Jonathan Henry Harrison Boyd b. 11 Feb 1861 Roane Co. TN d. 21 Feb 1924 Warren Co. TN: Appalachian Aristocracy

1861 - 1924 (63 years)

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Name	Jonathan Henry Harrison Boyd
Born	11 Feb 1861	Roane Co. TN
	POB source http://boydnursery.net/about-us/ On February 11, 1861, Jonathan Henry Harrison Boyd was born to Fernando Campbell Boyd and Jane Winchester Boyd of Roane County, Tennessee.
Gender	Male
Died	21 Feb 1924	Warren Co. TN
Buried	Hebron Cemetery, Irving College, Warren Co. TN
	Grave location, portrait, company information, and tombstone photo: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=50913957
Notes	CENSUS RECORDS 1870 Census Name: Jonathan Bayed [Jonathan Henry Harrison Boyd] Age in 1870: 9 Birth Year: abt 1861 Home in 1870: District 8, Sequatchie, Tennessee Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Dunlap Household Members: Name Age Fesendo Bayed 30 [Fernando Boyd] Elizabeth Boyd 32 Jonathan Boyd 9 Daniel Boyd 3 Right Boyd 1 1900 Census Name: Johnathan Boyd [Johnathan H Boyd] Age: 39 Birth Date: Feb 1861 Birthplace: Tennessee Home in 1900: Civil District 2, Sequatchie, Tennessee Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Susan E Boyd Marriage Year: 1893 Years Married: 7 Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Occupation: Seed nursery man Household Members: Name Age Johnathan Boyd 39 Susan E Boyd 23 Ohernado C Boyd 12 James Boyd 10 Mary B A Boyd 5 Athelia M Boyd 3 Ollie Mea Boyd 6 months 1910 Census Name: John H Boyd Age in 1910: 50 Birth Year: abt 1860 Birthplace: Tennessee Home in 1910: Civil District 7, Warren, Tennessee Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Edna Boyd Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Native Tongue: English Occupation: Nursery Industry: Forest Nursery Employer, Employee or Other: Employer Home Owned or Rented: Own Home Free or Mortgaged: Free Farm or House: Farm Able to Read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Years Married: 17 Household Members: Name Age John H Boyd 50 Edna Boyd 32 Mary Boyd 16 Athelia Boyd 13 Ollie Boyd 10 Opal Boyd 4 1920 Census Name: John H H Boyd Age: 66 Birth Year: abt 1854 Birthplace: Tennessee Home in 1920: Civil District 6, Warren, Tennessee House Number: Farm Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Susan E Boyd Father's Birthplace: Kentucky Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Able to Speak English: Yes Occupation: Manager Industry: Forest Nursery Employment Field: Employer Home Owned or Rented: Own Home Free or Mortgaged: Mortgaged Able to Read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Household Members: Name Age John H H Boyd 66 Susan E Boyd 41 Opal Boyd 13 Hairm Grows 22 [hired hand] Kelly Mccomack 24 [hired hand] Dock Hillis 18 [hired hand] Ben Taylor 22 [hired hand] BIOGRAPHY http://boydnursery.net/about-us/ He was the founder of Boyd Nursery Company in Warren County Tennessee, which has been under family ownership for five generations. At one time they were the third largest provider of nursery stock in the world. By 1887, JHH Boyd had started his nursery business in the Gage community, Sequatchie Co. TN. Operating under the name JHH Boyd, Nurseryman and Seed Collector, JHH began to experience significant success. By the late 1890s, his products were being sent all over the world by virtue of his established reputation of having exotic and rare plants and seeds. In 1904 JHH moved to Irving College to be closer to the railroad and because the soil was better suited for growing large fields of nursery stock. In 1907, JHH was approached by Frederick Law Olmsted for the purchase of plants for the reforestation program being conducted within the Biltmore Estates of Asheville, North Carolina. Sending an order of close to a million seedlings in a refrigerated railroad car, the Biltmore Estates shipment helped establish Forest Nursery on solid financial footing. While the orchard business experienced a drastic decline during prohibition, interest in landscaping brought an increase in the sale of other trees, plants, and vines. Grafting and budding became standard processes in the industry allowing standing mutations and more attractive plants. JHH was ever quick to notice to an unusual shrub or tree and add it to his stock. The pink dogwood is a classic example of this practice. JHH?s unique passion for flora discovery and fertilization led him to experiment and innovate his industry.
Person ID	I15332	Master File
Last Modified	10 Jun 2016

Family Susan Edna TATE, b. 03 Dec 1877, Jackson Co. TN , d. 29 Dec 1958, Warren Co. TN (Age 81 years)

Married 21 May 1893 Sequatchie Co. TN

Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, TN: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm.
Name: S E Tate
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 21 May 1893
Marriage Place: Sequatchie, Tennessee
Spouse: J H H Boyd

Children

+	1. Mary Boyd, b. 12 Aug 1894, Sequatchie Co. TN , d. Jan 1980, Nashville, Davidson Co. TN (Age 85 years)
+	2. Athelia Boyd, b. 15 Oct 1896, Sequatchie Co. TN , d. 26 Aug 1967, Warren Co. TN (Age 70 years)
	3. Ollie Mae Boyd, b. Nov 1899, Sequatchie Co. TN , d. 02 May 1917, Warren Co. TN (Age ~ 17 years)
+	4. Opal Lee Boyd, b. 16 Jul 1906, Warren Co. TN , d. 15 Apr 1988, Warren Co. TN (Age 81 years)

Last Modified 10 Jun 2016

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