Owen Boyer 1839-1921

BOYER

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Date: 5/5/2007 at 22:37:01

The Red Oak Express
Red Oak, Iowa
28 Nov 1921

PIONEER OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY DIES AT AGE OF 82

Last rites for Owen Boyer, a pioneer of Montgomery county, who died Monday following a short illness, were held Wednesday at Pilot Grove Presbyterian church. Rev. Mr. Stone of Elliott, officiated. Burial was in Pilot Grove cemetery.

Mr. Boyer came to Montgomery county in 1879 and took up farming twelve miles northeast of Red Oak. he resided on the same place until twelve years ago when he removed to his farm in Cass county. In 1919 he returned to Red Oak and during recent months has made his home with his son, A. F. Boyer, 301 Coolbaugh street.

Mr. Boyer was born in Carbon county, Pennsylvania, January 15, 1839. He was 82 years old. During his boyhood days he labored on canal boats but at the age of 15 he moved to Freeport, Illinois, with his parents where he resided until he was 25 years old. In april 1866 he was married to Margaret Artley of Dakota, Illinois.

He was a veteran of the Civil War and served with Company G, Forty-sixth Illinois Infantry.
One son, Aaron Boyer, of Red Oak survives. His wife died in 1893 and an only daughter died last July.