BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, BELMONT COUNTY, OHIO

"History of the Upper Ohio Valley" Vol. II, 1890.

Presented by Linda Fluharty from hard copies provided
by Mary Staley & Phyllis Slater.


Page 621.

WILLIAM BOYD, JR.

Wi1liam Boyd, Jr., son of the above, is one of the progressive farmers
of Belmont county. He was born in February, 1842, and was reared on the
old homestead farm. He remained with his parents until he was thirty-two
years old, when in 1874, he was married to Emily, daughter of Joseph and
Harriet (Shahan) Brannen, both natives of Ohio. She was born in 1853.
In 1862, Mr. Boyd enlisted in Company B, One Hundred and Twenty-sixth
Ohio volunteer infantry, and served one year, when he was taken sick and
honorably discharged on account of disability. He then settled on the
farm where he now lives, surrounded with the comforts of life. He has a
good farm of ninety-six acres, and a great variety of stock. He is well-
known and influential as a citizen. By his marriage, above mentioned,
Mr. Boyd has two children, Joseph B. and Hattie H. He and wife are both
members of the United Presbyterian church.