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John C. Boyd ~ Ida Baker

Wadena Co., MN

A pleasantly located residence in a grove of native trees is the home of John C. Boyd.  He has been a resident of Thomastown township for many years, and is one of the energetic and highly esteemed citizens of Wadena county.  Mr. Boyd was born in Wisconsin September 10, 1859, and was a son of John and Jane (Clark) Boyd, both of whom were natives of Scotland.  He attended the common schools of Wisconsin until he was eighteen years of age and assisted his father on the home farm.  At the age of nineteen years he came to Wadena county, Minnesota, landing at Thomastown township, and soon afterward took land in section 30.  He built a log house and a log barn and passed through true pioneer experiences, using oxen in his farm work for the first two years.  He has steadily progressed with his farm work and is now the owner of three hundred and twenty acres of valuable land of which two hundred and twenty acres is under cultivation and the balance of the farm is devoted to pasture and timber land.  Mr. Boyd engages in diversified agriculture, and keeps a goodly number of horses, cattle and hogs.  His residence is a comfortable one and built at a cost of fifteen hundred dollars, and his barn is a commodious structure, 32 x 52 feet, with twenty-feet posts, and affords ample shelter for stock and the hay and feed for the winter use. He has an excellent well which supplies an abundance of water, and this is equipped with a windmill.  The entire farm evidences careful management and good judgment in its operation,  and Mr. Boyd may well be recognized as one of the leading men of his calling in that region.  Mr. Boyd was married in January 1888 to Ida Baker.  Mrs. Boyd was born in Wisconsin December 19, 1865.  One son has been born to bless the home of Mr. and Mrs. Boyd, upon whom they have bestowed the name of William J. Boyd.  The family are members of the Methodist Episcopal church.  Mr. Boyd is a gentleman of active public spirit and he has served as township treasurer for ten years and has always been found on the side of right and justice, and enjoys the confidence of those among whom he makes his home.  Politically he is a Republican and stands firmly for the principles of the party.

Source: Compendium of history and biography of central and northern Minnesota : containing a history of the state of Minnesota also a compendium of biography of central and northern Minnesota; Chicago [Illinois] : George A. Ogle, 1904. FHL Film 1036200

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