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James Grant Byers 1864–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Mar 1864

Birth Location: Indiana

Death Date: 21 Mar 1929

Death Location: Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA

Father: John Byers

Mother: Sarah Derrell

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Children(s): Essie Byers

James Grant Byers was born in 1864 in Indiana, the child of John Phillip Byers And Sarah Jane Derrell. James Grant Byers married Bessie Byers, and had children including Essie Christa Byers. James Grant Byers passed away in 1929 in Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • James Grant Byers was born in 1864 in Indiana, the child of John Phillip Byers And Sarah Jane Derrell.
  • James Grant Byers married Bessie Byers, and had children including Essie Christa Byers.
  • James Grant Byers passed away in 1929 in Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA.

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James Byers's Ancestors

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James Byers
1864–1929
Birth Place: Indiana
Parents
John Phillip Byers
1827–1909
Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah (Jane) Derrell
1845–1901
German, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Frederick Byers
1804–1890
Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah ("Sally") Morris
1803–1880
Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Horatio (L.) Darrell
1822–1872
German, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
Nancy (E) McCann
1830–1856
German, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nancy King
1795–1831
David MCCAN
1795–1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jane Quaile
1755–1839
James McCANN**
1759–1839

James Byers's Descendants

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James (Grant) Byers (29 Mar 1864–21 Mar 1929)
  1. 1. Essie (Christa) Byers 1886–1964

James Byers's Timeline

2 Records

1864
29 Mar 1864
Birth of James Grant Byers in Indiana
Indiana
1929
21 Mar 1929
Age 65
Death of James Grant Byers in Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA
Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1864
    Event Place: Indiana
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1929; Roll: 05

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1929
    Event Place: Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1929; Roll: 05

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