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Ada May <I>Armstrong</I> Boyd

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Ada May Armstrong Boyd

Birth
Bond County, Illinois, USA
Death
7 Oct 1972 (aged 95)
St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
Burial
Glen Carbon, Madison County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sec 20A
Memorial ID
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Ada May Armstrong.5, (Robert Armstrong.4, John Armstrong Jr.3, John Armstrong Sr.2, Robert Armstrong.1) born: 10 April 1877, Elm Point, Bond County Illinois, died: 7 October 1972, St Louis City Missouri, buried: Sunset Hill Cemetery,Glen Carbon, Madison County, Illinois, daughter of; Robert Armstrong and Mahala "Mildred" Roach, married; about 1904, Illinois, Lemuel William Boyd, born: 8 January 1882, Louisiana, Pike County Missouri, died: 21 June 1930. Houston, Harris County , Texas,, buried:Sunset Hill Cemetery,Glen Carbon, Madison County, Illinois,, son of; Francis Abner "Frank" Boyd and Myra Elizabeth Ingram, Child; Faye Elizabeth (Boyd) Clapham (Mrs. Donald Herbert Clapham)


Source Missouri death Certificate Number 208821

Ada Mae Boyd, female, white, 95 years old, born April 10,1877, Illinois, died at Little Flower Nursing home, occupation Retired Nichole Plate, Rail Road, St Louis, Home address 3967 Shenandoah,father Robert Armstrong, Mother Mildred Phillips, informant Miss Beatrice Pasco, same address, cause of death Fractured Hip, removal Sunset Hill Cemetery Edwardsville, Illinois


Faye Elizabeth Boyd, born: 27 July 1905, Reno, Bond County Illinois, died; 19 November 1927, Edwardsville, Madison County Illinois, buried; Sunset Hill Cemetery, Edwardsville, Madison County Illinois, daughter of; Lemuel William Boyd and Ada May Armstrong, married; Donald Hurbert Clapham, born: 24 November 1901, Blendon, Franklin County Ohio, died; 25 February 1946, Santa Clara, California, buried; Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, Ran Mateo County California, son of; Henry C. Clapham and Cora Montgomery


Notes of Olive (Mains) Kaune- Jury, as given to her grand-daughter Mary (Harrell) Enos

Ada May Armstrong, sometimes spelled Adda and my grandmother, Olive (Mains) Kaune, grew up together, Ada was born 10 April 1877, and my grand mother was born 15 October 1877, they went to school together in Reno, Bond County Illinois, Aunt Ada married Lemuel Boyd, he must have died young because I knew Aunt Ada all my life, and I always remember her being a widow, she worked in the office of the Rail Road line, she and her husband Lemuel had one daughter, Faye Elizabeth Boyd, but I don't remember the daughter, I do know she lived in St. Louis, Missouri, though, Ada lived into her 90's and died probably 1967 or so, in St. Louis Missouri, she lived in Edwardsville, Madison County Illinois, the same town I grew up in, she of course was my grand-mothers Aunt, but we all called her Aunt Ada, (Mary (Harrell) Enos, Alton Illinois 1987)


Notes of Mary (Harrell) Enos, Alton, Illinois,given to her cousin, Marilyn Pederson

Edia Fay and Ada May Armstrong were twins and caused quite a stir in the community when they were born, they were referred to as the "Wonder of Times" they were both baptized at the Elm Point Church in Bond County Illinois.


Source: The Edwardsville Intelligence, Friday April 9, 1965

The First Baptist Church Kau Circle entertained at a Birthday Pot Luck Tuesday, Honoring 88 year old Mrs Ada Boyd of 174 E, High Street .Fifteen ladies were present gifts were presented to Mrs Boyd. Mrs Dallas Harrell her niece was a guest.

Ada May Armstrong.5, (Robert Armstrong.4, John Armstrong Jr.3, John Armstrong Sr.2, Robert Armstrong.1) born: 10 April 1877, Elm Point, Bond County Illinois, died: 7 October 1972, St Louis City Missouri, buried: Sunset Hill Cemetery,Glen Carbon, Madison County, Illinois, daughter of; Robert Armstrong and Mahala "Mildred" Roach, married; about 1904, Illinois, Lemuel William Boyd, born: 8 January 1882, Louisiana, Pike County Missouri, died: 21 June 1930. Houston, Harris County , Texas,, buried:Sunset Hill Cemetery,Glen Carbon, Madison County, Illinois,, son of; Francis Abner "Frank" Boyd and Myra Elizabeth Ingram, Child; Faye Elizabeth (Boyd) Clapham (Mrs. Donald Herbert Clapham)


Source Missouri death Certificate Number 208821

Ada Mae Boyd, female, white, 95 years old, born April 10,1877, Illinois, died at Little Flower Nursing home, occupation Retired Nichole Plate, Rail Road, St Louis, Home address 3967 Shenandoah,father Robert Armstrong, Mother Mildred Phillips, informant Miss Beatrice Pasco, same address, cause of death Fractured Hip, removal Sunset Hill Cemetery Edwardsville, Illinois


Faye Elizabeth Boyd, born: 27 July 1905, Reno, Bond County Illinois, died; 19 November 1927, Edwardsville, Madison County Illinois, buried; Sunset Hill Cemetery, Edwardsville, Madison County Illinois, daughter of; Lemuel William Boyd and Ada May Armstrong, married; Donald Hurbert Clapham, born: 24 November 1901, Blendon, Franklin County Ohio, died; 25 February 1946, Santa Clara, California, buried; Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, Ran Mateo County California, son of; Henry C. Clapham and Cora Montgomery


Notes of Olive (Mains) Kaune- Jury, as given to her grand-daughter Mary (Harrell) Enos

Ada May Armstrong, sometimes spelled Adda and my grandmother, Olive (Mains) Kaune, grew up together, Ada was born 10 April 1877, and my grand mother was born 15 October 1877, they went to school together in Reno, Bond County Illinois, Aunt Ada married Lemuel Boyd, he must have died young because I knew Aunt Ada all my life, and I always remember her being a widow, she worked in the office of the Rail Road line, she and her husband Lemuel had one daughter, Faye Elizabeth Boyd, but I don't remember the daughter, I do know she lived in St. Louis, Missouri, though, Ada lived into her 90's and died probably 1967 or so, in St. Louis Missouri, she lived in Edwardsville, Madison County Illinois, the same town I grew up in, she of course was my grand-mothers Aunt, but we all called her Aunt Ada, (Mary (Harrell) Enos, Alton Illinois 1987)


Notes of Mary (Harrell) Enos, Alton, Illinois,given to her cousin, Marilyn Pederson

Edia Fay and Ada May Armstrong were twins and caused quite a stir in the community when they were born, they were referred to as the "Wonder of Times" they were both baptized at the Elm Point Church in Bond County Illinois.


Source: The Edwardsville Intelligence, Friday April 9, 1965

The First Baptist Church Kau Circle entertained at a Birthday Pot Luck Tuesday, Honoring 88 year old Mrs Ada Boyd of 174 E, High Street .Fifteen ladies were present gifts were presented to Mrs Boyd. Mrs Dallas Harrell her niece was a guest.



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  • Created by: Marilyn Pederson
  • Added: Mar 3, 2014
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125833023/ada_may-boyd: accessed ), memorial page for Ada May Armstrong Boyd (10 Apr 1877–7 Oct 1972), Find a Grave Memorial ID 125833023, citing Sunset Hill Cemetery, Glen Carbon, Madison County, Illinois, USA; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Marilyn Pederson (contributor 46522608).