John Jackson BOYD was born in New York about 1826. He attended the U.S.
Military Academy, West Point, New York, and was commissioned a lieutenant of calvary. He served in the regular army under General John C. Fremont, and was a member of the Pathfinders expedition to Pike's Peak. He resigned his commission after a few years and returned to New York.

In 1860, John Boyd migrated to Kansas, settling in Doniphan County.  He
organized and was the captain of the local militia in Troy, Doniphan County, Kansas called "Boyd's Company", 4th Regiment Kansas Volunteers. On August 6, 1861, this unit was mustered into federal service at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas and encamped at Wyandotte, Kansas. The unit was subsequently redesignated as Company F, 4th Regiment Kansas Volunteers and Company F, 10th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Infantry, respectively.  During October 6 to November 10, 1861, Captain Boyd was detached from his unit to recruit for the regiment. In that period he married Elizabeth CASE, also from Doniphan County, Kansas. They were married by Reverend J. E. Ryan on October 17, 1861 in Troy, Doniphan County, Kansas. Captain John Boyd requested and was granted a resignation of his commission effective August 11, 1862. No reason was given for the resignation.  John Boyd returned to Doniphan County, Kansas after his
discharge. In 1867 he moved to Atchison, Kansas where his is listed in the Federal Census of 1870. His occupation for this enumeration is listed as a book keeper.  During late 1870 through the 1888 John Boyd was the Deputy Clerk of the District Court. In November 1888 he was elected Clerk of the District Court, Atchison County, Kansas. It was reported in the "Atchison Daily Globe", on November 8, 1888 that he "was on a sick-bed when he was nominated for district clerk, and who was sick all through the canvass and is still in bed. He did not, as far as the Globe knows, put up a dollar for boodle purposes." He died on February 3, 1889, and is buried in the Mount Vernon Cemetery, Atchison County, Kansas.

 
               George Henry Boyd/Olive May Jackson

George Henry BOYD was the second of six children born to John J. BOYD and Elizabeth CASE in Atchison, Kansas.  He lived in the Atchison, Kansas area until his early adult life. In 1888, he married Olive May JOHNSON and in 1900 he was living in Kansas City, Missouri with his wife and two sons. His occupation is listed as a traveling salesman.  A decade later, the George Boyd family consisted of four sons and lived on Hardesty Avenue in Kansas City. George's occupation is a salesman for commercial hardware. In 1915, the George Boyd family, consisting of his wife and three sons moved to Minnesota and were living in St Paul. His employment at that time was a buyer of wholesale hardware.  In 1940, he and his  wife moved to Missouri and lived with his son, George Raymond BOYD in Blue Township, a rural area near Independence. He died on November 1942, five months after his wife. 
 
 
                           George Raymond Boyd  

George Raymond BOYD was born to George Henry BOYD and Olive May JOHNSON in Highland, Doniphan County, Kansas. He spent his childhood and early adult life in Atchison, Kansas. He started working for newspapers when
he was 15, and worked various jobs in St Paul and Omaha. In 1910, he and his wife, Olive, (mother?) were living in Kansas City, Kansas with his mother-in-law, Hanna ENGLISH.  He worked for the Kansas City Star in Kansas City, as a clerk and assistant circulation manager. In 1926, he moved to Independence, Missouri, where he worked as the circulation manager for the Independence Examiner. He was also the secretary-treasurer for the Midwest Circulation Managers Association. In the early 1940's, he moved to Glendale, California and worked for the Glendale News Press as an advertising manager. He retired in Glendale, but later moved to Washington, NC, where his son Kenneth lived. After his wife Olive died, he moved to Blue Springs, Missouri and married a long time friend. After her death, he moved to Ft Myers, Florida to live with his brother William M. BOYD.

Kenneth Boyd   krboyd@erols.com
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