Fifth Generation

20. Charles Benson JOICE was born on 8 Aug 1854 in Deer River, Lewis County, New York. RLDS Baptized: South Boardman, Kalkaska County, Michigan on 8 May 1892. He died on 17 Feb 1905 in South Boardman, Kalkaska County, Michigan. He was buried on 19 Feb 1905 in South Boardman, Kalkaska County, Michigan. First Residence: Longlake,NY. Alice M Joice felt sad that her father ,Charles Benson Joice, had n after his death without even a stone to mark his grave. So in 1979 While visiting in Excelsior Springs with Norma L McCarroll a plan was made. A call to the RLDS Auditorium gave us the appointee in charge of that area. This led to calls to the clerk of South Boardman, Kalkaska Ct, MI and those in charge of the cemetary. Many calls later(in t sping of 1981) Norma had a conversation with a Mrs Baxter, the newly elected clerk. The books were old, the script dim and the names misspelled but Alice's memory gave the clues needed. Charles was spelled Chas with the "C" looking like an "L" and joice as spelled Joyce.

Alice remembered that there was a large stone for Mike Murphy just inside the gate on the right. She recalled that she stood with her back to Mike Murphy's stone as they lowered her father into the ground. When asked which was her father's head she replied immediately," It was toward the gate. And there are 4"X4" cement corner stones on the lot. The lot is between the Murphy stone and the gate." A;ice was 8 years old when her father died, 12 years when she left Michigan . She had visited once about 1960. At that time she found an old neighbor who told her, with tears in her eyes, that after the Joices left her little sister died and they buried her in the Joice plot.

Also buried in this plot were three os Alice's siblings, Clark, Alta Pearl and Harley, twin to Charley. Another baby was there also. the baby girl named Mabel of George and Alice Minthorn who later lived in Lamoni, Alice Minthorn and Alta Joice were sisters.

Charles Benson JOICE and Alta Nancy WHITEHEAD were married on 15 Mar 1877 in Mexico, Oswego County, New York. RLDS Baptized: Palermo,Oswego County, New York on 29 Oct 1840. Ordained RLDS Elder: Palermo,Oswego County, New York on 4 Sep 1842. Alta Nancy WHITEHEAD was born on 22 Sep 1854 in Mexico, Oswego County, New York. She died on 30 May 1934 in Independence, Jackson County, Missouri. She was buried on 1 Jun 1934 in Mound Grove Cemetary, Independence, Jackson County, Missouri. Nickname: Brother Swift. Charles Benson JOICE and Alta Nancy WHITEHEAD had the following children:

23	i.	Rena Maria JOICE was born on 21 Oct 1878. She died on 17 Aug 1950 in East Independence, Jackson County, Missouri. She was buried in Mound Grove Cemetary, Independence, Jackson County, Missouri.
24	ii.	Ralph Ezra JOICE was born on 8 Nov 1882. Lost two fingers: Ralph got his right hand index and middle finger caught in a corn sheller. At his funeral Lucille wa about 1925. He died on 1 Jan 1946 in West Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa.
25	iii.	Clark JOICE was born on 4 May 1885.
26	iv.	Alta Pearl JOICE was born on 29 Apr 1889.
27	v.	Harley Robert JOICE was born on 3 Dec 1892.
28	vi.	Charley Alma JOICE was born on 3 Dec 1892 in South Boardman, Kalkaska County, Michigan. He died on 30 Mar 1953 in Independence, Jackson County, Missouri. He was buried in Mound Grove Cemetary, Independence, Jackson County, Missouri.
+29	vii.	Alice Maleta JOICE.