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Note: !Son of John & Catherine Boyle. !BIRTH: "History of Steubenville & Jefferson County, OH" by Joseph B.Doyle, 1910, (Carroll County Genealogy Society,Carrollton, OH) pg 1094. 1870 Federal Census Knox TWP, Jefferson Co, OH, pg334A. 1880 Federal Census Saline TWP, Jefferson Co, OH, pg380A. 1900 Federal Census Saline TWP, Jefferson Co, OH, pg143A. 1910 Federal Census Saline TWP, Jefferson Co, OH, pg204A. 1920 Federal Census Saline TWP, Jefferson Co, OH, pg7B. Cemetery Records !MARRIAGE: "History of Steubenville & Jefferson County, OH" by JosephB. Doyle, 1910, (Carroll CountyGenealogical Society, Carrollton, OH), pg 1094. !DEATH: Ohio State Death Index. Cemetery Records !From the research of Shirl Criss comes the following: "Daniel Boyle, one of Saline Township's most respected citizens, anindependent farmer, has been a resident of Jefferson County for thepast 50 years and has spent the last 35 of them on the present farm.he was born in County Cumberland, England December 25 1843 and is theson of John & Catherine Boyle. The parents of Daniel Boyle were quiet hard-working people, the fatherearning a subsistence for wife and family in the caol mines. For anumber of years intil his son Daniel was age 13, he perfomed his taskwith safty and then came an accident which made necessary theamputation of his leg, which was followed by his death. A heavy weightof respobsiblity then fell on the young son who continued mine work inhis native land until 1859. He was the eldest of 6 children and theonly one to come to America but he remained with his mother until theothers were able to provide for her, His brothers were Robert, Thomas,and John, and his sisters Margaret and catherine. John was killed inthe mines one year after the death of his father. Daniel Boyle crossed the Atlantic on a vessel called "The Dreadnaught"and his first work in this country was secured on the A. B. & C.Railroad, at Northfield 26 miles from Cleveland. In 1859 he wasinduced to come to Yellow Creek to work on the riverboats. He declinedthe work and instead entered the employ of a brick company at NewCumberland, West Virginia working through the summer sessions andduring the winters making trips for the company to New Orleans. InJuly of 1861 he went to Nova Scotia and spent one year there in thecoal mines, bu tin the spring of 1862 he returned to Jefferson Countywhere he had formally formed pleasant acquaintances and settled at NewSomerset, where he leased and operated a coal bank for 12 years. In1872 he purchased a farm of 60 acres in Saline Township, 20 of whichhe subsequently sold to his son-in-law, but has resided here eversince. His main occupation having been farming. This land was patentedfrom the Government and the stanch old house, which is comfortable androomy, was erected by N. Miller and Son October 1, 1830. There is anabundance of fire clay and five veins of coal that underlies thesurface of the farm. In 1861, Mr. Boyle was married to Sarah Daniels, who was born 1 1/2miles from the present home farm. her parents were Pierce B & Mary MDaniels who came originally from Pennsylvania. Mr. Boyle is one of the townships' most intelligent and well informedmen and has always taken a deep interest in the cause of education.For 35 years he served on the school board in Saline Township andprior to that in Knox Township, and has been President of this body.In politics he is a Democrat and has been elected to township offices,for the past 16 years has served as road supervisor. He is one of theleading members of the Methodist Episcopal church in Saline Townshipof which he has been a trustee for 40 years and is a member of thepresent board of stewards. In June 1907, Mr. Boyle gave himself the pleasure of a visit to hisold home in England, sailing from New York to Southampton on the"Oceanic" and returning by way of Liverpool on the "Celtic".
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