William Boyd migrated from Perry Co. Pa. to Ohio ca. 1837-1838.
1838- lives in Miami County,
Ohio. William marries there.
1850- lives in York Township,
Darke Co. Ohio.
1860- lives in Richland Township,
Darke Co. Ohio.
1865- migrates to Dallas Co.
Iowa.
1870- lives in Penn Township,
Madison Co. Iowa.
William & Mary BOYD were
members of the Methodist Church at Brock, Ohio.
William BOYD donated land
for the Old Brock Cemetery (Also known as BOYD
Cemetery.). It is located
in the southwest quarter of section 33, York
Twp. State Rt. 127 adjoins
it on the west (1 mile west of Brock, Ohio)
Darke Co. Ohio Deeds records,
Vol. N-2 page 55, Oct. 6, 1851. In 1840 &
1850, William & Mary BOYD
lived in York Twp., Darke Co. Ohio. In 1860,
Mary & William lived in
Richland Twp., Darke Co. Ohio, and had a
Beamsville, Ohio post office
address. Property value $3,360.
1850- Darke County, York Township, Ohio census
Boyd, William 36m b. Pa.
Mary Jane 27f b. Oh.
Thomas 11m b. Oh.
John 8m b. Oh.
Susannah 7f b. Oh.
Abigail 5f b. Oh.
William H. 2m b. Oh.
James 1m b. Oh.
1860-Richland Township, Darke Co. Ohio.
Boyd, William 47m b. Pa. farmer
Mary J. 41f b. Ohio
John 18m b. Ohio
Susan 16f b. Ohio
Abagail 14f b. Ohio
Franklin 11m b. Ohio
James C. 10m b. Ohio
Joseph 6m b. Ohio
Martha J. 5f b. Ohio
1870 - Penn Township, Madison Co. Iowa Census.
Boyd, William 53-w-m
Farmer b. Pa.
Mary 49-w-f Keeps house b. Ohio
John 28-w-m Farmer b. Ohio
Franklin 22-w-m Artist b. Ohio
James 20-w-m at home b. Ohio
Joseph 17-w-m at home b. Ohio
Martha 14-w-f at home b. Ohio
Boyd, Thomas 85-w-m at home
b. Maryland
Source for William Boyd's death
date of March 1876:
Winterset Madisonian, the
Madison County newspaper. See Following:
Newspaper article in the Winterset
Madisonian for May 23, 1876.
"In Memoriam", resolution adopted at Dexter,
Iowa, March 5, 1876 by the
Mt. Tabor Lodge, No. 293, A.F. and A.M. in
recognition of the death of
brother William Boyd.
The best that Mr. Standing
could come up with for Mary J. Edinger was bet
1880-1885 (she appeared on
1880 census and not on 1885).
Descendants of William BOYD
1 William BOYD
d: March 1876 in Earlham, Penn Twp., Madison Co., IA
. +Mary Jane Edinger
d: Bet. 1880 - 1885 in Madison Co., IA
....... 2 Thomas
M. BOYD
.......... +Sarah E.
Shamo or Shaw?
....... 2 John
BOYD
....... 2 Susannah
BOYD
.......... +Abram T.
Smith
....... 2 Abagail
BOYD
.......... +Ephraim
Carter
....... 2 William
H. BOYD d: August 29, 1851 in Darke County, Ohio
....... 2 Franklin
William BOYD
.......... +Sarah Unknown
....... 2 James
C. BOYD d: October 1873 in Old Penn Cem., Madison Co., IA
....... 2 Joseph
G. BOYD d: December 19, 1874 in Old Penn Cem., MadisonCo., IA
....... 2 Martha
J. BOYD d: August 29, 1901 in South Oak Grove Cem., Stuart, Guthrie Co,
IA
.......... +Benjamin
F. Fry d: February 26, 1938 in South Oak Grove Cem., Stuart, Guthrie Co,
IA
Looking for information on
William BOYD of Madison & Dallas Counties
Iowa. Please contact me.
Michael
Reck moreck@juno.com
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