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Joseph Edgar Boyd 1878–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1878

Birth Location: Bristol, Tennessee

Death Date: 15 January 1957

Death Location: Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Marshall Boyd

Mother: Margaret McKinney

Spouse(s): Millie Grindstaff

Children(s): William Boyd, Ida Boyd, Grace Jamison

In 1878, Joseph Edgar Boyd entered the world in Bristol, Tennessee, born to Marshall Boyd And Margaret P Mckinney. Joseph Edgar Boyd married Millie Charlotte Grindstaff, and had children including Grace Jamison, Ida Mae Boyd, William Elmer Boyd. Joseph Edgar Boyd passed away in 1957 in Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1878, Joseph Edgar Boyd entered the world in Bristol, Tennessee, born to Marshall Boyd And Margaret P Mckinney.
  • Joseph Edgar Boyd married Millie Charlotte Grindstaff, and had children including Grace Jamison, Ida Mae Boyd, William Elmer Boyd.
  • Joseph Edgar Boyd passed away in 1957 in Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Boyd's Ancestors

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Joseph Boyd
1878–1957
Birth Place: Bristol, Tennessee
Parents
Marshall Boyd
1848–1929
Margaret (P.) McKinney
1851–1928
North Carolina
Grandparents
John (Wilson) McKINNEY
1815–1887
Burke, North Carolina, USA
Rebecca (Anna) Harrell
1829–1890
Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Sr.
1777–1853
Catherine Grindstaff
1792–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William McKINNEY
1745–1814
Mary Carter
1747–1846
John Grandstaff
1741–1823
Magdalena Hough
1743–1810

Joseph Boyd's Descendants

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Joseph (Edgar) Boyd (1878–15 January 1957) m. Millie (Charlotte) Grindstaff (1882–29 May 1971)
  1. 1. William (Elmer) Boyd 1905–1984
  2. 2. Ida (Mae) Boyd 1907–1985 m. James (A Q) Bryant 1905–
    1. 1. Boyd (Brooks) Bryant 1937–2006 m. Mary Demianowicz 1938–2022
  3. 3. Grace Jamison 1910–2007

Joseph Boyd's Timeline

2 Records

1878
1878
Birth of Joseph Edgar Boyd in Bristol, Tennessee
Bristol, Tennessee
1957
15 January 1957
Age 79
Death of Joseph Edgar Boyd in Carter County, Tennessee, United States of America
Carter County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1878
    Event Place: Bristol, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 January 1957
    Event Place: Carter County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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