★★★ Boyd, William Wade

William Wade Boyd​

Born: January 19, 1819

Birthplace: Union District, South Carolina

Wife: Harriet Adaline Brem 1821 – 1881

(Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia)​

Children:

William Wallace Boyd Sr. 1843 – 1912​

(Buried: Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia)​

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Emma C. Boyd Sparks 1851 – 1903​

(Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia)​

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Robert E. Boyd 1852 – 1885

(Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia)​

Occupation before War:

Tailor in Marietta & Atlanta, Georgia​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1862: Colonel of 19th​ Georgia Infantry Regiment​

Occupation after War:

1862 – 1878: Tailor in Atlanta, Georgia​

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Deputy Grandmaster of Freemasons of Georgia​

Died: July 9, 1878

Place of Death: Atlanta, Georgia

Age at time of Death: 59 years old

Burial Place: Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia