Apparently James Oliver Byrd divorced his wife Josephine Kraus shortly after the death of their son Charles Byrd in 1923. Name: James O Byrd Gender: Male Race: White Age: 31 Event Type: Marriage Registration (Marriage) Birth Date: 24 Dec 1881 Birth Place: Knox, Tennessee Marriage Date: 25 Nov 1912 Marriage Place: Indiana, United States Residence Place: Louisville, Kentucky Father: Joseph M Byrd Mother: Margaret Weaver Spouse: Josephine Kraus Page: 176 FHL Film Number: 001415920 Name: James O. Byrd Gender: Male Race: White Marital status: Divorced Birth Date: 24 Dec 1881 Birth Place: Knox Co., Tenn. Marriage Date: 25 Nov 1912 Marriage Place: Clark County, Indiana Marriage Age: 31 Father: Joseph M. Byrd Mother: Margaret Weaver Spouse: Josephine Kraus FHL Film Number: 1415920 Reference ID: p176, im114 Name: James Oliver Byrd Gender: Male Age: 26 Birth Date: abt 1899 Marriage Date: 29 Aug 1925 Marriage Place: Butler, Ohio, USA Father: Joseph Maberry Byrd Mother: Malinda Weaver Spouse: Lillian Mae Beatty Film Number: 000355795 Name: James Oliver Byrd [J O Byrd] Birth Date: 24 Dec 1881 Death Date: 2 Oct 1942 Claim Date: 3 Nov 1942 SSN: 269169017 Notes: 17 Dec 1976: Name listed as JAMES OLIVER BYRD; 18 Aug 1978: Name listed as J O BYRD Name: James Oliver Byrd Record Type: Death Death Date: 2 Oct 1942 Death Place: Hennepin Death Registration Date: 1942 Certificate Number: 021635 Record Number: 904210