MRS. FRANCIS OTWAY BYRD of "Oakley,"
was Elizabeth Rhodes Pleasants. She was
born October 15, 1793, of a highly
honorable Quaker family in Philadelphia.
She married Captain Byrd in 1817, and
lived at "Oakley." She was given to
hospitality, and her genial and delightful
teas will long be remembered.
Mrs. Byrd died at the summer residence of
her daughter, Mrs. Samuel G. Wyman, near
Boston, Mass., July 25, 1880.
MRS. FRANCIS OTWAY BYRD of "Oakley,"
was Elizabeth Rhodes Pleasants. She was
born October 15, 1793, of a highly
honorable Quaker family in Philadelphia.
She married Captain Byrd in 1817, and
lived at "Oakley." She was given to
hospitality, and her genial and delightful
teas will long be remembered.
Mrs. Byrd died at the summer residence of
her daughter, Mrs. Samuel G. Wyman, near
Boston, Mass., July 25, 1880.
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