KANSAS
History of Kansas and Kansans
Vol. 1
LIST OF ELECTION DISTRICTS
AND PLACES OF HOLDING ELECTIONS:
A G. BOYD.
BIG SPRINGS CONVENTION:
Tenth District - J.H.
BOYD
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Vol. 2
JOHN W. LEEDY was born in
Richland County, Pa., March 8,1849. He married
MISS SARAH J. BOYD, of Frederickstown,Ohio,
by whom he had three
children. They moved to Coffey
County, Kansas, in 1880, and took a farm
near Leroy. He accumulated
some property, which was later lost through
business reverses.
SECOND KANSAS VOLUNTEER BATTERY:
WILLIAM H. BOYD, Mansfield.
Owned and Controlled by the
Church of the Brethren:
In June, 1902, McPherson College
met an irreparable loss in the death of
Pres. C.E. Arnold at the early
age of thirty-six years. The following
brethren have served as trustees
up to time of recognition:
A.L.BOYD
CAMPAIGN OF 1892:
One delegate for each district
was sent to Omaha, as follows:
H.N. BOYD
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Vol. 3
WILLIAM POLLOM was born in
Ohio, in 1838. He was married in 1856 to
ANN BOYD, of Muskingum County,
Ohio, and not long thereafter moved to
Clay County, Indiana,and then
to Putnam County, in the same state. In
1871, locating in North Topeka,
after two years returned to the old
Indiana home. Eight years
later again came to Kansas. This was again
North Topeka, where they remained
for one year and then occupied the
David Shellabarger farm for
five years. Subsequently they went to
Pottawatomie County, Kansas,
and lived near Louisville for five years,
and then returned to Shawnee
County and bought the Hickman farm, on
Indian Creek, where Mr. Pollom
erected a residence. His final move, at
the time of his retirement
from active affairs, was to the City of
Tacoma, Washington, where
Mr. Pollom is living.Mrs. Pollom is deceased.
They were the parents of eleven
children.
FRANK C. BOWEN was born in
Indiana, and came to Topeka in 1869. In that
year he married MISS EMMA
G. BOYD, daughter of WILLIAM BOYD, a pioneer
settler of Shawnee County.
In 1870 Frank C. Bowen and wife removed to
Wamego.where he opened a book
and stationery store. After several years
in that business he returned
to Topeka, and in 1874 resumed the same
line of business in the Capital
City. He and his wife have two
sons,HARRY JUSTICE, who for
many years has been a trusted employe of the
W. A. L. Thompson Hardware
Company of Topeka; and DR. WILLIAM FRANCIS.
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Vol. 4
In 1892 at Bockport, Indiana,
Charles T. Carpenter and Miss Temple
WEST were united in marriage.
Mrs. Carpenter was born in Pike County,
Indiana. Her ancestors, the
Wests, came from England to Virginia in
colonial times. Her grandfather,
HUGH WEST, a native of Virginia, saw
active service in the Mexican
war, and spent his life as a farmer in
Kentucky and Ohio. He died
in Clermont County, Ohio. He was a whig in
politics. HUGH WEST married
ROSANNA BOYD, who was born in South Carolina
and died in Indiana about
1867.
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Vol. 5
Mr. KLEIN was married in 1880,
at Summerfield, Illinois, to Miss
Katherine Reinhart, daughter
of Michael and Dorothy Reinhart, the latter
a resident of Summerfield,
where the former, who was a butcher by
vocation, died several years
ago. Mr. and Mrs. Klein are the parents of
two children: CORA B., a graduate
of Fine Arts at Washburn College,
Topeka, Kansas, and is the
WIFE OF DR.C.A. BOYD, a practicing physician
and surgeon at Belpre, Edwards
County, Kansas
Mr. HOWE was married at Marion,
Kansas, December 24, 1876, to Clara Bell
Frazer. Mr. and Mrs. Howe
became the parents of eight children:
BERTRICE AILEEN, WIFE OF JAMES
G. BOYD.
MARGARET GILLILAND, who died
in North Bend, Nebraska, in October, 1914,
married ARTHUR BOYD, a miller
at North Bend.
Source: Connelley, William
E. A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans.
Chicago: Lewis Publishing
Company, 1918.
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Kansas Territorial Census, 1855
Name
District Where From Page Num
BOYD, A.G.
15 Missouri
94
BOYD, Adam
6 Missouri
85
BOYD, Patrick
15 England
95
BOYD, Reuben
6 Missouri
85
Source:
Graden, Debra. Index of the
Territorial Census of Kansas, 1855.
Taken from Report of the Special
Committe Appointed to Investigate the
Troubles in Kansas, With the
Views of the Minority of Said Committee,"
House of Representatives,Report
200, 34th Congress, 1st Session.
Washington, D.C.: Cornelius
Wendell,1856
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Leavenworth, Kansas History Name Index
Name
Page
BOYD, Agnes
606
BOYD, C.
590
BOYD, Leslie
606
BOYD, Neal
511
BOYD, Vollie
606
Source: The History of Leavenworth
County, Kansas, published in 1921.
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