Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Jesse Lane Byrd    
                Born: Mar-29-1893           1
                Died: Jan-29-1934           1
              Buried:                      in Hazelgreen (Buzzard) Cemetery (btwn Co Rds 19/4 & 19/5), Ritchie Co WV  2
              Father:
              Mother:
                Wife: Thessa Belle Gragg   3  
       Also known as: Thessie Gragg 3
             Married: Jun-25-1913          in Ritchie Co, WV  
                Born: Jul-20-1897          in Racket, Ritchie/Gilmer Co, WV  2,4
                Died: Jun-24-1977          in Grantsville, Calhoun Co, WV  2,4
              Buried:                      in Mt. Olive Cemetery (new), Rt 47, Burnt House, Ritchie Co, WV  2
              Father: William Alexander Gragg   (1868 - 1956) 
              Mother: Alwilda Victoria Swisher   (1867 - 1936) 
Other spouse 2
           M Child 1: Glenmer William "Dude" Byrd      
                Born: Sep-13-1920          at Burnt House, Ritchie Co, WV  5,6
                Died: Mar- 1-1998           6
             Resided:                      in Smithville, Ritchie Co, WV  7
             Resided: 1945                 in Burnt House, Ritchie Co, WV  5
                Wife: Dolly Jane Pugh  b. Jul-29-1916  d. Jan-24-2005  
       Also known as: Dollie Jane Pugh 5
             Married: Jun-12-1945          in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV  5
           M Child 2: Willard Homer Byrd      
                Born: Mar- 8-1923          in Ritchie Co, WV  1,8
                Died: Jan-11-2014          in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV  9,1
              Buried:                      in Mt. Olive Cemetery (new), Rt 47, Burnt House, Ritchie Co, WV  10,2
             Resided:                      in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV  10
             Resided: 1998                 in Smithville, Ritchie Co, WV  11
             Resided: 1953                 in Burnt House, Ritchie Co, WV  8
          Occupation:                      self-employed timber man (Byrd Brothers, Inc.)  10
            Military:                      Pvt, US Army, World War II  12,10
                Wife: Bernice Fern Pugh  b. Feb-14-1938  d. Oct-27-2017  
       Also known as: Fern Pugh 11,10
             Married: Aug- 7-1953          in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV  8

Sources:
(1) Headstone. 
(2) Findagrave.com. 
(3) Marriage record of son. 
(4) Headstone (year only) 
(5) Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV. 
(6) Social Security Death Index. 
(7) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. 
(8) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. 
(9) Obituary - Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital. 
(10) Obituary. 
(11) Obituary of great-granddaughter. 
(12) Military Grave Marker. 







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