Benjamin Joab "Joab" Byars

Male 1807 - 1884  (77 years)


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  • Name Benjamin Joab "Joab" Byars 
    Birth 11 Aug 1807  Spartanburg County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1880  Calhoun County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Death 24 Dec 1884  Calhoun County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Burial Macedonia Cemetery, Calhoun City, Calhoun County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I32478  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 14 Aug 2019 

    Father William Byars,   b. 1760, Orange County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Nov 1819, Spartanburg County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Bedford,   b. 1763, Essex County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ~1847, Chickasaw County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 1785  Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7
    Family ID F10730  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Henrietta Arnold,   b. 8 Feb 1805, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Sep 1892, Calhoun County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage 10 Aug 1829  Spartanburg County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Rufus King Byars,   b. 14 May 1830, Spartanburg, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 0___ 1860 (Age 29 years)
     2. Richard Pinkney "Pink" Byars,   b. 6 Sep 1831, Spartanburg, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Feb 1891, Calhoun County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
     3. William Cutom Butterfield Byars,   b. 17 Jan 1834, Spartanburg, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jun 1926 (Age 92 years)
     4. Nancy Ann Byars,   b. 9 Aug 1835, (Spartanburg County) South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 0___ 1870 (Age 34 years)
     5. Phillip Gustavas Byars,   b. 7 Aug 1837, Spartanburg, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. John Marion Byars,   b. 30 Jul 1838, Spartanburg, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jul 1914, Calhoun County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     7. Mary Emily Byars,   b. 6 Feb 1841, Spartanburg, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 0Aug 1841 (Age 0 years)
     8. Susan Elizabeth Byars,   b. 0Sep 1842, Spartanburg, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 0___ 1864 (Age ~ 21 years)
     9. George Randolph Byars,   b. 0___ 1845, Spartanburg, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 0___ 1929 (Age ~ 84 years)
     10. Charles Kinney Horton Byars,   b. 7 Dec 1846, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Feb 1935, Calhoun County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
    Family ID F11867  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 11 Aug 1807 - Spartanburg County, South Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 10 Aug 1829 - Spartanburg County, South Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1880 - Calhoun County, Mississippi Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 24 Dec 1884 - Calhoun County, Mississippi Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Macedonia Cemetery, Calhoun City, Calhoun County, Mississippi Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • All of Joab Byars sons were Confederate Soldiers but Rufus who died just before the War.

      1880 CensusCalhoun, Mississippi

      Name: Joab Byars Residence: Calhoun, Mississippi Birthdate: 1808 Birthplace: South Carolina, United States Relationship to Head: Self Spouse's Name: Henrietta Byars Spouse's Birthplace: South Carolina, United States Father's Name: Father's Birthplace: Virginia, United States Mother's Name: Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania, United States Race or Color (Expanded): White Ethnicity (Standardized): American Gender: Male Martial Status: Married Age (Expanded): 72 years Occupation: Farming NARA Film Number: T9-0642 Page: 540 Page Character: B Entry Number: 2279 Film number: 1254642

      Household Gender Age Joab Byars M 72
      Spouse Henrietta Byars F 75 [3]

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