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Henry Lewis Byers 1838–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1838

Birth Location: Ohio

Death Date: 24 May 1885

Death Location: Franklin, Johnson, Indiana, USA

Father: Martin Byers

Mother: Sarah Courtney

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Spoonsburgh

Children(s): Austin Byers

In 1838, Henry Lewis Byers entered the world in Ohio, born to Martin Byers And Sarah Jane Courtney. Henry Lewis Byers married Elizabeth Spoonsburgh, and had children including Austin Byers. Henry Lewis Byers passed away in 1885 in Franklin, Johnson, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1838, Henry Lewis Byers entered the world in Ohio, born to Martin Byers And Sarah Jane Courtney.
  • Henry Lewis Byers married Elizabeth Spoonsburgh, and had children including Austin Byers.
  • Henry Lewis Byers passed away in 1885 in Franklin, Johnson, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Martin Byers
1792–1850
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
MB
Sarah Courtney
1795–
Birth Location: Pochantas Co., West Virginia
SC

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Spoonsburgh
1842–1915
Birth Location: Indiana
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Children(s)

Austin Byers
1871–1943
Birth Location: Morgan, Indiana
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Henry Byers's Ancestors

Self
Henry Byers
1838–1885
Birth Place: Ohio
Parents
Martin Byers
1792–1850
Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah (Jane) Courtney
1795–
Pochantas Co., West Virginia
Grandparents
George (Fredrick) Byers
1750–1805
, , , Germany
Catharine Sams
1760–1826
Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, United States
John (Hall) Courtney
1804–1876
Osage, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Johann Beyer
1726–1792
John Courtney
1767–1839
Rebecca Hall
1771–1854
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Courtney
1728–1811
Jane Anderson
1731–1781
Thomas Hall
1724–1772

Henry Byers's Descendants

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Henry (Lewis) Byers (abt 1838–24 May 1885) m. Elizabeth Spoonsburgh (25 Sep 1842–1 Mar 1915)
  1. 1. Austin Byers 1871–1943 m. Etta (Henrietta Jane) Williams 1875–1952 m. Etta (Viola) Green 1875–1922
    1. 1. Elmer (Leroy) Byers 1880–1939 m. Gertrude (May) Harper 1893–1969
      1. 1. David (Elmer) Byers 1909–1981
      2. 2. Earl (Nolan) Byers 1922–1997
      3. 3. Kay (Ruth) Byers 1921–1988 m. Albert Zukoski 1922–1974 m. Leslie (Lee "Jack" Clark (speck) father) 1917–1987
        1. 1. Roy (Edward) Swanson 1937–2002
      4. 4. David (Elmer) Byers 1909–1981
      5. 5. Ernest (William) Byers 1913–1964
      6. 6. Clarence (A.) Byers 1914–1988
      7. 7. Frederick (C.) Byers 1917–1920
      8. 8. Gladys (M.) Byers 1919–1996
      9. 9. Earl (Nolan) Byers 1922–1997
      10. 10. Ellen (Rose) Byers 1925–1998
      11. 11. Beverly (Ann) Byers 1931–2006
    2. 2. Opal (M) Byers 1899–
    3. 3. Ivan Byers 1904–
    4. 4. Wreatha Byers 1894–1970

Henry Byers's Timeline

2 Records

1838
abt 1838
Birth of Henry Lewis Byers in Ohio
Ohio
1885
24 May 1885
Age 47
Death of Henry Lewis Byers in Franklin, Johnson, Indiana, USA
Franklin, Johnson, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1838
    Event Place: Ohio
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., CIVIL War Soldier Database Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 May 1885
    Event Place: Franklin, Johnson, Indiana, USA
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