CHEATHAM C0UNTY, TN BOYDS
 

ALEXANDER F. BINKLEY, M.D., was born in Davidson County, Tenn.,January
2,1845. He was educated at the Willwood Institute. In early life he
worked on a farm, and before he was eligible to any office was appointed
justice of the peace in the Second District. In 1866 he was elected to
the same office, and after serving twelve months resigned, and was soon
after appointed county superintendent of public instruction, and held
the office until it was abolished about one year later. He held the
office of county surveyor about three years, and in 1867 began studying
medicine. In 1877 he entered Vanderbilt University at Nashville, and
graduated March 1,1879. He then returned to Cheatham County and began
the practice of his profession, and has met with good success. December
26,1873, he was married to MARY I. BOYD, born January 11,1850, daughter
of WALTER and MARTHA (WHITE) BOYD, born in Virginia and North Carolina
in 1798 and 1820. The mother was twice married, her first husband being
a brother of Walter BOYD. To Mr and Mrs Binkley were born these
children: ISABEL J.B., MARTHA A., MILDRED M. and WILLIAM M. Mildred died May 15, 1879. Our subject and wife are members of the Christian Church
and he is a Republican. His parents were Blackstone and Rebecca (Felts)
Binkley. They were born in Tennessee and North Carolina in 1804 and
1807, respectively, and were married in 1825. November 10,1863, the
father was taken from home by guerrillas and shot dead. The mother died
July 3,1865. The grandparents were born in North Carolina in 1784 and
1789, and died in 1828 and 1859. The great-grandfather, Adam Binkley,
was born in Germany in 1739, and came to Pennsylvania, thence to North
Carolina. He died in 1839. The great- grandmother, Mattie Weller, was
born in 1744 and died in 1812. 
 
Source: Biographical Appendix - Cheatham Co; TN History - Goodspeed
Publishing Co. 1887

Addenda
Spouse (1) Armistead W. "Dick" BOYD and Martha G. White
married in 1841 Person Co. N.C. and were the parents of two children:
Margaret "Meg" BOYD and Joshua Turner BOYD (1844-1925)

Walter BOYD was the older brother of Armistead W. "Dick" BOYD.

Source: Chancellery Court Records - TN
              Marriage Records - Person co. NC

Joshua Turner BOYD (1844-1925) was my great-grandfather.
Martha G. White (married in 1841) was my gg-grandmother.
Thanks,
Marty Dale    sadienob@pe.net

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