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Oscar Washington Byrd 1897–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 FEB 1897

Birth Location: Jellico, Campbell Co., Tn., USA

Death Date: 14 JUN 1979

Death Location: Bedford, Lawrence Co., In., USA

Father: James Byrd

Mother: Louise Clotfelter

Spouse(s): Della Collins, Darsy Olds, Pearlie Combs

Children(s): Thelma Byrd, James Byrd, William Byrd, Donald Byrd, Franklin Byrd

The story of Oscar Washington Byrd began in 1897 in Jellico, Campbell Co., Tn., USA. In 1900, Oscar Washington Byrd was recorded in the census in Dist. 10, Wooldridge, Campbell Co., Tn., USA. In 1910, Oscar Washington Byrd was recorded in the census in Wooldridge, Campbell Co., Tn., USA. Oscar Washington Byrd married Darsy Olds, Della May Collins, Pearlie Combs, and had children including Donald Harold Byrd, Franklin D Byrd, James Edward Byrd, Thelma Mae Byrd, William Arthur Byrd. Oscar Washington Byrd passed away in 1979 in Bedford, Lawrence Co., In., USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Oscar Washington Byrd began in 1897 in Jellico, Campbell Co., Tn., USA.
  • In 1900, Oscar Washington Byrd was recorded in the census in Dist. 10, Wooldridge, Campbell Co., Tn., USA.
  • In 1910, Oscar Washington Byrd was recorded in the census in Wooldridge, Campbell Co., Tn., USA.
  • Oscar Washington Byrd married Darsy Olds, Della May Collins, Pearlie Combs, and had children including Donald Harold Byrd, Franklin D Byrd, James Edward Byrd, Thelma Mae Byrd, William Arthur Byrd.
  • Oscar Washington Byrd passed away in 1979 in Bedford, Lawrence Co., In., USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Oscar Byrd's Ancestors

Self
Oscar Byrd
1897–1979
Birth Place: Jellico, Campbell Co., Tn., USA
Parents
James B. Byrd
1864–1945
Tn., USA
Louise (A.) Clotfelter
1863–1930
Campbell Co., Tn., USA
Grandparents
Ezekiel Byrd
Nancy Smith
Caswell (Queener) Clotfelter
1831–1907
Tn., USA
Eliza (C.) Raines
1833–1909
Tn., USA
Great-Grandparents
William Clotfelter
1804–1872
Nancy Queener
1807–1890
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johan CLOTFELTER
1780–1867
Eva SADDLER
1784–1855
Daniel Queener
1767–1849
Barbara Isley
1782–1865

Oscar Byrd's Descendants

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Oscar (Washington) Byrd (20 FEB 1897–14 JUN 1979) m. Della (May) Collins (ABT 1910–1933) m. Darsy Olds (UNKNOWN–UNKNOWN) m. Pearlie Combs (27 JUL 1900–11 OCT 1986)
  1. 1. Thelma (Mae) Byrd 1930–2014 m. William (Walter) Chastain 1928–2011
  2. 2. James (Edward) Byrd 1932–2013
  3. 3. William (Arthur) Byrd 1942–1950
  4. 4. Donald (Harold) Byrd 1935–
  5. 5. Franklin (D.) Byrd 1936–1937

Oscar Byrd's Timeline

7 Records

1897
20 FEB 1897
Birth of Oscar Washington Byrd in Jellico, Campbell Co., Tn., USA
Jellico, Campbell Co., Tn., USA
1900
11 JUN 1900
Age 3
Oscar Washington Byrd appeared in census in Dist. 10, Wooldridge, Campbell Co., Tn., USA
Dist. 10, Wooldridge, Campbell Co., Tn., USA
1910
20 APR 1910
Age 13
Oscar Washington Byrd appeared in census in Wooldridge, Campbell Co., Tn., USA
Wooldridge, Campbell Co., Tn., USA
1920
30 JAN 1920
Age 23
Oscar Washington Byrd appeared in census in Jellico, Campbell Co., Tn., USA
Jellico, Campbell Co., Tn., USA
1930
8 APR 1930
Age 33
Oscar Washington Byrd appeared in census in Masons Creek, Perry Co., Ky., USA
Masons Creek, Perry Co., Ky., USA
1940
4 APR 1940
Age 43
Oscar Washington Byrd appeared in census in Magisterial District 5, Perry Co., Ky., USA
Magisterial District 5, Perry Co., Ky., USA
1979
14 JUN 1979
Age 82
Death of Oscar Washington Byrd in Bedford, Lawrence Co., In., USA
Bedford, Lawrence Co., In., USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 FEB 1897
    Event Place: Jellico, Campbell Co., Tn., USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 JUN 1979
    Event Place: Bedford, Lawrence Co., In., USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 11 JUN 1900
    Event Place: Dist. 10, Wooldridge, Campbell Co., Tn., USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 20 APR 1910
    Event Place: Wooldridge, Campbell Co., Tn., USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 30 JAN 1920
    Event Place: Jellico, Campbell Co., Tn., USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 8 APR 1930
    Event Place: Masons Creek, Perry Co., Ky., USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 4 APR 1940
    Event Place: Magisterial District 5, Perry Co., Ky., USA

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