Son of William Floyd and Elizabeth Ford.
Obituary published 22 Mar 1934 in "The Paris News", Paris, TX:
JAMES F. FLOYD OF HONEY GROVE DIES
Fannin County Land Owner Buried Near Home Thursday Afternoon
HONEY GROVE - Funeral services were set for 2:30 o'clock on Thursday afternoon for James Fletcher Floyd, 82 years old, who died at 5:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Sanitarium of Paris.
Rev. Earl Jones, pastor of the Methodist church here had charge of services, held at the Floyd home, two miles southwest of Honey Grove. Pallbearers were John Reece, Noah Stroud, John Mims, Charles Archie, Bince Mims and Claud Shelton.
Mr. Floyd is survived by a brother, Ben Floyd, a sister, Miss Mary Floyd, one nephew, William Floyd and three nieces, Misses Jessie and Elizabeth Floyd of Honey Grove and Mrs. Byron Kelly of Memphis, Tenn.
Born August 29, 1852, in Cumberland county, Tennessee, Mr. Floyd as a child of seven years came to Texas with his parents, the family settling near Honey Grove. As a young man, he made his fortune in West Texas ranching but returned here a number of years ago. He owned a large amount of property in this section.
. F. Floyd is a prominent stockman and farmer of Archer County, Texas. Though he has been only a few years conducting an independent business of his own, he has achieved prosperity to a remarkable degree, his success being attributable to the thorough knowledge of cattle which he has gained during long years of active experience on the range and trail. He is a native of Tennessee, born August 23, 1851, and the son of W. M. Floyd and his wife, Elizabeth Floyd, nee Ford. Both parents were natives of Tennessee, the father spending his life in agricultural pursuits. He moved to Texas in 1860, settling in the northern counties of the State, but shortly afterward enlisted in the Confederate army, remaining in the ranks as long as his services were required. He died in 1884, leaving a family of five children to mourn his loss. During the first few years' residence in Texas the family had to endure the usual privations of frontier life, the absence of educational privileges being a drawback which was felt with especial severity. In the case of our subject, however, there would have been little chance for attendance, even if a school had been conveniently near, for, during the years when he should have been occupied with his books, his father was absent in the war, and much of the home work devolved upon his own youthful shoulders.
When his years allowed him to leave home and attend to his personal advancement in life, J. F. Floyd soon developed into a full-fledged cowman, there being at that time not much of a choice in professions open to the young men of Texas. Years were consumed in perfecting himself in the business; years full of incident, but also replete with hard work, for which He received an insufficient salary. He persevered, however, and built up a reputation for carefulness and efficiency which afterward opened the way to something better than ordinary employment as a cowboy. His first chance in life came through a proposition to take a herd of 600 cattle, to be held on the shares for eight years, he to receive one-fourth of the entire herd at the end of that period. Eighteen months afterward the cattle were sold, and Mr. Floyd received $1,300 for his interest, which he considered a remarkably good sum to be earned in such a short time.
Investing his money in young cattle, Mr. Floyd placed them with the herd belonging to Harrold Bros., of Fort Worth, his next employers, and worked for this firm during the next five years, saving considerable money. He next went into partnership with a young man named Cramner, and they moved to Archer County, taking with them 600 cattle and about 500 horses, and established a ranch on Kickapoo Creek. After successfully managing this business for about three years, Cramner was killed, and Mr. Floyd managed the ranch for another year, when a brother of his deceased partner came on and assisted to settle the affairs in which the two had been jointly interested.
Since 1887, when the above-mentioned event occurred, Mr. Floyd has been giving considerable attention to farming, and has at present some 300 acres in cultivation. He owns, in all, 853 acres, but leases 2,000 acres as pasturage, upon which he is holding 300 head of cattle, 150 of them being two and three year-old steers. He sells quite a number of cattle annually, and also draws considerable profit from the sale of fat hogs, while his grain crop in 1894 amounted to 4,000 bushels. Taking into consideration the proximity of the ranch to the railroad, the fertility of its soil, and its general adaptability to general agricultural and grazing pursuits, Mr. Floyd could hardly have chosen a better location, and he looks upon it as a permanent one. He is rapidly improving his place in every way, and hopes to soon make it one of the best appointed ranches of its size in the West. Mr. Floyd is unmarried. (Source: Historical and Biographical Record of the Cattle Industry and the Cattlemen of Texas by James Cox, Published by Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co, St Louis, 1895
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Obituary published 22 Mar 1934 in "The Paris News", Paris, TX:
JAMES F. FLOYD OF HONEY GROVE DIES
Fannin County Land Owner Buried Near Home Thursday Afternoon
HONEY GROVE - Funeral services were set for 2:30 o'clock on Thursday afternoon for James Fletcher Floyd, 82 years old, who died at 5:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Sanitarium of Paris.
