CHILDREN OF AMANDA (LANDIS) & JOHN BOYD

Estella Boyd
b. Dec. 23, 1865, Clay twp., LaGrange Co., IN.
d. Nov. 14, 1950, Barrington, Il.
   buried in Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago Il
m. Feb 5, 1896, Chicago, Il.
Fred Stephenson s/o Grace (Buckler)& Wm. Stephenson
b. Sept. 12, 1863, near Beverton, Ontario, Can.
d. Feb. 21, 1938, Oak Park, Il
   Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Il

Children:  Alma Stephenson and Gordon Stephenson

1893   Della went to Chicago, working in a large
       dressmaking shop.
1896-  They lived in Chicago, Il.
1934   Fred worked for the American Express Co.
       later known as Railway Express Co.
1935   They moved to Oak Park, Il.
       After her husbands death Della and son
       Gordon moved to Riverside, Il.  After
       Gordon's entry into service she kept
       house for him in Philadelphia and
       Washington; when he was sent to Lexington
       she returned to live with her daughter,
       Alma, at Glencoe, Il.

Alma BOYD 
b.     1867
d.     Warren, In buried there
S. never married

Alma taught various schools in LaGange Co., In.
1899-   She beame ill, she had "dropsy" and 
        was home for several years.  As she said
        "With effort, care and prayer"  she 
        recovered.
1932-   After her mother's death she went to
        Chicago with her sister Della.
        She lived at Methodist Home (for mentally
        ill) at Warren, In.

Dayton BOYD
b.       1871, Clay twp., LaGrange co., In
d.       1923, at the home of his mother in
         LaGrange, In. bur in Saylor-Bethel cem.
S.  HE never married
Dayton went to Bisbee, Arizona where he worked in the
mines for a number of years.  He became ill and "came" home to die and was cared for by his mother.

Canton BOYD
b. Dec. 30, 1873, Clay twp., LaGrange co., In.
d. Sept 1, 1896, Home of his parents LaGrange
S. never married
He graduated from h>S> LaGrange, In.
Learned painter's trade, worked in Sturgis, Mi.
Became ill from paint, came home and was cared
for by his parents, until his death.

Clarence Boyd
b.   1879, Clay twp., LaGrange Co., In
d.
   buried in San Francisco area
m. Oct. 26 1909, Carbondale, California
Emma K. Weiss
b. 
d. soon after their marriage
Children: none
Clarence went to California.  After his wife's
death he became so depressed he took his own 
life.

Bessie BOYD
b. August 6, 1881, Clay twp., LaGrange Co,IN.
d. May 7, 1896, LaGrange, In.
   buried in Saylor-Bethel Cemetery

Loren BOYD
b. Sept. 6, 1886, LaGrange In. H-2-91
d.          1916  LaGrange, In.
m.          1905  LaGrange, In
Gyp Kern
b.
d.
Children: David 

They went to Montana
Loren became ill and cameto his other's home and
was cared for by her until his death.  Gyp had a
second unhappy marriage, separated.  Later she
married L. B. Gregory who had a dry cleaning shop
in Glascow, Mont.  Mr. Gregory died and she and David continued to operate the shop.








GRANDCHILDREN OF JOHN BOYD

AND AMANDA LANDIS











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