The Boles & Wical family
Here is the Boles and Wical trail as the family records currently show it. The people come first; open any profile to see the photograph, record, and confidence label behind the connection.
John Boles + Mary J. → James Cyrus Boles the Elder + Jane Underhill → George Howard Boles + Clara Wical → James Cyrus Boles + Lois Amelia Young → Evelyn Mary Boles + William Lester Chambers.
Cornelius Boyles + Nancy Buxton may belong above John, but their relationship to John remains unproved. They appear in research profiles, not as John’s parents in the tree. John’s first wife is documented as Mary J.; the surname Magee and a reported 1851 death remain unverified. Boles, Boyles, and Bowles are preserved as source spellings. Wical/Wikoff variants also remain attached to their records.
Cornelius Boyles
His estate names Widow Nancy and son Jacob; John’s link is still open.
Open profile →Ancestor profileNancy Buxton Boles
A father’s will, probate papers, a household, and two grave markers.
Open profile →Ancestor profileJacob Buxton
His 1836 will directly names daughter Nancy Boles.
Open profile →Ancestor profileHannah Buxton
Named in Jacob’s will and remembered in an 1894 history.
Open profile →Ancestor profileJohn Boles
The Cornelius and Nancy parent link needs a direct source.
Open profile →Ancestor profileJames Cyrus Boles the Elder
George’s father; separate from George’s son of the same name.
Open profile →Ancestor profileCyrus Wical
Iowa farmer, Union third sergeant, and Clara’s father.
Open profile →Ancestor profileClara Wical Boles
Her maiden name is written down in an 1881 Iowa birth return.
Open profile →Ancestor profileGeorge Howard Boles
His household and death record help identify two generations.
Open profile →Ancestor profileJames Cyrus Boles
His marriage and daughter Evelyn carry the line onward.
Open profile →Ancestor profileLois Amelia Young Boles
Grandma Boles opens the Young and Clark trail.
Open profile →Ancestor profileEvelyn Mary Boles Chambers
The Boles and Chambers families meet through her marriage.
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