Rev. Earl Jones, pastor of the Methodist church here had charge of services, held at the Floyd home, two miles southwest of Honey Grove. Pallbearers were John Reece, Noah Stroud, John Mims, Charles Archie, Bince Mims and Claud Shelton.
Mr. Floyd is survived by a brother, Ben Floyd, a sister, Miss Mary Floyd, one nephew, William Floyd and three nieces, Misses Jessie and Elizabeth Floyd of Honey Grove and Mrs. Byron Kelly of Memphis, Tenn.
Born August 29, 1852, in Cumberland county, Tennessee, Mr. Floyd as a child of seven years came to Texas with his parents, the family settling near Honey Grove. As a young man, he made his fortune in West Texas ranching but returned here a number of years ago. He owned a large amount of property in this section.
. F. Floyd is a prominent stockman and farmer of Archer County, Texas. Though he has been only a few years conducting an independent business of his own, he has achieved prosperity to a remarkable degree, his success being attributable to the thorough knowledge of cattle which he has gained during long years of active experience on the range and trail. He is a native of Tennessee, born August 23, 1851, and the son of W. M. Floyd and his wife, Elizabeth Floyd, nee Ford. Both parents were natives of Tennessee, the father spending his life in agricultural pursuits. He moved to Texas in 1860, settling in the northern counties of the State, but shortly afterward enlisted in the Confederate army, remaining in the ranks as long as his services were required. He died in 1884, leaving a family of five children to mourn his loss. During the first few years' residence in Texas the family had to endure the usual privations of frontier life, the absence of educational privileges being a drawback which was felt with especial severity. In the case of our subject, however, there would have been little chance for attendance, even if a school had been conveniently near, for, during the years when he should have been occupied with his books, his father was absent in the war, and much of the home work devolved upon his own youthful shoulders.
When his years allowed him to leave home and attend to his personal advancement in life, J. F. Floyd soon developed into a full-fledged cowman, there being at that time not much of a choice in professions open to the young men of Texas. Years were consumed in perfecting himself in the business; years full of incident, but also replete with hard work, for which He received an insufficient salary. He persevered, however, and built up a reputation for carefulness and efficiency which afterward opened the way to something better than ordinary employment as a cowboy. His first chance in life came through a proposition to take a herd of 600 cattle, to be held on the shares for eight years, he to receive one-fourth of the entire herd at the end of that period. Eighteen months afterward the cattle were sold, and Mr. Floyd received $1,300 for his interest, which he considered a remarkably good sum to be earned in such a short time.
Investing his money in young cattle, Mr. Floyd placed them with the herd belonging to Harrold Bros., of Fort Worth, his next employers, and worked for this firm during the next five years, saving considerable money. He next went into partnership with a young man named Cramner, and they moved to Archer County, taking with them 600 cattle and about 500 horses, and established a ranch on Kickapoo Creek. After successfully managing this business for about three years, Cramner was killed, and Mr. Floyd managed the ranch for another year, when a brother of his deceased partner came on and assisted to settle the affairs in which the two had been jointly interested.
Since 1887, when the above-mentioned event occurred, Mr. Floyd has been giving considerable attention to farming, and has at present some 300 acres in cultivation. He owns, in all, 853 acres, but leases 2,000 acres as pasturage, upon which he is holding 300 head of cattle, 150 of them being two and three year-old steers. He sells quite a number of cattle annually, and also draws considerable profit from the sale of fat hogs, while his grain crop in 1894 amounted to 4,000 bushels. Taking into consideration the proximity of the ranch to the railroad, the fertility of its soil, and its general adaptability to general agricultural and grazing pursuits, Mr. Floyd could hardly have chosen a better location, and he looks upon it as a permanent one. He is rapidly improving his place in every way, and hopes to soon make it one of the best appointed ranches of its size in the West. Mr. Floyd is unmarried. (Source: Historical and Biographical Record of the Cattle Industry and the Cattlemen of Texas by James Cox, Published by Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co, St Louis, 1895
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Son of William Floyd and Elizabeth Ford.
