Elizabeth Ann Boyer1

F, b. 7 February 1840, d. 27 December 1924
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Elizabeth Boyer Barber Bricker
     Elizabeth Ann Boyer was born on 7 February 1840 at Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.2,3,4,5,6,7,8 She was the daughter of William H. Boyer and Ann O'Neil.9,8 Elizabeth Ann Boyer was christened on 26 April 1840 at Immaculate Conception Church, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.8

     Elizabeth Ann Boyer married James Wesley Barber, son of John R. Barber and Rebecca Hartgrove, on 21 February 1858 at Town of Greenbush, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA, at age 18.6,1 The attached photo shows James, Lizzie, and probably their two oldest boys James Parker and Alvin O., about 1875 in Sheboygan.10

     Elizabeth Ann Boyer married John Bricker, son of James Bricker and Mary Starmer, on 9 October 1919 at Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, USA, at age 79.11,12
     Elizabeth Ann Boyer died on 27 December 1924 at Glenbeulah, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA, at age 84.13 She was buried at Greenbush Cemetery, Town of Greenbush, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA.14,15
     Elizabeth's obituary was published in the Sheboygan Press on 30 December 1924 at Sheboygan, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA.16 Her obituary states
"Hold Rites for Mrs. E. Bricker at Glenbeulah

Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Bricker, 80, who died at her home in Glenbeulah Sunday [sic] morning after a short illness, will be held from the home at 1 p. m. Wednesday, the Rev. William Mason officiating. Interment will be at the Greenbush cemetery.

Mrs. Bricker was born in Massachusetts in 1844 [sic] and moved to Iowa [sic?] with her parents when 14 [sic] years of age. Fifty-five years [sic] ago she came to Plymouth where she married James Barber, and the couple settled on a farm near Wolf's crossing. They moved to Glenbeulah in 1899.

Mr. Barber died in 1906 [sic] and she was married to John Bricker five years ago, the couple going to Greenbush to make their home. They moved bacvk to Glenbeulah this fall.

She is survived by her husband, J. Bricker, three sons, Parker Barber, Junction City, Wis; Eugene Barber, Iron Mountain, Mich; Wilford Barber, Iron River, Wis; two daughters, Mrs. Dora Woods, Glenbeulah, Mrs. Myrtle Fetel [sic], North Fond du Lac, eighteen grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, two sisters and one brother.

She was an active member of the New Home Rebeka lodge, and a great helper to the Ladies'Aid societies and circles for the benefit of the church. Many floral tributes have been sent to her home.

The pallbearers will be Fred Winn, Frank Chapman, Mont Barber, Delbert Hazelton, Allan and Robert Stannard. The honorary pallbearers are W. B. Barrager and L. M. Corbett."16

Locations

Migration-Tocirca 1848Ohio, USA, from Massachusetts17
Migration-Tosay 1853Wisconsin, USA, from Ohio
Census9 June 1860Plymouth, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA18
Census9 July 1870Plymouth, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA19
Census8 June 1880Plymouth, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA5
Census2 June 1900Town of Greenbush, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA6
Census1 June 1905Town of Greenbush, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA20
Census18 April 1910Town of Greenbush, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA7

