James Russell Byrd

James Russell was born on October 17th, 1891.  James Russell's father was James P Byrd and his mother was Sallie L Kane.  His paternal grandparents are Samuel William Byrd and Phoebe Laymance. He had a brother and two sisters, named Edgar, Bessie E and Jaunita Lorene.  He was the youngest of the four children. He had a half-brother and a half-sister, named Wade H and Florence H.  He died at the age of 11 on April 26th, 1903.