Henry Booth Byers

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Husband Henry Booth Byers ¹

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           Born: 4 Mar 1871 - Cooperstown, Jackson Twp, Venango Co, PA 2
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           Died: 11 Nov 1896 2
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         Father: James Wirt Byers (1842-      ) 3 4
         Mother: Ellen Booth (Abt 1843-1903) 4

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General Notes: Husband - Henry Booth Byers

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He became a professional musician, and though he died at the age of twenty-five years he had attained such recognition that it is believed he might have taken his place among the most famous vocalists of the country. He was born at Cooperstown, grew up there, and after receiving such literary education as the local schools offered attended high school at Meadville, Pa., where he was graduated. He followed with a course in Allegheny College, Meadville, from which institution he was graduated at the age of twenty years, afterward reading law in the office of George W. Plummer, in Chicago, Ill. Mr. Byers had inherited his mother's musical ability and tastes, and in Chicago found many desirable opportunities for supplementing his early training, before he had been there long devoting himself entirely to voice culture and the development of his fine baritone, which soon brought him an enviable reputation. As a student Mr. Byers had the patience and painstaking habits of the true artist, with the result that he improved his technique and built up his voice to wonderful strength and tone, becoming one of the most popular concert singers in Chicago and all that section of the country. He was engaged Saturdays as soloist in a Jewish Synagogue in that city, and Sundays as soloist in Christ Episcopal Church, and his other assignments were also of the highest character. The "Chicago Musical Times" referred to him as one of the best soloists in the city in oratorio, and made flattering comment upon his expression and control of his voice, which had unusual range. His interpretation in some of his favorite roles gave evidence of feeling and good taste, as well as a capacity for endeavor, promising unlimited success for his future, which was cut short by his untimely death, after an operation for appendicitis.

Mr. Byers never lost his affection for the environment of his early years, and he probably attained a wider reputation than any other resident of Cooperstown. He always enjoyed visiting his old home, and his associates took the greatest pride in his achievements and prospects. [HVC 1919, 694]

1 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 693, 694.

2 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 694.

3 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 663.

4 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 693.