In October 1886, he became president of the Board of Trustees. He remained with the board until declining health forced him to resign. Boyd married twice during his lifetime. His first wife was Caroline A. Bockius, daughter of Samuel Blockius of Germantown; they married in 1869. After her death in 1878, Boyd married Ida Cottrell, daughter of Joseph W. Cottrell of Columbia.
Caroline A. Bockius
Ida Cottrell