Dear Researchers of the BOYLE Surname Mailing List, [Steamboat] Captain John BOYLE was born in Garrard County, Kentucky, a son of Samuel BOYLE and Barzilla MURPHY. John BOYLE's parents lived in Clinton County, Indiana from about 1833 to about 1843 [though not necessarily with their son John], when they returned to Kentucky, to Lewis County, on the Ohio River. John BOYLE was in Lewis County, Kentucky in 1850, 1860 and 1870. By 1880 he had moved to Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio, where he was a saloon keeper. In ante-bellum days, John BOYLE was a steamboat captain, but I do not know what years, which rivers or which vessels. John BOYLE died in Ironton in 1901 and was buried in Woodland Cemetery, Ironton. In 1849, a steamboat was built at Rock Island, Illinois which was christened the "Boyle", but I do not know who the owner of this craft was. A prominent merchant in Rock Island, Illinois, Irish native James BOYLE, is certainly a candidate, though I have no proof. Can anyone add to my knowledge of the people and subjects mentioned in this posting? Thank you for your help! If I am successful in placing Captain John BOYLE from 1840 to 1850, a major breakthrough will be realized. Randal W. Cooper <[email protected]> Lorain, Ohio