Philip M. Boyles

ALLINSON, BOYLES, SEEVERS

Posted By: Judy Wight Branson (email)
Date: 9/15/2004 at 21:18:50

Philip M. Boyles, Union twp.; farmer and stock-buyer, Sec. 29; P.O. Winterset; born in Cannon township, Athens county, Ohio, June 5, 1823; he was the second son of George and Martha Boyles, and one of twelve children; his father was a farmer and the son assisted him in the duties of the farm life; in 1839 he removed with his parents to Elkhart county, Indiana, and remained there until 1843, and then went to Andrew county, Missouri, there he remained until 1846; while living here he witnessed the brutal whipping of a slave that was so revolting to his manly nature, that he resolved to seek a home in "free" Iowa, and no sooner had he resolved than he acted, and the same year came to this county and settled on the land he now owns, and has resided here since that time; he has made all the improvements; he split all the rails to enclose it, and in addition to this split rails for thirty-five cents per hundred, to purchase land warrants with which to locate his land; he has gone to Saylorville and hewn logs to purchase seed corn, and has worked at harvesting at fifty cents per day, half of which was to be taken out in trade at the store, calico at the time being twenty-five cents per yard; he served in the war during the rebellion; he owns a fine farm of 320 acres, and another near the above of 177 ½ acres, both well improved and in a good state of cultivation; for the past few years he has been devoting the greater portion of his time in buying stock; he married Miss Lydia Allison February 22, 1845; she is a native of Crawford county, Illinois, where she was raised; their family consists of seven children: Martin, Milton, Mary, now Mrs. Seevers, Maria, Myra, Marilla and Maloy.

Taken from the book, "The History of Madison County, Iowa, 1879" pages 606, 607

Note: Phillip Boyles' father's obituary appeared in the Winterset Madisonian as follows -

August 28, 1879
Page 6

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George Boyles, of Flag Springs, Mo., father of P. M. Boyles, died the 18th day of August. He was in his 85th year. He moved to Missouri in 1837 and has lived on the same farm ever since.