Lemuel Robinson Byrne

Brief Life History of Lemuel Robinson

When Lemuel Robinson Byrne was born on 14 July 1867, in Granville, Jackson, Tennessee, United States, his father, Terrell Byrne, was 41 and his mother, Mary Jane Spurlock, was 33. He married Anna Esther Callow on 29 March 1894, in Kamilche, Mason, Washington, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Multnomah, Oregon, United States in 1939 and Portland City Election Precinct 127, Multnomah, Oregon, United States in 1940. He died on 24 March 1944, in Elma, Grays Harbor, Washington, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Tumwater, Thurston, Washington, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lemuel Robinson Byrne
1867–1944
Anna Esther Callow
1871–1944
Marriage: 29 March 1894
Lauren Thaddeus Byrne
1901–1972
Leon Kenneth Byrne
1903–1939

Sources (25)

  • Lemuel R Byrne, "United States Census, 1930"
  • L R Byrne, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
  • L R Byrne, "Washington, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"

World Events (8)

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

1878 · Yellow Fever Epidemic

When a man that had escaped a quarantined steamboat with yellow fever went to a restaurant he infected Kate Bionda the owner. This was the start of the yellow fever epidemic in Memphis, Tennessee. By the end of the epidemic 5,200 of the residence would die.

1889 · Washington Becomes a State

On November 11, 1889, Washington Territory became Washington State the 42nd state to enter the Union. The state was named in honor of George Washington.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Eamon, Aidan, Liam, Niall, Declan, Eamonn, Fergus, John Patrick, Keelin, Kieran, Siobhan.

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Broin ‘descendant of Bran’, a personal name based on bran ‘raven’. Bran was the name of a son of the King of Leinster, who died at Cologne in 1052, and also of the hero of an 8th century voyage tale.

Irish: in some cases, possibly from Ó Birn ‘descendant of Biorn’, Irish form of the Old Norse personal name Bjǫrn.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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