Ann Eliza Byars1

b. 3 September 1829, d. 1919
FatherArthur Bowen Byars1,2 b. 8 Dec 1794, d. 12 Aug 1845
MotherSusannah B. Blessing1,2 b. 12 Jul 1804, d. 1875
Birth3 Sep 1829 Ann Eliza Byars was born on 3 Sep 1829 in Smyth County, Virginia.3,2 
Marriage22 Sep 1858 She married James Alexander Kincannon Nye, son of John R. Nye and Sarah McDonald Kincannon, on 22 Sep 1858 in Washington County, Virginia.1 
Widowed5 Sep 1861 Ann Eliza was widowed on 5 Sep 1861 when James died of typhoid fever while fighting for the Confederate Army. The couple's son was barely 1 year old.4 
Cens-188026 Jun 1880  In 1880 Ann Eliza (age 50) lived with John and Jane (Ryburn) Byars [John was Ann Eliza's first cousin, once removed] in Glade Springs.5 
  John and Jane Byars lived in a beautiful home called Cave Springs, built for them by John's father, Col. William Byars. 
  Besides Ann Eliza, John and Jane's 1880 household included their daughter Elizabeth (Byars) Hall and her husband John Dayton Hall. Elizabeth Hall and Ann Eliza Nye were fairly close in age. Elizabeth Hall named her only son after her grandfather, Col. Byars. Ann Eliza Nye also named her only son after the colonel (he was her great uncle). Years later William Byars Nye named a son John Dayton Nye.

Elizabeth Hall remembered both William Byars Nye and John Dayton Nye in her will. Elizabeth left Cave Springs to Ann Eliza's nephew Arthur M. Byars, suggesting the Byars, Hall and Nye families remained close.6 
Cens-19004 Jun 1900  By 1900 Ann Eliza's son William had been married 12 years. He had his wife Mollie [Gibson] were the parents of 8 children, 7 of whom were living. Ann Eliza, at age 70, made her home with the family. Mollie's mother, brother and sister were also part of the large household.7 
Death1919 Ann died in 1919.3 
Burial She was buried at Old Glade Spring Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.3 

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In 1880 Ann Eliza lived with her first cousin, once removed, John Byars and his wife Jane (Ryburn) Byars. The Byars owned a beautiful home known as Cave Springs
Ann's headstone
Other interments in Old Glade Spring Cemetery

Family

James Alexander Kincannon Nye b. 19 Oct 1831, d. 5 Sep 1861
Child
  • William Byars Nye7 (Sep 1860 - 12 Nov 1932)
Last Edited21 Nov 2011

Citations

  1. [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 268. Transcription reads: James Alexander Kincannon Nye, 27y, sgl, b. & resid WCV, s/o John R. & Sarah McD Nye AND Ann Eliza Byars, 28y, sgl, b. Smyth Co., resid WCV, d/o Arthur & Susan B. Byars; marr 22 Sept 1858 by Edmund Longley.
  2. [S855] "Arthur B. Byars-Susannah Blessing family group sheet", (undocumented); ancestral file numbers 14N7-XWQ and 14N7-XXX, Ancestral File.
  3. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 184. Elizabeth Byars Nye, 1829-1919.
  4. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 184. Transcription reads: James Alexander Kincannon Nye, s/o John R. & Sarah McD Nye, b. 19 Oct. 1831 - d. in Monterey, Highland Co., VA 5 Sept. 1861 (CSA).
  5. [S165] John Byars household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring District, ED 94, page 52 (78B stamped), dwelling 450, family 453, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com, April 2003, image 52 of 54. John Byars, 69, farmer; Jane R. or B., 60, wife; John Hall, 46, son-in-law, farmer; Elizabeth, 47 or 49, dau; William B., 17, son; William Thomas, servant; Ann Eliza Nye, 50, widow; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  6. [S830] Elizabeth Hall Will (1906), Washington Co., Virginia Will Book 29 (D): 173. Elizabeth's will, dated June 30th 1906, was recorded July 19th, 1906.
  7. [S574] William Nye household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Glade Spring, ED 108, sheet 3A (p. 63 stamped), dwelling 48, family 51, viewed online at Genealogy.com, March 2004, image 5 of 70. William Nye, 39, b. Sept. 1860 VA, marr 12 years, barber; Mollie, wife, 30, b. Sept. 1869 VA, marr 12 years, mother 8 children, 7 living (all born VA); J. Dayton, son, 10, Aug. 1889; Kathleen, dau, 7, b. June 1892; Margery, dau, 6, Sept. 1893; William, son, 4, b. Nov. 1895; Annie, dau, 3, b. Jan. (June?) 1897; Helen, dau, 2, b. Apr 1898; cont on sheet 3B: Lucille, dau, b. May 1900; Ann E., mother, 71, widow, b. Sept. 1828, VA, mother of 1 child, living; Kate Gibson, mother-in-law, 52, b. Aug. 1847 TN, widowed; Gibson: Joseph, brother-in-law, 21, b. 1878 VA, barber; Georgie K., sister-in-law, 13, b. March 1887 VA.