Royal Clifton Byerly

Notes:

Name: Royal Clifton Byerly
Death Date: 13 Oct 1974
Death Place: Harris Co., Houston, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 60 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 06 Jan 1914
Birthplace: Jasper, Tx.
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Eliazine Byerly
Father's Name: John May Byerly
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Ida P. Primrose
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Carpenter
Place of Residence: Jasper, Tx.
Cemetery: Ebenezer Cem.
Burial Place: Jasper, Tx.
Burial Date: 13 Oct 1974
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2243404
Digital Film Number: 4167742
Image Number: 406
Reference Number:
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

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
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Uriah Pratt Byerly
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Helen May
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation:
Place of Residence:
Cemetery:
Burial Place:
Burial Date:
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.

Notes:

Barbara Yancey Dore shows that he was married three times, first to Nancy Ann ANDREWS, by whom he had 7 children, second to Martha, the widowed Mrs. Baker, by whom he had three children, and finally to Penelope "Penny" Eliza WIGGINS, with whom he did not have children. It is possible that youngest daughter Maria may have actually been born to his third wife, Penny, as she is not listed on the 1860 census with her brothers and widowed father. Dore also indicates he was a First Lt. in the Texas Army.

Leslie Anne Ferguson (lesanne357@aol.com) writes that he participated in the "Siege of Bexar" with a contingent from Jasper County. He went back home before the Battle of the Alamo. She indicates that Martin S. Byerly, along with his two sons, William and Adam, moved to Texas from South Carolina in 1833. She shows Adam as born in Newberry County, South Carolina.

The following additional information about the Byerly family is copied from Leslie's tree at Rootsweb's WorldConnect.

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=lesanne17&id=I31055

The Texas Historical Commission has erected a marker in the Byerly Campground Cemetary, which tells the following history:

"Adam Byerly migrated to Texas from South Carolina in 1833 with his father and two younger brothers. He received a mexican land grant of one-quarter league in 1835. Shortly afterward, he invited the Reverand Henry Stephenson, early Methodist missionary, to preach under a brush aubor on his property and initiated the first of many camp meetings at this site. Pioneer families travelled by wagon and camped here for a week or longer to worship and socialize. At one meeting about 1937, the Reverand Stephenson's daughter, Edith (1814-1858) married Adam Byerly's brother William (1805-1884).

In 1843 Adam and his wife Nancy deeded 10 acres, including the campground site, to the Methodist Episcopal church. About 1850, the Methodists erected a frame church building and opened this cemetary for community use. Earliest known grave is that of Edith Stephenson Byerly.
Several faiths shared use of the church building form 1898 to 1937, the structure also housed the community school. Camp meetings ended in the 1930's. The methodist congregation erected a new church in 1948 on land donated by William Byerly's grandson, Adam, and the old building was razed. A cemetery association formed in 1970, maintains the burial ground. (1977)"
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Source #2
RESIDENTS OF TEXAS, 1782-1836
COPYRIGHT 1984. Transcribed & Reprinted by The TXGenWeb Project with permission
The University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures at San Antonio,
801 South Bowie Street, San Antonio, Texas 78205
Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 84-080376, ISBN: 0-911317-33-3
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Census of Jasper, Municipality of Bevil, May 1, 1835.
Nacogdoches Archives, Vol. 85, pp. 247-300.

Martin BIERLY, Widower Farmer 70
Sally BIERLY, 35
Betsy Ann BIERLY, 1
Adam BIERLY, Single Farmer 30
Negroes, 8 (4 males, 4 females)
William BIERLY, Single Farmer 25

Thomas BIERLY, Married Farmer 27
Matilda HAGOOD, " 20
William BYERLY, 2
John BYERLY, 1
Mary HAGOOD, 15

Henry HAGOOD Single Farmer 21

the old Adam Byerly homestead is thought to be one of the oldest houses in Jasper Co. it was orginally built as a double pen log cabin

Texas Census, 1820-90
Name: Adam Byerly
State: TX
County: Jasper County
Township: No Township Listed
Year: 1846
Record Type: Tax list
Page: NPN
Database: TX Tax List Index, 1840-1849

Burial: Ebenezer Cemetery, Jasper Co. Texas

1880 living NEXT door to his wife, Penny, who is living with her daughter - Annie Rhodes Dean




(Research):

Census Listings:

1850 Census
Texas, Jasper County
Enumerated 15 Oct 1850
168-169
Wm and Edith Byerley
169-170
Adam Byerly 50 M Farmer $2999 SC
Nancy Ann Byerly 30 F SC
Rebecca Ann Byerly 12 F Tx
Franklin Byerly 10 M Tx
Frederick Byerly 9 M Tx
Micajah Byerly 7 M Tx
William Byerly 6 M Tx
Almira Ann Byerly 4 F Tx
Elizabeth A Byerly 2 F Tx

1860 Census
Texas, Jasper County, PO Newton
Enumerated 3 Aug 1860
Page 40
259-259
Byerly, Adam 60 M Farmer 3887 1800 SC
Byerly, William 16 M Domestic Tx
Byerly, Almira 14 F Tx
Byerly, Henry 7 M Tx
Byerly, Uriah 5 M Tx

1870 Census
Texas, Jasper County, Subdivision No. 23, PO Jasper
Enumerated 23 Aug 1870
Page 71, Stamped 518
Byerly, Adam 70 M W Farmer 1500 400 SC
Byerly, Penny 42 F W Keeping House NC
Byerly, Henry 15 M W Tx
Byerly, Uriah 14 M W Tx
Byerly, Maria 12 F W Tx

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

Adam married Martha Chapman on 22 Jul 1852 in Jasper County, Texas. Martha was born about 1827 in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana; died before 1860. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Barbara Yancey Dore does not show a maiden name, instead refering to her as "Mrs. Baker."