THOMAS BOYD/SUSANNAH DAVENPORT - HARDIN CO, OH
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 Pennsylvania
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: History of Hardin County, Warner Beers Co., 1883
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