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From: "Tara Fields" <>
Subject: BYRD, Clem and family of Appling County 1800s-1900s
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 19:34:51 -0400


Hi there,

I saw your post on the BYRD family genforum.

I am researching the family of Lewis Byrd and Sarah Purvis.

I'm looking specifically for Clement C. Byrd of Appling County, GA. He
was born Bet. 1843 - 1847 in Georgia, died after 1920, probably in
Georgia.

Clem was the son of Lewis/Louis b ca 1811 and Sarah Purvis b ca 1821.

Clem was married 3 times that I know of:
Jane E. b ca 1847 (issue: William H. b ca 1877 and Sidy E. (sp?) b ca 1878).

Cora A. MOORE b 1871-1873 died July 24, 1952. Divorced (or maybe never
married?) before 1900 census. Issue: Mary/Mamie Lee (later known as
Booth instead of Byrd). Mamie married William Todd of Ware County, GA.
Mamie was born September 24, 1893 and died January 18, 1955 in Fulton
County, GA.

Clem's third wife was Martha born March 08, 1853 and died bef 1920.
She's buried in Sellers Cemetery, Appling County, Georgia? Issue:
Lewis A. Byrd b March 1894.

I'm most interested in Clem himself and his 2nd marriage (if there was
one) to Cora A. Morgan. I question the marriage only because in the
1900 Census Cora was using her maiden name of MOORE. She is listed as
divorced, but it is a bit unusual for someone during that time to go
back to their maiden name while their child uses the father's name
(stigma). Later on, Mamie would drop the BYRD surname in favor of
BOOTH (a family name on Cora's side). Cora would also use BOOTH as a
middle name during her second marriage. On Mamie's death certificate
her father is listed simply as "Clem Byrd." Cora married Arthur
Madison Morgan in Athens, Clarke County, GA in September of 1908. I
have their divorce decree filed in Duval Co., FL (where Cora was
living at the time).

Any help on this line would be much appreciated. I'd like to try to
find out more about Clem and Cora. If they were married, was it in
Appling County? Cora was in north GA during the 1880 and 1900 Census -
so I'm curious to find out how she met Clem. Was he in north Georgia
during roughly 1885 and 1895? Mamie was born in 1893, rather close to
the date of his child with his third wife (census lists Lewis A. Byrd
as being born in March of 1894). Did he really remarry that fast, or
was the relationship with Cora just an affair?

Also, on Cora's death certificate she was attended by T. Luther BYRD,
MD. Possibly this was just a coincidence.

Thanks for any help you can provide. Attached is what little I've
gathered so far.

Tara D. Fields

Free History and Genealogy of Camden and Charlton Counties, Georgia
http://www.camdencounty.org



Descendants of John Byrd

Generation No. 1
1. JOHN1 BYRD He married GEMIMA ?.

Child of JOHN BYRD and GEMIMA ? is:
2.i.LEWIS/LOUIS J.2 BYRD, b. April 10, 1813; d. August 26, 1888.

Generation No. 2
2. LEWIS/LOUIS J.2 BYRD (JOHN1) was born April 10, 1813, and died
August 26, 1888. He married SARAH PURVIS. She was born Abt. 1821.

Children of LEWIS/LOUIS BYRD and SARAH PURVIS are:
i.DEMARIAS3 BYRD, b. Abt. 1839.
ii.JAMES A. BYRD, b. Bet. 1840 - 1844.
3.iii.CLEMENT C. BYRD, b. Bet. 1843 - 1847, Appling County, GA; d. Aft. 1920.
iv.HENRY J. BYRD, b. Abt. 1845.
v.CHARLES BYRD, b. Abt. 1848.
vi.DANIEL / DAVID BYRD, b. Abt. 1850.
vii.WILLIAM B. BYRD, b. Abt. 1852.
4.viii.JOHN J. BYRD, b. October 1854, Appling Co., GA; d. Bef. 1910,
Probably in Bulloch Co., GA.
ix.SARAH ANN BYRD, b. Abt. 1857.
x.ELIZABETH BYRD, b. Abt. 1864.
xi.MANNING D. BYRD, b. June 1865, Living in Bulloch Co., GA with
cousin Pharoah Purvis.
xii.ANDREW J. BYRD, b. Abt. 1868.

