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Robert Boyd

Birth	:	1835
Death	:	3 Jun 1860
Burial	:	Cousins Cemetery, Malone, Clinton County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.8171000, -90.3790000
Inscription	:	aged 25 years
Description	:	The tornado was noted in William Cousins biography in History of Clinton County 1879. The following excerpts are from various sources: By the time the storm reached Wheatland in Clinton County, the two tornadoes were visible. Between Wheatland and DeWitt, the two tornadoes merged into a monster tornado and headed easterly. There were no towns in the path of the tornado before it hit Camanche but between the merger and the storm hitting Camanche, 28 people died at numerous farmsteads that were wiped off the face of the earth. The tornado (or tornadoes) killed 141 people (115 in Iowa, 74 in... Read More	The tornado was noted in William Cousins biography in History of Clinton County 1879. The following excerpts are from various sources: By the time the storm reached Wheatland in Clinton County, the two tornadoes were visible. Between Wheatland and DeWitt, the two tornadoes merged into a monster tornado and headed easterly. There were no towns in the path of the tornado before it hit Camanche but between the merger and the storm hitting Camanche, 28 people died at numerous farmsteads that were wiped off the face of the earth. The tornado (or tornadoes) killed 141 people (115 in Iowa, 74 in Clinton County alone)and injuring 329. (As mentioned earlier, some of the injured later died from their injuries raising the total close to 200). The Lyons City Advocate had a long piece about the storm which can be viewed (NY Times Jun 7th 1860) A correspondent from the New York Herald happened to be travelling toward Camanche when the tornado struck. In a report he filed two days later from Clinton, he wrote: had your correspondent been an eighth of a mile to the northward, doubtless some other writer would have given you the account of my destruction.

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Robert Boyd's memorial is located at: Cousins Cemetery, Malone, Clinton County, USA.
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Latitude: 41.8171000
Longitude: -90.3790000

Family Members:

Spouse

Elizabeth Cousins Boyd

(1840 - 1860)

Children

John Lancaster Boyd

(1858 - 1930)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Cousins Cemetery
Malone, Clinton County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8171000, -90.3790000

2. Bowers-Dannatt-Hill Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.7942009, -90.3775024

3. Pelham Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.8189011, -90.4272003

4. Prairie Union Cemetery
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5. Elvira Cemetery
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6. Shaffton Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.7574997, -90.3443985

7. McCausland Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.7478104, -90.4468002

8. Ames Creek Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.8008000, -90.4959000

9. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.8535995, -90.2658005

10. Clinton Lawn Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.8172000, -90.2482990

11. Rose Hill Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.7928009, -90.2518997

12. Saint Patrick's-Villa Nova Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9000893, -90.4634628

13. Nowlin Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.7141991, -90.3553009

14. Saint Patrick's Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9016991, -90.4636002

15. Fessler Cemetery
McCausland, Scott County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7117004, -90.4180984

16. Holy Cross Cemetery
Clinton County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8731003, -90.2433014

17. Saint Mary's Cemetery
Clinton, Clinton County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8417015, -90.2272034

18. Center Grove Cemetery
Goose Lake, Clinton County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9331017, -90.3535995

19. Pine Grove Cemetery
Clinton, Clinton County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8442001, -90.2253036

20. Elmwood Cemetery
DeWitt, Clinton County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8349991, -90.5366974

21. Oak Ridge Cemetery
Albany, Whiteside County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7865930, -90.2202200

22. Saint Joseph's Cemetery
DeWitt, Clinton County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8283005, -90.5425034

23. Oak Ridge Cemetery
DeWitt, Clinton County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8283617, -90.5426362

24. Lusk Memorial Cemetery
Albany, Whiteside County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7856700, -90.2198400