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George Washington Byrd died of Angina Pectoris in 1934. He worked 40 years as a miner and apparently "retired" prior to his death. His death certificate shows his birth as in Roane County, Tennessee on 28 Sept 1877. His death certificate lists his parents as W.P. Byrd, born in Bount County, Tennessee, and Rebecca Beshears born in Roane County, Tennessee. His death on June 16, 1935, was due to Angina Pectoris. Attending physician was Herman Theacker and Booth Funeral home handled the arrangements for his funeral and burial in the Davis Cemetery.

Died:
Informant was Floyd Byrd. George was widowed when he died at age 57.

George married Cornelia Ann Jestes on 8 Nov 1902 in Morgan, Tennessee, United States. Cornelia (daughter of Mary Susannah Walls) was born on 31 May 1878 in Morgan, Tennessee, United States; died on 23 Mar 1931 in Morgan, Tennessee, United States; was buried in Davis Cemetery, Coalfield, Morgan, Tennessee, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Birth:
Source of birth and death is death certificate and Find-A-Grave entries.

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Per death certificate he was born Feb 7, 1849. Informant, George Byrd, did not know the parents' names. The doctor who signed the death certificate stated he had never attended the deceased until the date of his death. Cause of death was listed as organic heart disease.
Per 1900 census, he was born in March 1853. Per death certificate and death records, he was born in 1849.

William married Rebecca Brashears on 2 Oct 1873 in Roane, Tennessee, United States. Rebecca was born in 1854 in Roane, Tennessee, United States; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.

Original data: Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, TN, USA: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm.

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Other sources (gencircles) cite birth as 12/24/1860 and 1860.

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Ezekiel married Nancy Smith on 20 Sep 1849 in Blount, Tennessee, United States. Nancy was born in 1828 in Tennessee, United States; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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1860 Morgan County Census, District 1, page 15
WALLS, Wm.30MWFarmerTenn
Edy Ann29FWDomesticNC
David8MWTenn
Henry T.5MWTenn
John J.4MWTenn
Robert F.2MWTenn
Martha J.1FWTenn

1880 Morgan County Census
WALLS, Wm.52MWFarmerTenn
Edy Ann49FWKeep HouNC
William18MWFarmWorTenn
James16MWTenn
Sarah14FWHou WorTenn
Mary L.12FWHou WorTenn
Andrew10MWFar WorTenn
David G.29MWCoal MinTenn
William Gson6MWMO
CharleyGson3MWMONOTE 1:
Family Bible History: Deacon William G. Walls: and his wfie, EdieAnn, were received by the Sulphur Springs Church by letters on thefirst Saturday in March 1855. On the first Saturday of February 1867,William Walls and Andy McCamey were "set apart" forordination as Deacons. The ordinations were "administered on theSabbath (next day); clothing said Deacons with official power andauthority to execute and perform all duties of the office of Deaconsin the Church. "William G Walls served faithfully not only as aDeacon in the Sulphyr Springs Church, but he and Edit Ann were chartermemb ers of the Middle Creek Baptist Churck which was constgitutedOctober 10, 1886, in which William G. served as Deacon.

William G. Walls was born January 1, 1830, probably in North Carolina.He was the son of John B. Walls (1785-1886) and Annie Wolfe Walls(1799-1875) who are buried in the Ritter Cemetery near Coalfield, TN.{Morgan County}. William G. married first ______ Williams, by whom hehad one son, David. He married, secondly, Edith Ann Williams(1830-1912) who was a sister to his first wife. They establishedtheir home on a farm on Back Valley Road about one-half mile from thepreswent-day Middle Creek Baptiswt Church, which is located on HIghway#62. William G. died January 29, 1887, and Edie Ann died March 1,1912. They are buried in Davis Cemetery.

William and Edie Ann were the parents of ten children.

From Snyder Roberts history of the First Baptist Church of OliverSprings, TN. pages 23-24.
http://www.roanetn.com/walls.htm
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More About EDITH ANN WILLIAMS:

Fact 1: sister to first wife

Child of WILLIAM WALLS and MISS WILLIAMS is:

i. DAVID3 WALLS.

Children of WILLIAM WALLS and EDITH WILLIAMS are:

ii. JOHN J.3 WALLS, b. 1856

John J. Walls married Rosely T. Hudson (1856-1940) and is buried atFairview. They had seven children.

iii. ROBERT P. WALLS, b. 1857.

Married first, Mariah E. Underwood. They were the parents of JABE,CHARLIE, FRANK, ALGIE, LAURA, and LULA WALLS

Married secondly Mary Simpson (1853-1944)

iv. MARTHA JANE WALLS, b. 1858; d. 1935; m. WILLIAM WESLEY MCGLOTHIN;b. 1844; d. 1894. 12 children

v. SUZANNE WALLS, b. 1860; d. 1924, Roane Co,TN Davis Cem; m. WILLIAMJUSTICE; b. 1853; d. 10 May 1947, Roane Co,TN Davis Cem..

Parents of CORNELIA (Byrd), BERT, MARY (Martin), MYRTLE (Brashears),WILLIAM , ANDY, EDIE (Adams), WALTER, and JOHN W. WALLS

vi. JAMES SAMUEL WALLS, b. 1865; d. 1929, Roane Co,TN Davis Cem; m.PHILOBENIA GEISE; b. 1856; d. 1921, Roane Co,TN Davis Cem..

Parents of ALEX, ISAAC, PARLENA, OLLIE, KATHLEEN, LIZZIE WALLS

vii. MARY ELIZABETH WALLS, b. 1868; d. 1951, Roane Co,TN OliverSprings Cem; m. JOHN GARNER BYRD; b. 1859; d. 1926, Roane Co. TN,Oliver Springs Cem..

Parents of JOHN, ARTHUR, TINA, ANNA BYRD

viii. ANDREW REID WALLS, b. 1870; d. 1945, Roane Co.TN, Estes Cem.; m.MARTHA ANN JUSTICE; b. 1871; d. 1956, Roane Co. TN, Estes Cemetery.Thirteen children

ix. THOMAS WALLS, d. Alabama; m. MISS RODDY.

x. CATHERINE "CALLIE" WALLS, d. young girl.

xi. WILLIAM WALLS, d. age 19.

Endnotes

1. Origin of First Baptist Church of Oliver Springs, by Snyder E.Roberts, p23-24.

The following provides proof of William's first marriage
TENNESSEE STATE MARRIAGES, 1780-2002
Name: William G Wall
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 26 Oct 1850
Marriage Place: Knox, Tennessee, USA
Spouse: Martha Williams

William married Edith Ann Williams before 1855. Edith was born on 14 Jul 1830 in North Carolina, United States; died on 1 Mar 1912; was buried in Estes Cemetery, Coalfield, Morgan, Tennessee, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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