THOMAS BOYD - OHIO
THOMAS BOYD, farmer, P.O. Ada,
was born March 4,1821. He is a son of
WILLIAM and SUSANNAH (WALLING)
BOYD, the former a native of Penn.
and the latter of Ohio. William
Boyd was of Irish and his wife of German
descent. William Boyd was
a wheelwright by trade, and at an early date
made spinning wheels. The
account which he kept shows that he has made
3,500. In the later years
of his life he was a farmer, and brought up
his son on the farm, allowing
him an education from the common schools
in Delaware County. Thomas
stayed with his parents until he was
twenty-seven years of age.
He had chosen farming for his occupation and
was very successful with it.
Having started with $800 given by his
parents, he now, by his own
exertions, owns a farm of 172 acres and a
good property in Ada.
In 1863, our subject settled in Hardin County and
came to Ada in 1879, and then
retired from farming and is now living on
Main Street. In 1848,
he married SUSANNAH DAVENPORT, a sister of Dr.
Davenport. They have
one child, ALBERT J., who is married and does
farming on his father's farm.
Mr. and Mrs. Boyd are members of the
Methodist Episcopal Church;
the latter was Trustee and Steward in the
Methodist Episcopal Church
of Delaware County; he was also delegate of
the annual conference, and
Class Leader and Superintendent of the
Sabbath school. He ranks
among the best citizens of Ada.
Source: The History of Hardin
County, Ohio Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co
1883 Page 992