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: Margret b 1828, Mandain b 1930, J.M b 1833, Addison Harvey (my g-grandfather) b 15 Sept 1835,  G.W b 1840, and 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 newapaper 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 and Mary had 8 children:  Evelyn b 10 Oct 1869, Arther J. b 1871, Hugh b 1873, Claire b 5 Oct 1875,  Sydney b 07 Nov 1877,  Sayers James b 21 Dec 1879, an unnamed baby in 1880 and Mary b 15 Dec 1882.  Austin died in Paris,TX May 15, 1902,  Mary died in Paris, Tx March 2, 1919. Addison was reported to have been involved in the Cilil War, but no mention of which company.  Addison married Sarah H. Boyle (Mary's sister)  about 1870 and they moved to Paris,TX where Addison aided Austin with the newspaper.  Addison and Sarah had 11 children: Ellen b Nov 1861, Jessie b Oct 1863, William Harvey b 6 Oct 1865, Walter Ewing b 10 Feb 1868,  Mary Emma b 7 Dec 1869, Hugh Howard b 2 June 1872,  Euginia b 14 Feb 1874, Benton Hooks b 25 Jan 1876,  Elbert Lindley (my grandfather) b 23 Feb 1878, Mirium Vesey b 19 Feb 1880, Ethel Louise b 23 Sept 1882.  Addison died 30 Dec 1884.  Sarah died 19 Feb 1942.  Elbert married Emma Albertina Anderson in May 26, 1904.  Elbert was an electrician.  They had 2 sons:  Walter Elbert b 23 Aug 1908 and John Addison  (my father) b 15 May 1913.  Emma died 9 Oct 1943.  Elbert died March 19, 1945  John was stationed at Guadelcannal 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 and Dell moved to Minneapolis, MN in 1947 where they raised 5 children.  Walter died 4 Oct 1981.  Margreta died in 1998.  John died 16 Oct 1991 and is buried at
Fort Snelling National Cemetery.  Dell 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@msn.com

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