CHIEF:  Alastair Ivor Gilbert Boyd 7th Baron Kilmarnock

Richard G. and Jerri Lynn Boyd

568 W. Friedrich Street

Rogers City, Mich. 49779

     John Boyd ~ Ellender Sullivan

 Monroe County, Mississippi

My g-g-grandfather was John Boyd.  He first shows up in MS in 1823-this was the year he married Ellender  Sullivan in Monroe Co., MS.  His parents and place of birth are still a mystery.  Ellender was born in Greene Co., TN  17 Jan 1807.  John is reported to have been born in 1801.  John died in 1862.  Ellender died 21 Oct 1861.  They had 6 children:                                                       

1. Margret Boyd b 1828                                                                               2. Mandain b 1930                                                                                        3. J.M b 1833                                                                                            4. Addison Harvey (my g-grandfather) b 15 Sept 1835                                    5. G.W b 1840                                                                                      6.Austin Pollard b 2 July 1843. The only ones I have been able to track for sure are Addison, and Austin.  

Austin volunteered for the Civil War.  He was in the 14th MS infantry, Co I and served under General S.B. Buckner.  He made 1st Sgt.   He was captured in surrender of Fort Donalson, and spent 8 months at Camp Douglas near Chicago.  In a prisoner exchange, he was released and spent the rest of the war in a TN army division.  He married Mary Boyle in Houston MS 19 June 1866.  He started a newspaper in Aberdeen, MS in 1865.  Austin and Mary moved to Paris, TX in 1867.  Austin started The Paris Morning News in 1869  (it is still in publication today).  Austin died in Paris, TX May 15, 1902,  Mary died in Paris, Tx March 2, 1919. Austin and Mary had 8 children:  

1. Evelyn Boyd b 10 Oct 1869                                                                    2.  Arther J. Boyd b 1871                                                                            3. Hugh Boyd b 1873                                                                                   4. Claire Boyd b 5 Oct 1875                                                                         5. Sydney Boyd b 07 Nov 1877                                                                   6. Sayers James Boyd b 21 Dec 1879                                                          7 an unnamed baby in 1880                                                                        8. Mary Boyd b 15 Dec 1882.  

Addison was reported to have been involved in the Civil War, but no mention of which company.  Addison Boyd married Sarah H. Boyle (Mary's sister) about 1870 and they moved to Paris, TX where Addison aided Austin with the newspaper.  Addison died 30 Dec 1884.  Sarah died 19 Feb 1942.  Addison and Sarah had 11 children: 

1. Ellen Boyd b Nov 1861                                                                            2. Jessie Boyd b Oct 1863                                                                          3.  William Harvey Boyd b 6 Oct 1865                                                          4. Walter Ewing Boyd b 10 Feb 1868                                                           5. Mary Emma Boyd b 7 Dec 1869                                                              6. Hugh Howard Boyd b 2 June 1872                                                            7. Euginia Boyd b 14 Feb 1874                                                                  8.  Benton Hooks Boyd b 25 Jan 1876                                                         9. Elbert Lindley Boyd (my grandfather) b 23 Feb 1878                                10. Mirium Vesey Boyd b 19 Feb 1880                                                       11. Ethel Louise Boyd  b 23 Sept 1882.  

Elbert married Emma Albertina Anderson in May 26, 1904.  Elbert was an electrician.  They had 2 sons:                                                                     1. Walter Elbert Boyd  b 23 Aug 1908                                                          2. John Addison Boyd  (my father) b 15 May 1913.  

Emma died 9 Oct 1943.  Elbert died March 19, 1945  John A. Boyd was stationed at Guadalcanal During WW2.  He married Alma Dell Ringgold in 11 Feb 1946.  Walter married Margreta Fender (date unknown). Walter and Margerta moved to Minneapolis, MN in the mid 1940's. They had 3 children.  John Boyd and Dell Boyd moved to Minneapolis, MN in 1947 where they raised 5 children.  Walter Boyd died 4 Oct 1981.  Margreta Boyd died in 1998.  John Boyd died 16 Oct 1991 and is buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.  Dell Boyd died 26 Jan 2001 and his buried beside John.  John's children remain in MN.  Walter's children are in different parts of the country. 

Charlie Boyd    chboyd08 at msn.com

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