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Francis
M. Boyd ~ Arminta Walker
Washington
County, AR
FRANCIS
M. BOYD. Among the representative farmers of Washington County,
Ark., may be mentioned Mr.F.M. Boyd, who was born near where he now
lives on the 14th of June, 1840, and is a son of WILLIAM D. BOYD and
ELIZABETH (OXFORD) BOYD, the former of whom was born in North Carolina
in 1806, and the latter in East Tennessee in 1811. They were married in
Tennessee, and in 1829 moved to Arkansas, where they gave their
attention to farming. The mother's death occurred on the 31st of July,
1879. She and husband were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church for
many years; he is a Democrat Out of a family of ten children born to
them the following are those living; MARY A. BOYD, wife of John F. BARR;
LAVINA BOYD, widow of V.B. Johnson; FRANCIS M. BOYD; ALBERT W. BOYD;
REBECCA BOYD, wife of
Sylvanus Walker, and WILLIAM A. BOYD. Those deceased are NANCY BOYD,
MALINDA BOYD,
CLEMENTINE BOYD and BENJAMIN F. BOYD. Francis M. Boyd remained at home until
the breaking out of the war, when he enlisted in the Confederate State
service, Company K, and served until the army was disbanded at Marshall,
Tex. He was in many battles and skirmishes, but was never wounded nor
taken prisoner. He returned home and resided with his parents until his
marriage, in February, 1866, to ARMINTA WALKER, a daughter of Tandy W.
Walker. She was born in Marion County, Mo., March 12, 1836, and died at
her residence November 12, 1885, and was buried at Sun's Chapel November
14. (As one of God's chosen, she rests in peace.) She was a member of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Mr. Boyd is a Democrat, and gives
his aid to all laudable enterprises. He is the present postmaster at
Wyman, and has been engaged in business in that place for three years.
He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
Source:
Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Northeast Arkansas.
Chicago: Goodspeed Publishers, 1889.
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