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Oscar Sturgell Byrd 1881–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Aug 1881

Birth Location: Oakvale, Mercer, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 19 Feb 1939

Death Location: Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA

Father: Stephen Byrd

Mother: Susannah Perdue

Spouse(s): Rosa Caves

Children(s): Glacial Byrd, Eugene Byrd, John Byrd, Edward Byrd, Juanita Byrd, Lillian Byrd, Gernal Byrd, Lottis Byrd, Ivan Byrd, Lillian Byrd, Lois Byrd, Zenna Byrd

The story of Oscar Sturgell Byrd began in 1881 in Oakvale, Mercer, West Virginia, USA. Oscar Sturgell Byrd married Rosa Lee Caves, and had children including Edward Raymond Byrd, Eugene Victor Byrd, Gernal Oscar Byrd, Glacial Clay Byrd, Ivan Lee Byrd, John Byrd, Juanita Pearl Byrd, Lillian Irene Byrd, Lillian R Byrd, Lois D Byrd, Lottis Byrd, Zenna M Byrd. Oscar Sturgell Byrd passed away in 1939 in Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Oscar Sturgell Byrd began in 1881 in Oakvale, Mercer, West Virginia, USA.
  • Oscar Sturgell Byrd married Rosa Lee Caves, and had children including Edward Raymond Byrd, Eugene Victor Byrd, Gernal Oscar Byrd, Glacial Clay Byrd, Ivan Lee Byrd, John Byrd, Juanita Pearl Byrd, Lillian Irene Byrd, Lillian R Byrd, Lois D Byrd, Lottis Byrd, Zenna M Byrd.
  • Oscar Sturgell Byrd passed away in 1939 in Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA.

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Oscar Byrd's Ancestors

Self
Oscar Byrd
1881–1939
Birth Place: Oakvale, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Stephen Thomas Jefferson Byrd
1856–1896
Franklin, Virginia, United States
Susannah (Jane "Susan") Perdue
1849–
Giles County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Alexander) Bird
1818–1909
Franklin, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Mary (Ann) McBride
1830–1900
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Ferguson (Ford Fargus Forest) Perdue
1826–1900
Giles County, Virginia, USA
Nancy Blankenship
1822–1910
Giles County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Bird
1777–1868
Hannah Thornton
1782–1860
Stephen McBride
1803–1867
Emily Semones
1812–1872
Zachariah Perdue
1771–1871
Mary Coon
1781–1835
Benjamin Blankenship
1796–1888
Frances Burton
1800–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sarah 🇺🇸
1750–1815
Thomas McBride
1780–1852
Stephen Semones
1785–1812
Mary FERGUSON
1785–1866
Meshack Perdue
1756–1837
Eleanor DILLON
1760–1836

Oscar Byrd's Descendants

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Oscar (Sturgell) Byrd (10 Aug 1881–19 Feb 1939) m. Rosa (Lee) Caves (7 May 1887–6 June 1952)
  1. 1. Glacial (Clay) Byrd 1913–1997 m. Willie (Lee) Blankenship 1923–
    1. 1. Randy (Allen) Byrd 1951–1975 m. Zella (Kay Ostberg) Byrd 1946–2005
  2. 2. Eugene (Victor) Byrd 1926–1926
  3. 3. John Byrd 1903–1903
  4. 4. Edward (Raymond) Byrd 1927–1980
  5. 5. Juanita (Pearl) Byrd 1911–1999
  6. 6. Lillian (Irene) Byrd 1924–2007
  7. 7. Gernal (Oscar) Byrd 1915–1981
  8. 8. Lottis Byrd 1904–1974
  9. 9. Ivan (Lee) Byrd 1908–1981
  10. 10. Lillian (R) Byrd 1923–
  11. 11. Lois (D) Byrd 1921–
  12. 12. Zenna (M) Byrd 1920–

Oscar Byrd's Timeline

2 Records

1881
10 Aug 1881
Birth of Oscar Sturgell Byrd in Oakvale, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
Oakvale, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
1939
19 Feb 1939
Age 58
Death of Oscar Sturgell Byrd in Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1881
    Event Place: Oakvale, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1939
    Event Place: Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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