BYRAM FAMILY RECORD


The following dates are copied from some Edith (BYRAM) HAYES gave me.  

Manual N. Byram                               (Gilbert Newman Byram’s grandfather)

Born Aug. 8, 1848        Died May 6, 193-

 

Evaline J. Byram                                 (Gilbert’s grandmother)

Born Mar. 12, 1848     Died Feb. 14, 1902              (Evaline (Emaline) Zorade Keefer)

 

Henry John Byram                              (Gilbert’s father)

Born Dec. 16, 1848    Died Mar. 15, 1902

Anna Elizabeth Byram                        (Gilbert’s mother)

Born Apr. 6, 1870      Died Jan. 15, 1937                  Elizabeth (Lizzy) Anna GILLIS)

 

John Holsey Gillis                               (father of Gilbert’s mother)

No date of birth          Died July, 1857

 

John Harvey Gillis                              (father of Gilbert’s mother)

Born Oct. 9, 1812       Died Apr. 10, 1904

 

Mary Elizabeth Gillis              (mother of Gilbert’s mother)

Born Jan. 31, 1845        Died Jan. 12, 1914                  Mary Elizabeth (Betty) WHITAKER  

 

The following information was entered in Dora’s journal by her daughter Mary Caroline (KEY) FOWLE:  

Harley Melville WILEY youngest son of George WILEY and Lida GEER was married to Marvel SMITH of Sidney. They had three children who are

Mary Jane WILEY born Feb. 22, 1913

Jimmy Guyton WILEY born Mar. 28, 1915

Marjorie Ann WILEY born May 28, 1917

 

Mary Jane eldest daughter of Harley and Muriel (SMITH) WILEY was married to Mr. Cecil GARDENER Feb. 22, 1942. No children as yet.  

Jimmy Guyton WILEY second child of Harley and Muriel (SMITH) WILEY married a Los Angeles girl May 3, 1942.  

Marjorie Ann youngest daughter of Harley and Muriel (SMITH) WILEY married to C. Lon BOWERS May 1, 1937. Children for to Mr. & Mrs. Bowers are

Arlene Ann born Feb. 20, 1938.

Wesley Lon born Nov. 19, 1941  

India Pearl (WILEY) DAILEY second daughter of George WILEY and Mary Caroline LANE died June 16, 1942 in California in a convalescent home. She left one daughter Mary Elinor (DAILEY) NORDGREEN of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

William Johnston Robert WILEY son of George William and Mary Caroline (LANE) WILEY died June 19, 1942 at Alhambra, California. He was also a sufferer of arthritis for forty years or more. He was such a good intelligent man. He also had missed his calling. He leaves his wife Katherine (POSTHER) WILEY and son Virgil and grandchild, Kenneth.

These three were full brothers and sisters. They died just six months apart all on one year.  

The following additional information was entered in Dora’s journal by her daughter Mary Caroline (KEY) FOWLE:  

Grandchildren of Mrs. Dora KEY and children of Lily Ada (KEY) and Gilbert BYRAM:

Doris Janet BYRAM married Edmund Marley McDERMENT on June 30, 1939 by Rev, HENSEL at the parsonage (Immanuel Presbyterian Church, at East 152nd St., Cleveland, OH).  

Annabel Key BYRAM Lily’s third oldest daughter married Ernest ELSHAW ON Mar. 7, 1942 at the parsonage of Rev. HENSEL. He is now serving in the Second World War.

To date this is all of Mrs. Keys (Dora Jane) grandchildren.  

Mary continues –

Dora J. WILEY who wrote this book (my mother) was also a victim of arthritis for 22 years. She was bedfast for two years, almost blind, laid flat on her back, was an invalid in a wheel chair for nine years before that got around some by the use of crutches. As I am writing this it is just one year that she went into lobar pneumonia in her sleep. She died Jan. 7, 1942 the worst day and the saddest day I have a recollection of.  

George WILEY died July 8, 1925 at Los Angeles, California. He was buried there also.  

Lydia (GEER) WILEY died at Los Angeles at the home of her youngest daughter Mrs. Mary EISEN on Virginia Ave., 5832  

Daniel DAILEY died at Los Angeles, California. He was India (WILEY) DAILEY’s husband.

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