Samuel H. Boyd ~ Anna M. Smith

Samuel H. Boyd, a valued employee of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, whose home is in Columbia, Pa., was born in that city, May 10, 1862, and is a son of Samuel A. Boyd and Kate (Pierce) Boyd, also natives of Columbia.

Samuel A. Boyd, the father, was an expressman and did hauling. He died in Columbia, September 25, 1862 at the early age of thirty-four years, and there his remains were interred. His wife, who was born in 1830, died in Port Deposit, Md., in 1869, and was buried in that city. Both were active members of the M. E. Church, and were highly respected by all who knew them. Their children were: Mary A. Boyd, wife of William A. Wolf, of Harrisburg, Pa; John A. Boyd, a resident of Columbia; Jane H. Boyd, wife of Robert Clay, of Harrisburg; Kate A. Boyd, who died in childhood; and Samuel H. Boyd. The maternal grandparents were John and Catherine Pierce, lifelong residents of Columbia.

As he lost his father during his infancy, Samuel H. Boyd was reared by a great-aunt, Miss Catherine Hollgendoubler, and remained with her until his marriage. On June 18, 1883, in Columbia, he wedded Anna M. Smith, by whom he has had five children, namely: Katherine Boyd, who died in infancy; Frederick J. Boyd, Greta M. Boyd, and Irene B. Boyd, all at home; and Mary E. Boyd, who died in 1899. Mrs. Boyd was born in West Hempfield township, Lancaster county, April 4, 1865, a daughter of Leonard and Margaret (Phath) Smith, who though born in Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany, were married in Lancaster county, Pa. The father had come to America at the age of fifteen years with his parents, Samuel Smith and his wife, also natives of Germany, who spent the remainder of their lives in West Hempfield township, Lancaster county. Mrs. Boyd's maternal grandparents never left Germany. Her father, Leonard Smith, followed the blacksmith's trade throughout life, and died in 1887, at the age of fifty-two years. The mother is still living at the age of sixty-five years and continues to make her home in Columbia. In religious belief both were Catholics. Their children were: Catherine and John, both deceased; Elizabeth, wife of Frank C. Shillow, a butcher of Columbia; Leonard, a blacksmith of that place; Anna M., now Mrs. Boyd; Catherine and Henry, both deceased; Mary, wife of William Horney, a railroad brakeman of Columbia; Samuel, a machinist of the same place; William, deceased; Frank, a resident of Columbia; and Edward and Charles, both deceased.

At the age of fifteen years Mr. Boyd began his business career as a boiler maker and worked at that trade for seven years. In 1882 he commenced braking on the Pennsylvania Railroad, but in 1885 decided to become an engineer and devoted the following seven years to firing. In 1892 he was promoted to engineer and is now serving the company in that capacity. He is a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and the Pennsylvania Relief Association, and affiliates with the Democratic party.

Source: Biographical annals of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : containing biographical and genealogical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and many of the early settlers; Micro-production of original published: Chicago : J. H. Beers, 1903. - FHL Film 908995 Items 1-2

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