1848 Birth:2871 Birth date of July 1848 taken from 1900 census enumeration; birth place taken from same source.

1869 Marriage:2852 Malinda Sillen and Joseph A. Boyd married on 9 February 1869 in Auglaize County, Ohio.

1880 U.S. Census:2865
Paulding County, Ohio (Brown Township)
Enumerated 3 & 4 of June 1880
Joseph A. Boyd •• white, male, 31, married, merchant, disabled, born in Ohio, father born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio
Malinda •• white, female, 32, wife, married, keeping house, born in Ohio, father born in Virginia, mother born in Ohio
Joseph E. •• white, male, 1, son, born in Ohio, father born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio
Amanda Sillin •• white, female, 47, sister-in-law, single, housekeeper, born in Ohio, father born in Virginia, mother born in Ohio
Martha Sillin •• white, female, niece, 9, single, attended school within the year, born in Ohio, father born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio
Cyrenius •• white, male, 24, brother-in-law, single, at school, born in Ohio, father born in Virginia, mother born in Ohio

1900 U.S. Census:2871
Pulaski County, Illinois (Ullin Village)
Enumerated 5 June 1900
Joseph A. Boyd •• head, white, male, born July 1848, age 51, married 29 years, born in Ohio, father born in Ohio, mother born in Virginia, factory superintendent, can read, can write, can speak English, owns home free of mortgage
Malinda •• wife, white, female, born March 1848, age 52, married 29 years, bore 9 children, 3 still living, born in Ohio, father born in Virginia, mother born in Virginia, can read, can write, can speak English
Joseph E. •• son, white, male, born February 1879, age 21, married 4 years, born in Ohio, father born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio, blacksmith, can read, can write, can speak English
Mary F. •• daughter, white, female, born July 1882, age 17, single, born in Ohio, father born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio, can read, can write, can speak English
Guy M. •• son, white, male, born November 1889, age 10, single, born in Ohio, father born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio, attended school for 6 months, can read, can write, can speak English
Elizada •• daughter-in-law, white, female, born August 1878, age 21, married 4 years, bore 2 children, both still living, born in Ohio, father born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio, can read, can write, can speak English
Ray A. •• grandson, white, male, December 1895, age 5, single, born in Ohio, father born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio, cannot read, cannot write, can speak English
Morris W. •• grandson, white, male, born July 1899, age 11 months, single, born in Ohio, father born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio, cannot read, cannot write, cannot speak English
L. N. Sharley •• boarder, white, male, born April 1878, age 22, single, born in Ohio, father born in Ohio, mother born in New York, laborer, can read, can write, can speak English
Josiah Hamilton •• boarder, white, male, November 1864, age 35, married 13 years, born in Illinois, father born in Illinois, mother born in Illinois, carpenter, can read, can write, can speak English
Ed McIntire •• boarder, white, male, born December 1848, age 58, single, born in Ohio, father born in New York, mother born in Pennsylvania, mill laborer, can read, can write, can speak English

1910 U.S. Census:2872
Morehouse County, Louisiana (Collinston Village, Ward 8)
Enumerated 18 April 1910
Joe A. Boyd •• head,male, white, 61, married once, born in Ohio, father born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio, native tongue is English, general farmer, employer, can read, can write, own home free of mortgage, farm schedule 28
Malinda •• wife, female, white, 60, married once, bore 10 children, 2 still living, born in Ohio, father born in Virginia, mother born in Virginia, native tongue is English, can read, can write
Guy •• son, male, white,20, single, born in Ohio, father born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio, native tongue is English, merchant, general merchandise, employer, can read, can write
Bertha Colman •• friend, female, white, 18, single, born in Illinois, father born in Illinois, mother born in Illinois, native tongue is English, can read, can write
George Berks •• servant, male, black, 18, single, born in Louisiana, father born in Louisiana, mother born in Louisiana, native tongue is English, servant for private family, worker, cannot read, cannot write

1920 U.S. Census:2873
Morehouse County, Louisiana (Collinston, Ward 8)
Enumerated 10 March 1920
A. D. Brown •• head, owns home free of mortgage, male, white, 70, widower, can read, can write, born in Mississippi, father born in Mississippi, mother born in Mississippi, can speak English, merchant of general store, employer
J. A. Boyd •• lodger, male, white, 70, married, can read, can write, born in Ohio, father born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio, can speak English
Malinda •• wife, female, white, 70, married, can read, can write, born in Ohio, ather born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio, can speak English
Guy Boyd •• son, male, white, 30, married, can read, can write, born in Ohio, ather born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio, can speak English, merchant in general store, employer
Bertha •• daughter-in-law, female, white, 27, married, can read, can write, born in Illinois, father born in Illinois, mother born in Illinois, can speak English
Martha •• granddaughter, female, white, 5, single, born in Louisiana, father born in Ohio, mother born in Illinois, can speak English
Son J. E. (Joseph E.) Boyd enumerated five families before Joseph and Malinda. J. E.'s family consisted of wife Ellen, three children, and a daughter-in-law.