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Dr. Joseph Henry Boyles was born on Sept. 27, 1873 in/near the little community of Reepsville, located not far from Lincolnton in Lincoln Co., North Carolina. He was the son of Rev. Marcus Wrightman "M.W." Boyles (1842-1892) and Susan A. (Alice ?) Wood (1846-1895), the fifth of their ten known children. His father was an "old-time" Methodist Episcopal (M.E.) circuit preacher.
His father, Marcus, was born in Laurel Hill, Lincoln Co., NC. He was the son of Rev. Josiah Adolphus "Joseph" Boyles (1816-1894) and Anna Elizabeth "Annie" Yount (1819-1905). Josiah, who Joseph Henry Boyles was named after, was born in Henry Co., NC and died in Burke Co., NC. Annie was born in Lincoln Co., NC and also died in Burke Co., NC. Joseph's grandparents (Marcus and Annie) are buried in the Salem Methodist Church Cemetery located in Morganton, Burke Co., NC.
Joseph's grandfather, Josiah ("Joseph"), and great-grandfather, John Boyles II (1770-1843), were also Methodist preachers. Marcus' 3G-GF, William Boyles I (1720-1818), had immigrated from Ireland to America in 1738 with his brother, Charles Boyles I (1722-1813), both working as deck hands to pay for their passage across the Atlantic Ocean.
Joseph's mother, Susan, was born in/near Henry located near Lincolnton in Lincoln Co., NC. She was the daughter of John Henry Wood (1810-1891) and Elizabeth Catherine "Katie" Bess (1818-1900). Both of Susan's parents were born in the Henry area of Lincoln Co., lived and died there. They are buried in Zion Methodist Church Cemetery located in Lincolnton.
Joseph's parents, Marcus and Susan, are buried in the Lexington City Cemetery in Lexington, Davidson Co., North Carolina. Marcus was serving as the pastor of the newly created Linwood Methodist Episcopal (M.E.) Church, located about eight miles from Lexington, at the time of his death (flu & pneumonia, age 49). He and his wife share an impressive monument paid for by several of the churches that Marcus had served.
Around 1892-94 Joseph enrolled in Trinity College (now Duke University). During the Spanish-American War (1898) he served as a member of the military (Medical Corps, ambulance company) in Florida and Cuba. In 1899, he returned to college attending the University of North Carolina.
In 1900, Joseph entered the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Greensboro, NC. He graduated in 1903. For much of his adult life he was a physician/surgeon in Greensboro maintaining an office in the downtown area. He was also on the staff there at Piedmont Hospital.
Joseph's brother, Augustus Clingman "A.C." Boyles (1867-1936), was also a medical doctor (GP), having received his medical degree in 1897 from the same college. A.C. was still an active physician in Mt. Airy, NC when he died from a massive heart attack at the age of 68.
On Oct. 7, 1908, Joseph married Ruth Lee Sterne (1880-1964). Born in Petersburg City, Virginia, she was the daughter of Melville William Sterne (1856-1938) and Ida Carrie Eanes (1859-1918), the second of their six known children. Joseph and Ruth were married for twenty years, but had only one known child, Joseph Henry Boyles Jr. (1909-1985). He would became the husband of Mary Frances Gerringer (1917-1988) in 1953. Joseph and his wife, Ruth, were longtime members of the West Street Methodist Episcopal (M.E.) Church in Greensboro.
About 1916, at the age of 43, Joseph enlisted in the US Army Medical Corps to serve his country in WWI. He was stationed at Ft. Oglethorpe (GA), Camp Lee (VA) and Brest, France. He was a First Lieutenant when he left the US Army. Following the war Joseph returned to his medical practice in Greensboro, NC.
As mentioned earlier, the mother (Ida Carrie Eades) of Joseph's wife, Ruth Sterne, died in 1916. Ruth's widowed father, Melville Sterne, in 1920 married Ola Blanche Boyles (1876-1964) who was 19 years younger than he. She was an older sister to Melville's son-in-law, Joseph, husband of Melville's daughter, Ruth. In other words, Melville second wife, Blanche, became a step-mother to Joseph's wife, Ruth, the wife of Blanche's younger brother, Joseph. Ruth would lose her father (Melville) in 1938 and her husband (Joseph) in 1939.
