Submitted by
Jim Brasher, G G Grandson of
Robert Carlisle
and Sarah Frances (Carter) Byrne
and G Grandson of Sinie Eleanor (Byrne) McQuillen
Byrne Family History
Our first documented O’Byrne appears, born about 1748 in
1. William, b:
2. Alexander, b: 1770,
3. Daniel, b: 1772,
Doing the math, we find that their first child was born when the couple was only
seventeen years old. There is no indication that the two O’Byrne’s moved to
America, however William Byrne, their number one child appears in America in
1796 married to Rhoda England who was born in 1773, White County, Tennessee. I
am guessing William came to
By 1796, William Byrne, it appears, dropped the O’ in the name O’Byrne. That was
the year he married Rhoda England who was born
William and Rhoda were my fourth great grand parents. William would die
1. Brice Collins, b:
2.
3. Malinda, b:
4. Alexander, b:
5. Dorcas, b:
6. Mariam, b:
7. William Jr., b: May 31, 1813 in
My third set of great grandparents is, Lawrence and Sarah (
First marriage:
Martha (Patsy) Jared, Born
Children of Lawrence and Martha:
1. Alexander, b:
2. William Jared, b:
3.
4. Terrell, b:
5. Samuel, b:
6. Mary Ann, b:
Second Marriage:
Married: 1833 (Mormon records show 1823 but first wife did not die until 1832)
Children of Lawrence and Sarah:
1. Bryce, b:
2. Simon, b:
4.
5. Myram Fanny, b:
6. James Polk, b:
7. George Dallas, b:
8. Rhoda Frances, b:
This lusty ancestor had a total of fourteen children, but it took two wives to
do it.
Note:
The U.S. Census of 1880, also 1870, shows Sarah Carlisle Byrne living in the
household of her son and family, Robert Carlisle Byrne, in Putnam County
Tennessee. This leads me to believe that Robert moved to
Robert Carlisle Byrne, my gr-gr-grandfather, was born
Robert C. Byrne died
Note:
Putnam and Jackson counties are adjacent to each other and I believe that Robert
lived somewhere very close to the border line of these two counties. This has
caused confusion over which county he lived in. There is no Putnam town in TN
and the town of
Robert Byrne enlisted in the Confederate Army on June 9, 1861 and was wounded in
the left hand at the 1st battle of Murfreesboro, TN. Corporal Robert Byrne
received this wound Dec 31, 1862 and returned to his in Putnam County, TN.
Robert and Sarah wasted no time starting a family as their first child, Enoch
James Byrne, was born the following year of 1863.
Children of Robert and Sarah Byrne
1. Enoch James, b: abt 1863.
2. Sinnie Ellen (or, Sinia) b: abt 1865. (My gr-grandmother) d;
3. Olive Ann, b: abt 1967.
4. William Lawrence, b:
5. Katie Myram, b: abt 1872.
6. Robert Clinton, b: abt 1874.
7. Hixie Melinda, b: abt 1876.
8. Samuel Dallas, b: abt 1877.
9. Florence Elizabeth, b: abt 1880.
10. Francis Alexander, b: abt 1882.
11. Susan (No info), b: abt 1883
12. Alice Harriet, b: abt 1885, d:
13. John K. Rose, b: abt 1888. (d: at early age.)
The 1870 census shows the family living in Putnam County Tennessee where they
picked up their mail at the
The 1880 census shows the family still living in Dist. 10 Putnam County, TN but
with six children and Robert’s mother Sarah. (No Martha Carter) I believe it was
after 1882 that the family moved to
It was 1885 in
The 1900 Census for Falls County, Texas shows Sinnie’s younger brother, Samuel
Dallas, still living there as a 23 year old man in PCT-4J. He is listed as a
farmer and boarder. Another brother, William Lawrence Byrne born: 1869 married
Virginia Woodall in
By the early 1900s, Sinnie and George had seven children. Five of which grew to
adulthood. Also in the 1900s, Katie Myrum appeared in the
This next Section comes from Falls County Texas where Robert C. Byrnes moved the
family abt. 1882 or after.
Robert Carlisle Byrne, born
William Lawrence Byrne, b
The Byrne family, included Enoch James; Sissie Eleanor; Olive Ann; William
Lawrence; Katie Myrum; Robert Clinton; Hixie Melinda; Samuel Dallas; Florence
Elizabeth; Frances Alexander; Susan; Alice Harriet, b May 7, 1885, d December
27, 1941 at Lott-married Joseph J. Joiner, a Blacksmith at Lott; and John K.
Rose Byrne, who died young.
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William Lawrence Byrne was married on
1. Annie Lee Byrne, b
2.
3.
4. Minnie Byrne, b
5. Nettie Byrne, b
6. R. C. Byrne, b
7. Mamie Floye Byrne, b
8. Arthur L. Byrne, b
Nancy P. Woodall was the mother of Virginia T. (Woodall) Byrne and died near
Lott, TX in 1912.
In 1930, William and Virginia (Woodall) Byrne moved to