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John Henry Byers 1877–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 May 1877

Birth Location: Iredell County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 21 March 1955

Death Location: Taylorsville, Alexander County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Leander Byers

Mother: Nancy Byers

Spouse(s): Emma Byers

Children(s): Lee Byers, Clarence Byers, Myrtle Sherrill, Elsie Shook, Beulah Fox, Cloie Sharpe, Mamie Byers, Janie Johnson

John Henry Byers was born in 1877 in Iredell County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Leander Lee Byers And Nancy C Stewart Byers. In 1880, John Henry Byers resided in Shiloh, Iredell, North Carolina, USA. John Henry Byers married Emma Leanell Or Emma Lula Wilhelm Byers, and had children including Beulah Mae Fox, Clarence Wesley Byers, Cloie Ann Sharpe, Elsie Shook, Janie Bell Johnson, Lee Roy Byers, Mamie Luola Byers, Myrtle Albertine Sherrill. John Henry Byers passed away in 1955 in Taylorsville, Alexander County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Henry Byers was born in 1877 in Iredell County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Leander Lee Byers And Nancy C Stewart Byers.
  • In 1880, John Henry Byers resided in Shiloh, Iredell, North Carolina, USA.
  • John Henry Byers married Emma Leanell Or Emma Lula Wilhelm Byers, and had children including Beulah Mae Fox, Clarence Wesley Byers, Cloie Ann Sharpe, Elsie Shook, Janie Bell Johnson, Lee Roy Byers, Mamie Luola Byers, Myrtle Albertine Sherrill.
  • John Henry Byers passed away in 1955 in Taylorsville, Alexander County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Byers's Ancestors

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John Byers
1877–1955
Birth Place: Iredell County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Leander "Lee" Byers
1843–1883
North Carolina, United States of America
Nancy (C. Stewart) Byers
1842–1930
North Carolina
Grandparents
J. (Walter (Walton)) Douglas
1820–1870
Alexander Co., N.C.
Mary (Polly Byers) Douglas
1817–1884
Iredell, North Carolina, USA
Robert (Alexander) Stewart
1812–1882
Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Jane Cordia Snead) Stewart
1812–1856
Onslow County, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Cansler
1772–
Robert Byers
1778–1835
Jane Houston
1787–1850
Ralph Stewart
1770–1838
John Snead
1799–1885
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Captain Byers
1738–1807
Margaret Smith
1754–1806
James Houston
1757–1837
Martha Lucas
1757–1810
Elizabeth Redd
1778–1850

John Byers's Descendants

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John (Henry) Byers (31 May 1877–21 March 1955) m. Emma (Leanell or Emma Lula Wilhelm) Byers (5 December 1872–8 February 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

John Byers's Timeline

3 Records

1877
31 May 1877
Birth of John Henry Byers in Iredell County, North Carolina, United States of America
Iredell County, North Carolina, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 3
John Henry Byers resided here in Shiloh, Iredell, North Carolina, USA
Shiloh, Iredell, North Carolina, USA
1955
21 March 1955
Age 78
Death of John Henry Byers in Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina, United States of America
Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 May 1877
    Event Place: Iredell County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Shiloh, Iredell, North Carolina; Roll: 968; Page: 48C; Enumeration District: 141
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Shiloh, Iredell, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Shiloh, Iredell, North Carolina; Roll: 968; Page: 48C; Enumeration District: 141

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 March 1955
    Event Place: Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Taylorsville, Alexander County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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