Joseph died on Jan. 24, 1939 in Greensboro, Guilford Co., NC at the age of 65, just three years after the death of his older brother, Dr. A.C. Boyles. The cause of Joseph's death was lymphoma. He is buried in the Forrest Lawn Cemetery in Greensboro.
Ruth, who was 58 at the time of her husband's death, did not remarry. She died about 25 years later, on Jan. 8, 1964 at the age of 83. At the time of her death she was living in the Willow Haven Rest Home in Greensboro. She too, is buried in the Forrest Lawn Cemetery, next to her husband, Joseph Sr. Their son, Joseph Jr., and his wife, Mary Frances, are buried next to them.
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The information contained in this memorial for Dr. Joseph Henry Boyles, his wife, family members, ancestors and descendants, is thought to be correct. This memorial is revised/corrected, however, as new information becomes available.
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Dr. Joseph Henry Boyles was born on Sept. 27, 1873 in/near the little community of Reepsville, located not far from Lincolnton in Lincoln Co., North Carolina. He was the son of Rev. Marcus Wrightman "M.W." Boyles (1842-1892) and Susan A. (Alice ?) Wood (1846-1895), the fifth of their ten known children. His father was an "old-time" Methodist Episcopal (M.E.) circuit preacher.
His father, Marcus, was born in Laurel Hill, Lincoln Co., NC. He was the son of Rev. Josiah Adolphus "Joseph" Boyles (1816-1894) and Anna Elizabeth "Annie" Yount (1819-1905). Josiah, who Joseph Henry Boyles was named after, was born in Henry Co., NC and died in Burke Co., NC. Annie was born in Lincoln Co., NC and also died in Burke Co., NC. Joseph's grandparents (Marcus and Annie) are buried in the Salem Methodist Church Cemetery located in Morganton, Burke Co., NC.
Joseph's grandfather, Josiah ("Joseph"), and great-grandfather, John Boyles II (1770-1843), were also Methodist preachers. Marcus' 3G-GF, William Boyles I (1720-1818), had immigrated from Ireland to America in 1738 with his brother, Charles Boyles I (1722-1813), both working as deck hands to pay for their passage across the Atlantic Ocean.
Joseph's mother, Susan, was born in/near Henry located near Lincolnton in Lincoln Co., NC. She was the daughter of John Henry Wood (1810-1891) and Elizabeth Catherine "Katie" Bess (1818-1900). Both of Susan's parents were born in the Henry area of Lincoln Co., lived and died there. They are buried in Zion Methodist Church Cemetery located in Lincolnton.
Joseph's parents, Marcus and Susan, are buried in the Lexington City Cemetery in Lexington, Davidson Co., North Carolina. Marcus was serving as the pastor of the newly created Linwood Methodist Episcopal (M.E.) Church, located about eight miles from Lexington, at the time of his death (flu & pneumonia, age 49). He and his wife share an impressive monument paid for by several of the churches that Marcus had served.
Around 1892-94 Joseph enrolled in Trinity College (now Duke University). During the Spanish-American War (1898) he served as a member of the military (Medical Corps, ambulance company) in Florida and Cuba. In 1899, he returned to college attending the University of North Carolina.
In 1900, Joseph entered the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Greensboro, NC. He graduated in 1903. For much of his adult life he was a physician/surgeon in Greensboro maintaining an office in the downtown area. He was also on the staff there at Piedmont Hospital.
Joseph's brother, Augustus Clingman "A.C." Boyles (1867-1936), was also a medical doctor (GP), having received his medical degree in 1897 from the same college. A.C. was still an active physician in Mt. Airy, NC when he died from a massive heart attack at the age of 68.
