Genealogy of the Marshall Family,
including Medieval and Ancient Lines

Updated: 02-03-2022.

Submitted and Maintained by Bill Marshall, bill.marshall@verizon.net.


Additions and corrections appreciated (especially with sources). My current list of sources is here. Homepage here.

Index of Medieval and Ancient Lines is here, notable people here, and Gedcom may be downloaded here.

Index of Modern Lines (immigrants to America and their descendants) is here, notable people here, and Gedcom here.


Individual Page

    Person Info
  • Name: Anne BYERS
  • Sex: F
  • Birth: 25 Jun 1797 in East Finley Township, Washington Co, Pennsylvania b
  • Death: 26 Aug 1887 in West Alexander, Washington Co, Pennsylvania d


    • Parents:
  • Father:
  • Thomas BYERS Birth: 7 Sep 1757 in Chester Co, Pennsylvania Death: 30 Aug 1825 in East Finley Twp, Washington Co, Pennsylvania
    • Mother:
  • Margaret SHANNON Birth: 30 Mar 1765 in Sadsbury Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania Death: 4 Aug 1829 in East Finley Twp, Washington Co, Pennsylvania

Family:
Marriage:
  • Andrew YATES on 25 May 1820 at Claysville, Pennsylvania .m1
  • Andrew YATES Birth: 16 Jul 1795 in Ohio Co, Virginia Death: 18 Dec 1876 in West Alexander, Pennsylvania
Children:
  1. Mary Faris YATES Birth: 14 Mar 1821 in Cross Creek, Pennsylvania Death: 5 Nov 1894 in West Alexander, Pennsylvania
  2. Thomas YATES Birth: 15 Apr 1823 in Cross Creek, Pennsylvania Death: 15 Aug 1829 in West Alexander, Pennsylvania
  3. Byers T YATES Birth: 4 May 1825 in Cross Creek, Pennsylvania Death: 15 Feb 1892 in West Alexander, Pennsylvania
  4. Margaret Shannon YATES Birth: 18 Dec 1826 in Ohio Co, West Virginia Death: 6 Aug 1829 in West Alexander, Pennsylvania
  5. William YATES Birth: 28 Sep 1828 in Ohio Co, West Virginia Death: 19 Aug 1829 in West Alexander, Pennsylvania
  6. (Unk dau) YATES Birth: 8 Feb 1830 in Ohio Co, West Virginia Death: 12 Feb 1830 in West Alexander, Pennsylvania
  7. Andrew YATES Birth: 17 Jul 1831 in Ohio Co, West Virginia Death: 8 Dec 1838 in West Alexander, Pennsylvania
  8. Anna Byers YATES Birth: 17 Jul 1831 in Ohio Co, West Virginia Death: 21 Mar 1919 in West Alexander, Pennsylvania
  9. Jane S YATES Birth: 18 Sep 1833 in Ohio Co, West Virginia Death: 11 Mar 1852 in West Alexander, Pennsylvania

