Benjamin Franklin Boyd was a native of Shasta County, born at Horsetown, situated in the Clear Creek territory in Shasta County, on February 27, 1862, parents unknown.* Boyd recieved his education at Horsetown. Then at a later age he moved to the settlement of Eagle Creek, which became Ono in 1883. At that town he ran a merchandise store.
On March 6, 1891 he became the postmaster at Ono, this position he served honorably. Becoming well established in Western Shasta, Boyd, was the regular nominee of the Peoples's Party for Clerk and Auditor of Shasta County, in October of 1898.
In later years B.F. Boyd moved to Redding and operated a business in that city. Boyd was one of the most prominent and highly respected men of Western Shasta. He died in May of 1934 at the home of his brother, Charles Boyd, located on Willis Street in Redding. Benjamin was 72 years of age and was buried in the Ono Cemetery at Ono.

Contributed by Jeremy M. Tuggle
Resource: The Weekly Shasta Courier, Saturday, October 1, 1898, and The Courier-Free Press, Friday, June 1, 1934. Obituary of Benjamin F. Boyd.

* Parents: William & Catherine (McGee) Boyd