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Willis Alexander Byrd 1832–1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1832

Birth Location: Johnston, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 19 Sep 1921

Death Location: Harnett, North Carolina, United States

Father: George Byrd

Mother: Penelope Ritter

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Willis Alexander Byrd was born in 1832 in Johnston, North Carolina, USA, the child of George Washington Byrd And Penelope Ritter. Willis Alexander Byrd passed away in 1921 in Harnett, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Willis Alexander Byrd was born in 1832 in Johnston, North Carolina, USA, the child of George Washington Byrd And Penelope Ritter.
  • Willis Alexander Byrd passed away in 1921 in Harnett, North Carolina, United States.

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Willis Byrd's Ancestors

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Willis Byrd
1832–1921
Birth Place: Johnston, North Carolina, USA
Parents
George Washington Byrd
1793–1860
North Carolina
Penelope Ritter
1799–1875
Johnston, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Richard Byrd
1752–1818
Falling Creek, Lenoir, North Carolina, United States
Sarah Miller
1773–1840
North Carolina, United States
Jacob Matthews
1768–1850
, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
Dorcas Johnson
1772–1850
Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Lieutant Byrd
1707–1796
Mary O'DYER
1725–1797
Evan Jr
1750–1790
Dinah Miller
1727–
Jacob Matthews
1742–1812
Meady Johnston
1745–1820
Benjamin Johnson
1744–1827
Mary Wright
1760–1793
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Jr
1669–1716
Mary Sutton
1676–1758
Dennis O'Dwyer
1685–1746
Ann (O'Dyer)
1702–1760
Evan Jr
1750–1790
John Etheridge
1692–1744
Eleanor Bright
1698–1780
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–

Willis Byrd's Timeline

2 Records

1832
1832
Birth of Willis Alexander Byrd in Johnston, North Carolina, USA
Johnston, North Carolina, USA
1921
19 Sep 1921
Age 89
Death of Willis Alexander Byrd in Harnett, North Carolina, United States
Harnett, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1832
    Event Place: Johnston, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1921
    Event Place: Harnett, North Carolina, United States

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