Happy Birthday to my grandfather – William Hollis (Hollie) Boyer – born to William Henry Alford Boyer and Eliza Jane Custard Boyer on March 31, 1881 in Franklin County, Ohio (near Columbus, Ohio). The Boyers moved to Trenton, Missouri in the mid-1880’s, where Hollie’s father was the town constable.
Hollie married my grandmother – Edith May Agee – in 1915, and their one child – Dixie Lee Boyer – was born on January 1, 1923. Hollie Boyer was a hard-working railroad man, laboring for the Rock Island Railroad for 53 years (1898-1951) in Trenton. During the heyday of railroading, Trenton was a thriving train-switching hub for the Rock Island, with dozens of arrivals and departures on a daily basis. Sadly, Grandpa Hollie died in 1957, when I was only 6 years old. Yup, that’s me and my older brother Eric (above) with Hollie & Edie just a few years ago! Happy Birthday Gramps!
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