William F. Boyd ~ Catharine McDonald

William F. Boyd, baggage master for B. & O. R. R., Shawnee, Ohio, was born November 19, 1828, in County Antrim, Belfast, Ireland. Came to America August 3, 1847, and located at Newark, New Jersey. Mr. Boyd was married in January 1852, to Miss Catharine McDonald, daughter of Michael and Mary Anne (Stephens) McDonald, of Newark, New Jersey. They became the parents of three children, viz.: Mary Anne Boyd, married to Owen McKenna, of Newark, Ohio; Adelaide R. Boyd, married to Frank W. Caffee, of Newark, Ohio; and McDonald Boyd, who also resides at Newark, Ohio. Mr. Boyd resided at Newark, New Jersey seven years, working at carriage manufacturing. He came to Newark, Ohio, in 1854, and remained until 1868, working at his trade, carriage blacksmithing. He also lived at Coalport, Coshocton county, Ohio four years. Came to Shawnee in 1872, and took his present position in 1874. He was one of the charter members of the Knights of Pythias, No. 117, Shawnee, Ohio, and has attended every meeting of the Lodge, excepting one, then he was absent attending Grand Lodge. Mrs. Boyd died March 4, 1861.

Source: History of Fairfield and Perry counties, Ohio : their past and present, containing a comprehensive history of Ohio, a complete history of Fairfield and Perry counties, their townships, cities, villages, towns, schools, churches, societies, industries, statistics, etc., a history of their soldiers in the late war, portraits of early settlers and prominent men, miscellaneous matter, maps of the counties, biographies and histories of pioneer families, etc., etc. Micro-reproduction of original published: Chicago : W. H. Beers & Co., 1883. FHL Film 934895 Item 1

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