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Benjamin Franklin BYRD 1849–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 January 1849

Birth Location: Doaksville, Towson Co., Choctaw Nation, IT, 3, Italie

Death Date: 23 November 1915

Death Location: Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: John Keeper)

Mother: Mary Chickasaw

Spouse(s): Molsie Byrd

Children(s): Nannie Wasson, Loula Colbert, George Byrd, Lonnie Sr, Roy Sr, Carl Byrd

The story of Benjamin Franklin BYRD began in 1849 in Doaksville, Towson Co., Choctaw Nation, IT, 3, Italie. Benjamin Franklin BYRD married Molsie Byrd, and had children including Carl Elwin Byrd, George Franklin Byrd, Lonnie Elmo Byrd Sr, Loula Mae Colbert, Nannie E Wasson, Roy Neal Byrd Sr. Benjamin Franklin BYRD passed away in 1915 in Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Franklin BYRD began in 1849 in Doaksville, Towson Co., Choctaw Nation, IT, 3, Italie.
  • Benjamin Franklin BYRD married Molsie Byrd, and had children including Carl Elwin Byrd, George Franklin Byrd, Lonnie Elmo Byrd Sr, Loula Mae Colbert, Nannie E Wasson, Roy Neal Byrd Sr.
  • Benjamin Franklin BYRD passed away in 1915 in Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Benjamin BYRD's Ancestors

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Benjamin BYRD
1849–1915
Birth Place: Doaksville, Towson Co., Choctaw Nation, IT, 3, Italie
Parents
John Byrd (Tavern Keeper)
1820–1864
Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, USA
Mary (Moore) Chickasaw
1819–1878
Marshall County, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Capt (Michael Cicero) Byrd
1787–1857
Marshall County, Mississippi
Patsy ((Sally)) Logan
1784–1820
Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Delilah (Liley Love - Mitchell - Moore (Thomas) (Chickasaw)) {OK}
1790–1847
Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, Marshall County, Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Love
1745–1832
Sally Colbert
1743–1809
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Chief Colbert
1721–1784
Sopha Incas-She-WA-Ya
1721–1768

Benjamin BYRD's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) BYRD (17 January 1849–23 November 1915) m. Molsie Byrd (4 January 1859–1880)
  1. 1. Nannie (E) Wasson 1872–1956
  2. 2. Loula (Mae) Colbert 1894–1970
  3. 3. George (Franklin) Byrd 1877–1920
  4. 4. Lonnie (Elmo Byrd) Sr 1891–1954
  5. 5. Roy (Neal Byrd) Sr 1892–1978
  6. 6. Carl (Elwin) Byrd 1907–1989

Benjamin BYRD's Timeline

2 Records

1849
17 January 1849
Birth of Benjamin Franklin BYRD in Doaksville, Towson Co., Choctaw Nation, IT, 3, Italie
Doaksville, Towson Co., Choctaw Nation, IT, 3, Italie
1915
23 November 1915
Age 66
Death of Benjamin Franklin BYRD in Ada, Pontotoc, Oklahoma, USA
Ada, Pontotoc, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 January 1849
    Event Place: Doaksville, Towson Co., Choctaw Nation, IT, 3, Italie
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 November 1915
    Event Place: Ada, Pontotoc, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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