v ina ▁Am anda ▁( Butt les ) ▁Bo al ▁and ▁George ▁Jack ▁Bo al , ▁who ▁were ▁from ▁wealth y ▁pione er ▁families . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁an ▁att orney ▁who ▁also ▁lect ured ▁on ▁medical ▁juris pr ud ence ▁at ▁the ▁Iowa ▁State ▁Medical ▁University . ▁His ▁parents ▁had ▁five ▁children , ▁three ▁of ▁whom ▁lived ▁past ▁inf ancy , ▁George ▁But t les , ▁who ▁died ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 7 , ▁The odore , ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁Mont gom ery ▁Davis ▁Bo al . ▁The ▁family ▁lived ▁in ▁Iowa ▁City , ▁but ▁often ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁his ▁father ' s ▁birth place ▁in ▁Bo als burg , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁ill ▁health , ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁his ▁Davis ▁relatives ▁in ▁New port , ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁during ▁his ▁child hood . ▁He ▁lived ▁with ▁his ▁a unt ▁An nie ▁( Butt les ) ▁Davis ▁and ▁his ▁uncle , ▁Egypt ologist ▁The odore ▁M . ▁Davis , ▁for ▁whom ▁he ▁was ▁named . ▁He ▁attended ▁private ▁schools . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 7 , ▁his ▁parents ▁moved ▁to ▁Den ver , ▁where ▁his ▁father ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁att orney ▁and ▁min ing ▁executive ▁for ▁Jer ome ▁B . ▁Whe eler . ▁Bo al ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁ ▁architecture ▁from ▁Iowa ▁State ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 . ▁He ▁then ▁tra ve led ▁throughout ▁Europe . ▁ ▁Business ▁career ▁and ▁life ▁Bo