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James
Ellis Boyd / Jenny Lindsey?
Co Antrim, N. Ireland
Ancestors
of Donald Lindsey Boyd
James Ellis Boyd,
b. ca 1810, NI, d. ca 1880, Co. Antrim, m. ca 1832,
Jenny (Lindsey ?) Farmed in Townland of Spring Mount,
Parish of
Dundermot, Co.Antrim. May have lived there all or most of his life.
Believed
to have had 8 children, of them a son, Robert, and a son, David
Lindsey,
believed to be the youngest.
David Lindsey Boyd,
b. 5 Dec1841, Co. Antrim, d.--1919, Mt.Vernon, Linn Co.
IA, m. 8 Dec1870, Margaret Craig, Mt. Vernon, Linn Co. IA.
Had 3 children,
William Walter, Florence, & James Craig.
James Craig Boyd,
b.23 Dec!872, Mt.Vernon, Linn Co. IA, d.
4 June1943, Eldora, Hardin Co. IA, m. 1896, Mt.Vernon, IA, Mabel
May Shirer.
Four sons: Donald Lindsey, Robert Craig, Wm. Shirer, James Richard.
Donald Lindsey Boyd,
b. 21 Feb 1897, Mt.Vernon, IA, d.6 Jan 1965, Toledo,
Lucas Co. OH, m.12 June1922, Ames, Story Co., IA, Leona
Ardys Munsinger.
Two children: Donald Lindsey (me), b 1923, James Richard, b. 1926.
Quote from the
Biographical Record (Linn County, Iowa), 1901
"David L. Boyd was
the youngest of eight children of James and Jennie Boyd,
who resided in County Antrim, Ireland. During his boyhood, our
subject
attended a model school in his native land, and was later a student in
the
training school in Dublin. On leaving that institution he
successfully
engaged in teaching in Ireland for seven years. But the new world
had
attractions for him, and he determined to come to that country where
every
man was equal in the eyes of the law, and where all had an equal chance
for
advancement. In 1868 he bade good-bye to home and friends and went
from
Belfast to Liverpool, England, from which port he sailed for the United
States. Landing in New York, he proceeded at once to Marengo,
Iowa, where he
remained three weeks and then came to Mt. Vernon, which has since been
his
home. He began life here as a farm hand in the the employ of James
Smyth,
with whom he remained three months, and for three weeks he was similarly
employed by Colonel (Robert) Smyth. At the end of that time he
accepted a
position in the lumber yard of Colonel R. Smyth & Co., at Mt.
Vernon, and a
year later purchased an interest in the business. This partnership
continued
for some time and he then purchased his partner's interest, and has
since
continued to be identified with the lumber business of his adopted city.
In
May, 1900, he took into partnership with him his son Jay C., and under
the
firm name of D. L. Boyd & Son the business is continued with marked
success.
On the advent of his son into the firm, he became connected with the
banking
business as cashier of the Mt. Vernon Bank, and is now holding that
position.
His intimate knowledge and extensive acquaintance with the people
who do
business in Mt. Vernon make him a valuable acquisition to the bank.
On the
8th of December, 1870, Mr. Boyd was united in marriage with Miss
Margaret
Craig. Mr. Boyd is a faithful and consistent member of the
Presbyterian
Church, and in politics is an ardent Republican. For two years he
efficiently served as mayor of Mt. Vernon (1877 - 78), and has been a
member
of the school board for many years, while he is now serving as one of
the
trustees of Cornell College. He is a very pleasant and courteous
gentleman,
who takes a deep interest in every enterprise which he believes will be
of
public benefit, and he stands deservedly high in both business and
social
circles."
He was granted American
citizenship in 1875.
Donald Lindsey Boyd
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