Dale County AlArchives Biographies.....Byrd, Angus B. November 22 1855 - living in 1893
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Author: Brant & Fuller (1893)
    ANGUS B. BYRD, sheriff of Dale county, was born in Dale county, Ala.,
November 22, 1855. He is a son of Curtis and Elizabeth (Harper) Byrd, the former
of whom was born in North Carolina, June 20, 1813. In 1828 he moved with his
parents to Alabama, by wagon, and settled one mile east of where Ozark is now
situated. Here a farm was entered, cleared and cultivated, the family living in
part, and sometimes in large part, upon game shot or caught in the woods, such
as bear, deer, etc. Curtis Byrd was a slave holder in a small way, freeing
eleven slaves at the close of the war. Early in life he united with the
Missionary Baptist church, of which he is still a member. He finds a comfortable
home with his son, Angus B. His wife was a native of Georgia, where she grew to
womanhood. She was a daughter of Judge Harper, who was at one time judge of
probate of Dale county. She was married in her twentieth year, and was the
mother of fourteen children, eight of whom reached maturity and six of whom
still survive. Early in life she united with the Missionary Baptist church, and
remained a consistent member thereof until her death, which occurred October 23,
1889. Angus B. Byrd grew up on the farm, and received a somewhat limited
education. Upon arriving at manhood he engaged in farming, and has continued in
that occupation ever since. He was married in his nineteenth year to Miss Callie
Chalker, daughter of William and Rebecca Chalker, the former of whom was a
native of Warren county, Ga., and who in an early day moved to Russell county,
Ala., settling near the river, and a few years later moving near the town of
Ozark, where he has lived ever since. Mrs. Chalker was also a native of Georgia,
was married in that state when in her eighteenth year, and was the mother of
fourteen children, twelve of whom still survive. She is a member of the
Methodist Episcopal church, south. Mrs. Byrd was born in Dale county, and there
grew to womanhood. Her educational advantages were the best the country afforded
at that time. She married in 1875, in her nineteenth year, and has two children,
viz.: Alberta, born August 30, 1877, and Mary Emma, born December 17, 1878. She
united with the Methodist Episcopal church, south, while yet young, and has ever
since been a consistent member of that church. In 1888 Mr. Angus B. Byrd was
elected sheriff of Dale county, which office he has filled ever since, to the
general satisfaction of the public. He has always taken an active interest in
the advancement of home industries, contributing liberally to the support of
church and school, and assisting to secure the building of the railroad through
this place. In 1891 he was elected to a membership in the municipal board,
without any solicitation on his part, and without opposition, and his sentiments
are such with reference to internal economy that he must naturally be found on
the side of progress.



Additional Comments:
from "Memorial Record of Alabama", Vol. I, p. 803-804
Published by
Brant & Fuller (1893)
Madison, WI



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