Cyruses of Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, and Michigan

Descendants of John (The Elder) Sires

Author: Mike Sweet

Generation 1

1.      JOHN (THE ELDER)1 SIRES was born about 17001. He died in 1779 in Fauquier County, VA2. He married Mary Unknown.

Notes for John (The Elder) Sires:

There are no known records of where John (The Elder) was born or what country his ancestors came from. However, the Sires name is well known in England and since most early American settlers came from England, it is reasonable to conclude he had an English origin. Family legend claims an Irish origin with the prefix of O' being dropped so they might assimilate into the American culture more easily. The Irish were discriminated against in early America. However, there was no documentation found to verify an Irish lineage.

The earliest reference of John (The Elder) was a land grant record for 639 acres in Prince William County, Virginia....November 18, 1740.  The next reference was a voting record for the election of burgesses in 1741, Prince William County. There were other references in the Prince William County Order Book in 1742 and several in 1755.  Additionally, there is a record from 1755 of John (The Elder) giving a lifetime lease 150 acres of land to his son James Sr. and sons of James Sr., James Jr. and John (of Greenbrier County, VA), for the sum of 3 shillings a year.  Apparently, this was the way John (The Elder) chose to provide for his sons and grandson without actually turning over ownership of the land.

John Sires's WILL: Fauquier Co., VA, was dated 1773, proved 27 Nov 1779.  It names only his wife Mary and daughter, Mary Hamrick.  However, he is known to have had a son,  James Sr. (Abstracts of Fauquier county, Virginia Wills., Inventories and Accounts 1759-1800, Gott, John, p. 104 -- from pp. 386-387 of Will book 1).

John (The Elder) Sires and Mary Unknown had the following children:

i.          JOHN2 SIRES Jr.1 was born before 17301.

        ii.    JAMES SIRES was born before 17301. He died before 1781 in VA1. He married Alice (Alcy) Unknown about 17443. She was born before 17301. She died in 1796 in Stokes County, NC1.

iii.       MARY SIRES was born about 17301. She married Benjamin Hamrick about 17504, 5. He was born about 1718 in King George County, VA6. He died about 1793 in Prince William County, VA7.

More About Mary Sires:

Residence: Bet. 1751-1770 in Prince William County, VA8

Generation 2

2.      JAMES2 SIRES (John (The Elder)1) was born before 17301. He died before 1781 in VA1. He married Alice (Alcy) Unknown about 17443. She was born before 17301. She died in 1796 in Stokes County, NC1.

More About James Sires:

Occupation: 1755; Farmer1

Notes for James Sires:

Just as with John (The Elder), the exact date of birth and birthplace for James is unknown. In his early years he lived in VA where all of his children were born. Later in his life, he lived in NC. In 1778, the NC Land Grant Office awarded James Sires Sr. a piece of property located along the Mayo River in what is now the extreme Northwestern quadrant of Rockingham County. From the land transaction records and tax records, it is also known that Alice (Alcy), James's wife, owned and sold several pieces of land in Surry County and Stokes County, NC.

Virginia Court records show James Sires Sr. was often in court, being sued for bad debts, and may have been moving in and out of the area for some time (Julie Benston's records). The connection to VA where his family of origin lived and his land holdings in NC may account for James' moving in and out of VA.

James Sires and Alice (Alcy) Unknown had the following children:

i.          JOHN3 SIRES was born about 1745 in VA1. He died between 1800-1808 in Monroe County, VA9. He married Sarah Paul. She died after 179210.

More About John Sires:

Military Service: 1776; U.S. Revolutionary War, Private with the VA State Troops11

Residence: 1790 in Edgecombe, Halifax County, NC12

ii.        JAMES SIRES JR. was born before 1755 in VA1. He died after 1811 in Rockingham County, NC13.

More About James Sires Jr.:

Residence: Bet. 1790-1810 in Rockingham County, NC14, 15

iii.       ENOCH SIRES was born about 1757 in VA1. He died between 1840-185016.

More About Enoch Sires:

Residence: 1800 in Salisbury, Stokes County, NC17

iv.     JESSE SIRES was born after 1759 in VA18. He died on July 10, 1810 in Cabell County, VA19. He married Frances Smith about 1778 in Stokes County, NC20. She was born about 1757 in NC21. She died about 1821 in Cabell County, VA22.

v.        ALEXANDER SIRES was born after 1760 in VA1.

More About Alexander Sires:

Residence: 1790 in Stokes County, NC23

Generation 3

3.      JESSE3 SIRES (James2, John (The Elder)1) was born after 1759 in VA18. He died on July 10, 1810 in Cabell County, VA19. He married Frances Smith about 1778 in Stokes County, NC20. She was born about 1757 in NC21. She died about 1821 in Cabell County, VA22.

More About Jesse Sires:

Military Service: Bet. 1781-1782; American Revolutionary War, Pvt. with the NC State Troops24, 25

Residence: 1790 in Stokes County, NC26

Notes for Jesse Sires:

Jesse was born in VA and raised in VA & NC. He married Frances in NC and his children were also born in NC.

Jesse volunteered in the American Revolutionary War. He enlisted as a Pvt. with the NC State Troops on June 1, 1781 and was discharged on June 1, 1782. North Carolina Certificate #89920 was issued to Jesse upon his discharge (DAR Patriot Index, 1966, p. 172).

Jesse appears in Stokes County, NC land tax records from 1791 to 1803. In 1806, Jesse and his family led a small band of pioneers from Stokes County, NC to Cabell County, VA (later became WV), which was wilderness at the time. They traveled by ox-drawn covered wagons and probably walked most of the way to help lighten the load on trails. They lived out their years there and were buried on the farm they established on Price's Creek, about three miles from the Big Sandy River, presently known as White's Creek (The Cyrus Family, KYOWVA Genealogical Society Newsletter, Vol. 15, No. 4, Winter, 1992, p. 20).

Jesse is the Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandfather of famed Billy Ray Cyrus. Billy Ray and his daughter, Miley Cyrus, are both music recording artists, and have many television and movie credits. So, Billy Ray Cyrus and Miley Cyrus are very distant cousins to my family members.

More About Frances Smith:

Residence: 1820 in Guyandotte, Cabell County, VA84

Jesse Sires and Frances Smith had the following children:

i.     PHOEBE4 CYRUS was born about 1780 in Stokes County, NC27, 28, 29. She died on February 09, 1860 in Wayne County, VA30, 31. She married Alexander Hazelett on November 27, 1799 in Stokes County, NC32, 33. He was born between 1770-178034. He died on January 17, 184735.

More About Phoebe Cyrus:

Residence: 1850 in Wayne County, VA (living with her daughter, Mary Jane Smith)36

ii.        ABRAHAM CYRUS was born on February 16, 1781 in Stokes County, NC37. He died on August 04, 1860 in White Creek, Wayne County, VA38. He married Sarah (Sally) Blue on May 19, 1808 in Wayne County, VA39. She was born on January 15, 1789 in VA40. She died on July 09, 1871 in White Creek, Wayne County, WV41.

More About Abraham Cyrus:

Residence: Bet. 1850-1860 in Wayne County, VA42, 43

Occupation: 1860; Farmer44, 45

Burial: Cyrus Cemetery, Whites Creek, Wayne County, WV46.  Abraham’s memorial can be viewed on findagrave.com.

iii.       THOMAS CYRUS was born about 1781 in Stokes County, NC48, 49. He died on about 1863 in Wayne County, VA50. He married Jane Unknown about 1815 in Cabell County, VA51. She was born about 1795 in VA52, 53.

