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  The Winn Family

We are not directly descended from the Winn family, but our family owes a strong feeling of gratitude to them.

The love and care in the Winn family, which they gave to their own children, carried through a generation later when on two occasions children in our own family became orphaned.

Thomas Winn was born in 1801 in Kentucky.  His wife Mary Ann (Johnson) Winn was born in 1798 in Indiana.

Thomas and Mary Ann Winn regularly shared their home with other family members.  They shared it with their married children until those young adults acquired a home of their own.  Also Mary Ann's father, a 77-year-old widower, lived with them.

The tradition of The Winn Family's caring continued a generation later.

They are the parents of Marshall Winn, who married Louisa Cedelia Shore.  Louisa was a daughter of John Shore and Mary Ann (Brandenburg) Shore.

In 1871 when Louisa's brother William Thomas Shore lost his first wife Cora (Dick) Shore two weeks after the birth of their daughter, Louisa and Marshall took the infant into their home.  At that time they had been married less than two years and had their own baby, Edgar Winn, barely eleven months old.  Her brother's newborn child did not survive to her second birthday.

In 1880 when her brother William lost his second wife Ianthe (Talbott) Shore, again Louisa and Marshall took a child into their home.  He was Jesse Perry Shore, at age 2 years 10 months.  Jesse Shore lived and grew with them until his adulthood.  Many items of correspondence and photographs he saved show the affection they shared.


  • Today, all of our family is descended from Jesse Perry Shore (1877-1950).


  • The values he had in later years in caring for his own children and grandchildren are those he must have learned in his childhood with his aunt and uncle Louisa and Marshall Winn -- and which they had learned in their own childhoods.


  • The family heritage items he saved and gave to his children and grandchildren must have been preserved for him by his aunt and uncle, Louisa (Shore) Winn and Marshall Winn, as they reared him in their home as a child of less than three years of age.

  Documents

All of these Family Documents are shown below.

Census records:

The 1840 US Federal Census for Stark County, Illinois lists the Winn and Shore households.  Marshall Winn and Louisa Shore were not yet born.

The 1850 US Federal Census for Stark County, Illinois lists the Winn household, with Marshall as an 8-year old child.  Thomas's occupation is shown as Farmer.

The 1860 US Federal Census for Stark County, Illinois lists the Winn household, with Marshall now a young man of 18 years.  Thomas's occupation is shown as Constable.

The 1880 US Federal Census and 1885 State Census for Faribault County, Minnesota shows William and Nancy (Sheffer) Winn and their family.

Other documents:

Thomas and Mary Ann Winn are described in books as Illinois pioneers.  An early biography is shown below.  A later biography gives more information about the family, and mentions Jesse P. Shore.

A photograph in our heritage shows William and Sarah (Hoppock) Winn.  On the back is written "Uncle William Winn and Wife Sarah", by their nephew Jesse Shore.  Sarah was William's second wife, after the death of his first wife Nancy (Sheffer) Winn.  An identical photograph has been found in a historical collection, not part of our heritage.  Both are shown below.

A photograph of Perry and Sarah (Graves) Winn, found in a historical collection and not part of our heritage, is shown below.

A photograph of a Winn family reunion is shown below.  The family reunion is at the home of Marshall Winn and Louisa (Shore) Winn, in Wyoming, Stark County, Illinois.  On the back is written "Reunion at Winn home in Wyoming Ill" in the handwriting of Jesse Perry Shore (1877-1950) who was reared in Marshall's and Louisa's home.  The photo dates from about 1890.

Burial records:

Thomas and Mary Ann Winn are buried in Toulon Municipal Cemetery, Toulon, Illinois.  The Winn family gravesite is shown below.

Here are some images.


