Person:Irijah Byars (2)

1800 Feb 21: Irijah Byars birth date from research of Janet K. Lehnhof, Jun 1996 1802 Feb 21: Irijah Byars birth date from list by Edna Herr, sent to me by Martha Ruff in 1984

Irijah is a biblical name: IRIJAH "Jehovah sees me" - son of Shelemiah, a captain in the ward, who met Jeremiah in the gate of Jerusalem called the "gate of Benjamin" accused him of being about to desert to the Chaldeans; and led him back to the princes. (Jeremiah 37:13,14) (B.C. 589.)

1820 US Census, Crab Orchard pct, Jackson Co., Illinois, M33-11, p 64, line 1: John Byers 100301-04010 [accounts for Irijah]

1830 US Census: Hamilton twp., Jackson Co., Illinois; Roll 22; page 81, line 9: John Byers: 00001001- 00002001

 Poss. accounts for Males: Irijah; John    Females: Minerva & Amelia; Elizabeth

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 [Note: I suspect that J. Byars is actually Irijah Byars, he is within the age limit and lived in Jackson County in 1830; his father was too old and his brother Imri was living in Perry County at the time.]

1835 Dec 12: Irijah Byars, Letter of Guardianship [Jackson County Board of Investigation; restored records after 1843 courthouse fire] SEND FOR THIS

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 Aug 6: Probate at IRAD, Harvey Glenn estate, administrator Elijah [sic Irijah] Byars, vol 70, pg 2608.

 [See notes of Harvey Glenn (1822-1840) this database for full transcription. Irijah was also Harvey's guardian.]

1840 US Census: [twp not stated], Jackson County, Illinois; Roll: 61; Page: 276 Irijah Byars 1100001-01000000

1843 Mar 30: Irijah Byars m Charlotte Rich; Jackson Co., IL. [CD228, listed by Martha Ruff]; IL Marriage Index = Irejah Byan/Byar to Charlotte Rich, 3/30/1843 Jackson

1845 Jan 23 Special Term of Probate Justice Court of Jackson County, Illinois

  Irijah Byars came, administrator of estate of Harvey Glenn, deceased. Accounting given & allowed. 
  also Irijah Byars, guardian for Harvey Glenn, reported "Some time in the year 1837 I received of AM Jenkins, administrator of the estate of Isaac Glenn, the sum of $250. Some time in the fall of 1838 there came to hand $30 more paid by AM Jenkins, being the share of Harvey Glenn as heir of Isaac Glenn.

[Photocopy sent in 1999 by Nancy Attey, no source noted]

1845 Feb 7: Deed - Irijah Byars and others to Tolbert & Oliver Glenn: Between Peter Gill and Rachel his wife, Daniel C. Vancil and Amelia his wife, Irijah Byars and Imri Byars of the county of Jackson, state of Illinois and Tolbert Glenn & Oliver Glenn. Tolbert & Oliver Glenn paid $400 for four 1/8th sections of a tract of land (see for description). Rachel Gill and Amelia Vancil signed dower release. [photocopy sent by Nancy Attey; Noted: Board of Investigation, Book E]

1845 SCHOOL PETITION, Jackson Co, Illinois: 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. .... Imri Byars, Ira Byars, Irijah Byars <http://www.iltrails.org/jackson/sklpet.htm>

1850 US Census, South District, Jackson Co., Illinois; M432_110, page 243

 136/138 Irijah Byers, age 50, School Teacher, $__, b N. Car.

Savannah [Susannah?] Byers, age 16 [c1834], b Illinois John Byers, age 13 [c1837], b Illinois

  Also several Rich families on this page.

Martha Ruff wrote that Irijah and Charlotte Rich had one son. John above was b before their marriage.

1. ↑ Correspondence.

   9 Jun 1996; Janet Kay Lehnhof of Murray, UT; Family Group Sheet

2. ↑ Correspondence.

   9 Mar 1984, from Martha Ruff of Modesto, Illinois; List of children of John & Elizabeth (Thomas) Byars by Edna Herr