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George Wesley Byers 1868 – 1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Apr 1868

Birth Location: Skelton Township, Warrick County, Indiana, USA

Death Date: September 29, 1946

Death Location: Skelton Township, Warrick County, Indiana, USA

Father: Uriah Byers

Mother: Elizabeth Skelton

Spouse(s): Lillie Deweese, Lillie Byers

Children(s): Archibald Byers, DR PhD, George Byers, Archibald Byers, Cecil Byers, Earl Byers

In 1868, George Wesley Byers entered the world in Skelton Township, Warrick County, Indiana, USA, born to Uriah Byers and Elizabeth Jane Skelton. In 1870, George Wesley Byers resided in Skelton, Warrick, Indiana, USA. In 1880, George Wesley Byers resided in Skelton, Warrick, Indiana, USA. George Wesley Byers married Lillie Elizabeth Ann Deweese, Lillie Byers, and had children including Archibald U. Byers, DR Cecil Wesley BYERS, PhD, George Byers, Archibald U Byers, Cecil W Byers, Earl G Byers. George Wesley Byers passed away in 1946 in Skelton Township, Warrick County, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1868, George Wesley Byers entered the world in Skelton Township, Warrick County, Indiana, USA, born to Uriah Byers and Elizabeth Jane Skelton.
  • In 1870, George Wesley Byers resided in Skelton, Warrick, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1880, George Wesley Byers resided in Skelton, Warrick, Indiana, USA.
  • George Wesley Byers married Lillie Elizabeth Ann Deweese, Lillie Byers, and had children including Archibald U. Byers, DR Cecil Wesley BYERS, PhD, George Byers, Archibald U Byers, Cecil W Byers, Earl G Byers.
  • George Wesley Byers passed away in 1946 in Skelton Township, Warrick County, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Uriah Byers
1837 – 1921
Birth Location: Spencer County, Indiana, USA
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Elizabeth Skelton
1843 – 1918
Birth Location: Warrick, Indiana
ES

Spouses(s)

Lillie Deweese
1868 – 1900
Birth Location: Boon Twp, Warrick Co, IN
LD
Lillie Byers
Birth Location: –
LB

Children(s)

Archibald Byers
1889 – 1940
Birth Location: Tennyson, Warrick Co, IN, USA
AB
DR PhD
1892 – 1965
Birth Location: Skelton Twp, Warrick Co, IN
DP
George Byers
1893 – 1987
Birth Location: Birdseye, Warrick County, Indiana, USA
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Archibald Byers
1890 –
Birth Location: Indiana
AB
Cecil Byers
1892 –
Birth Location: Indiana
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Earl Byers
1893 –
Birth Location: Indiana
EB

George Byers's Ancestors

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George Byers
1868 – 1946
Birth Place: Skelton Township, Warrick County, Indiana, USA
Parents
Uriah Byers
1837 – 1921
Spencer County, Indiana, USA
Elizabeth (Jane) Skelton
1843 – 1918
Warrick, Indiana
Grandparents
James Byers
1811 – 1880
Grayson, Kentucky
Jane Rogers
1814 – 1853
Ohio, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Byers
1781 – 1855
Sarah Burtle
1790 – 1848
John Rogers
1784 – 1840
Isabella Potts
1786 – 1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Byers
1754 – 1818
Margaret Bratcher
1760 – 1818
Benjamin Burtle
1750 – 1830
Catharine McDaniel
1758 – 1800
Matthew Rogers
1744 – 1802
Jane Blackburn
1749 – 1816
Wm. Jr.
1762 –
jane rogers
1765 – 1843

George Byers's Descendants

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George (Wesley) Byers (30 Apr 1868 – September 29, 1946) m. Lillie (Elizabeth Ann) Deweese (19 Jun 1868 – 22 May 1900) m. Lillie Byers
  1. 1. Archibald (U.) Byers (10 August 1889 – 3 SEP 1940 (Alzheimers))
  2. 2. DR (Cecil Wesley BYERS,) PhD (3 Jan 1892 – 19 Mar 1965)
  3. 3. George Byers (28 Jun 1893 – 25 Mar 1987)
  4. 4. Archibald (U) Byers (abt 1890 – )
  5. 5. Cecil (W) Byers (Jan 1892 – )
  6. 6. Earl (G) Byers (Jun 1893 – )

