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Cornelius Byrd

Birth: 13 Sep 1820
Death: 1 Nov 1885 (aged 65)
Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery

Brookhaven, Lincoln County, Mississippi, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 51422871 View Source

Cornelius D Byrd married Christina(Ritty) Ann Herrington on 16 Dec 1845 in Franklin Co. MS. After her death around 1866 he married Elvira Rea on 09 Jan 1866 in Adams Co. MS.

Cornelius was a very successful cotton farmer in Franklin county and was known for his high grade cotton. After the Civil War ended Cornelius took his crop of cotton to Europe to avoid the re-construction era markets in MS. After a number of years, he returned with a shipload of high quality European furniture. Some pieces of this furniture are still owned by his descendants.

Children of Cornelius D Byrd and Christina Herrington:
Cornelia Hybernia BYRD
Millard Fillmore BYRD,
Bunyan Head BYRD
Livingston Herrington BYRD
Lucy BYRD

Children of Cornelius D Byrd and Elvira Rea:
Vivian Rhea BYRD
Homer BYRD
Stanley Thomas BYRD
Mary Bean BYRD

Genealogy for Cornelius D Byrd

Cornelius D Byrd married Christina(Ritty) Ann Herrington on 16 Dec 1845 in Franklin Co. MS. After her death around 1866 he married Elvira Rea on 09 Jan 1866 in Adams Co. MS.

Cornelius was a very successful cotton farmer in Franklin county and was known for his high grade cotton. After the Civil War ended Cornelius took his crop of cotton to Europe to avoid the re-construction era markets in MS. After a number of years, he returned with a shipload of high quality European furniture. Some pieces of this furniture are still owned by his descendants.

Children of Cornelius D Byrd and Christina Herrington:
Cornelia Hybernia BYRD
Millard Fillmore BYRD,
Bunyan Head BYRD
Livingston Herrington BYRD
Lucy BYRD

Children of Cornelius D Byrd and Elvira Rea:
Vivian Rhea BYRD
Homer BYRD
Stanley Thomas BYRD
Mary Bean BYRD

Genealogy for Cornelius D Byrd

Gravesite Details

s/o Eden and Ann Spring Byrd; C.S.A.

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Spouse

Elvira Desdemona Rea Byrd

1843–1930 (m. 1866)

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Maintained by: ID8808
Originally Created by: Memory Keeper
Added: Apr 21, 2010
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51422871/cornelius-byrd: accessed ), memorial page for Cornelius Byrd (13 Sep 1820–1 Nov 1885), Find a Grave Memorial ID 51422871, citing Rose Hill Cemetery, Brookhaven, Lincoln County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by ID8808 (contributor 47075992).

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