Charlie James B (Bo) Floyd 
Charlie James B (Bo) was born on August 7th, 1905.1 Charlie James B (Bo)'s father was James Harrison Floyd and his mother was Ella America Lunsford. His paternal grandparents were William H. Floyd and Mary Elizabeth Tyson; his maternal grandparents were A. Lunsford and Betty Taylor. He had a brother and four sisters, named Odie Artemus, Lillian B, Mattie Maude, Living and Tempie. He died at the age of 70 on August 16th, 1975 in Yantis, Sharp Cemetery, Wood County, Texas.1 General Notes
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It is said that Charlie James Floyd tried to get into college and was rejected because he was a year too young. So, he left, changed his name to James "Bo" Floyd and went back and sai d he was a year older to get into college. Since he received his teaching degree, he kept the name James "Bo" Floyd for the remainder of his life and was buried under that name.
Bo Floyd was very much a horseman. He was the first successful breeder of Tennessee Walking Horses and Shetland Ponies (late named a breed of their own). He also wrote many articles for Quarter Horse Magazine.
Bo also did family research and had traced the family line, however, when his farmhouse burned down, all his pictures and records were destroyed.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.1838 in Tennessee d.1919 in Yantis, Sharp Cemetery, Wood County, Texas
- b.18 Oct 1870 in ` d.19 Feb 1944 in Sharp Cemetery, Yantis, TX
- b.1841 in Chicksaw County Mississippi d.1921 in Yantis, Sharp Cemetery, Wood County, Texas
- b.07 Aug 1905 d.16 Aug 1975 in Yantis, Sharp Cemetery, Wood County, Texas
- b.01 Sep 1876 d.24 Oct 1952 in Sharp Cemetery, Yantis, TX
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‌Charlie James B (Bo) and Lera were married in a religious ceremony on August 16th, 1924.1 They had a son and two daughters, named Living, Dianna and Living.
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