Boyles, Vivian Warren

1881 - 1943  (61 years)

• Name	Boyles, Vivian Warren
  Birth	5 Dec 1881	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BOYL.V001
  _FGRAVE	136143863
  Death	10 May 1943	Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska   [2]
  Burial	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska   [2]
  	Segment# MAS, Lot# 1056, Grave# 5
  Person ID	I29611	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	30 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Boyles, Elijah Warren,   b. 16 May 1836, Du Bois County, Indiana d. 4 Jun 1924 (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Canby, Cornelia C.,   b. 1850, Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio d. 28 May 1931, Flora, Harter Township, Clay County, Illinois (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	20 Sep 1875	Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 3]
  Age at Marriage	He : 39 years and 4 months - She : ~ 25 years and 9 months.
  Family ID	F12525	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hadley, Lulu May,   b. 23 Aug 1884, Arlington, Washington County, Nebraska d. 13 Feb 1976, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F20364	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 5 Dec 1881 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Death - 10 May 1943 - Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska Burial - - Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  His father was Dr. Elijah Warren Boyles. His mother, Cornelia Canby, was Dr. Boyles second wife. His half-brothers from his father's first marriage to Mary Ann Mahin were Herbert, James, and Horace. Vivian Warren is buried in this cemetery with his half-brother Horace in the Boyles Family plot in the Masonic Section. Vivian Warren Boyles half-brother Richard S C Reaugh was born to his mother, Cornelia, during her first marriage to Upton Reaugh. His direct siblings from Elijah and Cornelia were Gertrude and John. Vivian's youngest brother died while still an infant. V Warren, as he liked to be called, graduated from Clay City high school in Illinois in 1899. He then graduated from Barnes Community College in St. Louis, Missouri in 1900. In 1901 he came to Omaha to be an instructor in Boyles Business College which had been started by his half-brother Horace. By the Census of 1910 V Warren had a wife named Mabel who was from Nebraska. I haven't found her maiden name and it doesn't appear that the two had any children. By May of 1914 V Warren became the third husband of Lulu Hadley. She brought her daughter Dorothy Taylor to the marriage and in some Census information V Warren is listed as her father. He was not her biological father. Dorothy's father was Bayard Laverne Taylor who had died in 1905 of tuberculosis. I haven't found anything that indicates V Warren officially adopted Dorothy but she and her husband, Jack Thornton Morris, are buried in the Boyles Family plot. V Warren was a successful business leader in Omaha. He served as president of Boyles Business College after his brother died. He was the director of the Traveler's Health Association. He was the vice president of the Chamber of Commerce in Omaha. He was the president of the Rotary Club. V Warren was a documented member of the Sons Of The American Revolution through his mother's family. He was a president of the Unitarian Church. V Warren was a member of the Freemasons Lodge # 1 in Omaha and he styled himself a Republican. He was also a reader, writer, and loved fishing. --------- Boyles, Vivian “Warren” 5/10/1943 Printed in a May 13, 1943 Blair, Nebraska newspaper V. WARREN BOYLES DIES SUDDENLY V. Warren Boyles, president of Boyles Business College in Omaha and a son-in-law of Mrs. W. H. Hadley of Arlington, died suddenly on Monday from a heart attack. Services were held Wednesday afternoon, with interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Besides his widow, Lulu, Mr. Boyles is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Jack T. Morris of Omaha; a brother, Judge John L. Boyles of Waukegan, Illinois; and a granddaughter, Susan Morris. Mr. Boyles was a frequent visitor at the Hadley home in Arlington, and well-known in that community. ~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Public Library, Blair, Nebraska ~~~

  
  

• Sources

  [S8812] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Boyles, Dr. E. W., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24057259/elijah-warren-boyles), none. (Reliability: 2). [S16513] https://www.findagrave.com/, Headstone, Boyles, Vivian Warren, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/136143863/vivian_warren-boyles), none. (Reliability: 2). [S16511] https://www.ancestry.com/, 1880 Census, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 05, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6742/images/4240459-00195?usePUB=true&_phsrc=lxg1&_gl=1*rrygl7*_up*MQ..) (Reliability: 3).