Juliet L (Childs) Boyd (abt. 1831)

Born about May 1831 in Alabama, United States

Descendants

Biography

Juliet's son Harrison Boyd was interviewed in Harrison County, Texas about 1937 about his life, and his time as an enslaved person.

"My Old Marse was Wash Trammel and he brunged me and my mama and papa from Alabama. Mama was named Juliet and papa, Amos. Marse Trammel owned my grandpa and grandma, too, and they was named Jeanette and Josh."

Interview: son Harrison Boyd was interviewed in Beaumont, Texas as part of the Federal Writer's Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The results are made available by the Library of Congress. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ [1] Library of Congress - WPA - Slave Narrative - Harrison Boyd - Vol. 16, Part 1, Texas, pages 112-113, images 118-119 of 315.

"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFNJ-VS1 : 20 February 2021), Amos Boyd, Precinct 3, Harrison, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 45, sheet 393D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,309.

"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3GG-7RC : accessed 17 June 2021), Juliette Boyd, Justice Precinct 7, Harrison, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 52, sheet 10B, family 181, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,643.

• Son's death record names parents:

"Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3MF-5ZD : 20 February 2021), Harrison Boyd, 07 Nov 1939; citing certificate number 51290, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,118,411.