Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



picture
John Byers and Sarah Weaver




Husband John Byers 1 2 3

           Born: 1798 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 1879 or 1881 - New Washington, Clearfield Co, PA 3
         Buried: 


         Father: John Byers (1762-1862) 5
         Mother: Mary Colgan (      -      ) 4


       Marriage: 1830 6

   Other Spouse: Margaret Bunn (      -      ) 1



Wife Sarah Weaver 1 3 7

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1898
         Buried: 


         Father: John Weaver, Sr. (Abt 1780-1870/1870) 8 9 10
         Mother: Ruth Zimmerman (1783/1788-1873) 8 10 11




Children
1 M Samuel Byers 1 4

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Sarah J. Thompson (      -      ) 1


2 F Mary Ellen Byers 1

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1880
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Amos Hutton (      -      ) 1


3 F Ethelia Byers 1

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1880
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Dr. J. M. Bunn (      -      ) 1


4 F Ruth Byers 1

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1880
         Buried: 
         Spouse: William Whelan (      -Bef 1880) 1


5 F Sarah Byers 4 12

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Henry B. Darr (      -Aft 1911) 12 13


6 M John M. Byers 14

           Born: 1837 - Burnside Twp, Clearfield Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Sarah E. Stuchal (      -      ) 14


7 M Atchison Byers 1

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Caroline Black (      -      ) 1


8 M James W. Byers 1 4

           Born: 12 Oct 1840 - Burnside Twp, Clearfield Co, PA 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Lucretia McCracken (Abt 1846-1871) 1 15
           Marr: 1868 15
         Spouse: Elizabeth Kunsman (1860-      ) 15


9 F Laurinda Byers 1

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Russell Rose (      -      ) 1


10 M William Byers 1

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1880 - Evans, Weld Co, CO
         Buried: 
           Note: Civil War: he was in Co. K, 105th Pennsylvania volunteers, for nine months.



11 M Hezekiah Byers 1

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1880
         Buried: 



12 M Perry C. Byers 1

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1880
         Buried: 



13 F Jennie Byers 1

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Dr. James Innis (      -      ) 1


14 F Amanda Byers 1

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1880
         Buried: 



15 F Eliza Byers 1 4

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: John C. London (      -      ) 1 4



General Notes: Husband - John Byers


He came to the "present Byers homestead" [in Burnside township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania,] accompanied by a brother; his death took place at New Washington.

He was one of the organizers of the Methodist Protestant church in 1829.

picture

Sources


1 Editor, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 464.

2 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 603.

3 Roland D. Swoope, Jr., 20th Century History of Clearfield County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1911), Pg 812, 860.

4 Roland D. Swoope, Jr., 20th Century History of Clearfield County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1911), Pg 860.

5 Roland D. Swoope, Jr., 20th Century History of Clearfield County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1911), Pg 651, 812.

6 Roland D. Swoope, Jr., 20th Century History of Clearfield County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1911), Pg 812.

7 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 603, 978.

8 Editor, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 511.

9 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 603, 616, 978.

10 Roland D. Swoope, Jr., 20th Century History of Clearfield County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1911), Pg 651, 790, 980.

11 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 603, 616.

12 Editor, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 464, 512.

13 Roland D. Swoope, Jr., 20th Century History of Clearfield County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1911), Pg 846, 860.

14 Editor, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 460, 464.

15 Roland D. Swoope, Jr., 20th Century History of Clearfield County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1911), Pg 861.


Home | Table of Contents | Surnames | Name List

This Web Site was Created 12 Feb 2026 with Legacy 9.0 from Millennia