WILLIAM BOYD - OHIO
WILLIAM BOYD, one of the most
honored citizens of Fox Township, Carroll
County, a retired agriculturist
and now a capitalist, with residence at
Mechanicstown, was born in
Maryland, December 2,1828. ALEXANDER BOYD,
his grandfather, was a native
of Ireland, whence he emigrated to America
in 1798, locating in New York
for time, afterward moving to Washington
County Penn.,and from there
to Carroll County,Ohio where he died. ANDREW
BOYD, father of our subject,was
born in the Keystone State in 1800, and
was there married to MISS
MARY BELL, of that State,a lady of Irish
descent. In the spring of
1829 he came to Ohio and entered 160 acres of
wild land in Carroll County
(now near Mechanicstown), on which he built
a log cabin and set to work
to clear a farm, becoming a successful
agriculturist. In connection
with farming he carried on a store in
Mechanicstown, and he prospered
in all his undertakings. In the fall of
1873 he passed from earth,
followed,1876, by his faithful wife, who had
borne him ten children. The
parents and grandparents of our subject were
all buried in Mechanicstown
Cemetery. William Boyd, the subject proper
of these lines,was about five
months old when brought by his parents to
Ohio,and was reared to farm
life, attending, during the winter months,
the common schools of the
district. On February 10,1852,he was married
to MISS ELIZABETH ALLISON,who
was born February 20,1832, in
Pennsylvania, of Irish parentage.
Mr. and Mrs. Boyd lived on the old
farm until 1873,in which year
they sold the property and moved into
Mechanicstown, where they
have an elegant residence,in which they are
quietly enjoying the fruits
of their toil. They are members of the
Presbyterian Church, and in
politics Mr. Boyd is a stanch Republican.
Source: Biography Record of
Harrison & Carroll Co. Oh. pg 816 Press John
Morris Co. of Chicago J.H.
Beers & Co. 1891
Thanks to Karen from Ohio, USA