Mary Eudora (Byrd) Holladay (1872 - 1940)

Born 22 Sep 1872 in Perry County, Tennessee, USA

Ancestors

Wife of George Blanton Holladay — married 27 Dec 1892 in Camden, Benton County, Tennessee, USA

Descendants

Died 24 Mar 1940 at age 67 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

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FAG: Daughter of Rev. David Demmon Byrd (FSID: LFW3-YRJ) and Sarah Ann Goodman (LFW3-YRJ); Granddaughter of Asa Goodman (FSID: ) and Katherine DePriest (FSID: ).

Biography

Mary Eudora Byrd was born on 22 Sep 1872 in Perry County, Tennessee, USA, daughter of David Demmon Byrd (1850–1944) and Sarah Ann Goodman (1846–1915).

Her siblings were:

1. Unknown Byrd (>1871–<1900)
2. Idella Elizabeth Deming Byrd (1874–1959)
3. James William Byrd (1876–1951)
4. Leeta Faustena Byrd (1883–1945)
5. Elga Smythe Byrd (1885–1954)

Mary (20) married George Blanton Holladay (19) (born on 24 Feb 1873 in Holladay, Benton, Tennessee, USA) on 27 Dec 1892 in Camden, Benton County, Tennessee, USA.

Their children were:

1. Ruth Vivian Holladay (1893– )
2. John Milton Holladay (1898–1985)
3. John Milton Holladay (1898–1985 • )
4. Edmund Byrd Holladay (1900–1938 • )
5. George Byrd Holladay (1900–1938)
6. Anne "Annie" Rachel Holladay (1908– )
7. Unnamed Holladay (1911–1911)

Residence

• In the 1880 census Mary was in District 1, Grainger, Tennessee, United States. She was 7 years old. ^[1]
• In the 1900 census, Mollie (28) was in Civil District 2, Benton, Tennessee, United States. She was 28 years old. ^[2]
• In the 1910 census, Mary was in Camden, Benton, Tennessee, USA. ^[3]
• In the 1920 census Mary was in Camden, Benton, Tennessee, United States. She was 47 years old. ^[4]
• In the 1930 census Vivian was in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States. She was 36 years old.^[5]

Research Notes

From "Prominent Tennesseans, 1796-1938," p. 16,

Holladay, Mary Eudora, Clerk and Master, Chancery Court; daughter of D. D. and Sarah Ann (Goodman) Byrd, born Sept. 22, 1872; educated in the public schools of Benton County, Tennessee; paternal grandparents William T. and Temperance (Marvin) Byrd; maternal grandparents David and Elizabeth (DePriest) Goodman; actively engaged in temperance work having served the W.C.T.U. in many capacities; Chairman of Liberty Loan Drive (Women's Division) during World War; United Daughters of Confederacy; Missionary Society of Cumberland Presbyterian Church of which she is a member; Democrat; Appointed Clerk and Master of the Chancery Court by Chancellor Tom C. Rye on August 17, 1935. Was married to George Blanton Holladay, Dec. 27, 1892; is mother of four children;---Ruth Vivian McMillan, John Milton, George Byrd, and Ann Rachel Peck and has five grandchildren, Ann Blanton and Mary Jan McMillan, John Milton, Jr. and George Erwin Holladay and Carolyn Ann Peck. ^[6]

Mary died on 24 Mar 1940 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA, aged 67.

Research Notes

Original Import Information

Facts

FAMILY
Husband
George Blanton Holladay
Wife
Mary Eudora Byrd
Marriage
27 DEC 1892 ^[6] ABT 1893 ^[2]

NAME
Mary Eudora Byrd 22 SEP 1872 Perry Co., Tennessee, USA ^[6] Mallie Byrd Mary E. Byrd ^{[7] [4] [8]}
Mary F. Byrd ^[1] Mollie E. Byrd ^[2]

