Well, don't worry about being new to the list; even us "old codgers" make some horrendous mistakes on here sometimes! I did find your Randolph on the 1870 Fed'l Census, if that helps any. Your Randolph was 7 years old and his father was 32 year old Allison Boyd. On the handwritten form he IS said to be a male, although today we think of that as a feminine name. His wife is Hannah Boyd, 34 years old. Also, the Boyd is spelled Boid in every case. There is John W.-12yrs., Willas - 9yrs., your Randolph -7yrs., and Wilborn R. -1yr. Then there is another family with the last name Drake living with them and just looking at someone's family tree on ancestry.com, it appears that Hannah's maiden name was Drake, if the submission is correct. The Drakes have three very young children. Below that appears the Boid name again. There is Margrett A. Boid, 13 yrs. and James M. Boid, 10 yrs. Maybe this gives you some more to work with! Charlene Boyd Kemp PA State Historian HBS In a message dated 2/22/2011 12:51:13 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, glenpoolgal@sbcglobal.net writes: here is the information I have (and please bear with me as I am still new to this and not sure what I'm doing at times). thank you all so much! I am seeking information on Randolph Boyd born Feb. 1863 Married 10 years as of 1900 census Born in Arkansas his dad arkansas his mom arkansas Occupation: Farmer (all can read, write, and speak english) owned free of mortgage listed as farm (not home) State of Arkansas County of Madison Richmond Township wife: Josephine May 1872 Born in Arkansas her dad Arkansas her mom Tennessee (following children ALL born in Arkansas) Gracie A. Daughter Feb. 1892 Emmet C. Son Dec. 1893 Burtie A. Son Feb. 1895 Harvey M. Son (My Grandpa Boyd) Jan. 1897 Mattie L. Daughter Feb. 1899 _______________________________________ House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Gathering of the Clan 2011 will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA in conjunction with The Highland Games and Celtic Gathering April 16-17, 2011. Mike will be returning to America to join us! Write AGM@clanboyd.org if you would be interested in helping to plan it. _______________________________________ Support the Fellowship Activities of the Clan. Join the House of Boyd Society! http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/BOYD/2008-06/1212428046 ______________________________________ House of Boyd Society sends HUGE thank you to all of our volunteers. The Society would not be what it is without you! ______________________________________ Want to contribute an article or query to the Dean Road? Contact Kevin McLachlan, Editor at Editor@clanboyd.org ==================== Visit the House of Boyd Society Website http://www.clanboyd.org ==================== For Officers and other Contacts, see http://www.clanboyd.org/officers.shtml ==================== Most replies should go to the list, not just the author of the post. Make sure to include the list address Boyd@rootsweb.com ==================== Need to contact the Admin? Write me off list at Boyd-admin@rootsweb.com ==================== Can't recall what the beginning of a thread was? Subscribe mid-discussion? Visit the archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=boyd ==================== Got an issue that is beyond the purview of this list? Write the Help Desk for assistance http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/ Honor your fellow subscribers -- follow the Golden Rule! **************************** ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message