Bobby Byrd (1934 - 2007)

Born 15 Aug 1934 in Toccoa, Stephens, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Died 12 Sep 2007 at age 73 in Loganville, Walton, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Bobby Byrd is Notable.

Bobby Byrd was a rhythm and blues, soul and funk singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and bandleader. ^[1]

Bobby was born in 1934. He passed away in 2007.

His parents were Hudson Byrd and Zara Porter.^[2]

In the 1950 census Bobby was working as a janitor helper in a movie theater, and living in the household of his grandmother, Adeline Hickman in Toccoa, Stephens, Georgia, United States.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Bobby Byrd," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Byrd
2. ↑ 2007 Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
   Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
   Ancestry Record 60901 #48307999 (accessed 28 August 2023)
   Mother: Zara Porter; Father: Hudson Byrd; Gender: Male; Birth Date: 15 Aug 1934; Birth Place: Toccoa Steph, Georgia; Notes: Aug 1950: Name listed as BOBBY HODWARD BYRD; 15 Dec 2004: Name listed as BOBBY HOWARD BYRD; 26 Sep 2007: Name listed as BOBBY H BYRD; Race: Black; Name: Bobby Hodward Byrd [Bobby Howard Byrd] [Bobby Byrd]; Death Date: 12 Sep 2007.
3. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Toccoa, Stephens, Georgia; Roll: 1374; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 127-10
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #127663511 (accessed 28 August 2023)
   Bobby H Byrd (15), single grandson, Janitor Helper, in household of Adeline Hickman (69) in Toccoa, Stephens, Georgia, USA. Born in Georgia.

See also:

• Obituary: Bobby Byrd. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/oct/09/guardianobituaries.obituaries
• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #21529082 (accessed 28 August 2023)
  Memorial page for Bobby Byrd (15 Aug 1934-12 Sep 2007), citing Houston Memorial Gardens, Pearland, Brazoria County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.