Ollie was the daughter of Absolom E. Hurt and Cynthia Ann Ball. She married a widower with twelve children named Joseph Boyd (d. 1 May 1944).

They had one son named Charlie (who preceded her in death). They also had two daughters:

Gladys
Clara
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"United States Census, 1920," Ollie B Boyd in household of Absolom Hurt, , Russell, Virginia

name: Ollie B Boyd
residence: , Russell, Virginia
estimated birth year: 1902
age: 18
birthplace: Virginia
relationship to head of household: Daughter
gender: Female
race: White
marital status: Married
father's birthplace: Virginia
mother's birthplace: Virginia
film number: 1821913
digital folder number: 4391488
image number: 01147
sheet number: 3

Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Absolom Hurt M 71y Virginia
son Charles A Hurt M 23y Virginia
dau Flossie Hurt F 15y Virginia
son Orvill Hurt M 13y Virginia
dau Pauline Hurt F 10y Virginia
dau Nora Lee Hurt F 21y Virginia
dau Ollie B Boyd F 18y Virginia

Citing this Record

"United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MJNF-VDL : accessed 24 Sep 2012), Ollie B Boyd in household of Absolom Hurt, , Russell, Virginia; citing enumeration district (ED) , sheet 3A, family 53, NARA microfilm publication T625, FHL microfilm 1821913.
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Info submitted by original memorial creator:

Obituary from Mount Vernon, Ohio newspaper about Nov. 4, 1986:

OLLIE BOYD

MOUNT VERNON -- Ollie B. Boyd, 85, of 401 E. Hamtramck st. died Saturday morning in Knox Community Hospital after a short illness. Mrs. Boyd was born March 26, 1901 in Swords Creek, Va., to Absolom and Cynthia (Ball) Hurt. She had been a Mount Vernon resident for more than 30 years. She was a member of the Healing Hill Cathedral at Delaware, Ohio. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Gladys Litt of Butler and Mrs. Clara Jackson of Mount Vernon; four step-children, Mrs. Lucy Perkins of Marion, Va., Mrs. Lula Hale and Luther Boyd, both of Honaker, Va., and Mrs. Nora Perkins of Barley, W. Va.; one sister, Mrs. Dulcie West in Michigan; and one brother, Orville Hurt in Maryland; 11 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; several step great-grandchildren and step great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph, May 1, 1944. Also deceased are one son, Charlie; four sisters, Mrs. Nora Hughey, Mrs. Flossie Gideon, Mrs. Carrie Meadows and Mrs. Fonnie Goodman; one brother, Charlie Hurt; eight step-children, Hassell, Ed, John, Claude, and Carrie Boyd, Mrs. Ethel Brumbaker, Mrs. Minnie Cole and Mrs. Grace Harris. Calling hours were Monday evening at the Dowds-Wiggins Funeral Home. The funeral is 2 p.m. today at the funeral home, with the Rev. William O'Hara and Pastor Leroy Allen officiating. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery.