Mary I. Boyd / Alexander F. Binkley, MD

ALEXANDER F. BINKLEY, M.D., was born in Davidson County, Tenn., January 2,1845. He was educated at the Willwood Institute. In early life he worked on a farm, and before he was eligible to any office was appointed justice of the peace in the Second District. In 1866 he was elected to the same office, and after serving twelve months resigned, and was soon after appointed county superintendent of public instruction, and held the office until it was abolished about one year later. He held the office of county surveyor about three years, and in 1867 began studying medicine. In 1877 he entered Vanderbilt University at Nashville, and graduated March 1,1879. He then returned to Cheatham County and began the practice of his profession, and has met with good success. December 26,1873, he was married to MARY I. BOYD, born January 11,1850, daughter of WALTER and MARTHA (WHITE) BOYD, born in Virginia and North Carolina in 1798 and 1820. The mother was twice married, her first husband being a brother of Walter BOYD. To Mr and Mrs Binkley were born these children: ISABEL J.B., MARTHA A., MILDRED M. and WILLIAM M. Mildred died May 15, 1879. Our subject and wife are members of the Christian Church and he is a Republican. His parents were Blackstone and Rebecca (Felts) Binkley. They were born in Tennessee and North Carolina in 1804 and 1807, respectively, and were married in 1825. November 10,1863, the father was taken from home by guerrillas and shot dead. The mother died July 3,1865. The grandparents were born in North Carolina in 1784 and 1789, and died in 1828 and 1859. The great-grandfather, Adam Binkley, was born in Germany in 1739, and came to Pennsylvania, thence to North Carolina. He died in 1839. The great- grandmother, Mattie Weller, was born in 1744 and died in 1812.

Source: Biographical Appendix - Cheatham Co; TN History - Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1887

Addenda
Spouse (1) Armistead W. "Dick" BOYD and Martha G. White married in 1841 Person Co. N.C. and were the parents of two children:
Margaret "Meg" BOYD and Joshua Turner BOYD (1844-1925)

Walter BOYD was the older brother of Armistead W. "Dick" BOYD.

Source: Chancellery Court Records - TN
Marriage Records - Person co. NC

Joshua Turner BOYD (1844-1925) was my great-grandfather.
Martha G. White (married in 1841) was my gg-grandmother.

Thanks,
Marty Dale (Email address not current)

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