1840
US Federal Census
Illinois
Shore and Winn

1850
US Federal Census
Illinois
Winn Family

1860
US Federal Census
Illinois
Winn Family

Winn Family
Biographies

Thomas
and Mary


Page Image

Family

Burial Site

1880
US Federal Census
Minnesota
William Winn

1885
State Census
Minnesota
William Winn

Abt. 1890
William and
Sarah Winn


Back

Abt. 1890
William and
Sarah Winn

1910
William Winn
Obituary

Perry and
Sarah Winn

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Abt. 1890
Winn Family
Reunion

Front


Abt. 1890
Winn Family
Reunion

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Abt. 1890
Winn Family
Reunion

Names


Abt. 1890
Winn Family
Reunion

Back


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4 Apr 2009


 

 

  Marshall Winn  and  Louisa Cedelia (Shore) Winn

Marshall Winn was born 18 April 1842 in Toulon, Stark County, Illinois.  His parents were Thomas and Mary Ann (Johnson) Winn.

Louisa Cedelia Shore was born 7 February 1844 in LaFayette village, Stark County, Illinois.  Her parents were John and Mary Ann (Brandenburg) Shore.

One month after Louisa's 17th birthday, on 7 March 1861 her father John Shore died.  Her mother Mary Ann Shore remarried to Richard C. Baker on the following New Year's day, 1 January 1862.  Louisa then lived with her mother and stepfather until her marriage to Marshall.

Marshall and Louisa were married on 23 Dec 1869, and settled in Wyoming, Illinois.

Marshall and Louisa's marriage was marked almost from its beginning by their caring for her other family members.  They took her niece Cora Shore (1871) and her nephew Jesse Shore (1880) into their home, after the deaths of their mothers.  Our family is directly descended from her nephew, Jesse Shore.

Many of our family's records were handed down from Louisa to Jesse Shore.

Here is our family relationship to Marshall and Louisa.

Louisa Shore was a daughter of John Shore and Mary Ann (Brandenburg) Shore, and sister of William Thomas Shore (b. 1846), our direct relative.

William's first wife (Cora Dick) gave birth to their son (Winfred Shore) in 1869.  She was then 16 years of age.  Cora died in 1871 at age 18, two weeks after giving birth to their daughter (also named Cora).  Louisa and Marshall took the little child into their home and cared for her.  She did not survive to her second birthday.

William remarried (Ianthe Talbott) in 1873.  Ianthe died in 1880, leaving two sons, Albertus Arthur Shore and Jesse Perry Shore, ages 5 and 2 years.  Louisa and Marshall took Jesse Shore into their home, and reared him to adulthood.

Our family is directly descended from Jesse Shore.

Louisa's obituary (1931) reads:  "she gave a home to her nephew, Jesse Shore, and her niece Cora", as well as to a granddaughter.  Her obituary mentions that she was survived  "by two nephews, Jesse and Bert Shore."

Our family owes gratitude to Louisa and Marshall for caring for Jesse in their family, bringing him up from a 2-year-old child into adulthood.

When Jesse married, he named his first daughter Mary Louise Shore.  He might have given her middle name in gratitude to his aunt Louisa Cedelia (Shore) Winn, who nurtured him as a small child.

Marshall and Louisa Winn had one child, their son Edgar Winn.  In addition to taking into their home Louisa's niece Cora Shore (1871, newborn) and nephew Jesse Shore (1880, age 2 yrs), they also cared for their son Edgar Winn and grandson Dean Winn (1900, age 5) after the death of Edgar's wife.

Marshall and Louisa Winn's son Edgar Winn was born on 13 September 1870, and died on 16 April 1938.  He married Mary Jane Francis on 1 November 1892 in Stark County, Illinois.  She was born in 1875, and died in 1898.

Edgar and Mary Jane Winn had one child, their son Dean Harold Winn.  He was born on 4 July 1894, and died on 10 September 1948 in Wyoming, Stark County, Illinois.

Dean Winn married Marie Louise Cox.  They had three surviving children, their daughters Dorothy Juanita Winn (b. 1 October 1911), Alice Louise Winn (b. 4 March 1918), and Deana Marie Winn (b. 22 October 1919).  A fourth child, Mary Jane Winn was born in 1921 and died in that same year.

Dorothy Juanita Winn (1 October 1911 - 12 August 2005) married Eugene Henry Jackson (1911-2004).  They were married on 10 October 1936 in Canton, Fulton County, Illinois.

Alice Louise Winn (4 March 1918 - 13 January 1992) married Elliott Leroy Breese (1916-2007).  They were married on 20 April 1941 in Wyoming, Stark County, Illinois.

