Company A, Thirty - ninth 39th Missouri Volunteer Infantry. Killed by rebel bushwhackers at the Centralia Massacre in Centralia, Missouri.
Statement by Robert Moore from his mother's pension.
Robert Moore a citizen of the County of Adair, State of Missouri, reputable and entititled to credit, and who being duly sworn declare in relation to afore claim, - That he was a second lieutenant in the said company "A" in the "39th Reg" Infty. Mo. Vols. and that he was well acquainted with Outchnile O. Byrd who was a private in said company, that he was present and in the action on the 27th day of Sept, 1864 at Centralia, Mo. and that the said Outchnile O. Byrd was there and there killed in the line of his duty in battle with the rebel bushwhackers who were commanded by Bill Anderson. That said Outchnille was a good solider and to the certain knowledge of the affiant killed as above mentioned.
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The info below is also from the Mother's pension for Polly Byrd, the spelling of Ochnile's name ( using the name he was buried under), is spelled many different ways in the pension papers and I am giving it as it shows it. I am not sure what is the correct spelling really was. They added an I between the h and the n in all places but the one statement from the solider above.
Polly Byrd's pension claim no 262864 - June 11, 1886
She received $12. She was dropped because of death on May 4,1903. Her death date was not given.
Polly stated the names and ages of the members in her family in 1864 were: Nancy aged 21, Catherine aged 19, Ellen aged 13, Narcisse aged 11, Jane aged 9, Richie aged 5 and Othiniel aged 16.
At the time of her son's enlistment and afterwards the family lived near Sublette in Adair Co., Mo. The character of the property was some personal property and some real estate and the value of both was between 300 and 400 dollars. She 1864, she obtained the support of the family by sewing, weaving, spinning yarn and knitting. Her husband John was broken down, crippled and able to work but little and she had to support him. John had a diseased hand and arm from 1855 or 56, according to a statement by Sanford Snyder. Othiniel was a financial help to his family by working for wages, which went to his parents. His death left them in poor circumstances,all of the land was sold for taxes in 1882, but they were able to borrow money from Harry Tull, of Kirksville to reclaim it. They were always, Polly stated in debt, sometimes owing as much as one hundred and fifty dollars to different parties.
Statement by Robert Moore from his mother's pension.
Robert Moore a citizen of the County of Adair, State of Missouri, reputable and entititled to credit, and who being duly sworn declare in relation to afore claim, - That he was a second lieutenant in the said company "A" in the "39th Reg" Infty. Mo. Vols. and that he was well acquainted with Outchnile O. Byrd who was a private in said company, that he was present and in the action on the 27th day of Sept, 1864 at Centralia, Mo. and that the said Outchnile O. Byrd was there and there killed in the line of his duty in battle with the rebel bushwhackers who were commanded by Bill Anderson. That said Outchnille was a good solider and to the certain knowledge of the affiant killed as above mentioned.
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The info below is also from the Mother's pension for Polly Byrd, the spelling of Ochnile's name ( using the name he was buried under), is spelled many different ways in the pension papers and I am giving it as it shows it. I am not sure what is the correct spelling really was. They added an I between the h and the n in all places but the one statement from the solider above.
Polly Byrd's pension claim no 262864 - June 11, 1886
She received $12. She was dropped because of death on May 4,1903. Her death date was not given.
Polly stated the names and ages of the members in her family in 1864 were: Nancy aged 21, Catherine aged 19, Ellen aged 13, Narcisse aged 11, Jane aged 9, Richie aged 5 and Othiniel aged 16.
At the time of her son's enlistment and afterwards the family lived near Sublette in Adair Co., Mo. The character of the property was some personal property and some real estate and the value of both was between 300 and 400 dollars. She 1864, she obtained the support of the family by sewing, weaving, spinning yarn and knitting. Her husband John was broken down, crippled and able to work but little and she had to support him. John had a diseased hand and arm from 1855 or 56, according to a statement by Sanford Snyder. Othiniel was a financial help to his family by working for wages, which went to his parents. His death left them in poor circumstances,all of the land was sold for taxes in 1882, but they were able to borrow money from Harry Tull, of Kirksville to reclaim it. They were always, Polly stated in debt, sometimes owing as much as one hundred and fifty dollars to different parties.
