Jonathan M. Byerly1

M, #30168, b. 26 June 1858, d. 4 April 1955
  • Last Edited: 15 May 2021
  • Jonathan M. Byerly was born on 26 June 1858, Lower Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, PA.1,2
  • He was the son of Elias Byerly and Elizabeth Radel.1
  • Jonathan M. Byerly married Louisa C. Emmerick on 8 January 1882.1,3
  • Jonathan M. Byerly died on 4 April 1955, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA, at age 96.1,2
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Native of Lower Mahanoy Expires
    Jonathan M. Byerly, 97, Herndon R D., one of the oldest residents of the lower end of Northumberland County, died in his home between Mandata and Pillow.
    Born June 26, 1858, in Lower Mahanoy Township, Mr. Byerly was a son of the late Elias and Elizabeth (Radel) Byerly. He was a lifelong resident of the Mandata area, where he was a farmer for many years before his retirement.
    Mr. Byerly was president of the Byerly reunion since he organized the clan 21 years ago. His wife, the former Louise Emericlc, died 12 years ago.
    Surviving are five children, Mrs. John Latsha, Herndon; Mrs. Hannah Hoover, with whom he lived; Elias Byerly, Herndon R. D; Mrs. Salome Wolfe, Harrisburg, and Isaac Byerly, Northumberland. Twenty-one grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren survive, also.
    Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 in Zion Lutheran and Reformed Church, Hickory Corners. Rev. Herbert Frankfort will officiate. Friends may call at the Hoover Funeral Home, Dalmatia, from Friday evening until time of services. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
    Shamokin News-Dispatch (Shamokin, Pennsylvania), 06 Apr 1955, Wed, Page 3.4
  • He was buried on 9 April 1955, at Zion (Stone Vallley) Lutheran and Reformed Church Cemetery, Hickory Corners, Northumberland County, PA.1,2
  • Father*: Elias Byerly1 b. 16 Jun 1833, d. 5 Nov 1909
  • Mother*: Elizabeth Radel1 b. 4 Oct 1834, d. 8 Oct 1926

Children of Jonathan M. Byerly and Louisa C. Emmerick

Citations

  1. [S7] Joseph A. Meiser Jr. and Sarah Roadarmel Meiser, Genealogists Guide to Burials in Northumberland County, PA, Volume III (Grantham, PA: Ddraig Gooch Publications, Robert L.K. Jones, 4th edition, 1997), p. 286. Hereinafter cited as Northumberland County Burials III.
  2. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health). Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  3. [S21] Genealogical and Biographical Annals of Northumberland County (Chicago, IL: J. L. Floyd & Co., 1911). Hereinafter cited as Annals of Northumberland County.
  4. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Jonathan M. Byerly, Shamokin News-Dispatch (Shamokin, Pennsylvania), 06 Apr 1955, Wed, Page 3.
  5. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39920099/elias-m-byerly. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  6. [S382] Elsie Klinger Eaves. The Genealogical Records of James M. & Elsie K. Eaves, online site no longer accessible, 2006. Hereinafter cited as Elsie Klinger Eaves Website (2006).

Louisa C. Emmerick1

F, #30169, b. 31 August 1859, d. 29 April 1943
  • Last Edited: 15 May 2021
  • Louisa C. Emmerick was born on 31 August 1859.1
  • She married Jonathan M. Byerly, son of Elias Byerly and Elizabeth Radel, on 8 January 1882.1,2
  • Louisa C. Emmerick died on 29 April 1943, at age 83.1

Children of Louisa C. Emmerick and Jonathan M. Byerly

Citations

  1. [S7] Joseph A. Meiser Jr. and Sarah Roadarmel Meiser, Genealogists Guide to Burials in Northumberland County, PA, Volume III (Grantham, PA: Ddraig Gooch Publications, Robert L.K. Jones, 4th edition, 1997), p. 286. Hereinafter cited as Northumberland County Burials III.
  2. [S21] Genealogical and Biographical Annals of Northumberland County (Chicago, IL: J. L. Floyd & Co., 1911). Hereinafter cited as Annals of Northumberland County.
  3. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39920099/elias-m-byerly. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  4. [S1] Brosius-Schneider Families of Berks and Northumberland County, The Middletown Press & Journal, Lebanon, PA, 29 Oct. 1986, Column 1046. Hereinafter cited as Press & Journal.