Gaston, Joseph.  "The Centennial History of Oregon, 1811-1912."  Vol. 3. 
Chicago, Clarke Publishing Co., 1912. p. 392.
 
JUDGE THOMAS F. FLOYD

     for many years has been one of the active and highly respected citizens of
Josephine county. He was born in New York, April 26, 1827, and is the son of
Heathcoat and Lucy S. (Tozer) Floyd, both of whom were natives of New York.
Judge Floyd was reared in his parents' home and received his elementary
education in the public schools of the district in which he lived. He remained
under the parental roof until he was twenty-eight years of age and at that time
he emigrated to Oregon and in 1855 settled in Josephine county, where he filed
upon a government homestead, which he improved and cultivated for a number of
years, after which he disposed of that property and removed to Kerby, where he
now lives a retired life.
     In 1860 Judge Floyd was united in marriage to Miss Julia Briggs, a native
of New York, and to that union four children were born: George and Lucy, both
deceased, the former of whom passed away in 1904 and the latter in 1894;
Harriet; and Thomas F. Judge Floyd is a member of the republican party and for
many years was one of the influential men in the councils of that political
organization. As a representative of that .party he was elected to the office of
county judge, in which he served the people of Josephine county for four years.
He also served as school commissioner of that county for a period of four years.
He is a member of the Masonic fraternity and also belongs to the Odd Fellows
lodge. Judge Floyd is one of the highly respected citizens of his portion of the
state of Oregon and has always contributed his influence and assistance to the
advancement of every public measure having for its object the improvement of the
people in his state and county.


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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in September 2007 by Diana Smith.
Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned
above.