OCCUPATION
1930; Millinery

DEATH
24 MAR 1940 Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880", database with images, citing Volume: 1; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Line Number: 00098; Digital film/folder number: 005162347; FHL microfilm: 1255244; Image number: 832; Sheet number: 412; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: C, FamilySearch Record: MDQ2-YLB (accessed 20 December 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBH-RH1, Mary F Bird (7), single daughter, in household of D. D. Bird (29) in District 1, Grainger, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee, United States.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900", database with images, citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 62; Digital film/folder number: 004118944; FHL microfilm: 1241557; Image number: 404; Sheet number: 1; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00792-6, FamilySearch Record: MSZP-VQ7 (accessed 20 December 2023) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-64KQ-VLZ, Mollie E Holladay (28), wife, in household of George B Holladay (27) in Civil District 2, Benton, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.
3. ↑ 1910 Census': "United States Census, 1910", database with images, citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T624; Digital film/folder number: 004985546; FHL microfilm: 1375503; Image number: 986; Sheet number: 7; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03633-0, FamilySearch Record: MGX2-57R (accessed 20 December 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9TD7-8K, Mary E Holladay (37), wife, in household of George B Holladay (37) in Camden, Benton, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920", database with images, citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Line: 19; Digital film/folder number: 004968780; FHL microfilm: 1821728; Image number: 927; Sheet number: 2; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03110-6, FamilySearch Record: MN53-67R (accessed 20 December 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRF7-F6N, Mary E Halladay (47), wife, in household of George B Halladay (46) in Camden, Benton, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.
5. ↑ 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930", database with images, citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T626; Line: 6; Digital film/folder number: 004953924; FHL microfilm: 2342008; Image number: 59; Sheet number: 3; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03695-7, FamilySearch Record: SP77-3JJ (accessed 21 December 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRZR-9HR5, Vivian McMillan (36), wife, in household of Herman McMillan (40) in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} "Prominent Tennesseans, 1796-1938", www.ancestry.com. Page: 16.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Source: Title: www.ancestry.com , Page: Public Member Stories, "The Windsor Family Tree"
8. ↑ '"World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Page: for her husband, George, REPOSITORY NAME: www.ancestry.com

• Marriage: "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950", database with images, citingDigital film/folder number: 007720880; FHL microfilm: 000557644; Image number: 158, FamilySearch Record: QKHW-NDYP (accessed 20 December 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9BF-7SG3-Q, M E Byrd marriage to G B Holladay on 27 Dec 1892 in Benton, Tennessee, United States.
• Marriage: "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950", database, citing Digital film/folder number: 007720880; FHL microfilm: 557644; Record number: 6361705, FamilySearch Record: XD9D-XMP (accessed 20 December 2023), M E Byrd marriage to G. B. Holladay on 27 Dec 1892 in Benton, Tennessee, United States.
• Marriage: "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002", database, citing p. 244, Benton, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee, FamilySearch Record: VNCT-TD7 (accessed 20 December 2023), M E Byrd marriage to G B Holladay on 27 Dec 1892 in Benton, Tennessee, United States.
• Marriage: "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950", database, citing Digital film/folder number: 007720880; FHL microfilm: 557644, FamilySearch Record: XDSH-94L (accessed 20 December 2023), M E Byrd marriage to G. B. Holladay on 27 Dec 1892 in Benton, Tennessee, United States.
• Death: "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSJY-S9L : 9 March 2018), Mary E Holladay, 24 Mar 1940; Camden Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson Co., Tenn., cn 5830, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 1,876,885.
• Burial: "Find A Grave Index", database, citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com, FamilySearch Record: QV2Z-K3FV (accessed 20 December 2023) Find A Grave: Memorial #62569595, Mary Byrd Holladay burial (died on 24 Mar 1940) in 1940 in Camden, Benton, Tennessee, United States of America. Born on 22 Sep 1872.
• Death: "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966", database with images, citing Digital film/folder number: 004183681; FHL microfilm: 1876885; Record number: 31; Packet letter: E, FamilySearch Record: NSJY-S9L (accessed 20 December 2023) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-XCS9-TFX Image number 00917, Mary E Holladay death 24 Mar 1940 (born 22 Sep 1872), daughter of D. D Byrd & Sarah Goodman, wife of G B Holladay, in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States.

See also:

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62569595/mary-holladay: accessed 20 Dec 2023), memorial page for Mary Byrd Holladay (22 Sep 1872–24 Mar 1940), Find A Grave: Memorial #62569595, citing Camden City Cemetery, Camden, Benton County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by redbirdintheyard (contributor 47188418).