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Rockcastle County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Virginia native. Married to Sarah Boyd. Father of William Boyd, Jane Boyd, Mary Boyd, Mark Boyd, John Boyd, and Josiah Boyd. Farmer in Rockcastle County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Rockcastle County in 1860. Served in the Rockcastle and Lincoln County Home Guards (U.S.A.) as a corporal from May 7, 1862, to July 7, 1862.

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Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Rockcastle County, Northern District, pp. 209A-B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Rockcastle County, p. 528.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Rockcastle County, District 2, p. 47B.

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0472.

Citation

Boyd, Mark R.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32281208 (November 12, 2026).

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S. W. Brown et al. to Beriah Magoffin

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