Notes:

Elmer attended welding trade school in Gadsden, Alabama, finishing in April 1937. He got a job with Dorsey Trailers in Elba, Alabama making, 25 cents an hour. His paycheck was $10 a week and his board cost him $6 a week. As soon as he saved up enough money, he went to Florida and got a job making 45 cents an hour plus board. He welded on barges, storage tanks, and ships. During World War II, he was a welder in the Charleston Navy Yard, repairing damaged Navy ships. Later, he worked in paper mills for 25 years, welding high pressure tubing in boilers. Elmer retired with 44 years experience as a welder. When I interviewed him, Elmer displayed an excellent memory, recalling details of experiences from his youth - at age 91!

-- Elmer Burns Lammon.

From McClane Funeral Services website (http://www.mclanefuneralservices.com/obituary/Elmer-Robert-Byrd/Valdosta-GA/944005)

Elmer Robert Byrd, 100, of Valdosta, passed away Thursday, June 16, 2011, at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness.

He was born March 5, 1911 in New Brockton, AL, a son of the late James Robert and Elizabeth Lammons Byrd. For twenty-five years he was employed as a Welder at Owens Illinois, retiring in 1976. He loved fishing and traveling. Mr. Byrd was a member of the First Baptist Church, Valdosta, a former member of Lee Street Baptist Church, and a member of St. John the Baptist Masonic Lodge #184.

He is survived by three sons, Robert Morris Byrd and wife Marie of Opelika, AL, James Arthur Byrd and wife Vickie of Lake Park, and Jerry Nichols Byrd of Valdosta; three grandsons, Duke Byrd and wife Tara of Birmingham, AL, David Byrd and wife Collette of Auburn, AL, and Jamie Byrd and wife Renee of Lake Park; two granddaughters, Joanna Phelps and husband Dan of Lake Park, and Emily Byrd of Lake Park; three great-grandchildren, Hannah Phelps, Bray Phelps, and Aden Byrd; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his wife, Emma Lee Nichols Byrd, four sisters and one brother.

Funeral Services for Mr. Byrd will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 18, 2011, in the Chapel of Carson McLane Funeral Home with Dr. Phil West, Rev. Mac Weaver, and Rev. Eldridge Lyons officiating. Interment will follow at Riverview Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. this evening (Friday) at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers please consider contributions to Hospice of South Georgia, 2263 Pineview Drive Valdosta, GA 31602. Condolences to the family may be conveyed online at www.mclanefuneralservices.com. Carson McLane Funeral Home. - See more at: http://www.mclanefuneralservices.com/obituary/Elmer-Robert-Byrd/Valdosta-GA/944005#sthash.FPKWZkxU.dpuf

1920 Coffee Co., Alabama Census,Clintonville, Subdistrict : New Brockton B-Info from sister, Gladys Martin, Rt#1 Box 227, Coffee Springs, Alabama. Info from self.

Note from the author (Elmer Burns Lammon), based upon a telephone interview April, 2002.

Robert married Emma Lee Nichols on 5 Oct 1940 in Donaldsonville, Seminole County, Georgia. Emma was born on 30 Jul 1921 in Seminole County, Gerogia; died on 5 Jun 2005 in Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia; was buried in Riverview Memorial Gardens, Valdosta, Lowndes County, GA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Robert Morris Byrd was born on 25 Jul 1941 in Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia; died on 27 Mar 2016 in Opelika, Lee County, Alabama; was buried in Farmville Baptist Church Cemetery, Farmville, Lee County, Alabama.
2. James Arthur Byrd
3. Jerry Nichols Byrd

Notes:

B-1920
B&D-Daughter, Gladys Martin, Rt #1 Box 227, Coffee Springs, Alabama (1996)
M-DaleCo. Alabama Marriages SLC #1294501
BP- Robert Elmer Byrd, son, 1517 Grove St., Valdosta, GA 31601.

James married Elizabeth Annie Lammons in 1905 in Dale County, Alabama. Elizabeth (daughter of John M Lammons and Betty Tabitha Myers) was born on 26 Dec 1886 in Dale County, Alabama; died on 14 Mar 1963 in Coffee Springs, Geneva, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

B&D - Daughter, Gladys Byrd Martin, Rt #1 Box 227, Coffee Springs, AL 36318 (1996).

BP Info from Robert Elmer Byrd, son, 1517 Grove St., Valdosta, GA 31601.

Nathan married Ellie Fair Harper. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

General Notes:
B-1850 Dale Co. Alabama Census.
B-1860 Dale Co. Alabama Census, Newton P.O. Born 1848
B-1870 Dale co. Alabama Census, Barnes Cross Road, p 263. Born 1851
B-1880 Dale Co. Alabama Census, Barnes Cross Road. Born 1849
B-1900 Dale Co. Alabama Census, Barnes Cross Road, E.D. 69, sheet 13, p. 298, born Dec. 1848. 1920 coffee Co., Enterprise Census says born 1848.
B&D-"Index to Tomb Inscriptions," P. 270, sent from Huston-Love Memorial Library, Dothan, Alabama, 36302.

"John Lammon was a very tall person, about a foot taller than his twin brother, Daniel. John was a farmer. He was also a very crafty person in the sense that he could make anything with his hands. He made baskets, big cotton baskets for farmers. He trimmed out handles for hammers, axes, picks, hoes, etc., and did a lot of woodwork. Even before he started on a woodworking project he could visualize the end product. He was a very kind and loveable man, and dearly loved his grandchildren." -- John Allen Byrd

John married Betty Tabitha Myers. Betty was born in 1856 in Ozark, Alabama; died on 25 Jul 1921; was buried in Enterprise, Coffee, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

General Notes:
B-1900 Dale Co., Alabama census, Barnes Cross Road, E.D. 6 9, sheet 13, p. 298: 5 total children, 3 living in 1900. 19 20 Coffee Co., Alabama Census, Clintonville. D-"Index to Tomb Inscriptions," Coffee Co. Alabama, p. 270, from Houston-Love Memorial Library, Dothan, Alabama 36302. Info from granddaughter, Gladys Byrd Martin.

"Tabitha was a devout Christian woman of the Baptist faith, caring deeply for the Bible. She was also an invalid. While reaching for some candy on the fireplace mantel for her little granddaughter, Mildred, she fell and broke her hip and was never the same after that." ---John Allen Byrd

Notes:

1840 Dale Co. Alabama Census
B-1850 Census of Dale Co. Alabama says born 1790.
B-1860 Census of Dale Co., Alabama, Newton P. O. say B-1788.
B-1870 Census of Dale Co., Alabama, says 1787.

Sanford M. Lammon, in a letter, said birthdate was 27 Feb 1787

Daniel married Isabella Macinness. Isabella was born in Dec 1807 in North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

B-1850 Census, Dale Co. Alabama says b-1811.
B-1860 Census, Dale Co., Alabama says b-1815.
B-1870 Census, Dale Co., Alabama says b-1810.
B-1880 Census, Dale Co., Alabama says b -1805.
B-1900 Census, Dale Co., Alabama says b-Dec 1807.
Barnes Cross Roads, E.D. 69, sheet 13, p. 298. Last name-Info from Frank Bishop Lammons, deceased.

Isabella was still living in 1900 in Dale County, Barnes Cross Roads, at age 92, with her son and daughter-in-law,
John and Tabitha Lammons, along with John's twin brother, Daniel.