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1. www.findagrave.com › cornelius_calvin-saleCornelius Calvin Sale Sr. (1874-1945) - Find a Grave Memorial

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   Cornelius Calvin Sale Sr. Son of James Sale and Martha Henderson; husband of 1) Ada Mae Kirby and 2) Ola Ethel Sale. He was married twice more, once to a Holloway and another woman, name unknown to me. Father of Cornelius Calvin Sale, Jr. who was adopted and renamed Robert Carlyle Byrd, US Senator from West Virginia.

2. www.wikitree.com › wiki › Sale-388Cornelius Calvin Sale Sr (1874 - 1945) - WikiTree

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   May 20, 2023 · Explore genealogy for Cornelius Sale Sr born 1874 Wilkes County, North Carolina died 1945 North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina including ancestors + descendants + more in the free family tree community.

   • Gender: Male
   • Birth Date: May 1, 1874

   • Spouse: Ola Ethel (Pruitt) Sale, Ada Mae (Kirby) Sale
   • Death Date: January 8, 1945

3. www.geni.com › people › Cornelius-Sale-SrCornelius Calvin Sale, Sr. (1875 - 1945) - Genealogy - Geni.com

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   Genealogy for Cornelius Calvin Sale, Sr. (1875 - 1945) family tree on Geni, with over 230 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.

   • Location: North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
   • Spouse: Ada Mae Sale

   • Place Of Birth: North Carolina
   • Birth Date: May 1, 1875

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5. www.wikitree.com › wiki › Sale-361Cornelius Calvin (Sale) Byrd (1917-2010) | WikiTree FREE ...

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   Robert was valedictorian of his 1934 graduating class at Mark Twain High School. He attended Beckley College, Concord College, Morris Harvey College, Marshall College, and George Washington University Law School. He also Joined the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity. While a member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1953), he began night classes. He r...

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   In 1952, Robert was elected to the United States House of Representatives for West Virginia's 6th congressional district. He succeeded E. H. Hedrick. He was re-elected to the House twice, serving from January 3, 1953 to January 3, 1959. He then was elected to the United States Senate in 1958. Robert was re-elected to the Senate eight times.

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   Robert was elected to a record ninth consecutive full Senate term on November 7, 2006. He became the longest-serving senator in American history on June 12, 2006, surpassing Strom Thurmond of South Carolina with 17, 327 days of Service. On November 18, 2009, Robert became the longest-serving member in congressional history with 56 years, 320 days o...

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   Robert had an essential tumor. He was eventually confined to a wheelchair. His health declined through 2008, including several hospital admissions. On January 20, 2009, during Barack Obama's inaugural luncheon, both Senator Ted Kennedy and Robert were removed. Senator Kennedy was taken away by ambulance due to a seizure and Robert was removed to hi...

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   On July 1, 2010, Robert lay in repose on the Lincoln Catafalque in the Senate chamber of the United States Capitol, becoming the first Senator to do so since his first year in the Senate, 1959. He was then flown to Charleston, West Virginia where he lay in repose in the Lower Rotunda of the West Virginia State Capitol. A funeral was held on July 2,...

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   • Gender: Male
   • Birth Date: November 20, 1917

   • Spouse: Erma Ora (James) Byrd
   • Death Date: June 28, 2010

6. www.geni.com › people › Robert-ByrdCornelius Calvin Sale, Jr. (1917 - 2010) - Genealogy - Geni.com

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   Oct 15, 2019 · Son of Cornelius Calvin Sale, Sr. and Ada Mae Sale Husband of Erma Ora Byrd Father of Private and Private Brother of Reuben Rathmal Sale; Clarice Sale Scorggs; William Jerome Sale and Clyde James Sale. Occupation: Politician, Attorney, U.S. Senator: Managed by: Private User Last Updated: October 15, 2019

   • Location: North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
   • Spouse: Erma Ora Byrd

   • Place Of Birth: North Carolina
   • Birth Date: November 20, 1917

7. www.byrdcenter.org › senator-byrds-hometownSenator Byrd's Hometown - Robert C. Byrd Center for ...

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   Following the death of his mother during the Influenza Pandemic of 1918, Cornelius Calvin Sale, Jr. was adopted by his uncle Titus and aunt Vlurma Byrd who renamed him Robert Carlyle Byrd and raised him in the coalfields of Raleigh County, West Virginia.

8. www.thoughtco.com › robert-byrd-kkk-4147055Senator Robert Byrd and the Ku Klux Klan - ThoughtCo

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   May 17, 2022 · Full Name: Robert Carlyle Byrd (born Cornelius Calvin Sale Jr.) Known for: American politician. Longest serving member of U.S. Senate in American history (over 51 years) Born: November 20, 1917, in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, Died: June 28, 2010 (at age 92), in Merrifield, Virginia; Parents: Cornelius Calvin Sale Sr. and Ada Mae (Kirby)