Brief Life History of Laura O
When Laura O Byrd was born in August 1877, in Brown, Texas, United States, her father, Martin Shelby Byrd, was 43 and her mother, Letha Jane McPeeters, was 43. She married George E. Tipton on 5 January 1896, in Brown Land District, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Justice Precinct 7, Burleson, Texas, United States for about 10 years. She died on 14 January 1913, in Byrds, Brown, Texas, United States, at the age of 35, and was buried in Lake Brownwood, Brown, Texas, United States.
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- Laura P Tipton in household of Robert C Tipton, "United States Census, 1910"
- Laura Byrd, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
- Laura Tipton, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
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World Events (8)
1881 · Construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway
Grenville M. Dodge oversaw the construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway. Work began at Hodge Junction, and eventually extended to the New Mexico border by 1888. Service began on April 1, 1888, with trains travelling between Fort Worth and Denver.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
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English and Irish: variant of Bird .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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