The Boyd family moved from Iowa to Kansas around 1876. As a child George lived in Strawberry Point, Iowa. At age 17 years, he came to Smith Co. Homesteaded a half section of land, near Kensington.

George Boyd was a publisher. Their son Walter inherited the newspaper at Kensington. Frank inherited the Phillipsburg newspaper. Frank's son McDill "Huck" Boyd ran the Phillipsburg newspaper later on. Frank's wife, Mamie Alexander, was a popular journalist in Kansas. See her autobiography, "Rode a Heifer Calf Through College", about her early years as a journalist and the newspaper business.
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1880 Cedar, Smith Co. KS. NA # T9-0397/400D. FHL # 1254397:
George BOYD Self M Male W 31 OH Farmer And Engineer VA PA
Ines BOYD Wife M Female W 25 WI Keeping House OH OH
Loretta BOYD Dau S Female W 5 IA At Home OH WI
James W. BOYD Son S Male W 3 KS At Home OH WI
Frank BOYD Son S Male W 1 KS At Home OH WI

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1900 Cedar, Smith, KS. Roll 501, p122, ED164/6b, fhl 1240501, 14 June, line 62,
#121-136 Boyd, George W. head w m Sept 1847 52 m 27 OH VA VA farmer
Inez L. wife w f Mar 1855 45 m 27 8ch 7 living Wisc OH OH
Loretta dau w f July 1873 26 m 1 6 6 Iowa oh wISC
James son w m Jan 1875 25 s KS OH Wisc Editor
Franklin M. son w m Aug 1878 21 s KS OH Wisc In school
Walter son w m Feb 1880 20 s prnter
Warnie son w m Feb 1883 16 s printer
Martha M. dau w f Sept 1889 10 s
Oren W. son w m Mar 1894 6 s
Nina E. w f June 1898 1 s
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1910 Cedar, Smith, KS. T624/458, p37, ED 199/8a, 04 May, line 1-
#194-195 Boyd, George head m w 61 m1 37 OH VA PA farmer general farm
Inez, A. wife f w 55 m1 37 9ch 8liv Wisc NY NY
Walter R. son m w 28 KS OH Wisc Printer Own Office
Mable dau f w 20 s KS OH Wisc laborer printing office
Oren son m w 15 s KS OH Wis
Nina N. dau f w 11 s KS OH Wisc
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1920 Cedar, Smith, KS. T625/552, p99, ED21/6a, 19 Jan, line 1-
#1-3 Boyd, George head m w 72 m OH PA PA
Ines wife f w 64 m Wisc OH OH
Nina dau f w 21 s KS OH Wisc

line 6, #3-5 Boyd, Walter G. head m w 37 m KS OH Wisc Printer
Lauretta wife f w 31 , Neb IL IA
Melina Gale dau f w 6 s KS KS Neb
Ilene dau 4 9/12
Hellen f w 11/12
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1930 Kensington, Smith, KS. roll 723, ED4/5b, fhl 2340458, South Main St. line 63-
#142-145 Ludewig, William head m w 45 m 34 Iowa Germany Germany Plaster Self
Mabel wife f w 40 m 29 KS OH Wisc
Boyd son m w 9 s KS Iowa KS
Inez dau f w 4 9/12 s Colo Iowa KS
Boyd, George father in law m w 82 Wd 24 Ohio Va Penn

line 70, #144-147 Boyd, Walter head 49 m 32 KS OH Wisc
Lauretta 41 m 22
Wilma dau 17
Ilene 14
Helen dau 11
Fern 6
Roberta 2 1/12
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