Deana Marie Winn (22 October 1919 - 11 August 1999) married Roy B. Bennett (1913-2009).  They were married on 30 May 1941 in Peoria, Illinois.

Edgar Winn remarried to Wilhelmina Schutz.  The 1910 U.S. Federal Census shows them married six years, with one child, their son Harold E. Winn, age one year and five months.  The child was born in 1908 and died in 1911.

Much of the caring for family, brought into our time by our ancestor Jesse Shore, must have come from his childhood.  He grew from a 2-year old child into adulthood in Marshall and Louisa's home.  He shared their home with their own son and with the other children they nurtured.

Louisa's life bridges important years in our heritage.  She knew people whom some of us still remember well.  She knew ones who came earlier, whom we could never know.  Our heritage has lived through her years.
  • As a child (born 1844), she was held and nurtured by Mary Ann and John Shore.  They were gone many years before any of us were born.

  • As a mother and aunt, she held and nurtured her nephew Jesse Shore (born 1877), orphaned to her at two years of age.

  • It was Jesse who, grown up and with his wife Anna, gave life to all who are in our family today.  He also gave a tradition of caring for our family, probably found in his childhood with Louisa.

Stories she told to Jesse about her life in the early Shore/Brandenburg home might have been his inspiration for saving so much of our heritage.  As a two-year old, his parents' memory must have been preserved for him by his aunt Louisa.  Through her, we have so many items preserved for us today.

Photographs of Louisa Cedelia (Shore) Winn have been found in our family, and are shown below.  They show her as an elderly lady.  No photographs have been found so far of her younger years.

Louisa's obituary mentions the home they lived in, where they were "often visited by Indians to whom Mrs. Winn never became accustomed".

Note:  The "Odds and Ends" page of our Family Site shows some early photos of Wyoming, Illinois.

Marshall served with the Illinois 2nd Light Artillery Regiment during the Civil War.  Letters exist in the family from him to his future bride, both during and after the war.  Those letters are shown below.  Immediately after the war he owned a business as a harness-maker.  By 1900 he was occupied as an insurance agent.

Louisa did extensive charitable work in addition to caring for her family.  Her work included making quilts to raise funds for war relief.  Her obituary (1931) mentions:

"... This was about the time of the Civil war.  One of her enterprises was that of making quilts, which she sold to help raise funds for the war.  One of these quilts is now in the possession of her family."

Louisa gave the quilt to her nephew, Jesse Perry Shore.  It went to his daughter Jessie Kathryn (Shore) Kollenberg, who gave it to her niece and nephew Jean (May) Roberts and James Roberts.  A photo of the quilt is shown below.

Marshall died on 17 March 1904.   Louisa died on 26 June 1931.  They are buried at Wyoming Cemetery, Wyoming, Illinois.

  Documents

All of these Family Documents are shown below.

Census records:

The 1850 US Federal Census lists the Thomas Winn household, with "Marshall" as an 8-year old child.

The 1850 US Federal Census also lists the John Shore household, with "Louisa C." as a 6-year old child.

The 1860 US Federal Census lists the Thomas Winn household, with "Marshall" now a young man of 18 years.

The 1880 US Federal Census shows Marshall and Louisa married, with their son Edgar and nephew Jesse Shore living with them.  Marshall's occupation is shown as Harness Maker.

The 1900 US Federal Census shows Marshall and Louisa's household, with their son Edgar and grandson Dean (age 5) living with them.  Edgar's first wife Mary had died in 1898.  Marshall's occupation is shown as Insurance Agent, "1 month not employed".  Edgar's occupation is shown as Day Laborer, "3 months not employed".

The 1910 US Federal Census for Edgar Winn shows Edgar and his second wife Wilhelmina with an infant son, Harold E. Winn.  Edgar is age 39; Wilhelmina is age 31, and Harold is one year and five months.  They are living in Canton Township.  Edgar's occupation is shown as Harness Maker (the same as his late father Marshall Winn had after returning from the Civil War).

The 1920 US Federal Census for Edgar Winn shows Edgar and Wilhelmina Winn living alone in Peoria.  Their child Harold had died in 1911.  Edgar's occupation is shown as Chauffeur, Oil Truck; Wilhelmina's is shown as Forelady, Glove Factory.

