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Jacob Edward Byrd 1828–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Mar 1828

Birth Location: Elevation, Johnston, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 28 Sep 1915

Death Location: Elevation, Johnston, North Carolina, USA

Father:

Mother: Zada Matthews

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Byrd

Children(s): Mary Byrd, Thomas Byrd, John Byrd, Sarah Capps, Edith Byrd, Jesse Sr, Aquillia Byrd, Richard Byrd, James Byrd, Joseph Byrd

The story of Jacob Edward Byrd began in 1828 in Elevation, Johnston, North Carolina, USA. Jacob Edward Byrd married Elizabeth Stewart Byrd, and had children including Aquillia Q Byrd, Edith Byrd, James Addison Byrd, Jesse Duncan Byrd Sr, John Franklin Byrd, Joseph Edward Byrd, Mary Winifred Byrd, Richard Byrd, Sarah H Byrd Capps, Thomas Byrd. Jacob Edward Byrd passed away in 1915 in Elevation, Johnston, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacob Edward Byrd began in 1828 in Elevation, Johnston, North Carolina, USA.
  • Jacob Edward Byrd married Elizabeth Stewart Byrd, and had children including Aquillia Q Byrd, Edith Byrd, James Addison Byrd, Jesse Duncan Byrd Sr, John Franklin Byrd, Joseph Edward Byrd, Mary Winifred Byrd, Richard Byrd, Sarah H Byrd Capps, Thomas Byrd.
  • Jacob Edward Byrd passed away in 1915 in Elevation, Johnston, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Zada Matthews
1796–1880
Birth Location: Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
ZM

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Byrd
1831–1899
Birth Location: Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
EB

Children(s)

Mary Byrd
1865–1946
Birth Location: Elevation, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
MB
Thomas Byrd
1867–
Birth Location: Elevation, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
TB
John Byrd
1865–1927
Birth Location: Elevation, Johnston co, North Carolina, USA
JB
Sarah Capps
1866–1944
Birth Location: Elevation, Johnston, North Carolina, United States
SC
Edith Byrd
1870–1946
Birth Location: Johnston, North Carolina, United States
EB
Jesse Sr
1873–1960
Birth Location: Elevation, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
JS
Aquillia Byrd
1876–1943
Birth Location: Elevation, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
AB
Richard Byrd
1854–1923
Birth Location: North Carolina
RB
James Byrd
1858–1923
Birth Location: North Carolina
JB
Joseph Byrd
1868–1938
Birth Location: Elevation, Johnston, North Carolina, United States
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Jacob Byrd's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Byrd
1828–1915
Birth Place: Elevation, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Zada Matthews
1796–1880
Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Jacob Matthews
1768–1850
, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
Dorcas Johnson
1772–1850
Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Matthews
1742–1812
Meady Johnston
1745–1820
Benjamin Johnson
1744–1827
Mary Wright
1760–1793
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Blacksmith
1720–1791
Elizabeth Stephenson
1720–1760
Amos JOHNSON\JOHNSTON
1727–1797
dna JOHNSON
1733–1797
Elizabeth Carroll
1701–1769
James Hargrave
1722–1798
Mary Knight
1732–

Jacob Byrd's Descendants

1.
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Jacob (Edward) Byrd (27 Mar 1828–28 Sep 1915) m. Elizabeth (Stewart) Byrd (4 Mar 1831–12 Aug 1899)
  1. 1. Mary (Winifred) Byrd 1865–1946 m. Calvin (Haywood) Parrish 1856–1924
    1. 1. Edward (Lester Eddie) Parrish 1886–1965 m. Margaret (Ethel Langdon) Parrish 1892–1982
      1. 1. Rebeth (Ara) Parrish 1912–2016
      2. 2. Golda (May) Parrish 1914–1924
      3. 3. Joseph (Rupert) Parrish 1921–1999
      4. 4. Ethel (Audrey) Parrish 1923–1998 m. Willie (Lee) Burtchette 1923–2000
      5. 5. Eddie (Raeford) Parrish 1921–2007
      6. 6. Thelma (Elizabeth) Parrish 1916–1994
      7. 7. Infant PARRISH 1911–1911
    2. 2. Jeese (Daniel) Parrish 1889–1921
    3. 3. Eliza (A.) PARRISH 1892–1973
    4. 4. Bettie (F.) PARRISH 1897–1986
    5. 5. George (Leonard) Parrish 1883–1969
  2. 2. Thomas Byrd 1867–
  3. 3. John (Franklin) Byrd 1865–1927
  4. 4. Sarah (H Byrd) Capps 1866–1944
  5. 5. Edith Byrd 1870–1946
  6. 6. Jesse (Duncan Byrd) Sr 1873–1960
  7. 7. Aquillia (Q) Byrd 1876–1943 m. Laylon (May) Stephenson 1896–1923
    1. 1. Jesse (Edward Buck) Byrd 1918–1984 m. Virginia Matthews 1923–2005
      1. 1. Bobby (Lynn) Byrd 1944–1997
    2. 2. Odis (Mae) Byrd 1917–1995
  8. 8. Richard Byrd 1854–1923 m. Elizabeth (A) Norris 1857–1926
    1. 1. Lemuel (S. "Lamb") Byrd 1885–1968 m. Vira (M) Jackson 1906–1962
      1. 1. Harvey (Sutton) Byrd 1928–2007
  9. 9. James (Addison) Byrd 1858–1923
  10. 10. Joseph (Edward) Byrd 1868–1938 m. Marcie (Della) Langdon 1874–1958
    1. 1. Annie (Belle) Byrd 1904–1987
    2. 2. Joseph (Roger) Byrd 1911–1985
    3. 3. Havey (Alice) Byrd 1901–1986
    4. 4. Marcie (Elizabeth) Byrd 1907–2013
    5. 5. Nelia (Jane) Byrd 1913–1994
    6. 6. Alma Byrd 1898–
    7. 7. Thelma (Mae) Byrd 1915–2002
    8. 8. Harry Byrd 1902–

Jacob Byrd's Timeline

4 Records

1828
27 Mar 1828
Birth of Jacob Edward Byrd in Johnston, North Carolina, United States
Johnston, North Carolina, United States
1828
27 Mar 1828
Birth of Jacob Edward Byrd in Elevation, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
Elevation, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
1915
27 Sep 1915
Age 87
Death of Jacob Edward Byrd in Elevation, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
Elevation, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
1915
28 Sep 1915
Age 87
Burial of Jacob Edward Byrd
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1828
    Event Place: Johnston, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1828
    Event Place: Elevation, Johnston, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1915
    Event Place: Elevation, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1915
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Deaths
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