JAMES BLACKSTON "BLAXTON" BYRD  (JESSE BLACKSTON2, JAMES1) was born July 14, 1854 in Springfield, Greene Co., Missouri,
and died July 07, 1940 in Coleman, Coleman Co., Texas.  He married MARY TENNESSEE TUNE Abt. 1876, daughter of WILEY TUNE and
MARTHA SPENCE.  She was born September 14, 1858 in Tennessee, and died December 16, 1933 in Coleman, Coleman Co., Texas.

 
Children of JAMES BYRD and MARY TUNE are:

 1.   WYLIE WILLIAM BYRD, b. December 12, 1876, Brown Co, Texas; d. July 12, 1959, San Angelo, Tom Greene Co, Texas; m. CORA LEE ?.

 2.   JESSE MARTIN BYRD, b. March 16, 1879, Clyde, Brown Co, TX; d. March 26, 1970, Corpus Christi, Nueces Co, TX;
       m. ELIZABETH PARALEE BRIDGES, November 27, 1904, Tishomingo, Johnston Co, OK;
       b. February 17, 1889, Johnston Co, OK; d. October 31, 1972, Corpus Christi, Nueces Co, TX.

 3.   NOVA E. BYRD, b. December 1883, Texas; d. April 1935, Ballinger, Runnels Co, TX;
       m. ANDREW BAZOR HARDY, October 23, 1903, Tishomingo, Indian Territory, OK; b. October 05, 1875, Jackson Co, GA;
       d. January 01, 1961, Ballinger, Runnels Co, TX.

 4.   IDA JANE BYRD, b. November 02, 1885, Grosvenor, Brown Co, Texas; d. June 27, 1956, Brownwood, Brown Co, TX;
       m. JOSEPH CEFUS  ORANGE, December 25, 1904, Tishomingo, Indian Territory, OK; b. July 26, 1885, Quality, Butler Co, KY;
       d. April 17, 1963, Brownwood, Brown Co, TX.

 5.   MARTHA BYRD, b. Abt. 1889, Texas; d. Texas; m. WILL PALMER.

 6.   MARY MINERVA BYRD, b. January 01, 1890, Grosvenor, Brown Co., Texas; d. May 02, 1973, Coleman, Coleman Co., Texas;
       m. BYRD W. WILLIAMS, March 13, 1912, Coleman, Coleman Co, TX7; b. March 13, 1885, Bell Co, TX;
       d. August 09, 1974, Coleman, Coleman Co, TX.