This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/lMB.2ACI/1870.1 Message Board Post: I have byrds in my family my grandmother was a byrd I have traced them back to the 1812 the nancy byrd i have is not the one you are looking for she was born in sept.21 1812 and was married to jacob bird jr. yes the spelling of the byrd name was changed later my grandmother was gladys imogene byrd her mother and father was james allen byrd and nora z. welcher byrd they are all buried in memorial park cem. in malden mo. I dont know if they are related or not i do not have the names of all the brothers and their kids but any info you have maybe we can find a link since stanfield cem. is only about 7 miles away