William Capers Byrd (1835 - 1892)

Born 7 Jan 1835 in Jefferson County, Florida

Ancestors

Husband of Caroline Harper (Brooks) Bird — married 21 Mar 1865 in Edgefield District, South Carolina, United States

Died 7 May 1892 at age 57 in Monticello, Jefferson, Florida, United States

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Biography

William Capers Bird married 21 Mar 1865 to Caroline Harper "Carrie" Brooks and had:

1. Pauline, b. abt. 1867
2. Preston Brooks, b. 03 Jan 1870, m. Agnes L. ____, d. 06 Feb 1923 ^[1]

William Capers Bird attended University of South Carolina, Emory University and University of Virginia. Attorney & Planter in Monticello, Florida prewar. Captain of Company I, 1st Florida Infantry Regiment^[2] and Colonel & Judge Advocate on Beauregard's Staff in the American Civil War. Attorney & Planter, United States Marshal, State Senator and State Treasurer postwar.^[3]

Son of Daniel Bird and Behethland Brooks. Husband of Caroline Harper Brooks. Final resting place in Roseland Cemetery, Monticello, Jefferson County, Florida.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Florida Deaths, 1877-1939," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPHM-1XL : 24 December 2014), William Caper Bird in entry for Preston Brooks Bird Jr., 06 Feb 1923; citing Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, reference cn 1562; FHL microfilm 2,116,238
2. ↑ Bird, William Capers, 1st Florida Infantry, National Archives, 69 records, accessed March 22, 2021.
3. ↑ Confederate Colonels: A Biographical Register, Bruce Allardice, University of Missouri Press, 2008, page 62.
4. ↑ William Capers Bird, Find A Grave: Memorial #110652764, accessed March 22, 2021.

See also:

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNZ6-GYD : 17 October 2014), William C Bird, Florida, United States; citing p. 29, family 247, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,630
• "Florida Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXRD-ZQP : 25 December 2014), William Capers Bird, 1861; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Florida," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit First Infantry (A-B), NARA microfilm publication M251 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1959), roll M251_0025.
• Find A Grave Memorial# 110652764, Created by: Rob, Record added: May 16, 2013