ash of Gilman. Interment in the Rector cemetery. Relatives from a distance who attended the funeral were L. W. Wilson of Topeka, Kansas, 0. F. Wilson of Devil's Lake, North Dakota, A. J. Wilson and wife of Spencer, D. A. Wilson and wife of Belle Plaine, J. T. Hall and wife of Gibbons, Nebraska, and Mrs. C. S. Stewart of Montezuma. Contributor: George (48419540) • [email protected] Elam Wesley Boyer was born on December 15, 1859, in Mahaska County, Iowa, son of Edward and Jane (Reader) Boyer. At age two, he came with his parents to Tama County, Iowa and lived on a farm north of Chelsea. When he was 17, the family moved to the old Boyer farm. He could not go to school but stayed home to help with the work. However, he continued to read and study on his own and by the time he reached manhood, he was a well read young man. Elam married Margaret Ella Wilson, known as Ella, daughter of Colonel B.W. and Mary E. (Lux) Wilson, on April 28, 1881. They are the parents of Alyce, Lelia and Orange. They also raised three of the motherless children of David (Delia Lucinda Wilson) Boyer, Mary Elizabeth, Bartholomew and Dorothea Jane. Elam was a leader in the community and loved his home and family. He toiled with diligence and devotion in the interest of home, family, school, church, community and country. His health began to fail in 1913. In 1917 he suffered a nervous breakdown from which he never recovered and on June 23, 1917, at the age of 58 years, he took his own life. After Elam's death, Ella moved to Toledo. In 1939 she moved to Marshalltown, Iowa and lived with her daughter. Ella died August 13, 1946. Elam and Ella are buried in the Rector Cemetery near Chelsea, Iowa. Bio info obtained from "Boyer, Elam Wesley and Margaret Ella (Wilson)" F122, written by Mary L. Kaloupek as published in the book titled History of Tama County Iowa, Volume I, 1987, page 410, 977.7756 HIS Iowa, located in the Toledo, Iowa Public Library

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Elam Wesley Boyer's memorial is located at: Rector Cemetery, Chelsea, Tama County, USA.
When did Elam Wesley Boyer death?
Elam Wesley Boyer death on 24 Jun 1917 in Jefferson Township, Poweshiek County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.8810997
Longitude: -92.4044037

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Margaret Ella Wilson Boyer

(1859 - 1946)

Siblings

David Washington Boyer

(1862 - 1929)

Emma Florence Boyer Hall

(1864 - 1941)

Charles Elmer Boyer

(1867 - 1942)

Children

Mary Alyce Boyer Baker

(1882 - 1972)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Rector Cemetery
Chelsea, Tama County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8810997, -92.4044037

2. Wilkinson Cemetery
Chelsea, Tama County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8918991, -92.3855972

3. Day Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9007988, -92.4182968

4. Holan Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.8652992, -92.3563995

5. Chambers Cemetery
Chelsea, Tama County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8706017, -92.3535995

6. IOOF Cemetery
Chelsea, Tama County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9272003, -92.3908005

7. Saint Josephs Cemetery
Chelsea, Tama County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9267006, -92.3850021

8. Flathers Hancox Walton Cemetery
Chelsea, Tama County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9221992, -92.3656006

9. Craig Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9223000, -92.4598000

10. Haven Cemetery
Richland Township, Tama County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8914795, -92.4840469

11. Winslow Cemetery
Poweshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8438988, -92.3230972

12. Blake Cemetery
Poweshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8598000, -92.3130500

13. Evergreen Cemetery
Hartwick, Poweshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8494000, -92.3183000

14. Helena Cemetery
Richland Township, Tama County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9241982, -92.4907990

15. Kent Cemetery
Poweshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8063000, -92.4442000

16. Dover Pioneer Cemetery
Koszta, Iowa County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8463070, -92.2901180

17. National Cemetery
Vining, Tama County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9702988, -92.3705978

18. Hartwick Cemetery
Hartwick, Poweshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7905500, -92.3568500

19. Stayskal Cemetery
Vining, Tama County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9788000, -92.4080000

20. Arbuthnot Cemetery
Chelsea, Tama County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9416550, -92.3001787

21. Dvorak Cemetery
Elberon, Tama County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9713000, -92.3417000

22. Wright Cemetery
Belle Plaine, Benton County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9136009, -92.2643967

23. Hayes Cemetery
Toledo, Tama County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9789009, -92.4730988

24. Oak Hill Cemetery
Belle Plaine, Benton County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8987007, -92.2571030