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Cornelia Jones Byrd 1828–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Apr 1828

Birth Location: Panthersville, DeKalb County, Georgia, United States of America

Death Date: 15 Aug 1905

Death Location: Cedartown, Polk County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Elijah (Byrd)

Mother: Anne Hankins

Spouse(s): Rev Ledbetter

Children(s): Ledbetter None

Cornelia Jones Byrd was born in 1828 in Panthersville, DeKalb County, Georgia, United States of America, the child of Elijah Bird Byrd And Anne Eliza Betsy Hankins. Cornelia Jones Byrd married Rev Lewis Laurie Lanier Ledbetter, and had children including Ledbetter. Cornelia Jones Byrd passed away in 1905 in Cedartown, Polk County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Cornelia Jones Byrd was born in 1828 in Panthersville, DeKalb County, Georgia, United States of America, the child of Elijah Bird Byrd And Anne Eliza Betsy Hankins.
  • Cornelia Jones Byrd married Rev Lewis Laurie Lanier Ledbetter, and had children including Ledbetter.
  • Cornelia Jones Byrd passed away in 1905 in Cedartown, Polk County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Cornelia Byrd's Ancestors

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Cornelia Byrd
1828–1905
Birth Place: Panthersville, DeKalb County, Georgia, United States of America
Parents
Elijah Bird (Byrd)
1786–1869
Edgefield District, South Carolina, USA
Anne (Eliza "Betsy') Hankins
1800–1878
Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Dennis Hankins
1774–1819
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Dennis Jr.
1737–1790
Ann Daniels\Hankin
1755–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Cornelia Byrd's Descendants

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Cornelia (Jones) Byrd (27 Apr 1828–15 Aug 1905) m. Rev (Lewis Laurie "Lanier") Ledbetter (12 Sep 1816–9 June 1867)
  1. 1. Ledbetter 1862–1951 m. James (Wideman Lee) Sr 1849–1919
    1. 1. Laura (Hammond) Burroughs 1888–1970 m. Mortimer (Perry) Burroughs 1885–1965
      1. 1. Mortimer (P.) Burroughs 1911–1983
      2. 2. Writer, (William Seward) Burroughs 1914–1997 m. Joan Vollmer 1924–1951
        1. 1. Writer, (William Seward Burroughs) Jr. 1947–1981

Cornelia Byrd's Timeline

3 Records

1828
27 Apr 1828
Birth of Cornelia Jones Byrd in Panthersville, DeKalb County, Georgia, United States of America
Panthersville, DeKalb County, Georgia, United States of America
1842
20 Dec 1842
Age 14
Cornelia Jones Byrd was married in DeKalb, Georgia, USA
DeKalb, Georgia, USA
1905
15 Aug 1905
Age 77
Death of Cornelia Jones Byrd in Cedartown, Polk County, Georgia, United States of America
Cedartown, Polk County, Georgia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1828
    Event Place: Panthersville, DeKalb County, Georgia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1842
    Event Place: DeKalb, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1905
    Event Place: Cedartown, Polk County, Georgia, United States of America

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