Robert A. Boyd (RA Boyd) was the son of Robert Boyd (abt 1768-1851) and Rachel Hinton (1803 - after 1860) who lived in the Dacusville area of eastern Pickens County in the South Carolinian Upcountry. All censuses, his Confederate pension documents, and his obituary indicate different birth years ranging from 1824 to 1832. Robert married Mourning Clark (abt 1823-1912) and they are showing on the 1850 Census in East Pickens County. Around Robert moved his family to northeast Forsyth County, Georgia. Robert & Mourning had six children, three of which survived into adulthood.
1) Sabre Ann Sally (1852-1934) - Sabre married William C. Porter and seven children are listed in the census records. William & Sabre were buried at Conns Creek Baptist Church near Ball Ground, Cherokee County, GA.
2) Rachel E. (1854-1911) - Rachel married William J. Reynolds and they lived off Conns Creek Rd near Mica in Cherokee County, GA. William and Rachel had six children, three of which survived into adulthood.
3) Brian Alexander "Aleck" (born circa 1855 in SC and died at 16)
4) John C. (circa 1857-1931) - Born in northwestern SC. John C.'s first marriage was to Lula Ford (1860s - 1925). John & Lula had nine children, seven of which survived into adulthood.
5) Warren D. (circa 1860 - died around age 21)
6) Bartow (circa 1861 - died before 1870)
Thirteen months after the War for Southern Independence commenced, Robert was sworn in along with his brother John A. & brother-in-law John Gibson on 10 May 1862 to fight for the cause. They joined the Volunteer Infantry Company L Dawson 38th Regiment, Georgia Infantry, Company L (Wright's Legion) known as Chestatee Artillery, Originally Company H (later reorganized as Company N), and commanded by Lt. Hendricks.
According to the 1870 census Robert and his family were living in north Forsyth County and at the time of the 1880 census they were living in northeast Cherokee County, GA. An 1885 tax digest shows Robert owned property along Fletcher Drive, south of the Mica Baptist Church.
In the mid 1880s Robert moved to DeKalb County in northeast Alabama. He married Louis H. "Cricket" Brooks (born in 1867). The 1900 census indicates that Cricket was born in Georgia and the two were married in 1885. Robert & Cricket had four or five children. The family is listed in the 1900 census. Though no map of showing Precinct 9 of DeKalb County has been found, the county historian stated that they probably lived within a mile an a half of the city limits of Fort Payne. The 1900 census reads:
Boyd, Robt. A. - Head - born 1824
Boyd, Louisa H. - Wife - born 1867
Boyd, Margaret - Dau - born 1887
Boyd, Roxie P. - Dau - born 1890
Boyd, Robt. I.J.H.C. - Son - born 1894
Boyd, Bill Green - Son - born 1897
Robert & Cricket may have had a third son between 1904 to 06, as there is a Luther Boyd listed in the Andy Kirby (Roxie's husband) household as his brother-in-law in the 1910 and 1920 censuses in Gordon County, Georgia.
Robert moved his family from the Fort Payne area to near the Rockbridge community in the northeast DeKalb County after 1900. From looking at the old maps, Rockbridge was approximately two miles northeast of where Desoto Pkwy terminates at Wester Rd (Co. Rd 165). According to his 1907 Confederate Pension Application, his real estate holdings were an 18-acre tract, a 40-acre tract, and a log cabin.
Robert's obituary is in the Fort Payne Journal dated August 11, 1909. It states that the old Confederate soldier died two days earlier at his home near Rockbridge. The grantor/grantee index, tax digest, or instrument record in the deed room might point to a deed or legal description indicating where he spent his last years.
Some of the surviving family members moved to Gordon County, GA afterward after their father's death. Roxie married Mr. Andy Kirby sometime prior to her father's and brother's Robert's deaths in 1909. The death certificate for Roxie (Mrs. A.K. Kirby) states that she died at age 33 from tuberculosis. Mr. & Mrs. Andy Kirby (Roxie) had one son and three daughters listed on the censuses. Robert A's son Robert IJHC also died in 1909. While on the way to get a can of oil, he was struck by a passenger train (Ft. Payne Journal 8-18-1909). His sister Roxie was appointed as administratrix of the estate of her deceased brother. She also filed a wrongful death suit against the Southern Railway Company. Bill Green, Robert's youngest child, lived in Gordon County, Georgia at the time of the 1910 and 1920 censuses. He married Ila Rue Turner in 1916. According to his 1978 obituary in the Sylacauga, AL newspaper, he was survived by four sons and seven daughters.
