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James Boyd and the Lady Barber of Wray
James E. Boyd and Mayme Grooms married on 23 Aug 1899
in Edgar, Illinois.
Mayme Grooms is living with her parents in 1900 Terre Haute, widowed.
William Grooms
57,
Mary Grooms
52 Wife,
Mamie Grooms 20 Daughter,
Alice Grooms
14 Daughter, and
Robert Grooms
10 Son.
January 20 1905
"Mrs. Smith of Denver, a first class tonsorial artist is now employed in
Reed's barber shop. Mrs. Smith is a barber of many years experience."
James E. Boyd and Mayme Boyd married 21 Mar 1905 in Marion
County, Indiana.
April 1905 Wray
"Courtney & Remington's colored porter and Ike Reed's lady barber have both
hit the trail and the barber business has again assumed a normal condition."
June 3, 1905
"James Boyd and Mrs. Smith, the Lady Barber, were arrested Monday by Sheriff Johnson and Marshal Jennings,
on information by Boyd's wife from Terre Haute, Ind., on charge of living in open adultery.
Mrs. Smith came here about the 10th of January and went to work in Reed's barber shop.
Boyd showed up about a week later, and gave it out that his name was Smith, and they passed as
husband and wife. It seems as though Boyd kept writing to his wife at Terre Haute,
but denied that the Smith woman was with him. Mrs. Boyd became suspicious as they had been quite intimate
at Terre Haute, and left there about the same time, and she wrote to the Marshal here, backed up by
the Chief of police at Terre Haute, and Sheriff Johnson pinched them. Both plead guilty before Judge
Hendrie and begged to be let go and so the Judge taxed them up $15 costs and told them to hit
the road on the first train. They left on No. 1 Monday."
Mayme Boyd, daughter of
William and Mary Grooms, born 26 Sep 1879 in Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, married Thomas B. Boland on
14 Sep 1910. Her residence was Terre Haute.
Thomas Benard Boland registered for WWI, born 18 May 1875, Street Address: 1328 1/2 Poplar,
Terre Haute, Medium build, Short, Gray hair, Dark Brown eyes,
Spouse:
Mayme Boland.
Mayme C. Boland, 1879 - 1954, is buried in Calvary Cemetery
Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana,
PLOT Section 5
MEMORIAL ID 29172398.
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