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Below is a family biography included in the book, The History of Tipton County, Tennessee published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1886.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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R. R. Boyd, of Covington, Tenn., was born in New Hampshire, in 1835, and was one of six children, all living, born to Robert and Susan Boyd, both natives of New Hampshire. The father was born in 1709; he was a farmer, and held some office of political importance, including membership in the State Legislature for many years, and was an elder in the Presbyterian Church. He moved to Ohio in 1852, and died in 1872. The mother’s maiden name was Riddle; she was born in 1800 and died in 1849. Our subject was raised and educated at home. He came to Nashville in 1853 and remained there until 1861. He was first employed as a book-keeper, and was then in the produce business for himself. In 1861 he enlisted in the Confederate Army, and was in the commissary department as clerk under Maj. G. V. Rambeau until 1863, when he was discharged on account of ill health. In 1861 he married Harriet, daughter of John and Mary Black. Mrs. Boyd was born near Pittsburgh, Penn., in 1835. They have three children: Robert B., George R. Grant and Harry Findley. After Mr. Boyd returned from the army he located at Memphis, and engaged in the lumber business, and for some time furnished wood for the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, and then handled cotton, and engaged in ginning. In 1876 he moved to Covington, continuing the latter business until 1886, then began dealing in and sawing lumber. Mr. Boyd is a Democrat, and a member of the I. O. O. F. and with his wife belongs to the Presbyterian Church. He stands well in the community and is a man of strict integrity and kind heart.

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This family biography is one of 91 biographies included in the book,  The History of Tipton County, Tennessee published in 1886 by Goodspeed.  The History of Tipton County was included within The History of Lauderdale, Tipton, Haywood, and Crockett Counties of Tennessee. For the complete description, click here: History of Lauderdale, Tipton, Haywood, and Crockett Counties, Tennessee

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