Nancy was born in 1814 in Tennessee to Jordan S Milam and Mary Jane Peacock. She married William Byrd in Tennessee by 1831, and her husband moved the family to Arkansas by the 1840 US Census, where it seems she remained the rest of her life. Nancy passed away about 1859.
Timeline
1814 - Birth - Tennessee
1820 United States Federal Census[1] - Hickman, Tennessee
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 3; 10 thru 15: 2; 16 thru 18: 1; 45 and over: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 1; 10 thru 15: 1; 16 thru 25: 1; 45 and over: 1
c 1850 - Birth of Daughter Milly Emaline Byrd - Arkansas
1850 United States Federal Census[3] - Mulberry, Johnson, Arkansas
Household
Role
Sex
Age
Birthplace
Mar Stat
Occupation
William Byrd
Head
M
38
Tennessee
M
Farmer
Nancy Byrd
Wife
F
36
Tennessee
M
Mary Byrd
Daughter
F
17
Tennessee
S
Malica Byrd
Daughter
F
14
Tennessee
S
At School
Harriette Byrd
Daughter
F
11
Tennessee
S
At School
Malinda Jane Byrd
Daughter
F
9
Arkansas
S
At School
John S Byrd
Son
M
7
Arkansas
S
Thomas Byrd
Son
M
5
Arkansas
S
Jasper R Byrd
Son
M
2
Arkansas
S
Milly E Byrd
Daughter
F
0
Arkansas
S
1850 Mar 9 - Birth of Daughter Martha Byrd - Arkansas
1855 Dec 21 - Birth of Daughter Amanda Elizabeth Byrd - Johnson County, Arkansas
c 1859 - Birth of Daughter Sophrona Byrd - Arkansas
c 1859 - Death - Johnson County, Arkansas, USA
Sources
↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGC-D11 : accessed 12 December 2019), Jordan Milon, Hickman, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 174, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 122; FHL microfilm 193,684.
↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBX-X4R : 13 August 2017), William Byrd, Johnson, Arkansas, United States; citing p. 254, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 18; FHL microfilm 2,474.
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M678-ZJX : 12 April 2016), William Byrd, Mulberry, Johnson, Arkansas, United States; citing family 27, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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