Willie Blanche Byrd

1919 - 2000  (81 years)

• Name	Willie Blanche Byrd
  Born	22 Mar 1919	Tennessee   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1920	District 3, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Census	1930	District 3, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Census	1940	District 8, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [4]
  Died	26 May 2000	East Tennessee Baptist Hospital, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [5]
  Buried	29 May 2000	English Mountain Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I61620	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2017

  
  

  Father	John Newton Bird,   b. 1 Nov 1878, Tennessee ,   d. 26 May 1969  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Josie Malvina "Jocie" Fox,   b. 3 Jun 1890, Tennessee ,   d. 2 May 1944  (Age 53 years)
  Married	30 Jul 1918	Cocke County, Tennessee   [6]
  Family ID	F22664	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Woodrow Layman,   b. 18 Jan 1916, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Apr 1996, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 80 years)
  Married	22 Dec 1936	Cocke County, Tennessee   [7]
  Children	+ 1. Carolyn Joann Layman,   b. 26 Mar 1939, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Jul 2017  (Age 78 years)   2. Lowell Layman,   d. Bef 26 May 2000   3. Buford Layman,   d. Bef 26 May 2000 + 4. James Philemon "Phil" Layman,   b. 3 Dec 1941,   d. 23 Sep 2017  (Age 75 years)   5. Everette "Tony" Layman   6. Sharon Layman
  Family ID	F26858	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 22 Mar 1919 - Tennessee Census - 1920 - District 3, Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1930 - District 3, Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 22 Dec 1936 - Cocke County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 156.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] U. S. Social Security Death Index, 410-58-5597. Issued in Tennessee last residence Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee [S112] Census, 1920. Name Willie B Byrd Event Type Census Event Date 1920 Event Place Civil District 3, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Female Age 0 Marital Status Single Race White Race (Original) White Relationship to Head of Household Daughter Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Daughter Birth Year (Estimated) 1920 Birthplace Tennessee Father's Birthplace Tennessee Mother's Birthplace Tennessee Sheet Letter B Sheet Number 7 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace John N Byrd Head M 39 Tennessee Jasie Byrd Wife F 27 Tennessee Clarice M Byrd Daughter F 3 Tennessee Willie B Byrd Daughter F 0 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1930. Name Willie B Bird Event Type Census Event Date 1930 Event Place District 03, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Female Age 8 Marital Status Single Race White Race (Original) White Relationship to Head of Household Daughter Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Daughter Birth Year (Estimated) 1922 Birthplace Tennessee Father's Birthplace Tennessee Mother's Birthplace Tennessee Sheet Letter A Sheet Number 8 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace John Bird Head M 51 Tennessee Josey Bird Wife F 49 Tennessee Clarsie M Bird Daughter F 13 Tennessee Willie B Bird Daughter F 8 Tennessee Lexie Bird Daughter F 6 Tennessee Clvin Bird Son M 5 Tennessee Agnes Ruth Bird Daughter F 2 Tennessee Blaine Bird Son M 0 Tennessee Wayne Bird Son M 0 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1940. Name Blanche Layman Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Civil District 8, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States Sex Female Age 20 Marital Status Married Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Wife Relationship to Head of Household Wife Birthplace Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated) 1920 Last Place of Residence Sevier, Tennessee Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Woodrow Layman Head M 24 Tennessee Blanche Layman Wife F 20 Tennessee Joann Layman Daughter F 1 Tennessee [S142] Newspaper Article, The Mountain Press, 28 May 2000. Blanche Byrd Layman, 81, of the English Mountain community died Friday, May 26, 2000 at East Tennessee Baptist Hospital in Knoxville. She was preceded in death by her parents, John Byrd and Josie Fox Byrd; husband, Woodrow Layman; sons, Lowell Layman and Buford Layman and two sisters. Survivors include sons and daughters-in-law, Philemon and Linda Layman, Everette and Judy Layman; daughters and sons-in-law, Joann and Richard Chambers, Sharon and Fred Simms; daughters-in-law, Delores Layman and Lynn Layman; 14 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren; brothers, Calvin Byrd , Wayne Byrd and Blaine Byrd, and sister, Agnes Byrd. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Manes Funeral Home in Newport. Funeral services follow at 8 p.m. with the Rev. Curtis Wells officiating. Interment is 11 a.m. Monday at English Mountain Cemetery. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Josie M Fox Event Type Marriage Event Date 30 Jul 1918 Event Place Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Female Spouse's Name John Bird [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Woodrow Layman Event Type Marriage Event Date 22 Dec 1936 Event Place Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Blanche Byrd Spouse's Gender Female Page 597 "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6RQ9-L71?cc=1619127&wc=Q6SB-218%3A1589264474%2C1589372859 : 22 December 2016), Cocke > Marriage registers, 1935-1939, vol 24-25 > image 330 of 576; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.