Byrne, Bryant and Durkin Family Papers
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of one box of folders containing materials pertinent to the Byrne, Bryant and Durkin families. There are many photographs of members of both sides of the families. Her father John B. Byrne, Sr. was from California and many of his school pieces are included. Her brother Philip had been an outstanding athlete at Columbus High School. His scrapbook is included. The family attended Holy Family Catholic church in Columbus and there are many family bibles, prayer books and devotionals in Box 2, which also houses old family daguerreotypes, ambrotypes and tintypes and other pieces belonging to family members.
Dates
- Creation: 1847-1989
Biographical / Historical
Mary Margaret Byrne was born in Franklin, North Carolina on November 9, 1928 to John Bernard Byrne, Sr. and Margaret Godfrey Bryant.
John Bernard Byrne, Sr. was born in 1897 in Nevada City, California and became a forest ranger. He died in Asheville, North Carolina in 1934. John Bernard Byrne’s father was Thomas Phillip Byrne, born in 1864 and his mother was Mary T. Beckman.
Margaret Godfrey Bryant was born in 1903 in Columbus, Georgia. Her parents were Alaric Marion Bryant and Mary Melissa Durkin, both of Columbus.
John Bernard Byrne, Sr. and Margaret Godfrey Bryant were married in 1927. In addition to Mary Margaret they had two sons; Philip Byrne (18 Jan 1930- 3 Aug 2000), and John Bernard Byrne, Jr.
Mary Margaret Byrne was a reporter for the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. She died February 19, 1989 and is buried in Linwood Cemetery in Columbus, Georgia.
Extent
2 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
This collection was donated to the CSU Archives by Sherry Green on May 25, 2018 in honor of Anne and Philip Byrne.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Ragan, Martha
- Date
- February 2020
- Description rules
- Rules for Archival Description
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Columbus State University Archives and Special Collections Repository
4225 University Ave
Columbus Georgia 31907 United States