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Sarah Amanza <I>Wright</I> Byrd

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Sarah Amanza Wright Byrd

Birth
Crawford County, Indiana, USA
Death
30 Nov 1926 (aged 68)
Crawford County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Riddle, Crawford County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
Plot
section 1 row 14 plot 18
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SARAH AMANZA WRIGHT was born on 06 Oct 1858 in Riddle, Crawford Co., IN to Milton Garrison and Mary Panama Morgan Wright. She died on 30 Nov 1926 in Crawford Co., IN. She married Walter Byrd on 18 Feb 1877 in Crawford Co., IN. He
was born on 20 Nov 1856 in Crawford Co., IN. He died on 02 Jan 1940 in Crawford Co., IN.
Notes for Sarah Amanza Wright:
Health department has her birth date as Oct 1, 1857.
Notes for Walter Byrd:
1920 census, they lived on Carnes Mill Road.
Walter Byrd and Sarah Amanza Wright had the following children:
i. MARY ALICE BYRD was born in Oct 1877 in Crawford Co., IN. She died in 1961. She married HAWN LEANDER TOTTEN. He was born on 08 Jul 1871. He died on 27 Mar 1932. She married HENRY MCCLANAHAN.
ii. GARRISON M BYRD was born on 14 Mar 1880 in Riddle, Crawford Co., IN. He died on 14 Dec 1964 in Grantsburg, IN. He married Blanche Landrus in 1903. She was born on 04 Jun 1882. She died on 08 Mar 1960 in Grantsburg, IN.
Notes for Garrison M Byrd:
1920 census, they lived on Carnes Mill Road.
He lived at Grantsburg and died in his burning home.
iii. BERTHA LEE BYRD was born in 1883 in Crawford Co., IN. She died in 1965. She married JESSE D BROWN. He was born on 11 Feb 1879. He died in Nov 1965.
iv. JOHN ELMER BYRD was born on 09 Sep 1887 in Crawford Co., IN. He died on 11 Apr 1934. He married GERTIE FROMAN. She was born in 1891. She died in 1957.
Crawford County Democrat, Thursday, October 9, 1926

Mrs. Sarah A Byrd, wife of Walter Byrd, died at their home near Riddle Tuesday, November 30, following a protracted illness of almost eight years duration; age 69 years, 1 month and 29 days. She was united in marriage to Walter Byrd, February 18, 1877. To This union were born four children; Mary Alice Totten, Garrison M. Byrd, Bertha Lee Brown, and John E. Byrd.
She joined the Christian church several years ago and lived a faithful Christian life. Surviving are her husband, four children, one sister, Mrs. Mary E Schardein, of Hatfield, Mo., one brother, G. M. Wright, of Riddle; one half-sister, Mrs Julia Ballard, also of Riddle; sixteen grandchildren and many other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were conducted at Riddle, Wednesday afternoon by Elder Leonard Cummins, followed by interment in the church cemetery.
SARAH AMANZA WRIGHT was born on 06 Oct 1858 in Riddle, Crawford Co., IN to Milton Garrison and Mary Panama Morgan Wright. She died on 30 Nov 1926 in Crawford Co., IN. She married Walter Byrd on 18 Feb 1877 in Crawford Co., IN. He
was born on 20 Nov 1856 in Crawford Co., IN. He died on 02 Jan 1940 in Crawford Co., IN.
Notes for Sarah Amanza Wright:
Health department has her birth date as Oct 1, 1857.
Notes for Walter Byrd:
1920 census, they lived on Carnes Mill Road.
Walter Byrd and Sarah Amanza Wright had the following children:
i. MARY ALICE BYRD was born in Oct 1877 in Crawford Co., IN. She died in 1961. She married HAWN LEANDER TOTTEN. He was born on 08 Jul 1871. He died on 27 Mar 1932. She married HENRY MCCLANAHAN.
ii. GARRISON M BYRD was born on 14 Mar 1880 in Riddle, Crawford Co., IN. He died on 14 Dec 1964 in Grantsburg, IN. He married Blanche Landrus in 1903. She was born on 04 Jun 1882. She died on 08 Mar 1960 in Grantsburg, IN.
Notes for Garrison M Byrd:
1920 census, they lived on Carnes Mill Road.
He lived at Grantsburg and died in his burning home.
iii. BERTHA LEE BYRD was born in 1883 in Crawford Co., IN. She died in 1965. She married JESSE D BROWN. He was born on 11 Feb 1879. He died in Nov 1965.
iv. JOHN ELMER BYRD was born on 09 Sep 1887 in Crawford Co., IN. He died on 11 Apr 1934. He married GERTIE FROMAN. She was born in 1891. She died in 1957.
Crawford County Democrat, Thursday, October 9, 1926

Mrs. Sarah A Byrd, wife of Walter Byrd, died at their home near Riddle Tuesday, November 30, following a protracted illness of almost eight years duration; age 69 years, 1 month and 29 days. She was united in marriage to Walter Byrd, February 18, 1877. To This union were born four children; Mary Alice Totten, Garrison M. Byrd, Bertha Lee Brown, and John E. Byrd.
She joined the Christian church several years ago and lived a faithful Christian life. Surviving are her husband, four children, one sister, Mrs. Mary E Schardein, of Hatfield, Mo., one brother, G. M. Wright, of Riddle; one half-sister, Mrs Julia Ballard, also of Riddle; sixteen grandchildren and many other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were conducted at Riddle, Wednesday afternoon by Elder Leonard Cummins, followed by interment in the church cemetery.


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