The Boyers from Markelsville could not be found in www.rootsweb.com
However there were many Boyer families that immigrated from the Palatines, Germany in the 1700s and settled in this area.  

 

Grave Marker Inscription

BOYER

Michael              28 Jun 1870    76-7-18
Eve                      2 Feb 1846   49-4-20
1848      1844
S.O.      J. Mo
D 24      Dau
MR.       18

BOYER

c/o John P. & Jane A.:
 Melinda                    2 Mar 1868     17-2-28
 Sarah Ellen              5 Aug 1861     18-1-1
 Inf. dau.                    3 Jun 1857     48 hours

BOYER

Philip         father    6 Jan 1824     3 Aug 1888
 wf. Mary Jane    23 Oct 1893    56-8-26
 Donald M.                1848           1917
 Alfarata K.              1853           1923

BOYER

John P.                         3 Dec 1870     49-8-9
wf. Jane Ann               3 Dec 1870     51-9-18?
son John Leahmon       3 Dec 1870     11-1-19
dau. Mary Elizabeth      3 Dec 1870     9-1-19

BOYER

Jacob K.       G.A.R.    21 Aug 1890    63-2-14
 wf. Lydia A.                  4 Jun 1891     49-1-7

BOYER

Albert M.  s/o Philip & Mary Jane??              11 Jul 1896    51-3-24

JOHANN PETER BAYER (son of JOHAN PHILIP BOYER) was born October 29, 1763 in Lebanon Twp, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, and died April 23, 1842 in Zion Luth. "bric, Enola, Pa. He married ANN MARY MOULFAIR. They had eleven children. Michael Boyer was their first child, born 1793 in Lebanon, PA. as were all his ten younger siblings. When Michael married Eva Anna Koons, they moved to Markelville, leaving all his brothers and sisters behind in Lebanon.

Michael Boyer (1794 -1870) and his wife Eve 1979-1846) are both buried in Markelsville Cemetery. The grave yard tells the story. They had three sons:

John P Boyer (1820-1870)

Philip Boyer (1824-1888)

Jacob K. Boyer (1827-1890)

About 1842 John P. Boyer married Jane Ann (1819-1870). They had eight children:

1843 Sara Ellen was born.

1851 Melinda was born

1857 An infant daughter was born and died after 48 hours

1859 John was born.

1861 Sara Ellen died in August at the age of 18.

1861 Mary was born in November.

1868 Melinda died at the age of 17.

1870 On December 3, John P., Jane Ann and their surviving children [John and Mary Elizabeth died. Were they killed in a fire? No! Look what Ask Jeeves found...

 

Deaths from Montour Library files from Havana Republican Dec 10,1870 issue.
Mr. & Mrs. BOYER & two children died when their..... Of Markelville, Co. PA.

 [Apparently they were on a Caribbean vacation.... when their ... sail boat capsized? carriage collided?}

About 1845 Philip Boyer married Mary Jane. Could Albert M.  Boyer been their first child? Their two children, buried with them, are Donald (1849-1917) and Alfarata (1853-1923). Donald and Alfarata were the last of the Boyers in Markelsville

 

Jacob K. Boyer, the youngest son of Michael Boyer, was born in 1827. He fought in the Civil War 1861-1865 and was a member of the Grand Army of Republic (G.A.R.) After returning from war he married Lydia, who was fifteen years younger than him. Apparently they had no children.