This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QUB.2ACE/557.1.1 Message Board Post: David, Below is what I have on the direct line of your Sherrod Byrd. Of Course, I have much more information on this complete line. Would like to have any additional Information that you may have, also corrections, etc. John Descendants of Sherrod Byrd Generation No. 1 1. SHERROD24 BYRD (GEORGE23, GEORGE22, WILLIAM21, JOHN20, JOHN19, WILLIAM18, THOMAS17, JOHN16 BIRD, ROBERT15 LE BYRD, HENRY14 LE BIRD, THOMAS13, JOHN12, HENRY11, TOMALYN10, JOHN9, DAVID8, HUGH7, DAVID6, HUGH5, DAVID4, RICHARD3, HUGH2, CHARLTON1) was born June 06, 1784 in Sumter District, South Carolina, and died Aft. 1870 in Pearl River County, Mississippi. He married ZELPHIA ROUSE Abt. 1809 in Sumter, South Carolina. She was born 1785 in Sumter District, South Carolina. Notes for SHERROD BYRD: Sherrod and his brother Redden were twins. Sherrod (also spelled Sherrad) was a justice of the peace in Perry County, Mississippi from 1821 to 1827 and listed in the Marian County census of 1830, 1840, and 1850, and Hancock County cwnsus of 1860 and 1870. He died after 1870 in Pearl River County. The Byrd family were Methodist. There is a Byrd's Chapel Methodist Church north of Picayume where many ancestors are buried as well as Sherrod. Sherrod was a Mason and a Masonic Lodge has been named for him and a monument placed in his memory by the lodge in Poplarville. Children of SHERROD BYRD and ZELPHIA ROUSE are: i. LEVICIA 'VICEY"25 BYRD, b. Abt. 1810, Sumter District South Carolina; m. WILLIAM SLADE, March 05, 1829, Marion County, Mississippi. ii. THOMAS BYRD, b. Abt. 1812, Sumter District, South Carolina. iii. WILLIAM BYRD, b. July 22, 1815, Sumter District, South Carolina; m. MARGARET TAYLOR; b. 1815, Darlington District, South Carolina; d. 1857, Columbia County, Arkansas. iv. SUSAN B. BYRD, b. Abt. 1816, Sumter District, South Carolina; m. WILLIAM W. WILLIAMSON, June 1838, Marion County, Mississippi. 2. v. REDDEN BYRD, b. February 11, 1818, Georgia; d. December 01, 1900, Pearl River, Mississippi. vi. IRA BYRD, b. 1822, Pearl River, Mississippi. 3. vii. JAMES HARVEY BYRD, b. 1825, Pearl River County, Mississippi. viii. MARY MATILDA BYRD, b. November 09, 1827, Byrd's Chapel, Pearl River County, Mississippi; d. October 21, 1888, Poplarville, Pearl River County, Mississippi; m. THOMAS WILLIS ANDREW JACKSON TATE, Abt. 1865, Byrd's Chapel, Pearl River County, Mississippi; b. 1828; d. 1904. 4. ix. SARAH ELIZABETH BYRD, b. September 09, 1830, Pearl River County, Mississippi; d. January 06, 1894, Pearl County, Mississippi. x. VICEY BYRD, b. 1832. Generation No. 2 2. REDDEN25 BYRD (SHERROD24, GEORGE23, GEORGE22, WILLIAM21, JOHN20, JOHN19, WILLIAM18, THOMAS17, JOHN16 BIRD, ROBERT15 LE BYRD, HENRY14 LE BIRD, THOMAS13, JOHN12, HENRY11, TOMALYN10, JOHN9, DAVID8, HUGH7, DAVID6, HUGH5, DAVID4, RICHARD3, HUGH2, CHARLTON1) was born February 11, 1818 in Georgia, and died December 01, 1900 in Pearl River, Mississippi. He married (1) BURNETTA JANE TISDALE 1852. She was born June 12, 1824 in of Pearl River, Mississippi, and died April 14, 1865 in Mississippi. He married (2) ELIZABETH J. HUMPHREY January 27, 1866 in Hancock, Mississippi. Children of REDDEN BYRD and BURNETTA TISDALE are: i. JOHN IRA26 BYRD, b. 1853. ii. WILLIAM BYRD, b. 1855. iii. MARY MINN BYRD, b. 1857; m. COLUMBUS ABRAM. iv. PLESANT TISDALE BYRD, b. 1860; d. 1895; m. LOUISA MOODY. 