First Generation ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. J. B. English. Born Circa 1825 in GA. Possible that he served and died in the Civil War. Name could be James Broner. Age about 35 in 1860 census of Butler Co., AL, not found in later census records. He married Nancy Jane Welch, daughter of William? Welch. Born Circa 1834 in Alabama. Buried in Beth. Meth. Church, Old Texas, AL. They had the following children: 2 i. N. E. English 3 ii. Sarah Mahaley English 4 iii. Martha English 5 iv. John T. English 6 v. William Zekiel English 7 vi. James Broner English Second Generation ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. N. E. English. Born Circa 1853. 3. Sarah Mahaley English. Born 1855 in Alabama. Buried in Sowell Old Field Cem., Goodway, AL. She married James H. Byrd, son of Joseph Byrd & Mary Anna Thompson, 21 Apr 1872 in Butler Co., AL. Born 5 Jan 1853 in Monroe Co., AL. Died 2 Jan 1929. Buried in Sowell Old Field Cem., Goodway, AL. They had the following children: 8 i. Ida Byrd 9 ii. James W. Byrd 10 iii. Joseph Lowe Byrd 11 iv. Ezekiel Byrd 12 v. Oma Byrd 13 vi. John Carl Byrd 14 vii. Henry Byrd 15 viii. Viola Byrd 16 ix. Jerry Byrd 4. Martha English. Born Circa Dec 1856 in Alabama. Buried in Beth. Meth. Church, Old Texas, AL. Never married 5. John T. English. Born Circa 1857 in Alabama. 6. William Zekiel English. Born 23 Jan 1860 in Alabama. Died 25 Dec 1925. Buried in Sowell Old Field Cem., Goodway, AL. He married Mary Elizabeth Byrd, daughter of Joseph Byrd & Mary Anna Thompson, 21 Jan 1880 in Monroe Co., AL. Born 30 Dec 1859 in Monroe Co., AL. Died 20 Aug 1919. Buried in Sowell Old Field Cem., Goodway, AL. They had the following children: 17 i. James (Jimmy) English 18 ii. William Thomas English 19 iii. Steven Walter English 20 iv. John Wiley English 21 v. Jesse English (Twin) 22 vi. Eddie E. English (Twin) 23 vii. Lillian English 7. James Broner English. Born 12 Oct 1862 in Alabama. Died 16 Jun 1934. Buried in Beth. Meth. Church, Old Texas, AL. He married Mary Elizabeth Byrd, daughter of Moses Bird & Mary Dykes, 11 Jan 1888 in Monroe Co., AL. Born 28 Nov 1867 in Monroe Co., AL. Died 5 Mar 1960. Buried in Bethelehem Cem. They had the following children: 24 i. James William English Third Generation ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. Ida Byrd. Born 1873 in Butler Co., AL. 9. James W. Byrd. Born 1875 in Butler Co., AL. 10. Joseph Lowe Byrd. Born 15 Jan 1877 in Butler Co., AL. Died 24 Dec 1951. Buried in Union Cem. He married Annie Ruth Byars. Born 18 Jul 1888. Died 4 Dec 1968 in Escambia Co., AL. Buried in Union Cem. They had the following children: 25 i. Elizabeth Ann Byrd 26 ii. Johnnie Bryars Byrd 27 iii. Jennings Murray Byrd 11. Ezekiel Byrd. Born 1879 in Butler Co., AL. 12. Oma Byrd. Born in Butler Co., AL. Buried in White Cem. She married William W. White, 12 Apr 1911 in Monroe Co. AL. They had the following children: 28 i. Oscar White 29 ii. Billie Ray White 30 iii. Thelma White 31 iv. Ester White 13. John Carl Byrd. Born 1885 in Butler Co., AL. Died 1941. He married Lula Mae Simmons. Born 27 Dec 1890. They had the following children: 32 i. Durwood Otto Byrd 33 ii. Jessie Lou Byrd 34 iii. Agnes Byrd 35 iv. John Henry Byrd 36 v. Russel Daniel Byrd 37 vi. Harry Helton Byrd 38 vii. William Ivy Byrd 39 viii. James Carl Byrd 40 ix. Gerald Levon Byrd 41 x. Fred Evelyn Byrd 42 xi. Richard Oliver Byrd 43 xii. Vander Byrd 14. Henry Byrd. Born in Butler Co., AL. He married (Ukn). They had the following children: 44 i. James Frank Byrd 45 ii. Ethel Byrd 15. Viola Byrd. 16. Jerry Byrd. 17. James (Jimmy) English. Born 1880 in AL. Died 1956. Buried in Castleberry, AL. He married Lena Carter. Born 1888. Died 1975. Buried in Castleberry, AL. They had the following children: 46 i. Mertis English 18. William Thomas English. Born 15 Jun 1882 in AL. Died 14 Nov 1957. He married Addie L. Huggins, 19 Jun 1904. Born 14 Apr 1884. Died 17 Feb 1951. They had the following children: 47 i. Zelma C. English 48 ii. Minnie Lee English 49 iii. Willie Bell English 50 iv. Zettie Mae English 19. Steven Walter English. Born 1885. Died 11 Aug 1967. He married Annie Lou Huggins. They had the following children: 51 i. Edna Louise English 52 ii. Walter O'Neil English 53 iii. Harold Cortez English 54 iv. Eddie Lee English 55 v. Billy English 20. John Wiley English. Born 12 Feb 1889 in Butler Co., AL. Died 10 Oct 1975 in Crestview, FL. Buried in Crestview, FL. He married Ella May McBride, daughter of Thomas A. McBride & Alabama M. McArthur, Circa 1910 in Monroe, Co., AL. Born 29 Aug 1893 in Perdue Hill, Monroe Co., AL. Died 6 Jan 1981 in Crestview, FL. Buried in Crestview, FL. They had the following children: 56 i. Opal English 57 ii. Loretta English 58 iii. Roberta English 59 iv. William Zekiel English 21. Jesse English. Born 15 Apr 1892. Died 18 Nov 1897. 22. Eddie E. English. Born 15 Apr 1892. Died 2 Jun 1979 in Monroeville, AL. Buried in Sowell Old Field Cem., Goodway, AL. Eddie and Jesse were twins. He married Lillie Mae Feaster, daughter of John Allen Feaster & Martha (Mattie) Jane Parrish, 14 Jan 1925 in Excel, Al. Born 12 Jan 1908 in Wildfork, AL. Died 25 Dec 1989 in Monroeville, AL. Buried in Sowell Old Field Cem., Goodway, AL. They had the following children: 60 i. Eddie English Jr. 61 ii. Tom Jack English 62 iii. Bobby Ray English 63 iv. Jerrell Windel English 64 v. Sandra Kay English 23. Lillian English. Born 1896. She married John White. They had the following children: 65 i. Evelyn White 66 ii. Elizabeth White 24. James William English. Born 21 Oct 1888 in Conecuh Co., AL. Died 21 May 1955. Buried in Butler Sprgs., AL. He married Abbie Ora Stinson, 14 Feb 1907. Born 27 Apr 1889 in Mobile, AL. Died 23 Apr 1975. Buried in Butler Sprgs., AL. They had the following children: 67 i. Clara Bell English 68 ii. William Buford English 69 iii. Johnnie Lee English 70 iv. Yancy Zoma English 71 v. Robert Cloma English 72 vi. Arthur Eugene English 73 vii. Clarence Hubert English 74 viii. Leroy English 75 ix. Abbie Ora Mae English Grant Johnston, Chico, CA Maybe the grass is really greener on the other side of the fence. But it's probably because your neighbor uses more fertilizer and water.