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Sarah Paralee Massey 1874–1952 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Mar 1874

Birth Location: Stamps, Lafayette County, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 1952

Death Location: Buckner, Lafayette County, Arkansas, USA

Father: Albert Massey

Mother: Nancy Clark

Spouse(s): Benjamin Jr

Children(s): Eva Byrd, John Byrd, Ola Byrd, Carl Bird, Ima Bird, Gracie Bird, Owen Bird

The story of Sarah Paralee Massey began in 1874 in Stamps, Lafayette County, Arkansas, USA. In 1880, Sarah Paralee Massey resided in Spring Hill, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA. In 1900, Sarah Paralee Massey resided in Baker, Lafayette, Arkansas, USA. Sarah Paralee Massey married Benjamin Onroe Bird Jr, and had children including Carl M Bird, Eva Mae Byrd, Gracie Lee Bird, Ima Nell Bird, John Earl Byrd, Ola Mae Byrd, Owen D Bird. Sarah Paralee Massey passed away in 1952 in Buckner, Lafayette County, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Sarah Paralee Massey began in 1874 in Stamps, Lafayette County, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1880, Sarah Paralee Massey resided in Spring Hill, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1900, Sarah Paralee Massey resided in Baker, Lafayette, Arkansas, USA.
  • Sarah Paralee Massey married Benjamin Onroe Bird Jr, and had children including Carl M Bird, Eva Mae Byrd, Gracie Lee Bird, Ima Nell Bird, John Earl Byrd, Ola Mae Byrd, Owen D Bird.
  • Sarah Paralee Massey passed away in 1952 in Buckner, Lafayette County, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Albert Massey
1854–1884
Birth Location: Mississippi
AM
Nancy Clark
1855–1897
Birth Location: Hempstead County, Arkansas
NC

Spouses(s)

Benjamin Jr
1877–1963
Birth Location: Union County, Arkansas, USA
BJ

Children(s)

Eva Byrd
1900–1980
Birth Location: Stamps, Lafayette County, Arkansas, USA
EB
John Byrd
1903–1995
Birth Location: Stamps, Arkansas, Lafayette, Arkansas, USA
JB
Ola Byrd
1904–1996
Birth Location: Arkansas
OB
Carl Bird
1907–1959
Birth Location: Arkansas
CB
Ima Bird
1909–1995
Birth Location: Stamps, Lafayette County, Arkansas, USA
IB
Gracie Bird
1917–1999
Birth Location: Vivian, Louisiana, USA
GB
Owen Bird
1920–
Birth Location: Louisiana
OB

Sarah Massey's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Massey
1874–1952
Birth Place: Stamps, Lafayette County, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Albert Carson Massey
1854–1884
Mississippi
Nancy (R.) Clark
1855–1897
Hempstead County, Arkansas
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Massey's Descendants

1.
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Sarah (Paralee) Massey (15 Mar 1874–1952) m. Benjamin (Onroe Bird) Jr (18 Aug 1877–27 Dec 1963)
  1. 1. Eva (Mae) Byrd 1900–1980 m. John (Vinson) Sheppard 1893–1974
    1. 1. Marion (Wren) Sheppard 1921–1973
    2. 2. John (Collins) Sheppard 1923–1949
    3. 3. Mary (Jo) Shepperd 1940–2013
    4. 4. Mildred (Aline) Sheppard 1920–1992 m. Daniel (Richard) Welty 1918–2010 m. Bethel (J) Gaines 1911–
    5. 5. Sybil (Eudine) Sheppard 1929–2020 m. John (W 'Billy' Wynn) Jr 1925–2017
  2. 2. John (Earl) Byrd 1903–1995 m. Velma (Frances Altom) Byrd 1911–1981 m. Faye Shurtleff 1905–1930
  3. 3. Ola (Mae) Byrd 1904–1996 m. Joseph Dobransky 1907–1977
  4. 4. Carl (M) Bird 1907–1959
  5. 5. Ima (Nell) Bird 1909–1995 m. Erman (Judson) Shook 1912–2007 m. Julian (Douglas) Geter 1901–1992 m. Noah (Sanders) Taylor 1905–1949
    1. 1. Herbert (Leon) Taylor 1926–1979 m. Rena (Mae) Anderson 1930–1966
  6. 6. Gracie (Lee) Bird 1917–1999 m. Marion (E.) Daugherty 1911–1984
    1. 1. Bobby (Ray Daugherty) Sr 1933–1987
  7. 7. Owen (D) Bird 1920–