George Byers's Timeline

11 Records

1868
30 Apr 1868
Birth of George Wesley Byers in Skelton Township, Warrick County, Indiana, USA
Skelton Township, Warrick County, Indiana, USA
1870
1870
Age 2
George Wesley Byers resided here in Skelton, Warrick, Indiana, USA
Skelton, Warrick, Indiana, USA
1880
1880
Age 12
George Wesley Byers resided here in Skelton, Warrick, Indiana, USA
Skelton, Warrick, Indiana, USA
1888
22 Nov 1888
Age 20
George Wesley Byers was married in Warrick
Warrick
1900
1900
Age 32
George Wesley Byers resided here in Versailles Ward 1, Woodford, Kentucky, USA
Versailles Ward 1, Woodford, Kentucky, USA
1910
1910
Age 42
George Wesley Byers resided here in Skelton, Warrick, Indiana, USA
Skelton, Warrick, Indiana, USA
1920
1920
Age 52
George Wesley Byers resided here in Boonville Ward 3, Warrick, Indiana, USA
Boonville Ward 3, Warrick, Indiana, USA
1930
1930
Age 62
George Wesley Byers resided here in Skelton, Warrick, Indiana
Skelton, Warrick, Indiana
1935
1935
Age 67
George Wesley Byers resided here in Rural, Warrick, Indiana
Rural, Warrick, Indiana
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 72
George Wesley Byers resided here in Skelton, Warrick, Indiana, USA
Skelton, Warrick, Indiana, USA
1946
September 29, 1946
Age 78
Death of George Wesley Byers in Skelton Township, Warrick County, Indiana, USA
Skelton Township, Warrick County, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1868
    Event Place: Skelton Township, Warrick County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Skelton, Warrick, Indiana; Roll: T627_1107; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 87-21B
    [3] Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941, Warrick County Indiana; Index to Supplemental Record Marriage Transcript 1, W. P. A. Original Record Located County Clerk's Of; Book: H-24; Page: 104
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Boonville Ward 3, Warrick, Indiana; Roll: T625_473; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 172; Image: 705
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Skelton, Warrick, Indiana; Roll: 637; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0021; Image: 392.0; FHL microfilm: 2340372
    [6] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Skelton, Warrick, Indiana; Roll: 320; Family History Film: 1254320; Page: 170A; Enumeration District: 056; Image: 0343
    [7] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Skelton, Warrick, Indiana; Roll: M593_368; Page: 634B; Image: 208250; Family History Library Film: 545867
    [8] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Versailles Ward 1, Woodford, Kentucky; Roll: 555; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0084; FHL microfilm: 1240555
    [9] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Skelton, Warrick, Indiana; Roll: T624_386; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0176; FHL microfilm: 1374399
    [10] Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001
    [11] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [12] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1888
    Event Place: Warrick
    Record Source: Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941, Warrick County Indiana; Index to Supplemental Record Marriage Transcript 1, W. P. A. Original Record Located County Clerk's Of; Book: H-24; Page: 104

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Skelton, Warrick, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Skelton, Warrick, Indiana; Roll: M593_368; Page: 634B; Image: 208250; Family History Library Film: 545867

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Skelton, Warrick, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Skelton, Warrick, Indiana; Roll: 320; Family History Film: 1254320; Page: 170A; Enumeration District: 056; Image: 0343

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Versailles Ward 1, Woodford, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Versailles Ward 1, Woodford, Kentucky; Roll: 555; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0084; FHL microfilm: 1240555

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Skelton, Warrick, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Skelton, Warrick, Indiana; Roll: T624_386; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0176; FHL microfilm: 1374399

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Boonville Ward 3, Warrick, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Boonville Ward 3, Warrick, Indiana; Roll: T625_473; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 172; Image: 705

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Skelton, Warrick, Indiana
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Skelton, Warrick, Indiana; Roll: 637; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0021; Image: 392.0; FHL microfilm: 2340372

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Warrick, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Skelton, Warrick, Indiana; Roll: T627_1107; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 87-21B

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Skelton, Warrick, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Skelton, Warrick, Indiana; Roll: T627_1107; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 87-21B

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Warrick, Indiana
    Record Source: Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: September 29, 1946
    Event Place: Skelton Township, Warrick County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tennyson, Warrick County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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