More About Thomas Cyrus:

Residence: Bet. 1850-1860 in Wayne County, VA54, 55

More About Thomas Cyrus:

WILLS and INVENTORIES; Wayne County, West Virginia: Thomas Cyrus's will was dated October 2, 1862, proved Oct 12, 1863. It mentions wife Jane, and brothers Smith, William C. and Abraham (deceased). There was no mention of children in will. Thomas owned several hundred acres on Twelve Pole Creek, near the mouth of Buffalo Creek, Wayne County (Lambert Notes, Marshall University Library).  Also see "Sim's Index", Sires, Thomas 100 acres Price's Mill Cr  1813  Bk1, p. 99.  Cabell County, Virginia Deed Book II: p. 204, 19 Apr 1817, indenture: Thomas Syrus & wife Jane to John Keezer, 100a on Price's Creek, left to Thomas by mother Frances Syrus.  Cabell County, Virginia Deed Book III: p. 533, 12 Apr 1822 (indenture) James T. Watson of New York to Thomas Syrus (attorney Lewis Summers, Manoah Bostick) tract on Mill Creek part of 70,202 granted Samuel M. Hopkins 1796.  84a corner Abraham Syrus.  Cabell County, Virginia Deeds, p. 174: Thomas Syres and wife Jane to Smith Syrus, 84 acres on Price's Mill Creek, corner of Abraham Syrus. Indenture. 28 Aug 1826.

iv.      WILLIAM R. CYRUS was born on April 02, 1794 in Stokes County, NC56, 57. He died on March 25, 1866 in Wayne County, WV58, 59, 60. He married (1) Rebecca Boulton on May 06, 1813 in Cabell County,VA61, 62. She was born about 1791 in VA63. She died about 1851 in Wayne County, VA64. He married (2) Leah Toney on December 13, 1851 in Whites Creek, Wayne County, WV65, 66. She was born on November 03, 1820 in Logan County, VA67. She died on July 14, 1913 in Whites Creek, Wayne County, WV68, 69.

More About William R. Cyrus:

Military Service: Bet. October 13, 1812 - April 10, 1813; War of 1812 - Private in Captain Yokem's Co. of Virginia Militia70, 71

Residence: Bet. 1850-1960 in Wayne County, VA72, 73

Burial: Cyrus Cemetery, Whites Creek, Wayne County, WV74.  William’s memorial can be viewed on findagrave.com.

v.    SMITH CYRUS was born about 1800 in Stokes County, NC79, 80. He died in November 1873 in Wayne County, WV1, 81. He married Reca Caine about 1820 in Cabell County, VA1. She was born about 1806 in Pike County, KY82, 83.

Generation 4

4.      SMITH4 CYRUS (Jesse3 Sires, James2 Sires, John (The Elder)1 Sires) was born about 1800 in Stokes County, NC79, 80. He died in November 1873 in Wayne County, WV1, 81. He married Reca Caine about 1820 in Cabell County, VA1. She was born about 1806 in Pike County, KY82, 83.

More About Smith Cyrus:

Residence: 1840 in Cabell County, VA85

Residence: Bet. 1850-1870 in Wayne County, VA75, 86, 87

Occupation: Bet. 1860-1870; Farmer88, 89

Notes for Smith Cyrus:

Smith and his siblings changed the spelling of their surnames from Sires to Cyrus. In the 1840 and 1850 census, Smith used Sires, and in the 1860 census, he used Cyrus.

"THE CYRUS FAMILY, Abraham, Thomas, William and Smith Cyrus, came to what is now Wayne County, West Virginia, about 1806. They came from North Carolina. They were Democrats in politics and Baptist in religion. They were hard-working, energetic men, and obtained a competency of this world's good, and were useful citizens." (From "Big Sandy Valley, History of the People and country from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time," by William Ely. Originally published 1887, Catlettsburg, Kentucky. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing County, Baltimore, 1969)

In about 1821, Smith inherited his parents' homestead in Cabell County, VA. His pioneering parents, Jesse and Frances, were buried on the homestead property. (Note: In 1842, the homestead was annexed into Wayne County, VA, which was newly formed from Cabell County. During the Civil War in 1863, the homestead became part of WV when WV established its statehood by breaking off from VA.)

The 1860 census listed 6 young grandchildren living in the Smith Cyrus household. There were 3 kids (Frances, Elthira, and Henry Smith) who were children of Smith's deceased son, Albert. The other 3 kids (William, John, and James) were probably illegitimate children of his daughter, Elizabeth (Cyrus Notes, Marshall University Library). In the 1870 census, Henry Smith (Albert's son), James (Elizabeth's son), and Richard (Emily's son) were living with Smith.

