Adam Byerly

Abt 1798 - Abt 1883  (~ 85 years)

• Name	Adam Byerly  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	Abt 1798	South Carolina   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt 1883	Jasper County, Texas   [2]
  Burial	Ebenezer Cemetery, Jasper County, Texas
  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)" ============================================================ 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 ================================================ 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
  Person ID	I36820	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family 1	Nancy Ann Andrews,   b. Abt 1820, Mississippi d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	30 Jan 1837	Amite County, Mississippi   [2]
  Children	1. Rebecca Ann Byerly,   b. Abt 1838, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   2. Franklin Byerly,   b. Abt 1840, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   3. Frederick Byerly,   b. Abt 1841, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   4. Micajah Byerly,   b. Abt 1843, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   5. William Byerly,   b. Abt 1844, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   6. Almira Ann Byerly,   b. Abt 1846, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   7. Elizabeth A. Byerly,   b. Abt 1848, Texas d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F11343	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2012

  
  

  Family 2	Martha Chapman,   b. Abt 1827, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana d. Bef 1860 (Age ~ 32 years)
  Marriage	22 Jul 1852	Jasper County, Texas   [2, 3]
  Children	1. Henry Lewis Byerly,   b. 18 May 1853, Jasper County, Texas d. 7 Mar 1928, Jasper County, Texas (Age 74 years)   2. Uriah P. Byerly,   b. May 1855, Jasper County, Texas d. Abt 1902 (Age ~ 46 years)   3. Maria Byerly,   b. Abt 1858, Texas d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F11342	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Dec 2010

  
  

  Family 3	Penelope "Penny" Elizabeth Wiggins,   b. 7 Sep 1828, North Carolina d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	7 Oct 1868	Jasper County, Texas
  Family ID	F11344	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Dec 2010

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1798 - South Carolina Marriage - 30 Jan 1837 - Amite County, Mississippi Marriage - 22 Jul 1852 - Jasper County, Texas Marriage - 7 Oct 1868 - Jasper County, Texas Death - Abt 1883 - Jasper County, Texas Burial - - Ebenezer Cemetery, Jasper County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S308] 1880 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005., (1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ? Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880. T9, 1,454 rolls. This database is an index to 50 million individuals enumerated in the 1880 United States Federal Census. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, occupation, relationship to the head of household, race, sex, age at last birthday, marital status, place of birth, parents? place of birth. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1880 Federal Census.), Texas, Jasper County, Beat 1 Page 9 SD 1 Ed 36 Stamped 111 Enumerated 4 Jun 1880 55-58 (Reliability: 3). [S327] Dore, Barbara Yancey (RootsLady@rootslady.com) "Southeast Texas Regional Gedcom Project" http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bydore_1, (Dore, Barbara Yancey "Southeast Texas Regional Gedcom Project"; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bydore_1 ; Updated Tue Feb 24 22:17:40 2004 This Gedcom contains many regionally located but sometimes unconnected Southeast Texas persons. Some of the information has been collected during Barbara's past 35 years of family research. Many undocumented families in the area are included. ALWAYS verify!!). [S667] RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project, (The WorldConnect Project is a set of tools, which allow users to upload, modify, link, and display their family trees as a means to share their genealogy with other researchers. The program used to day has a genealogy of its own. RootsWeb announced the launch of the World Connect Project on November 10, 1999 after staff members and users submitted 5.5 million records during a four-week beta-testing period. The WorldConnect Project continues to grow, and as of January 2004 had more than 312 million records. GEDCOM is an acronym for GEnealogical Data COMmunications. It is a file format developed by the Family History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). It provides a flexible and uniform format for exchanging computerized genealogical data, and allows you to share files with other researchers who may not use the same genealogy program.), Ferguson, Leslie Anne "[untitled]" ver. 2009-11-11 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=lesanne17 (Reliability: 3).