On Oct. 7, 1908, Joseph married Ruth Lee Sterne (1880-1964). Born in Petersburg City, Virginia, she was the daughter of Melville William Sterne (1856-1938) and Ida Carrie Eanes (1859-1918), the second of their six known children. Joseph and Ruth were married for twenty years, but had only one known child, Joseph Henry Boyles Jr. (1909-1985). He would became the husband of Mary Frances Gerringer (1917-1988) in 1953. Joseph and his wife, Ruth, were longtime members of the West Street Methodist Episcopal (M.E.) Church in Greensboro.
About 1916, at the age of 43, Joseph enlisted in the US Army Medical Corps to serve his country in WWI. He was stationed at Ft. Oglethorpe (GA), Camp Lee (VA) and Brest, France. He was a First Lieutenant when he left the US Army. Following the war Joseph returned to his medical practice in Greensboro, NC.
As mentioned earlier, the mother (Ida Carrie Eades) of Joseph's wife, Ruth Sterne, died in 1916. Ruth's widowed father, Melville Sterne, in 1920 married Ola Blanche Boyles (1876-1964) who was 19 years younger than he. She was an older sister to Melville's son-in-law, Joseph, husband of Melville's daughter, Ruth. In other words, Melville second wife, Blanche, became a step-mother to Joseph's wife, Ruth, the wife of Blanche's younger brother, Joseph. Ruth would lose her father (Melville) in 1938 and her husband (Joseph) in 1939.
Joseph died on Jan. 24, 1939 in Greensboro, Guilford Co., NC at the age of 65, just three years after the death of his older brother, Dr. A.C. Boyles. The cause of Joseph's death was lymphoma. He is buried in the Forrest Lawn Cemetery in Greensboro.
Ruth, who was 58 at the time of her husband's death, did not remarry. She died about 25 years later, on Jan. 8, 1964 at the age of 83. At the time of her death she was living in the Willow Haven Rest Home in Greensboro. She too, is buried in the Forrest Lawn Cemetery, next to her husband, Joseph Sr. Their son, Joseph Jr., and his wife, Mary Frances, are buried next to them.
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The information contained in this memorial for Dr. Joseph Henry Boyles, his wife, family members, ancestors and descendants, is thought to be correct. This memorial is revised/corrected, however, as new information becomes available.
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Dr. Joseph Henry Boyles was born on Sept. 27, 1873 in/near the little community of Reepsville, located not far from Lincolnton in Lincoln Co., North Carolina. He was the son of Rev. Marcus Wrightman "M.W." Boyles (1842-1892) and Susan A. (Alice ?) Wood (1846-1895), the fifth of their ten known children. His father was an "old-time" Methodist Episcopal (M.E.) circuit preacher.
His father, Marcus, was born in Laurel Hill, Lincoln Co., NC. He was the son of Rev. Josiah Adolphus "Joseph" Boyles (1816-1894) and Anna Elizabeth "Annie" Yount (1819-1905). Josiah, who Joseph Henry Boyles was named after, was born in Henry Co., NC and died in Burke Co., NC. Annie was born in Lincoln Co., NC and also died in Burke Co., NC. Joseph's grandparents (Marcus and Annie) are buried in the Salem Methodist Church Cemetery located in Morganton, Burke Co., NC.
Joseph's grandfather, Josiah ("Joseph"), and great-grandfather, John Boyles II (1770-1843), were also Methodist preachers. Marcus' 3G-GF, William Boyles I (1720-1818), had immigrated from Ireland to America in 1738 with his brother, Charles Boyles I (1722-1813), both working as deck hands to pay for their passage across the Atlantic Ocean.
Joseph's mother, Susan, was born in/near Henry located near Lincolnton in Lincoln Co., NC. She was the daughter of John Henry Wood (1810-1891) and Elizabeth Catherine "Katie" Bess (1818-1900). Both of Susan's parents were born in the Henry area of Lincoln Co., lived and died there. They are buried in Zion Methodist Church Cemetery located in Lincolnton.
Joseph's parents, Marcus and Susan, are buried in the Lexington City Cemetery in Lexington, Davidson Co., North Carolina. Marcus was serving as the pastor of the newly created Linwood Methodist Episcopal (M.E.) Church, located about eight miles from Lexington, at the time of his death (flu & pneumonia, age 49). He and his wife share an impressive monument paid for by several of the churches that Marcus had served.
