(See Downing) -Rachel, daughter of Nicholas and Martha (Shirley) Byers, was born August 24, 1875.
Married at Tahlequah March 1, 1896, Thomas Pinckney, son of William M. and Nancy Jones.
They are the parents of: Bryan, born May 22, 1897; Polk, born October 30, 1898; Granville, born December 31, 1900; Nannie, born September 9, 1902; Margaret, born August 22, 1904; Ruth, born March 22, 1906; Cherokee, born March 18, 1908; Buena, born February 18, 1911; Lucullus, born August 31, 1913; Eldee, born October 15, 19 t 5 ; and Mary Joe Jones, born July 13, 1918.
Elizabeth, daughter of James and Ka-ta-ka-ya Crittenden, married Lord Wellington Shirley, born May 27, 1825. He was elected Judge of Tahlequah District August 1, 1881, and August 3, 1891. He died June 9, 1894. They were the parents of Martha Shirley.
