Horatio Nelson Boyd

b. July 29, 1844, Wilmington, Delaware

m. Mary E. Attwater, Oct. 7, 1869, Galva, Henry, Co., Illinois

d. Jan. 13, 1930, Norfolk, Nebraska

Republic Co. Democrat, Belleville, KS ca. 1900

Horatio Boyd, editor - bearded man in middle of photo
The Democrat Office and Working Force.
With this issue of the Democrat, we present an inside view of the office, so our readers can see that it is a real live Democrat. Every thing is new but the "old man" as the editor has been called ever since he landed in Kansas over a quarter of a century ago.

50th Anniversary Photo / Article

Horatio & Mary are buried in Belleville, KS city cemetery

They had 6 children:

Georgiana b. November 10, 1872

Mary E. b. August 29, 1876

Mable Portia b. September 26, 1880

Horatio N. b. July 21, 1885

Nelson Attwater b. May 6, 1888

Ivel M. b. December 14, 1893

Horatio N. Boyd moved from Wilmington, DE to Bristol, PA in 1849, settling at Cambridge, IL in 1850.

He enlisted in the Union Army July 16, 1861, serving continuously until November, 1865, reenlisting as a veteran volunteer February 10, 1864.

He was twice severely wounded and was for a short time a prisoner of war. His entire service of four years and four months was served before he was twenty-one years of age.

He married and moved in 1870 to Webster City, IA, coming from there to Phillips County, Kansas in 1877 and to Republic County, Kansas in 1890.

Mr. Boyd represented Phillips County in the State Legislature for one term and Republic County for three terms.

He was founder of the Republic County Democrat in 1907, which was consolidated with The Telescope.

He died in January, 1930.