I did not mean to infer that you were not told this. There were a
significant number of people even working for Senator Byrd who really did
not care for him. Even in my case, it took some time to separate political
feelings from personal. 

That being said. I will not engage in a sniping war of comments in this
forum. If anyone has any questions on my comments. Let us take it off line.
Thank you to all the contributors to this site.

Glenn Gregory
-----Original Message-----
From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Janet Hunter
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 6:44 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Harry Flood Byrd, Junior -- Still Living?

 
In a message dated 7/26/2007 9:31:56 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
[log in to unmask] writes:

Wishful  thinking?
BTW, I once spoke to Byrd's senate office and was informed he is  not a Byrd
family member, but was adopted. I AM NOT MAKING THIS ONE  UP!

John Philip Adams
Texas




John,
 
It is current Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia, who is adopted, not the

former Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr. of VIRGINIA. about whom I was  asking.  He 
descends from the Westover William Byrds, considered by  many Virginia's
first 
family.   
 
Senator Robert Byrd of WEST VIRGINIA was adopted by his biological aunt and

her husband Titius Dalton Byrd.
 
Here is current Senator Robert Byrd's Senate website bio in which he  
mentions his adoptive parents:  _http://byrd.senate.gov/bio.htm_ 
(http://byrd.senate.gov/bio.htm)   

A picture of his mother who died when he was one year old is  here:  
_http://byrd.senate.gov/biography/photos/photos.html_ 
(http://byrd.senate.gov/biography/photos/photos.html) 
 
Janet Hunter
 
 

Here are the links from Senator 



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