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James Harvey Boleyn (b. April 25, 1857, d. August 17, 1918)
Notes for James Harvey Boleyn:Father b.-Pa Mother b-Mo-c.-1900
Parents were born in Pa.-c.-1910
Obit.-1976-Fayette Co., Iowa
Wadena Early Settler
James Harvey Boleyn, a native of Illyria Township was born here on April 25, 1857, the son of Samuel B. and Sarah Brown-Boleyn.Samuel had previously been married to Margaret Ann Rice, who died in Fayette County.
The Boleyn family came to Fayette County in 1855.They had one son and four daughters, Mrs. Lewis {Sarah Jane) Hummell; James Harvey, Mrs. Charles (Mary Ellen) Lockard; Mrs. Jesse (Margaret) Poor, and Mrs. William (Amanda] Frame, all of the children remained in Illyria township.
James H. Boleyn was educated in the Illyria Township public schools and farmed until 1902, when he rented his farm and moved to Wadena, Iowa. He purchased a steam feed and saw mill and owned a 95 acre farm near Wadena, and 36 acres of the paternal farm.
A successful businessman, he was affiliated with the Democatic party, served on the school board and was appointed constable for several years.
James was married in 1886 to Eliza Jane Smith, daughter of David and Anna SmithMrs. Boleyn was a member of the Christian Church and the couple were members of the Yeoman, an insurance organization, of which their daughter was a social member.
They had one child, Bertha Golden, born in 1890.She was a graduate of the Wadena high school, a noted musician, active worker in the church and Sunday school.She died in 1909
Section of a Fayette county history-book;
James Harvey Boleyn
One of Fayette County's native sons who has preferred to spend his life in his native communtiy rather than seek uncertain fortune in other fields, thereby greatly benefitting him and those with whom he has come into contact, is James Harvey Boleyn, of Wadena.He was born in Illyria Township, this county, April 25, 1857, and is the son of Samuel B. and Sarah Brown-Boleyn, the former born on July 15, 1827, in the state of Ohio, and the latter on June 28, 1832, in Pennsylvania.They were married in the last named state on May 15, 1853, and they came from there to Fayette County, Iowa, in 1855, locating on a farm where they spent the remainder of their lives, the mother passing away on July 19, 1892, and the father following her to the silent land on September 18, 1903.Samuel B Boleyn had been previously married to Margaret Ann Rice, of Pennsylvania, who died May 14, 1852, leaving a son, Joseph M., who died in Fayette County, Iowa, leaving a family.He was born before the Boleyns left the old Keystone State.By his union with Sarah Brown, Samuel B. Boleyn had a family of one son and four daughters, all lliving; they are Sarah Jane, now Mrs. Lewis Hummell, born in Pennsylvania, March 4, 1854; James Harvey, of this review, who was second in order of birth; Mary Ellen, now Mrs. Charles Lockard, was born in Illyria Township, June 6, 1860; Margaret, who is the wife of Jesse Poor, was born April 3, 1865; Amanda, wife of William Frame, born January 28, 1878.All these children make their home in Illyria Townshiip, this county.
Samuel B. Boleyn was a quiet, unassuming man, devoted to his domestic life and cared but little for public affairs except that they be administered honestly and thoroughly.No one doubted his honesty and integrity.His father, Eli Boleyn, served in war of 1812, in which service he lost all his toes by freezing.He organized and drilled a company at Elgin, Iowa, for the Civil war and shed tears when denied a commision by the governor, by reason of his advanced years.He died in Fayette County in 1869.He was a sterling character whom everybody respected.
James H. Boleyn received his education in the public schools of Illyria Township, and was reared to farm life and followed the plow until 1902, when he rented his farm and moved to a new house he had just fineshed in the town of Wadena.He bought a steam and feed and saw-mill which he still owns and operates.He owns a farm of ninety-five acres near Wadena, and thirty-six acres of the old parental farm in this township.They are both well improved and yeild rich harvests.He has been very successful in all his business undertakings and is rated as well-to-do and is an excellent citizen in every sense of the word. Politcally, he is a Democrat and, while he has never taken any leading part in political affairs, yet he has served on the school board and for four years as constable, each in a very commendable manner.
Mr. Boleyn was married on December 21, 1886, to Eliza Jane Smith, daughter of David and Anna Smith, of Dubuque County, Iowa.The mother died when Mrs. Boleyn was two years old.The father, who is living in Wisconsin, was a soldier in the Civil war.Eliza Jane was reared in the home of her uncle {by marriage}, Thomas Brown, a brother of the subject's mother, and these were the only "parents" she ever knew.After the death of his wife, Thomas Brown became a member of the subject's family and so continued for five years and died here.Mrs. James H. Boleyn is a member of the Christian church.Both she and her husband are member of the Yeomen, an insurance organization, their daughter being a social member of the same.
One child, Bertha Golden, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Boleyn on August 20, 1890;she was a talented and highly esteemed young lady, a graduate of the Wadena high school, a musician of some note for one of her years, a zealous worker in the church and Sunday school and a universal favorite with all who knew her.She was called to her rest on February 16, 1909, which was one of the saddest events in the recent history of Wadena, where she will long be deeply mourned and greatly missed.
Obit: Wadena Resident DiesJ. H. Boleyn--found in the Arlington, Iowa paper.
J. H. Boleyn of Wadena an old resident of that community passed away at his home Saturday August 17, 1918 and the funeral services were held Tuesday following.Mr. Boleyn was past his sixty-second year and has suffered for several months.He leaves a wife besides other relatives and many warm friends mourn his loss.
More About James Harvey Boleyn:
Occupation: Sawyer not sure of type of job-1910-c..
More About James Harvey Boleyn and Eliza Jane Smith-Boleyn:
Marriage: December 21, 1886
Children of James Harvey Boleyn and Eliza Jane Smith-Boleyn are:
- Bertha Golden Boleyn, b. August 20, 1890, Iowa, d. February 16, 1909, Wadena, Fayette County, Iowa.