▁was ▁an ▁enthus i astic ▁entrepr ene ur , ▁first ▁operating ▁a ▁drug ▁store ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 5 ▁and ▁often ▁advert ising ▁as ▁an ▁au ction e er . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁second ▁mayor al ▁term ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 3 , ▁Bo yd ▁married ▁El iza ▁Ell is ▁( 1 8 2 3 – 1 9 0 2 ), ▁another ▁Kentucky ▁native . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Church , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁elder ▁for ▁nearly ▁thirty ▁years . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 3 , ▁the ▁Bo yd s ▁built ▁a ▁Greek ▁Rev ival ▁style ▁c ott age , ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁O aks ▁House ▁Museum ▁at ▁ 8 2 3 ▁North ▁Jefferson ▁Street , ▁on ▁a ▁ ▁urban ▁farm st ead ▁at ▁the ▁city ' s ▁edge . ▁ ▁There ▁they ▁re ared ▁six ▁children . ▁ ▁Three ▁gener ations ▁of ▁the ▁Bo yd ▁family ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁O aks , ▁the ▁last ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁when ▁the ▁property ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Society ▁of ▁The ▁Col onial ▁D ames ▁of ▁America ▁in ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Mississippi ▁( NS CD A - MS ). ▁ ▁The ▁Bo yd ▁House / The ▁O aks ▁House ▁Museum ▁is ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁O aks ▁House ▁Museum ▁Corporation ▁and ▁is ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁public . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁Mississippi ▁Land mark . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁The