The Wadena Pioneer Journal, October 26, 1933
Settled Here 57 Years Ago –
Alex Boyd Died at His Home in Wadena Monday Night
Alexander Boyd died Monday night after an illness of several months. Mr. Boyd was one of the early settlers in Wadena county and his death brings to mind the rapidly thinning ranks of the pioneers of the county. Death came to Mr. Boyd at his home in Wadena where his illness has kept him confined for the past two months.
Funeral services will be held from the Boyd home at 1232 Jefferson Street South, at 2:00 p.m. today (Thursday). Rev. James A Hills, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church, will officiate at the services. Burial will be made in the Wadena cemetery.
Of Scottish ancestry Mr. Boyd was born in Paoli, Wisconsin, August 21, 1855, the son of John and Jane Boyd, both of whom immigrated to this country from Scotland.
Upon attaining his majority Mr. Boyd came to Minnesota and homesteaded a farm in Thomastown township in 1876. Here he resided and tilled his farm until 1913 when he retired and came to Wadena to make his home.
Mr. Boyd was married to Miss Jane Elizabeth Warden on July 2, 1882, and last year celebrated their golden anniversary amidst more than 100 relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Boyd had four children, Violet and Mabel of Wadena and Mrs. William J. Blaha and Mrs. Frank Blaha of Staples, all of whom survive their father. In addition to his widow and children Mr. Boyd is survived by one sister, Mrs. William Dower, of Wadena and a brother, James, formerly of Wadena but now living in Tacoma, Washington.
Mr. Boyd was of solid substantial Scottish stock, hard working, thrifty and quiet. He came to this country before the hand of the white man had done much to alter its character and during his lifetime saw it develop to a point where it now ranks as one of the leading agricultural and dairy sections of the state. In this development he played an inconspicuous but essential part.
He was not a man who cared for the spotlight of publicity nor was he of the office-seeking type. He was, however, interested and deeply concerned with affairs of a public nature and he exerted a strong influence for what he believed was right in the days when he was actively engaged in farming and this section of the country was growing up.
Settled Here 57 Years Ago –
Alex Boyd Died at His Home in Wadena Monday Night
Alexander Boyd died Monday night after an illness of several months. Mr. Boyd was one of the early settlers in Wadena county and his death brings to mind the rapidly thinning ranks of the pioneers of the county. Death came to Mr. Boyd at his home in Wadena where his illness has kept him confined for the past two months.
Funeral services will be held from the Boyd home at 1232 Jefferson Street South, at 2:00 p.m. today (Thursday). Rev. James A Hills, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church, will officiate at the services. Burial will be made in the Wadena cemetery.
Of Scottish ancestry Mr. Boyd was born in Paoli, Wisconsin, August 21, 1855, the son of John and Jane Boyd, both of whom immigrated to this country from Scotland.
Upon attaining his majority Mr. Boyd came to Minnesota and homesteaded a farm in Thomastown township in 1876. Here he resided and tilled his farm until 1913 when he retired and came to Wadena to make his home.
Mr. Boyd was married to Miss Jane Elizabeth Warden on July 2, 1882, and last year celebrated their golden anniversary amidst more than 100 relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Boyd had four children, Violet and Mabel of Wadena and Mrs. William J. Blaha and Mrs. Frank Blaha of Staples, all of whom survive their father. In addition to his widow and children Mr. Boyd is survived by one sister, Mrs. William Dower, of Wadena and a brother, James, formerly of Wadena but now living in Tacoma, Washington.
Mr. Boyd was of solid substantial Scottish stock, hard working, thrifty and quiet. He came to this country before the hand of the white man had done much to alter its character and during his lifetime saw it develop to a point where it now ranks as one of the leading agricultural and dairy sections of the state. In this development he played an inconspicuous but essential part.
He was not a man who cared for the spotlight of publicity nor was he of the office-seeking type. He was, however, interested and deeply concerned with affairs of a public nature and he exerted a strong influence for what he believed was right in the days when he was actively engaged in farming and this section of the country was growing up.
The Wadena Pioneer Journal, October 26, 1933
Settled Here 57 Years Ago –
Alex Boyd Died at His Home in Wadena Monday Night
Alexander Boyd died Monday night after an illness of several months. Mr. Boyd was one of the early settlers in Wadena county and his death brings to mind the rapidly thinning ranks of the pioneers of the county. Death came to Mr. Boyd at his home in Wadena where his illness has kept him confined for the past two months.
Funeral services will be held from the Boyd home at 1232 Jefferson Street South, at 2:00 p.m. today (Thursday). Rev. James A Hills, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church, will officiate at the services. Burial will be made in the Wadena cemetery.
Of Scottish ancestry Mr. Boyd was born in Paoli, Wisconsin, August 21, 1855, the son of John and Jane Boyd, both of whom immigrated to this country from Scotland.
Upon attaining his majority Mr. Boyd came to Minnesota and homesteaded a farm in Thomastown township in 1876. Here he resided and tilled his farm until 1913 when he retired and came to Wadena to make his home.
Mr. Boyd was married to Miss Jane Elizabeth Warden on July 2, 1882, and last year celebrated their golden anniversary amidst more than 100 relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Boyd had four children, Violet and Mabel of Wadena and Mrs. William J. Blaha and Mrs. Frank Blaha of Staples, all of whom survive their father. In addition to his widow and children Mr. Boyd is survived by one sister, Mrs. William Dower, of Wadena and a brother, James, formerly of Wadena but now living in Tacoma, Washington.
Mr. Boyd was of solid substantial Scottish stock, hard working, thrifty and quiet. He came to this country before the hand of the white man had done much to alter its character and during his lifetime saw it develop to a point where it now ranks as one of the leading agricultural and dairy sections of the state. In this development he played an inconspicuous but essential part.
He was not a man who cared for the spotlight of publicity nor was he of the office-seeking type. He was, however, interested and deeply concerned with affairs of a public nature and he exerted a strong influence for what he believed was right in the days when he was actively engaged in farming and this section of the country was growing up.
Settled Here 57 Years Ago –
Alex Boyd Died at His Home in Wadena Monday Night
Alexander Boyd died Monday night after an illness of several months. Mr. Boyd was one of the early settlers in Wadena county and his death brings to mind the rapidly thinning ranks of the pioneers of the county. Death came to Mr. Boyd at his home in Wadena where his illness has kept him confined for the past two months.
Funeral services will be held from the Boyd home at 1232 Jefferson Street South, at 2:00 p.m. today (Thursday). Rev. James A Hills, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church, will officiate at the services. Burial will be made in the Wadena cemetery.
Of Scottish ancestry Mr. Boyd was born in Paoli, Wisconsin, August 21, 1855, the son of John and Jane Boyd, both of whom immigrated to this country from Scotland.
Upon attaining his majority Mr. Boyd came to Minnesota and homesteaded a farm in Thomastown township in 1876. Here he resided and tilled his farm until 1913 when he retired and came to Wadena to make his home.
Mr. Boyd was married to Miss Jane Elizabeth Warden on July 2, 1882, and last year celebrated their golden anniversary amidst more than 100 relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Boyd had four children, Violet and Mabel of Wadena and Mrs. William J. Blaha and Mrs. Frank Blaha of Staples, all of whom survive their father. In addition to his widow and children Mr. Boyd is survived by one sister, Mrs. William Dower, of Wadena and a brother, James, formerly of Wadena but now living in Tacoma, Washington.
Mr. Boyd was of solid substantial Scottish stock, hard working, thrifty and quiet. He came to this country before the hand of the white man had done much to alter its character and during his lifetime saw it develop to a point where it now ranks as one of the leading agricultural and dairy sections of the state. In this development he played an inconspicuous but essential part.
He was not a man who cared for the spotlight of publicity nor was he of the office-seeking type. He was, however, interested and deeply concerned with affairs of a public nature and he exerted a strong influence for what he believed was right in the days when he was actively engaged in farming and this section of the country was growing up.
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