Byrd Cemetery, Franklin County, MS Angela Arnold ***************************************************************************** USGenWeb NOTICE: Libraries and individual researchers may download this file for personal, non-commercial use only. Any other use requires written permission from the transcriber. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ****************************************************************************** Byrd Cemetery is on Byrd Rd. @ Kirby in Franklin Co. Driving directions are: Starting at Main St. in Meadville turn on Oldenburg Rd. and drive for 3.3 miles. Turn to left and drive for 2.5 miles to Byrd Rd., there is a sign there that says Bryd Cemetery.Turn to the right and drive for 0.8 miles. The cemetery is on the left and has a sign in front of it. Some of these graves are very old and some was hard to read. Some of them could not be read at all. I tryed very hard to get it right but some of my information may be a little off. Documented Oct. 7, 2001 By: Angela Arnold Adams, Dan Born- 30 , July 1923 Died- 8, Aug. 1955 Adams, John Texas PVT 165 27, March 1923 ( very hard to read) Adams, Lila (could not make out dates) Adams, Will ( could not make out dates except for January) Booker, Joe Sie Born- 1868 Died- 15, May 1944 Booker, Mr. M.C. Born- 25, Dec. 1938 Died- 15, June 2001 Age 62 (metal marker) Booker, Mariah 95 yrs old Died- 8,Oct. 1948 Booker, Henerson Born- 1840 Died- 28, Feb. 1920 Brooks, Irma Mae Born- 29, Jan. 1923 or 1913 Died- 19, May 1948 (cannot read homemade tombstone next to Irma Brooks) Byrd, Banks Born 3, May 1906 Died- 19, Mar. 1955 Byrd, Mattie Bell Born- 21, May 1928 Died- 9, Mar. 1950 Byrd, Hattie Mae Born- 29, May 1905 Died- 18, May 1980 Byrd, Leory Born- 20, April 1939 Died- 7, Aug. 1984 Byrd, Charles Henry Born- 15, Aug. 1933 Died- 11, Sept. 1996 Byrd, Willie H. TEC 4 U.S. Army WW II Born- 6, Feb. 1927 Died- 22, June 1994 Byrd, Mandy Born- 15, Oct. 1872 Died- 8, Apr. 1957 Byrd, Henry Born- 15, Oct. 1874 Died- 15, Mar. 1949 (Looks like a masonic symbol on headstone0 Byrd, Leve Born- 2, Oct. 1906 Died- 19, Jan. 1928 Byrd, Lisann Born- 2, Oct. 1901 Died- 11, Nov. 1994 Byrd, Homer Mississippi Corp U.S. Army 13, Jan. 1932 (very hard to read) The grave in front of Homer Byrd's is covered with a concrete slab but has no headstone. Carter, Banks Born-25, Oct. ? (very hard to read) Carter, Alva Born- 28, July 1894 Died- 6, Jan 1951 Curtis, Emily Born- 15, Aug. 1844 Died- 28, Dec. 1928 Curtis, Henry Born- 18, Apr. ? Died- 11, Nov. ? (very hard to read) Dorsey Married Dec. 25, 1924 Inez J. Henry, Sr. Born- 21, Oct.1910 Born- 5, July 1908 Died- 18, July 1988 Died- 17, Sept.1989 Green, Lizzie Byrd 14, Dec. 1979 Hines, Isabella Born- 10, Apr. 1893 Died- 15, Sept. 1956 (next stone is to hard to read) Hickingbottom, Tom Born- 27, Sept. 1903 Died- 23, Mar. 1962 ( There is a metal marker near Tom Hickinbottom's that is hard to read, but it has Hickingbottom on it.) Hall, Alphonse CPL U.S. Army Born- 4, Dec. 1917 Died- 30,Dec 1992 McDaniel, Rankin Born- 1929 Died- 11, June 1967 McDaniel, Lille Mae Born- 28,Feb. 1921 Died- 25, June 1965 McDaniel, Idenna Born- 4, Jan. 1883 Died- 7, Nov. 1977 (stone reads: we love you , mother of seven sons & six daughters) McDaniel, Mary Born- 1924 Died- 23, July 1958 McDaniel, Irene Born- 1921 Died- 21, Oct. 1960 McDaniel, Monroe Born-13, Sept. 1913 Died- 5, Sept. 1983 McDaniel, Estell H. Born- 26,Oct.1902 Died- 9, Aug. 1993 Miller, John Mississippi, PVT U.S. Army WW II (cannot make out dates except May 18) Miller, Leslie L. Born- 12, Oct. 1901 Died- 7, Nov. 1975 (stone reads: mother of seven sons & one daugther) Mosby, Ola Byrd Born- 14, Oct. 1911 Died- 11, June 1997 Mosher, Ludie Byrd Born- 20, Sept. 1899 Died- 29, June 1959 Next stone is broke in half and all I could read was the name Moore, this stone is very old. Purnell, Mrs. Gloria Delores Miller Born- 15, Oct 1954 Died- 26, June 2000 Age 45 ( metal marker) Phillips, Willie B. Born- 19, Sept. 1947 Died- 10, Dec. 1994 Reed, Dessie L. Born- 17, Jan. 1933 Died- 9, June 1998 Smith, Joseph Lee Born- Aug. 19?? Died- 11,Dec.1920 (hard to read) next stone is very old and cannot be read next stone is old and hard to read all I can make out is Mary Lee Smith, Evelyn Born- 1, Dec. 1947 Died- 2, Apr. 1950 Smith, James Born- 15, Sept. 1890 Died- 20, Aug. 1949 Smith, Ella Born- 13, Aug. 1894 Died- 14, June 198? Seale, Thomas Born- 21, Oct.1898 Died- 12, Feb. 1952 Seale, Jonathon Mississippi, TEC 5 U.S. Army WW II Born- 6, Dec. 1906 Seching, Luther Born- 2, Oct. 1886 Died- 16, Dec. 1915 Seching, Jimmy Born- ? , March 1893 Died- 20, June 1908 Sykes, Lethab Born- 1, July 1894 Died- 22, June 1964 Tillman, Carey Lee U.S. Army (very hard to read) Tillman, Mrs. Mattie Born- 1922 Died- 2000 age 78 Tillman, Marguerite Born- 1955 Died-1999 (metal marker) Tawler,Emily Born- 1856 Died- 15, April 1936 (hard to read don't no if last name is right) Williams Margaret Harry Born- 25,Apr.1910 Born- 16, May 1907 Died- 11,May 1987 Died- 16, Nov. 1976 White, Hillary Jr. Born_ 30, Nov. 1963 Died- 15, Dec. 1994 Whitting, Little Died- 11, April 19/3 age of 10