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Below is a family biography included in the book, The History of Lauderdale County, Tennessee published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1886. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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D. A. Boyd a farmer of Lauderdale County, is a son of George and Mary (Halley) Boyd. His father was born in Halifax County, Va., in 1800, and his mother in Mecklenburg County, Va., in 1801; they were married about 1825, and seven sons and two daughters were born to them. Mr. Boyd, Sr., was in the war of 1812, was not connected with any church, in politics was an old line Whig, and died in 1855. Mrs. Boyd was a member of the Primitive Baptist Church; she died in 1870. Our subject was of Scotch-Irish descent, born in Halifax County, Va., in February, 1880, was raised on a farm, and received a good education. March, 1850, he married Miss Mary Gravatt, who was born in Halifax County, Va., in 1885. Nine of the twelve children born to this marriage are living. In 1857, he moved to Haywood County, Tenn., and in 1862 to Lauderdale County, where he has since engaged in farming. Mrs. Boyd is a Primitive Baptist; he is a member of the Methodist Church South. Before the war Mr. Boyd was a Whig, and has since been a Republican. In 1881, he represented Lauderdale County in the Legislature, serving two years. He owns 275 acres of good land, and also runs a cotton-gin. As a farmer he has been quite successful, and is considered one of the substantial and enterprising citizens of his district. He is a member of the Masonic lodge.
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This family biography is one of 116 biographies included in the book, The History of Lauderdale County, Tennessee published in 1886 by Goodspeed. The History of Lauderdale County was included within The History of Lauderdale, Tipton, Haywood, and Crockett Counties of Tennessee. For the complete description, click here: History of Lauderdale, Tipton, Haywood, and Crockett Counties, Tennessee
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