Dr. J. R. Boyd was born in Portland, Me., Aug. 13, 1846; reared in Mississippi until he was 14 years of age. In 1860, he went to Europe; returned to Mississippi in September, 1861. The following month, he again left for Europe; he entered school at "The Gymnasium," at Aberdeen, Scotland; in September, 1864, he left for India as an assistant manager of a coffee-plantation; from October, 1864, to May, of 1870, Mr. Boyd remained in India, being manager at the time he left there, bringing with him flattering testimonials from his employers. He came to Wisconsin in April, 1871, located in Watertown, where he remained but a month, and then went to Bloomington, Ill.; was there until November of the same year, when he returned to Watertown and studied dentistry with Dr. Albert Solliday; was with him until the last of February, 1875, then went to the N. Y. College of Dentistry, and continued there two full years, and graduated Feb. 27, 1877, receiving the faculty prize of $100, that being the only prize given for best examinations in all the departments. May 15, 1877, he formed a partnership with Horace Enos, of Milwaukee; was with him eighteen months, then went South for a short time, and July 1, 1879, commenced business here. Dr. Boyd is the son of Rev. Fred W. Boyd, D. D., and Mary E. (Bailey) Boyd – both living, and at present residents of Waukesha. There are four children in the family living James R. Boyd, Walter S. Boyd, Lloyd T. Boyd and Charles Mayo Boyd.
 

Source: A Few good men of Wisconsin : including biographical sketches and early county histories; Snyder, Van Vechten, 1878. FHL US/CAN Film 1598430
 

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