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W. C. "Uncle Chris" Boyer

July 25, 1935--Purcell Register-- W. C.Boyer was born in New Marion, Ind., on February 14, 1847. He enlisted in the Civil War in 1864 and moved to Indian Territory in 1873. On October 3, 1886, he married Annie Clardy in Wamego, Kansas, daughter of J. E. Clardy, prominent lawyer and early day settler of Kansas. To the union was born one son, Frank Boyer. He died Sunday at the age of 88...Internment was made in the Hillside Cemetery of Purcell.
For a number of years, Chris held a government license for operating a trading store in the old Kickapoo Nation near the site of what is now Wellston, Oklahoma. He later removed to the Pottawatomie Country near Wanette where he engaged in farming and ranching, having extensive land holdings in that area. He moved to Purcell before the opening of this country and in 1895 was appointed Deputy United States Marshal here. He served in this position for four years...and following this term, he served as U. S. Jailer for several additional years.”