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James Thomas Boyd 1848–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1848

Birth Location: Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 24 Dec 1891

Death Location: Decatur County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Thomas Boyd

Mother: Eliza Haywood

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Fowler

Children(s): James Boyd, R Boyd, M Boyd, E Boyd, G Boyd, A Boyd, Edward Boyd, Eugene Boyd

The story of James Thomas Boyd began in 1848 in Tennessee, USA. In 1880, James Thomas Boyd resided in Decatur County, Tennessee, USA. James Thomas Boyd married Elizabeth J Fowler, and had children including A A Boyd, E L Boyd, Edward Benjamin Boyd, Eugene R Boyd, G Boyd, James Lonnie Boyd, M Boyd, R P Boyd. James Thomas Boyd passed away in 1891 in Decatur County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Thomas Boyd began in 1848 in Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1880, James Thomas Boyd resided in Decatur County, Tennessee, USA.
  • James Thomas Boyd married Elizabeth J Fowler, and had children including A A Boyd, E L Boyd, Edward Benjamin Boyd, Eugene R Boyd, G Boyd, James Lonnie Boyd, M Boyd, R P Boyd.
  • James Thomas Boyd passed away in 1891 in Decatur County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Boyd's Ancestors

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James Boyd
1848–1891
Birth Place: Tennessee, USA
Parents
Thomas Butler Boyd
1822–1910
Montgomery County, North Carolina, USA
Eliza (Jane) Haywood
1831–1880
Tennessee, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
John (Henry) Boyd
1790–1863
Montgomery, North Carolina, USA
Judith Butler
1791–1870
Montgomery County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Butler
1769–1838
Sarah Starke
1760–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
General Butler
1738–1786
Mary MARTIN-Butler
1735–1841
James Starke
1740–1820
Mary Franklin
1732–1778

James Boyd's Descendants

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James (Thomas) Boyd (Abt. 1848–24 Dec 1891) m. Elizabeth (J) Fowler (24 Apr 1855–18 Mar 1920)
  1. 1. James (Lonnie) Boyd 1891–1926 m. Jessie Mathews 1892–1974
    1. 1. Luray (Lonnie) Boyd 1926–2017 m. Tommie Adkins 1927–2000
      1. 1. Radene (Boyd) Walker 1948–2019
      2. 2. Ronald Boyd 1945–1980
      3. 3. Judy (Boyd) Poindexter 1951–2014
  2. 2. R (P) Boyd 1871–
  3. 3. M Boyd 1873–
  4. 4. E (L) Boyd 1876–
  5. 5. G Boyd 1877–
  6. 6. A (A) Boyd 1879–
  7. 7. Edward (Benjamin) Boyd 1887–1970 m. Beady Hill 1890–1963
  8. 8. Eugene (R) Boyd 1888– m. Elizabeth (K) Morgan 1888–

James Boyd's Timeline

3 Records

1848
Abt. 1848
Birth of James Thomas Boyd in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 32
James Thomas Boyd resided here in Decatur County, Tennessee, USA
Decatur County, Tennessee, USA
1891
24 Dec 1891
Age 43
Death of James Thomas Boyd in Decatur County, Tennessee, USA
Decatur County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1848
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Decatur County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1891
    Event Place: Decatur County, Tennessee, USA

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