George Clayton Byrd

Male22 April 1921–2 January 2012

Brief Life History of George Clayton

When George Clayton Byrd was born on 22 April 1921, in Tallahassee, Leon, Florida, United States, his father, Forest Ora Byrd, was 24 and his mother, Mabel Irene Tully, was 23. He lived in Madison Township, Montgomery, Ohio, United States in 1930 and Detroit Ward 22, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States in 1940. He died on 2 January 2012, in Arizona, United States, at the age of 90.

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Family Time Line

Forest Ora Byrd
1896–1951
Mabel Irene Tully
1897–1982
George Clayton Byrd
1921–2012
Forest O. Byrd
1923–

Sources (2)

  • George Byrd in household of Forest Byrd, "United States Census, 1940"
  • George Byrd in household of Forest O Byrd, "United States Census, 1930"

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Siblings (2)

World Events (8)

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Age 2

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

1928 · The Detroit Zoo

Age 7

"The Detroit Zoological Society was founded in 1911, but the zoo didn't officially open until August 1, 1928. At the opening ceremony, Mayor John C. Nagel was to speak to the gathered crowd. Arriving late, Nagel parked his car behind the bear dens and as he came rushing around the front. A polar bear leaped from the moat in the den and stood directly in front of Nagel. Unaware how precarious his situation was, Nagel stuck out his hand and walked toward the polar bear joking, """"He's the reception committee. The Detroit Zoo was the first zoo in America with cage-less exhibits and the first zoo to no longer keep elephants because of the harsh winters causing psychological stress on them."

1945 · Peace in a Post War World

Age 24

The Yalta Conference was held in Crimea to talk about establishing peace and postwar reorganization in post-World War II Europe. The heads of government that were attending were from the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union. Later the Conference would become a subject of controversy at the start of the Cold War.

Name Meaning

English and Irish: variant of Bird .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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