When Emma Byington was born on 7 March 1863, in Downieville, Sierra, California, United States, her father, Robert Lewis Byington, was 42 and her mother, Cathrine Alice Freehill, was 28. She married Tirey Lafayette Ford Sr on 1 February 1888, in San Francisco, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 11 June 1921, in San Francisco, California, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Cross, Tulare, California, United States.
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English: probably a habitational name, but no source has been identified. This surname is virtually non-existing in the British Isles.
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On February 1, 1888, Tirey married Miss Mary Emma Byington, the oldest daughter of Hon. Lewis Byington Sr. (1820-1886) and Catherine Freehill (1835-1925). They had three children: Mary Relda (1888-195 …
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