Ancestors of Donald Lindsey Boyd
James Ellis Boyd, b.
ca 1810, NI, d. ca 1880, Co. Antrim, m. ca 1832,
Jenny (Lindsey ?)
Farmed in Townland of Spring Mount, Parish of
Dundermot, Co.Antrim. May
have lived there all or most of his life. Believed
to have had 8 children, of
them a son, Robert, and a son, David Lindsey,
believed to be the youngest.
David Lindsey Boyd,
b. 5 Dec1841, Co. Antrim, d.--1919, Mt.Vernon, Linn Co.
IA, m. 8 Dec1870, Margaret
Craig, Mt. Vernon, Linn Co. IA. Had 3 children,
William Walter, Florence,
& James Craig.
James Craig Boyd, b.23
Dec!872, Mt.Vernon, Linn Co. IA, d.
4 June1943, Eldora, Hardin
Co. IA, m. 1896, Mt.Vernon, IA, Mabel May Shirer.
Four sons: Donald Lindsey,
Robert Craig, Wm. Shirer, James Richard.
Donald Lindsey Boyd,
b. 21 Feb 1897, Mt.Vernon, IA, d.6 Jan 1965, Toledo,
Lucas Co. OH, m.12 June1922,
Ames, Story Co., IA, Leona Ardys Munsinger.
Two children: Donald Lindsey
(me), b 1923, James Richard, b. 1926.
Quote from the Biographical Record (Linn County, Iowa), 1901
"David L. Boyd was the youngest
of eight children of James and Jennie Boyd,
who resided in County Antrim,
Ireland. During his boyhood, our subject
attended a model school in
his native land, and was later a student in the
training school in Dublin.
On leaving that institution he successfully
engaged in teaching in Ireland
for seven years. But the new world had
attractions for him, and he
determined to come to that country where every
man was equal in the eyes
of the law, and where all had an equal chance for
advancement. In 1868
he bade good-bye to home and friends and went from
Belfast to Liverpool, England,
from which port he sailed for the United
States. Landing in New
York, he proceeded at once to Marengo, Iowa, where he
remained three weeks and then
came to Mt. Vernon, which has since been his
home. He began life
here as a farm hand in the the employ of James Smyth,
with whom he remained three
months, and for three weeks he was similarly
employed by Colonel (Robert)
Smyth. At the end of that time he accepted a
position in the lumber yard
of Colonel R. Smyth & Co., at Mt. Vernon, and a
year later purchased an interest
in the business. This partnership continued
for some time and he then
purchased his partner's interest, and has since
continued to be identified
with the lumber business of his adopted city. In
May, 1900, he took into partnership
with him his son Jay C., and under the
firm name of D. L. Boyd &
Son the business is continued with marked success.
On the advent of his son into
the firm, he became connected with the banking
business as cashier of the
Mt. Vernon Bank, and is now holding that position.
His intimate knowledge
and extensive acquaintance with the people who do
business in Mt. Vernon make
him a valuable acquisition to the bank. On the
8th of December, 1870, Mr.
Boyd was united in marriage with Miss Margaret
Craig. Mr. Boyd is a
faithful and consistent member of the Presbyterian
Church, and in politics is
an ardent Republican. For two years he
efficiently served as mayor
of Mt. Vernon (1877 - 78), and has been a member
of the school board for many
years, while he is now serving as one of the
trustees of Cornell College.
He is a very pleasant and courteous gentleman,
who takes a deep interest
in every enterprise which he believes will be of
public benefit, and he stands
deservedly high in both business and social
circles."
He was granted American citizenship
in 1875.
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