m: William Byrd (25 May 1868 Crawford Co IN-22 Apr 1932 m2: Lettie both buried Highland Cem) Lived at: 1900 Decker-Knox Co IN 1910 Montgomery-Gibson Co IN 1920 Lawrenceville Children: - Belvie Ellen* (Dec 1893 IN m: Ira A Miles) -
Verna O (Mar 1896 IN; perhaps m: Elisha Miles) -
Virgil Truman (3 Nov 1902 IN-23 Jan 1943 Manila Philippines) -
Ada Mae (1 Oct 1906 Princeton-Gibson Co IN-8 Jun 1993 IA m: by 1930 Claude Bender ca 1905 AR-1966) -
Jenny Hazel (30 Sep 1909 IN-Feb 1971 Fresno CA buried St Mary Cem m: ca 1925 Carl Bender) -
Clifford O (5 Sep 1913-22 Jun 1961 m: Bessie McRaven both buried Highland Cem)
* indicates buried with Isabelle (Jones) Byrd in Sand Hill Cemetery.
About Sand Hill Cemetery:
Sand Hill Cemetery is the oldest large cemetery in Mt Carmel IL, predating Highland Memorial Cemetery and Rose Hill Cemetery. There was no subdivision of lots in Sand Hill Cemetery. People were buried in the order of their death. New burials were prohibited in Sand Hill Cemetery after 1932. Burials: 1254 Location: 730 West 3rd Street, Mt Carmel, Illinois - Wabash County
