William Bybee and his son-in-law, William Holmes are this researcher’s two greatest brick walls! Any help and collaboration is greatly appreciated.

Did William Bybee marry Alice “Alie” Hays in Barren County, Kentucky?

The Marriage of this William Bybee and Alice “Alie” Hays is widely reported on various internet sites. There seems to be no documentation to indicate that this marriage is the correct one for my William Bybee, Sr. The children of William are well documented but, there is no assurance that they are the children of Alice “Alie" Hayes Bybee. The only definitive source of this marriage is from a book, "History and Genealogy of the Harlan Family," by Alpheus H. Harlan, Originally printed Baltimore 1914AEH-BK-162. The book does not give it's source.

The Children of William Bybee in Green County, Kentucky

A chronology of events in the family of William Bybee helps organize what is known, and follows:

c1816

Pleasant Bybee, oldest child of William Bybee, Sr., is born.

c1818

Clarenda Bybee, oldest daughter of William Bybee, Sr., is born

c1821

Charity Bybee, daughter of William Bybee, Sr., is born. (AEH-LD-109)

1823, September

William Bybee, Jr, son of William Bybee, Sr., is born.

1826, May 29

Jemima Bybee, daughter of William Bybee, Sr., is born.

1828, November 4

Elizabeth Bybee, daughter of William Bybee, Sr., and this researcher’s Great Grandmother., is born.

1834, November 9

Harmon H Bybee, last son of William Bybee, Sr., is born.

1838, February 28 Green Co., KY

The Charity Bybee and William Hawks marriage bond states William Bybee is the father. (AEH-LD-109) It is stated in the bond that Charity Bybee is 17 years old hence it is assumed that she was born c1821

1838, March 16 -- Green Co., KY

A recorded deed in Green Co., Kentucky details the sale of livestock and household goods of William Bybee. William Bybee sold most of his livestock and household furniture on 16 March 1834 to F.G. Graham, the pastor that will marry Pleasant Bybee and Mary Henry on 25 Jan 1844. The deed also mentions notes due Edwin Lewis, F.G. Graham for cash loans and to James Peace for property purchase and a future foal sired by Andy Hawkins' stallion.

1838-1843 -- Green Co., KY

Looks like William Bybee, Sr. died in this time period. Most likely William Bybee, Sr died just before the sale of his livestock and household goods noted above on March 1838. Although at this time it is possible that he was the William Bybee who signed Jemima’s marriage bond.

1840 -- Green Co., KY

US Census Needs to be checked for Head of Households

1843, October 20- Green Co., KY

Jemima Bybee marries William L Elmore. William and Clarenda Bybee sign consent for marriage of Jemima Bybee. LD-107 Jemima is 17 years old. This William and Clarenda could well be older siblings of Jemima Bybee, rather than parents as originally thought. Jemima’s brother, William Bybee, Jr., if born September 1823, would only be 20 at this time and sister, Clarenda would be 25.

1844-1845

It would seem that William L Elmore either died or divorced Jemima Bybee at sometime in this period

1845, June -- Barren Co., KY

Jemima Bybee marries Thomas Milton Harlan. This is the link to the Harlan family and the source of Jemima Bybee’s parents being Alice Hays and William Bybee.

1845, September 5 -- Green Co., KY

Clarenda Bybee and John Akin marriage bond is issued. The bond states that Clarenda is 30 years old. So Clarenda is not old enough to be wife of William Bybee, Sr. as had been assumed at one time due to the signatures on Jemima’s marriage bond. It can be assumed that Clarenda Bybee was born c1815.

1847, July 6 -- Green Co., KY

Clarenda Bybee Akin gives birth to her 1st child, Samuel Anderson Alfred Demadison Akin

1847, October 13 -- Green Co., KY

Elizabeth Bybee[1] marries William Holmes in Green County, Kentucky on October 16, 1847. Elizabeth's brother Pleasant Bybee swears in her Marriage bond that she is 21 years old. Other sources indicate that she was only 18 year old. William Bybee, Sr. DID NOT sign for consent for Elizabeth's marriage. Her brother, Pleasant's action on the bond also concurs with other sources indicating that her father, William Bybee, had already died in about 1838.

1849, June 5 -- Green Co., KY

Clarenda Bybee Akin gives birth to her 2nd child, Vernon Webster "Noah" "Noy" Akin

C1849 -- [probably in MO]

William Bybee, Jr. married Elizabeth M. _________, who was born in Missouri.

1850, March 29 -- Crawford Co., MO

Elizabeth Bybee Holmes gives birth to her 1st child, Adolphis Allen Holmes.

C1850 -- MO

William Bybee, Jr.’s wife Elizabeth gives birth to their 1st child, Margaret Bybee.

1850, June 5 -- Crawford Co., MO

US census lists: Wm Homes, age 51 (born c1799), E. Homes, age 22 (born c1828, Elizabeth Bybee Holmes); And D. A. Homes, age 4/12 (born 1850, Adolphis Allen Holmes)

US census for any of the other families have not been located as of this writing.

1850, October -- [probably] Green Co., KY

Clarenda Bybee Akin dies at age 35. She may have died in the childbirth of a third child. Most likely she died in Green Co., KY as we see her widower, George Akin remarried in Green Co., KY

1851, February 21 -- Green Co., KY

George Jefferson Akin, the widower husband of Clarenda Bybee, marries Susan Kelly

1851, December 6 -- Crawford Co., MO

Elizabeth Bybee Holmes gives birth to her 2nd child, John Crawford Holmes.

1851, December 16 -- MO

William Bybee, Jr.’s wife Elizabeth gives birth to their 2nd child, Alonzo Bybee.

1852, June 20 -- Callaway Co., MO

Thomas Milton Harlan, 2nd husband of Jemima Bybee died. Since this death was in Callaway County it does add to the validity of his wife Jemima is in fact the Jemima of this family. It also indicates that the widowed sister of Elizabeth in Callaway Co may have been an influence for the William and Elizabeth Holmes family to move to Callaway Co.

1853, March 7 -- Crawford Co., MO

Elizabeth Bybee Holmes gives birth to her 3rd child, Alcy Ann Nancy "Nan" Holmes .

1854, May 11 -- Crawford Co., MO

Elizabeth Bybee Holmes gives birth to her 4th child, Charity Alla Holmes.

1856, February 2 -- Callaway Co., MO

Elizabeth Bybee Holmes gives birth to her 5th child, Virginia Ellen Holmes.

1856, October 23 -- Callaway Co., MO

Jemima Bybee has her 3rd marriage. She marries Joseph W. Thom[p]son.

1857, May 25 -- Callaway Co., MO

Elizabeth Bybee Holmes gives birth to her 6th child, Saul Washington Holmes.

1859, June 20 -- Callaway Co., MO

Elizabeth Bybee Holmes gives birth to her 7th child, Fannie E. Holmes.

1860, September 15 -- Callaway Co., MO

Elizabeth Bybee Holmes gives birth to her 8th child, James Burygard Holmes.

1863, June 18 -- Callaway Co., MO

Elizabeth Bybee Holmes gives birth to her 9th child, William Harrison Holmes.

1865, November 10 -- Callaway Co., MO

Elizabeth Bybee Holmes gives birth to her 10th child, Alvin Edgar Holmes , this researcher’s Grandfather and name sake.