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John M Byram 1817 – 1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 May 1817

Birth Location: Sussex, New Jersey, USA

Death Date: 11 Feb 1897

Death Location: Switzerland County, Indiana, USA

Father: Seth Byram

Mother: Sarah *

Spouse(s): Elizabeth (Byram)

Children(s): Sarah (Bocock), Mary (Keffer), Griffith Byram, Manuel Byram, William Byram, Ann (Fish), Matilda (Melick), Malvina (Banta)

In 1817, John M Byram entered the world in Sussex, New Jersey, USA, born to Seth Benjamin Byram and Sarah Quick (Byram) *. In 1840, John M Byram resided in Collon, Switzerland, Indiana, USA. In 1850, John M Byram resided in Cotton, Switzerland, Indiana, USA. John M Byram married Elizabeth Dickason (Byram), and had children including Sarah Ann Byram (Bocock), Mary Elizabeth Byram (Keffer), Griffith Seth Byram, Manuel N Byram, William D Byram, Ann Belle Byram (Fish), Matilda Byram (Melick), Malvina H Byram (Banta). John M Byram passed away in 1897 in Switzerland County, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1817, John M Byram entered the world in Sussex, New Jersey, USA, born to Seth Benjamin Byram and Sarah Quick (Byram) *.
  • In 1840, John M Byram resided in Collon, Switzerland, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1850, John M Byram resided in Cotton, Switzerland, Indiana, USA.
  • John M Byram married Elizabeth Dickason (Byram), and had children including Sarah Ann Byram (Bocock), Mary Elizabeth Byram (Keffer), Griffith Seth Byram, Manuel N Byram, William D Byram, Ann Belle Byram (Fish), Matilda Byram (Melick), Malvina H Byram (Banta).
  • John M Byram passed away in 1897 in Switzerland County, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Seth Byram
1765 – 1849
Birth Location: Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, USA
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Sarah *
1773 – 1774
Birth Location: Machackemeck, Orange County, New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth (Byram)
1819 – 1895
Birth Location: Switzerland County, Indiana, USA
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Children(s)

Sarah (Bocock)
1840 – 1915
Birth Location: Switzerland County, Indiana, USA
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Mary (Keffer)
1842 – 1916
Birth Location: Switzerland County, Indiana, USA
M(
Griffith Byram
1846 – 1924
Birth Location: –
GB
Manuel Byram
1848 – 1933
Birth Location: Switzerland County, Indiana, USA
MB
William Byram
1851 – 1871
Birth Location: –
WB
Ann (Fish)
1854 – 1937
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
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Matilda (Melick)
1856 – 1929
Birth Location: Switzerland County, Indiana, USA
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Malvina (Banta)
1858 – 1925
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
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John Byram's Ancestors

Self
John Byram
1817 – 1897
Birth Place: Sussex, New Jersey, USA
Parents
Seth Benjamin Byram
1765 – 1849
Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, USA
Sarah (Quick (Byram)) *
1773 – 1774
Machackemeck, Orange County, New York, USA
Grandparents
Japhet\Japheth (Byram) *
1721 – 1801
East Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mary (Chamberlain) (Byram)
1765 – 1815
Morris County, New Jersey, USA
Jacobus (Theunis James Quick) *
1716 – 1777
Rochester, Ulster, New York, USA
Jannetje\Jane (Van Auken (Quick)) *
1725 – 1774
Shippekonk, Sussex, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
Maj Byram
1692 – 1753
Hannah *
1691 – 1761
Nathaniel Chamberlain
1689 – 1780
Elizabeth (Chamberlain)
1690 – 1737
Col. Quick
1690 – 1756
Margrieta (Quick)
1695 – 1760
Cornelius *
1690 – 1743
Zara\Sarah *
1694 – 1766
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Byram\Byrom\Birum
1640 – 1727
Mary (Byram)
1678 – 1727
Deacon Hayward
1643 – 1718
Hannah (Hayward)
1662 – 1702
Joseph *
1655 – 1721
Hannah (Chamberlain)
1662 – 1721
John Hunkins
1621 – 1700
Sarah\Mary (Hunkins)
1647 – 1691
Dirck Quick
1648 – 1702
Hannah\Joanna (Quick)
1652 – 1730
Gerrit Dekker\Decker
1665 – 1710
Grietje (Dekker\Decker)
1664 – 1707
Marinus Aken\Auken
1660 – 1724
Pieternela Puy)
1658 – 1724
Johannes Westbroek
1662 – 1725
Magdalena (Westbroek)
1666 – 1727

