THOMAS F. BOYD - ARMSTRONG CO, PA
THOMAS F. BOYD, member of the
general mercantile firm of Boyd Bros., at
Slate Lick, Armstrong Co.,
Pa., was born in Armstrong county April 2,
1875, son of M. HILLIS and
ELIZABETH F.(DUNAWAY) BOYD, natives of
Pennsylvania, and grandson
of ABRAHAM BOYD.
Abraham Boyd, who was the founder
of the Boyd family in Armstrong
county, came to this section
when it was all forest, locating on what is
yet known as the old Boyd
homestead, midway between Slate Lick and
Freeport. There he resided
until the end of his days, his death
occurring in 1886, having
survived his wife, who passed away in 1876.
M. Hillis Boyd, son of Abraham
Boyd, was born March 14, 1842, and died in
1890. He remained with
his parents until the time of his enlistment, in
1862, in Company L, 14th Pa.
Vol. Cav., and served to the end of the
Civil war, being honorably
discharged in 1865. He entered the service as
a private, but subsequently
was made quartermaster of his regiment, with
which he participated in the
battle of Antietam and many other
engagements. After the war
he returned to Armstrong county and followed
an agricultural life until
his death. On Sept 4,1866, in Fayette county,
Pa., he was married to Elizabeth
F. Dunaway, who was born Aug 31,1845,
and survives. Her parents
were Jesse E. and Margaret Dunaway. Six
children were born to this
marriage, five of whom are living, namely:
Clara Annie, Thomas F., Herbert
D., James Howell, and Joseph Hillis.
Mrs. Boyd and her family are
members of the Presbyterian Church.
Source: Armstrong County, PA.,
Her People, Past and Present, J.H. Beers
& Co., 1914
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