man‎Howard Owen Boyer‏‎ 1) 2) 3) 4) 5), son of Michael T. Boyer and Mary Ann McGregor‏.
Born ‎ Jul 1, 1886 at Center Hill, North Buffalo Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎ 6) 7) 8) 9), died ‎ Oct 31, 1969 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA‎, 83 years 4) 7) 8), buried ‎ at Rural Valley Cemetery, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA 7)
Census (‎ 1900 at Vandergrift, Westmoreland Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 9)
Census (‎ 1910 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Mail carrier. Boarding in the home of uncle and aunt William P. and Ida A. (McGregor) Lauster. 10)
Located: (‎ Sep 1911 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Mail carrier. 11)
Census (‎ 1920 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Postmaster. Living with wife and son. 6)
Located: (‎ Apr 1928 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) 12)
Census (‎ 1930 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Postmaster. Living with wife and sons. 13)
Census (‎ 1940 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Postmaster. Living with wife and sons. 14)

Married ‎ Sep 14, 1911 at Armstrong Co. PA 3) 11) (58 years married) to:

womanNannie Mae Patterson‏ 1) 15) 2) 3) 5), daughter of James Alexander Patterson and Melissa Angeline Schrecengost‏.
Born ‎ Dec 29, 1888 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎ 4) 16), died ‎ Dec 12, 1982 at Kittanning Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎, 93 years 4) 16), buried ‎ at Rural Valley Cemetery, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA 4) 16)
Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 15)
Census (‎ 1910 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 17)
Located: (‎ 1911 at Dayton, Armstrong Co. PA) 11)
Census (‎ 1920 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and son. 6)
Census (‎ 1930 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and sons. 13)
Located: (‎ May 1933 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA)
Census (‎ 1940 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and sons. 14)
Located: (‎ May 1947 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) 1)
Located: (‎ Sep 1961 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) 18)

Children:

1.
manOwen Dale Boyer‏ 6) 19) 5)
Born ‎ Apr 28, 1918 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA‎ 6) 19) 20), died ‎ Dec 10, 1968 at Greenville, Mercer Co. PA‎, 50 years 4) 19) 20), buried ‎ at Millbank Cemetery, Fredonia, Mercer Co. PA 19)
Alt. Birth: (‎ Apr 24, 1918 at PA)
Census (‎ 1920 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents. 6)
Census (‎ 1930 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and brother. 13)
Census (‎ 1940 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and brother. 14)
Military Service: (‎between Feb 3, 1941 and Oct 6, 1945) T/4, 828th QM RHD Co., U.S. Army. 20)

2.
man‎Duane Alexander Boyer‏‎ 13) 21) 5)
Born ‎ May 18, 1926 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA‎ 13) 21) 22), died ‎ Nov 2, 2006 at Clearwater, Pinellas Co. FL‎, 80 years 21) 23) 22), buried ‎ at Curlew Hills Memorial Gardesn, Palm Harbor, Pinellas Co. FL 22)
Census (‎ 1930 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and brother. 13)
Census (‎ 1940 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and brother. 14)
Located: (‎ Nov 1969 at Armstrong Co. PA) 8)
Located: (‎ Dec 1982 at Armstrong Co. PA) 4)


Sources

1) source: Obituary of Mrs. Bertha L. Stewart
2) source: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania: Her People, Past and Present, Vol. 2
3) source: Golden Wedding
4) source: Boyer
5) source: Peter Boyer Family of Plum Creek Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, page: pp. 3-5
6) source: 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Rural Valley Borough, Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 47, Sheet 4-B, Dwelling 85, Family 86, Howard O. Boyer Family
7) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Howard O. Boyer (Memorial # 107232362)
8) source: Obituary of Howard O. Boyer
9) source: 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Vandergrift Borough, Allegheny Twp., Westmoreland Co. PA, page: ED 75, Sheet 14-B, Dwelling 252, Family 276, Mike Boyer Family
10) source: 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Rural Valley Borough, Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 42, Sheet 6-B, Dwelling 110, Family 123, William P. Lauster Family
11) source: Marriage License and Certificate of Howard O. Boyer and Nannie M. Patterson
12) source: Well Known Rural Valley Woman Dead
13) source: 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3-45, Sheet 2-A, Dwelling 42, Family 44, Howard Boyer Family
14) source: 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Rural Valley Borough, Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3-63, Sheet 6-A, Household 108, Howard O. Boyer Family
15) source: 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp. (North Division), Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3, Sheets 6-B and 7-A, Dwelling 125, Family 125, James Patterson Family
16) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Nannie Mae Patterson Boyer (Memorial # 107232402)
17) source: 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 9, Sheet 5-B, Dwelling 96, Family 97, James A. Patterson Family
18) source: Obituary of Addison Clair Patterson
19) source: Owen Dale Boyer
20) source: Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Card for Owen D. Boyer
21) source: Social Security Applications and Claims Index, extra text: Name: Duane Alexander Boyer
[Duane A Boyer]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 18 May 1926
Birth Place: Rural Valley, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 2 Nov 2006
Father: Howard O Boyer
Mother: Nannie M Patterson
SSN: 191200654
Notes: May 1943: Name listed as DUANE ALEXANDER BOYER; 14 Nov 2006: Name listed as DUANE A BOYER, page: Entry for Duane Alexander Boyer
22) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Duane A. Boyer (Memorial # 206704736)
23) source: Boyer, Duane A.

Citation for: Family Page
"Family Page: Howard Owen Boyer & Nannie Mae Patterson." HuMo-genealogy - A Rural Valley and Cowanshannock Family Tree (http://www.ruralvalleyhistory.com/family.php?tree_id=36&id=F3361&main_person=I10145 : accessed 28 April 2025) Howard Owen Boyer #I9597, born ‎ Jul 1, 1886 at Center Hill, North Buffalo Twp., Armstrong Co. PA


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