Mortimer A. Boyd ~ Mary E. Kirby

Mortimer A. Boyd of Boyd & Shafroth, grocers, etc. A sketch of Mr. Boyd's life, so far as Howard county is concerned, covers a period of but twelve years, yet so thoroughly has he become identified with the business interests of Fayette that his biography justly claims a place in this work. He was born in Virginia December 8, 1844. His father, John Boyd, and his mother, Mrs. S. A. Boyd, whose maiden name was King, were both also natives of Virginia, where they were married; and in Warren county, of that state, Mortimer A., the subject of this sketch, was reared and educated. In 1861, Mr. Boyd enlisted in the Confederate army in company E, 12th Virginia cavalry, and continued in the service until the close of the war. Returning to his native county in 1865, he remained but a short time, coming to Missouri in the spring of 1866. In this state he first settled in Rocheport and engaged there in the mercantile business, which he followed at that place until 1872, when he came to Fayette, Missouri. Here he at once engaged in the grocery trade, Mr. Carson being his partner in business; but a year afterwards he formed his present partnership, which has since continued without interruption. Mr. Boyd was married December 8, 1870, to Miss Mary E. Kirby, a native of Boone county, Missouri. They have one child, Ora W. Boyd. He is a Knight Templar in the Masonic order. As a business man he is regarded as a capable and successful merchant, and as a citizen, honorable and public-spirited.

Source: History of Howard and Cooper Counties, St. Louis: National Historical Company, 1883. FHL Film 14878

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