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Adolphus James Boyd
Journey in the past…… A Settler's Diary

Adolphus James Boyd
was born May 2, 1860 in Smith County, Mississippi
and died in Pulaski County, Arkansas in 1927.
He and his first wife,
Sarah Wood
had two children, Grover Boyd and Maude (Boyd) Talbert.
After
Sarah's
death, Boyd
married Sallie,
and they had two children Horace
Boyd and Ina
(Boyd) Hammonds. Boyd was taught to
read and write by his second wife.
He kept a journal from 1910 to 1926
which has been published here with the permission of his Grand Daughter
Gladys (Boyd) Stuckey. The journal and all copyrights belong to her.
Mr. Boyd was a
deeply religious man and attended church at the Zion Hill Baptist
Church. According to Gladys (Boyd)
Stuckey, daughter of
Grover Boyd, baptisms
were held in the creek behind her grandfathers house
and he spent many a night sitting up with those who were sick.
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