William M. Byrd (1830 - 1883)

Born 1 Oct 1830 in Branchville, Orangeburg County, South Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Elizabeth (Fairey) Byrd — married before 1858 (to 18 Apr 1869) in Orangeburg County, South Carolina

Husband of Frances A. (Edwards) Byrd — married before 1871 (to 4 Dec 1883) in Orangeburg County, South Carolina

Descendants

Died 4 Dec 1883 at age 53 in Branchville, Orangeburg County, South Carolina

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Biography

William Byrd was born October 01, 1830, and died December 04, 1883. William married first Mary Ann Elizabeth Fairey, daughter of Jesse Fairey and Mary Syfrett. Mary was born May 03, 1829 and died April 18, 1869. William married second Frances A. Edwards, daughter of Thomas Edwards and Dorcas Syfrett. She was born 1843 and died August 18, 1910.

William was a Confederate soldier. William and his second wife, Frances A. Edwards, his son by his first wife, William Byrd, and his son by his second wife, Julius R. Byrd are buried in the family plot at Sardis Methodist Church Cemetery, Branchville, South Carolina. His grave marker states, " He was a consistent Member of the M. E. Church South at this place for over 35 years" His first wife is buried with her parents in a small Fairey family cemetery several miles away

Sources

• "THE BYRD FAMILY of BRANCHVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA" by Helen Byrd Derrenbacher

Census 1860 and 1880 Orangeburg County, South Carolina.

Birth/Death: From tombstone at Sardis Methodist Church, Branchville, South Carolina inscription copied by Annette Huckabee 21 April 2000. There was no birth date. Birth date was calculated from inscription at death of " AGED 53 YEARS 2 MONTHS and 3 DAYS " using date calculator in Personal Ancestral File (computer program).

Burial Dec. 1883, Sardis Methodist Church, Branchville, Orangeburg County, South Carolina.

Military Service: Between 1861 - 1864 " 4th SOUTH CAROLINA CONFEDERATE CAVALRY ", CSA CROSS AT FOOT OF GRAVE.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8QK-MB2 : 12 April 2016), William Byrd in household of Nathaniel Byrd, Orangeburg county, Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States; citing family 25, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZT6-FC8 : 12 December 2017), William Bird, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8R5-NRC : 13 June 2019), William Byod, 1870.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6SP-LM1 : 15 July 2017), William Byrd, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 137, sheet 48D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 1237; FHL microfilm 1,255,237.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #33835702 William M. Byrd.