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Augustus A. Byrd

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Augustus A. Byrd

Birth
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Death
24 Jul 1886 (aged 19–20)
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Unassigned - See note in bio.
Memorial ID
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Age 19.

Account of his death in the Altanta Constitution, indicates that he was struck by a passenger train in Philadelphia, while on his way to New York to seek employment. He was survived by his widowed mother, Mrs. N. O. Byrd, brother Charles, and sister Nellie.

Gus's parents are buried in Section 4, Block 118 Lot 4 N, along with his grandparents. There are several "occupied" graves in the lot without records - His may be one of them.

He was a grandson of B. F. White, who created the Sacred Harp book of shape-note singing.
Age 19.

Account of his death in the Altanta Constitution, indicates that he was struck by a passenger train in Philadelphia, while on his way to New York to seek employment. He was survived by his widowed mother, Mrs. N. O. Byrd, brother Charles, and sister Nellie.

Gus's parents are buried in Section 4, Block 118 Lot 4 N, along with his grandparents. There are several "occupied" graves in the lot without records - His may be one of them.

He was a grandson of B. F. White, who created the Sacred Harp book of shape-note singing.


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