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Minerva Jane Byers 1852–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: July 1852

Birth Location: Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 20 Feb 1937

Death Location: Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA

Father: Elijah Jr

Mother: Ann Martin

Spouse(s): Melvin Freeborn

Children(s):

Minerva Jane Byers was born in 1852 in Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, USA, the child of Elijah Elisha Byers Jr And Ann Elizabeth Martin. In 1856, Minerva Jane Byers resided in Richland, Keokuk, Iowa, USA. Minerva Jane Byers married Melvin J Freeborn. Minerva Jane Byers passed away in 1937 in Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA.

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Biography

  • Minerva Jane Byers was born in 1852 in Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, USA, the child of Elijah Elisha Byers Jr And Ann Elizabeth Martin.
  • In 1856, Minerva Jane Byers resided in Richland, Keokuk, Iowa, USA.
  • Minerva Jane Byers married Melvin J Freeborn.
  • Minerva Jane Byers passed away in 1937 in Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA.

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Minerva Byers's Ancestors

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Minerva Byers
1852–1937
Birth Place: Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, USA
Parents
Elijah Elisha Byers Jr
1829–1896
Darke County, Ohio, United States of America
Ann (Elizabeth) Martin
1833–1919
Holmes County, Ohio, United States of America
Grandparents
Elisha (Elijah) Byers
–1849
Prudence Martin
1805–
Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Minerva Byers's Timeline

3 Records

1852
July 1852
Birth of Minerva Jane Byers in Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, USA
Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, USA
1856
1856
Age 4
Minerva Jane Byers resided here in Richland, Keokuk, Iowa, USA
Richland, Keokuk, Iowa, USA
1937
20 Feb 1937
Age 85
Death of Minerva Jane Byers in Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA
Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: July 1852
    Event Place: Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Iowa State Census Collection, State Historical Society of Iowa (Via Heritage Quest); Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 As Well Various Special Censuses From 1836-1897

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1856
    Event Place: Richland, Keokuk, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa State Census Collection, State Historical Society of Iowa (Via Heritage Quest); Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 As Well Various Special Censuses From 1836-1897

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1937
    Event Place: Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA

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