Brief Life History of Timothy Terrell
When Timothy Terrell Boyd was born on 4 July 1908, in Tennessee, United States, his father, John Wesley Boyd, was 44 and his mother, Francis Henrietta Dodson, was 42. He had at least 3 sons with Cathleen Boyd. He lived in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States in 1935 and Civil District 4, Davidson, Tennessee, United States in 1940. He died on 23 May 1958, in Lufkin, Angelina, Texas, United States, at the age of 49, and was buried in Garden of Memories Cemetery, Lufkin, Angelina, Texas, United States.
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Sources (7)
- Timothy T Boyd, "United States Census, 1950"
- Ferrell Boyd, "Tennessee, Birth Records (ER Series), 1908-1912"
- Timothy Terrell Boyd, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
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1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
1914 · Steamboat Service Established with New York
Satilla was the first Deepwater Steamship to arrive at the port of Houston. This accomplishment successfully established a steamboat service between Houston and New York City.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from the island of Bute in the Firth of Clyde, from Bòid (genitive case of Bòd, the Gaelic name of the island of Bute) or Bòideach, denoting a person from Bute. Alternatively, the name may denote descendants of a Gilla filius Boed, who appears in reference to Glasgow Cathedral in the early 12th century, perhaps from the Gaelic personal name Boite, of uncertain origin.
Scottish and Irish: from the Gaelic epithet buidhe ‘yellow(-haired)’. Compare Bowie .
Manx: from Mac Gille Buidhe ‘son of the yellow-haired lad’ (compare 2 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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