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Pvt Watson Butcher Holyfield, Enlisted in Company A, North Carolina 28th Infantry Regiment, farmer 1841–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 May 1841

Birth Location: Rockford, Surry, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 27 Jan 1916

Death Location: Rockford, Surry County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Hardin D.A.R.

Mother: Paulina Butcher

Spouse(s): Virginia Turner

Children(s): Pauline Holyfield, James Holyfield, Hardin Holyfield, Watson Holyfield, John Holyfield, Nannie Holyfield, Richard Holyfield, Jane Byrd, Nannie Hauser

Pvt Watson Butcher Holyfield, Enlisted in Company A, North Carolina 28th Infantry Regiment, farmer was born in 1841 in Rockford, Surry, North Carolina, United States, the child of Hardin Holyfield C S A Enlisted In Company A North Carolina 28Th Infantry Regiment D A R And Paulina Butcher. In 1860, Pvt Watson Butcher Holyfield, Enlisted in Company A, North Carolina 28th Infantry Regiment, farmer resided in Rockford, Surry, North Carolina. Pvt Watson Butcher Holyfield, Enlisted in Company A, North Carolina 28th Infantry Regiment, farmer married Virginia Frances Turner, and had children including Hardin Fritch Holyfield, James Lewis Holyfield, Jane Byrd, John Admire Holyfield, Nannie Lelia Hauser, Nannie Lelia Holyfield, Pauline Jane Holyfield, Richard Alexander Holyfield, Watson Balfour Holyfield. Pvt Watson Butcher Holyfield, Enlisted in Company A, North Carolina 28th Infantry Regiment, farmer passed away in 1916 in Rockford, Surry County, North Carolina, USA.

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  • Pvt Watson Butcher Holyfield, Enlisted in Company A, North Carolina 28th Infantry Regiment, farmer was born in 1841 in Rockford, Surry, North Carolina, United States, the child of Hardin Holyfield C S A Enlisted In Company A North Carolina 28Th Infantry Regiment D A R And Paulina Butcher.
  • In 1860, Pvt Watson Butcher Holyfield, Enlisted in Company A, North Carolina 28th Infantry Regiment, farmer resided in Rockford, Surry, North Carolina.
  • Pvt Watson Butcher Holyfield, Enlisted in Company A, North Carolina 28th Infantry Regiment, farmer married Virginia Frances Turner, and had children including Hardin Fritch Holyfield, James Lewis Holyfield, Jane Byrd, John Admire Holyfield, Nannie Lelia Hauser, Nannie Lelia Holyfield, Pauline Jane Holyfield, Richard Alexander Holyfield, Watson Balfour Holyfield.
  • Pvt Watson Butcher Holyfield, Enlisted in Company A, North Carolina 28th Infantry Regiment, farmer passed away in 1916 in Rockford, Surry County, North Carolina, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Pvt farmer's Ancestors

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Pvt farmer
1841–1916
Birth Place: Rockford, Surry, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Hardin Holyfield, C.S.A. Enlisted in Company A, North Carolina 28th Infantry Regiment, D.A.R.
1816–1863
Surry, North Carolina, United States
Paulina Butcher
1815–1876
Surry, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Pvt (Watson Holderfield, War of 1812 NC) militia
1791–1880
Surry, North Carolina, United States
Margaret ("Peggy") Venable
1789–1854
Surry, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Valentine battle
1756–1820
Susannah Holyfield
1756–1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Holyfield
1721–1797
Jemima Horn
1725–1795

Pvt farmer's Descendants

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Pvt (Watson Butcher Holyfield, Enlisted in Company A, North Carolina 28th Infantry Regiment,) farmer (9 May 1841–27 Jan 1916) m. Virginia (Frances) Turner (29 April 1840–13 Mar 1915)
  1. 1. Pauline ("Jane") Holyfield 1880–1951 m. Emlys (Leonidas) Byrd 1876–1956
    1. 1. Mary (Sue) Byrd 1911–2000 m. John (Wesley Evans,) Sr 1907–1986
    2. 2. James (Lewis Byrd,) WWII 1914–1944
    3. 3. Virginia ("Dixie") Byrd 1901–1976
    4. 4. Ruth (Holyfield) Byrd 1903–1987
    5. 5. Pvt (Watson Emlys Byrd, WWII US Army Air) Corps 1909–1981 m. Pauline (G) Byrd 1911–1990
    6. 6. Wiliam (Richard) Byrd 1919–1989
    7. 7. Margaret (Lucy) Byrd 1907–1908
    8. 8. Dixie Glenn 1901–1976
  2. 2. James (Lewis) Holyfield 1867–1963
  3. 3. Hardin (Fritch) Holyfield 1869–1949
  4. 4. Watson (Balfour) Holyfield 1871–1966
  5. 5. John (Admire) Holyfield 1873–1894
  6. 6. Nannie (Lelia) Holyfield 1875–1961
  7. 7. Richard (Alexander) Holyfield 1878–1880
  8. 8. Jane Byrd 1880–1951
  9. 9. Nannie (Lelia) Hauser 1875–1961

Pvt farmer's Timeline

3 Records

1841
9 May 1841
Birth of Pvt Watson Butcher Holyfield, Enlisted in Company A, North Carolina 28th Infantry Regiment, farmer in Rockford, Surry, North Carolina, United States
Rockford, Surry, North Carolina, United States
1860
1860
Age 19
Pvt Watson Butcher Holyfield, Enlisted in Company A, North Carolina 28th Infantry Regiment, farmer resided here in Rockford, Surry, North Carolina
Rockford, Surry, North Carolina
1916
27 Jan 1916
Age 75
Death of Pvt Watson Butcher Holyfield, Enlisted in Company A, North Carolina 28th Infantry Regiment, farmer in Fall Creek, Po Rockford, Yadkin County, North Carolina, USA
Fall Creek, Po Rockford, Yadkin County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 May 1841
    Event Place: Rockford, Surry, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, Death Certificates, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Rockford, Surry, North Carolina; Roll: M653_914; Page: 300; Family History Library Film: 803914
    [4] North Carolina, Death Indexes
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Rockford, Surry, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Rockford, Surry, North Carolina; Roll: M653_914; Page: 300; Family History Library Film: 803914

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Surry County, North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1916
    Event Place: Fall Creek, Po Rockford, Yadkin County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, Death Certificates, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] North Carolina, Death Indexes
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rockford, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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