Sarah Massey's Timeline

11 Records

1874
15 Mar 1874
Birth of Sarah Paralee Massey in Stamps, Lafayette County, Arkansas, USA
Stamps, Lafayette County, Arkansas, USA
1880
1880
Age 6
Sarah Paralee Massey resided here in Spring Hill, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
Spring Hill, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
1900
1900
Age 26
Sarah Paralee Massey resided here in Baker, Lafayette, Arkansas, USA
Baker, Lafayette, Arkansas, USA
1903
abt 1903
Age 29
Sarah Paralee Massey resided here
None
1910
1910
Age 36
Sarah Paralee Massey resided here in Baker, Lafayette, Arkansas, USA
Baker, Lafayette, Arkansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 56
Sarah Paralee Massey resided here in Roane, Lafayette, Arkansas
Roane, Lafayette, Arkansas
1935
1935
Age 61
Sarah Paralee Massey resided here in Stamps, Lafayette, Arkansas
Stamps, Lafayette, Arkansas
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 66
Sarah Paralee Massey resided here in Stamps, Lafayette, Arkansas, USA
Stamps, Lafayette, Arkansas, USA
1948
1948
Age 74
Sarah Paralee Massey resided here in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 76
Sarah Paralee Massey resided here in Caddo, Louisiana, USA
Caddo, Louisiana, USA
1952
1952
Age 78
Death of Sarah Paralee Massey in Lafayette, Arkansas
Lafayette, Arkansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1874
    Event Place: Stamps, Lafayette County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Stamps, Lafayette, Arkansas; Roll: T627_147; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 37-2
    [2] Arkansas, County Marriages Index
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Roane, Lafayette, Arkansas; Roll: 80; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0013; Image: 261.0; FHL microfilm: 2339815
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Spring Hill, Hempstead, Arkansas; Roll: 46; Family History Film: 1254046; Page: 345C; Enumeration District: 105; Image: 0054
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Baker, Lafayette, Arkansas
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Baker, Lafayette, Arkansas; Roll: T624_53; Page: 33B; Enumeration District: 0089; FHL microfilm: 1374066
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Birth Certificates
    [9] Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917, Arkansas Department of Health, Vital Records Section; Little Rock, AR, USA; Birth Certificates; Year: Abt 1874
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Caddo, Louisiana; Roll: 158; Page: 31; Enumeration District: 9-56

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Spring Hill, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Spring Hill, Hempstead, Arkansas; Roll: 46; Family History Film: 1254046; Page: 345C; Enumeration District: 105; Image: 0054

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Baker, Lafayette, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Baker, Lafayette, Arkansas

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1903
    Record Source: Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917, Arkansas Department of Health, Vital Records Section; Little Rock, AR, USA; Birth Certificates; Year: Abt 1874

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Baker, Lafayette, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Baker, Lafayette, Arkansas; Roll: T624_53; Page: 33B; Enumeration District: 0089; FHL microfilm: 1374066

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Roane, Lafayette, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Roane, Lafayette, Arkansas; Roll: 80; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0013; Image: 261.0; FHL microfilm: 2339815

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Stamps, Lafayette, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Stamps, Lafayette, Arkansas; Roll: T627_147; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 37-2

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Stamps, Lafayette, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Stamps, Lafayette, Arkansas; Roll: T627_147; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 37-2

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1948
    Event Place: Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Caddo, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Caddo, Louisiana; Roll: 158; Page: 31; Enumeration District: 9-56

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Jackson, Lafayette, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, County Marriages Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1952
    Event Place: Lafayette, Arkansas
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Buckner, Lafayette County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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