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JOHN WESLEY BOYD, who carries on general farming with very satisfactory results, in Ross Township, owning eighty acres of good land situated in Section 16, was born in East Springfield, Salem Township, May 28, 1859 and is a son of James M. and Mary (Loe) Boyd. James M. Boyd was born in Tyler County, W. Va. He married a daughter of Robert Loe, of Ross Township and they settled at Circle Green, in Springfield Township, but at the time of their death they were residents of East Springfield, where they had lived many years. He was a tanner by trade and conducted a tannery at East Springfield until his retirement from industrial activity. He died at the age of eighty years, his wife having passed away many years before him. They were worthy members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. They had four children, namely: Richard Thomas, who lives at Savannah, O., and is a minister of the Congregational Church; Nancy Jane (Berrier), who is deceased; Mary Estella (Randle), who lives at East Liverpool, O; and John Wesley, whose name appears at the head of this sketch. John Wesley Boyd obtained his education in the Elliott schoolhouse in Ross Township and afterward began to assist his uncle, John Gregg, on the farm in that township. When ready to take charge of land of his own he had the practical knowledge of agriculture necessary to ensure success. In 1890 he purchased his present place from John B. Saltsman and he has made a great many improvements, and erected all the buildings now standing. Mr. Boyd married Miss Margaret J. Coal, of Island Creek Township, who died March 21, 1905, and was buried at East Springfield. She was an admirable woman in every way, a devoted wife and mother and a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Beside her husband, four children survive: John Gregg, who is married and resides in Island Creek Township; Alice G., who is the wife of William Black, and lives at Richmond; and Lillian Grace and Nannie Myrtle, both residing at home. Mr. Boyd is a leading member of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Pravo. He has been a life-long Republican and for two years served as road supervisor in his township.  Return to Family Tales
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