Around 1892-94 Joseph enrolled in Trinity College (now Duke University). During the Spanish-American War (1898) he served as a member of the military (Medical Corps, ambulance company) in Florida and Cuba. In 1899, he returned to college attending the University of North Carolina.
In 1900, Joseph entered the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Greensboro, NC. He graduated in 1903. For much of his adult life he was a physician/surgeon in Greensboro maintaining an office in the downtown area. He was also on the staff there at Piedmont Hospital.
Joseph's brother, Augustus Clingman "A.C." Boyles (1867-1936), was also a medical doctor (GP), having received his medical degree in 1897 from the same college. A.C. was still an active physician in Mt. Airy, NC when he died from a massive heart attack at the age of 68.
On Oct. 7, 1908, Joseph married Ruth Lee Sterne (1880-1964). Born in Petersburg City, Virginia, she was the daughter of Melville William Sterne (1856-1938) and Ida Carrie Eanes (1859-1918), the second of their six known children. Joseph and Ruth were married for twenty years, but had only one known child, Joseph Henry Boyles Jr. (1909-1985). He would became the husband of Mary Frances Gerringer (1917-1988) in 1953. Joseph and his wife, Ruth, were longtime members of the West Street Methodist Episcopal (M.E.) Church in Greensboro.
About 1916, at the age of 43, Joseph enlisted in the US Army Medical Corps to serve his country in WWI. He was stationed at Ft. Oglethorpe (GA), Camp Lee (VA) and Brest, France. He was a First Lieutenant when he left the US Army. Following the war Joseph returned to his medical practice in Greensboro, NC.
As mentioned earlier, the mother (Ida Carrie Eades) of Joseph's wife, Ruth Sterne, died in 1916. Ruth's widowed father, Melville Sterne, in 1920 married Ola Blanche Boyles (1876-1964) who was 19 years younger than he. She was an older sister to Melville's son-in-law, Joseph, husband of Melville's daughter, Ruth. In other words, Melville second wife, Blanche, became a step-mother to Joseph's wife, Ruth, the wife of Blanche's younger brother, Joseph. Ruth would lose her father (Melville) in 1938 and her husband (Joseph) in 1939.
Joseph died on Jan. 24, 1939 in Greensboro, Guilford Co., NC at the age of 65, just three years after the death of his older brother, Dr. A.C. Boyles. The cause of Joseph's death was lymphoma. He is buried in the Forrest Lawn Cemetery in Greensboro.
Ruth, who was 58 at the time of her husband's death, did not remarry. She died about 25 years later, on Jan. 8, 1964 at the age of 83. At the time of her death she was living in the Willow Haven Rest Home in Greensboro. She too, is buried in the Forrest Lawn Cemetery, next to her husband, Joseph Sr. Their son, Joseph Jr., and his wife, Mary Frances, are buried next to them.
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The information contained in this memorial for Dr. Joseph Henry Boyles, his wife, family members, ancestors and descendants, is thought to be correct. This memorial is revised/corrected, however, as new information becomes available.
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Dr. Joseph Henry Boyles was born on Sept. 27, 1873 in/near the little community of Reepsville, located not far from Lincolnton in Lincoln Co., North Carolina. He was the son of Rev. Marcus Wrightman "M.W." Boyles (1842-1892) and Susan A. (Alice ?) Wood (1846-1895), the fifth of their ten known children. His father was an "old-time" Methodist Episcopal (M.E.) circuit preacher.
His father, Marcus, was born in Laurel Hill, Lincoln Co., NC. He was the son of Rev. Josiah Adolphus "Joseph" Boyles (1816-1894) and Anna Elizabeth "Annie" Yount (1819-1905). Josiah, who Joseph Henry Boyles was named after, was born in Henry Co., NC and died in Burke Co., NC. Annie was born in Lincoln Co., NC and also died in Burke Co., NC. Joseph's grandparents (Marcus and Annie) are buried in the Salem Methodist Church Cemetery located in Morganton, Burke Co., NC.
