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Lewis Grady Byrd JrAge: 61 years19241986

Name
Lewis Grady Byrd Jr
Given names
Lewis Grady
Surname
Byrd
Name suffix
Jr
Birth November 11, 1924 23 20
Birth of a brotherMax Lancaster Byrd
April 8, 1928 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 4 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Census April 18, 1930 (Age 5 years)
Census April 30, 1940 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 17 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Death of a maternal grandfatherRobert Lee Lancaster
September 28, 1950 (Age 25 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherEffie Jane Fitzhugh
May 29, 1951 (Age 26 years)
MarriageSara Frances SmithView this family
June 2, 1951 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 25 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 21 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death of a motherMary Lea Lancaster
December 12, 1983 (Age 59 years)
Death of a fatherLewis Grady Byrd
April 14, 1984 (Age 59 years)
Death October 5, 1986 (Age 61 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Hillcrest Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Mary Lea Lancaster
Birth: March 31, 1904 37 28Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 12, 1983Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
elder sister
Virginia Lea Byrd
Birth: May 31, 1922 20 18Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 11, 2000Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
2 years
himself
Lewis Grady Byrd Jr
Birth: November 11, 1924 23 20Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 5, 1986Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger brother
sister
Private
Family with Sara Frances Smith - View this family
himself
Lewis Grady Byrd Jr
Birth: November 11, 1924 23 20Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 5, 1986Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
wife
Sara Frances Smith
Birth: June 6, 1930Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 24, 2021Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: June 2, 1951Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Lester Paul Wyatt + Sara Frances Smith - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Sara Frances Smith
Birth: June 6, 1930Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 24, 2021Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Marriage:

Lewis Grady Byrd Jr has 8 first cousins recorded

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Lewis Grady Byrd - Household

Stewart, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Byrd, GradyheadMW29M20TNTNTNSalesmanGarage
Byrd, Mary LeawifeFW26M19TNTNTN
Byrd, VirginiadaughterFW7STNTNTN
Byrd, Lewis Jr.sonMW5STNTNTN
Byrd, MaxsonMW1STNTNTN