Joseph Cloyd Byars1
b. 9 December 1868, d. 17 May 1954
BirthCirca | 9 Dec 1868 | Joseph Cloyd Byars was born in Virginia on 9 Dec 1868.4 |
Marriage | | He married Jane Bailey, daughter of David F. Bailey and Eleanor Preston.5 |
Residence | | Joseph and his family lived for some years on Lee St. in Bristol. They purchased a home originally built by Capt. John Terry, an early settler. The Cloyds expanded the home.6,7 |
Anecdote | Jan 1943 | On January 19, 1943, Joseph delivered a talk to the Washington County, Virginia Historical Society on Ft. Kilmackronen, where his father was born and raised.2 |
Occupation | | Joseph was a lawyer by profession.4 |
Death | 17 May 1954 | Joseph died on 17 May 1954 in Blountville, Sullivan County, Tennessee, at age 85.4 |
Family | Jane Bailey b. 15 Dec 1872, d. 9 Sep 1948 |
Children | - Joseph C. Byars Jr.7 (Oct 1898 - )
- Virginia Byars5 (circa 1900 - 5 Oct 1999)
- Bailey Preston Byars5
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Citations
- [S1199] Victoria Gilliam, "Fort Kilmackronan", 1937, digital image, Works Progress Administration of Virginia Historical Inventory, Library of Virginia Online, <<http://www.lva.virginia.gov>>: viewed 2010.
- [S956] J. Cloyd Byars, "Fort Kilmackronen", Historical Society of Washington County, Virginia Bulletin #10 (July 1943).
- [S163] J.M. Byars household, 1880 U.S. Cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring district, ED 94, p. 57 (stamped), dwelling 71, family 72. Jul 2007, image 9 of 54. Household includes: J.M. Byars, 54, marr, farmer; Mary A., wife, 40; Nannie C. Moon, niece, 19; J. Cloyd Byars, son, 11; Aileen Byars, 9, dau; Mary Crocket, 21, governess; also 5 non relatives, including 3 servants.
- [S2590] "Tennessee State Death Records 1914-1950", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed Feb. 2011). Joseph Cloyd Byars death certificate #54-13724; family information provided by Craig H. Caldwell.
- [S1341] Virginia Byars Caldwell obituary, Bristol Herald-Courier, 6 Oct. 1999. Virginia Byars Caldwell was stated to be the daughter of Joseph Cloyd Byars and Jane Bailey Byars.
- [S1341] "House has seen many families, history over the years", Bristol Herald-Courier, 15 Mar 2009, page D-4. The article was authored by Bud Phillips.
- [S1540] J.C. Byars household, 1900 U.S. cens., Bristol, (Independent City) Virginia, pop. sched., Ward 2, ED 144, sheet 1B, dwelling 18, family 18, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2009, image 2 of 23. Household includes: J.C. Byars, 30, b. Nov. 1869, lawyer, owns home, b. VA/VA/VA; Jane B., wife, 26, b. Dec. 1873, marr 3 yrs, mother of 2 children, 1 is living, b. VA/VA/VA; Joseph C. Jr., son, 1, b. Oct. 1898, b. VA; Ladinia Moore, 20, b. May 1880, servant; resid on west side of Lee St.
- [S1376] Photo courtesy of The Library of Virginia.