Surname Saturday : Boyer / Borror

The BOYER/BORROR surname is in Corinne's maternal line.  The origins of the surname appear to be German, and spelling changed from Borror to Boyer.


Stories and history: 


Ahnentafel # 53: Louisa Jane Boyer (1840-1940).  Louisa was born March 25, 1840 in Indiana.  Louisa married Miles Chevalier/Chivlare (c1827-1881) on November 6, 1859 in Warrick County, Indiana.  Miles was born circa 1827 in France, according to census records.  They raised four children in Warrick County, Indiana. Miles died May 25, 1881 in Newburgh, Warrick County, Indiana.  Louisa died July 8, 1904 in Warrick County, Indiana.


Ahnentafel # 106: Christopher C. Boyer (1821-1899).  Christopher was born November 25, 1821 in Jackson Township, Franklin County, Ohio.  He married Nancy Ann McCool (1821-bet1866/70) on May 18, 1841 in Warrick County, Indiana.  Nancy was born in 1821 in Kentucky.  They raised 11 children in Warrick County, Indiana.  Christopher married secondly to the widow Amanda Fuquay (1840-     ).  They had 5 children.  Christopher died August 22, 1899 in Anderson Township, Warrick County, Indiana and is buried in the Frisbie Cemetery, Yankeetown, Warrick County, Indiana.


Ahnentafel # 212 : Martin Boyer/Borror (c1783-1852).  Martin was born circa 1783 in Hardy County, Virginia.  He married Anna Bennett (1795-1875) on August 26, 1816 in Franklin County, Ohio.  Anna was born January 1795 in Hardy County, Virginia.  They raised 11 children in Franklin County, Ohio and Warrick County, Indiana.  Anna died May 15, 1875 in Warrick County, Indiana.  Martin died August 1852 in Boonville, Warrick County, Indiana.


Ahnentafel # 424: Jacob Boyer/Borror (1763-1804).  Jacob was born in 1763 in Moorefield, Hardy County, Virginia.  He married Magdalene Strader (1767-1838) circa 1788 in Virginia.  They raised 7 children.  Magdalene died September 15, 1838 in Jackson Township, Franklin County, Ohio.  Jacob died June 2, 1804 in North Mill Creek, Hardy County, Virginia.


Ahnentafel # 848: Jacob Borror.  Jacob was born in Germany.


Related blog posts:

• Borror/Boyer Line: Virginia to Warrick County, Indiana

• Jacob Borror/Boyer (1763-1804)

On This Day : February 3

1609: Jacob KIRN married Barbara HAITZMAN in Wurttemberg.  They were my 10x great-grandparents.


1665: Elizabeth MARIS born in Worchestershire, England. Elizabeth was the daughter of George MARIS and Alice ________.  Elizabeth was my 9x great-grandmother.


1702: Richard HERITAGE born.  Richard was the son of Joseph HERITAGE and Hannah ALLEN.


1729: Isaac BEESON born in Frederick County, Virginia.  Isaac was the son of Richard BEESON and Charity GRUBB.


1762: Richard HERITAGE born in New Jersey.  Richard was the son of Judah HERITAGE and Mary CATTELL.


1783: Hannah WHITE born.  Hannah was the daughter of John WHITE and Rebecca HAINES.


1793: Samuel EBERLY born.  Samuel was the son of Henry EBERLY and Elizabeth ERB.


1798: Daniel ADNEY married Anna COGER in Franklin County, Virginia.  Daniel was the son of Thomas ADNEY and Elizabeth DUNN.  Anna was the daughter of Peter COGER and Mary McELWAIN.  They were Eileen's 5x great-grandparents.


1805: Joel SHIRK born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.  Joel was the son of Michael SHIRK and Barbara FLICKINGER.


1816: Judah HERITAGE died.  Judah was the son of Richard HERITAGE and Sarah TINDALL.


1820: Jeremiah Haines DEACON born in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Jeremiah was the son of Joseph DEACON and Beulah HAINES.


1825: Thomas BABCOCK died in Greene County, Ohio.  Thomas was the son of Thomas BABCOCK and Judith DAVIS.


1829: Richard HIGGINS died in Flemington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.  Richard was the son of Judiah H. HIGGINS and Mary HILL.


1841: Magdalena PETRY born in Preble County, Ohio.  Magdalena was the daughter of Stephen PETRY.


1855: Martha KIMBALL died in Brown County, Ohio.  Martha was the daughter of Robert WARDLAW and Janet DOWNEY.


1865: Phillip L. CUNNINGHAM born.  Phillip was the son of William E. CUNNINGHAM and Rachel E. LEMASTERS.


1882: Bertha A. MORRISTON born.  Bertha was the daughter of Alonzo T. MORRISTON and Rebecca A. WAMSLEY.


1893: Fred Albert WRIGHT born in Alexandria, Madison County, Indiana.  Fred was the son of Charles Riggs WRIGHT and Bertha Cordelia LEONARD.


1903: Mary Ethel SWAFFORD born in Ray County, Missouri.  Mary was the daughter of John William SWAFFORD and Viola Mae MILLER.


2009: Basil O. McDERMITT died in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana.  Basil was the son of Basil O. McDERMITT and Helen Louise WRIGHT.

52 Weeks of Abundant Genealogy : Life Experiences

Week 5 - Life Experiences : Sometimes the challenges in life provide the best learning experiences.  Can you find an example of this in your own family tree?  Which brick wall ancestor are you most thankful for, and how did that person shape your family history experience?

The brickwall ancestor that has intrigued me the most would be Ida Davis (1874-1900), my maternal 2x great-grandmother.  Though she died at a very young age, she left behind a lot of mysteries.  The biggest ones are the parentage of her two children, Pansy and June.  June was my great-grandmother.

Photo of Ida Davis (1874-1900) and daughter June

Though I've attempted to document her life through records I've been able to find, unfortunately there is no one left around who knows the true stories surrounding the parentage of her children.  Perhaps there is still a court record  to be found - an in-depth research trip to Owen and Monroe County, Indiana courthouses is on my "bucket list".

Probably the most intriguing recent find was locating her in the 1900 census of Marion County, Indiana staying at the "Door of Hope" rescue mission.  I'm 99% sure that this record is her.   Great-grandmother June's birth certificate in Indianapolis provides more mysteries when it spells out her parents as Atkinson and Ida Davis.   Was Atkinson a surname or a first name?

A few different men have been speculated as June's father through family legend.  Photographs of the mysterious gentlemen identified as either Frank Fletcher or Carrie Morris looks strikingly like my great-uncles.  The photograph's Mediterranean appearance, should he be my ancestor, may be the cause for the predominance of dark hair, eyes and skin tone shared by members of my grandmothers family on this side.  One day, I will have DNA testing done to see what interesting mysteries lie within.

When, by age 26, you have at least two husbands, two children and a mysterious past you leave plenty of clues for your descendants.  Ida has kept me intrigued for years, and someday I'm positive I will find the answers.