Rachel O'rella 'Ella' Linton

1893 - 1969  (76 years)

• Name	Rachel O'rella 'Ella' Linton  [1]
  Birth	11 Mar 1893	Saxis Island, Accomack Co, Virginia   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Census with parents	1900	Saxis Island, Accomack Co, Virginia
  	She was shown as Irella Linton, age 7, in HH#467, headed by Sylvester Linton, age 50 and an oysterman, and his wife Rachel, age 45.
  Census with parents	1910	Saxis Island, Accomack Co, Virginia
  	She was shown as Ella Byrd, age 16, in HH#37, headed by Sylvester Linton, age 50 and an oysterman, and his wife Rachel A., age 53. Her husband, Thomas Byrd, age 33 and a carpenter was also in this household.
  Census with husband	1920	Saxis Island, Accomack Co, Virginia
  	She was shown as age 26 in HH#447, headed by T.W. Bird, age 44 and a carpenter.
  Obituary - Named in Fathers obituary	1938	Saxis Island, Accomack Co, Virginia
  Marr Name	Rachel O'rella 'Ella' Byrd
  Record ID	994
  Death	29 Apr 1969	Riverside Hospital, Newport News, Warwick Co, Virginia   [3]
  Burial	Downing's Cemetery, Oak Hall, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Darby Linton,   b. Abt 1695   d. Bef 1745, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 49 years)  (4 x Great Grandfather)  Priscilla (--?--),   b. Abt 1840, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown  (Grandmother)
  Siblings	3 brothers and 2 sisters
  + 1. William Sylvester 'Willie' Linton, Sr.,   b. 20 Jul 1889, Saxis Island, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 25 Jan 1932, Saxis Island, Accomack Co, Virginia  (Age 42 years) ╚═ Lillian Virginia Webb,  m. 15 Jun 1916 + 2. Rose Isabella 'Rosie' Linton,   b. 28 Aug 1891, Saxis Island, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 5 May 1919  (Age 27 years) ╚═ Borden Franklin Justice,  m. 24 Apr 1911 + 3. Rachel O'rella 'Ella' Linton,   b. 11 Mar 1893, Saxis Island, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 29 Apr 1969, Riverside Hospital, Newport News, Warwick Co, Virginia  (Age 76 years) ╚═ Thomas Woodson 'Babe' Byrd,  m. 3 Sep 1909 + 4. John Wesley Linton,   b. 26 Jul 1898, Saxis Island, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Dec 1969  (Age 71 years) ╚═ Ronie May Ewell,  m. 12 Jul 1929 + 5. Alice Murrah Linton,   b. 31 Aug 1900, Saxis Island, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 1966, Saxis Island, Accomack Co, Virginia  (Age 65 years) ╚═ John Revell Linton,  m. 23 Apr 1916 ;   Laurel Victor Martin,  m. 7 Oct 1944 + 6. Herman Eldridge Linton,   b. 14 Jul 1902, Saxis Island, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 1977  (Age 74 years) ╚═ Susie May Hall,  m. 30 Dec 1928
  Person ID	I994	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	23 Sep 1996

  
  

  Father	Sylvester James Linton,   b. 7 Mar 1857, Saxis Island, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 18 Feb 1938, Saxis Island, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Rachel Elizabeth Popham,   b. 25 Sep 1864, Maryland d. 6 Jan 1945, Saxis Island, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	23 Nov 1886	West River, Anne Arundel Co, Maryland   [1]
  Family ID	F596	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thomas Woodson 'Babe' Byrd,   b. 21 Mar 1875, Mearsville, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 30 Apr 1957, Saxis Island, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 82 years)  Other Partners: ╚═Mary C. 'Manie' Fisher,   b. 22 Jan 1874, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 31 Jul 1907  (Age 33 years)  m. 24 Jun 1894
  Marriage	3 Sep 1909	Stockton, Worcester Co, Maryland   [5, 6]
  	Rachel Orrella "Ella" Linton eloped and was married in Maryland on a Friday evening and she and her husband stayed until Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W.K. Fisher at Welbourne.
  Children	1. Winfred Linton Byrd,   b. 26 Oct 1914, Horsey, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 10 Feb 1919, Saxis Island, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 4 years) + 2. Jesse Merrill Byrd,   b. 7 Jul 1917, Saxis Island, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 28 Apr 1993, Saxis Island, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 75 years) ╚═ Frances Linda 'Fannie' Hicks  (Age 90 years)  m. 8 Aug 1947 + 3. Annie Laurie Byrd,   b. 24 Feb 1921, Saxis Island, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 16 May 2002, Shore Life Care, Parksley, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 81 years) ╚═ James William Miles  (Age 63 years)  m. 4 Jul 1936
  Family ID	F273	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Downing's Cemetery, Oak Hall, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S54] Linton, Sylverster - Family Bible, (New York, American Bible, Society, 1885), 54. [S601] Accomack Co, VA, Birth Register(s), 1853-1896, 601. [S1183] Daughter's Marriage, 1183. [S503] Mary Frances Carey, M.K. Miles & Barry W. Miles, Tombstones Inscriptions of Upper Accomack County, Virginia, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1995), 503. [S1619] Wicomico Marr Cert (by Geo. W. Townsend), 1619. [S27] Peninsula Enterprise, 27.