Company A, Thirty - ninth 39th Missouri Volunteer Infantry. Killed by rebel bushwhackers at the Centralia Massacre in Centralia, Missouri.
Statement by Robert Moore from his mother's pension.
Robert Moore a citizen of the County of Adair, State of Missouri, reputable and entititled to credit, and who being duly sworn declare in relation to afore claim, - That he was a second lieutenant in the said company "A" in the "39th Reg" Infty. Mo. Vols. and that he was well acquainted with Outchnile O. Byrd who was a private in said company, that he was present and in the action on the 27th day of Sept, 1864 at Centralia, Mo. and that the said Outchnile O. Byrd was there and there killed in the line of his duty in battle with the rebel bushwhackers who were commanded by Bill Anderson. That said Outchnille was a good solider and to the certain knowledge of the affiant killed as above mentioned.
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The info below is also from the Mother's pension for Polly Byrd, the spelling of Ochnile's name ( using the name he was buried under), is spelled many different ways in the pension papers and I am giving it as it shows it. I am not sure what is the correct spelling really was. They added an I between the h and the n in all places but the one statement from the solider above.
Polly Byrd's pension claim no 262864 - June 11, 1886
She received $12. She was dropped because of death on May 4,1903. Her death date was not given.
Polly stated the names and ages of the members in her family in 1864 were: Nancy aged 21, Catherine aged 19, Ellen aged 13, Narcisse aged 11, Jane aged 9, Richie aged 5 and Othiniel aged 16.
At the time of her son's enlistment and afterwards the family lived near Sublette in Adair Co., Mo. The character of the property was some personal property and some real estate and the value of both was between 300 and 400 dollars. She 1864, she obtained the support of the family by sewing, weaving, spinning yarn and knitting. Her husband John was broken down, crippled and able to work but little and she had to support him. John had a diseased hand and arm from 1855 or 56, according to a statement by Sanford Snyder. Othiniel was a financial help to his family by working for wages, which went to his parents. His death left them in poor circumstances,all of the land was sold for taxes in 1882, but they were able to borrow money from Harry Tull, of Kirksville to reclaim it. They were always, Polly stated in debt, sometimes owing as much as one hundred and fifty dollars to different parties.
Statement by Robert Moore from his mother's pension.
Robert Moore a citizen of the County of Adair, State of Missouri, reputable and entititled to credit, and who being duly sworn declare in relation to afore claim, - That he was a second lieutenant in the said company "A" in the "39th Reg" Infty. Mo. Vols. and that he was well acquainted with Outchnile O. Byrd who was a private in said company, that he was present and in the action on the 27th day of Sept, 1864 at Centralia, Mo. and that the said Outchnile O. Byrd was there and there killed in the line of his duty in battle with the rebel bushwhackers who were commanded by Bill Anderson. That said Outchnille was a good solider and to the certain knowledge of the affiant killed as above mentioned.
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The info below is also from the Mother's pension for Polly Byrd, the spelling of Ochnile's name ( using the name he was buried under), is spelled many different ways in the pension papers and I am giving it as it shows it. I am not sure what is the correct spelling really was. They added an I between the h and the n in all places but the one statement from the solider above.
Polly Byrd's pension claim no 262864 - June 11, 1886
She received $12. She was dropped because of death on May 4,1903. Her death date was not given.
Polly stated the names and ages of the members in her family in 1864 were: Nancy aged 21, Catherine aged 19, Ellen aged 13, Narcisse aged 11, Jane aged 9, Richie aged 5 and Othiniel aged 16.
At the time of her son's enlistment and afterwards the family lived near Sublette in Adair Co., Mo. The character of the property was some personal property and some real estate and the value of both was between 300 and 400 dollars. She 1864, she obtained the support of the family by sewing, weaving, spinning yarn and knitting. Her husband John was broken down, crippled and able to work but little and she had to support him. John had a diseased hand and arm from 1855 or 56, according to a statement by Sanford Snyder. Othiniel was a financial help to his family by working for wages, which went to his parents. His death left them in poor circumstances,all of the land was sold for taxes in 1882, but they were able to borrow money from Harry Tull, of Kirksville to reclaim it. They were always, Polly stated in debt, sometimes owing as much as one hundred and fifty dollars to different parties.
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