Joseph's grandfather, Josiah ("Joseph"), and great-grandfather, John Boyles II (1770-1843), were also Methodist preachers. Marcus' 3G-GF, William Boyles I (1720-1818), had immigrated from Ireland to America in 1738 with his brother, Charles Boyles I (1722-1813), both working as deck hands to pay for their passage across the Atlantic Ocean.
Joseph's mother, Susan, was born in/near Henry located near Lincolnton in Lincoln Co., NC. She was the daughter of John Henry Wood (1810-1891) and Elizabeth Catherine "Katie" Bess (1818-1900). Both of Susan's parents were born in the Henry area of Lincoln Co., lived and died there. They are buried in Zion Methodist Church Cemetery located in Lincolnton.
Joseph's parents, Marcus and Susan, are buried in the Lexington City Cemetery in Lexington, Davidson Co., North Carolina. Marcus was serving as the pastor of the newly created Linwood Methodist Episcopal (M.E.) Church, located about eight miles from Lexington, at the time of his death (flu & pneumonia, age 49). He and his wife share an impressive monument paid for by several of the churches that Marcus had served.
Around 1892-94 Joseph enrolled in Trinity College (now Duke University). During the Spanish-American War (1898) he served as a member of the military (Medical Corps, ambulance company) in Florida and Cuba. In 1899, he returned to college attending the University of North Carolina.
In 1900, Joseph entered the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Greensboro, NC. He graduated in 1903. For much of his adult life he was a physician/surgeon in Greensboro maintaining an office in the downtown area. He was also on the staff there at Piedmont Hospital.
Joseph's brother, Augustus Clingman "A.C." Boyles (1867-1936), was also a medical doctor (GP), having received his medical degree in 1897 from the same college. A.C. was still an active physician in Mt. Airy, NC when he died from a massive heart attack at the age of 68.
On Oct. 7, 1908, Joseph married Ruth Lee Sterne (1880-1964). Born in Petersburg City, Virginia, she was the daughter of Melville William Sterne (1856-1938) and Ida Carrie Eanes (1859-1918), the second of their six known children. Joseph and Ruth were married for twenty years, but had only one known child, Joseph Henry Boyles Jr. (1909-1985). He would became the husband of Mary Frances Gerringer (1917-1988) in 1953. Joseph and his wife, Ruth, were longtime members of the West Street Methodist Episcopal (M.E.) Church in Greensboro.
About 1916, at the age of 43, Joseph enlisted in the US Army Medical Corps to serve his country in WWI. He was stationed at Ft. Oglethorpe (GA), Camp Lee (VA) and Brest, France. He was a First Lieutenant when he left the US Army. Following the war Joseph returned to his medical practice in Greensboro, NC.
As mentioned earlier, the mother (Ida Carrie Eades) of Joseph's wife, Ruth Sterne, died in 1916. Ruth's widowed father, Melville Sterne, in 1920 married Ola Blanche Boyles (1876-1964) who was 19 years younger than he. She was an older sister to Melville's son-in-law, Joseph, husband of Melville's daughter, Ruth. In other words, Melville second wife, Blanche, became a step-mother to Joseph's wife, Ruth, the wife of Blanche's younger brother, Joseph. Ruth would lose her father (Melville) in 1938 and her husband (Joseph) in 1939.
Joseph died on Jan. 24, 1939 in Greensboro, Guilford Co., NC at the age of 65, just three years after the death of his older brother, Dr. A.C. Boyles. The cause of Joseph's death was lymphoma. He is buried in the Forrest Lawn Cemetery in Greensboro.
Ruth, who was 58 at the time of her husband's death, did not remarry. She died about 25 years later, on Jan. 8, 1964 at the age of 83. At the time of her death she was living in the Willow Haven Rest Home in Greensboro. She too, is buried in the Forrest Lawn Cemetery, next to her husband, Joseph Sr. Their son, Joseph Jr., and his wife, Mary Frances, are buried next to them.
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