Children of Elizabeth Ann Boyer and James Wesley Barber

Last Edited=16 Sep 2020

Citations

  1. [S452] Attestation of Marriage of James Wesley Barber and Elizabeth Ann Boyer, handwritten original document, 21 Feb 1858, Collection of Barbara Zanzig, Bothell, King, Washington, USA.
  2. [S1602] , Vital records of Salem, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849. Salem, Mass.: Essex Institute, 1916-1925, online http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=10110, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849. Salem, Mass.: Essex Institute, 1916-1925 Vital records of Salem, Elizabeth Ann, p. 1-107, image 107/2922, viewed 11 Dec 2016.
  3. [S899] Sherry Black (forwarded from researcher Kay Scholz), "Email: Black, Sherry (forwarded), 2006 06 26, "Fwd: Re: castner/boyer family"," e-mail message from e-mail address (Somerset, OH) to Barbara Zanzig, 26 Jun 2006, This message is forwarded from another researcher, who found it on http://freepages.books.rootsweb.com/~rbrown/salem/, which was transcribed from Salem, MA Vital Records to 1850, Published by: The Essex Institute, Salem, MA 1916. Hereinafter cited as "Boyer marriage/birth place."
  4. [S900] Essex Co. MA UGGenWeb Project Vital Records, online http://www.rootsweb.com/~maessex/VitalRecords/index.html, This is another transcription of Vital Records of Salem. Confirmed in image on NEHGS, CR 14, p. 107. Hereinafter cited as USGenWeb, MA, Essex County.
  5. [S609] 1880 US Census WI, Sheboygan 1447, Sheboygan Co., Wisconsin, population schedule, Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.com), James W. Barber household, Plymouth Twp., ED 208, p. 13 (139A) (image 13/30), dwell. 111, fam. 113; citing Roll T9_1447; Family History Film: 1255447.
  6. [S65] 1900 US Federal Census, Sheboygan Co., Wisconsin, population schedule, Ancestry.com, (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7602), James W. Barber family, Greenbush Twp., ED 52, page 2B (20) (8390) (image 4/35), dwelling 51, family 51; citing NARA microfilm roll T623_1818.
  7. [S66] 1910 United States Federal Census (WI, Sheboygan 1738), Sheboygan Co., Wisconsin, population schedule, Ancestry.com, (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1910uscenindex/), Elisabeth A. Barber household, Greenbush Twp., ED 92, sheet 2A (stamped 2) (Anc. image 3/33), dwelling 32, family 32, accessed 27 Sep 2019; citing Roll T624_1738, FHL film no. 1375751; National Archives and Records Administration.
  8. [S1874] "Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920", Database and images, American Ancestors, URL https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/… 2019, Baptisms 1840, Ellizabeth Ann Boyer, Immaculate Conception (Salem) Baptisms 1840-1854, p. 4 of 339, https://www.americanancestors.org/DB2726/i/48560/4/…, accessed 16 Sep 2020, citing From records supplied by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston.
  9. [S577] 1860 US Census WI, Sheboygan Co. 1432, Sheboygan Co., Wisconsin, population schedule, Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.com), William Boyer household, Plymouth Twp, p. 38 (626) (image 39/56), dwell. 292, fam. 284; citing Roll M653_1432.
  10. [S1] "Deduction" (Kirkland, WA), by Barbara Zanzig. Collection of Barbara Zanzig (Bothell, King, Washington, USA). Checked 20170106, Aug. 2007. Groh & Bros. was in business 1875-1891, per Gene Olafson.
  11. [S476] "Hold Rites for Mrs. E. Bricker at Glenbeulah," Sheboygan Press 1924 Dec 30, [n.p.] (30 Dec. 1924).
  12. [S417] Wisconsin, Sheboygan County USGenWeb, Vital Records Indexes, online http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sheboygan/11.htm, John Bricker marriage, seen on USGenWeb Sheboygan County pages. Source is quoted as Sheboygan County Vital Records Marriage Index, vol. 16 p. 496. Hereinafter cited as Sheboygan Vital Records.
  13. [S476] "Hold Rites for Mrs. E. Bricker at Glenbeulah", Date is based on 1924-copyrighted article on back of obituary, plus ad next to obituary that says "Special for Wednesday, Last Day of the Year." Dec. 31, 1924 was a Wednesday. Obituary says she died previous Saturday. Many details of this obituary are incorrect, including the year she arrived in Wisconsin.
  14. [S2] "Personal knowledge", by B. Zanzig. Collection of Barbara Zanzig (Bothell, King, Washington, USA), Informant: Chuck and Sue Zanzig, from reading gravestones in Greenbush Cemetery, Sheboygan County, WI. Barbara has personally seen the headstone.
  15. [S1383] FindAGrave.com, FindAGrave.com, online http://www.findagrave.com, various dates, Lizzie Bricker, Find a Grave Memorial no. 84872682, viewed 27 Apr 2016.
  16. [S476] "Hold Rites for Mrs. E. Bricker at Glenbeulah", p. 8.
  17. [S1] "Deduction", , by birthplaces of children.
  18. [S577] 1860 US Census WI, Sheboygan Co. 1432, Sheboygan Co., Wisconsin, pop. sch., James W. Barber household, Plymouth Twp., pp. 37-38 (625) (image 38/56), dwell. 287, fam. 279.
  19. [S579] 1870 US Census, WI, Sheboygan Co. 1740, Sheboygan Co., Wisconsin, population schedule, Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.com), James W. Barber household, Plymouth Twp., p. 9 (174) (348) (image 9/57), dwell/fam 66; citing Roll M593_1740.
  20. [S1371] Wisconsin State Census, 1905, Sheboygan Co. 28, unknown county, unknown state, population schedule, Ancestry.com, James Barber household, Town of Greenbush, p. 12 (stamped 43), family 233, viewed 6 Feb 2012; citing http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1055; Roll CSUSAWI1905_28.
  21. [S428] Valerie Krug Crane, "Email: Crane, 2002 03 19, "Re: Notes from Grandma Joyce"," e-mail message from e-mail address (San Diego, CA) to Barbara Zanzig, 19 Mar 2002. Hereinafter cited as "Val Crane, Woods family."
  22. [S427] "Conversation with Grandma Joyce [Woods] Zanzig, Christmas 1979", Interview with Joyce Ethel Woods Zanzig (deceased), by Barbara Zanzig, Dec 1979. Collection of Barbara Zanzig (Bothell, King, Washington, USA). Checked 20170103.