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William Augustus Byers 1846–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 MAR 1846

Birth Location: Iredell, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 12 Apr 1922

Death Location: Shiloh, Iredell, North Carolina, USA

Father: Joseph Byers

Mother: Mattie Byers

Spouse(s): E. Harris

Children(s): Dorie Byers, Lillie Ingram, Julia Pierce, Robert Harris, Cora Ray

The story of William Augustus Byers began in 1846 in Iredell, North Carolina, USA. In 1880, William Augustus Byers resided in Shiloh, Iredell, North Carolina, USA. William Augustus Byers married E M Harris, and had children including Cora Lee Harris Ray, Dorie C Byers, Julia I Harris Pierce, Lillie Belle Harris Ingram, Robert Cornelius Harris. William Augustus Byers passed away in 1922 in Shiloh, Iredell, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Augustus Byers began in 1846 in Iredell, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1880, William Augustus Byers resided in Shiloh, Iredell, North Carolina, USA.
  • William Augustus Byers married E M Harris, and had children including Cora Lee Harris Ray, Dorie C Byers, Julia I Harris Pierce, Lillie Belle Harris Ingram, Robert Cornelius Harris.
  • William Augustus Byers passed away in 1922 in Shiloh, Iredell, North Carolina, USA.

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William Byers's Ancestors

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William Byers
1846–1922
Birth Place: Iredell, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Joseph Washington Byers
1815–1866
Iredell, North Carolina, United States
Mattie (Jane Goble) Byers
1821–1860
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Robert Byers
1778–1835
Iredell Co., NC
Jane Houston
1787–1850
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Andrew (Robinson) Goble
1799–
On the Catawba, Iredell, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Captain Byers
1738–1807
Margaret Smith
1754–1806
James Houston
1757–1837
Martha Lucas
1757–1810
Corban Goble
1761–1839
Elizabeth ROBINSON
1775–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Byers
1714–1775
Margaret White
1715–1772
Sarah Lamb
1725–
Jesse Robinson
1750–1820

William Byers's Descendants

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William (Augustus) Byers (07 MAR 1846–12 Apr 1922) m. E. (M.) Harris (4 Jun 1846–23 Jun 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
      1. 1. Claud (E) Byers 1932–1994 m. Betty (Mae) Byers 1932–2016
      2. 2. Johnnie Byers 1936–2015
      3. 3. Ella (Mae Byers) Ramsey 1937–2018 m. Donald ("Don" Lowrence or Lawrence) RAMSEY 1933–2012
      4. 4. Isebelle Byers 1933–2021 m. Otis (C) Faulkner 1934–2006
    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
      1. 1. Edna (Louise Denton) Mull 1922–2000
      2. 2. Gordon (Jackson " Jack") Denton 1925–1997
      3. 3. Hubert (Richard) Denton 1926–1999
  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
      1. 1. Lenora (R) Partice 1925–
      2. 2. Robert (Lee Partin) Jr 1926–1992 m. Elma (Marie Hicks) Partin 1929–2016
        1. 1. Kenneth (Lee) Partin 1951–1951
        2. 2. Sandra (Partin) Mattocks 1948–2015
      3. 3. Sidney (Albert) Partin 1930–1974

William Byers's Timeline

3 Records

1846
07 MAR 1846
Birth of William Augustus Byers in Iredell, North Carolina, USA
Iredell, North Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 34
William Augustus Byers resided here in Shiloh, Iredell, North Carolina, USA
Shiloh, Iredell, North Carolina, USA
1922
12 Apr 1922
Age 76
Death of William Augustus Byers in Shiloh, Iredell, North Carolina, USA
Shiloh, Iredell, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 MAR 1846
    Event Place: Iredell, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Shiloh, Iredell, North Carolina; Roll: 968; Page: 56C; Enumeration District: 141

    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: 56C; Enumeration District: 141

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1922
    Event Place: Shiloh, Iredell, North Carolina, USA

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