In the 1860 census, when Smith was 59 years old, his real estate listed a value of $2500 and his personal estate listed at $800. Accounting for inflation, that makes his total worth equivalent to $133,000 in year 2014 currency. That may be underestimated because land values have risen higher than inflation. The U.S. didn't have Social Security back then, so this would be just adequate enough to sustain his family, including his grandchildren whom he raised during his retirement years.

WILL of Smith Cyrus, Wayne County, WV, dated Dec 6, 1873, proved May 4, 1874, mentions: daughter Emily and grandsons Richard, James, Enoch; son Enoch and 7 grandchildren; son Albert and 2 granddaughter & one grandson, Henry Smith Cyrus; daughter Arrena Bartram; daughter Margaret Jane; son Marshal; son Jesse; daughter Elizabeth and children; daughter Recy Canterbury; daughter Philees Canterbury; son Smith (Lambert Notes, Cyrus Notes, Marshall University Library).

Smith Cyrus and Reca Caine had the following children:

i.          EMILY5 CYRUS was born about 1824 in Cabell County, VA90. She died in March 1850 in Wayne County, VA91. She married David Johnson on February 12, 1839 in Cabell County, WV92. He was born about 1821 in VA93. He died in November 1850 in Wayne County, VA94.

       ii.         ALBERT CYRUS was born about 1825 in VA95. He died between 1850-186096, 97. He married Martha A. Daniels about 184498. She            was born about 1825 in MD99, 100. She died between 1850-1860101.

iii.       ARRENA CYRUS was born about 1827 in VA102, 103. She married Samuel Bartram about 1848104. He was born about 1823 in KY105, 106.

More About Arrena Cyrus:

Residence: 1870 in Catlettsburg, Boyd County, KY107

Residence: 1880 in Upper Township, Lawrence County, OH108

iv.      MARSHALL CYRUS was born on June 16, 1828 in Cabell County, VA109. He died on January 24, 1893 in Stockholm, Wright County, MN110. He married Sarah Hoff about 1848111. She was born in November 1830 in Cabell County, VA112. She died on September 16, 1907 in Wright County, MN113.

More About Marshall Cyrus:

Residence: Bet. 1850-1860 in Wayne County, VA114, 115

Occupation: Bet. 1860-1880; Farmer116, 117, 118, 119

Residence: Bet. 1870-1880 in Stockholm, Wright County, MN120, 121

Burial: Howard Lake Cemetery, Howard Lake, Wright County, MN122.  Marshall’s grave marker can be viewed on findagrave.com.

v.        ENOCH CYRUS was born about 1829 in Cabell County, VA125. He died in 1864 in Wayne County, WV126. He married Mary Polley Bartram about 1845 in Wayne County, VA127. She was born in January 1829 in Cabell County,VA128, 129, 130. She died after 1907 in Wayne County, WV131.

More About Enoch Cyrus:

Residence: Bet. 1850-1860 in Wayne County, VA132, 133

Occupation: Bet. 1850-1860; Farmer134, 135

Notes for Enoch Cyrus:

Towards the end of the Civil War in the spring of 1864, Enoch was murdered on his own farm by a roving band of ex-Confederate soldiers ("Bartram Branches", Gateway Press., Baltimore, Maryland 1984).

Notes for Mary Polley Barton:

After her husband's death, Mary struggled in providing for herself and her seven children. Mary's neighbors remarked that she never took any charity. However, it was reported that she did turned to prostitution as a means of support. Supposedly, boyfriends would visit in the evenings, bringing a chicken or two. It was rumored that her daughters also turned to prostitution. This was seemingly true as evidenced by her oldest daughter, Surrilda, having two kids out-of-wedlock. The Greenbrier Baptist Church took issue with Mary's behaviors and put her out of the church. Some reported that she had a harsh demeanor and did not care what others thought, probably because of the way she was treated by the community. Others said, in her later years, Mary was still welcome at her relatives' homes where she helped with meal preparations ("Bartram Branches", Gateway Press., Baltimore, Maryland 1984).

vi.      ELIZABETH CYRUS was born in March 1835 in Cabell County, VA138.

