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Minnie Cora Byrd 1897–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 NOV 1897

Birth Location: Clendenin, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 9 JAN 1939

Death Location: Dawes, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

Father: James Byrd

Mother: Sarah Swinney

Spouse(s): Claude Drake

Children(s): Randall Drake, Junior None

In 1897, Minnie Cora Byrd entered the world in Clendenin, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA, born to James Mark Byrd And Sarah Elizabeth Swinney. Minnie Cora Byrd married Claude Dewey Drake, and had children including Junior, Kermit R Drake, Kimbal B Drake, Randall Macy Drake. Minnie Cora Byrd passed away in 1939 in Dawes, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1897, Minnie Cora Byrd entered the world in Clendenin, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA, born to James Mark Byrd And Sarah Elizabeth Swinney.
  • Minnie Cora Byrd married Claude Dewey Drake, and had children including Junior, Kermit R Drake, Kimbal B Drake, Randall Macy Drake.
  • Minnie Cora Byrd passed away in 1939 in Dawes, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Byrd
1868–1900
Birth Location: West Virginia
JB
Sarah Swinney
1871–1911
Birth Location: Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
SS

Spouses(s)

Claude Drake
1898–1978
Birth Location: Amma, Roane County, West Virginia
CD

Children(s)

Randall Drake
1920–2002
Birth Location: –
RD
Junior None
1919–1973
Birth Location: Dawes, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
J

Minnie Byrd's Ancestors

Self
Minnie Byrd
1897–1939
Birth Place: Clendenin, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Parents
James Mark Byrd
1868–1900
West Virginia
Sarah (Elizabeth) Swinney
1871–1911
Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (M.) Bird
1825–1853
Virginia
Rhoda Jeffrey
1835–
Virginia
William (Robert) Swiney
1841–1928
North Carolina, USA
Mary (Pauley) Taylor
1832–1925
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
William Bird
1782–1859
Catherine Morris
1787–1853
Ezekiel Jeffrey
1815–1880
Asenith Walls
1818–
Edmund Sweeney
1814–
Sara Snodgrass
1806–
Thomas Taylor
1796–
Mary Pauley
1786–1882
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bird
1745–1819
Anna Wenderoth
1742–1819
Henry Morris
1747–1824
Mary Byrd
1744–1820
William Jeffrey
1775–1865
Jane McFarland
1777–1818

Minnie Byrd's Descendants

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Minnie (Cora) Byrd (12 NOV 1897–9 JAN 1939) m. Claude (Dewey) Drake (15 DEC 1898–20 OCT 1978)
  1. 1. Randall (Macy) Drake 1920–2002
  2. 2. Junior 1919–1973 m. Bonnie (Madeline) Larch 1922–2018
    1. 1. Peggy (Elaine) Drake 1940–2021

Minnie Byrd's Timeline

2 Records

1897
12 NOV 1897
Birth of Minnie Cora Byrd in Clendenin, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Clendenin, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1939
9 JAN 1939
Age 42
Death of Minnie Cora Byrd in Dawes, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Dawes, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 NOV 1897
    Event Place: Clendenin, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Fact

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 JAN 1939
    Event Place: Dawes, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
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