The 1920 US Federal Census for Louisa Winn shows her, age 75 and widowed, living with the Eckley family.  In a letter of that year to her nephew Jesse Shore, she mentions that an enclosed photo was taken at the Eckley's.  It is the small photo shown below, of her sitting in a chair "getting warm by the register".

The 1920 US Federal Census for Dean Winn shows Dean and Marie Winn's family, with three daughters and Marie's widowed mother Alice M. Cox living with them.  They are living in Toulon.  Dean's occupation is shown as Carpenter.

The 1930 US Federal Census shows Louisa Winn, age 86 and widowed, living in Peoria with her son Edgar and his wife Wilhelmina.

The 1930 US Federal Census shows Dean and Marie Winn, and their three daughters:  Dorothy Juanita, Alice Louise, and Deana Marie.  Their youngest child Mary Jane was born in 1921 and died in that same year.

Other documents:

Six envelopes are addressed to "Miss L. C. Shore" in La Fayette, Illinois.  These envelopes are postmarked from New York and Chicago.  They are envelopes 1, 2, 3, 24, 25 and 26.

These envelopes bear the same handwriting that is on envelopes addressed to Louisa's father, John Shore, from England.

The handwriting is the same on letters mailed in England and in America.  This raises the possibility that other Shore family members came from England to America.

If the letters that were in the envelopes can be found, they might show whether more members of the Shore family came to America.  So far only the envelopes have been found.

Possibly the letters were handed to a ship's passenger in England, to be mailed after arriving in America.  They are, however, consistently postmarked from New York and Chicago.

Envelopes with the same handwriting are in the Family Gallery for John and Mary Ann (Brandenburg) Shore.  The handwriting appears to be that of John's brother, Thomas Shore.

Many envelopes show a long correspondence from Marshall to Louisa before their marriage in 1869.  Some were sent to her before the Civil War, some from Marshall's assignments during the war, and others were sent after he returned.  All of the envelopes found so far are shown below.

These envelopes were passed down to Louisa's nephew Jesse Shore.

The envelopes are empty, and the letters they contained have not be found so far.

Two letters have been found from Marshall to Louisa, and are shown below.  An 1865 letter was to "My Dear Friend"; by 1868 she was "Dear Delia".  They were married in 1869.

Letters from Louisa to Marshall have not been found, but some may still be in our family or in the Winn family.

A photograph shows Louisa sitting at the front door of their home in Wyoming, Stark County, Illinois.   It is dated 1894 on the back.  Another photograph shows her and her grandson Dean Winn (b. 1894) in front of the home.  The child appears to be about five years old, so the photograph is from about 1899.

An 1897 photograph of Stark County businessmen shows Marshall Winn (top row, third from left).

A photograph shows Marshall in front of his harness-making shop.  Writing on the back by Jesse Shore, Marshall's nephew, names the four people in the photo:  Marshall Winn, Al Conover, Edgar Winn (Marshall's son), and "Tom" (full name not given).  The photograph probably dates from about 1895.  The 1880 census shows his occupation as harness-making; by 1900 the census shows him as an insurance agent, perhaps reflecting the growing use of automobiles for transportation.

The receipt shown below was passed down to Jesse Shore.  It is dated 4 Feb 1865 and shows $25.00 received from "Madison Winn" for "filling quota of Toulon Township".  The documentary stamp has been cut from it.  It might have been related to the Civil War.  Madison Winn is Marshall's brother.

Letters from Louisa and members of her family to her nephew Jesse Shore are shown below.

One of the letters (1920) contains three photographs of Louisa and her family.

The letter was written on 15 June 1920, and states that the smaller photo was taken "last winter" when she was "over to Eckley getting warm by the register".  The Eckley and Winn families are early settlers of Stark County, Illinois and are close relatives.

The other two photographs were taken on the same day, marked 23 May 1920.

One of these photos shows four generations in the Winn family:  Louisa's grandson Dean Winn, Louisa, her son Edgar Winn, and her oldest great-granddaughter Dorothy Juanita Winn.

The other photo shows Dean and Marie Winn's three children:  Dorothy, Alice, and Deana Marie.