More About Elizabeth Cyrus:

Residence: Bet. 1850-1870 in Wayne County, VA & WV (living with parents)139, 140

Residence: 1900 in Butler, Wayne County, WV (living with her nephew, Henry Smith Cyrus)142

Notes for Elizabeth Cyrus:

Elizabeth Cyrus had the following children out-of-wedlock:

1.     WILLIAM CYRUS was born about 1856 in VA140.

2.     JOHN CYRUS was born on 1857 in Wayne County, VA140.

3.     JAMES CYRUS was born 1860 in Wayne County, VA140. He married Lucinda Ball on September 28, 1901 in Wayne County, WV92. She was born on January 11, 1876 in Wayne County, WV124. She died on May 12, 1948 in Wayne County, WV124. She was buried on May 14, 1948, Docks Creek Cemetery, Kenova, Wayne County, WV124.

vii.     PHOEBE CYRUS was born about 1836 in Wayne County, VA143, 144. She died on September 09, 1872 in Wayne County, WV145. She married (1) Joseph Hazlett about 1853146. He was born about 1827 in Wayne County, VA147, 148. He died on April 20, 1859 in Wayne County, VA149. She married (2) Joel Canterbury on September 11, 1858 in Wayne County, VA150. He was born in September 1837 in Wayne County, VA151, 152. He died on October 17, 1925 in Wayne County, WV153.

More About Phoebe Cyrus:

Residence: 1850 in Wayne County, VA (living with parents)154

Residence: 1860 in Wayne County, VA155

viii.    MARGARET JANE CYRUS was born in September 1838 in Wayne County, WV161. She died on May 16, 1921 in Lawrence, Lawrence County, OH162. She married (1) William Rutherford on April 27, 1857 in Wayne County, VA163. He was born on April 12, 1833 in Cabell County, VA164. He died on October 09, 1860 in Wayne County, VA165.  Cause of death was "Violence" -- his brother-in-law, Smith Cyrus, Jr., stabbed him during a political argument. She married (2) Thomas Stapleton on December 01, 1876 in Lawrence County, OH166. He was born on December 05, 1840 in Johnson County, KY167, 168. He died on December 30, 1912 in Lawrence County, KY169, 170.

More About Margaret Jane Cyrus:

Residence: 1850 in Wayne County, VA (living with parents)171

Residence: 1860 in Wayne County, VA172

Residence: Bet. 1880-1910 in Lawrence, Lawrence County, OH173, 174, 175

ix.      SMITH CYRUS JR. was born about 1839 in Wayne County, VA178.

More About Smith Cyrus Jr.:

Residence: 1850 in Wayne County, VA (living with parents)179

Notes for Smith Cyrus Jr.:

On October 9, 1860, in Wayne Co., VA, Smith Jr. murdered his brother-in-law, William Rutherford. They got into a fight after an election and Smith Jr. stabbed William with a knife. The event was reported in the Ceredo Crescent Newspaper about a week later, saying that Smith had galloped away on his horse and had not yet been found. It is unknown if Smith Jr. was ever apprehended and tried for the murder. He seems to have disappeared from Wayne County, WV. However, he was named in the will of Smith Cyrus, Sr. in 1874 (John Mahey - Cyrus Genealogist). Also, he must have been around in the 1870s to have two children, Smith John Robinson (b. 1875 in WV) and Richard Robinson (b. 1877 in WV). The children's birth records list Smith Cyrus & Melvina Robinson as parents. It is likely that Smith & Melvina never married as evidenced by no marriage record being found and their children's last names were Melvina's maiden name. Perhaps not marrying was Smith's strategy for avoiding leads that may have resulted in the law finding him.

x.        RECIE CYRUS was born about 1839 in Cabell County, VA180, 181, 182.  She married John Henry Canterbury on April 28, 1857 in Wayne County, VA183.  He was born on April 16, 1837 in Cabell County, VA184, 185. He died on March 08, 1917 in Whites Creek, Wayne County, WV186.