Bibliography
  1. Email received 1/9/1995, author desired to be anonymous. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Anon email 1/9/1995].
  2. Beers, J. H., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, PA, J.H. Beers Co, Chicago, 1893, reprinted by Polyanthos, Inc, New Orleans, LA, 1976. Available at https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008651804. Available at http://archive.org/details/commemorativebio03jhbe Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Beers WashingtonCoPA p[0-9-]*].
  3. Bell, Raymond Martin, The BYERS Family of Washington County, Pennsylvania, Washington, PA, 1987, LDS Film#1320702#7. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/526675. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Bell BYERS-87 p[0-9]*].
  4. Bell, Raymond Martin, BYERS, Keyhole XXIII,3 (July 1995). p101-103 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Bell BYERS-95 p10[1-3]].
  5. Bell, Raymond Martin, SHANNON of Washington County PA, Keyhole XVIII,2 April 1990, p77-80. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Bell SHANNON].
  6. Borkowski, Helen, The Byers Burial Ground, Keyhole XIX,1 Jan 1991, pp24-28. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Borkowski ByersBurialGround p[0-9]*].
  7. Boss, Lula Reed, Descendants of Thomas Byers, in Kentucky Ancestor, vol 8, no 4, April 1973. Sutro F450.K4. Available at http://kentuckyancestors.org/kentucky-ancestors-print-archive-goes-digital/ vol 8 No 4, available at http://kyhistory.com/cdm/singleitem/collection/p16602coll3/id/181/rec/188. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Boss BYERS p[0-9]*].
  8. Craig, Marion Stark, My BYERS-BONAR-SHANNON And Allied Families, 1976, LDS Film#1036519 item#3. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Craig BYERS p[0-9]*].
  9. Crumrine, History of Washington County. Philadelphia: Everts, 1882. Available at http://archive.org/details/historyofwashing00crum Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Crumrine WashingtonCoPA p[0-9]*].
  10. DAR Lineage, Miss Anita F BRITT #154028 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: DAR #154028].
  11. DAR Application 563918, Tice, Alice Tomlinson Information from this source tagged as [Ref: DAR #563918].
  12. DAR Application 664455, Beohm, Marilyn Jane Broell Information from this source tagged as [Ref: DAR #664455].
  13. Eagleson, Andrew S, BYERS Family History, 1908, LDS Film #1320634#5 1988. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/456946. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Eagleson BYERS p[0-9-ab]*].
  14. Tylor, Alma Martin, Byers Family Data, in Kentucky Genealogical Records compiled by Mrs M. H. Dunn, Genealogical Records Chairman, Kentucky Society DAR, Series 1 vol 296 1966. DAR KY GRC 1966 S1 V296. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Taylor BYERS p[0-9]*].
  15. Truan, Van, Descendants of Thomas Byers, private email, 10/18/2000. Author address renegade dot royal at juno dot com Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Van Truan 10/18/2000].
  16. Truan, Van, Descendants of Andrew Yates, private email, 10/19/2000. Author address renegade dot royal at juno dot com Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Van Truan 10/19/2000].
  17. Washington County Pennsylvania Recorder of Deeds, Deed books 1781-1886. SLC: GeneSocUT, 1971, Book 3N, 1853-1854, LDS Film#0863604#2. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/008084674 images 518-9. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: WashingtonCoPA Deeds 3N-329].
  18. Washington County Pennsylvania Register of Wills, Will Books 1781-1872. SLC: GeneSocUT, 1972. Book 4, 1814-1832, Film#863625#2. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/005537969 images 365-7. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: WashingtonCoPA Wills 4-125].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
[Ref: Bell BYERS-87 p10, Bell BYERS-95 p102, Bell SHANNON, Borkowski ByersBurialGround p25, Boss BYERS p192, Craig BYERS p15, Craig BYERS p16, Craig BYERS p70, DAR #563918, DAR #664455, Eagleson BYERS p35, Eagleson BYERS p4, Taylor BYERS p24, Van Truan 10/18/2000]
1797 [Ref: DAR #154028],
place:
[Ref: Eagleson BYERS p35]
Finley Twp [Ref: Beers WashingtonCoPA p804, Craig BYERS p15]
Washington Co Pennsylvania [Ref: Craig BYERS p70, Van Truan 10/18/2000],
parents:
[Ref: Beers WashingtonCoPA p233, Beers WashingtonCoPA p804, Bell BYERS-87 p10, Bell BYERS-95 p102, Bell SHANNON, Borkowski ByersBurialGround p25, Boss BYERS p192, Craig BYERS p15, Craig BYERS p16, Craig BYERS p70, DAR #154028, DAR #563918, DAR #664455, Eagleson BYERS p35, Eagleson BYERS p4, Van Truan 10/18/2000],
father:
[Ref: Craig BYERS p12, Crumrine WashingtonCoPA p980, Taylor BYERS p23, WashingtonCoPA Deeds 3N-329, WashingtonCoPA Wills 4-125]
Sources with Inaccurate birth and parent Information
date:
20 Jun 1797 [Ref: Beers WashingtonCoPA p804]
third daughter [Ref: Craig BYERS p12, Crumrine WashingtonCoPA p980]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: Bell BYERS-87 p10, Bell BYERS-95 p102, Bell SHANNON, Craig BYERS p16, Craig BYERS p70]
1887 [Ref: DAR #154028],
place:
[Ref: Borkowski ByersBurialGround p25, Boss BYERS p192, Craig BYERS p16, Eagleson BYERS p4, Taylor BYERS p24, Van Truan 10/19/2000]
West Virginia [Ref: Bell SHANNON]
Sources with Inaccurate death Information
date:
27 Aug 1887 [Ref: Van Truan 10/19/2000]
Sources with Information about marriage to Andrew YATES
date:
[Ref: Bell BYERS-87 p10, Bell BYERS-95 p102, Bell SHANNON, Eagleson BYERS p35, Van Truan 10/18/2000]
1820 [Ref: DAR #154028],
place:
[Ref: Van Truan 10/18/2000],
names:
[Ref: Anon email 1/9/1995, Beers WashingtonCoPA p233, Beers WashingtonCoPA p804, Borkowski ByersBurialGround p25, Boss BYERS p192, Craig BYERS p15, Craig BYERS p16, Craig BYERS p70, DAR #563918, DAR #664455, Eagleson BYERS p4, Taylor BYERS p24, WashingtonCoPA Deeds 3N-329, WashingtonCoPA Wills 4-125]
Andrew YATES & dau Thomas BYERS [Ref: Craig BYERS p12, Crumrine WashingtonCoPA p980],
child:
[Ref: Bell BYERS-95 p102, DAR #154028, Eagleson BYERS p35, Eagleson BYERS p36, Eagleson BYERS p37, Van Truan 10/18/2000]
Research Notes:
May 22 1826: granted to Thomas Byers Jr their undivided one-sixth interest in 30 acres and 120 perches left to be equally divided by his daughters by Thomas Byers Sr in his will [Ref: WashingtonCoPA Deeds 3N-329]

