Beckham County, OK - Obits: W.  A. Byrd, 1906
02 Sep 2007
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell) 

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BYRD, W. A.
(31 May 1906, Thursday, Elk City Democrat, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
Death.  W. A. Bird (sic) died last Saturday and was buried Sunday in the
Elk cemetery.
Mr. Bird was a progressive farmer, well thought of as an honest man and
had a host of friends.  Funeral services were held at the home conducted
by Rev. Henson.
(Research:  Census, 1900, Indian Terr; Choctaw Nation, ED 101, pg 2A,
#20/20 (T623-1852):
W. A. Byrd, age 41, b Oct 1858, Ar; f/m b Tn; farmer/rents property;
married 18 years;
Florance (sic) Byrd, age 40, b May 1860, Tn; fb Tn; mb Va; married 18
years; 11 children born, 9 living;
John W. Byrd, age 18, b Oct 1881, Tx; farm laborer;
Ruthy Byrd, age 17, b Dec 1882, Tx;
George Byrd, age 15, b Sep 1884, Tx; farm laborer;
Rosannah Byrd, age 13, b Oct 1886, Ind Terr;
Malissa Byrd, age 11, b Sep 1888, Tx;
Florance Byrd, age 8, b Mar 1892, Ind Terr;
Lizzie Byrd, age 5, b Apr 1895, Ind Terr;
Acey Byrd, daughter, age 3, b Feb 1897, Ind Terr;
William Byrd, age 10 mos, b Jul 1899, Ind Terr.
Census, 1910, Oklahoma, Beckham Co, Elk Twp, ED 5, pg 5A, #50/50 (T624-1243):
Florence F. Byrd, age 49, b Tn; fb Va; mb Tn; widowed; 13 children born,
10 living; farmer/owns property with mortgage;
Ruth Byrd, age 27, b Tx; fb Ar; mb Tn; farm laborer;
Florence Byrd, age 18, b Ok; fb Ar; mb Tn; farm laborer;
Elizabeth Byrd, age 15, b Ok; fb Ar; mb Tn; farm laborer;
Asa Byrd, age 12, b Ok; fb Ar; mb Tn; farm laborer;
William R. Byrd, age 10, b Ok; fb Ar; mb Tn; farm laborer;
Velmer Byrd, daughter, age 7, b Ok.
Oklahoma, Beckham County, Elk City, Fairlawn Cemetery records:
W. A. Byrd, born 8 Oct 1858; died 26 May 1906
Forence Fay (Turner) Byrd, born 23 May 1860; died 13 Sep 1932;
Virgil L. Byrd, born 1905; died 1906.)