John Robert Boyd (1836 - 1920)

Born 22 Dec 1836 in Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Delila (Wolfe) Boyd — married 23 Oct 1856 in Malvern, Mills, Iowa

Descendants

Died 21 Oct 1920 at age 83 in Hornick, Woodbury, Iowa, United States

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Biography

John Robert Boyd, son of Spencer Boyd and Virginia Ann Nancy Patton, was born on 22 December 1836 in Ohio.

John wed Delila Wolfe (1841–1903) in 1857 in Malvern, Iowa. They had the following known children:

1. James William Boyd, 1857–1910;
2. Alfred Joshua Boyd, 1860–1942;
3. Nancy Elizabeth Boyd, 1862–1949;
4. Elisa Minty Minnie Boyd, 1867–1960;
5. Charles Russell Boyd, 1868–1937;
6. Mary Emma Boyd, 1871–1958;
7. Henry Spencer Boyd, 1872–1958;
8. Lillie Jane Boyd, 1876–1963.

In 1880 John Boyd is recorded as being white, male, fourty-three years of age, married and living in Ashton, Monona county, Iowa. ^[1]

John Robert Boyd died on 21 October 1920 in Hornick, Woodbury county, Iowa, and was buried at Willow Cemetery. ^[2]

Origin & Meaning of the Surname Boyd

Boyd - Irish / Scottish Gaelic; very numerous in Ulster and in some cases appears as O'Boyd. There is also a Manx name which is the same as the Irish MacElwee, but which was changed to Boyd. This name was from MacGiolla Buidhe, meaning Yellow-haired youth's son. ^[3]

Boyd - Scottish Gaelic; habitational name meaning From the island of Bute in the Firth of Clyde, the Gaelic name of which is Bód (genitive Bóid). ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ 1880 Federal Census of Ashton, Monona, Iowa. Text: "Name: John Boyd; Age: 43; Birth Date: Abt 1837; Birthplace: Ohio; Home in 1880: Ashton, Monona, Iowa, USA; House Number: 37 Dwelling Number: 43; Race: White; Gender: Male; Relation to Head of House: Self (Head); Marital Status: Married; Spouse's Name: Delila Boyd; Father's Birthplace: Virginia; Mother's Birthplace: Virginia; Occupation: Retired Farmer.

   Household Members Name Age

   1. John Boyd 43
   2. Delila Boyd 40
   3. James Boyd 22
   4. Alfred Boyd 19
   5. Nancy Boyd 18
   6. Minty Boyd 13
   7. Charles Boyd 12
   8. Emma Boyd 10
   9. Henry Boyd 7
   10. Lillie Boyd 4"
2. ↑ Find A Grave John Boyd Text: "Name: John Boyd; Birth Date: 1836; Death Date: 1920; Burial: Willow Cemetery, Holly Springs, Woodbury County, Iowa, United States of America; Children: Alfred Joshua Boyd."
3. ↑ Surname Database Boyd
4. ↑ Ancestry.com Boyd Family History

Acknowledgements

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