abt 1834: received 1/11 share in will of uncle, James Byers [Ref: Taylor BYERS p23]

died in home of daughter, Mrs Mary F Ralston [Ref: Craig BYERS p16]



Pedigree of Anne BYERS
                            /-----Thomas BYERS
                   /-----James BYERS
          /-----Samuel BYERS
 /-----Thomas BYERS
|        |         /-----Thomas WHITE
|         \-----Jane WHITE
|                  \-----Ann (WHITE)
Anne BYERS
|                                             /-----John SHANNON
|                                    /-----John SHANNON
|                           /-----Robert SHANNON
|                  /-----Thomas SHANNON
|                 |         \-----Annal (SHANNON)
|         /-----John SHANNON
|        |         \-----Agnes (SHANNON)
 \-----Margaret SHANNON
         |                  /-----Thomas REID
         |         /-----John Col REID
         |        |         \-----Mary McKEAN
          \-----Sarah REID
                   \-----Jane STUART



Descendants of Anne BYERS
1. Anne BYERS m. Andrew YATES
m. Andrew YATES father: Thomas YATES mother: Mary FARIS

2nd generation

2. Mary Faris YATES m. Thomas RALSTON
m. Thomas RALSTON
4. Byers T YATES m. Margaret Coulter PURSELL
m. Margaret Coulter PURSELL

3rd generation

13. Jennie Margaret RALSON m. Frank P Rev BRITT
m. Frank P Rev BRITT
16. Anna Elizabeth YATES m. Arnold LAWTON
m. Arnold LAWTON
17. George Andrew YATES m. Sarah Ann CLENDENEN
m. Sarah Ann CLENDENEN

4th generation

21. Robert Ralston BRITT m. Harriet CARROLL
m. Harriet CARROLL
24. Nora Jane LAWTON m. Joseph B MEHAFFEY
m. Joseph B MEHAFFEY father: Robert MEHAFFEY mother: Mary McCOY
25. Isaac Yates LAWTON m. Sarah Hortense HERTIG
m. Sarah Hortense HERTIG
27. Carl Clendenning YATES m. Minnie Ann ROLO
m. Minnie Ann ROLO