Belle Candaizy Byrd was born on August 5, 1904 and is the daughter of Thomas Braxton Byrd and Mary Elizabeth Bonham. She grew up in Columbia, Washington[1][2] along with fourteen siblings; Allen Spencer Byrd, Glen Solomon Byrd, Jettie Geneva Byrd, Clara Mae Byrd, Lona Ethel Byrd, Della Sarah Byrd, Elzora Emma Byrd, Daisy Loudema Byrd, Virgil Grant Byrd, Howard T Byrd, Floy Ruby Byrd, Claude W Byrd, Herman Harley Byrd and Alvin Wesley Byrd.
Belle married Ora Eldin Whitecotton (1902-1988) on May 11, 1925 in Stevens, Washington.[3][4][5][6] Together they raised one child, Vera Viola Whitecotton (1935-1936).[7] Belle died on January 7, 1988 in Smithers, British Columbia, Canada, aged 83. She is buried in Smithers Cemetery, Smithers, British Columbia, Canada.[8]
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↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGV4-27R : accessed 7 March 2021), Belle Byrd in household of Thomas Byrd, Columbia, Stevens, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 309, sheet 6A, family 130, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1672; FHL microfilm 1,375,685.
↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHJ4-6GR : 4 February 2021), Condacy B Byrd in entry for Thomas B Byrd, 1920; Stevens, Washington, United States
↑ "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPMB-4R8H : 28 November 2018), Ora Whitecotton and Belle Byrd, 11 May 1925, Stevens, Washington, United States, Washington State Archives, Olympia; FamilySearch digital folder 005015530.
↑ "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPMB-QV3C : 28 November 2018), Ora Whitecotton and Belle Byrd, 11 May 1925, Stevens, Washington, United States, Washington State Archives, Olympia; FamilySearch digital folder 005015531.
↑ "Washington, County Marriages 1855-2008," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPMB-MHS2 : 28 November 2018), Ora White Cotton and Belle Byrd, 11 May 1925, Stevens, Washington, United States, Washington State Archives, Olympia; FamilySearch digital folder 005015521.
↑ "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPMY-KCJW : 28 November 2018), Ora White Colton and Belle Byrd, 11 May 1925, Colville, Stevens, Washington, United States, Washington State Archives, Olympia; FamilySearch digital folder 005015229.
↑ "British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLLP-NH8 : 8 November 2017), Belle Byrd in entry for Vera Viola Whitecotton, 1936.
↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #141655000Belle Candaizy Bird Whitecotton (5 Aug 1904–7 Jan 1988), Smithers Cemetery, Smithers, Bulkley-Nechako Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
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