YANCEY COUNTY, NC - CEMETERIES - Byrd Cemetery
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BYRD CEMETERY  Location:  From Jacks Creek Road, go about 1/2 mile up Byrd 
Branch and turn right onto dirt road.  Go thru gate marked "Byrd Cemetery" 	
and follow road about 1/2 mile to top of hill and cemetery. Condition:  Good

SURNAMES:  BYRD, COWAN, ELLIOTT, HAMPTON, HENSLEY, HIGGINS, HIPKINS, 
HONEYCUTT, LEDFORD, MCCURRY, SHEPHERD, WILSON

 1.  Marie Byrd Bailey - 2-13-1915 - 3-26-1998

 2.  Bertha A. Byrd - 1886 - 1968, W/o # 3

 3.  Charles E. Byrd - 1877 - 1953

 4.  Elitha Byrd - 1838 - 1921

 5.  Baby Byrd - 1914

 6.  Pauline Byrd - 1910- 1919

 7.  Louvina H. "Vina" Hipkins- 5-1-1900 - 11-5-1985

 8.  Roy L. Byrd - 1918 - 1997, WW II, MOMMB US Navy

 9.  Charles Byrd- 5-25-1928 - 2-1-1983, US Navy Korea

10.  Erneset W. Byrd - 1915 - 1987

11.  Ruby L. Byrd - 1916 - 1991, W/o # 10

12.  D. Taylor Byrd - 1876 - 1950

13.  Hettie G. Byrd - 1888 - 1953

14.  R. Wayne Byrd - 1-14-1926 - 1-2-1970, S1, US Navy, WW II

15.  Belle Honeycutt - 1876 - 1911

16.  Charlie Byrd, Sr. - 1801 - 1890

17.  Virginia Hampton - 1808 - 1894

18.  Hosea J. Higgins, Co. G, 29 NC Inf., CSA

19.  June Ledford - 1927 - 1969

20.  Helen B. Higgins - 1854 - 1927

21.  John N. Higgins - 1853 - 1936

22.  Lillie Higgins - 11-18-1882 - 8-12-1900. W/o G.W.Higgins

23.  Ralph Shepherd - 1922 - 1923

24.  Maude Shepherd - 1892 - 1961, W/o # 25

25.  Laskey Shepherd - 1888 - 1973

26.  Cora Margaret Byrd - 1879 - 1960

27.  Mary McCurry - 1888 - 1918

28.  Margaret Byrd - 1858 - 1937, W/o # 29

29.  Charles H. Byrd - 1843 - 1908

30.  Mildred Byrd - 2-26-1908 - 3-10-1908, D/o Oscar & Lela Byrd

31.  Lela Byrd - 11-18-1884 - 6-29-1909, W/o Oscar Byrd

32.  Arnold Ezekial Higgins - 1-16-1924 - 1-10-1984, SGM US Army, WW II

33.  Mary Lou Byrd Cowan - 12-16-1911 - 9-29-1994

34.  Thomas F. Byrd - 1881 - 1973

35.  Annie Byrd - 1883 - 1954

36.  Mitchell Taylor Byrd - 8-13-1846 - 7-4-1923

37.  Angieline Gardner Byrd - 4-4-1852 - 9-26-1933, W/o # 36

38.  Charles Robert Byrd - 1886 - 1979

39.  Willard Byrd - 11-30-1888 - 8-28-1913, S/o M.T. & Angieline Byrd

40.  Vernie R. Wilson - 11-6-1904 - 11-27-1987

41.  Enola Penland Wilson - 12-3-1916 - 2-18-1981. W/o # 40

42.  William E. Wilson - 8-6-1864 - 3-11-1946

43.  Millie J. Byrd Wilson- 3-5-1875 - 6-8-1968, W/o # 42

44.  James F. Wilson - 7-25-1891 - 12-22-1918

45.  Annis E. Hensley - 7-17-1893 - 7-1-1918

46.  Shelby L. Hensley - 12-15-1891 - 3-28-1944

47.  Eula C. Wilson - 7-26-1902 - 5-16-1961, W/o # 46

48.  Leslie James Hensley - 1954 - 1955

49.  James Fred Hensley- 6-30-1941 - 9-6-1941, S/o Mr & Mrs. Shelby Hensley

50.  James Wm. Elliott - 1-9-1915 - 11-23-1986

51.  Ruby A. Elliott - 6-19-1918 - 11-9-1991

Many graves marked