The 1920 letter and its three photographs are shown below.  From these photos we see Louisa (Shore) Winn later in her life.  She had been widowed on the death of Marshall in 1904, and was now a mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.

A biography describes the life of Marshall and Louisa.  It shows Marshall's military service in the Civil War, occupation after the war, and his involvement in civic responsibilities.  It shows Louisa's activity in civic organizations.  The biography also mentions their nephew, Jesse P. Shore at age 3 years, living in their home.

Another letter (1921) from Louisa to Jesse Shore is shown below.

A Christmas card (1921) from Louisa's son Edgar Winn and his wife Wilhelmina ("Minnie") congratulates Jesse on his new home at 716 Denver Blvd., San Antonio.  This card also is shown below.

Today it is possible that the latest generation of our "Winn family cousins" might have photos, letters and records of our family.

One of Louisa's quilts is shown below.

A letter is written to Louisa, dated 15 Jan 1855, from her cousin William Brandenburg.  It describes names and events in the Brandenburg family at that time.  As Louisa was born 7 Feb 1844, she received the letter before her 11th birthday.  The letter is shown below.

A poem is written to Louisa from her friend Carrie.  Carrie's family name, and the date she sent the poem to Louisa, are as yet unknown.  It is shown below.

A poem is written to Louisa from her cousin Alfred Thomas Shore.  It describes "The Evergreen" tree as a symbol of love.  It is shown below.

Burial records:

Shown below are Louisa's obituary, and the gravesites of Marshall, Louisa, and members of their family.

Here are some images.


La Fayette, Illinois
Aerial Photos
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Area Map


1850 US Federal Census
(Winn)

1850 US Federal Census
(Shore)

1860 US Federal Census
(Winn)

1880 US Federal Census
(Winn)
Image
Transcript

1900 US Federal Census
(Marshall Winn)

1910 US Federal Census
(Edgar Winn)

1920 US Federal Census
(Edgar Winn)

1920 US Federal Census
(Dean Winn)

1920 US Federal Census
(Louisa Winn)

1917 Draft
Registration
(Dean Winn)

1927 Peoria
City Directory
Edgar Winn Family
with
Louisa Winn

1928 Peoria
City Directory
Edgar Winn Family
with
Louisa Winn

1930 US Federal Census
Edgar Winn Family
with
Louisa Winn

1930 US Federal Census
(Dean Winn and
Family)
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Envelopes
1  2  3



Envelopes
4  5  6



Envelopes
7 Front  7 Back
8  9



Envelopes
10  11  12



Envelopes
13  14  15



Envelopes
16  17  18



Envelopes
19  20  21


Envelopes
22  23



Envelopes
24  25  26

4 Feb 1865
Receipt

Letter
25 Jun 1865

1  2  3

Text

Letter
28 Oct 1868

Front  Back

Text

1897
Marshall

Top Row,
Third from Left

Stark County
Businessmen


Letter
15 Jun 1920
Envelope
Contents
Page 1  2  3  4

Text

1919-20
Louisa

Photo

Zoom

Marshall

Front  Back


Abt. 1895
Marshall's
Harness Shop

Marshall Winn,
Al Conover,
Edgar Winn,
and "Tom"

Front  Back

Zoom


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7 Feb 1924
Louisa's
80th Birthday

Front  Back



Louisa's
Quilt

1894
Wyoming,
Illinois

Louisa
at Home

Front  Back

Zoom


Abt. 1899
Wyoming,
Illinois

Louisa
and Grandson
Dean Winn

Front  Back

Zoom


Nov 1912
Great-Granddaughter
Dorothy
Juanita
Winn

Front  Back


23 May 1920
Four Generations

Front  Back

Zoom


23 May 1920
Dean and Marie
Winn
Children

Front  Back


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Letter
19 Dec 1921

Envelope

Page  1  2-3  4

Text

1921
Christmas
Card

Front  Back

1922
Wedding
Invitation

Envelope

Invitation


15 Jan 1855

William Brandenburg
to
Louisa Cedelia Shore

Page  1  2

Text

Poem from Friend
Carrie

Page 1  2-3

Text

Poem from Cousin
Alfred Shore

Front  Back

Text

After 1904

Family Heritage
Document
by Jesse Shore

Document

Marshall
and
Louisa

Biography

Louisa's Obituary

Newspaper

(Text)

Marshall

Louisa

Mary J.
(1875-1898)

Mary Jane
(1921)

Edgar

Wilhelmina

Harold

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7 January 2014


 

 

  Moses Byers  and  Mary Ann (Brandenburg) Byers

Moses Watson Byers was born in November 1805 in Pennsylvania.  His wife Mary Ann (Brandenburg) Byers was born April 4, 1805 in Frederick County, Maryland.  They were married on December 30, 1828.