5. v. LEONIDAS BYRD, b. May 08, 1863, Pearl River, Mississippi; d. August 08, 1936, Bogalusa, Louisiana. vi. BERNETTA JANE BYRD, b. 1865. Children of REDDEN BYRD and ELIZABETH HUMPHREY are: vii. THOMAS REDDEN26 BYRD, b. 1866; d. 1950; m. (1) CARRIE WATTS; m. (2) MARY BAXTER. viii. ANN BYRD, b. 1867; m. POMPEY PIERCE. ix. JAMES HARVY BYRD, b. 1869; d. 1940. x. SAMUEL JOSEPH BYRD, b. 1872; d. 1903; m. CORRINE HARVEY. 3. JAMES HARVEY25 BYRD (SHERROD24, GEORGE23, GEORGE22, WILLIAM21, JOHN20, JOHN19, WILLIAM18, THOMAS17, JOHN16 BIRD, ROBERT15 LE BYRD, HENRY14 LE BIRD, THOMAS13, JOHN12, HENRY11, TOMALYN10, JOHN9, DAVID8, HUGH7, DAVID6, HUGH5, DAVID4, RICHARD3, HUGH2, CHARLTON1) was born 1825 in Pearl River County, Mississippi. He married (1) ELIZABETH SMITH. He married (2) SUSAN STEWART, daughter of JAMES STEWART and SARAH BYRD. She was born September 28, 1848 in Marion County, Mississippi, and died April 10, 1903 in Picayune, Mississippi. Child of JAMES BYRD and SUSAN STEWART is: 6. i. THOMAS NEWTON26 BYRD. 4. SARAH ELIZABETH25 BYRD (SHERROD24, GEORGE23, GEORGE22, WILLIAM21, JOHN20, JOHN19, WILLIAM18, THOMAS17, JOHN16 BIRD, ROBERT15 LE BYRD, HENRY14 LE BIRD, THOMAS13, JOHN12, HENRY11, TOMALYN10, JOHN9, DAVID8, HUGH7, DAVID6, HUGH5, DAVID4, RICHARD3, HUGH2, CHARLTON1) was born September 09, 1830 in Pearl River County, Mississippi, and died January 06, 1894 in Pearl County, Mississippi. She married JAMES ALLEN (STUART) STEWART, JR. January 07, 1845 in Marion County, Mississippi. He was born 1825, and died 1902 in Pearl County, Mississippi. Notes for SARAH ELIZABETH BYRD: Burial: Byrd's Chapel, Pearl Riover, Misissippi Notes for JAMES ALLEN (STUART) STEWART, JR.: James Allen Stuart and Sarah Byrd remained in Marion County for a few years, then moved to Pearl County, Mississippi where they lived out their lives and reared eight children. Child of SARAH BYRD and JAMES STEWART is: 7. i. SUSAN26 STEWART, b. September 28, 1848, Marion County, Mississippi; d. April 10, 1903, Picayune, Mississippi. Generation No. 3 5. LEONIDAS26 BYRD (REDDEN25, SHERROD24, GEORGE23, GEORGE22, WILLIAM21, JOHN20, JOHN19, WILLIAM18, THOMAS17, JOHN16 BIRD, ROBERT15 LE BYRD, HENRY14 LE BIRD, THOMAS13, JOHN12, HENRY11, TOMALYN10, JOHN9, DAVID8, HUGH7, DAVID6, HUGH5, DAVID4, RICHARD3, HUGH2, CHARLTON1) was born May 08, 1863 in Pearl River, Mississippi, and died August 08, 1936 in Bogalusa, Louisiana. He married ROSA PIERCE January 01, 1885 in St Tammany Parish, Louisiana. Children of LEONIDAS BYRD and ROSA PIERCE are: i. JAMES REDDEN27 BYRD, b. February 05, 