James Edward Boyd (1847 - 1912)

Born 5 Feb 1847 in Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee, United States

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Died 20 Mar 1912 at age 65 in Ahloso, Pontotoc, Oklahoma, United States

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Biography

Private James Boyd served in the United States Civil War.
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 4th Tennessee Cavalry (Murray's)

James Boyd served with the Confederate forces during the US Civil War. He was with Company G, 4th Tennessee Cavalry.^[1][2] James was in a Confederate pension record.^[3]

James married Elisabeth Ponder on 24 January 1867 in Wilson, Tennessee, United States.^[4] In the 1900 census Jas (age 54), Merchant, was the married head of household in Castor, Stoddard, Missouri.^[5]

James died on 20 March 1912 and was buried in Frisco Cemetery, Frisco, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, United States.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Military: "U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865"
   Original data: National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, online <http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/>, acquired 2007
   Ancestry Record 1138 #5752083 (accessed 29 September 2023)
   Name: James Boyd; Side: Confederate; Regiment State/Origin: Tennesee; Regiment: 4th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Murray's); Company: B; Rank In: Private; Rank Out: Private; Film Number: M231 roll 5.
2. ↑ Military: "U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934"
   The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Number: T288; Roll: 45
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4654 #914776 (accessed 29 September 2023)
   Name: James E Boyd; Gender: Male; Unit: G. 4 Tenn. Cavalry; Filing Place: Oklahoma, USA; Relation to Head: Soldier; Spouse: Sarah E Boyd.
3. ↑ Pension: "Web: Oklahoma, U.S., Confederate Pension Index, 1915-1955"
   Original data: Index to Oklahoma's Confederate Pension Records. Oklahoma Department of Libraries. http://www.odl.state.ok.us/oar/docs/pension.pdf: accessed 28 January 2013; URL: https://digitalprairie.ok.gov/digital/collection/pensioncard/search
   Ancestry Record 9236 #90000710 (accessed 29 September 2023)
   Name: James Edward Boyd; Spouse: Sarah Elizabeth Boyd.
4. ↑ Marriage: "Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002"
   Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1169 #3297657 (accessed 29 September 2023)
   James Boyd marriage to Elisabeth Ponder on 24 Jan 1867 in Wilson, Tennessee, USA.
5. ↑ 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1900; Census Place: Castor, Stoddard, Missouri; Roll: 904; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0121
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #30714728 (accessed 29 September 2023)
   Jas E Boyd (54), married, Merchant, head of household in Castor, Stoddard, Missouri. Born in Tennessee, USA.

   Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
   Jas E Boyd	M	54	Married	Head	Merchant	Tennessee, USA
   Sarah E Boyd	F	40	Married	Wife		Illinois, USA
   Frank Boyd	M	23	Single	Son	Dry Goods Salesman	Missouri, USA
   Lewis Boyd	M	21	Single	Son	Dry Goods Salesman	Missouri, USA
   Thomas Lear	M	20	Single	Boarder	Grocery Salesman	Missouri, USA

6. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
   Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #40540002
   Ancestry Record 60525 #105550703 (accessed 29 September 2023)
   James Edward Boyd burial (died on 20 Mar 1912) in Frisco Cemetery, Frisco, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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