Generation No. 3
3. CLEMENT C.3 BYRD (LEWIS/LOUIS J.2, JOHN1) was born Bet. 1843 -
1847 in Appling County, GA, and died Aft. 1920. He married (1) JANE
E. ? Bef. 1877. She was born Abt. 1847. He married (2) CORA A. MOORE
Bet. 1890 - 1893, daughter of WOODSON MOORE and MARTHA FAULKNER. She
was born Bet. July 1871 - 1873 in Madison County, GA, and died July
24, 1952 in Fulton County, Georgia. He married (3) MARTHA ? Bef.
1894. She was born March 08, 1853 in Georgia, and died Bef. 1920.

Notes for CLEMENT C. BYRD:
Ancestry.com: American Civil War Soldiers
Name: Clement C Byrd ,
Residence: Appling County, Georgia
Enlistment Date: 03 October 1861
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: Georgia
Unit Numbers: 406 406
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 03 October 1861 at the age of 18

Enlisted in Company A, 1st State Troops Regiment Georgia on 03 October 1861.

Mustered out Company A, 1st State Troops Regiment Georgia on 03 April 1862.

Enlisted in Company K, 54th Infantry Regiment Georgia on 16 May 1862.

Surrendered Company K, 54th Infantry Regiment Georgia on 10 May 1865
in Tallahassee, FL

Paroled on 16 May 1865 at Thomasville, GA

Notes for CORA A. MOORE:
Census:
1920 Camden County, GA Census
District 1606 - Town of Kingsland
Household #53: Cora B. Morgan (46YO - b ca 1874)
Household #54: Wm. (31YO - b ca 1889 in GA) and Mamie L. (23YO b ca
1897 in GA) Todd and daughter Bettie Lee (11MO - b ca 1919 in GA)
Household #55: Clayton Arp PERRY family (see Kingsland State Bank
Robbery and Murder of Clayton Arp Perry in 1928]

1930 Fulton County, GA Census
Dated: April 04, 1930
Living with sisters Cora B. Morgan and Octavia Brown; while both are
listed as widowed, Cora was divorced in 1928
Also, "nephew and niece (of head)" Bettie L. Todd 11 year old female
and Charles E. Todd 09 year old male
(children of Cora's incarcerated daughter, Mamie L. Todd]
Household/family: 610/85/124

Georgia Deaths, 1919-1998
Cora A. Morgan (Cora B.) - I have this document
Died 24 Jul 1952 in Fulton County, GA
Living in Fulton at time
81 years old
Cert # 15934

More About CORA A. MOORE:
Burial: Hill Crest Cemetery, Fulton County, GA

More About MARTHA ?:
Burial: Sellers Cemetery, Appling County, Georgia?

Children of CLEMENT BYRD and JANE ? are:
i.WILLIAM H.4 BYRD, b. Abt. 1877.
ii.SIDY E. BYRD, b. Abt. 1878.

Children of CLEMENT BYRD and CORA MOORE are:
5.iii.MAMIE/MARY LEE4 BOOTH/BYRD, b. September 24, 1893, Hall
County, GA; d. January 18, 1955, Fulton Co., GA.
iv.? MORGAN/BYRD/BOOTH.

Child of CLEMENT BYRD and MARTHA ? is:
v.LEWIS A.4 BYRD, b. March 1894, Georgia; d. Aft. 1920.

4. JOHN J.3 BYRD (LEWIS/LOUIS J.2, JOHN1) was born October 1854 in
Appling Co., GA, and died Bef. 1910 in Probably in Bulloch Co., GA.
He married CAROLINE ? Bet. 1901 - 1902. She was born August 1862 in
Georgia.