Mary Ann (Brandenburg) Byers is a daughter of Wilhelm Heinrich Brandenburg by his second wife Christiana Martin.  Our family is descended from his first marriage to Catherine Bussard.  Their families have their own pages in our Family Heritage.

Moses Watson Byers and Mary Ann (Brandenburg) Byers are uncle and aunt to Mary Ann (Brandenburg) Shore (born 1815), from whom our family is directly descended.

Our family has correspondence to and from their son, William Newton Byers.

Their son William Newton Byers was an early pioneer to Denver, Colorado (in 1859, still "Kansas Territory").  He carried his printing press by oxcart to Denver -- the first printing press west of Iowa.  He founded the newspaper, "The Rocky Mountain News".  The newspaper was published continuously for nearly 150 years, from its first edition on 23 April 1859 to its closing on 27 February 2009.  Its closing issue has references to its founder and first editor.

Here is a New York Times article about its closing.

Here are some pages from its closing issue of 27 February 2009:

 Page:  1  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16

William Newton Byers' home in Denver -- later sold to the family of William Gray Evans -- is now the landmark "Byers-Evans" house and museum.  The museum's archives might hold letters, documents and other items connected to our immediate family.

  Documents

All of these Family Documents are shown below.

Here is some information from the lives of Moses and Mary Ann (Brandenburg) Byers, and of their son William Newton Byers.

Census records:

A copy of the 1850 US Federal Census for Muscatine County, Iowa shows Moses and Mary Ann (Brandenburg) Byers' family, with their son William N. Byers.  Several Brandenburg families are also listed in that county's census record.

Other documents:

Shown below is a picture of the original cabin William built near Denver in 1859, and a picture of the family home he built in 1883.

Also shown below are pages from a family bible.  These show births, deaths, marriages, and family memoranda including references to Mary Ann (Brandenburg) Byers.  These are from the McDonald family, related to the Byers.

Here is the link to their McDonald Family Web site.
More information and resources can be found at these links:

Denver, Colorado 1901
Byers-Evans House Museum

The Byers family were Mary Ann (Brandenburg) Shore's uncle, aunt, and cousin.  In addition to the museum records in Denver, their descendants today might have letters and documents from our family.

Letters:

A letter exists in the family from E.P. Brandenburg to his niece Mary Ann (Brandenburg) Shore-Baker.  The letter's date is 11 Jan 1889.

  • The letter describes actions by Brandenburg family members to claim titles to estates in Prussia and in Baltimore, Maryland.  It instructs her to contact her cousin, William Newton Byers in "Denver City", who was handling the claim with attorneys in Kentucky and Berlin.

An envelope exists in the family bearing a postmark of "Denver Colo  19 Jan 1889", addressed to Mrs Richard C. Baker (Mary Ann's married name).

  • Probably it contained the reply from William Newton Byers (the handwriting matches his).  The envelope was passed down to Mary Ann's daughter Louisa Cedelia Shore, and then to Louisa's nephew Jesse Shore.

  • Here is a portrait and sample of his handwriting:  

More details about the Brandenburg family's effort to claim the estate titles can be found in the Family Gallery page for The Brandenburg Family.

Burial records:

The gravesite of William Newton Byers in Denver, Colorado is shown below.

Here are some images.


Muscatine, Iowa
1850 US Federal Census

Family Bible
Births

Family Bible
Marriages

Family Bible
Deaths

Family Bible
Memoranda

Biography
William Newton Byers

Wm N Byers
Photo

Wm N Byers
Home
1859  1883  2006

19 Jan 1889
from W N Byers

Burial Site (1) (2)

8 October 2014


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