Obituary published 22 Mar 1934 in "The Paris News", Paris, TX:
JAMES F. FLOYD OF HONEY GROVE DIES
Fannin County Land Owner Buried Near Home Thursday Afternoon
HONEY GROVE - Funeral services were set for 2:30 o'clock on Thursday afternoon for James Fletcher Floyd, 82 years old, who died at 5:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Sanitarium of Paris.
Rev. Earl Jones, pastor of the Methodist church here had charge of services, held at the Floyd home, two miles southwest of Honey Grove. Pallbearers were John Reece, Noah Stroud, John Mims, Charles Archie, Bince Mims and Claud Shelton.
Mr. Floyd is survived by a brother, Ben Floyd, a sister, Miss Mary Floyd, one nephew, William Floyd and three nieces, Misses Jessie and Elizabeth Floyd of Honey Grove and Mrs. Byron Kelly of Memphis, Tenn.
Born August 29, 1852, in Cumberland county, Tennessee, Mr. Floyd as a child of seven years came to Texas with his parents, the family settling near Honey Grove. As a young man, he made his fortune in West Texas ranching but returned here a number of years ago. He owned a large amount of property in this section.
. F. Floyd is a prominent stockman and farmer of Archer County, Texas. Though he has been only a few years conducting an independent business of his own, he has achieved prosperity to a remarkable degree, his success being attributable to the thorough knowledge of cattle which he has gained during long years of active experience on the range and trail. He is a native of Tennessee, born August 23, 1851, and the son of W. M. Floyd and his wife, Elizabeth Floyd, nee Ford. Both parents were natives of Tennessee, the father spending his life in agricultural pursuits. He moved to Texas in 1860, settling in the northern counties of the State, but shortly afterward enlisted in the Confederate army, remaining in the ranks as long as his services were required. He died in 1884, leaving a family of five children to mourn his loss. During the first few years' residence in Texas the family had to endure the usual privations of frontier life, the absence of educational privileges being a drawback which was felt with especial severity. In the case of our subject, however, there would have been little chance for attendance, even if a school had been conveniently near, for, during the years when he should have been occupied with his books, his father was absent in the war, and much of the home work devolved upon his own youthful shoulders.
When his years allowed him to leave home and attend to his personal advancement in life, J. F. Floyd soon developed into a full-fledged cowman, there being at that time not much of a choice in professions open to the young men of Texas. Years were consumed in perfecting himself in the business; years full of incident, but also replete with hard work, for which He received an insufficient salary. He persevered, however, and built up a reputation for carefulness and efficiency which afterward opened the way to something better than ordinary employment as a cowboy. His first chance in life came through a proposition to take a herd of 600 cattle, to be held on the shares for eight years, he to receive one-fourth of the entire herd at the end of that period. Eighteen months afterward the cattle were sold, and Mr. Floyd received $1,300 for his interest, which he considered a remarkably good sum to be earned in such a short time.
Investing his money in young cattle, Mr. Floyd placed them with the herd belonging to Harrold Bros., of Fort Worth, his next employers, and worked for this firm during the next five years, saving considerable money. He next went into partnership with a young man named Cramner, and they moved to Archer County, taking with them 600 cattle and about 500 horses, and established a ranch on Kickapoo Creek. After successfully managing this business for about three years, Cramner was killed, and Mr. Floyd managed the ranch for another year, when a brother of his deceased partner came on and assisted to settle the affairs in which the two had been jointly interested.
Since 1887, when the above-mentioned event occurred, Mr. Floyd has been giving considerable attention to farming, and has at present some 300 acres in cultivation. He owns, in all, 853 acres, but leases 2,000 acres as pasturage, upon which he is holding 300 head of cattle, 150 of them being two and three year-old steers. He sells quite a number of cattle annually, and also draws considerable profit from the sale of fat hogs, while his grain crop in 1894 amounted to 4,000 bushels. Taking into consideration the proximity of the ranch to the railroad, the fertility of its soil, and its general adaptability to general agricultural and grazing pursuits, Mr. Floyd could hardly have chosen a better location, and he looks upon it as a permanent one. He is rapidly improving his place in every way, and hopes to soon make it one of the best appointed ranches of its size in the West. Mr. Floyd is unmarried. (Source: Historical and Biographical Record of the Cattle Industry and the Cattlemen of Texas by James Cox, Published by Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co, St Louis, 1895
Contributor: Sherry (47010546)
Obituary published 22 Mar 1934 in "The Paris News", Paris, TX:
JAMES F. FLOYD OF HONEY GROVE DIES
Fannin County Land Owner Buried Near Home Thursday Afternoon
HONEY GROVE - Funeral services were set for 2:30 o'clock on Thursday afternoon for James Fletcher Floyd, 82 years old, who died at 5:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Sanitarium of Paris.
