Robert Kirk BOYD1,4,5,6,7,2,8,9,10,11,3

about 18171,2 - before Jun 18893

Life History

about 1817	Born in Ohio.1,2
1st Dec 1836	Married Lucinda RUSH in Shelby County, Indiana.6
10th Aug 1837	Land Purchase: Name on this document is Robert Kirk Boyd in Indianapolis, Shelby, Indiana
3rd Sep 1839	Birth of son James Joseph BOYD in Illinois.2,8,17,19
about 1842	Birth of daughter Louisa J BOYD in Illinois.2
about 1842	Birth of daughter Nancy A BOYD in Missouri.2,8
about 1847	Birth of son William R BOYD in Missouri.2,8
22nd Mar 1850	Birth of son Francis M BOYD in Ash Grove, Greene, Missouri.2,8,17,20,21,22
about 1853	Birth of daughter Sarah M BOYD in Greene County, Missouri
about 1854	Birth of son T L BOYD in Greene County, Missouri.23
19th Jun 1854	Occupation Appointed Postmaster in Ash Grove, Greene, Missouri
about 1856	Birth of son Charles BOYD in Greene County, Missouri
Feb 1860	Birth of daughter Mary BOYD in Greene County, Missouri.23
25th Apr 1865	Married Mary Ann FOUST in St Clair County, Illinois.11
2nd Aug 1865	Divorced from Lucinda RUSH in Greene County, Missouri.10
about Mar 1867	Birth of daughter Harriette Elizabeth BOYD in Livingston County, Missouri.9,12
about 1873	Birth of daughter Margaret BOYD in Livingston County, Missouri.1
15th Jan 1879	Birth of son Samuel Evert BOYD in Utica, Livingston, Missouri.13,14,15,1,16,17,18
8th Jun 1889	Military: Union Army, Co B, 27th Missouri Infantry; Widow Mary A Boyd filed for a military pension on his account. in Missouri.3
before Jun 1889	Died in Livingston County, Missouri.3

Notes

Several genealogies report Robert's name as Kirkpatrick. No documentation of that form of his nmae has been found.

Indiana, Marriage Collection, 1800-1941
Robert K Boyd
Spouse Lucinda Rush
Marriage 1 Dec 1836 Shelby County

A few months after his marriage in Illinois, Robert bought land in Indianapolis, Indiana.

U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907
Robert K Boyd
Issue Date 10 Aug 1837
40 Acres, 2nd Prime Meridian
Shelby County, Indiana
Township 12-N, Range 6-E, Section 29

1850 Federal Census, Greene County, Missouri, 19 August, Boone Township, Hse/Fam #1206
Robert K Boyd 32 M Farmer $500 Real Estate Value b Ohio [b abt 1818]
Lucinda Boyd 30 F b Ohio [b abt 1820]
James J Boyd 11 M b Illinois [b abt 1839]
Louisa J Boyd 8 F b Illinois [b abt 1842]
Nancy A Boyd 6 F b Missouri [b abt 1842]
William R Boyd 3 M b Missouri [b abt 1847]
Francis M Boyd 1 F b Missouri [b abt Jan 1849] [reported as male in 1860]

In the 1850 census, Francis (Frank, reported here as a girl, was reported as 1 year old, but the birth date on his grave is 22 March 1850, which is just a few weeks before the census.

U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971
Robert K Boyd
Ash Grove, Greene, Missouri
Appointment 19 Jun 1854
Volume #22, 1858-1867

1860 Federal Census, Green County, Missouri, 20 August, Boone Township, page 111-112, Hse/Fam #773
R K Boyd 46 M Farmer $4000 Real Estate $4000 Personal born Ohio
Lucinda Boyd 44 F born Ohio
James J Boyd 20 M born Ill
Nancy A Boyd 14 F born Mo
Wm R Boyd 12 M born Mo
Francis Boyd 10 M born Mo
Sarah M Boyd 7 M born Mo
- p 112 -
T L Boyd 6 M born Mo
Charles Boyd 4 M born Mo
Mary Boyd 4mos F born Mo
Newton Beal 21 M born Mo

Robert and Lucinda were divorced in 1865

Boyd, R K / Boyd, Lucinda
Greene County, Missouri, Circuit Court Court
Abstract of Divorce Records 1837 - 1899
Petition filed 4 January 1865 Book G p 16, 57. Divorce granted 2 August 1865; Book A, p 366

The petition for divorce was filed in January. But the divorce was not granted until August. But in the meantime before the final decree, Robert went to Illinois and married Mary Foust Richardson in April 1865.

