. Commemorative biographical record of northeastern Pennsylvania: including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and many of the early settled families. e name introduces these lines. Thomas Y. Boyd was born January 9, 1823, inDamascus township, and received such education asthe public schools of his boyhood afforded, but hebegan work at an early age, and the practical busi-ness experience which he acquired in his varioustransactions was by far the more important part ofhis training. After the fathers de
. Commemorative biographical record of northeastern Pennsylvania: including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and many of the early settled families. e name introduces these lines. Thomas Y. Boyd was born January 9, 1823, inDamascus township, and received such education asthe public schools of his boyhood afforded, but hebegan work at an early age, and the practical busi-ness experience which he acquired in his varioustransactions was by far the more important part ofhis training. After the fathers death he embarked-in the lumbering- business in a small way, and herafted down the Delaware river from Damascus toPhiladelphia, becoming an expert steersman on thatstream, well known among lumbermen especiallyall along his route. He made rapid progress alongthe road to prosperity, and as his interests widenedhis opportunities increased. In 1867, in partner-ship with Joseph Wood, he purchased the sawmillof Truman G. Tymerson, at what is now known asBoyds Mills, this partnership continuing until death, in 1877, after which Mr. Boyd con-ducted the business alone. A large steam sawmillwas erected, and as time advanced he added other. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. G01 enterprises, a gristmill, blacksmith shop and store Oil his mill property, and continued to buy in landuntil he was the owner of about 1,900acres inW ayne county, for the most part timberland Afterhis marriage, which will he presently spoken of, heled on the home near where his family still re-sides, built a residence and made many other im-provements, clearing out a large farm. In 1867™y amoved to the mill property, on which theynave since lived. } Fl,i,-Ji lPi,Ml ;• (I vas aPP°mted postmaster atEldred, hddmg that office until his removal toJioyd s Mills, where he was again appointed, and itwas mainly ftrough his influence that the dairymail was established between Boyds Mills and Da-mascus, m r87o. A
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