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William Earnest "Willie" Byrd 1890 - 1976

William Earnest Byrd of Stanley, Page County, VA was born on November 18, 1890 in McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee United States to Lou Ella (McBride) Byrd and Alfred Harry Byrd. He had siblings Effie O. (Byrd) Durden, Gladys Fay (Byrd) King, and Bonnie Ethel Byrd. He married Sallie Ethel (O'Neill) Byrd, and had a child Lurtis O'Neill "Larry" Byrd. William Byrd died at age 85 years old on March 22, 1976 in Monrovia, Los Angeles County, CA.
William Earnest Byrd
Stanley, Page County, VA 22851
November 18, 1890
McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee, United States
March 22, 1976
Monrovia, Los Angeles County, California, United States
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  • 11/18
    1890

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    November 18, 1890
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    McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee United States
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  • 03/22
    1976

    Death

    March 22, 1976
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Monrovia, Los Angeles County, California United States
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    William Earnest "Willie" Byrd lived 15 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 85.
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In 1890, in the year that William Earnest "Willie" Byrd was born, on June 1st, the U.S. Census Bureau started tabulating census returns with punch cards. Herman Hollerith's "tabulating machine" used punch cards to more quickly compute census information, taking the time to get census results from 8 years in 1880 to 6 years for the 1890 census. Hollerith's company eventually became IBM.
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In 1910, he was 20 years old when the Boy Scouts of America was incorporated. U.S. publisher W.D. Boyce was visiting England when he became lost in the London fog. An unknown Boy Scout helped him find his way out, declining a tip (he said that he was a Boy Scout and was doing his good deed for the day). Boyce was so impressed that he incorporated the Boy Scouts of America when he returned home. Its purpose was "to teach boys patriotism, courage, self-reliance, and kindred values."
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