Born about in Tennessee, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Elliott Byrd
and Susannah (Templeton) Byrd
Sister of
Mariah (Byrd) Tate, Phebe Isabella (Byrd) Trent, Louis M Byrd, Nancy Byrd, Mahulda (Byrd) Stapleton, Sarah Byrd, Ruth Emily Byrd, Peter Allen Byrd, John Peter Byrd, William Walker Byrd, James A Byrd, Susan Byrd and Alice Byrd [half]
Wife of
Unknown Testerman
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Wife of
Robert Clark Tate
— married
1872 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
William Testerman, Cora Belle Tate, Curren Monroe Tate, Lilie Tate, Jesse Elliott Tate, Susan Tate and Frank F Tate
Died
at about age 33
in Ozark County, Missouri, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Dec 2011
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Biography
Mary was listed on the 1870 US CENSUS as 26 years old and living in TN. in a household of 13 people. Father listed as William E. Byrd and mother is listed as Susan Byrd.
Also Cora Bell Levy's Death Record in TX, lists father as Robert C. Tate and mother as Mary Byrd. We know Cora Bell was Curran's sister from the 1880 US CENSUS. We can surmise that Mary was a Byrd (she lived with them in 1870 with her 1 year old child William Testerman) Testerman Tate (William was listed as a stepchild of Robert, stepbrother of Curran on the 1880 US CENSUS.
Sources
1860 United States Federal Census
[1]
Children Listed: In Holland, Hancock, Tennessee
Mariah Byrd
Phebe Byrd
Lewis Byrd
Nancy Byrd
Mary Byrd
Mahiddah Byrd
Sarah Byrd
Emily Byrd
Peter Byrd
1870 United States Federal Census [2] Mary is 20 and living at home with her parents and most of siblings, with her 1 yr old son William. Mary marries Robert Tate 1849-1937 in about 1872.
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDDS-BC2 : 29 May 2021), Ruth E Byrd in entry for Wm E Byrd, 1870.
1880 United States Federal Census [3] Mary is 30, she and Robert Tate have the following children by 1880. Tate Children: William Testerman - step-son Cora Bell Tate Curran Tate Lillie Tate Jesse Tate Susan Tate
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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~1.56%
Linda (Templeton) Seltzer
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M210982 [compare]
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~1.56%
Yvonne Moore :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Sarah Seltzer :
23andMe, GEDmatch M143006 [compare]
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~0.78%
Leslie Cress :
23andMe
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~0.78%
~0.78%
Nancy (Morehead) Derusha :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch BP5751262 [compare], Ancestry member Nancy_Derusha
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~0.78%
Virginia Carter :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T313733 [compare], FTDNA kit #395842
Rejected matches › William Tate (abt.1805-abt.1874) › Mary M. Tate (1849-) › Mary Jane (Byrd) Lynch (1852-) › Mary Ann Catherine (Byrd) Breeden (1851-1928) › Mary Evelyn (Byrd) Hubbard (abt.1852-1940) › Mary Elizabeth (Morris) Byrd (1848-1881)
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Are Mariah Byrd and Mary Byrd sisters or the same person ? The reason I ask is because Marian is sometimes a nickname for Mary.