William and Elizabeth Wiley Boyd,
Champaign County, Illinois
First Generation
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1. William BOYD, GGGG Grandfather. Born ca 1784. William died
in
Urbana, Champaign, IL in Sep 1838; he was 54.[1] Occupation: Farmer.
On 8 Feb 1805 when William was 21, he married Elizabeth (Eliza)
WILEY, GGGG Grandmother, in Shelby Co, KY.[3] Born in Germany.
Elizabeth (Eliza) died in Sep 1838 in Urbana, Champaign, IL.
They
had the following children:
2 i. Stephen (1805-1873)
ii. Joshua, GGGG Uncle. On 5 Jul 1819 Joshua
married Elizabeth Kitson, GGGG Aunt, daughter of James Birch KITSON
(ca 1767-1835) & Jemima MAYES (1777-), in Henry Co, KY. Born ca
1802.
Second Generation
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2. Stephen BOYD, GGG Grandfather. Born on 17 Dec 1805 in Shelby
County, KY. Stephen died in Urbana, Champaign, IL on 14 Aug 1873; he
was 67. Buried in Mt. Olive Cemetery, Mayview, Champaign, IL.
"This old pioneer was born December 17, 1804, in Shelby county,
Kentucky. His father, William Boyd, and his mother, who was
Elizabeth Wiley, came to this county at the same time that Stephen
himself came, to-wit in the year 1831. The father was of Scotch
descent, while the mother was a German lady. They both died here,
in
September, 1838, there being but a few days between the dates of
their death. Stephen, when he arrived in this county from Shelby
county, Kentucky, was twenty-seven years old, and had in 1824 married
Jemima Kitson who died in 1826, in Kentucky. he settled three
miles
east of Urbana and lived there the remainder of his life following
here as he had in his old home, the occupation of a farmer. In
1833
he married Eliza Rinehart. His children were james Boyd, a
well-to-do farmer who now lives at the old home place, (a sketch of
whose life and his portrait appears elsewhere.) John Matthias,
who
died in 1838, Jemima, who died in 1846, Elizabeth, who married Amos
Conway, now residing in Dakota. Mary, who married Frank Champlain,
now residing in Cedar Vale, Chautauqua county, Kansas, Emma and Al
Boyd, both residing near Urbana. Stephen Boyd was always a
consistent and ardent democrat. He died August 14, 1873, leaving
behind him a splendid reputation for honesty and square dealing among
those who knew him for the long period of time he lived among the
early pioneers. He left to his heirs a goodly estate and did
not owe
a cent at the time of his death. His living children have all
done
well and are a credit to the memory of Stephen Boyd, whose record of
honesty we gladly preserve for future generations."[4]
On 24 Jul 1824 when Stephen was 18, he first married Jemima KITSON,
GGG Grandmother, daughter of James Birch KITSON (ca 1767-1835) &
Jemima MAYES (1777-), in Henry Co, KY.[3] Born ca 1804. Jemima died
in Shelby County, KY in 1826; she was 22. They had one child:
3 i. James W. (1825-1892)
On 26 Jan 1835 when Stephen was 29, he second married Eliza RINEHART,
GGGG Aunt, daughter of Mathias RINEHART (1782-) & Elizabeth MARCH,
in
Urbana, Champaign, IL. Born in 1817. Eliza died in Urbana, Champaign,
IL in 1862; she was 45. Buried in Mt. Olive Cemetery, Mayview,
Champaign, IL. They had the following children:
i. Elizabeth, Half GGG Aunt. Elizabeth married
Frank CHAMPLAIN.
ii. Jemima, Half GGG Aunt. Jemima died in 1846.
iii. John Matthias, Half GGG Uncle. John Matthias
died in 1838.
iv. Mary, Half GGG Aunt. Mary first married
Frank Champlain. Mary second married Lewis BENSYL.
v. Isaac, Half GGG Uncle. Born in 1842 in
Urbana, Champaign, IL. Isaac died in Urbana, Champaign, IL in 1862;
he was 20. Buried in Mt. Olive Cemetery, Mayview, Champaign, IL.
Co.
H, 71st Illinois Volunteer Infantry, Civil War
4 vi. Emma (Emily) (1849-1932)
vii. Catharine, Half GGG Aunt. Born in 1851 in
Urbana, Champaign, IL. Catharine died in Urbana, Champaign, IL in
1893; she was 42. Buried in Mt. Olive Cemetery, Mayview, Champaign,
IL.
viii. Allen S., Half GGG Uncle. Born in 1854 in
Urbana, Champaign, IL. Allen S. died in Urbana, Champaign, IL in
1933; he was 79. Buried in Mt. Olive Cemetery, Mayview, Champaign,
IL. On 14 Oct 1886 when Allen S. was 32, he married Catharine
DOHERTY, in Champaign Co, IL.
Stephen third married Malinda RANKIN. Malinda died in 1879.
Third Generation
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3. James W. BOYD, GG Grandfather. Born on 10 Sep 1825 in Shelby
County, KY.[5, Listed as 10 Sep 1825 in Rinehart Family Record] James
W. died in Urbana, Champaign, IL on 14 Apr 1892; he was 66. Funeral
was conducted by Masons of Urbana. Buried in Mt. Olive Cemetery,
Mayview, Champaign, IL. Occupation: Farmer.
