95. Mary⁴ Moore (Delilah 'Liley' (Delilie)³ Love, Sally (House of In-cun-no-mar)² Colbert, James Logan¹)⁽⁸⁰⁰⁾ (#1493) was born in MS 1819. Mary died 1878 in Frisco (now Stonewall), Pontotoc Co., Chickasaw Nation, IT, at 59 years of age.⁽⁸⁰¹⁾ Her body was interred 1878 in Frisco, (now Stonewall), Pontotoc Co., OK.

She married John Byrd in Marshall Co., MS, 1840.⁽⁸⁰²⁾ (John Byrd is #1492.) John was born in AL, 1820. John⁽⁸⁰³⁾ was the son of Michael Byrd. John died 1864 in Doaksville, Towson Co., Choctaw Nation, IT, at 44 years of age.⁽⁸⁰⁴⁾ His body was interred 1864 in Frisco (now Stonewall), Pontotoc Co., Chickasaw Nation, IT.⁽⁸⁰⁵⁾ John's occupation: Tavern-Keeper. He was listed as a resident in the census report in Towson Co., Choctaw Nation, IT, 1860.

Mary Moore and John Byrd had the following children:

+ 325 i. Harriett 'Hattie' Eliza⁵ Byrd was born 1842.

326 ii. Gov. William Leander Byrd⁽⁸⁰⁶⁾ (#1494) was born in Marshall Co., MS 1 AUG 1844.⁽⁸⁰⁷⁾ William died 21 APR 1915 in Stonewall, Pontotoc Co., OK, at 70 years of age.⁽⁸⁰⁸⁾ His body was interred APR 1915 in Rosedale Cemetery, Ada, Pontotoc Co., OK.⁽⁸⁰⁹⁾ He married Susan F. Folsom in Doaksville, Towson Co., Choctaw Nation, IT, 1 JAN 1863.⁽⁸¹⁰⁾ (Susan F. Folsom is #1498.) Susan was born in Choctaw Nation, IT, 9 DEC 1844.⁽⁸¹¹⁾ Susan⁽⁸¹²⁾ was the daughter of Col. David Folsom and Jane 'Jincy' Hall. Susan died 6 JUL 1916 in OK?, at 71 years of age.⁽⁸¹³⁾ Conflicting evidence states that Susan was born in Choctaw Nation, IT, 9 DEC 1843.⁽⁸¹⁴⁾ Conflicting evidence states that Susan was born in Choctaw Nation, IT, 1846.⁽⁸¹⁵⁾ Susan enrolled in Pontotoc Co., Chickasaw Nation, IT for the Dawes Chickasaw Roll on 7 SEP 1898 and appears on Dawes card number 1665.⁽⁸¹⁶⁾

William's occupation: Chickasaw Governor in Chickasaw Nation, IT, 1888 - 1892.⁽⁸¹⁷⁾ He was listed as a resident in the census report in Pontotoc Co., Chickasaw Nation, IT, 1897.⁽⁸¹⁸⁾ William enrolled in Stonewall, Pontotoc Co., Chickasaw Nation, IT for the Dawes Chickasaw Roll on 7 SEP 1898 and appears on Dawes card number 323.⁽⁸¹⁹⁾

William L. Byrd was educated at the Chickasaw Manual Labor Academy about two miles from Tishomingo. During the Civil War he was in a Confederate Company commanded by Capt. Edmund Gardner of Towson Co. The company later became a part of the First Choctaw Regiment under the command of Col. Sampson Folsom. Byrd was an Adjuntant. In 1888, he was elected Governor of the Chickasaw Nation, and again in 1890 - 1892. On January 1, 1863, he married Susan F. Folsom, daughter of Col. David Folsom, the first Republican chief of the Choctaws. (Her mother was Jane Hall.) They had an adopted daughter, (William's niece), Virgie Molette. Vergie was the daughter of William's sister, Hattie (Byrd) Molette, who later married a Love. (Pontotoc Co., OK Hist., vol.1, p.437).

+ 327 iii. Virgina 'Jennie' Caldonia Byrd was born 27 JUL 1848.

+ 328 iv. Benjamin Franklin 'Frank' Byrd was born 17 JAN 1849.

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