BOYD, William Townes (Townes Boyd); born Mecklenburg Co., Va., Jan. 20, 1844; Scotch descent; son of Francis Walker and Isabella (Townes) Boyd; paternal grandparents Robert and Tabitha (Walker) Boyd; maternal grandparents William and Lucy R. (Maclin) Townes; educated Hampden Sidney College (Va.), graduated from same with B.A. degree June, 1862; married Fannie A. Lewis Dec. 5, 1865; private 3rd Va. cavalry, C.S.A. for two years; First Richmond Howitzer Battalion, to end of war; Democrat; former Clerk and Master Chancery Court, Tipton, June, 1897, to Dec., 1909; member Presbyterian church. [Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee, Memphis: Paul & Douglass Co., Publishers, 1911; transcribed by K. Mohler]
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BOYD, William Townes (Townes Boyd); born Mecklenburg Co., Va., Jan. 20, 1844; Scotch descent; son of Francis Walker and Isabella (Townes) Boyd; paternal grandparents Robert and Tabitha (Walker) Boyd; maternal grandparents William and Lucy R. (Maclin) Townes; educated Hampden Sidney College (Va.), graduated from same with B.A. degree June, 1862; married Fannie A. Lewis Dec. 5, 1865; private 3rd Va. cavalry, C.S.A. for two years; First Richmond Howitzer Battalion, to end of war; Democrat; former Clerk and Master Chancery Court, Tipton, June, 1897, to Dec., 1909; member Presbyterian church. [Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee, Memphis: Paul & Douglass Co., Publishers, 1911; transcribed by K. Mohler]
Contributor: John Massey (49079245) •
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