Hattie Clay Byars1

b. 28 April 1878, d. 23 May 1922
FatherArthur Henderson Byars2 b. 24 Sep 1835, d. 7 Feb 1926
MotherMary Jane Edmondson Ryburn3 b. 9 Nov 1839, d. 26 Mar 1918
Birth28 Apr 1878 Hattie Clay Byars was born on 28 Apr 1878 in Virginia.1,3 
Cens-Sum  Hattie grew up in the Glade Spring District of Washington County, Virginia, with her parents and 5 siblings. Both her father and older brother worked in a dry goods store..2,3,4 
Marriage She married Paul W. Stephenson.1 
Death23 May 1922 Hattie died on 23 May 1922 at age 44.1 
Burial She was buried at Old Glade Spring Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia. Her headstone states that an infant was buried with her.1 
1928  Since Hattie was deceased when her mother's estate was settled in 1928 she was not mentioned in the probate papers. Neither were any heirs listed for Hattie.5 

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Hattie's headstone (also infant)
Other interments in Old Glade Spring Cemetery
ChartsDescendants of Mathew Ryburn and Jane Beattie
Descendants of John Buchanan and Ann Ryburn
Descendants of William Ryburn and Mary (?)
Last Edited8 Mar 2009

Citations

  1. [S364] Hattie Clay (Byars) Stephenson headstone, Glade Spring Cemetery, Washington County, Virginia, photographed 2006 by Carolyn Ryburn.
  2. [S165] Henderson A. Byars household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring District, ED 94, page 28 (66D stamped), dwelling 244, family 246, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com, April 2003, image 28 of 54. Henderson A. Byars, 45; Mary J., 40, wife; Arthur B., 13, son; Thomas E., 11, son; Elizabeth H., 7, dau; Jane B., 5, dau; Hattie C., 2, dau; all b. VA; parents b. VA.
  3. [S634] A. Hend Byars household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Glade Spring, ED 108, sheet 1A, dwelling 1, family 1, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2003, image 1 of 43. Reported data includes: A. Hend Byars, 64, b. Sept. 1835, marr 33 yrs, clerk in dry goods store, owns home; Mary J., wife, 33, Nov. 1839, marr 33 yrs, mother of 6 children, all living; Thomas, son, 31, b. May 1869, salesman in dry goods store, sgl; Hattie, dau, 21, b. Apr 1879, sgl; Mary, dau, 16, b. Jan 1884; all b. VA; all parents b. VA. Note: McArthur Byars had also been entered and then lined out.
  4. [S237] A. McNeal Byars household, 1910 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring District, ED 117, sheet 21A, dwelling 346, family 353, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2003, image 41 of 45. Recorded data includes: A. McNeal Byars, 43, sgl, farmer, owns home; Arthur H., father, 74, first marriage, 44 yrs; Mary R., mother, 70, second marriage, 44 yrs, mother of 7 children, 6 living; Thomas E., bros, 40; Hattie C., sister, 29; cont. on sheet 21B: Mary S. Byars, sister, 25; all b. VA; address on prev. sheet says: Rock Rd south of Old Glade; on sheet 21B says: Old Stage Rd.
  5. [S832] Mary J. Byars settlement (1928), Washington Co., Virginia, Will Book 33: 400. A.M. Byars administrator.