General Information

Birth
7 APR 1832
Tennessee
Death
27 JUL 1894
Benton County, Arkansas
Burial
Centerton Cemetery, Benton County, Centerton, Arkansas

Notes



Martin Luther Boyd was born on April 7, 1832, in Tennessee, his father, Jeremiah, was from Virginia and his mother, Susannah Keicher, was from North Carolina and of German descent. Being the 9th child born to this family, his parents were in their 40's at the time of his birth. Martin may have been named for Martin Luther (1483-1546), a German professor of theology, composer, priest, monk and a seminal figure in the Protestant Reformation.

In 1850, 18-year-old Martin was living with his parents, a brother, sister & cousin in Monroe County, Tennessee. Six years later, he married Martha Elizabeth Pierce on March 5, 1856, in Meigs County, Tennessee. Their first child, James Nathaniel Boyd, was born less than a year later. In 1860, Martin, Martha and their 2 children: James & Stephen, relocated to Jefferson County, Illinois. Martha's family resided nearby. By 1875, the family had relocated to Anderson, Benton County, Arkansas.

Martin died on July 27, 1894, in Benton County, Arkansas, at the age of 62, and was buried in Centerton Cemetery.

Martin & Martha's children:

James Nathaniel Boyd b. 7 FEB 1857

Stephan Daniel Boyd b. 20 SEP 1858

David M. Boyd b. 10 MAR 1861

William A. S. Boyd b. 4 APR 1863

Thomas Jefferson Boyd b. 25 JUL 1865

Daniel Sherman Boyd b. 7 OCT 1867

Martha Elizabeth Boyd b. 26 DEC 1869

John Mitchell Boyd b. 22 FEB 1875

Parents

Jeremiah Jerry Boyd
- Father
1789 - 1869
Birth
1789
Halifax County, Virginia
Death
APR 1869
Monroe County, Tennessee
Burial
Monroe County, Tennessee
Susannah Keicher
- Mother
1791 - 1880
Birth
15 MAY 1791
Rowan County, North Carolina
Death
1880
Monroe County, Tennessee

Spouse

Martha Elizabeth Pierce
- Wife
Birth
25 AUG 1834
Iredell County, North Carolina
Married
5 MAR 1856
Meigs County, Tennessee
Death
Burial
Centerton Cemetery, Benton County, Centerton, Arkansas

Children

James Nathaniel Boyd
- Son
1857 - 1920
Birth
7 FEB 1857
Tennessee
Death
10 JUN 1920
Payette, Payette County, Idaho
Burial
Riverside Cemetery, Payette County, Payette, Idaho
Stephan Daniel Boyd
- Son
1858 - 1931
Birth
20 SEP 1858
Tennessee
Death
16 APR 1931
Benton County, Arkansas
Burial
Centerton Cemetery, Benton County, Centerton, Arkansas
David M. Boyd
- Son
1861 - 1881
Birth
10 MAR 1861
Jefferson County, Illinois
Death
27 JUL 1881
Illinois
Burial
Horse Prairie Cemetery, Franklin County, Sesser, Illinois
William A. Boyd
- Son
1863 - 1935
Birth
4 APR 1863
Illinois
Death
6 MAR 1935
Jerome, Jerome County, Idaho
Burial
Jerome Cemetery, Jerome County, Idaho
Thomas Jefferson Boyd
- Son
1865 - 1912
Birth
25 JUL 1865
Ill
Death
14 FEB 1912
Benton County, AR
Burial
Centerton Cemetery, Benton County, Centerton, Arkansas
Daniel Sherman Boyd
- Son
1867 - 1951
Birth
7 OCT 1867
Illinois
Death
13 MAY 1951
Jerome, Jerome County, Idaho
Burial
Jerome Cemetery, Jerome County, Idaho
Martha Elizabeth Boyd
- Daughter
1869 - 1888
Birth
26 DEC 1869
Illinois
Death
9 JAN 1888
Benton County, Arkansas
John Mitchell Boyd
- Son
Birth
22 FEB 1875