Children of JOHN BYRD and CAROLINE ? are:
i.?4 BYRD, b. Bef. 1900; d. Bef. 1900, Per 1900 Census.
ii.RUFUS L. BYRD, b. November 1896.
iii.LESSIE BYRD, b. January 1898.
iv.SYLVESTER BYRD, b. September 1899.
v.WILLIAM KESLER BYRD, b. Abt. 1902.


Generation No. 4

5. MAMIE/MARY LEE4 BOOTH/BYRD (CLEMENT C.3 BYRD, LEWIS/LOUIS J.2,
JOHN1) was born September 24, 1893 in Hall County, GA, and died
January 18, 1955 in Fulton Co., GA. She married WILLIAM L. TODD. He
was born Bet. 1887 - 1889 in Ware County, GA, and died June 13, 1925
in Camden County, GA.

Notes for MAMIE/MARY LEE BOOTH/BYRD:
Possibility:
Georgia Deaths, 1919-1998
Mamie L. Todd
Died 18 Jan 1955 in Fulton County (white female), living in Fulton
County; 61 years old
Cert # 01117

See Cora Moore and Arthur Madison Morgan entries for deed references
and census info.

1930 Baldwin County, Georgia Census
Georgia State Prison in Milledgeville
Page 140, Sheet 3A, Line 48
Todd, Mary; Prisoner; Female; White; 31 years old; widow; b in GA;
parents b in GA

More About MAMIE/MARY LEE BOOTH/BYRD:
Burial: Hill Crest Cemetery, Fulton County, GA

More About WILLIAM L. TODD:
Burial: Maybe unmarked in Oak Hill Church Cemetery, Camden County, GA
Death Cert: GA # 16559-G

Children of MAMIE/MARY BOOTH/BYRD and WILLIAM TODD are:
i.PAUL E.5 TODD, b. December 03, 1915, Georgia; d. September 17,
1917, Savannah, Chatham County, GA.

Notes for PAUL E. TODD:
Southeast Georgian
28 September 1917 - Vol 14 #45
Back page
Kingsland News:
Mrs. A. M. Morgan was called to Savannah Friday night on account of
the illness of her grandchild, the infant of Mr. and Mrs. Todd. The
little one died Monday. The body was brought here and buried in Oak
Hill cemetery Tuesday.


More About PAUL E. TODD:
Burial: Oak Hill Church Cemetery, Camden County, GA

ii.BILLIE LEE TODD, b. December 26, 1918, Camden County, GA; d. Aft. 1930.

Notes for BILLIE LEE TODD:
Birth Certificate
Camden County, GA Courthouse; Probate Court; MD # 1606 (Kingsland);
Registered No: 443 (old 14)
Full name of child: Billie Lee TODD
Female, legitimate
Date of Birth: 26 Dec 1918
Father: William Todd; white; 28YO; b in Ware County, GA; occupation: Barber
Mother: Mamie Lee Booth; white; 21YO; b in Hall County, GA;
occupation: Housewife
Number of children of this mother including this birth: 1
(Little Paul Todd's death isn't remarked upon in this document; or,
the person filling out the form didn't understand the process as a "1"
is listed next to the option of "born alive and now living - "and now
living" has been crossed off. The option for "born alive but now dead"
has no marks.
Filed: July 12, 1929
Registar: M. L. Hill

iii.CHARLES EDWARD TODD, b. February 06, 1921, prob Camden County,
GA; d. May 31, 1941, Fulton County, Georgia.

Notes for CHARLES EDWARD TODD:
Georgia Deaths, 1919-1998
Charles E. Todd, 20 years old
Died 31 May 1941 in Fulton County, GA
Cert # 12028

More About CHARLES EDWARD TODD:
Burial: Hill Crest Cemetery, Fulton County, GA
Cause of Death: Self-inflicted gunshot wound while "mentally deranged."


--
Tara D. Fields
Owner: The Crypt - Free History and Genealogy of Camden and Charlton
Counties, Georgia
http://www.camdencounty.org

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