Bureau County IL Archives Biographies.....Boyd, Nathaniel
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Biography for Nathaniel Boyd, Bureau County, Illinois

Nathaniel Boyd, Concord.  Charles S. Boyd was a merchant tailor in New 
York City till 1920, when he closed out business and came to Illinois 
with hid former partner in the tailoring business, John Dixon.  They 
came most of the distance to the State with ox teams, and when they 
landed in Springfield, Ill., Mr. Boyd erected the third cabin there.  
From 1820 till 1830 he resided at Springfield, and would work at his 
trade whenever he could during the summer, and would often get paid for 
his work in cattle, so during the fall he would drive the cattle to the 
lead mines around Galena, and sell them to the miners, and then stay and 
work at the mines during the winter, and would then again return to his 
home.  However, in 1830, he came to Bureau County, Ill., and bought the 
claim of John Dixon at Boy's Grove, and remained there till 1840, when 
he removed to Princeton. (More of his early settlement will be found in 
the General History.)  During the Black Hawk war he removed his wife and 
daughters to Ft. Clark, now Peoria, but he and two of his sons remained 
on the farm and made a crop of corn.  Mr. Boyd was married in New York 
City to Eliza Dixon, a sister of John Dixon, and their three eldest sons 
were born before coming West, but their two daughters and youngest son 
were born in Springfield, Ill.  The following are the names of the 
children: Charles, Alexander, Nathaniel, Elizabeth, John H. and 
Angelica.  The residence of Charles is not known.  Alexander, Nathaniel 
and Mrs. Angelica Paddock, widow of Dr. S. A. Paddock, resides in Bureau 
County.  Elizabeth is the wife of Ebenezer Chamberlin, of Jameson, Davis 
Co., Mo.  John H. Boyd went to California with the early gold hunters, 
then to Australia, but for many years has been on the Island of Tahiti, 
one of the Society Islands, as a trader with the natives.  Both Mr. and 
Mrs. Charles S. Boyd died in Princeton, Ill.  Nathaniel Boyd was born 
October 1, 1820, and with little exception has resided here since, and 
most of his life has been engaged in farming.  He now owns in Concord 
Township a farm of 425 acres.  He was married in this county March 12, 
1845, to Mary A. Cummings, who was born February 20, 1827, and was the 
daughter of Thornton Cummings.  (See sketch of Willim Cummings.)  Mrs. 
Boyd died September 20, 1866.  She was the mother of the following 
children; Frances, born January 13, 1847, wife of Charles Wetherell, of 
Bureau County; Roxanna, born September 2, 1848, wife of Harry Rawson, of 
Bayard, Iowa;  John W. Boyd, born April 3, 1850, now of St. Louis, Mo.; 
Comma, born January 18, 1860, at home; Henry, born December 25, 1862, 
died June 13, 1882 and also three daughters, who died while small.  In 
political matters Mr. Boyd is identified with the Republican party.

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