John C. Boyer was a married man and the only son of John and Hannah Boyer. He also had three sisters: Florence, Mary and Emma. John's father was a miller, and at the young age of 21 yrs 3 months. John decided to migrate to Minneapolis, Minnesota to try his hand at milling. The Minnesota flour mill industry was booming in the 1870's.
On Thursday, the evening of May 2, 1878, John reported to work at the "Diamond Flour Mill." It was a mill adjacent to the "Washburn A Mill, which was the largest of the Minneapolis flour mills." At just 7pm, one hour after the change of shifts at Washburn Mill, there was a huge disastrous explosion in the Washburn A Mill, and the results of the explosion resulted in the loss of 14 lives in the Washburn Mill, one loss of life in the Zenith Mill, one loss of life in the Humboldt Mill and one loss of life in the "Diamond Mill," which was the young life of John C. Boyer.
It took days for the investigators and coroners to attempt to identify remains and bodies of the explosion. Many of the workers had no remains to be identified, fortunate for John's family the coroner was able to identify him.
On Tuesday evening, five days after the explosion the body of John Boyer was sent back to Indiana to his family to give him a proper burial. He was laid to rest with his parents.
bio by: Candy
On Thursday, the evening of May 2, 1878, John reported to work at the "Diamond Flour Mill." It was a mill adjacent to the "Washburn A Mill, which was the largest of the Minneapolis flour mills." At just 7pm, one hour after the change of shifts at Washburn Mill, there was a huge disastrous explosion in the Washburn A Mill, and the results of the explosion resulted in the loss of 14 lives in the Washburn Mill, one loss of life in the Zenith Mill, one loss of life in the Humboldt Mill and one loss of life in the "Diamond Mill," which was the young life of John C. Boyer.
It took days for the investigators and coroners to attempt to identify remains and bodies of the explosion. Many of the workers had no remains to be identified, fortunate for John's family the coroner was able to identify him.
On Tuesday evening, five days after the explosion the body of John Boyer was sent back to Indiana to his family to give him a proper burial. He was laid to rest with his parents.
bio by: Candy
John C. Boyer was a married man and the only son of John and Hannah Boyer. He also had three sisters: Florence, Mary and Emma. John's father was a miller, and at the young age of 21 yrs 3 months. John decided to migrate to Minneapolis, Minnesota to try his hand at milling. The Minnesota flour mill industry was booming in the 1870's.
On Thursday, the evening of May 2, 1878, John reported to work at the "Diamond Flour Mill." It was a mill adjacent to the "Washburn A Mill, which was the largest of the Minneapolis flour mills." At just 7pm, one hour after the change of shifts at Washburn Mill, there was a huge disastrous explosion in the Washburn A Mill, and the results of the explosion resulted in the loss of 14 lives in the Washburn Mill, one loss of life in the Zenith Mill, one loss of life in the Humboldt Mill and one loss of life in the "Diamond Mill," which was the young life of John C. Boyer.
It took days for the investigators and coroners to attempt to identify remains and bodies of the explosion. Many of the workers had no remains to be identified, fortunate for John's family the coroner was able to identify him.
On Tuesday evening, five days after the explosion the body of John Boyer was sent back to Indiana to his family to give him a proper burial. He was laid to rest with his parents.
bio by: Candy
On Thursday, the evening of May 2, 1878, John reported to work at the "Diamond Flour Mill." It was a mill adjacent to the "Washburn A Mill, which was the largest of the Minneapolis flour mills." At just 7pm, one hour after the change of shifts at Washburn Mill, there was a huge disastrous explosion in the Washburn A Mill, and the results of the explosion resulted in the loss of 14 lives in the Washburn Mill, one loss of life in the Zenith Mill, one loss of life in the Humboldt Mill and one loss of life in the "Diamond Mill," which was the young life of John C. Boyer.
It took days for the investigators and coroners to attempt to identify remains and bodies of the explosion. Many of the workers had no remains to be identified, fortunate for John's family the coroner was able to identify him.
On Tuesday evening, five days after the explosion the body of John Boyer was sent back to Indiana to his family to give him a proper burial. He was laid to rest with his parents.
bio by: Candy
Inscription
JOHN C. BOYER
DIED
MAY 2, 1878
AGED
21yrs 7mt 14D
Gravesite Details
John is buried next to his mother and father.
