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John James Boyd 1837 – 1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Apr 1837

Birth Location: Paynesville, Alabama, United States

Death Date: 19 Oct 1915

Death Location: Sumter, Alabama, United States

Father: Matthew BOYD

Mother: Elizabeth Key

Spouse(s): Eliza Boyd

Children(s):

Early life: John James Boyd arrived in Paynesville, Alabama, United States in 1837, born to Matthew Harper BOYD and Elizabeth Amanda Key. Over time, John James Boyd formed a family with Eliza F Boyd. John James Boyd concluded life in Sumter, Alabama, United States in 1915.

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Parents

Matthew BOYD
1809 – 1877
Birth Location: Newberry, South Carolina, United States
MB
Elizabeth Key
1812 – 1857
Birth Location: Georgia
EK

Spouses(s)

Eliza Boyd
1841 –
Birth Location: Alabama
EB

Children(s)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 3 Apr 1837
    Event Place: Paynesville, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 2, Kemper, Mississippi; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: ., Year: 1850; Census Place: Payneville, Sumter, Alabama; Roll: M432_15; Page: 274A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Payneville, Sumter, Alabama
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Payneville, Sumter, Alabama; Roll: M432_15; Page: 274A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Beat 2, Kemper, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 2, Kemper, Mississippi; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 19 Oct 1915
    Event Place: Sumter, Alabama, United States
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