Dewey Byrd (1898 - 1993)

Born 22 Apr 1898 in Pioneer, Scott, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elma (Rector) Byrd — married 17 Jun 1923 in Scott County, Tennessee, United States

Died 17 Feb 1993 at age 94 in Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Dewey was born in 1898. He was the son of Zachariah Byrd and Asineth Marcum.^[1]

Dewey Byrd married Elma Rector. They lived in Scott County, Tennessee, United States.^[2][3]

He passed away in 1993. He was buried in Rector Cemetery, Scott County, Tennessee, USA.^[4]

Obituary,

Dewey Byrd, 94, of Rt. 1, Huntsville, passed away Wednesday morning, February 17, 1993 at his home. Born on April 22, 1898 in the Norma community, he was the son of the late Zachriah Byrd and the late Acynith Marcum Byrd. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Elma Rector Byrd; his second wife, Gertie Coker Byrd; and twelve brothers and sisters. He was retired from Plateau Electric Cooperative and was a member of White Rock Baptist Church. Survivors include one daughter, Leela Byrd Cross of Huntsville; one son, Johnny Byrd of Nashville; one brother, Delus Byrd of Helenwood; six grandchildren: Lisa Jane Gotleib, Nancy Rogers, Herstle Cross, Jr. Teri Sullivan, Kimberly Hodges and Michael Byrd; and seven great grandchildren. Several nieces, nephews and many other relatives survive also. Funeral services were conducted at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 20 from the West-Murley Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Jim West and the Rev. Leon Mays officiating. Nancy Murley sang. Burial followed in the Rector Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were: Jerry Willard Thompson, Herbert Chambers, James Potter, Randy Cox, Edson Jeffers, Benji Rector, Jerry Murley and Obis Byrd, West-Murley was in charge of the arrangements. (Source: The Independent Herald, 25 Feb 1993, p12)

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSZS-MPH : accessed 23 April 2017), Dewey Byrd in household of Zachariah Byrd, Civil Districts4-5, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 129, sheet 2B, family 28, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,595.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPQ1-CRB : accessed 23 April 2017), Duey Byrd, District 1, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1, sheet 4B, line 64, family 56, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2271; FHL microfilm 2,342,005.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4ZP-DX5 : accessed 23 April 2017), Dewey Byrd, Civil District 1, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 76-1, sheet 13B, line 65, family 203, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3932.
4. ↑ Pvt Dewey Byrd on Find A Grave: Memorial #116496056 retrieved April 22, 2017

Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909 for Dewey Byrd, Birth Certificates : 1898, April Original data: Tennessee Delayed Birth Records, 1869–1909. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives.

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JL43-5MV : 10 January 2021), Dewey Byrd, 17 Feb 1993; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNCG-CKB : 4 December 2014), Dewey Byrd and Elma Rector, 17 Jun 1923; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 50, Scott, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ6G-PYR : 23 February 2021), Dewey Byrd, 1917-1918.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGF6-8C3 : accessed 25 June 2021), Hoyal Byrd in household of Zachariah Byrd, Civil District 4, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 165, sheet 1A, family 7, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1515; FHL microfilm 1,375,528.

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNPW-H41 : 3 February 2021), Dewey Byrd in entry for Hoyle Byrd, 1920.