Individual Details

Mary "Polly" Byrd

(1835 - 1920)



Find A Grave Memorial# 72272769
Mary Polly "Bird" Byrd Johnson was born 04 May 1834 in Tenn moved to Missouri with her family as a child. She married first, Willis Remmington 12 Aug 1852 in Missouri. He died at the age of 21. Her second marriage was to George W. Gunn on 30 Aug 1855 in Missouri. Children from this union, Martin Gunn, Harriet E. Gunn and Mary Gunn. George died 13 Oct 1863 St Louis, Missouri. She married my Great-Grandfather, Joseph "Harrison" Johnson aka Johnston on 17 Jan 1869 in Stone County, Missouri. This union produced four children-Ccharles, Billy, Amanda and Joseph Henry. Joseph Henry Johnson, my Grandfather. The family migrated to Brown County, Texas about 1880 moving to Minco, Grady, Oklahoma before Harrison's death in 1899. She died 17 Jul 1920 in Minco Grady, Oklahoma at the age of 86. Her death Certificate said burial was at Hezedell with undertaker Stuart and Coffies of Minco

Events

Birth1835Grainger County, Tennessee
Marriage30 Aug 1855Stone County, Missouri - George W. Gunn
Death1920Stone County, Missouri

Families

SpouseGeorge W. Gunn (1831 - 1863)
ChildHarriet Elizabeth Gunn (1857 - 1913)
FatherJames Pleasant Byrd (1794 - 1864)
MotherNancy Carpenter (1800 - 1839)
SiblingJesse Blackstone Byrd (1820 - 1884)
SiblingJames Pleasant Byrd (1822 - 1894)