Decatur County Journal Leon, Iowa Thursday, July 27, 1911 ELIZABETH BOYCE, daughter of THOMAS and ELIZABETH BOYCE, was born in Cambeshire, England, on the 20th day of February, 1841. She came to America with her parents in 1860, settling in Huron County, Ohio, near Sandusky. Here she was married to ROBERT ROE, September 11, 1861. So next September would have been the fiftieth anniversary of their wedding. They came to Iowa in the spring of 1866, soon settling on their farm near LeRoy. To them were born six children, four boys and two girls; ROBERT, ELIZABETH ANNE, THOMAS, LILLIE MAY, CHARLES ERBEN, ALDA L. These two, CHARLES and ALDA are the only ones living, LILLIE MAY dying at 3 years, the others living to grow to maturity. Mrs. ROE was one of a family of 12 children, five of whom emigrated from England and settled near here. THOMAS BOYCE, of Garden Grove, being now the sole survivor. Their names were: MARK THOMAS, Mrs. FANNIE HOWARD, WILLIAM and Mrs. ROBERT ROE. Mrs. ROE always attended the Methodist Chapel in Cambeshire, England, and united with the Methodist Church in America. She was a consistent and active member as long as her health permitted, finding great comfort and joy in her religious connections. Her friends will long remember her as a most notable housewife and kind neighbor, always ready to help in any emergency. To her children she was a most devoted and loving mother. For the past few years Mr. And Mrs. ROE have lived in LeRoy. This summer they made their home with their children. Death gave her a welcome release from suffering and her spirit left its frail tenement of clay on Tuesday, July 18, 1911, at the home of her son, CHARLES, at the ripe age of 70 years, 4 months and 28 days. A brief service was held at the residence of Mr. And Mrs. CHARLES ROE, Wednesday, July 19, at 2 p.m. By the Rev. Geo. E. Mitchell, of Weldon. Interment occurred at the Metier Cemetery. The bereaved have the sympathy of a large number of friends. -------------------------------------------------------- Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert December 9, 2009 [email protected]

Thank you Nancy! This is my gr-gr grandmother. Funny how I've found multiple spellings of my gr grandfathers name. Here it's Alda, but on his headstone it's Oldie. Regards, Brian -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nancee Seifert Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 1:19 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [IADECATU] DEATH OF ELIZABETH (BOYCE) ROE Decatur County Journal Leon, Iowa Thursday, July 27, 1911 ELIZABETH BOYCE, daughter of THOMAS and ELIZABETH BOYCE, was born in Cambeshire, England, on the 20th day of February, 1841. She came to America with her parents in 1860, settling in Huron County, Ohio, near Sandusky. Here she was married to ROBERT ROE, September 11, 1861. So next September would have been the fiftieth anniversary of their wedding. They came to Iowa in the spring of 1866, soon settling on their farm near LeRoy. To them were born six children, four boys and two girls; ROBERT, ELIZABETH ANNE, THOMAS, LILLIE MAY, CHARLES ERBEN, ALDA L. These two, CHARLES and ALDA are the only ones living, LILLIE MAY dying at 3 years, the others living to grow to maturity. Mrs. ROE was one of a family of 12 children, five of whom emigrated from England and settled near here. THOMAS BOYCE, of Garden Grove, being now the sole survivor. Their names were: MARK THOMAS, Mrs. FANNIE HOWARD, WILLIAM and Mrs. ROBERT ROE. Mrs. ROE always attended the Methodist Chapel in Cambeshire, England, and united with the Methodist Church in America. She was a consistent and active member as long as her health permitted, finding great comfort and joy in her religious connections. Her friends will long remember her as a most notable housewife and kind neighbor, always ready to help in any emergency. To her children she was a most devoted and loving mother. For the past few years Mr. And Mrs. ROE have lived in LeRoy. This summer they made their home with their children. Death gave her a welcome release from suffering and her spirit left its frail tenement of clay on Tuesday, July 18, 1911, at the home of her son, CHARLES, at the ripe age of 70 years, 4 months and 28 days. A brief service was held at the residence of Mr. And Mrs. CHARLES ROE, Wednesday, July 19, at 2 p.m. By the Rev. Geo. E. Mitchell, of Weldon. Interment occurred at the Metier Cemetery. The bereaved have the sympathy of a large number of friends. -------------------------------------------------------- Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert December 9, 2009 [email protected] www.iagenweb.org/decatur ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message