Irene Mazie (Byrd) Howell (1916 - 1992)

Born 20 Sep 1916 in Blytheville, Mississippi, Arkansas, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Obie Ray Howell — married 2 May 1933 in Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States

Died 7 Nov 1992 at age 76 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Irene Mazie Byrd was born on September 20, 1916 in Blytheville, Mississippi, Arkansas, United States, daughter of David Cherry Byrd (1893–1970) and Lillie Bell Robinson (1895–1979).

In the 1920 census Irene (age 3) was the daughter of David C Bird in Little River, Mississippi, Arkansas.^[1]

In the 1930 census Irene (age 13) was the daughter of D Cherry Byrd in Whitton Road No 5, Whitton, Mississippi, Arkansas, United States.^[2]

Irene married Obbie Howell on 2 May 1933 in Mississippi, Arkansas, United States.^[3]

In the 1940 census Irene (age 23), Housework, was the wife of Obbie Howell in McGavock, Mississippi, Arkansas.^[4]

In the 1950 census Irene (age 33), Chocolate Sipper, was the wife of Obie Ray Howell in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States.^[5]

Irene was in a Social Security record on 7 November 1992.^[6]

• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #10729812 (accessed 4 October 2023)
  Memorial page for Irene Mazie Byrd Howell (20 Sep 1916-7 Nov 1992), citing Crittenden Memorial Park, Marion, Crittenden County, Arkansas, USA; Maintained by Brenda Huntley (contributor 46612721).

Sources

1. ↑ 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1920; Census Place: Little River, Mississippi, Arkansas; Roll: T625_73; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 158
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #39324100 (accessed 4 October 2023)
   Irene Bird (3), single daughter, in household of David C Bird (27) in Little River, Mississippi, Arkansas. Born in Arkansas.
2. ↑ 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1930; Census Place: Whitton, Mississippi, Arkansas; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0045; FHL microfilm: 2339821
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #86967919 (accessed 4 October 2023)
   Irene Byrd (13), single daughter, in household of D Cherry Byrd (36) in Whitton Road No 5, Whitton, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA. Born in Missouri.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, 1917-1972"
   Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Marriage Certificates; Year: 1933; Film: #6; Certificate Number: 017326
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61775 #90472031 (accessed 4 October 2023)
   Irene Byrd marriage to Obbie Howell on 2 May 1933 in Mississippi, Arkansas, USA.
4. ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1940; Census Place: McGavock, Mississippi, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00156; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 47-35
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #107103209 (accessed 4 October 2023)
   Irene Moze Howell (23), wife, Housework, in household of Obbie Howell (27) in McGavock, Mississippi, Arkansas. Born in Arkansas.
5. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: 644; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 98-89
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #107145053 (accessed 4 October 2023)
   Irene M Howell (33), wife, Chocolate Sipper, in household of Obie Ray Howell (37) in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA. Born in Arkansas.
6. ↑ 1992 Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
   Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
   Ancestry Record 60901 #24174121 (accessed 4 October 2023)
   Name: Irene Mazie Howell [Irene M Howell] [Irene Mazie Byrd]; Gender: Female; Race: White; Birth Date: 20 Sep 1916; Birth Place: Blytheville, Arkansas; Death Date: 7 Nov 1992; Father: Cherry D Byrd; Mother: Lillie B Robinson; Notes: Jun 1943: Name listed as IRENE MAZIE HOWELL; 18 Nov 1992: Name listed as IRENE M HOWELL.