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CHIEF: Dr Robin Boyd, MA (Oxon); MB BS; LRCP, MRCS; DCH; AFOM, 8th Baron Kilmarnock |
Richard G. Boyd NEW EMAIL ADDRESS RichBoyd (at sign) Charter.net |
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CHIEF: Dr Robin Boyd, MA (Oxon); MB BS; LRCP, MRCS; DCH; AFOM, 8th Baron Kilmarnock |
Richard G. Boyd NEW EMAIL ADDRESS RichBoyd (at sign) Charter.net |
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Pryor Boyd Wheeling, West Virginia My great grandfather Pryor Boyd was a Wheeling native and a Confederate army veteran. His father Robert is a bit of an unknown to me; Pryor's mother was buried near Pryor in Wheeling, but no Robert. My grandfather was Robert Edward Lee Boyd (named after Robert E. Lee) and was a prominent banker and later worked as VP for Bloch Brothers Tobacco in Wheeling. My father was R. L. Boyd, Jr., and I am the third. I will detail everything I know so far when I can spend a little time at it. I have some pages from a Bible that were retrieved from Scotland by one of Pryor's sisters who was doing genealogy research for a book in the late 1800s. Below is his obituary. From the "Wheeling
Intelligencer" 1905: OLD VETERAN OF THE CONFEDERACY Mr. Pryor
Boyd passes away at the City Hospital at ripe old age. On Sunday afternoon at the City hospital, Mr. Pryor Boyd, an old and respected citizen of Wheeling, and a member of the confederate army in the war of the rebellion, died of locomotor ataxia after an illness of years. The deceased was one of the last surviving veterans of the confederate army in the vicinity of Wheeling. In early part of '61 he cast his fortunes with the Southern states, and enlisted under Captain Shriver in the company named after it's commander, known as Schriver's Grays. The regiment was attached to the 27th regiment Virginia Infantry, which was later attached to the Stonewall brigade, commanded by the illustrious Stonewall Jackson. Before he was disabled, however, he was placed in command of his company and when wounded was a lieutenant commanding. His wound was of a serious nature and he could no longer serve in the infantry, but his indomitable will would not allow him to retire to private life, and here enlisted in the cavalry, being assigned to Major Sweeney's battalion. In this capacity he served during the entire war, and his service of four years was honest and faithful. At the close of the war he returned to Wheeling and engaged in business. Among those who served in his company, and still survive him are Mr. George S. Feeney, and Dr. W. A. Cracraft. His loyalty to the Confederacy is illustrated by the fact that he named his only son after the great southern general, Robert Lee. The deceased was 67 years
of age, and for many years has been in poor health, suffering with the
disease that finally proved fatal. Added to this he was impaired by the
wounds he received while fighting under the flag of the Confederacy. He
was removed to the hospital some time ago, where he passed quietly away.
He is survived by three children, two daughters and one son. His son,
Robert Lee, is a clerk in the National Exchange Bank, while his
daughters, in the teens, are still at home. He is also survived by a
sister, Miss Jennie Boyd, who lives at 86 South Penn Street. The funeral
will be held from his late residence, 126 Virginia Street, Tuesday
afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. The interment will be private and will be in
Greenwood cemetery. NOTE: Use this data as a finding tool, just as you would any other secondary source. When you find the name of an ancestor listed, confirm the facts in original sources.
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