David S. Boyd - Allegheny County, Pennsylvania David S. Boyd, coal dealer and banker, of Turtle Creek, was born in Allegheny county, Nov. 1, 1865, son of E. W.  and Sarah (Shaw) Boyd.  E. W. Boyd was born in Westmoreland county, PA; near Irwin station, Oct. 17, 1837, being a son of Thomas and Sarah (Wilson) Boyd.  On Nov. 1, 1859, he married Sarah, daughter of David and Lydia (Stewart) Shaw, of Westmoreland county. Mrs Boyd was born April 6, 1840.  Mr and Mrs E. W. Boyd were the parents of the following children: Lydia (deceased), formerly Mrs J. S. McIntosh; Sarah (also deceased), who married G. E. F. Gray, of Braddock; David Shaw, the subject of this article; Margaret, now Mrs J. F. Lewis, of Braddock; James Kelso, a civil engineer in the Edgar Thompson works, and Martha G., at home.  Mr E. W. Boyd was reared on a farm in Westmoreland county, and removing to Allegheny county after his marriage, lived on a farm in Patton township until 1883, and then came to Turtle Creek, where he resided until his death, which occurred May 18, 1900.  He was for many years a prominent farmer and coal dealer, and was widely and favorably known in the community.  He organized the Citizens' bank of Turtle Creek, was its president up to the time of his death, and was a director of the Duquesne National bank.  He took an active interest in public affairs and served for some years as school director.  He was a member of the Order of Americus club, and, with his wife, belonged to the United Presbyterian church.  David S. Boyd, whose name heads this sketch, was educated in the schools of Patton township and Pittsburg, and worked on his father's farm until 1884.  He went into the gas works, later became engineer in the coal mines, and was from this position advanced to assistant superintendent, and, after his father's death, became superintendent.  Mr Boyd is one of the most progressive and respected citizens of Turtle Creek, has been for four years a member of the Turtle Creek council, and is a director of the Turtle Creek savings and trust company and the East Pittsburg building and loan association. Source:  Memoirs of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; personal and genealogical. Vol. 2  Imprint: Madison, Wis., Northwestern Historical Association, 1904.

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