1886; d. August 08, 1964, St Tammany Parish, Louisiana; m. (1) JULIA LOUISE RIALS; m. (2) IRSILLA MIZELL, December 27, 1913, Washington Parish, Louisiana. ii. FLOYD BYRD, b. September 18, 1887; d. September 28, 1951; m. (1) BEATRICE MASON; m. (2) BLANCHE WHITTINGTON. iii. CLARA BURNETTE BYRD, b. July 02, 1889; d. March 01, 1959, St Tammany Parish, Louisiana; m. FREDERICK WEST COOPER, October 05, 1911. iv. JOHN IRA BYRD, b. May 13, 1891; d. May 03, 1969, St Tammany Parish, Louisiana; m. VALERIA STOCKWELL. v. WILLIE CLAY BYRD, b. July 10, 1893; d. March 16, 1979; m. (1) BEULAH FARR; m. (2) SALLY SMITH; m. (3) RUTH JENKINS. vi. PRENTISS BYRD, b. February 10, 1896; d. Picayune, Mississippi. vii. HEPBURN BYRD, b. August 16, 1897; d. July 25, 1984; m. RUTH FERGUSON. viii. DELOS LATIMORE BYRD, b. July 06, 1899; d. August 05, 1961, Shreveport, Louisiana; m. MYRDLE LEE BROOKS, 1930. ix. ANDREW MCCRORY BYRD, b. October 05, 1901; d. August 24, 1967; m. MAMMIE ALLEN. x. O. CARVER BYRD, b. November 26, 1903; d. August 10, 1933, St Tammany Parish, Louisiana. xi. MYRNA IRIS BYRD, b. March 10, 1906; d. February 26, 1916. 6. THOMAS NEWTON26 BYRD (JAMES HARVEY25, SHERROD24, GEORGE23, GEORGE22, WILLIAM21, JOHN20, JOHN19, WILLIAM18, THOMAS17, JOHN16 BIRD, ROBERT15 LE BYRD, HENRY14 LE BIRD, THOMAS13, JOHN12, HENRY11, TOMALYN10, JOHN9, DAVID8, HUGH7, DAVID6, HUGH5, DAVID4, RICHARD3, HUGH2, CHARLTON1) He married CYNTILLIA PIERCE. Child of THOMAS BYRD and CYNTILLIA PIERCE is: 8. i. EDWARD HEINZ27 BYRD. 7. SUSAN26 STEWART (SARAH ELIZABETH25 BYRD, SHERROD24, GEORGE23, GEORGE22, WILLIAM21, JOHN20, JOHN19, WILLIAM18, THOMAS17, JOHN16 BIRD, ROBERT15 LE BYRD, HENRY14 LE BIRD, THOMAS13, JOHN12, HENRY11, TOMALYN10, JOHN9, DAVID8, HUGH7, DAVID6, HUGH5, DAVID4, RICHARD3, HUGH2, CHARLTON1) was born September 28, 1848 in Marion County, Mississippi, and died April 10, 1903 in Picayune, Mississippi. She married (1) JAMES HARVEY BYRD, son of SHERROD BYRD and ZELPHIA ROUSE. He was born 1825 in Pearl River County, Mississippi. She married (2) JOHN WESLEY DEES. He was born 1861, and died 1926. She married (3) ALFRED FARR. He was born 1846, and died 1882. Child is listed above under (3) James Harvey Byrd. Generation No. 4 8. EDWARD HEINZ27 BYRD (THOMAS NEWTON26, JAMES HARVEY25, SHERROD24, GEORGE23, GEORGE22, WILLIAM21, JOHN20, JOHN19, WILLIAM18, THOMAS17, JOHN16 BIRD, ROBERT15 LE BYRD, HENRY14 LE BIRD, THOMAS13, JOHN12, HENRY11, TOMALYN10, JOHN9, DAVID8, HUGH7, DAVID6, HUGH5, DAVID4, RICHARD3, HUGH2, CHARLTON1) He married EMMA SPIERS. Child of EDWARD BYRD and EMMA SPIERS is: 9. i. ALBERTA28 BYRD. Generation No. 5 9. ALBERTA28 BYRD (EDWARD HEINZ27, THOMAS NEWTON26, JAMES HARVEY25, SHERROD24, GEORGE23, GEORGE22, WILLIAM21, JOHN20, JOHN19, WILLIAM18, THOMAS17, JOHN16 BIRD, ROBERT15 LE BYRD, HENRY14 LE BIRD, THOMAS13, JOHN12, HENRY11, TOMALYN10, JOHN9, DAVID8, HUGH7, DAVID6, HUGH5, DAVID4, RICHARD3, HUGH2, CHARLTON1) She married UNKNOWN BARNES. Child of ALBERTA BYRD and UNKNOWN BARNES is: i. TOM29 BARNES.