John Byram's Descendants

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John (M) Byram (5 May 1817 – 11 Feb 1897) m. Elizabeth (Dickason) (Byram) (6 Mar 1819 – 7 Jul 1895)
  1. 1. Sarah (Ann Byram) (Bocock) (30 Aug 1840 – 22 Jun 1915)
  2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth Byram) (Keffer) (1842 – 16 May 1916) m. Jackson (Richardson) Keffer (24 May 1839 – 9 Oct 1919)
    1. 1. Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Keffer (Abt. 1860 – 20 Jul 1926)
    2. 2. Evaline (E) Keffer (Abt 1861 – )
    3. 3. Parkinson Keffer (Aug 1863 – 1917)
    4. 4. John Keffer (Abt. 1864 – )
    5. 5. Mary (Ann) Keffer (Abt. 1867 – )
    6. 6. Adaline Keffer (Abt 1870 – )
    7. 7. Axhie Keffer (Abt 1873 – )
    8. 8. Holda Keffer (Abt 1875 – )
    9. 9. Annabelle Keffer (19 Apr 1878 – 31 Jul 1917)
    10. 10. Amy (Stella Keffer) (Cobb) (Nov 1880 – 2 Aug 1945) m. Rev. (Earl Norman) Cobb (14 Nov 1877 – 20 Jan 1952)
      1. 1. Stella (B) Cobb (Abt. 1905 – )
      2. 2. Glen (Edwin "Ty") Cobb (17 Aug 1907 – 31 Oct 1989) m. Wilma (T ?) (Cobb) (Abt. 1908 – )
        1. 1. Patsy (Jean Cobb (Moore)) (Terrell) (21 Apr 1932 – 16 Dec 2010)
        2. 2. Billy (G) Cobb (12 Aug 1933 – 27 Jun 2001)
        3. 3. Gary (B) Cobb (Abt. 1946 – )
      3. 3. Beulah (Faye "Bea") Cobb (21 Sep 1914 – 18 Oct 1992)
    11. 11. Pearl (J.) Keffer (Jun 1883 – )
    12. 12. Elmer (X) Keffer (23 Apr 1886 – 2 Apr 1950)
  3. 3. Griffith (Seth) Byram (2 Mar 1846 – 17 Oct 1924)
  4. 4. Manuel (N) Byram (8 Aug 1848 – 7 May 1933)
  5. 5. William (D) Byram (4 Dec 1851 – 12 Feb 1871)
  6. 6. Ann (Belle Byram) (Fish) (30 Jan 1854 – 5 Jan 1937)
  7. 7. Matilda (Byram) (Melick) (1 Sep 1856 – 22 Jan 1929)
  8. 8. Malvina (H Byram) (Banta) (Abt. 1858 – 1925)

John Byram's Timeline

7 Records

1817
5 May 1817
Birth of John M Byram in Sussex, New Jersey, USA
Sussex, New Jersey, USA
1840
1840
Age 23
John M Byram resided here in Collon, Switzerland, Indiana, USA
Collon, Switzerland, Indiana, USA
1850
1850
Age 33
John M Byram resided here in Cotton, Switzerland, Indiana, USA
Cotton, Switzerland, Indiana, USA
1860
1860
Age 43
John M Byram resided here in Cotton, Switzerland, Indiana, USA
Cotton, Switzerland, Indiana, USA
1870
1870
Age 53
John M Byram resided here in Cotton, Switzerland, Indiana, USA
Cotton, Switzerland, Indiana, USA
1880
1880
Age 63
John M Byram resided here in Cotton, Switzerland, Indiana, USA
Cotton, Switzerland, Indiana, USA
1897
11 Feb 1897
Age 80
Death of John M Byram in Switzerland County, Indiana, USA
Switzerland County, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1817
    Event Place: Sussex, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cotton, Switzerland, Indiana; Roll: 313; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 167
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Cotton, Switzerland, Indiana; Roll: M593_361; Page: 250B; Family History Library Film: 545860
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Cotton, Switzerland, Indiana; Roll: M653_299; Page: 94; Family History Library Film: 803299
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Cotton, Switzerland, Indiana; Roll: M432_174; Page: 384B; Image: 129
    [6] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Collon, Switzerland, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Collon, Switzerland, Indiana; Roll: 95; Page: 176; Family History Library Film: 0007730

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Cotton, Switzerland, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Cotton, Switzerland, Indiana; Roll: M432_174; Page: 384B; Image: 129

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Cotton, Switzerland, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Cotton, Switzerland, Indiana; Roll: M653_299; Page: 94; Family History Library Film: 803299

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Cotton, Switzerland, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Cotton, Switzerland, Indiana; Roll: M593_361; Page: 250B; Family History Library Film: 545860

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Cotton, Switzerland, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cotton, Switzerland, Indiana; Roll: 313; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 167

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Se

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1897
    Event Place: Switzerland County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: East Enterprise, Switzerland, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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