The Chariton Leader, Chariton, Iowa Thursday, March 4, 1909 The flag is at half mast today. Another veteran of the civil war has answered the final roll call and passed from the conflict of life. After an illness of several weeks' duration ALVA BOYLAN died on Wednesday afternoon. He was among the earlier settlers of Lucas County and a most exemplary citizen. The funeral will be held tomorrow. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thursday, March 11, 1909 '55 Years In Lucas County' ALVA V. BOYLAN was born in Perry County, Ohio, Feb. 19th, 1832, and died March 3, 1909, aged 77 years and 12 days; was married to SARAH D. HOLBROOK Feb. 20th, 1851, and preceded him to the spirit world Aug. 14, 1903. To this union were born 13 children, five of which preceded him to the spirit world and eight remain to mourn his loss as follows: A.G. BOYLAN; E.S. BOYLAN; MRS. EMMA PIERCE; MRS. LAURA FOSTER; MRS. A.B. CALHOON; MRS. CORA CALHOON; MRS. MYRTLE JOHNSON and MRS. CLARA MARRISON. MR. BOYLAN joined the boys in blue in 1862 and remained in the service until the end of the war. He served his country well and has now gone to his reward. He lived for 55 years at his present home where he died. MR. BOYLAN is well known throughout the county and has many comrades and friends He has two surviving brothers, JAMES and JACKSON BOYLAN, and a sister, MRS MCDOWELL. Funeral services were held at Beulah Evangelical Church, at 11 a.m. on Saturday, conducted by Rev. Guy Stover, and interment was made at Oxford. His Grand Army Comrades paid him the tribute due comradeship, by their presence and joined in the rites at the grave. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert May 31, 2005 iggy29@rnetinc.net