W. G. Boyd ~ Minerva J. Myzell

W. G. Boyd, a representative citizen of China Springs, McLennan county, was born in Stewart county, Tennessee, December 27, 1829, a son of George and Mary Boyd. The father, a native of Virginia, was a son of George Boyd, who came from Ireland to Virginia. After remaining in that State a number of years, he moved to North Carolina, and next to Tennessee, where he subsequently died. His son, George, Jr., succeeded to the old homestead, and died there about 1883. He was a soldier in the war of 1812, and was a lifelong farmer. The mother of our subject, nee Mary James, was a daughter of Emanuel James, a native of Georgia, and a farmer by occupation. Mr. and Mrs. Boyd were the parents of seven children, of whom the subject of this sketch was the seventh child. One sister came to Texas, but afterward returned to Tennessee, and he is now the only one of the family in the State.

W. G. Boyd remained at home until nineteen years of age, was then employed as overseer of an iron works seven years, after which he bought a farm, but was afterward obliged to sell. In 1858 he crossed the Red river and located near Texarkana, Texas, where he sold the slaves he had brought from Tennessee, and bought horses and cattle. In 1862 he came to McLennan county, and engaged in the cattle business five years, and then bought his present farm of 320 acres. At the breaking out of the late war, he enlisted as a private in McCord's battalion, and served on the frontier until the close of hostilities. He was in many Indian raids, captured many stolen horses, at one time securing 125 head, and after returning home looked after his own stock. He then gave his attention to agricultural pursuits, and he now has about 150 acres of his place under a good state of cultivation, farming principally by tenants.

The Squire, as he is now generally called, has been a man of good solid judgment, and has been identified as such from the early settlement of the neighborhood. He has done much in the development of the county, and in aiding the condition of the people and their interests. In appreciation of this they elected him Justice of the Peace and County Commissioner in 1873, and with the exception of two years, when he refused to serve, he has since held these offices. In 1876 the Legislature separated the offices of county commissioner, and justice of the peace and Mr. Boyd was elected to both. He has also served as Notary Public during this entire time, and as a Justice of the Peace has entered about 1,700 judgments of which only about four or five have been reversed in the higher courts. His advice is sought after by his neighbors far and near.

Mr. Boyd was married in 1852 to Miss Minerva J. Myzell, a daughter of Steven Myzell, of French descent, and a farmer by occupation. Our subject and wife have had eleven children, viz: George M. Boyd, born October 3, 1853, died February 18, 1872; Jennie Boyd, born January 20, 1856, married John Carbell, and after his death she became the wife of F. G. Burr; Judson Boyd, born March 19, 1858, is a cotton buyer of Hico; Elizabeth Boyd, born June 2, 1860, married J. W. Sanders, a farmer of Comanche county; William Boyd, born October 7, 1852, is a liveryman of Bosque county; Joel N. Boyd, born April 11, 1865, is a business man of Waco; Mark M. Boyd, born October 3, 1867, is at home; James H. Boyd, born June 6, 1870, is a resident of Waco; Mitchell Boyd, born February 5, 1873, died in infancy; Lucy A. Boyd, born April 2, 1874, is at home; and Nora M. Boyd, born January 21, 1877, is attending school.

Socially, Mr. Boyd is a member of the Masonic fraternity; and politically is a life long Democrat.

Source: A Memorial and biographical history of McLennan, Falls, Bell and Coryell Counties, Texas : containing a history of this important section of the great state of Texas, from the earliest period of its occupancy to the present time, together with glimpses of its future prospects, also biographical mention of many of the pioneers and prominent citizens of the present time, and full-page portraits of some of the most eminent men of this section. Microfilm of original published: Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1893. - FHL Film 1000605

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