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James Garfield "Jim Coon" BYRD 1882 – 1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1882

Birth Location: Alabama USA

Death Date: 20 Nov 1953

Death Location: Mt Vernon, Mobile, Alabama, United States

Father: George Byrd

Mother: Sarah Chastang

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In 1882, James Garfield "Jim Coon" BYRD entered the world in Alabama USA, born to George Washington "Coon" Byrd and Sarah "Sallie" Chastang. James Garfield "Jim Coon" BYRD passed away in 1953 in Mt Vernon, Mobile, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1882, James Garfield "Jim Coon" BYRD entered the world in Alabama USA, born to George Washington "Coon" Byrd and Sarah "Sallie" Chastang.
  • James Garfield "Jim Coon" BYRD passed away in 1953 in Mt Vernon, Mobile, Alabama, United States.

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James BYRD's Ancestors

Self
James BYRD
1882 – 1953
Birth Place: Alabama USA
Parents
George Washington "Coon" Byrd
1848 – 1911
Alabama
Sarah ("Sallie") Chastang
1852 – 1930
Mount Vernon, Mobile County, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Jerome Chastang
1829 – 1914
Fort Stoddert, Mt. Vernon, Washington County, Alabama
Rhoda (Elizabeth) Rivers
1827 – 1923
Claiborne, Alabama, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joel Rivers
1776 – 1853
Edith Weaver
1825 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joel Rivers
1755 – 1829
Rhoda Harwell
1755 – 1810

James BYRD's Timeline

2 Records

1882
1882
Birth of James Garfield "Jim Coon" BYRD in Alabama USA
Alabama USA
1953
20 Nov 1953
Age 71
Death of James Garfield "Jim Coon" BYRD in Mt Vernon, Mobile, Alabama, United States
Mt Vernon, Mobile, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1882
    Event Place: Alabama USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1953
    Event Place: Mt Vernon, Mobile, Alabama, United States

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