John Thomas Boyd & Mary Virginia Anderson

Family Group Report and Census Analysis

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Family Group Report

Husband

  John Thomas Boyd

  (day-mo-year) Place -- City; Township; County; State; Country [Source]
Birth 15 Oct 1858  Upshur County, West Virginia  [ birth-register page 22, line 86 ]
Marriage 26 Jun 1901  Hedding, Lewis County, West Virginia  [ marriage-license page 346 ]
Death 20 Feb 1910                                               (full death-date on headstone)
Burial Rock Cave Cemetery, Rock Cave, Upshur County, West Virginia  [ Find-a-Grave Memorial ]
his Father Calvin Boyd  (died in the Civil War)
his Mother Louisa Curry  (1835-1900)
Notes about Husband: cause-of-death: Broncho pneumonia / Cold  (age 87 years);  his Biography
Wife

 Mary Virginia Anderson

  (day-mo-year) Place -- City; Township; County; State; Country [Source]
Birth 17 Jan 1867  Lewis County, West Virginia  
Death  6 Oct 1960  Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia  [ death-certificate ]
Burial Rock Cave Cemetery, Rock Cave, Upshur County, West Virginia  [ Find-a-Grave Memorial ]
her Father James J. Anderson
her Mother Lucretia J. Bleigh
Notes about Wife: cause-of-death: Stasis Pneumonia / Vincent's Angina  (age 93 years)
Children (day-mo-year) Place -- City; Township; County; State; Country [Source] Spouse
1 M James E. Boyd b 31 Mar 1902 Rock Cave, Upshur, WV  [ cert-of-birth ] (dc indicates never married)
d 26 Oct 1961 Buckhannon, Upshur, WV  [ death-certificate ] bur: Rock Cave Cemetery
Notes about Children:

Census Analysis

Head of Household:  John Thomas Boyd Spouse:  Mary Virginia Anderson
Date / Place of Birth:  1858 / Upshur, (W)Va Date / Place of Birth:  1867 / Lewis, WV
Date / Place of Death:  1910 / Date / Place of Death:  1960 / Upshur, WV
Marriage Date / Place:  1901 / Upshur, WV
1860 ST Va COUNTY: Upshur Twp Post-Office: Buckhannon Pg# 153
1-year-old John T. Boyd is with his parents, Calvin Boyd (age 32, Blacksmith; $630/$525; Va) & Louisa (age 25, Va)
Other household-members: Wm H. Boyd (age 5), Virginia S. Boyd (age 3) and Rob't A. McCalley (age 12)
1870 ST   COUNTY:   Twp   Pg#  
(note: haven't yet found 11-year old John T. Boyd in the 1870 census, he is not with his widowed mother & 2 brothers, who are in the household of his mother's sister - Mary S. McWhorter, and her 3 young children)
1870 ST WV COUNTY: Lewis Twp Battelle Township Pg# 22
3-year-old Mary V. Anderson is with her parents, James J. Anderson (age 34, Farmer, $2500/$1000; Va) & Lucretia J (age 24, Va)
Other household-members: Emily A (age 8), Martha E. (age 2) and Wilmer H. (age 1)
1880 ST WV COUNTY: Upshur ED ED:130; Banks District Pg# 23
22-year-old John T. Boyd is with his Uncle & Aunt, Edward Curry (age 47, Merchant, WV-WV-Va) & Lucetta (age 45, WV-Va-Va)
Other household-members: Joseph Wood (age 22, Boarder, Farm laborer, WV), and Lucy Johns (age 15, Boarder, House Keeping, WV)
1880 ST WV COUNTY: Lewis ED ED:131; Collins Settlement Pg# 12 & 13
13-year-old Mary V. Anderson is with her parents, Jas. J. Anderson (age 43, Farmer, WV-Va-WV) & Lucretia J. (age 34, Va-Va-Va)
Siblings: Emily A. (age 17), Martha E. (age 12), Harriet M. (age 7), Julia G. (age 5), and John E. (age 1)
1900 ST WV COUNTY: Upshur ED ED:141; Banks District SH# 8B
Name (Relationship) Age BP Parent's BPs; Birth mo/year; Occupation / Additional Information
Boyd, John T.  (head) 41 WV WV-WV; born Oct 1858; single; Merchant
Spaur, Louisa  (mother) 64 WV WV-WV; born May 1836; widow; 4-children-born / 3-childen-living; House Keeper
Lines 56-57; Enum-Dwelling #146; Enum-Family #147; owns-home, free-of-mortgage
1910 ST WV COUNTY: Upshur ED ED:141; Banks District SH# 5A
Name (Relationship) Age BP Parent's BPs; Occupation / Additional Information
Boyd, Mary V.  (head) 42 WV WV-Va; widow; 1-child-born / 1-child-living; Farmer, Gen Farm; O.A.
", James E.  (son) 8 WV WV-Va
Lines 13-14; Enum-Dwelling #75; Enum-Family #75; Owns-farm, free-of-mortgage; Farm-Schedule# 80
1920 ST WV COUNTY: Upshur ED ED:130; Banks District SH# 4B
Name (Relationship) Age BP Parent's BPs; Occupation / Additional Information
Boyd, Mary  (head) 52 WV WV-Va; widow; none; Gen Farming; O.A.
", James  (son) 17 WV WV-WV; none
Lines 61-62; Enum-Dwelling #77; Enum-Family #77
1930 ST WV COUNTY: Upshur ED ED:49-1; Banks District SH# 11B
Name (Relationship) Age BP Parent's BPs; Occupation / Additional Information
Boyd, Mary V  (head) 63 WV Va-Va; widow; none
", James E.  (son) 28 WV WV-WV; single; Laborer, Gen farming
Lines 54-55; Enum-Dwelling #217; Enum-Family #229; Owns-home, Value $2,000.
1940 ST WV COUNTY: Upshur ED ED:6-24B; Huntington city, 4th Ward SH# 2B
Name (Relationship) Age BP Highest-School-Grade / Occupation / Additional Information
Boyd, James E.  (head) 38 WV grade H-4, single; Laborer; W.P.A.
", Mary V.  (mother) 72 WV grade 5; widow; Nurse; Mrs. H.O. Via; P.W.
Lines 76-77; 1505 Third Avenue; Household #56; Rents-home, $16.
1950 ST WV COUNTY: Cabell ED ED:57-73; Huntington Sh# 15
Name (Relationship) Age BP Additional Information
Boyd, James E.  (head) 47 WV single
", Mary V.  (mother) 83 WV widow
Lines 20-21; 2308-1/2 Marcum Terrace; Dwelling-Serial#136

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