Rev. Earl Jones, pastor of the Methodist church here had charge of services, held at the Floyd home, two miles southwest of Honey Grove. Pallbearers were John Reece, Noah Stroud, John Mims, Charles Archie, Bince Mims and Claud Shelton.
Mr. Floyd is survived by a brother, Ben Floyd, a sister, Miss Mary Floyd, one nephew, William Floyd and three nieces, Misses Jessie and Elizabeth Floyd of Honey Grove and Mrs. Byron Kelly of Memphis, Tenn.
Born August 29, 1852, in Cumberland county, Tennessee, Mr. Floyd as a child of seven years came to Texas with his parents, the family settling near Honey Grove. As a young man, he made his fortune in West Texas ranching but returned here a number of years ago. He owned a large amount of property in this section.
. F. Floyd is a prominent stockman and farmer of Archer County, Texas. Though he has been only a few years conducting an independent business of his own, he has achieved prosperity to a remarkable degree, his success being attributable to the thorough knowledge of cattle which he has gained during long years of active experience on the range and trail. He is a native of Tennessee, born August 23, 1851, and the son of W. M. Floyd and his wife, Elizabeth Floyd, nee Ford. Both parents were natives of Tennessee, the father spending his life in agricultural pursuits. He moved to Texas in 1860, settling in the northern counties of the State, but shortly afterward enlisted in the Confederate army, remaining in the ranks as long as his services were required. He died in 1884, leaving a family of five children to mourn his loss. During the first few years' residence in Texas the family had to endure the usual privations of frontier life, the absence of educational privileges being a drawback which was felt with especial severity. In the case of our subject, however, there would have been little chance for attendance, even if a school had been conveniently near, for, during the years when he should have been occupied with his books, his father was absent in the war, and much of the home work devolved upon his own youthful shoulders.
When his years allowed him to leave home and attend to his personal advancement in life, J. F. Floyd soon developed into a full-fledged cowman, there being at that time not much of a choice in professions open to the young men of Texas. Years were consumed in perfecting himself in the business; years full of incident, but also replete with hard work, for which He received an insufficient salary. He persevered, however, and built up a reputation for carefulness and efficiency which afterward opened the way to something better than ordinary employment as a cowboy. His first chance in life came through a proposition to take a herd of 600 cattle, to be held on the shares for eight years, he to receive one-fourth of the entire herd at the end of that period. Eighteen months afterward the cattle were sold, and Mr. Floyd received $1,300 for his interest, which he considered a remarkably good sum to be earned in such a short time.
Investing his money in young cattle, Mr. Floyd placed them with the herd belonging to Harrold Bros., of Fort Worth, his next employers, and worked for this firm during the next five years, saving considerable money. He next went into partnership with a young man named Cramner, and they moved to Archer County, taking with them 600 cattle and about 500 horses, and established a ranch on Kickapoo Creek. After successfully managing this business for about three years, Cramner was killed, and Mr. Floyd managed the ranch for another year, when a brother of his deceased partner came on and assisted to settle the affairs in which the two had been jointly interested.
Since 1887, when the above-mentioned event occurred, Mr. Floyd has been giving considerable attention to farming, and has at present some 300 acres in cultivation. He owns, in all, 853 acres, but leases 2,000 acres as pasturage, upon which he is holding 300 head of cattle, 150 of them being two and three year-old steers. He sells quite a number of cattle annually, and also draws considerable profit from the sale of fat hogs, while his grain crop in 1894 amounted to 4,000 bushels. Taking into consideration the proximity of the ranch to the railroad, the fertility of its soil, and its general adaptability to general agricultural and grazing pursuits, Mr. Floyd could hardly have chosen a better location, and he looks upon it as a permanent one. He is rapidly improving his place in every way, and hopes to soon make it one of the best appointed ranches of its size in the West. Mr. Floyd is unmarried. (Source: Historical and Biographical Record of the Cattle Industry and the Cattlemen of Texas by James Cox, Published by Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co, St Louis, 1895
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