 Josiah Wilbert "Wilbert J. Boyer" Boyer, son of John Albert Boyer and Ida Elizabeth Wagle.Born May 5, 1890 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA 1) 2) 3) 4), died Sep 26, 1969 at Harrison Twp., Allegheny Co. PA, 79 years 1) 2) 3), buried at Oakmont-Verona Cemetery, Oakmont, Allegheny Co. PA 2) 3)
Census ( 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings, uncle, paternal grandfather, aunt and cousin. Census ( 1910 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Bookkeeper for a furniture store. Living with father and siblings. Census ( 1920 at Tarentum, Allegheny Co. PA) Carpenter. Living with wife and children. 5) Census ( 1930 at Harrison Twp., Allegheny Co. PA) House carpenter. Living with wife and children. 6) Census ( 1940 at Natrona Heights, Harrison Twp., Allegheny Co. PA) Occupation illegible on census. Living with wife, sons Howard and Glenn, and daughter-in-law Florence. 7) Located: ( Dec 1968 at Natrona Heights, Harrison Twp., Allegheny Co. PA) 8) Married Nov 12, 1913 6) (55 years married) to:  Grace Laurene Best 9) 4)Born 1894 at PA 5) 10) 4), died 1975, 80 or 81 years 10), buried at Oakmont-Verona Cemetery, Oakmont, Allegheny Co. PA 10)
Census ( 1920 at Tarentum, Allegheny Co. PA) Living with husband and children. 5) Census ( 1930 at Harrison Twp., Allegheny Co. PA) Living with husband and children. 6) Census ( 1940 at Natrona Heights, Harrison Twp., Allegheny Co. PA) Living with husband, sons Howard and Glenn, and daughter-in-law Florence. 7) Children: 1. John Elmer Boyer 5)Born Aug 2, 1914 at Tarentum, Allegheny Co. PA 5) 11) 12) 13) 4), died Apr 1, 1993, 78 years 12) 13), buried at Lakewood Memorial Gardens, Dorseyville, Allegheny Co. PA
Census ( 1920 at Tarentum, Allegheny Co. PA) Living with parents and brother. 5) Census ( 1930 at Harrison Twp., Allegheny Co. PA) Living with parents and brothers. 6) Census ( 1940 at Arnold, Westmoreland Co. PA) Office clerk. Living with wife. 14) Census ( 1950 at Fawn Twp., Allegheny Co. PA) Helper in a steel mill. Living with wife and son. 15) 2. Howard Paul Boyer 5)Born Jan 14, 1919 at Tarentum, Allegheny Co. PA 5) 16) 17), died Mar 7, 1996 at Kent, Portage Co. OH, 77 years 16) 17)
Census ( 1920 at Tarentum, Allegheny Co. PA) Living with parents and brother. 5) Census ( 1930 at Harrison Twp., Allegheny Co. PA) Living with parents and brothers. 6) Census ( 1940 at Natrona Heights, Harrison Twp., Allegheny Co. PA) Living with wife, parents and brother Glenn. 7) 3. Wilbert Glenn "Glenn W. Boyer" Boyer 6)Born Oct 24, 1925 at Tarentum, Allegheny Co. PA 6) 9) 18) 19), died Mar 28, 2003 at Harmar Twp., Allegheny Co. PA, 77 years 9) 18) 19), buried at Deer Creek Cemetery, Cheswick, Allegheny Co. PA 18) 19)
Military Service: Served in U.S. Navy in World War II. 18) Census ( 1930 at Harrison Twp., Allegheny Co. PA) Living with parents and brothers. 6) Census ( 1940 at Natrona Heights, Harrison Twp., Allegheny Co. PA) Living with parents, brother Howard, and Howard's wife Florence. 7) | |||
Sources
1) source: Social Security Death Index, page: Entry for Josiah Boyer2) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Josiah Wilbert Boyer (Memorial # 54264291)
3) source: Death Certificate of Josiah Wilbert Boyer
4) source: Birth Certificate of Jno Elmer Boyer
5) source: 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Tarentum, Allegheny Co. PA, page: ED 282, Sheet 5-A, Dwelling 96, Family 99, Josiah W. Boyer Family
6) source: 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Harrison Twp., Allegheny Co. PA, page: ED 2-622, Sheet 9-B, Dwelling 198, Family 206, J. Wilbert Boyer Family
7) source: 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Natrona Heights (Ward 5), Harrison Twp., Allegheny Co. PA, page: ED 2-217, Sheet 10-B, Household 186, Josiah W. Boyer Family
8) source: Lawrence Wilson Boyer
9) source: Social Security Applications and Claims Index, page: Entry for Wilbert Glenn Boyer
10) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Grace Laureen Best Boyer (Memorial # 54264312)
11) source: Draft Card of John Elmer Boyer
12) source: Social Security Applications and Claims Index, page: Entry for John E Boyer
13) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for John Elmer Boyer (Memorial # 17344110)
14) source: 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Arnold, Westmoreland Co. PA, page: ED 65-9, Sheet 3-B, Household 59, John Boyer Family
15) source: 1950 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Fawn Twp., Allegheny Co. PA, page: ED 2-320, Sheet 73, Dwelling 200, John E. Boyer Family
16) source: Social Security Applications and Claims Index, page: Entry for Howard Paul Boyer
17) source: Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2022, page: Entry for Howard Paul Boyer
18) source: W. Glenn Boyer
19) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Wilbert Glenn Boyer (Memorial # 12450971)
Citation for: Family Page
"Family Page: Josiah Wilbert Boyer & Grace Laurene Best." HuMo-genealogy - A Rural Valley and Cowanshannock Family Tree (http://www.ruralvalleyhistory.com/family.php?tree_id=36&id=F5810&main_person=I16258 : accessed 28 April 2025) Josiah Wilbert Boyer #I16238, born May 5, 1890 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA