James Madison Boyle

James Madison Boyle, the oldest son to reach maturity of Chief Justice Boyle, was born during a visit of his mother to her parents, in Mercer county. He attended Centre College, and St. Joseph College, at Bardstown ; at Transylvania he studied medicine, practiced for a short while in Kentucky, removed to Crawford county, Illinois, thence in 1848, to Edgar county, living on a farm until 1873, and thereafter with his son, at Paris in that county, and in the city of St. Louis. He practiced his profession successfully. From early youth, he possessed strong religious convictions, and was a consistent church member. Later, after much reading and reflection, and from a confident persuasion of duty, he was immersed in Elkhorn creek, by Dr. Fishback of Lexington, and thereafter continued in the fellowship of the Christian church. He was married at her mother's home, January 11, 1837, to Sarah Ann Decker (page 151), who was born November 1, 1819, and died in St. Louis, February 16, 1899. They had one son, John Boyle, born at his grandmother's farm, August 16, 1839. His parents removing to Edgar county, he attended country schools until his thirteenth year, when he was sent to grammar schools in Paris, and thence to Centre College. After a short course, he entered the law office of Boyle and Anderson, in Danville; was admitted to the bar both in the Supreme Court of Illinois, and in the Circuit Court at Danville, where he began the practice of law. In 1861, he assisted in the union movement in Kentucky, and after some service, was appointed by President Lincoln, an assistant adjutant general, with the rank of captain. As such, with the nth brigade. Army of the Ohio, commanded by his uncle, Gen. Jere. T. Boyle, he made the campaign which culminated at Shiloh. In May, 1862, he was assigned to like duty, and as chief of staff, at headquarters, District of Kentucky. August 22, 1862, he was made lieutenant colonel of the 9th Kentucky cavalry, and commanded that regiment at the battle of Perryville, the capture of Harrodsburg, and in the very active fall and winter campaign following, when the Colonel Richard T. Jacob, having recovered from wounds received at Salvisa, the preceding Octobei', resumed command. The regimental term of service having expired, he was on September i, 1863, appointed Adjutant General of Kentucky, by Governor Thomas E. Bramlette. The war approaching its evident conclusion, at the earnest solicitation of his uncle. General Jere. T. Boyle, he resigned in 1864, to form a law partnership with him. Ill health obliged his withdrawal for some time and this he spent in country life. Resuming practice at Paris, Illinois, he was, in 1868, elected state's attorney for the 27th Judicial Circuit, for the term of four years. In 1875, ^G removed to the city of St. Louis. He was married at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Cynthia Smith, 320 Second street, Memphis, Tennessee, September 17, 1863, to Jane Porter Looney (page 155), who died at 3628 Washington boulevard, St. Louis, April 25, J903. Issue : I — John, b. at his grandfather's farm, Edgar Co., Ill, July

13, 1866. II— Richard A., b. Paris, Nov. 18, 1869. Ill — Mary, b. Paris, Sept. 21, 1873.

IV — Jim Allen, b. 3406 Washington ave., St. Louis, Apr. 28, 1876.

Boyle Family Genealogy, pages 63-64