J. L. Byers and Sarah Steele

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Husband J. L. Byers ¹

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           Born: 15 Jun 1823 - Lawrence Co, PA 2
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         Father: Samuel Byers (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Mary Gundy (      -      ) 2

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       Marriage: 19 Aug 1846 2

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Wife Sarah Steele ²

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           Born: Abt 1825
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           Died: 26 Mar 1888 3
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         Father: William Steele (      -      ) 2 4
         Mother: Esther Ewing (      -      ) 2 4

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Children

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1 F Josephine S. Byers ¹

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           Born: 9 Feb 1847 5
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         Spouse: William Osborn (      -1872) 5

         Spouse: David R. Porter "Port" Zahniser (1838-      ) 6 7
           Marr: 9 Feb 1875 5 7

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2 F Mary L. Byers ³

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         Spouse: William Sloss (      -      ) 3

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3 F Hedessa M. Byers ³

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         Spouse: Charles Ayer (      -      ) 3

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4 F Margaret M. Byers ³

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           Died: 12 Nov 1887 3
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         Spouse: William Gilbert (      -      ) 3

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5 M Daniel O. Byers ³

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6 F Eletha S. Byers ³

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General Notes: Husband - J. L. Byers

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He was engaged in farming and keeping hotel. He kept hotel at Waterloo, Venango County, PA, for three years, and extensively at a place in Mercer County for five years. In politics he was a Democrat.

1 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 976, 1020.

2 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 976.

3 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 977.

4 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1024.

5 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1020.

6 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1018.

7 Kate M. Zahniser & Charles Reed Zahniser, The Zahnisers - A History of the Family in America (Mercer, PA: Kate M. Zahniser, Publisher, 1906), Pg 185.