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Eleanor Griffin “Ellen” <I>Sneed</I> Byrne

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Eleanor Griffin “Ellen” Sneed Byrne

Birth
Travis County, Texas, USA
Death
19 Apr 1915 (aged 53)
Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
Burial
Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Descendant of General Edward Burleson

She was like an older sister to the orphaned children of her uncle, Major Edward Burleson and her aunt, Emma Kyle who came to live with the Sneed family in 1877 after their parents died within three months of each other.

Dallas Morning News April 21, 1915
Mrs. Ellen G. Byrne Dies
Was Daughter of Colonel Tom G. Sneed, Well-Known Austin Lawyer
Austin, Texas, April 20. Stricken with an attack of acute Bright's disease shortly after she had partaken of luncheon yesterday, Mrs. Ellen G. Byrne, 53 years old, wife of E.J. Byrne, died suddenly at her home at midnight last night.

She was the daughter of Colonel Tom G. Sneed, one of the best known lawyers in Austin. She was born in this city and spent practically all of her life here. Surviving are the husband and two children, Thomas Sneed Byrne of Dallas and Mrs. Watt Reynolds of Fort Worth.
Descendant of General Edward Burleson

She was like an older sister to the orphaned children of her uncle, Major Edward Burleson and her aunt, Emma Kyle who came to live with the Sneed family in 1877 after their parents died within three months of each other.

Dallas Morning News April 21, 1915
Mrs. Ellen G. Byrne Dies
Was Daughter of Colonel Tom G. Sneed, Well-Known Austin Lawyer
Austin, Texas, April 20. Stricken with an attack of acute Bright's disease shortly after she had partaken of luncheon yesterday, Mrs. Ellen G. Byrne, 53 years old, wife of E.J. Byrne, died suddenly at her home at midnight last night.

She was the daughter of Colonel Tom G. Sneed, one of the best known lawyers in Austin. She was born in this city and spent practically all of her life here. Surviving are the husband and two children, Thomas Sneed Byrne of Dallas and Mrs. Watt Reynolds of Fort Worth.


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