Elmer Lincoln Boyer

Laborer-Farm Hand, 1910; Farmer-General Farm, 1920, 1930

Married 1927 in [Tipton Co.], Indiana to Isabelle Durham
Daughter of William Santford Durham and Jennie Innis
Born 25 Dec 1892 in Cicero Twp., Tipton Co., Indiana
Died 14 Feb 1975 in Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana

To them were born:

Notes

• Son of William H and Elizabeth F (Spurgeon) Boyer, both of Indiana; stepson of Aaron W Erp.
• Elmer's age in the census records: in 1900, age 10 (b. Aug 1889); in 1910, age 20; in 1920, age 29; in 1930, age 40.
• Elmer appears under the name Lincoln E. Bowyer in the 1900 census.
• Elmer appears under the name Lincoln in the 1910 census.
• Elmer appears under the name Lincoln E in the 1920 census.
• Elmer was married first to Margaret C Smith. Elmer and Margaret were the parents of Stanley D., b. ca. 1912, and Maurice G., b. ca. 1917.
• In 1930 Elmer owned a farm.
• Obituary, Noblesville Daily Ledger, 01 May 1980, courtesy of Hamilton East Public Library:
  Lincoln Boyer
    Lincoln Boyer, 90, of R. 1, Whitestown, died Wednesday, April 30, 1980, in Riverview Hospital.
    Boyer was a retired farmer, who raised Percheron horses. He had farmed in Tipton, Hamilton and Boone counties.
    He was born Aug. 30, 1889, in Tipton County to William H. and Elizabeth F. (Spurgeon) Boyer.
    He was married in 1910 to the former Margaret C. Smith, who died in 1925. In 1927 he married the former Isabelle Durham, who died in 1975.
    He was a member of the Sheridan Masonic Lodge for 67 years.
    He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. William J. (Betty) Davis of R. 3, Sheridan; three sons, William L., of R. 1, Whitestown; Stanley D. of R. 1, Milroy, and Maurice G. of Grand Junction, Colo.; a brother, William H. of R. 1, Kempton; 10 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
    A Masonic service will be 8:30 p.m. Friday at Kercheval Funeral Home in Sheridan.
    Services will be 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. The Rev. Jack Terry of Eagle Creek Evangelical Friends Church will officiate. Burial will be in Bethsaida Cemetery in Tipton County.
    Friends may call after 3 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Sources

• 1900 - U.S. Census, Indiana, Tipton Co., Jefferson Twp., E.D. 124, Sheet No. 6B [=149B], 124-124, 12 Jun 1900
• 1910 - U.S. Census, Indiana, Tipton Co., Jefferson Twp., E.D. 187, Sheet No. 1B [=88B], 18-18, 16 Apr 1910
• 1920 - U.S. Census, Indiana, Tipton Co., Jefferson Twp., E.D. 197, Sheet No. 10A [=194A], 243-244, 22 Jan 1920
• 1930 - U.S. Census, Indiana, Tipton Co., Jefferson Twp., E.D. 80-8, Sheet No. 4A [=83A], 88-88, 11 Apr 1930
• SSDI 308-14-9712