Newton County GaArchives Cemeteries.....Byrd/Bird Cemetery ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.org/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.org/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joyce Byrd Slaughter mackjoyce@aol.com November 11, 2012 8:18 am Abstracted By: Joyce Byrd Slaughter Some stones use the spelling "Bird" and others "Byrd." They are all the same family. KEY: d/o = daughter of h/o = husband of m/o = mother of s/o = son of w/o = wife of m = married um = unmarked grave Name Birth Death Other Information Bird, A. Jackson Feb 21, 1874 Jan 12, 1897 s/o William & Julia A. Smith Bird Bird, James Grady May 25, 1915 Dec 26, 1915 s/o Mr & Mrs James F. Bird Byrd, Infant Oct 10, 1866 Oct 13, 1866 um; d/o Terrell & Mary Rice Byrd Bird, Thomas Oct 2, 1804 Feb 23, 1880 [h/o Evaline Jones Bird m Mar 12, 1829, Walton County, GA] Bird, Evaline Sep 11, 1808 Jan 8, 1897 [w/o Thomas Bird, d/o Charles & Catherine Jones; sister of Pressley Jones] Byrd, Williamson Sep 21, 1832 May 13, 1912 co H, 3rd Georgia Regiment Volunteer Army, CSA [s/o Thomas & Evaline Jones Byrd; m Alpha C. Batchelor, m Oct 10, 1858] Bird, Terrell Jul 27, 1830 Apr 5, 1905 [s/o Thomas Byrd & Evaline Jones m 1) Mary Rice, m Feb 5, 1854 2) Mary Stephens, m Sep 3, 1872 born Jun 16, 1847, died Mar 13, 1930 Pvt., Co. A, 3rd GA Cavalry, CSA] Byrd, Mary Rice 1830 Oct 13, 1866 um [m Terrell Bird Feb 5, 1854, Newton County, by J. T. Woodruff, JP; died after birth of 5th child] Bird, Frances "Fannie" Oct 31, 1856 um; d/o Terrell & Mary Rice Bird Bird, John Dec 6, 1858 Jun 13, 1926 [h/o Amanda Jordan Bird, m January 6, 1881; s/o Terrell & Mary Rice Byrd] Bird, Amanda J. Jun 22, 1861 May 31, 1939 [Amanda Jordan, d/o Seaborn & Mary E. Giles Jordan; m John Bird January 6, 1881] Bird, John G. May 22, 1886 May 3, 1897 s/o John & Amanda J. Bird [John Gordan Bird] Bird, Mary May 16, 1884 Aug 6, 1903 d/o John & Amanda J. Bird [died from typhoid fever] Bird, W. H. Aug 2, 1793 Oct 27, 1867 um Byrd, Roy Jul 16, 1909 Jul 26, 1910 s/o Eddie Lee & Josie Octave Byrd Bird, William Jun 1846 Co H, 3rd GA Infantry, CSA [h/o Julia Ann Smith Bird m Dec 19, 1867; s/o Thomas & Eveline Bird; Co H, 3rd GA Infantry, CSA Bird, Julia Ann Smith 1848 [w/o William Bird, m Dec 9, 1867; d/o Hillman & Amanda Rebecca Wright Smith] Dial, Mary E. Bird Oct 10, 1868 Jun 11, 1897 [d/o William & Julia Ann Smith Bird w/o Romalis Dial] Bird, Eula E. Aug 21, 1883 Mar 3, 1909 [Eula Estelle Ellington m Daniel S. Bird, s/o Terrell & Mary Rice Bird, May 12, 1901 in Newton County, by John R. Bird, JP; m/o Julia (b. abt 1903) & Minnie Byrd Middlebooks] Brand, Jesse Hamilton Sep 11, 1887 Jun 1, 1964 Georgia, PFC 20 Co 157 Depot Brigade WW1 [h/o Maude Byrd Brand] Brand, Maude B. Apr 28, 1895 Aug 29, 1979 [d/o John & Amanda Jordan Bird; w/o Jesse Hamilton Brand] Bird, William "Billie" Apr 7, 1845 Feb 11, 1925 [h/o Betty Cason Bird s/o Tom & Martha Bird Bird, Lillie Nov 18, 1875 May 19, 1877 Harmon, Almedia Nov 1, 1816 Aug 5, 1883 Jordan, Mary E. 1830 1903 [Mary Elenor Giles, w/o Seaborn Jordan m Jan 26, 1849, Walton County, Ga] Middlebrooks, Allen O. Jun 15, 1898 Mar 13, 1991 um, only funeral home marker [h/o Emily Bird Middlebrooks] Middlebrooks, Emily Bird Jul 27, 1896 Oct 10, 1984 um, only funeral home marker [w/o Allen Middlebrooks d/o John & Amanda Jordan Bird] Phillips, Douglass Nov 26, 1834 Nov 28, 1865 Co A, 3rd Regiment, GA State Troops, CSA [h/o Elizabeth Frances Pool Phillips m Oct 25, 1853] Stevens, Charles H. Oct 30, 1845 Feb 8, 1910 Co A, 66th Georgia Regiment, CSA [h/o Sarah S. Jordan Stevens] Stevens, Sarah S. Jordan Jul 28, 1851 Jan 21, 1923 [w/o Charles H. Stevens d/o Seaborn & Mary E. Giles Jordan] Stevens, Sebern Jun 11, 1871 Oct 7, 1872 [s/o Charles H. & Sarah S. Jordan Stevens] Stevens, Lou Emma E. Apr 9, 1873 Jun 14, 1890 [d/o Charles H. & Sarah S. Jordan Stevens] Wells, Infant Oct 25, 1905 Oct 25, 1905 [s/o Joseph Robert & Hattie L. Stevens Wells buried with twin sister] Wells, Infant Oct 25, 1905 Oct 25, 1905 [d/o Joseph Robert & Hattie L. Stevens Wells buried with twin brother] Wells, John Henry Jan 23, 1826 1897 [h/o CHarity Margaret Oliver Wells she is buried at Chestnut Grove Baptist Cemetery, Gwinnett County, GA] Dial, Margaret E. Wells July 23, 1865 1883 um [1st w/o Isaac Hamilton Dial d/o John Henry & Charity Margaret Oliver Wells] White, Lena H. Jan 3, 1905 Feb 2, 1905 d/o G. H. & Sue White Kearns, Dorothy Jun 9, 1917 Jun 23, 1996 w/o James A. Kearns Kearns, James A. Dec 5, 1918 Feb 24, 2010 h/o Dorothy Kearns The following three graves in the southeast corner of this cemetery in a plot surrounded by rough coping. Below are the engravings from each tombstone: G W S With engraved “J” initial below b. unknown d. unknown W S S With engraved “S” initial below b. unknown d. unknown T E S With engraved “S” initial below b. unknown d. unknown There are several graves, in what is considered the white side of this cemetery, that are only marked with a large rock as headstone and footstone, with no markings. Also, there are several above ground vault grave sites. In addition on what is considered the black (slave) side of this cemetery, there are approximately 20 plus graves that are only marked with a large rock as headstone and footstone, with no markings. However, there is one gravestone as follows: Nancy McCarty b. December 1, 1827 d. June 18, 1886 LIST OF SOLDIERS: Terrell Bird CSA, 3rd Ga. Cavalry William Bird CSA, CO H, 3rd Georgia Infantry William C. Bird CSA, CO H, 3rd Georgia Infantry Douglass Phillips CSA, CO A, 3rd Regiment, GA State Troops Charley H. Stevens CSA, CO A, 66th Georgia Regiment WORLD WAR I Jesse Hamilton Brand Georgia PFC 20 Co 167 Depot Brigade