George Alva and Mary (Saum) Boyer
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Title
George Alva and Mary (Saum) Boyer
Subject
Boyer, George Alva (1844-1935)
Boyer, Mary Susan Saum (1850-1938)
Description
Portrait photograph of George Alva Boyer and his wife, Mary Susan (Saum) Boyer.
George Alva Boyer is most remembered as a Confederate Veteran of the Civil War.
He enlisted on Christmas Day, 1862 and served until May 1865. He was a member of the 35th Battalion Virginia Cavalry "White's Comanches" Company E. He served under another prominent Shenandoah County citizen, Capt. John H. Grabill.
Mr. Boyer was a native of Fort Valley, and came from one of the oldest families in the area.
After the war, George A. Boyer farmed for many years near Mt. Calvary before moving to Woodstock where he worked at the National Bank of Woodstock. He was a Director of the bank when he died.
His wife, Mary Susan (Saum) Boyer, was the daughter of Elias and Eliza (Sweeney) Saum, of Maurertown. She and George married after the Civil War, in 1877.
The couple raised at least three children: Virginia C. Boyer, George W. Boyer, and Clarence L. Boyer.
When he died, the Harrisonburg Daily News Record published an obituary on October 16, 1935, that described George Alva Boyer as "one of Shenandoah County's most highly respected citizens and a man of unimpeachable character and integrity".
George Alva Boyer is most remembered as a Confederate Veteran of the Civil War.
He enlisted on Christmas Day, 1862 and served until May 1865. He was a member of the 35th Battalion Virginia Cavalry "White's Comanches" Company E. He served under another prominent Shenandoah County citizen, Capt. John H. Grabill.
Mr. Boyer was a native of Fort Valley, and came from one of the oldest families in the area.
After the war, George A. Boyer farmed for many years near Mt. Calvary before moving to Woodstock where he worked at the National Bank of Woodstock. He was a Director of the bank when he died.
His wife, Mary Susan (Saum) Boyer, was the daughter of Elias and Eliza (Sweeney) Saum, of Maurertown. She and George married after the Civil War, in 1877.
The couple raised at least three children: Virginia C. Boyer, George W. Boyer, and Clarence L. Boyer.
When he died, the Harrisonburg Daily News Record published an obituary on October 16, 1935, that described George Alva Boyer as "one of Shenandoah County's most highly respected citizens and a man of unimpeachable character and integrity".
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Dec 1927".
Contributor
Identified in 2011 by Harry and JoAnne Lockhart.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
George Alva Boyer appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 000946, 000951, 004397 and 023338.
Identifier
023338
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “George Alva and Mary (Saum) Boyer,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 4, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/52941.
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