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IRA BYARS 1796: born in either North or South Carolina (LDS AF birthplace "of SC") (1850 census NC) 1796 Sep 30: Birth for Ira Byars "of SC"; death Jackson Co., IL [ancestry.com gene pool] 1804: His father entered land in Barron Co., KY (see notes) 1810: family moved to Illinois Territory to what is now Jackson County 1820 US Census, Crab Orchard pct, Jackson Co., Illinois, M33-11, p 64, line 1: John Byers 100301-04010[accounts for Ira] c1827: marriage Ira Byars & Mariah Dacon (Deason?) [record probably lost in Jackson County fire in 1843] 1830 US Census: Jackson Co., Illinois; Roll 22, p 82, line 24: Iry Byers 200001-00001 Accounts for Ira & Mariah with sons Zithry & Zeri 1830: J. Byars & Ira Byars; men age 16-45 in Jackson Co., Illinois subject to do Military Duty, Enumerated by Jesse Grigg 24 Nov 1830, submitted to Jackson Co., IL Trails website by Nancy Attey. http://www.iltrails.org/jackson/1830_jc_militia_list.htm Meetings of the Court 1823-1841, page 64; FHL 977.3449 This book lists juries. John Byars' sons Izri, Irijah, Imri, Ira all served on grand juries and traverse juror. [Lehnhof 1996] 1840 US Census: Jackson Co., Illinois; Roll 61, page 263: Ira Byres (sic) 1210001-100001 Could account for: Males: 1 under age 5 Isaac Dan; 2 ages 5-9 Zeri & Irijah; 1 10-14 Zithri; and Ira age 40-49. Females: 1 under age 5 Nancy; and Mariah age 30-30. 1843: Probate File A--2--73 Estate of John Byars, deceased, administrator Ira Byars. Poor faded photocopy (two pages) of nine signed receipts for money paid by Ira Byars for the bills owed by the estate of John Byars; includes inventory and advertisement receipt. [photocopies sent by Martha Ruff; see John Byars notes for complete transcription] 1843 Jan 10: FIRE in the Brownsville Courthouse destroyed all the records afterwards the people formed a Board of Investigation to reconstruct what current records they needed. 1845 SCHOOL PETITION - To John Barrow Esq., School Commissioner of Jackson County we the undersigned citizens of Township 9 South Range 1 West desire and request that you advertise and offer for sale as soon as possible section 16 in Township 9 South Range 1 West in Jackson County Illinois and we your petitions will forever pray May 25th AD 1845. this certifies that Richard Brown and Ira Byars personally appeared before me this 5th day of July AD 1845 and after being sworn stated that the first 37 signers of the foregoing petition after the true intent and meaning thereof was explained to each signer signed the same freely and voluntarily in our presence given under my hand and seal the 5th day 1845 Hezekiah Davis JP [Signed by: Ira Byars, Irijah Byars, Imri Byars & 34 others] 1850 US Census: South Dist., Jackson Co., Illinois, M432-110, p 247 212/215 Ira Byers, age 54 [c1795-1796], farmer, $300, b NC Mariah Byers, age 47 [c1802-1803], b Ky Zithri Byers, age 22 [c1827-1828], b IL Zeri Byers, age 20 [c1829-1830], b IL Irijah Byers, age 18 [c1831-1832], b IL Dan Byers, age 15 [c1834-1835], b IL 1853 Nov 21: State of Illinois, Jackson County} on this the 21st day of November AD 1853 Personally appeared before me the undersigned clerk of the County Court in and for said county IRA BYARS and William Richard who being duly sworn according to law upon their oath state that they were present and herd the foregoing will read over to the written record William Lindsey and that he acknowledged the same to be his last will and testament and that they saw this testator sign the said will their presence and that they signed as witnesses in the presence of each other and that they __ said that he was of sound mind and memory at the time of signing said will and that all ____ and ___ were made before signing. ___ and Sworn to before me this November 21st 1853} IRA BYARS {seal} Wm. Richard {seal} Recorded January 13th 1854 Thos I Hall, Clrk. [upper case letters by jlsm] [photocopy of page (519?) sent by Nancy Attey 1999, source not noted] [edit] ====================SEARCH FOR IRA BYARS Where & when did Ira Byars die? Most researchers say he died in Jackson County, Illinois; no date, no gravestone, no source The obituary of Irijah Byars (Portland, Oregon 1899) says that he moved to Iowa with his parents in 1851. Irijah's biographical sketch in 'Clark County Pioneers' says the same and that he met Jefferson Huff while living in Madison Co., Illinois. In 'Portland, It's History and Builders' Vol 2 by Joseph Gaston pg 602 it says that "Mr. [Irijah] Byars ... when 21 years of age went to Madison County, Illinois where he was living when hired by Mr. Huff to come west with the family." (In 1850 Jefferson Huff was in Polk Co., IA and left for Oregon from there.) There is a Madison Co., Iowa near Polk Co, Iowa. However Madison Co., Illinois is near St. Louis and St. Louis was a jumping off place for the Oregon Trail. This could be where Irijah was hired by Jefferson Huff to go west. I don't think Jefferson Huff ever lived in Madison Co., Illinois and I'm doubting that Ira & Mariah Byars went there at all. Jackson Co., IL Deed Grantee index 1843-1881 FHL #0967408
1851: Iowa state census; includes Madison County. Location State Historical Society of Iowa. 1852: Iowa has manuscript schedules. Includes Madison. [State Census Records; Lainhart] 1855: Illinois State Census Write to IL State Archives Long shot - check Madison Co., Iowa for Byars, Vancil, Glenn, Deason & Thomas. There is a Daniel Vancil age 15 b Illinois there in the 1860 census living with a Doud family. Madison Co., IA; Index to grantors & grantees 1850-1867 #1028239 item 1-2 Madison Co., IL: see FHL catalog, a bit complicated, but they have films 1860: Census FIND, living? Where are other family members, Zithri, Zeri & Isaac Dan? Irijah is in Oregon. Ira would have been about 64. References
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