James W. Boyd came to Champaign County in 1831 (along with his
father, Stephen, and grandfather, William) and settled Sections 9 and
10.[6]
On 19 Aug 1847 when James W. was 21, he first married Frances RHOADES
(RHODES), GG Grandmother, daughter of Walter RHOADES (RHODES) (27 Oct
1795-18 Jun 1861) & Mary Ann RINEHART (24 Jan 1811-Jan 1872), in
Urbana, Champaign, IL. Born on 31 Aug 1829 in IL. Frances died on 7
Mar 1862; she was 32.[5, Rinehart Family Record]. They had the
following children:
i. John W., GG Uncle. Born on 3 Mar 1849 in
Urbana, Champaign, IL. John W. died bef 31 Jul 1928; he was 79.
On
17 Sep 1879 when John W. was 30, he married Celia S. KELLER, in
Champaign Co, IL.
ii. Sarah, GG Aunt. Born ca 1851.
iii. William M., GG Uncle. Born on 30 Aug 1851 in
Urbana, Champaign, IL. William M. died in Urbana, Champaign, IL in
1907; he was 55. Buried in Mt. Olive Cemetery, Mayview, Champaign,
IL. Listed as "bachelor" on Quit Claim Deed, dated 24 July 1893
5 iv. Mary Jemima (1853-1944)
v. Sarah E. (Maud), GG Aunt. Born on 30 Jul 1857
in Urbana, Champaign, IL. Sarah E. (Maud) married Herman STROVER.
vi. Stephen P., GG Uncle. Born on 2 Apr 1859.
Stephen P. died on 26 Jan 1862; he was 2.
vii. George A., GG Uncle. Born on 25 Nov 1861 in
Urbana, Champaign, IL. George A. died on 10 Sep 1862.
viii. Alfred N., GG Uncle. Born on 17 Jun 1855 in
Urbana, Champaign, IL. Alfred N. died in Urbana, Champaign, IL on 4
Mar 1876; he was 20.
On 17 Aug 1864 when James W. was 38, he second married Mary Ann
COLLINS. Mary Ann died in 1865.
After 1865 when James W. was 39, he third married Caroline TURNIPSEED.
Born in 1832 in PA. They had the following children:
i. Anna C., Half GG Aunt. Born on 17 Jun 1867 in
Urbana, Champaign, IL. On 2 Jan 1887 when Anna C. was 19, she
married William JONES, in Champaign Co, IL.
ii. Frank, Half GG Uncle. Born on 4 Jan 1870 in
Urbana, Champaign, IL. On 26 Mar 1894 when Frank was 24, he married
Della SWAYZE, in Champaign Co, IL.
iii. Florence, Half GG Aunt. Born on 11 Oct 1873
in Urbana, Champaign, IL. On 9 Feb 1898 when Florence was 24,
she
married Edwin S. SPERLING, in Champaign Co, IL.
4. Emma (Emily) BOYD, Half GGG Aunt. Born on 19 Oct 1849 in Urbana,
Champaign, IL. Emma (Emily) died in Urbana, Champaign, IL on 13 Oct
1932; she was 82. Buried in Mt. Olive Cemetery, Mayview, Champaign,
IL. Religion: Methodist. Emma (Emily) first married ? WEBB.
Emma
(Emily) second married ? STEWARD. They had one child:
i. William, Half 1C3R. William died bef 1932.
Fourth Generation
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5. Mary Jemima BOYD, G Grandmother. Born on 4 Oct 1853 in Urbana,
Champaign, IL. Mary Jemima died in Urbana, Champaign, IL on 2 Sep
1944; she was 90. Buried in Mt. Olive Cemetery, Mayview, Champaign,
IL. On 21 Oct 1877 when Mary Jemima was 24, she married Martin
M.
HARRY, G Grandfather, son of Joseph M. HARRY (1818-) & Lucinda
C.
RUGGLES (17 Jan 1825-12 Oct 1904), in Champaign Co, IL. Born on 8 Jan
1844 in Lewisburg, Lewis, KY. Martin M. died in Urbana, Champaign,
IL
on 4 Oct 1918; he was 74. Buried in Mt. Olive Cemetery, Mayview,
Champaign, IL. They had the following children:
i. Frances H. (1878-1956)
ii. Ethel Mary (1880-1968)
iii. James L. (1882-1919)
iv. Daisy Elizabeth (1884-1963)
Sources
1. A Standard History of Champaign County, Illinois,
J. R. Stewart,
Supervising Editor, The Lewis Publishing Company,
Chicago and new
York, I, 196, 1918.
2. "History of Champaign County, 1878"
3. Early American Marriages: Atlantic South.
4. Milton W. Mathews and Lewis A. McLean, Early
History and Pioneers
of Champaign County, Champaign County Herald,
Urbana, Illinois, 136,
1886.
5. Family Records
6. "History of Champaign County"
7. "Muster and Descriptive Rolls of Illinois
Civil War Units," Springfield, IL.
8. Helen Hayward, The Other Foot, Vantage Press,
Inc., New York, 1951.
If anyone has further information on these Boyds please contact me.