Illinois, Marriages, 1851-1900
Robert Boyd
Spouse Name Mary Richardson
Marriage 25 Apr 1865 St. Clair County
This record can be found at the County Court Records located at Belleville, IL, Film # 1689026

In the 1870 census it appears that John, reported as age 9, appears to be Mary's son with her first husband named Richardson. John is older, but listed after Lizzie, even though both were reported with the Boyd last name. In 1880, John was correctly reported as a stepson, and with the surname Richardson. I have not learned where Robert and Lucinda's other children were in 1870.

1870 Federal Census, Livingston County, Missouri, 27 June, Utica, PO Utica, page 3 (scan 559), Hse/Fam #25
Boyd, R K 51 M W Farm Laborer $0 Real Estate $450 Personal b Tenn [b abt 1819]
Boyd, Mary A 32 F W Keeping House born GA [b abt 1838]
Boyd [dau of Mary], Lizzie 3 F W born GA [b abt 1867]
Boyd [son of Richardson], John 9 M W At Home born Mo [b abt 1861]

1880 Federal Census, Livingston County, Missouri, 13 June, District Not stated, page 15 (scan 145C), Hse #59, Fam #60
Boyd, Robert K W M 63 Farmer OH Unknown Unknown
Boyd, Mary W F 42 Wife Keeping House TN SC KY
Richardson, John F W M 20 Step-Son Farmer MO MO TN
Boyd, Harriet E W F 9 Dau Attended School MO OH TN [b abt 1871]
Boyd, Margaret E W F 7 Dau Attended School MO OH TN
Boyd, Samuel E W M 1 Son MO OH TN

Note that Robert married Mary in 1865. The oldest child here is reported as 20-year-old John F Richardson, born about 1860. This confirms our surmise from the 1870 census, that this is Mary's son from her frist marriage with James Richardson.

U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934
Robert K Boyd
Co B, 27th Missouri Infantry
Filed 8 June 1889 in Missouri
Widow Mary A Boyd

A 1904 land ownership map of Livingston County, showing names of all plot owners has one 80-acre plot in the south in the name of R K Boyd. It is not clear who this R K Boyd is. Two genealogies attaching this map and date to Robert's profile also report he died 26 January 1885. No documentation or explanation is provided.

Sources

1. 1880 Federal Census, Livingston County, Missouri
- 13 June, District Not stated, page 15 (scan 145C), Hse #59, Fam #60
2. 1850 Federal Census, Greene County, Missouri
- 19 August, Boone Township, Hse/Fam #1206
3. U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934
4. Obituary of Samuel E Boyd, The Chillicothe (Missouri) Constitution-Tribune, 26 March 1960
- Name: Location: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=57993991;;
5. U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971
6. Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941
7. U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907
8. 1860 Federal Census, Green County, Missouri
- 20 August, Boone Township, page 111-112, Hse/Fam #773
9. 1870 Federal Census, Livingston County, Missouri
- 27 June, Utica, PO Utica, page 3 (scan 559), Hse/Fam #25
10. Green County, Missouri, Divorce Records
11. Illinois, Marriages, 1851-1900
12. 1910 Federal Census, Jackson County, Missouri
- 22 April, Kansas City, District 171, page 12B, 4421 Wabash Ave, Hse #318, Fam #320
13. 1930 Federal Census, Jackson County, Missouri
- 15 April, Kansas City Ward 20, District 237, page 28A, 5233 E 49th St, Hse #254, Fam #256
14. 1900 Federal Census, Jefferson County, New York
- 2 June, Watertown Ward 2, District 37, page 4B, 4 Cadwell St, Hse #88, Fam #94
15. 1920 Federal Census, Douglas County, Nebraska
- 5 January, Omaha 11th Precinct, District 116, page 3A, 2820 North 32nd St, Hse #60, Fam #64
16. Gravestone of Samuel E and Mary Patricia Boyd, Gravestone of Samuel E Boyd, Leopolis Cemtery, Livingston County, Missouri
- Name: Location: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=57993991;;
17. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
18. 1910 Federal Census, Douglas County, Nebraska
- 21 April, Omaha, District 69, pages 6B-7A, 209 South 29th St, Hse #137, Fam #153
19. 1870 Federal Census, Dade County, Missouri
- 5 August, Polk Township, PO Greenfield, page 11 (scan #84), Hse/Fam #76
20. 1910 Federal Census, Greene County, Missouri
- 22 April, Ash Grove, District 16, page 7B, Walker Street, Hse #188, Fam #159
21. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
22. 1900 Federal Census, Greene County, Missouri
- 7 June, Boone Township (outside Ash Grove), District 34, page 6A, Hse #99, Fam #100
23. 1860 Federal Census, Green County, Missouri
- 20 August, Boone Township, page 112, Hse/Fam #773