John S. Boyd ~ Surrelda E. Raynolds

John S. Boyd, farmer and stock-raiser, section thirty-two, post-office Conway, was born in Jefferson county, New York, June 14, 1835. When seven years old his parents, John and Eliza Boyd, moved to Ohio, and settled near Cleveland, where our subject was reared and educated. In 1857, owing to impaired health, he followed the injunction of Greeley, and came west, reaching this county July 30, of that year, after having walked from Mr. Pleasant, that being the terminus of the railroad at that time. He then engaged in teaching; organized and taught the first school in Marshall township, receiving eighteen dollars per month for his services. In the spring of 1857 he was chosen county superintendent, to serve the un-expired term of Josiah Litteer, and was elected to that position at the next general election; served two years, and was succeeded by Mr. Snow, who served one term, when our subject was again chosen to that office.

He was married March 21, 1860, to Miss Surrelda E. Raynolds, of Ohio, born February 22, 1839. They are the parents of eight children; four are living: Annie B. Boyd; Frank N. Boyd; Jessie E. Boyd; and Bruce B. Boyd. Alice C. Boyd died in 1863 and Eliza J. Boyd, George M. Boyd, and Martha B. Boyd in September, 1875, within twelve days of each other, and all did of diptheria. Mr. Boyd is the owner of 800 acres of land in a high state of cultivation; has a fine house and barn, large bearing orchard, etc. Mr. and Mrs. Boyd are members of the M. E. Church, and have always taken great interest in the moral and intellectual development of the country.

Source: History of Taylor County, Iowa : containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, etc., a biographical directory of many of its leading citizens, war record of its volunteers in the late rebellion, history of Iowa and the Northwest. Contains a 5 page typewritten biographical index at the front. Micro-reproduction of original published: Des Moines: State Historical, 1881. - FHL Film 924394 Item 1

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