John W. Boyd

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1843-05-02

Death Date

1917-03-14

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White

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"John W. Boyd" in the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/N00013839, (accessed March 14, 2025).

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Ohio County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of James Boyd and Serem Sharp Boyd. Boarder in the household of George Dodson in Ohio County in 1860. Farmer in Ohio County in 1863. Served in the 12th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as lieutenant from October 8, 1862, to March 3, 1863. Served in the 17th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as private from April 12, 1865, to September 20, 1865.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Ohio County, Buford, Bells District, p. 771.
Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, McLean County, Mason Creek, Jobes Precinct, p. 227A.
Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910), KDLA, Roll #994027-994058, McLean County Deaths, p. 1763.
Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865), NARA RG 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records), Ohio County, KY, July 1863, p. 402 (accessed via Ancestry.com).
Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0114.
Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0137.
Find A Grave, "John W Boyd (1843-1917)," Memorial #94921835, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94921835 (accessed December 8, 2020).

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