Americus Sherman BOYD^[1]

1867 - 1935  (67 years)

• Name	Americus Sherman BOYD
  Nickname	Sherman
  Birth	27 Dec 1867	Beaufort Co, NC   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1900, 1910, 1920, 1930	Long Acre Twp, Beaufort Co, NC   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  	farm laborer, farmer, farmer, farmer
  Death	9 Dec 1935	Long Acre Twp, Beaufort Co, NC   [1]
  	Sherman died on 9 December 1935. He was 67 years old. According to his death certificate "while walking fell dead on Pinetown - Plymouth Highway". It further state that there was no collision and "no foul play". Sherman's residence at the time of his death was Pinetown, North Carolina.
  Burial	10 Dec 1935	North Carolina   [1]
  	His death certificate states that his body was interred on 10 December 1935 at a "family burying ground, but does not name the cemetery.
  Person ID	I60905	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   [6, 7]
  	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 1	Mary Melvina BOYD,   b. c.1865, North Carolina d. Before 8 Apr 1930
  Marriage	27 Dec 1893	Slate Stone, Beaufort Co, NC   [8]
  	The couple was married on 27 December 1893 at the Slate Stone, North Carolina residence of W. D. Singleton by Elder James Boyd. The wedding announcement in the Washington Gazette noted that Sherman was "of Acresville".
  Notes	The 1900 census notes that Mary had delivered 2 children, neither of whom was living on the enumeration date.
  Family ID	F6455	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Mattie KNOX,   b. c.1890, North Carolina
  Marriage	Between 12 Jun 1929 & 8 Apr 1930  [3, 9]
  	The couple was married after the death of Mattie's first husband, Luther Jones, but before the 6 April enumeration of the 1930 census.
  Family ID	F6456	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos

  1920 US Census / Boyd, Americus S. Long Acre Twp, Beaufort Co, NC.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1777] Americus Sherman Boyd, North Carolina death certificate no. 300 (1935). [S1768] 1900 US Census / Boyd, Samuel W. . [S1774] 1930 US Census / Boyd, Americus G. [S1780] 1920 US Census / Boyd, Americus S. [S1781] 1910 US Census / Boyd, Americus S. [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. [S3939] Jim and Esther Chauncy, abstractors, Chauncy & Chauncy,Abstracts of Marriages and Deaths of Extant Washington, NC Newspapers, Volume 2 1884 - 1904, ((Washington, NC: Beaufort County Genealogical Society, 1994)). p. 45: Washington Gazette, (4 January 1894), p. 2, col. 2. [S1153] North Carolina, Death Indexes, 1908 - 2004.. Luther Jones death, Beaufort Co, 12 June 1929.