James Blackstone Byrd (son of Jesse Blackstone Byrd, Sr. and Martha Amanda "Mandy" Ann Abernathy) was born 14 Jul 1853 in Springfield, Green, County, Missouri and died 07 Jul 1940 in Coleman, Coleman County, Texas. He married Mary Tennessee Tune (daughter of Wiley T. Tune and Martha Ann Spence) who was born 14 Sep 1858 in Tennessee and died 16 Dec 1933 in Coleman, Coleman County, Texas. They are both buried in Coleman, Coleman County, Texas. Note that this should not be in the Cross Cut Cemetery File.

1 -- Wiley William Byrd was born 12 Dec 1870 in Brown County, Texas and died 12 Jul 1959 in San Angelo, Tom Greene Co, Texas. He married Cora Lee McGregor who was born 07 Nov 1889 in Georgetown, Willilamson County, Texas and died 23 Jul 1987 in San Angelo, Tom Greene Co, Texas. They are both buried in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens, Tom Greene County, Texas.

2 -- Jessie Martin Byrd was born 16 Mar 1879 in Clyde, Callahan County, Texas and died 27 Mar 1970 in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas. On 27 Nov 1904 in Tishomingo, Johnston County, Oklahoma he married Elizabeth Paralee Bridges (daughter of John Bridges and Lucinda Shipman) who was born 17 Feb 1889 in Tishomingo, Johnston County, Oklahoma and died 31 Oct 1972 in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas. They are both buried in Memory Gardens Cemetery, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas.

3 -- Martha A. Byrd was born Apr 1881 in Texas. She married Will Palmer

4 -- Nora E. Byrd was born Dec 1882 in Texas and died 18 Apr 1935 in Ballinger, Runnels County, Texas. On 23 Oct 1903 in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, Indian Territory she married Andrew Bazer Hardy (son of Thomas Hogan Hardy and Annie Mae Casey) who was born 05 Oct 1875 in Jackson County, Georgia and died 01 Jan 1961 in Ballinger, Runnels County, Texas. She is buried Wolf Valley Cemetery, Brown County, Texas and he is buried Evergreen Cemetery in Ballinger, Runnels County, Texas.

5 -- Ida Jane Byrd was born 02 Nov 1885 in Grosvenor, Brown County, Texas and died in Brownwood, Brown County, Texas. On 25 Dec 1904 in Tishomingo, Indian Territory, Oklahoma she married Joe Cephas Orange (son of Albert Orange and Angie Merriman) who was born 26 Jul 1885 in Quality, Butler County, Kentucky and died 17 Apr 1963 in Brownwood, Brown County, Texas.

6 -- Mary Minerva Byrd who was born 01 Jan 1890 in Grosvenor, Brown County, Texas and died 02 May 1973 in Coleman, Coleman County, Texas. On 13 Mar 1912 in Coleman, Coleman County, Texas she married Byrd W. Williams (son of Almos Williams and Martha Cantrell) who was born 13 Mar 1885 in Milam County, Texas and died 09 Aug 1974 in Coleman, Coleman County, Texas. They are both buried in Coleman Cemetery, Coleman County, Texas