Boles, Walter an Susie Family

BOLES

Posted By: Mary H. Cochrane, Volunteer
Date: 6/27/2019 at 20:03:06

BIOGRAPHY ~ THE WALTER and SUSIE BOLES FAMILY

Reflections of Grand River, Iowa: 1881 - 1981
Page 140, Clarke Pub. Co. Osceola IA. 1981.

Walter Boles, son of William and Sarah Gilmore Boles, was born in 1869, in Long Creek Twp., in Decatur County.

In the horse and buggy days, traveling many miles was a big factor, but distance did not hinder Walter because it was at the Mt. Zion Church, in the Tennessee neighborhood, where he met Susie Dean of Westerville.

In 1895, Walter and Susie were married. She was the daughter of Silas and Armina Mickael Dean. At the age of four, she was orphaned and then made her home with Dock and Candace Cole of Westerville. Susie was born in 1877, at St. Frances, Kansas.

Walter homesteaded a farm in N. E. Richland Twp. and lived on the same place for fifty-nine years. The farm was a great interest to him, so he did not look forward to the day when they had to retire and move to Van Wert in 1953. In October, of that same year, Walter passed away. His funeral was at Van Wert Christian Church. It was preached by an old time family friend, Rev. E. C. Vanderpool. He is buried at Grand River cemetery.

In 1959, when Susie passed away, the same funeral arrangements were carried out for her.

They had ten children: Willard, Ray, Ella, Nellie, Della, Orel, Violet, Everett, Wanda and Alma. Willard married Flossie West, and they lived most of their lives at Dallas, Iowa. Ray married Goldie Adams. They lived in Texas, but moved back to Grand River in 1927. Ella never married. Nellie married Andrew Miller of DeKalb but retired at Van Wert. Della married Pearl Woods of DeKalb and in later years lived in Leon. Orel married Beryl Woods; after her death he married Helen South. He farmed north of Grand River. Violet married Albert Hall and lived at Van Wert, retiring in Osceola. Everett married Frances Day and farmed near Grand River. Wanda married Mansel Smith of Leon, and they live at Fort Dodge. Alma married Roy Jones, and they farm near Grand River.