More About Recie Cyrus:

Residence: 1850 in Cabell County, VA (living with parents)187

Residence: Bet. 1860-1910 in Wayne County, VA & WV188, 189, 190, 191

Residence: 1920-1930 in Ceredo, Wayne County, WV (living with her son, Enoch)192, 290

Burial: Canterbury Cemetery, Prichard, Wayne County, WV (located along White's Creek Road)193.  Recie and John’s grave marker can be viewed on findagrave.com.

xi.      JESSE CYRUS was born on January 02, 1844 in Butler, Wayne County, WV195, 196. He died on November 01, 1919 in Wright County, MN197. He married (1) Emeline H. Brumfield about 1862 in Wayne County, VA198. She was born on August 01, 1847 in Shoals, Wayne County, VA199, 200. She died on March 14, 1942 in Huntington, Cabell County, WV201. He married (2) Sarah Jane Hurley on January 20, 1869 in Wright County, MN202, 203. She was born on June 17, 1848 in Pike County, KY204. She died on December 15, 1936 in Howard Lake, Wright County, MN205.

More About Jesse Cyrus:

Residence: Bet. 1850-1860 in Wayne County, VA (living with parents)206, 207

Military Service: Bet. 1862-1864; Civil War - Private in Ferguson's Battalion of the Virginia Cavalry (he was taken captive at Athenaeum Prison near Wheeling, VA, April 20, 1863)208

Residence: 1865; moved from WV to Wright County, MN without Emeline, after the Civil War & his divorce209

Occupation: Bet. 1880-1910; Farmer210, 211, 212

Residence: Bet. 1880-1910 in Victor, Wright County, MN213, 214, 215

Burial: November 03, 1919; Howard Lake Cemetery, Howard Lake, Wright County, MN216.  Jesse’s grave marker can be viewed on findagrave.com.

Notes for Jesse Cyrus:

His first wife, Emeline, sued Jesse for divorce in Wayne County Count, charging adultery and infecting her with gonorrhea. She did not accompany him to Minnesota ("Pioneer Settlers of Wayne County, West Virginia," p. 95).

Generation 5

5.      ALBERT5 CYRUS (Smith4, Jesse3 Sires, James2 Sires, John (The Elder)1 Sires) was born about 1825 in VA95. He died between 1850-186096, 97. He married Martha A. (possible maiden name, Daniels or Perry) about 184498. She was born about 1825 in MD99, 100. She died between 1850-1860101.

More About Albert Cyrus:

Residence: 1850 in Wayne County, VA221

Occupation: 1850; Farmer222

Notes for Albert Cyrus:

Albert was listed in the 1850 census with his wife, Martha, and 5 children (Frances, Elthira, Mary J., Perry, and Henry S).  In the 1860 census, Frances, Elthira, and Henry S. were living with their grandfather, Smith Cyrus.   Mary J. was listed with the Winter's family and Perry was not found in any 1860 census.  Albert & Martha are presumed to have died in the 1850s.  There have been no other records found to tell the whole story.

Albert Cyrus and Martha A. Daniels had the following children:

i.          FRANCES ETTIE6 CYRUS was born on July 22, 1845 in Wayne County, VA223, 224. She died on April 30, 1926 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, OK225. She married William Lafayette Stith on February 10, 1864 in Catlettsburg, Boyd County, KY226. He was born on October 16, 1839 in Cabell County, VA227, 228. He died on August 20, 1924 in St. Louis, St. Louis County, MO229.

More About Frances Ettie Cyrus:

Residence: 1850 in Wayne County, VA (living with parents)230

Residence: 1860 in Wayne County, VA (living with grandparents)231

Residence: Bet. 1880-1910 in Reynolds County, MO232, 233, 234

Burial: May 02, 1926; Greenlawn Cemetery, Springfield, Greene County, MO235.  Frances’s grave marker can be viewed on findagrave.com.

ii.        ELTHIRA H. CYRUS was born about 1846 in VA237, 238, 239. She died between 1885-1895 in KS240. She married James W. Phillips about 1870241. He was born in October 1833 in TN242.

