9. Jeremiah² Boyd (Jeremiah¹) was born Monroe Co., Tennessee October 14, 1827.⁽⁷⁵⁾ Jerry died March, 1892 Monroe Co., Tennessee, at 64 years of age.⁽⁷⁶⁾ His body was interred Monroe Co., Tennessee, St. Mary's Cemetary.⁽⁷⁷⁾

He married twice. He married Eliza Jane Henderson Roane Co., TN, September 7, 1848.⁽⁷⁸⁾ Eliza was born about 1829 in Tennessee.⁽⁷⁹⁾ Eliza was the daughter of Albert Hilary Henderson and Elizabeth Hawks. Eliza died before 1857. He married Barbara Ann Etter Monroe Co., Tennessee, March 11, 1857.⁽⁸⁰⁾ Jerry was a widower with two little girls, Susannah and Mary Elizabeth. Barbara had Albert C. Jerry served in the Confederate Army in Co. G 37th Tenn. Inf. from March 6, 1863 until Nov., 1863 when he returned home sick. He had been in a hospital in Dalton, Georgia. Their son, Robert Lee, applied to the State of Tennessee in 1912 for a widows pension, #4397, in Barbara's behalf, as she was bedridden.

According to the Carter-Etter book, he was wounded and in the hospital at Dalton, GA. However, the pension application makes no mention of him being wounded. A letter written by Robert Lee Boyd claimed that his father had suffered from "Diskepsia" and Rheumatism.

Barbara was born August 1, 1837 Midway, Greene Co., Tennessee.⁽⁸¹⁾ Her body was interred Monroe Co., Tennessee, St. Mary's Methodist Cem.

Jeremiah Boyd and Eliza Jane Henderson had the following children:

+ 51 i. Susan Ann³ Boyd was born August 31, 1849.

52 ii. Martha F. Boyd was born about 1851.⁽⁸²⁾ Martha died January, 1860 at 8 years of age.⁽⁸³⁾ She burned to death.

+ 53 iii. Mary Elizabeth Boyd was born May 20, 1853.

Jeremiah Boyd and Barbara Ann Etter had the following children:

+ 54 iv. Joseph M. Boyd was born January, 1858.

+ 55 v. Jefferson A. Boyd was born September, 1859.

56 vi. Jeremiah Boyd III⁽⁸⁴⁾ was born in Tennessee 1860.⁽⁸⁵⁾ Jeremiah is deceased. He died as a child.

57 vii. Ellen Margaret Boyd was born Monroe Co., Tennessee 1862.⁽⁸⁶⁾

58 viii. John Franklin Boyd was born Monroe Co., Tennessee January, 1866.⁽⁸⁷⁾ He married Ruth Coatsworth Denton Co., TX, about 1900.⁽⁸⁸⁾ Ruth was born December, 1869 Texas.

59 ix. Robert Lee Boyd⁽⁸⁹⁾ was born March 30, 1867.⁽⁹⁰⁾ Bob died November 18, 1952 at 85 years of age.⁽⁹¹⁾ His body was interred Monroe Co., Tennessee, St. Mary's Cemetary.

60 x. Nancy Caroline Boyd was born Monroe Co., Tennessee July 24, 1870.⁽⁹²⁾ Callie died November 13, 1955 at 85 years of age.⁽⁹³⁾ Her body was interred Monroe Co., Tennessee, St. Mary's Cemetary.⁽⁹⁴⁾ She married Sitsler.⁽⁹⁵⁾

+ 61 xi. William W. Boyd was born September, 1872.

62 xii. Sarah Ida Boyd was born Monroe Co., Tennessee August 16, 1879.⁽⁹⁶⁾ Idie died August 20, 1908 at 29 years of age.⁽⁹⁷⁾ Her body was interred Monroe Co., Tennessee, St. Mary's Cemetary. She married Robert D. Coltharpe Monroe Co., Tennessee, August 22, 1906.⁽⁹⁸⁾ Robert was born October, 1879.⁽⁹⁹⁾ Robert was the son of Samuel J. Coltharp.

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