Before our meeting at Las Vagas, David Boyd of Maryland, was telling me about Chief John Boyd - I think he said he was a "Souox (?)" Indian Chief from North Dakota - and his descendants who were on an Indian Reservation in North Dakota. He said these descendants were blue eyed and not like the normal "Indians" on the reservation. He thought that during the 1800's when cattle were driven from Texas up North to help feed the various Indian Tribes that perhaps a Mr Boyd might stayed after the cattle drive and married an Indian lady. So if any of our Texas Cousin have an John Boyd missing this might be were he finished up. I also discussed with him that this John Boyd might have been an Indian Agent who finished up living with the Indians on this reservation. Or there could have been some other reason for this Chief to be called John Boyd. So are there any members of this list from Dakota, whom may be able to add any information to this small puzzle? David, can you provide a better outline of this story please. Thank you. Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS

Mike, Thank you for the Chief Boyd plug. He was a Sioux Chief and fought at The Battle of the Little Bighorn, with Chiefs' Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull, (i.e. Custer's Last Stand). The Native Americans won that round but were dispersed into Canada where Chief John Boyd stayed until re-entering the USA with amnesty into north-eastern Montana around the Poplar Bluff and Wolfe Point areas. I met his grand daughter who had married a Gros Vant from the Fort Belcourt Reservation and was then living on the Blackfeet Reservation in Browning, MT. I was the Surgeon for the Blackfeet Nation at that time (1993-2006). Prior to that I was working on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation, in south central South Dakota (1991-93). It was here that I came across a sizable Boyd family. They were fairly prosperous cattle ranchers, as were several other "anglocised" surnamed Sioux families i.e., Williams, Johnson etc. These family surnames apparently originated also from the Texas Cattle Drover source. I have recently contaced one great-grandchild of Chief John Boyd and will pursue this source. Any help or suggestion is welcome. Thank You. David R Boyd, MDCM -----Original Message----- From: boyd-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:boyd-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Mike Boyd Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2011 9:03 PM To: BOYD-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [BOYD] Chief John Boyd - Souox (?) of North Dokota Before our meeting at Las Vagas, David Boyd of Maryland, was telling me about Chief John Boyd - I think he said he was a "Souox (?)" Indian Chief from North Dakota - and his descendants who were on an Indian Reservation in North Dakota. He said these descendants were blue eyed and not like the normal "Indians" on the reservation. He thought that during the 1800's when cattle were driven from Texas up North to help feed the various Indian Tribes that perhaps a Mr Boyd might stayed after the cattle drive and married an Indian lady. So if any of our Texas Cousin have an John Boyd missing this might be were he finished up. I also discussed with him that this John Boyd might have been an Indian Agent who finished up living with the Indians on this reservation. Or there could have been some other reason for this Chief to be called John Boyd. So are there any members of this list from Dakota, whom may be able to add any information to this small puzzle? David, can you provide a better outline of this story please. Thank you. Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS ______________________________________ House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Gathering of the Clan 2012 will be held in Woodland,CA, USA in conjunction with the Sacramento Caledonian Club's 136th annual Sacramento Valley Scottish Games & Festival in April 2012 (unofficial date April 28th and 29th -- to be confirmed by the venue). Write AGM@clanboyd.org if you would be interested in helping to plan it. ____________________________________________________ House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Gathering of the Clan 2011 was a great success in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA in conjunction with The Highland Games and Celtic Gathering April 16-17, 2011. _______________________________________ 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 PUBLICLY VIEWABLE 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