Noted educator Byrd Prillerman, one of the founders of West Virginia Colored Institute, was born on October 19, 1859.
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Biography of Byrd Prillerman
"Byrd Prillerman, Educator, Is Dead"
Letter, Byrd Prillerman to Governor William
Glasscock, 16 April 1912 (photocopy), Ms84-178
Byrd Prillerman Death Certificate
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On This Day in West Virginia History: October
