Emma Byington

Brief Life History of Emma

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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Family Time Line

Tirey Lafayette Ford Sr
1857–1928
Emma Byington
1863–1921
Marriage: 1 February 1888
Mary Relda Ford
1888–1951
Louis Byington Ford
1890–1985
Tirey Lafayette Ford Jr
1898–1972

Sources (17)

  • Erma Ford in household of Tirey L Ford, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Mary "Emma" Byington Ford, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Emma Byington in entry for Mrs A C H Relda Ford Morse and Mrs S F, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"

World Events (8)

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

1869 · Transcontinental Railroad Reaches San Francisco

The first transcontinental railroad reached San Francisco in 1869. The Western Pacific Railroad Company built the track from Oakland to Sacramento. The Central Pacific Railroad Company of California built the section from Sacramento to Promontory Summit Utah. The railroad linked isolated California to the rest of the country which had far-reaching effects on the social and economical development of the state.

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.

Name Meaning

English: probably a habitational name, but no source has been identified. This surname is virtually non-existing in the British Isles.

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

Story Highlight

Mary Emma Byington (1863- 1921)

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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