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Samuel Newton Boyd and Priscilla Woods Family

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Samuel Newton Boyd

Judge Christian Co., Missouri

 16. Samuel N. BOYD was born on 24 Nov 1818 in Hall County, Georgia. He served in the military on 28 Mar 1839 in Kelloggs Station, Lumpkin County, Georgia. He died on 20 Aug 1909 in Ozark, Christian County, Missouri. He was buried in Ozark Cemetery, Ozark, Missouri. This information taken from Pension records of the Indian Wars which were filed in Topeka, Kansas. It lists Samuel as a private in Captain Barkers' Company of the Georgia Volunteers. He was married to Priscilla WOOD on 8 May 1842 in Forsyth County, Georgia. I have actual copy of document of wedding from Forsyth Co. Courthouse.  He and Priscilla left Georgia not too long after they were married. Priscilla's parents and siblings also left with them. They first went into Tennessee, where Priscilla's sister, Parthenia met Francis Marion Qualls and they married. They left Tennessee and headed for Arkansas and settled there for a while. The Qualls family stayed in Arkansas. Around 1848 Sam and Priscilla, Andrew and Charity arrived in Hartsville, Wright County, Missouri. Samuel served as a judge in Hartville, Wright County, Missouri. Priscilla's father died here. In 1849 or 50 they moved to Ozark, Christian County, Missouri. Charity went with them. Samuel also was a judge here in Christian County, Missouri in the 1860's.
17. Priscilla WOOD was born on 10 May 1822 in Hall County, Georgia. She died on 20 Dec 1902 in Ozark, Christian County, Missouri. She was buried in Ozark Cemetery, Ozark, Missouri. Children were: Priscilla Wood, click here to view my parents

Priscilla Wood

child i. Sarah Ann (Sally) BOYD was born on 30 Mar 1848 in Hartsville, Wright County, Missouri. She married James S. Johnson on 24 September 1873 in Christian County Missouri (this was his second marriage; he married first Hannah Dean). She died on 2 May 1930 in Ozark, Christian County, Missouri. She was buried in Ozark Cemetery, Ozark, Missouri. They had no children. He had 1 son, Zachariah A. Johnson who married Maggie Boyd, sister of Sarah Ann Boyd.  

 

Sally Boyd Johnson

Sally Boyd Johnson

 

                                           
child8 ii. William R. BOYD. born on 5 Apr 1850 in Hartville, Wright County, Missouri. He died on 22 Feb 1911 in Ozark, Christian County, Missouri. He was buried in Oddfellow Cemetery Ozark, Christian County, Missouri. Was a Deputy Sheriff hired by his brother-in-law Zachariah Johnson during the Baldknobber era. Later became a Public Administrator for Ozark, Missouri. He married (1st) Martha Frances Marley about 1877 in Christian County, Missouri. They had four daughters. He married (2nd) Mary Ann HOLLAND on 31 Dec1890 in Ozark, Christian County, Missouri. They had 10 children.                                       William R. Boyd, click here to view my family.

William Riley Boyd
Public Administrator
Ozark, Missouri
childiii. Margarett (Maggie) BOYD was born on 26 Dec 1854 in Hartsville, Wright County, Missouri. She died on 22 Jun 1900 in Ozark, Christian County, Missouri. She was buried in Oddfellow Cemetery, Ozark, Missouri. Married Zachariah A. Johnson on 18 March 1877 in Christian County Missouri. Zachariah's father was James S. Johnson who married Sally Boyd, Margarett's sister. Zachariah Johnson was the sheriff of Christian County during the Baldknobber era. He was the sheriff that hung the 3 Baldknobbers for their crimes. 

 Had 4 children: 

bullet Harry Johnson born 1878 Christian County, Missouri.
bullet Bernice Johnson 
bullet James Johnson
bulletJessie Johnson born 31 May 1885 Christian County, Missouri. Died 1887 Christian County, Missouri. Buried Vaughn Cemetery in Christian County, Missouri.
 Zachariah Johnson, Sheriff of Christian County

Zachariah Johnson

Sheriff Christian Co., MO.

 

 

 

                                           
childiv. Ware BOYD was born about 1855 in Hartsville, Wright County, Missouri. He died INFANT in Ozark, Christian County, Missouri. He was buried in Ozark Cemetery, Ozark, Missouri.  

 

 

 

                                           
child v. Elizabeth Burton (Betty) BOYD was born on 15 Sep 1859 in Huntsville, Arkansas. Married John G. Horton on 5 December 1886 in Christian County, Missouri. She died on 18 May 1956 in Springfield, Greene County, Missouri. She was buried on 22 May 1956 in Clear Creek Cemetery Greene County, Missouri. They had 5 daughters: 
bullet Edith Horton, 
bullet Grace Horton 
bullet Ann Horton 
bullet Wanda Horton
bullet May Horton

(Have pictures of Edith and Wanda)

 Elizabeth "Betty" Boyd

Elizabeth Burton Boyd

                                           
childvi. Green BOYD was born about 1859 in Huntsville, Arkansas. He died INFANT in Huntsville, Arkansas.  

 

 

 

                                           
childvii. Lydia Francis BOYD was born on 20 Oct 1865 in Ozark, Christian County, Missouri. Married (1) Joseph D. Roberts on 30 November 1885 in Christian County, Missouri; (2) Richard E. Birran. She died on 14 Jan 1947 in Ozark, Christian County, Missouri. She was buried on 16 Jan 1947 in Ozark Cemetery, Ozark Missouri. She had one son by each father: 
bullet Boyd Roberts born 1890 Christian County, Missouri.
bullet Richard Birran Jr. born 1903 in Christian County, Missouri. Married Katherine Aguilar.
  

Richard and Francis Birran gravestone

Richard and Lydia Francis Birran

 

 

                                           

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