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Iola Emma BOYD

Female 1895 - 1993  (98 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Iola Emma BOYD was born on 16 May 1895 in Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa (daughter of Charles Robert BOYD and Clara Gertrude CLEAVELAND); died on 8 Oct 1993 in Los Angeles, California.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1900, Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa
    • Census: 1910, Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa
    • Census: 1920, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa
    • Adopted: 1930, Denver, Denver, Colorado
    • Census: 1940, Los Angeles, California

    Iola married Claude Erwin ENGEL on 10 Aug 1916 in Allendorf, Osceola, Iowa, and was divorced. Claude (son of Jacob ENGEL and Florence A. MOAR) was born on 14 Jul 1895 in Allendorf, Osceola, Iowa; died on 22 Dec 1949 in Jefferson, Missouri; was buried in Zion Luth. Cemetery, Hillsboro, Jefferson, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Winifred Ethel ENGEL was born on 4 May 1917 in Allendorf, Osceola, Iowa; died on 7 Jul 2007.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Charles Robert BOYD was born on 22 Sep 1850 in Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts (son of Daniel Hardy BOYD and Abigail McDUFFEE); died on 28 Apr 1935 in Denver, Colorado; was buried in Ocheyedan Cemetery, Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1870, Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire
    • Census: 1885, Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa
    • Census: 1895, Osceola, Iowa
    • Census: 1900, Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa
    • Census: 1910, Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa
    • Census: 1920, La Plata, Colorado
    • Census: 1930, Denver, Denver, Colorado

    Charles married Clara Gertrude CLEAVELAND on 22 May 1875 in Webster, Iowa. Clara (daughter of Quartus Ely CLEVELAND and Esther B. BENEDICT) was born on 29 Mar 1855 in Pennsylvania; died on 4 Nov 1905 in Melvin, Osceola, Iowa; was buried in Ocheyedan Cemetery, Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Clara Gertrude CLEAVELAND was born on 29 Mar 1855 in Pennsylvania (daughter of Quartus Ely CLEVELAND and Esther B. BENEDICT); died on 4 Nov 1905 in Melvin, Osceola, Iowa; was buried in Ocheyedan Cemetery, Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1860, Smithfield, Bradford, Pennsylvania
    • Census: 1885, Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa
    • Census: 1895, Osceola, Iowa
    • Census: 1900, Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa

    Children:
    1. Bernard Arthur BOYD was born on 29 Jan 1878 in Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa; died in 1959 in Oklahoma; was buried in Resthaven Gardens Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
    2. Nellie Louise BOYD was born on 19 Jul 1881 in Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa; died on 28 Nov 1936 in Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa; was buried in Ocheyedan Cemetery, Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa.
    3. Bessie Edith BOYD was born in Aug 1882 in Iowa; died on 14 Jul 1930 in Freeborn, Minnesota; was buried in Graceland Cemetery, Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota.
    4. Hardy Quartus BOYD was born on 12 Mar 1891 in Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa; died on 21 Jul 1971 in Langley, Island, Washington; was buried in Bayview Cemetery, Langley, Island, Washington.
    5. 1. Iola Emma BOYD was born on 16 May 1895 in Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa; died on 8 Oct 1993 in Los Angeles, California.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Daniel Hardy BOYD was born on 26 Sep 1823 in Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire (son of Robert W. BOYD and Mary Lund TOWNS); died on 10 Jul 1917 in Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa; was buried in Ocheyedan Cemetery, Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1860, Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire
    • Census: 1870, Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire
    • Census: 1885, Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa
    • Census: 1895, Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa
    • Census: 1900, Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa

    Notes:

    The D.H. Boyd family migrated from Londonderry, New Hampshire, in the 1870’s, homesteading on a farm north of Ocheyedan. They had a family of eight, of whom Frank J. Boyd was the youngest. Frank farmed the family farm until 1918, when he sold it and bought the mortician and furniture business of William Marshall, and the family moved to town. He worked with the Waltons of Sibley and his son, Robert A. Boyd. An employee of the Waltons at that time, George Wick, recalled that the Waltons had Mr. Boyd furnish the automobile hearse for their funerals, and "Uncle Hugh" Walton did Mr. Boyd’s embalming in the back room of the old store on the east side of the street. As a 19-year-old greenhorn, George Wick sat through many a two- or three-hour session with Mr. Boyd and “Uncle Hugh”, "helping" with the process but mostly listening to Mr. Boyd recounting the early days-the 1800’s. Frank Boyd operated the business for 24 years, and in 1942, it was dissolved.
     Frank married Mary Van Cleve, and they had one son and three daughters. He was intensely interested in the Masonic Lodge and fishing. He died in July of 1943.
     Source: Ocheyedan Post Office Article: “D.H. Boyd, grandfather of Rose Boyd Bruns, succeeded Mr. Ireland as postmaster."

