Carroll-Howard County IN Archives Biographies.....Joyce, Francis M. 1847 - 
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Author: John C. Odell (1916)

FRANCIS M. JOYCE.

   The office of biographer is not to express a man's opinion of himself, nor to
indulge in fulsome praise. But rather is it his task to present the facts of a
man's life, and these should speak for themselves. If a man possesses admirable
qualities, this will be evident in the record of his life, and in the consensus
of opinion of his friends, neighbors and fellow citizens. In the following
biography it will be the effort of the writer to give those facts which will
indicate that the person whom they describe has lived a truly useful and
honorable life, a life characterized by a well-defined purpose and the moral
strength to execute this purpose. Francis M. Joyce, a prominent farmer and stock
raiser of this county, was born in Butler county, Ohio, on December 12, 1847. He
lives on his farm of sixty acres, called the "Green Leaf Farm," and owns in
addition the sixty acres adjoining it.

   The parents of Mr. Joyce are David and Sarah (Sedam) Joyce. David Joyce, who
was a well-known and influential man in his day, was also a native of Butler
county, Ohio, being the son of William Joyce, who came to Ohio from Pennsylvania
at an early date, when he was still a boy. During the French and Indian War,
although he was a mere boy, he served as a packhorse man. He lived and died in
Butler county. David Joyce grew to manhood on his father's farm and was married
in Ohio. He continued to live on the farm for six or eight years after his
marriage. When Francis Joyce was a lad of four years he came with his parents to
Indiana, and their wagons were first unloaded about ten miles from Columbus.
There the father engaged in farming for a period of three or four years. They
then lived near Kokomo for a year. This was followed by a residence on the farm
where Francis Joyce now lives, where his father and mother died. This farm of
one hundred and sixty acres was entered by Tom Cohee, and David Joyce bought
eighty-acres of it when it was a wilderness of underbrush, timber and water.
Francis Joyce remembers having seen on this land herds of wild hogs and deer.

   Mr. and Mrs. David Joyce became the parents of fourteen children, six of whom
grew to maturity and three of whom are now living. The first born was Sarah
Jane, who married John B. Stevens, of Washington township. The next daughter.
Elsie, who is deceased, was the wife of A. McCain, of Logansport. Francis M. was
the first son and the third child born. Margaret, who is deceased, was the
second wife of A. McCain, of Logansport. David lives at home, and Effie, who
never married and whose whereabouts is unknown. David Joyce, the father, was a
Democrat and a member of the Methodist Episcopal church.

   Francis M. Joyce attended the district school, and when he grew to manhood
bought the family farm from the heirs. On March 8, 1883, he was married to Emma
Melinda Brown, daughter of William J. Brown, of Washington township. To him and
his wife have been born three children, these being William, who lives on the
farm; Chester, who married Catherine Caldwell, daughter of J. Morgan Caldwell,
and Ina, who lives at home.

   Mr. Joyce erected his present home in 1902. He built a good barn in 1890 and
another barn in 1911, and a scale house in 1912. He has drained the farm and
improved it.

   Mr. Joyce is a prominent member of the Baptist church. He votes the
Republican ticket. Because of his adherence to the principles of honor and
integrity in all of his business transactions; because he is interested in the
better things of life, and because he has given the weight of his influence to
these affairs, Francis M. Joyce is a man who enjoys popular confidence and
well-merited esteem.


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HISTORY OF CARROLL COUNTY INDIANA

ITS PEOPLE, INDUSTRIES AND INSTITUTIONS
BY
JOHN C ODELL
With Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and
Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families

ILLUSTRATED
1916
B. F. BOWEN & COMPANY, Inc.
Indianapolis, Indiana


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