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William Eli Byers 1868–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jan 1868

Birth Location: Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 3 May 1945

Death Location: Dover, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States

Father: George Byers

Mother: Amanda Mock

Spouse(s): Jane Robertson, May Hicks, Clara Widder

Children(s): Leo Byers, George Byers, John Byers, Mary Byers, William Groh, Opal Groh, Carlton Stauffer, Maggie Stauffer, Irvin Stauffer, Eugene Byers

In 1868, William Eli Byers entered the world in Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA, born to George S Byers And Amanda Jane Mock. In 1870, William Eli Byers resided in Clay, Coultersville, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1880, William Eli Byers resided in Clay, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA. William Eli Byers married Clara Mae Widder, Jane Robertson, May Lizzie Hicks, and had children including Carlton R Carl Stauffer, Eugene Sylvester Byers, George Byers, Irvin Franklin Rosensteel Stauffer, John Byers, Leo E Byers, Maggie Lavette Stauffer, Mary A Byers, Opal E Groh, William Frank Groh. William Eli Byers passed away in 1945 in Dover, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1868, William Eli Byers entered the world in Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA, born to George S Byers And Amanda Jane Mock.
  • In 1870, William Eli Byers resided in Clay, Coultersville, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1880, William Eli Byers resided in Clay, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • William Eli Byers married Clara Mae Widder, Jane Robertson, May Lizzie Hicks, and had children including Carlton R Carl Stauffer, Eugene Sylvester Byers, George Byers, Irvin Franklin Rosensteel Stauffer, John Byers, Leo E Byers, Maggie Lavette Stauffer, Mary A Byers, Opal E Groh, William Frank Groh.
  • William Eli Byers passed away in 1945 in Dover, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Byers
1835–1920
Birth Location: Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA
GB
Amanda Mock
1840–1912
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
AM

Spouses(s)

Jane Robertson
1869–1907
Birth Location: Cranberry, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA
JR
May Hicks
1875–1917
Birth Location: Smlthfield, PA.
MH
Clara Widder
1882–1978
Birth Location: Ohio
CW

Children(s)

Leo Byers
1896–1934
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
LB
George Byers
1890–
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
GB
John Byers
1891–1961
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
JB
Mary Byers
1893–1894
Birth Location: Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
MB
William Groh
1919–2006
Birth Location: Dover, Ohio
WG
Opal Groh
1910–1992
Birth Location: Dover, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA
OG
Carlton Stauffer
1897–1973
Birth Location: Uniontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
CS
Maggie Stauffer
1895–1980
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
MS
Irvin Stauffer
1892–1929
Birth Location: Fayette Couty, Pennsylvania, USA
IS
Eugene Byers
1902–1945
Birth Location: Dover, Tuscarawas, Ohio
EB

William Byers's Ancestors

Self
William Byers
1868–1945
Birth Place: Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
George S Byers
1835–1920
Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA
Amanda (Jane) Mock
1840–1912
Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Byers's Descendants

1.
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William (Eli) Byers (25 Jan 1868–3 May 1945) m. Jane Robertson (Sep 1869–1907) m. May (Lizzie) Hicks (17 Mar 1875–13 Jun 1917) m. Clara (Mae) Widder (6 Nov 1882–29 Jan 1978)
  1. 1. Leo (E) Byers 1896–1934 m. Helen (M) Byers 1900–1943
    1. 1. Lola (M) Byers 1916–1994 m. William (lee) Thompson 1913–1998
      1. 1. Beverly (Ann) Thompson 1945–2003
      2. 2. Donald (Lee) Thompson 1933–1937
      3. 3. Howard (Dale) Thompson 1942–1986
      4. 4. Chauncey (Bud) Thompson 1934–2020
    2. 2. Joy (Jean) Byers 1929–1929
    3. 3. William (Edgar) Byers 1931–1998
  2. 2. George Byers 1890–
  3. 3. John Byers 1891–1961
  4. 4. Mary (A) Byers 1893–1894
  5. 5. William (Frank) Groh 1919–2006
  6. 6. Opal (E) Groh 1910–1992
  7. 7. Carlton (R "Carl") Stauffer 1897–1973
  8. 8. Maggie (Lavette) Stauffer 1895–1980
  9. 9. Irvin (Franklin Rosensteel) Stauffer 1892–1929
  10. 10. Eugene (Sylvester) Byers 1902–1945

William Byers's Timeline

10 Records

1868
25 Jan 1868
Birth of William Eli Byers in Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA
Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA
1870
1870
Age 2
William Eli Byers resided here in Clay, Coultersville, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
Clay, Coultersville, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
1880
1880
Age 12
William Eli Byers resided here in Clay, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
Clay, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
1900
1900
Age 32
William Eli Byers resided here in Allegheny, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Allegheny, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
1910
1910
Age 42
William Eli Byers resided here in Canal Dover Ward 2, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA
Canal Dover Ward 2, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA
1920
1920
Age 52
William Eli Byers resided here in Dover, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA
Dover, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA
1925
Abt 1925
Age 57
William Eli Byers resided here in Dover
Dover
1935
1935
Age 67
William Eli Byers resided here in Dover, Tuscarawas, Ohio
Dover, Tuscarawas, Ohio
1940
1940
Age 72
William Eli Byers resided here in Dover, Dover, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA
Dover, Dover, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA
1945
3 May 1945
Age 77
Death of William Eli Byers in Dover, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States
Dover, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1868
    Event Place: Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dover, Tuscarawas, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03160; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 79-8
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Dover, Tuscarawas, Ohio; Roll: T625_1445; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 144
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Clay, Butler, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1108; Page: 117a; Enumeration District: 034
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Clay, Butler, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1315; Page: 123B
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Allegheny, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1496; Page: 33; Enumeration District: 0075
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Canal Dover Ward 2, Tuscarawas, Ohio; Roll: T624_1236; Page: 9b; Enumeration District: 0110; FHL microfilm: 1375249
    [7] Pennsylvania, U.S., Marriages

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Clay, Coultersville, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Clay, Butler, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1315; Page: 123B

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Clay, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Clay, Butler, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1108; Page: 117a; Enumeration District: 034

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Allegheny, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Allegheny, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1496; Page: 33; Enumeration District: 0075

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Canal Dover Ward 2, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Canal Dover Ward 2, Tuscarawas, Ohio; Roll: T624_1236; Page: 9b; Enumeration District: 0110; FHL microfilm: 1375249

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Dover, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Dover, Tuscarawas, Ohio; Roll: T625_1445; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 144

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1925
    Event Place: Dover
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Times; Publication Date: 10 Mar 1925; Publication Place: New Philadelphia, Ohio, USA; ,0.43284428,0.37919515,0.45871568&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Dover, Tuscarawas, Ohio
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dover, Tuscarawas, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03160; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 79-8

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Dover, Dover, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dover, Tuscarawas, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03160; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 79-8

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 May 1945
    Event Place: Dover, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States
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