Brief Life History of William Arthur
When William Arthur Byrd was born on 8 December 1828, in Blocker Township, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States, his father, Eldred Milledge Bird, was 23 and his mother, Mary Edna Holloway, was 21. He married Mary Ann Thomas on 18 October 1849, in Edgefield, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 4 August 1878, in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 49, and was buried in Old Town, Charleston, South Carolina, United States.
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- William Bisa, "United States Census, 1870"
- William Arthur Byrd, "Find A Grave Index"
- William Byrd in entry for Sadie R Dorn, "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965"
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1829 · Fort Sumter Constructed
In 1829 Fort Sumter is constructed in the Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Fort Sumter is most known for being the site of the first shots of the Civil War. It is barely ready when the American Civil War starts.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English and Irish: variant of Bird .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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