More About Elthira H. Cyrus:

Residence: 1850 in Wayne County, VA (living with parents)243

Residence: 1860 in Wayne County, VA (living with grandparents)244

Residence: 1880 in Paw Paw, Elk County, KS245

Residence: 1885 in Paw Paw, Elk County, KS246

iii.       MARY J. CYRUS was born in August 1847 in VA249, 250. She married Lemuel Winters on June 29, 1862 in Ironton, Lawrence County, OH251. He was born in June 1843 in VA252.

More About Mary J. Cyrus:

Residence: 1850 in Wayne County, VA (living with parents)253

Residence: 1860 in Harrison County, VA (living with the Winters family)254

Residence: Bet. 1870-1880 in Union, Cabell County, WV255, 256

Residence: Bet. 1900-1920 in Sheridan, Lincoln County, WV257, 258, 259

iv.      PERRY CYRUS was born about 1849 in VA260.

More About Perry Cyrus:

Residence: 1850 in Wayne County, VA (living with parents)261

v.    HENRY SMITH CYRUS was born on February 01, 1850 in Wayne County, VA262. He died on July 22, 1916 in Durbin, Boyd County, KY263. He married Ellen Daniels, daughter of William Daniels and Martha Ward on December 25, 1870 in Wayne County, WV264. She was born on September 12, 1846 in Wayne County, VA265. She died on November 02, 1937 in Boyd County, KY266.

Generation 6

6.      HENRY SMITH6 CYRUS (Albert5, Smith4, Jesse3 Sires, James2 Sires, John (The Elder)1 Sires) was born on February 01, 1850 in Wayne County, VA262. He died on July 22, 1916 in Durbin, Boyd County, KY263. He married Ellen Daniels, daughter of William Daniels and Martha Ward on December 25, 1870 in Wayne County, WV264. She was born on September 12, 1846 in Wayne County, VA265. She died on November 02, 1937 in Boyd County, KY266.

More About Henry Smith Cyrus:

Residence: August 1850 in Wayne County, VA (living with parents)267

Residence: Bet. 1860-1870 in Wayne County, WV (living with grandparents)268, 269

Residence: Bet. 1880-1900 in Butler, Wayne County, WV270, 271

Occupation: Bet. 1880-1900; Farmer272, 273, 274

Residence: 1910 in Durbin, Boyd County, KY (living with his son, Arthur)275

Burial: July 23, 1916 in Cyrus Cemetery, Boyd County, KY276.  Henry’s memorial can be viewed on findagrave.com.

Notes for Henry Smith Cyrus:

Henry Smith Cyrus's parents died early in his life. His grandfather, Smith Cyrus, raised him. Henry S. was listed in Smith's household in the 1860 and 1870 censuses.

Henry's granddaughter, Viva (Cyrus) Bowman, recalled memories of Henry doing pickup and deliveries from the White Creek Post Office and General Store in his express buggy wagon in the early 1900s.

Henry grew up living next door to Mary Ellen Staley (1860 & 1870 census). Interestingly, Mary Ellen's daughter, Grace Estelle Ealem, married Henry's son, Ulysses Cyrus.

Photos of Henry and Ellen can be viewed on my Genealogy Website.

Notes for Ellen Daniels:

Lou Ann Knippenberg reported that “I understand Ellen who lived to be in her 90's, wore a bonnet and smoked a corn cob pipe, was the meanest ole woman that ever lived ha!! never met her...” (via ancestry.com communication)

More About Ellen Daniels:

Residence: Bet. 1850-1860 in Wayne County, VA (living with parents)344, 345

Residence: 1920 in Durbin, Boyd County, KY346

Residence: 1930 in Ceredo, Wayne County, WV (living with her granddaughter, Pearl)347

Burial: November 04, 1937 in Cyrus Cemetery, Boyd County, KY348.  Ellen’s memorial can be viewed on findagrave.com.

