Samuel William BOYD^[1]

1872 - 1943  (70 years)

• Name	Samuel William BOYD
  Birth	25 Dec 1872	North Carolina   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1900, 1910, 1918, 1920, 1930, 1943	Long Acre Twp, Beaufort Co, NC   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  	farm laborer, salesman, farmer, farmer, farmer, farmer
  Death	10 Dec 1943	Pinetown, Beaufort Co, NC   [1]
  	Samuel died in Pinetown, North Carolina at 6:30 pm on 10 December 1943. He was 2 weeks shy of his 71st birthday. Cause of death was noted as "chronic malaria".
  Burial	12 Dec 1943	Pinetown, Beaufort Co, NC   [1]
  	His body was interred at the family burial ground in Pinetown on 12 December 1943.
  Person ID	I60906	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Samuel W. BOYD,   b. Oct 1839, North Carolina
  Mother	Martha H. WATERS,   b. Apr 1840, North Carolina d. 24 Jul 1930, Pine Town, Beaufort Co, NC (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	5 Jan 1866	Beaufort Co, NC   [7, 8]
  	The couple was married by H.S. Gurganus on 5 January 1866 in Beaufort County, North Carolina.
  Notes	The 1900 census notes that Martha had delivered 5 children, three of whom were living at the time of the enumeration.
  Family ID	F2755	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Fannie JACKSON,   b. 17 Apr 1877, Martin Co, NC d. 27 Aug 1948, Pinetown, Beaufort Co, NC (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	18 Jul 1907	Beaufort Co, NC   [9]
  Children	1. Howard Randolph BOYD,   b. 12 Nov 1907, North Carolina d. 12 Sep 1979, Durham, Durham Co, NC (Age 71 years)   2. Elmer Hughes BOYD,   b. 20 Sep 1909, North Carolina d. 15 Mar 1989, Raleigh, Wake Co, NC (Age 79 years)   3. Martha I. BOYD,   b. c.1912, North Carolina   4. Lilly Ruth BOYD,   b. 29 Apr 1915, Pinetown, Beaufort Co, NC d. 28 Jul 1915, Pinetown, Beaufort Co, NC (Age 0 years)   5. Lucy Marie BOYD,   b. 29 Apr 1915, Beaufort Co, NC
  Family ID	F6458	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos		Samuel William Boyd. WWI draft registration card. Pinetown, North Carolina.
  		1920 US Census / Boyd, Samuel W. Pinetown, North Carolina.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1779] Samuel W. Boyd, North Carolina death certificate no. 31 (1943). [S1769] Samuel William Boyd. WWI draft registration card. [S1768] 1900 US Census / Boyd, Samuel W. . [S1772] 1920 US Census / Boyd, Samuel W. [S1773] 1930 US Census / Boyd, Samuel W. [S1782] 1910 US Census / Boyd, Samuel W. [S3935] Louise M. Cowell, compiler, Cowell, Brides Index for Beaufort County, NC Vol 1, 1847 - 1909, ((Washington, NC: Beaufort County Genealogical Society, 1994)). p. 190. [S3940] John H. Oden III, compiler, Oden, Record of Marriages, 1851 - 1868, Beaufort County, North Carolina, ((Washington, NC: Beaufort County Genealogical Society, 1994)), p. 8. [S3935] Louise M. Cowell, compiler, Cowell, Brides Index for Beaufort County, NC Vol 1, 1847 - 1909, ((Washington, NC: Beaufort County Genealogical Society, 1994)), p. 93.