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Edward Boyd 1913 – 1990 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Apr 1913

Birth Location: Lexington, Holmes, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: Mar 1990

Death Location: Lexington, Holmes, Mississippi, USA

Father: MacArthur Boyd

Mother: Delphie Wright

Spouse(s): Clytie Snelson, Samaria Redmond

Children(s): Edward Boyd, Thornton Boyd, Sammie Boyd, Pearl Boyd, Cleveland Boyd, Melvin Boyd, Harold Boyd, Fred Boyd, MacArthur Boyd, Velma Boyd, Tony Boyd, Rita Russell

In 1913, Edward Boyd Sr. entered the world in Lexington, Holmes, Mississippi, USA, born to MacArthur Boyd and Delphie Wright. Years later, Edward Boyd Sr. married Clytie Snelson and Samaria Redmond, and the couple became parents to Edward Boyd, Thornton Boyd, Sammie Boyd, Pearl Boyd, Cleveland Boyd, Melvin Boyd, Harold Boyd, Fred Howard Boyd, MacArthur Boyd, Velma Lee Boyd, Tony Anthony Boyd and Rita Russell. Edward Boyd Sr. died in 1990 in Lexington, Holmes, Mississippi, USA.

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Parents

MacArthur Boyd
1870 – 1929
Birth Location: Holmes, Mississippi, USA
MB
Delphie Wright
1877 – 1953
Birth Location: Mississippi
DW

Spouses(s)

Clytie Snelson
1913 – 2012
Birth Location: LEXINGTON,MISS.
CS
Samaria Redmond
1928 – 1994
Birth Location: Lexington Holmes, Mississippi, USA
SR

Children(s)

Edward Boyd
1934 – 2006
Birth Location: Mississippi
EB
Thornton Boyd
1936 – 2008
Birth Location: Mississippi
TB
Sammie Boyd
1938 –
Birth Location: Mississippi
SB
Pearl Boyd
1941 –
Birth Location: Mississippi
PB
Cleveland Boyd
1943 – 2002
Birth Location: Lexington, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
CB
Melvin Boyd
1945 –
Birth Location: Michigan
MB
Harold Boyd
1949 –
Birth Location: Mississippi
HB
Fred Boyd
1950 – 1995
Birth Location: Tchula, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
FB
MacArthur Boyd
1951 –
Birth Location: ,
MB
Velma Boyd
1954 – 2021
Birth Location: Lexington Holmes, Mississippi, USA
VB
Tony Boyd
1956 – 1996
Birth Location: Lexington, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
TB
Rita Russell
1969 –
Birth Location: Lexington, Holmes Co., Mississippi
RR

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 25 Apr 1913
    Event Place: Lexington, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, FamilySearch Family Tree, U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Mississippi, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 83, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Holmes, Miss, "United States Census, 1920", database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 2 February 2021), Edward Boyd in entry for Mack *sen Boyd, 1920.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 25 Apr 1913
    Event Place: Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 25 Apr 1913
    Event Place: Lexington, Holmes, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Beat 1, Holmes, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Beat 1, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Beat 1, Holmes, Mississippi, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 1, Beat 1, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 1, Holmes, Mississippi; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2340883

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 1, Holmes, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Holmes, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Beat 1, Holmes, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Beat 1, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Holmes, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02029; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 26-3

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Abt 1941
    Event Place: Prospect Park West
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle; Publication Date: 22/ Feb/ 1941; Publication Place: Brooklyn, New York, USA; ,0.3508926,0.4884995,0.5318916&xid=3

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Holmes, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Holmes, Miss

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Before 1951
    Event Place: Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1984
    Event Place: Lexington, MS
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lexington, Holmes, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lexington, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Mississippi, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 83

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 14 Mar 1990
    Event Place: Lexington, Holmes, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Mar 1990

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