Robert A. Boyd (RA Boyd) was the son of Robert Boyd (abt 1768-1851) and Rachel Hinton (1803 - after 1860) who lived in the Dacusville area of eastern Pickens County in the South Carolinian Upcountry. All censuses, his Confederate pension documents, and his obituary indicate different birth years ranging from 1824 to 1832. Robert married Mourning Clark (abt 1823-1912) and they are showing on the 1850 Census in East Pickens County. Around Robert moved his family to northeast Forsyth County, Georgia. Robert & Mourning had six children, three of which survived into adulthood.
1) Sabre Ann Sally (1852-1934) - Sabre married William C. Porter and seven children are listed in the census records. William & Sabre were buried at Conns Creek Baptist Church near Ball Ground, Cherokee County, GA.
2) Rachel E. (1854-1911) - Rachel married William J. Reynolds and they lived off Conns Creek Rd near Mica in Cherokee County, GA. William and Rachel had six children, three of which survived into adulthood.
3) Brian Alexander "Aleck" (born circa 1855 in SC and died at 16)
4) John C. (circa 1857-1931) - Born in northwestern SC. John C.'s first marriage was to Lula Ford (1860s - 1925). John & Lula had nine children, seven of which survived into adulthood.
5) Warren D. (circa 1860 - died around age 21)
6) Bartow (circa 1861 - died before 1870)
Thirteen months after the War for Southern Independence commenced, Robert was sworn in along with his brother John A. & brother-in-law John Gibson on 10 May 1862 to fight for the cause. They joined the Volunteer Infantry Company L Dawson 38th Regiment, Georgia Infantry, Company L (Wright's Legion) known as Chestatee Artillery, Originally Company H (later reorganized as Company N), and commanded by Lt. Hendricks.
According to the 1870 census Robert and his family were living in north Forsyth County and at the time of the 1880 census they were living in northeast Cherokee County, GA. An 1885 tax digest shows Robert owned property along Fletcher Drive, south of the Mica Baptist Church.
In the mid 1880s Robert moved to DeKalb County in northeast Alabama. He married Louis H. "Cricket" Brooks (born in 1867). The 1900 census indicates that Cricket was born in Georgia and the two were married in 1885. Robert & Cricket had four or five children. The family is listed in the 1900 census. Though no map of showing Precinct 9 of DeKalb County has been found, the county historian stated that they probably lived within a mile an a half of the city limits of Fort Payne. The 1900 census reads:
Boyd, Robt. A. - Head - born 1824
Boyd, Louisa H. - Wife - born 1867
Boyd, Margaret - Dau - born 1887
Boyd, Roxie P. - Dau - born 1890
Boyd, Robt. I.J.H.C. - Son - born 1894
Boyd, Bill Green - Son - born 1897
Robert & Cricket may have had a third son between 1904 to 06, as there is a Luther Boyd listed in the Andy Kirby (Roxie's husband) household as his brother-in-law in the 1910 and 1920 censuses in Gordon County, Georgia.
Robert moved his family from the Fort Payne area to near the Rockbridge community in the northeast DeKalb County after 1900. From looking at the old maps, Rockbridge was approximately two miles northeast of where Desoto Pkwy terminates at Wester Rd (Co. Rd 165). According to his 1907 Confederate Pension Application, his real estate holdings were an 18-acre tract, a 40-acre tract, and a log cabin.
Robert's obituary is in the Fort Payne Journal dated August 11, 1909. It states that the old Confederate soldier died two days earlier at his home near Rockbridge. The grantor/grantee index, tax digest, or instrument record in the deed room might point to a deed or legal description indicating where he spent his last years.
Some of the surviving family members moved to Gordon County, GA afterward after their father's death. Roxie married Mr. Andy Kirby sometime prior to her father's and brother's Robert's deaths in 1909. The death certificate for Roxie (Mrs. A.K. Kirby) states that she died at age 33 from tuberculosis. Mr. & Mrs. Andy Kirby (Roxie) had one son and three daughters listed on the censuses. Robert A's son Robert IJHC also died in 1909. While on the way to get a can of oil, he was struck by a passenger train (Ft. Payne Journal 8-18-1909). His sister Roxie was appointed as administratrix of the estate of her deceased brother. She also filed a wrongful death suit against the Southern Railway Company. Bill Green, Robert's youngest child, lived in Gordon County, Georgia at the time of the 1910 and 1920 censuses. He married Ila Rue Turner in 1916. According to his 1978 obituary in the Sylacauga, AL newspaper, he was survived by four sons and seven daughters.
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