Marion Monroe "Muss" Byrd & Lottie Lee (Cox) Byrd

MARION MONROE "MUSS"3 BYRD  (MARTIN SHELBY2, JAMES1) was born October 03, 1873 in Brown Co., Texas, and died July 24, 1959 in Lubbock, Lubbock Co, Texas.  He married (1) LENORA ANN RICHARDSON WARD May 19, 1897 in Brown Co, Texas.  She was born May 22, 1876, and died February 01, 1917.  He married (2) LOTTIE LEE COX August 24, 1918 in Albany, Shackford Co, Texas.  She was born December 01, 1897 in Broken Arrow, Tulsa Co, Oklahoma, Creek Nations, and died November 28, 1967 in Gorman, Eastland Co, Texas. Children of MARION BYRD and LOTTIE COX are: 1. DORIS LAVENA COX4 BYRD, b. January 05, 1917, Holder, Brown Co, Texas; d. December 01, 1984, Olney, Young Co, Texas. 2. TRESSIE FLORENE BYRD, b. October 31, 1919, Miller Bend, Newcastle, Young Co, Texas; d. May 31, 1990, Abilene, Taylor Co, Texas. 3. OPAL INEZ BYRD, b. Miller Bend, Newcastle, Young Co, Texas. 4. OLETA BYRD, b. August 01, 1924, Miller Bend, Newcastle, Young Co, Texas; d. April 20, 2000, Wichita Falls, Wichita Co, Texas. 5. WILLIAM DOUGLAS BYRD, b. September 16, 1928, Miller Bend, Newcastle, Young Co, Texas; d. February 08, 1998, Breckenridge, Stephens Co, Texas. 6. CHESTER TRUMAN BYRD, b. May 25, 1931, Miller Bend, Newcastle, Young Co, Texas; d. November 15, 1994, Atoka, Atoka Co, OK. 7. BOBBIE JOE BYRD, b. Graham, Young Co, Texas. 8. REBA JOYCE BYRD, b. Graham, Young Co, Texas.