Sources for family of Nimrod Shirley and Martha Boyd
Transcriptions and links to images for sources utilized to document the present understanding of their family
United States Federal Census
1850 Barren County Kentucky Federal Census, 2nd District page 444-445
(Cynthia, nee Deweese, below, is the eldest child of David and Rhoda Chandler Deweese)
Dw#577/Fm#590 Boyd
Hiram 55
Cynthia 46
Elizabeth 18
Joseph 12
Olive 15
Martha 14
Cynthia 12
Pocahantas R. 10
Melissa J. 9
Clement 6
Louisa 4
Samuel D. 1
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1860 Barren County Kentucky Federal Census July 7,1860 1st District page 48
(Cynthia, nee Deweese, and her family. It remains unknown where Elizabeth or Joseph have gone by 1860. Daughters Martha and Cynthia have married and Martha remains in the family with her parents and husband while Cynthia is no longer in the family home)
Dw#316/Fm#316 Boyd
Hiram 65 NC Labor
Cintha 56 NC
Oliph 28 Ky
Martha Shuby? 24 Ky
Nimrod 23 Ky
Poka 20 Ky
Melissa J 18 Ky
Clement 16 Ky
Louisa 13 Ky
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1870 Barren County Kentucky Federal Census Hiseville Precinct Page 17
Dw#107/Fm#102 Shirley
Nimrod 35 Ky Farmer 100/200
Martha 35 Ky Keeping House
James R. 10 Ky
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1880 Barren County Kentucky Federal Census Hiseville District Page 27
Dw#222/Fm#235 Shirley
Nimrod 44 Ky Farmer
Martha 43 Ky she has a FM disorder
James R. 21 Ky
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1900 Barren County KentuckyFederal Census Ed 16 Temple Hill Page 20B
Dw#395/Fm#399 Shirley
Nimrod Jan 1836 Ky married 42 years
Martha June 1836 Ky 1 child born 0 living
Victoria June 1859 Ky widow married 22 years 2 children born 2 children living
Maude Aug 1881 Ky granddaughter
Hattie Feb 1885 Ky granddaughter
1910 Barren County Kentucky Federal Census Ed 22 Slick Rock Page 8B
Dw#114/Fm#115 Shirley
Nimrod 74 Ky Widower Farmer
Victoria 54 Ky widow daughter in law
Johnson Hettie 25 Ky granddaughter 1 child born 1 child living
Henry 23 Ky son in law married 2 years
Armond gr grandson 1 5/12 Ky
All Deweese Family Census
Barren County, Kentucky Cemetery Records
Edited by Brice T. Leech and Kenneth Beard. 1992, The South Central Kentucky Historical and Genealogical Society, Glasgow, KY 1992.
Shirley Cemetery
Located about 6 mi off the Edmonton Road on Saltsman farm
Hattie Johnson February 02, 1885-September 05, 1913 Wife of H.A. Johnson
Henry A. Johnson May 16, 1843-November 06, 1921 Ky Regt Sup Sgt Am Tn 15 Div
Malissa Boyd Rutledge May 16, 1843-November 26, 1921
Martha Shirley June 19, 1836-December 06, 1902 wife of Nimrod Shirley
Nimrod Shirley January 18, 1838-November 04, 1911
James R. Shirley December 06, 1859-November 16, 1895
Will of Hiram Boyd and his wife Cynthia (Deweese) Boyd
(Cynthia was eldest child and daughter of David and Rhoda Chandler Deweese)
December Term 1870
(Page 1)
Know all men by these presents that we Hiram Boyd and Cyntha Boyd his wife of the County of Barren and State of Kentucky in moderate health but in right mind make this our last will and testament
1st we commet our souls to God who gave them and our bodies to the Earth from which it was taken
2nd that our just debts and funeral expenses be paid out of our personal property The remaining portion of it to be equally divided among all our children.
3rd That the land on which we now live to remain after our demise as a homestead for such of our children to live on as may be single at that time and to be a home for the unmarried portion of them so long as any two of them think proper to occupy it
If our children should think proper to break up housekeeping at any time our desire is that our youngest son Clement Boyd should be executor to this will provided he should be twenty one years old and also that Clement Boyd shall have the privilige of living on his portion of land though he should marry
Given under our hands this 6th Feb 1861
Witness
C Edwards H Boyd
Joseph B Newberry
Richard H Munday Cynthia Boyd
John C Deweese
Allen W Durham
(Page 2)
State of Kentucky
Barren County Court
December Term 1870
The foregoing writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Hiram Y. Boyd and Cynthia Boyd his wife both of whom are now deced was presented in open court and proven in due form? of law by the oaths of Joseph B Newberry and John C. Deweese subscribing witnesses thereto as the last will and testement of said decedents whereupon the same was ordered to be recorded as such
Att J P Nuckols CBCC
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