Obituary of John BOYD, Crawford County, Illinois Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Copyright 2000 Cindy McCachern Obituary of John Boyd   27 Feb. 1907, Robinson (IL) Argus   John Boyd died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Jane Smith, near Danville, Feb. 21st, aged 84 years, 7 months and 10 days.  Deceased was one of the early pioneers of Crawford county.  His father Archibald Boyd and wife came from North Carolina in the early part of the last century, stopping for a few years in Orange county, Ind. and then to this county in 1818, locating near the present town of Porterville.  There the family was reared and the parents died.  The subject of this sketch grew to manhood, married, and reared a family in this county, moving to the vicinity of Danville in 1861(?), living there until his death.  He is survived by five children, two sons and three daughters, and a number of relatives and friends.  He was the youngest brother of the late James Boyd of the vicinity of Trimble and uncle of W. M. Boyd, of that town. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb Archivist with proof of this consent. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Cindy McCachern