    Daniel married Abigail McDUFFEE on 23 Jul 1849 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire. Abigail (daughter of James McDUFFEE and Hannah HAM) was born on 11 Oct 1829 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire; died on 20 Mar 1915 in Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa; was buried in Ocheyedan Cemetery, Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Abigail McDUFFEE was born on 11 Oct 1829 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire (daughter of James McDUFFEE and Hannah HAM); died on 20 Mar 1915 in Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa; was buried in Ocheyedan Cemetery, Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1870, Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire
    • Census: 1885, Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa
    • Census: 1895, Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa
    • Census: 1900, Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa

    Children:
    1. 2. Charles Robert BOYD was born on 22 Sep 1850 in Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts; died on 28 Apr 1935 in Denver, Colorado; was buried in Ocheyedan Cemetery, Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa.
    2. Emma Margret BOYD was born on 28 Dec 1852 in Nashua, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; died on 23 Mar 1925 in Scotland, Ontario; was buried in Scotland Baptist Church Cemetery, Scotland, Ontario.
    3. Lorenzo Barrows BOYD was born on 15 Mar 1855 in Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire; died in 1945 in Larned, Pawnee, Kansas; was buried in Larned Cemetery, Pawnee, Kansas.
    4. Nellie Francis BOYD was born on 28 Jun 1857 in Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts; died on 17 Dec 1879 in Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa; was buried in Ocheyedan Cemetery, Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa.
    5. Flora Abbie BOYD was born on 19 Oct 1862 in Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire; died on 15 Mar 1917 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota; was buried in Ocheyedan Cemetery, Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa.
    6. Luena Hannah BOYD was born on 5 Sep 1867 in Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire; died on 26 Jun 1949 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri; was buried in Acacia Park Cemetery, Mendota Heights, Dakota, Minnesota.
    7. Frank James BOYD was born on 10 Dec 1869 in Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire; died on 19 Jul 1943 in Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa; was buried in Ocheyedan Cemetery, Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa.

  3. 6.  Quartus Ely CLEVELAND was born on 30 Oct 1817 in Springfield, Bradford, Pennsylvania; died in Wetona, Bradford, Pennsylvania; was buried in Wetona, Cemetery, Bradford, Pennsylvania.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1860, Springfield, Delaware, Pennsylvania
    • Census: 1870, Smithfield, Bradford, Pennsylvania

    Quartus married Esther B. BENEDICT. Esther was born on 8 Sep 1817 in Walton, Delaware, New York; died on 21 Oct 1892 in Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa; was buried in Ocheyedan Cemetery, Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Esther B. BENEDICT was born on 8 Sep 1817 in Walton, Delaware, New York; died on 21 Oct 1892 in Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa; was buried in Ocheyedan Cemetery, Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1870, Smithfield, Bradford, Pennsylvania

    Children:
    1. Emily CLEVELAND was born on 16 Oct 1838; died on 15 Mar 1840; was buried in Wetona, Cemetery, Bradford, Pennsylvania.
    2. Clarissa CLEVELAND was born on 19 Nov 1842; died on 24 Mar 1844; was buried in Wetona, Cemetery, Bradford, Pennsylvania.
    3. Polly Ann CLEVELAND was born on 19 Nov 1842; died on 2 Apr 1843; was buried in Wetona, Cemetery, Bradford, Pennsylvania.
    4. John CLEVELAND was born on 14 Dec 1849 in Springfield, Bradford, Pennsylvania; died on 20 Oct 1923 in Smithfield, Bradford, Pennsylvania.
    5. Francis Montgomery CLEVELAND was born on 5 Dec 1853 in Springfield, Bradford, Pennsylvania; died on 10 Jan 1929 in Caldwell, Missouri; was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Breckenridge, Caldwell, Missouri.
    6. 3. Clara Gertrude CLEAVELAND was born on 29 Mar 1855 in Pennsylvania; died on 4 Nov 1905 in Melvin, Osceola, Iowa; was buried in Ocheyedan Cemetery, Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa.
    7. Nellie CLEVELAND was born on 13 Jul 1857; died on 7 Dec 1858; was buried in Wetona, Cemetery, Bradford, Pennsylvania.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Robert W. BOYD was born on 31 Jul 1788 in Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire; died on 4 Feb 1851.

    Robert married Mary Lund TOWNS on 24 Dec 1812. Mary was born on 23 Apr 1791; died on 10 May 1888. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Mary Lund TOWNS was born on 23 Apr 1791; died on 10 May 1888.
    Children:
    1. 4. Daniel Hardy BOYD was born on 26 Sep 1823 in Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire; died on 10 Jul 1917 in Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa; was buried in Ocheyedan Cemetery, Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa.
    2. Martha A. BOYD was born in 1821 in Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire; died in 1910.

  3. 10.  James McDUFFEE was born on 18 Apr 1796 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire; died on 10 Jan 1868 in Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts; was buried in Rochester Cemetery, Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1855, Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts
    • Census: 1860, Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts

    James married Hannah HAM on 17 Jan 1821. Hannah was born on 27 Jan 1801 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire; died on 10 Apr 1890 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Hannah HAM was born on 27 Jan 1801 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire; died on 10 Apr 1890 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1855, Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts
    • Census: 1860, Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts
    • Residence: 1880, Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts

    Children:
    1. Jacob McDUFFEE was born on 30 Jun 1822 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire; died on 22 Apr 1922 in Dubuque, Iowa; was buried in Park Cemetery, Tilton, Belknap, New Hampshire.
    2. Charles McDUFFEE was born on 18 Oct 1825 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire; died on 25 Jun 1886 in Melrose, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried in Old Cemetery, Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire.
    3. 5. Abigail McDUFFEE was born on 11 Oct 1829 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire; died on 20 Mar 1915 in Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa; was buried in Ocheyedan Cemetery, Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa.