Peter Thomas Byrd (1872 - 1932)

Born 3 May 1872 in Branchville, Orangeburg County, South Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Emma Jane (Edwards) Byrd — married 14 Feb 1894 (to 31 Aug 1932) in Branchville, Orangeburg County, South Carolina

Descendants

Died 31 Aug 1932 at age 60 in Branchville, Orangeburg County, South Carolina

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Biography

Peter Thomas Byrd was born May 03, 1872 and died August 31, 1932.^[1][2] He married Emma Jane Edwards, daughter of Joseph Edwards and Mary Fairey. She was born June 26, 1872 and died December 18, 1932.^[3][4][5][6]

Peter was a conductor on the Southern Railroad. Also he and Andrew Nathaniel Byrd were partners in a cotton gin. Peter and his wife, Emma Jane Edwards were married Feb. 14, 1894 at Branchville, South Carolina. They are buried at Sardis Methodist Church Cemetery, Branchville. An infant son, an infant daughter, a child, Thomas E. Byrd, a married daughter, Lilly Mae Byrd James, and a granddaughter, Silver Mae James are also buried in their plot, with the plot of their daughter Myrtle Lee Byrd Huckabee ( my mother ) adjoining.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "THE BYRD FAMILY of BRANCHVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA" by Helen Byrd DERRENBACHER.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6SP-L9Q : 15 July 2017), Peter T Byrd in household of William Byrd, Branchville, Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 137, sheet 48D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,237.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3TX-R2F : accessed 28 January 2020), Peter F Byrd Sr., Branchville Township Branchville town, Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 49, sheet 15B, family 303, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,537.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M56H-LCC : accessed 28 January 2020), Peter Byrd, Branchville, Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 45, sheet 3A, family 47, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1469; FHL microfilm 1,375,482.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M68N-RM4 : accessed 28 January 2020), Peter Byrd, Branchville, Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States; citing ED 45, sheet 22B, line 94, family 411, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1704; FHL microfilm 1,821,704.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPZ3-Z3S : accessed 28 January 2020), Peter Byrd, Branchville, Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 3, sheet 9A, line 6, family 190, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2207; FHL microfilm 2,341,941.
7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #42633373 Peter Thomas Byrd.