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: James BYERS
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 20 Jun 1799 in East Finley Township, Washington Co, Pennsylvania b
  • Death: 18 Oct 1874 in Wayne Co, Iowa d
  • Burial: Bellefontaine Cemetery, Bellefontaine, Ohio u


    • 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: Children:
  1. Joseph Stevenson BYERS Birth: 11 May 1824
  2. Thomas Marquis BYERS Birth: 12 Jul 1826 Death: 13 Aug 1902 in Mechanicsville, Iowa
  3. John Wilson BYERS Birth: 16 May 1828 Death: 29 Jun 1907
  4. Sarah BYERS Birth: 20 Mar 1830
  5. Margaret BYERS Birth: 6 Mar 1832 Death: 19 Feb 1873
  6. James Edgar BYERS Birth: 29 Jul 1834 Death: 10 Mar 1857
  7. Rachel Ann BYERS Birth: 23 Apr 1837 Death: 5 Mar 1873
  8. Samuel BYERS Birth: 30 Aug 1840 Death: 14 Feb 1893
  9. Elizabeth Cecilia BYERS Birth: 7 Feb 1843 in Bellefontaine, Logan Co, Ohio Death: 9 May 1928 in Bellefontaine, Ohio
  10. (Unk son) BYERS Birth: 14 Oct 1849 Death: 14 Oct 1849

Bibliography
  1. 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-]*].
  2. 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]*].
  3. Bell, Raymond Martin, BYERS, Keyhole XXIII,3 (July 1995). p101-103 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Bell BYERS-95 p10[1-3]].
  4. Bell, Raymond Martin, SHANNON of Washington County PA, Keyhole XVIII,2 April 1990, p77-80. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Bell SHANNON].
  5. 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]*].
  6. 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]*].
  7. 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]*].
  8. 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]*].
  9. DAR Application 563918, Tice, Alice Tomlinson Information from this source tagged as [Ref: DAR #563918].
  10. DAR Application 664455, Beohm, Marilyn Jane Broell Information from this source tagged as [Ref: DAR #664455].
  11. 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]*].
  12. Zoz, Ronald, private email 11/8/2000, with pointer to www.zoz.cc for additional information. Author address rzoz at neo.rr dot com Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Ron Zoz 11/8/2000].
  13. 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]*].
  14. 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].
  15. 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: Beers WashingtonCoPA p804, Bell BYERS-87 p10, Bell BYERS-95 p102, Bell SHANNON, Borkowski ByersBurialGround p26, Boss BYERS p192, Craig BYERS p15, Craig BYERS p16, Craig BYERS p17, Craig BYERS p70, DAR #563918, DAR #664455, Eagleson BYERS p38, Eagleson BYERS p4, Taylor BYERS p24, Van Truan 10/18/2000],
place:
[Ref: Eagleson BYERS p38]
Finley Twp [Ref: Beers WashingtonCoPA p804, Craig BYERS p15]
Washington Co Pennsylvania [Ref: Craig BYERS p70],
parents:
[Ref: Beers WashingtonCoPA p233, Beers WashingtonCoPA p804, Bell BYERS-87 p10, Bell BYERS-95 p102, Bell SHANNON, Borkowski ByersBurialGround p26, Boss BYERS p192, Craig BYERS p15, Craig BYERS p16, Craig BYERS p17, Craig BYERS p70, DAR #563918, DAR #664455, Eagleson BYERS p38, Eagleson BYERS p4, Van Truan 10/18/2000],
father:
[Ref: Craig BYERS p12, Crumrine WashingtonCoPA p980, Taylor BYERS p23, WashingtonCoPA Wills 4-125]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: Bell BYERS-87 p10, Bell BYERS-95 p102, Bell SHANNON, DAR #664455, Eagleson BYERS p38, Van Truan 10/18/2000],
place:
[Ref: Bell BYERS-87 p10, Bell BYERS-95 p102, Eagleson BYERS p38, Eagleson BYERS p4]
Bellefontain Ohio or Wayne Co Iowa [Ref: Van Truan 10/18/2000]
Iowa [Ref: Bell SHANNON]
near Belefontaine, Ohio [Ref: Craig BYERS p17]
Sources with Inaccurate death Information
place:
Bellefontaine, Ohio [Ref: Borkowski ByersBurialGround p26, Boss BYERS p192, Craig BYERS p12, Crumrine WashingtonCoPA p980, Taylor BYERS p24]
Sources for burial Information
place:
[Ref: Bell BYERS-87 p10, Bell BYERS-95 p102, Eagleson BYERS p38]
Sources with Information about marriage to Mary STEVENSON
date:
[Ref: Bell BYERS-87 p10, Bell BYERS-95 p102, DAR #664455, Eagleson BYERS p38, Van Truan 10/18/2000],
names:
[Ref: Beers WashingtonCoPA p233, Borkowski ByersBurialGround p26, Craig BYERS p12, Craig BYERS p17, Craig BYERS p70, Crumrine WashingtonCoPA p980, DAR #563918, Eagleson BYERS p4, Taylor BYERS p24],
child:
[Ref: Bell BYERS-95 p102, DAR #664455, Eagleson BYERS p39, Eagleson BYERS p40, Eagleson BYERS p41, Eagleson BYERS p42, Eagleson BYERS p43, Eagleson BYERS p44, Eagleson BYERS p45, Ron Zoz 11/8/2000, Van Truan 10/18/2000]
Sources with Inaccurate marriage information
date:
3 Apr 1833 [Ref: Bell SHANNON]
Research Notes:
lived at Bellefontaine, OH [Ref: Eagleson BYERS p4]

