This Boyer is not one of my ancestors but I’m including his bio for others to use.

TILGHMAN HENRY BOYER, whose position at the head of one of the leading productive industries of Allentown, Pennsylvania, has been won through earnest and honorable effort, and whose reputation in business circles is a most enviable one, was born in Whitehall township, Lehigh county, Pennsylvania, a descendant of an ancestry long represented in that state.

Frederick Boyer (great-great-grandfather), the progenitor of the family in America, emigrated here from the Palatinate, Germany. He lived with the Indians many years until exchanged, and afterwards was killed by members of that race while engaged in his work of farming, which he had always followed as a means of livelihood. Among his children was a son, Henry Boyer (great-grandfather), who was also a farmer by occupation. The line of descent is traced through his son, Henry Boyer (grandfather), who was born in Whitehall township, Lehigh County, in 1780. He married Susanna Deibert, who was born in 1776, a daughter of Michael Deibert, a native of Germany, who married a Miss Helfrick, also a native of Germany, and who served in the capacity of colonel in the Revolutionary War. Henry Boyer (grandfather) died June 26, 1855; his wife passed away March 6, 1857.

Daniel Boyer, or Henry (as he was known), (father), was born in Whitehall township, Lehigh county, August 13, 1816. After completing a common school education he turned his attention to farming, conducting his operations on a small farm in Whitehall township, where he reared his family. He married Maria Guernsweik, who was born in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, July 29, 1815, a daughter of George and Merika (Koch) Guernsweik, the latter named after the death of her first husband becoming the wife of John Yehl; she died June 10, 1873. Four children were born to Daniel and Maria (Guernsweik) Boyer: 1. Tilghman Henry, mentioned at length hereinafter. 2. Charles, who married Susanna Snyder, and their children are Annie, wife of Frank Stahler, and mother of two children: Harold, born April 22, 1888, and Marion, born March 25, 1890; Catherine, wife of Charles Frederick, and mother of three children: Stanley C., born April 6, 1891; Helen C., born April 14, 1892; Joseph, born November 20, 1897. 3. Edward, unmarried, who has been an invalid for over forty years from rheumatism, is deprived of his eyesight, and has been confined to his bed thirty-nine years. 4. Mary, wife of William Miller, and mother of one daughter. Jennie, who became the wife of William Peters, and they are the parents of two children : Isabelle. born August 7, 1896, and Marie E., born March 18, 1899. Daniel Boyer, father of these children, died August 23, 1875. He was survived many years by his wife, who passed away May 21, 1890.

Upon his father’s farm Tilghman H. Boyer spent the days of his childhood and youth, and after returning from the district schools, in which his education was acquired, he was obliged to assist in the household duties and the outdoor work of the farm, so that his early life was largely a period of unremitting toil. He continued upon the old home place until thirty years of age, when, feeling that his opportunities were circumscribed by the boundaries of the small farm, he went upon the road as a traveling salesman. For a number of years he was employed in that capacity, handling different products, and in every line he was successful. He possessed the ability to introduce his goods in an attractive manner, and in this way built up a business that made his services valuable to the house he represented. This enabled him to command an excellent remuneration for his labor, and he made judicious investment of his income in a residence property on Hamilton street, one of the fashionable districts in the city of Allentown, erecting there a nice home.

About six years ago, in connection with J. B. Schwerer, Mr. Boyer began the manufacture of harness leather, equipping a factory which now produces about two hundred sides of as fine harness leather as can be found upon the market. Their goods are known and shipped all over the country. They employ no traveling men, but sell entirely through mail orders, and the demand is now greater than the supply. The business has steadily grown, and has become one of the leading industrial enterprises of the city, while to the firm it is a paying investment which exemplifies their executive ability, keen foresight and straightforward business methods. In his political views Mr. Boyer has firm faith in the principles of the Republican party, has never sought office, but served for one term as a member of the city council.

From Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania. John W. Jordan and Edgar Moore Green, editors. The Lewis Publishing Company, 1905. Volumes I and II, page 135-6.