R. A. Boyd

R. A. Boyd dates his settlement in this township to January, 1858. He was born in Warren county, N. J., in May, 1833, of which state his parents, James and Elizabeth (Moore) Boyd, were natives, where his mother died in 1851, and where his father still resides. In 1858 he came to Illinois as a visitor, but liking the country made the visit so enduring that he has remained with us almost thirty years. For a year or two he worked by the month, and then settled on his present place, eighty acres of which were purchased by his father prior to R. A. Boyd's western visit. In 1868 he married Miss Sarah J., daughter of Jacob Kissell, who, with their son, C. H. Boyd, are exemplary members of the Methodist Episcopal church. His elder brother, John J. Boyd, settled here in 1850 and resided here eighteen years prior to his removal to Henry county, wliere he now resides. Mr. H. A. Boyd owns an excellent farm of 160 acres. In political life he is an admirer of what the Republican party accomplished since 1861, and a staunch supporter of the party's platform.