Jesse
Sylvester
Boyd
Born in Baxter County, Arkansas, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas H. Boyd
and Sarah Ann (Liles) Boyd
Brother of
Dorinda Elizabeth (Boyd) Rogers, John Marcus Boyd, George Thomas Boyd, Clara Jenny (Boyd) Payne, Charles H. Boyd, Elmer Little Boyd, Vevia I. Boyd and Everett Edward Boyd
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 55
in Coweta, Wagoner County, Oklahoma, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 17 May 2013
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Biography
Jesse Sylvester Boyd was born on 4 September 1883 in Baxter County, Arkansas, United States, son of Thomas H. Boyd (1853–1931) and Sarah Ann Liles (1861–1897).[1]
Jesse registered for the draft for World War I in 1918 in Cherokee County, Oklahoma where he was farming. He was described as medium in height and stout with dark hair and brown eyes.[2]
He married Maud Martin 4 August 1908 in Baxter County.[3] They soon left for Oklahoma where they raised their family. [4]
He and his wife were tragically killed by a train collision on 27 December 1938 [5]in Oklahoma, aged 55. They are buried at the Odd Fellows Cemetery in Hubert, Oklahoma.[6]
Research Notes
- Both Jesse and his wife Maude were killed in a train wreck in Oklahoma.
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3XN-SL7: 9 March 2022), Jessee S Boyd in entry for Thomas C Boyd, 1900. Baxter Co, Arkansas.
- ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZDW-GSM: 25 December 2021), Jesse Sylvester Boyd, 1917-1918.
- ↑ "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NM16-VQG : Sat Oct 21 15:31:45 UTC 2023), Entry for J S Boyd and Maud Martin, 4 Aug 1908.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC73-JTG: accessed 21 February 2023), Jess L Boyd, Hulbert, Cherokee, Oklahoma, United States.
- Jess L Boyd M 46 Married Head Arkansas
- Maud E Boyd F 38 Married Wife Arkansas
- Thomas J Boyd M 17 Single Son Oklahoma
- Cloie A Boyd F 15 Single Daughter Oklahoma
- Kenneth L Boyd M 12 Single Son Oklahoma
- Napolean Boyd M 10 Single Son Oklahoma
- Jesse D Boyd M 8 Single Son Oklahoma
- Ophelia Boyd F 6 Single Daughter Oklahoma
- ↑ "Two Killed on Rail Crossing," Coweta Times (Coweta, Oklahoma), December 29, 1938, p. 1.
- ↑ Find a Grave (has image), Find A Grave: Memorial #22573722, Memorial page for Jesse Sylvester Boyd (4 Sep 1883-27 Dec 1938), citing IOOF Cemetery, Hulbert, Cherokee County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by Jamie Ruth Parfitt (contributor 47018270). Articles attached to page.
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