lived in Noble County, OH [Ref: Beers WashingtonCoPA p804]

came from Washington Co, PA, to Logan County, OH, about 1825, and made his home first in West Liberty, and afterwards moved to a farm north of Bellefontaine, where he lived and farmed many years. After the death of his wife (Sep 25 1868) he went to Wayne County, Iowa. [Ref: Eagleson BYERS p38]

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



Pedigree of James BYERS
                            /-----Thomas BYERS
                   /-----James BYERS
          /-----Samuel BYERS
 /-----Thomas BYERS
|        |         /-----Thomas WHITE
|         \-----Jane WHITE
|                  \-----Ann (WHITE)
James 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 James BYERS
1. James BYERS m. Mary STEVENSON
m. Mary STEVENSON father: Joseph Rev STEVENSON

2nd generation

2. Joseph Stevenson BYERS m. Martha IRWIN
m. Martha IRWIN
3. Thomas Marquis BYERS m. Mary TIPTON
m. Mary TIPTON
4. John Wilson BYERS m. Mary Jane OATMAN
m. Mary Jane OATMAN
5. Sarah BYERS m. George K COMBS
m. George K COMBS
8. Rachel Ann BYERS m. Thomas Nathaniel HATCHER
m. Thomas Nathaniel HATCHER
9. Samuel BYERS m. Samantha Isabel MILLNER
m. Samantha Isabel MILLNER
10. Elizabeth Cecilia BYERS m1. Russell SMITH m2. Bernard ZOZ
m. Russell SMITH
m. Bernard ZOZ

3rd generation

12. John William BYERS m. Eliza E HOLLIDAY
m. Eliza E HOLLIDAY
14. Lawson Emmett BYERS m. Lelia MILLS
m. Lelia MILLS
18. Robert Stevenson BYERS m. Carrie HILL
m. Carrie HILL
23. Sarah Elizabeth BYERS m. William McCandless ARMER
m. William McCandless ARMER
24. Margaret Annabel BYERS m. Frank U GARVIN
m. Frank U GARVIN
26. Mattie Susan BYERS m. John McCleary FEHL
m. John McCleary FEHL
27. Alice Jennie BYERS m. James Madison UNDERWOOD
m. James Madison UNDERWOOD
30. Anna Margaret COMBS m. H W B VANCE
m. H W B VANCE
31. Mary Alice COMBS m. William Rev GRAHAM
m. William Rev GRAHAM
32. Edgar Leslie Rev COMBS m1. Hattie DAUGHERTY m2. May C HIGLEY
m. Hattie DAUGHERTY
m. May C HIGLEY
35. Clara Lizzie COMBS m. B F PUCKETT
m. B F PUCKETT
36. Llewella COMBS m. James H HOWELL
m. James H HOWELL
39. Charles Lewis HATCHER m. Jessie Irene YOUNG
m. Jessie Irene YOUNG
49. Clarence Edgar ZOZ m1. Emily Amelia LOUKE m2. Muriel Esther JASINSKY
m. Emily Amelia LOUKE
m. Muriel Esther JASINSKY

4th generation

53. Anna May BYERS m. Fred HANNAH
m. Fred HANNAH
60. Alan M ARMER m. Myrtle May McLAUGHLIN
m. Myrtle May McLAUGHLIN
63. Janet Byers ARMER m. James Wilson POLLEY
m. James Wilson POLLEY
72. George Lewis VANCE m. Florence S COUNTRYMAN
m. Florence S COUNTRYMAN
96. Tina Lois HATCHER m. Edwin E BROELL
m. Edwin E BROELL
98. Living ZOZ m. Living HOBE
m. Living HOBE father: Erest Roosevelt Schlafli HOBE mother: Living FLEISCHER
99. Muriel Garnet ZOZ m. Thomas William OHNS
m. Thomas William OHNS father: Lawrence T OHNS mother: Cathrine DOYLE
100. Betty ZOZ m. George Herman BISHOP
m. George Herman BISHOP

5th generation

107. Gayle Marie ZOZ m1. Dean BRADFORD m2. Greg BUMB
m. Dean BRADFORD
m. Greg BUMB
108. Rhonda Marie ZOZ m. Michael Allen HILLMAN
m. Michael Allen HILLMAN father: Robert Michael HILLMAN mother: Sharron STAUS
109. Jill Marie ZOZ m. Sung Min CHOI
m. Sung Min CHOI father: Byeong Doo CHOI mother: Bok Hee KIM
111. Living OHNS m. Living HOFFMAN
m. Living HOFFMAN
114. Living BISHOP m. Living THAYER
m. Living THAYER
115. Living BISHOP m. Living KING
m. Living KING father: Living KING mother: Living RIEDER
116. Living BISHOP m. Living HITE
m. Living HITE father: Living HITE mother: Living TURNER