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Willie married Molly H. Mae Byerly about 1942. Molly (daughter of John May Byerly and Ida Priscilla Primrose) was born about 1923 in Texas; died on 3 Jan 2006 in Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
January 17, 2007, Page 12

Molly Davis
Molly Byerly Davis, 84, died Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2006, at a Jasper Hospital. She was a 1941 graduate of Jasper High School, and married Willie Wesley Davis in 1942.

While he was in the U.S. Army during World War II, she was a seamstress on the Army Post in Gainesville and later worked at Weingarten's Food Center in Jasper. Mrs. Davis was a faithful member of Ebenezer Baptist Church. Survivors include her son, John Wesley Davis and wife Mary Catherine of Jasper; daughters, Willie Dianne COX and Molly Marie THACKER and husband Danny; all of Jasper; brother Rufus BYERLY of Jasper; along with 8 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Willie Wesley Davis in 1997.

Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Ebenezer Baptist Church near Lake Sam Rayburn. Interment followed at Ebenezer Cemetery. Memorial donations may be directed to Ebenezer Baptist Church. Services were under the direction of Forest Oaks Funeral Home in Jasper. Condolences accepted at www.timeformemory.com/forestoaks.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong)

Notes:

Name: John May Byerly
Death Date: 01 Mar 1970
Death Place: Jasper, Jasper, Texas
Gender: Male
Race:
Death Age: 89 years
Estimated Birth Date: 1881
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Father's Name: Uriah Pratt Byerly
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Helen May
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Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2218857
Digital Film Number: 4169069
Image Number: 1311
Reference Number: 50474
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976


(Research):
Census Information:

1930 Census
Texas, Jasper County, J.P. No 1
Enumerated April 19, 1930 by Mrs. John P. Price
ED 121-2 SD 19 Sheet 4A Stamped 129
63-64
Byerly, John Hd M W 49 M 26 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Byerly, Ida Wf F W 47 M 24 Tx Tx Tx
Byerly, Zoe Aden Son M W 20 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Byerly, Roy Son M W 18 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Byerly, Raymond Son M W 18 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Byerly, Clifton Son M W 16 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Byerly, Viola Dtr F W 14 S Tx Tx Tx
Byerly, Rufus Son M W 12 Tx Tx Tx
Byerly, Martin D Son M W 11 S Tx Tx Tx
Byerly, Mollye Dtr F W 8 S Tx Tx Tx

John married Ida Priscilla Primrose. Ida was born on 6 Jan 1883 in Jasper County, Texas; died on 28 May 1968 in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas; was buried on 29 May 1968 in Ebenezer Cemetery, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Her death certificate showed her as the daughter of William M. Primrose and Mary Williams. The informant was her son, Rufus Byerly.

(Medical):See attached sources.

Notes:

Middle name shown variously as Pratt or Platt.

(Research):
Census Listings:

1880 Census
Texas, Jasper County, Beat 1
Page 9 SD 1 Ed 36 Stamped 111
Enumerated 4 Jun 1880
55-58
Byerly, Adam W M 82 Garmer SC Germany Germany
Byerly, Uriah P W M 22 Son Field Hand Tx SC La
Byerly, Haddie W F 16 Dtr Keeping House Tx NC Mo
Byerly, Vernon W M 1 Grandson At Home Tx Tx Tx
56-59
Byerly, Henry L W M 27 Farmer Tex SC La
Byerly, Susan QW F 27 Wf Keeping House Tx La La
Byerly, Jim W M 2 Son At Home Tx Tx Tx
Byerly, Adam W M 5/12 Jun Son At Home Tx Tx Tx
Biscamp, Richard W M 20 Nephew At Home Tx Tx Tx

1900 Census
Texas, Jasper County
Enumerated 1 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 26 Sheet 1A
8-8
Byerly, Uriah Head W M May 1855 45 M 22 Tx SC Ga Farmer
Byerly, Hellen C/E Wf W F Jun 1860 M 22 9/9 Tx Tx Mo housekeeper
Byerly, John M Son W M Oct 1880 19 S Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Byerly, Lillon E Dtr W F Aug 1882 17 S Tx Tx Tx housekeeper
Byerly, Nancy Z Dtr W F Oct 1884 15 S Tx Tx Tx housekeeper
Byerley, Sophia M Dtr W F Dec 1886 13 S Tx Tx Tx housekeeper
Byerly, Sethie D Don W M May 1889 11 S Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Byerly, Stephen P Son W M Mar 1892 8 S Tx Tx Tx
Byerly, Harris P Son W M Feb 1894 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Byerly, Asker G Son W M July 1896 3 S Tx Tx Tx

Uriah married Helen "Haddie" May on 8 Mar 1878 in Jasper County, Texas. Helen was born on 2 Jun 1860 in Texas; died on 27 Dec 1906 in Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Ebenezer Cemetery, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Her memorial page at FindAGrave, created by Melton Durant, links to her parents, Gorham Parsons May (FAG# 35128400), a participant in the Battle of Bexar in 1835, and Matilda Lowe (FAG# 35128454). Both are buried in the Old Zavala Cemetery in Jasper.

Middle name is shown by some as Edith, and by others as Charlotte. The middle initial E. is inscribed on her headstone.

Notes:

Married:
Texas, Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2011

H. C. May (female) to W. P. Byerly (male), 8 Mar 1878, Jasper County, Texas, Source Texas Marriages, 1851-1900

They were said to be the parents of a large family. Four sons only are linked to them on FindAGrave, John May Byerly, b. 1880; Stephen Parson Byerly, b. 1892; Horace Preston Byerly, b. 1894, and Oscar Gaston Byerly, b. 1896.