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Jane Houston 1787–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1787

Birth Location: Rowan County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: Aft. 1850

Death Location: Iredell, North Carolina, United States

Father: James Houston

Mother: Martha Lucas

Spouse(s): Robert Byers

Children(s): Joseph Byers, Mary Douglas, Hamilton Byers

The story of Jane Houston began in 1787 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA. Jane Houston married Robert Byers, and had children including Hamilton Ham Byers, Joseph Washington Byers, Leander Byers, Mary Polly Byers Douglas. Jane Houston passed away in 1850 in Iredell, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Jane Houston began in 1787 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA.
  • Jane Houston married Robert Byers, and had children including Hamilton Ham Byers, Joseph Washington Byers, Leander Byers, Mary Polly Byers Douglas.
  • Jane Houston passed away in 1850 in Iredell, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Houston
1757–1837
Birth Location: Iredell County, North Carolina, Colonial Era
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Martha Lucas
1757–1810
Birth Location: Wayne, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Robert Byers
1778–1835
Birth Location: Iredell Co., NC
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Children(s)

Joseph Byers
1815–1866
Birth Location: Iredell, North Carolina, United States
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Mary Douglas
1817–1884
Birth Location: Iredell, North Carolina, USA
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Hamilton Byers
1828–1902
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Jane Houston's Ancestors

Self
Jane Houston
1787–1850
Birth Place: Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
James Joseph Houston
1757–1837
Iredell County, North Carolina, Colonial Era
Martha Lucas
1757–1810
Wayne, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Sarah Lamb
1725–
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jane Houston's Descendants

1.
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Jane Houston (abt 1787–Aft. 1850) m. Robert Byers (28 November 1778–26 November 1835)
  1. 1. Joseph (Washington) Byers 1815–1866 m. Mattie (Jane Goble) Byers 1821–1860
    1. 1. William (Augustus) Byers 1846–1922 m. E. (M.) Harris 1846–1937
      1. 1. Dorie (C) Byers 1879–1949 m. Charles (Edwin) Byers 1879–1958
        1. 1. Carl (Edgar) Byers 1903–1990 m. Sara Byers 1913–1984
        2. 2. Robert (Sidney) Byers 1914–1993
        3. 3. Mary (Amy) Byers 1918–1993
        4. 4. Cora (Jane Byers) Denton 1905–1965 m. Roy Denton 1903–1971
      2. 2. Lillie (Belle Harris) Ingram 1872–
      3. 3. Julia (I. Harris) Pierce 1874–1967 m. Ulysses (Grant) Pierce 1873–1954
        1. 1. Gurnie (Moses) Pierce 1894–1967
        2. 2. Herman (Harris) Pierce 1906–1958
        3. 3. James (Claude Pierce) Sr 1899–1961
      4. 4. Robert (Cornelius) Harris 1876– m. Fannie (Bryan) Harris 1875–
        1. 1. Gena Harris 1897–
      5. 5. Cora (Lee Harris) Ray 1877–1950 m. George (Sidney) Ray 1869–1921
        1. 1. Martha (Ray) Partin 1904–1983 m. Robert (Lee) Partin 1902–1961
  2. 2. Mary (Polly Byers) Douglas 1817–1884 m. J. (Walter (Walton)) Douglas 1820–1870
    1. 1. Leander ("Lee") Byers 1843–1883 m. Nancy (C. Stewart) Byers 1842–1930
      1. 1. Charles (Edwin) Byers 1879–1958 m. Dorie (C) Byers 1879–1949
      2. 2. William (Monroe) Byers 1871–1916
      3. 3. Mary (Albertine Byers) Covington 1875–1933 m. george (logan) Covington 1873–1939
        1. 1. Martha (Lucile) Covington 1915–1915
        2. 2. Ethel (Estelle) Barnes 1906–1978
        3. 3. Bertha (Mae) Rooks 1898–1952
        4. 4. Clyde (Harold) Covington 1902–1970
        5. 5. John (Alexander) Covington 1895–1975
        6. 6. Guy (Bannon) Covington 1900–1975
        7. 7. Claude (D) Covington 1909–1997
        8. 8. Lee (Benjamin) Covington 1894–1971
        9. 9. Artis (Ray) Covington 1904–1904
        10. 10. Mary (Louise) Thatcher 1915–2001
        11. 11. George (Clarence) Covington 1908–1975
      4. 4. John (Henry) Byers 1877–1955 m. Emma (Leanell or Emma Lula Wilhelm) Byers 1872–1949
        1. 1. Lee (Roy) Byers 1897–1970
        2. 2. Clarence (Wesley) Byers 1913–1977
        3. 3. Myrtle (Albertine) Sherrill 1917–2010
        4. 4. Elsie Shook 1908–1972
        5. 5. Beulah (Mae) Fox 1902–1987
        6. 6. Cloie (Ann) Sharpe 1929–1975
        7. 7. Mamie (Luola) Byers 1903–1904
        8. 8. Janie (Bell) Johnson 1906–1995
  3. 3. Hamilton ("Ham") Byers 1828–1902 m. Nancy TOWNSLEY 1828–1891
    1. 1. William (Franklin) Byers 1849–1889 m. Martha (H) Stewart 1848–1929
      1. 1. Lillie (W Byers) Kiser 1878–1945 m. Sidney (H) Kiser 1874–1945
        1. 1. Ada (Pearl) KISER 1900–1993 m. Carl (Hovis) PLONK 1896–1977
        2. 2. Ethel (Kiser) Lingerfelt 1906–1991 m. Robert (Dewey) Lingerfeldt 1906–1978
        3. 3. Henderson Kiser 1904–1961

Jane Houston's Timeline

2 Records

1787
abt 1787
Birth of Jane Houston in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
1850
Aft. 1850
Age 63
Death of Jane Houston in Iredell, North Carolina, United States
Iredell, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1787
    Event Place: Rowan County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 1850
    Event Place: Iredell, North Carolina, United States
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