Henry Smith Cyrus and Ellen Daniels had the following children:

i.     ULYSSES7 CYRUS was born on January 30, 1869 in Wayne County, WV277, 278. He died on August 25, 1962 in Boyd County, KY279, 280. He married (1) Grace Estelle Ealem, daughter of John P. Ealem and Mary Ellen Staley on August 25, 1887 in Wayne County, WV281. She was born on May 29, 1872 in Lawrence County, OH282. She died on January 06, 1954 in Detroit, Wayne County, MI283. He married (2) Lillie M Adkins on January 20, 1911 in Wayne County, WV284. She was born on May 03, 1885 in White Creek, Wayne County, WV285. She died on April 15, 1939 in Huntington, Cabell County, WV286.

ii.        ALBERT CYRUS was born in November 1871 in Wayne County, WV289. He died February 2, 1931 in Kenova, Wayne County, WV 291. He married (1) Mary Emma Booth on July 08, 1892 in Wayne County, WV292. She was born on June 23, 1875 in Wayne County, WV293. She died on September 06, 1894 in Wayne County, WV (died in childbirth)294. He married (2) Evalina (Effie) Smith on December 25, 1897 in Wayne County, WV295. She was born in January 1876 in Kenova, Wayne County, WV296. She died on June 20, 1967 in Wayne County, WV297.

More About Albert Cyrus:

Residence: 1880 in Butler, Wayne County, WV (living with parents)298

Occupation: 1900; Farmer & inspector for the Railroad299, 300

Residence: Bet. 1900-1930 in Wayne County, WV301, 302, 303, 304

Memorial: Albert’s memorial can be viewed on findagrave.com.

iii.       ELVA CYRUS was born about 1876 in Wayne County, WV305. She died on April 26, 1895 in Wayne County, WV306.

More About Elva Cyrus:

Residence: 1880 in Butler, Wayne County, WV (living with parents)307

Memorial: Elva’s memorial can be viewed on findagrave.com.

iv.      ARTHUR CYRUS was born on March 10, 1882 in Wayne County, WV308, 309, 310, 311. He died on March 09, 1953 in Kenova, Wayne County, WV312. He married (1) Alvie May Moore on September 01, 1903 in Lawrence County, OH313. She was born on April 11, 1884 in Wayne County, WV314. He married (2) Lula Ball on June 18, 1907 in Wayne County, WV315. She was born on July 07, 1887 in Wayne County, WV316, 317. She died on February 28, 1920 in Boyd County, KY318. He married (3) Goldia Unknown between 1920-1930319. She was born about 1886 in OH320, 321.

More About Arthur Cyrus:

Residence: 1900 in Butler, Wayne County, WV (living with parents)322

Occupation: Bet. 1900-1910; Farmer323, 324, 325

Residence: Bet. 1910-1920 in Durbin, Boyd County, KY326, 327

Residence: Bet. 1930-1940 in Boyd County, KY328, 329

Burial: March 11, 1953 in Cyrus Cemetery, Boyd County, KY330.  Arthur’s memorial can be viewed on findagrave.com.

v.        ROSCOE CYRUS was born on August 30, 1887 in Wayne County, WV331, 332, 333. He died on January 19, 1965 in Kenova, Wayne County, WV334. He married Lillian Virginia Malcolm on January 01, 1909 in Wayne County, WV335. She was born on October 17, 1893 in Wayne County, WV336. She died on September 27, 1941 in Ashland, Boyd County, KY337.

More About Roscoe Cyrus:

Residence: 1900 in Butler, Wayne County, WV (living with parents)

Residence: Bet. 1910-1940 in Wayne County, WV338, 339, 340, 341

Burial: January 21, 1965 in Docks Creek Cemetery, Kenova, Wayne County, WV342.  Roscoe’s grave marker can be viewed on findagrave.com.

Generation 7

7.      ULYSSES7 CYRUS (Henry Smith6, Albert5, Smith4, Jesse3 Sires, James2 Sires, John (The Elder)1 Sires) was born on January 30, 1869 in Wayne County, WV277, 278. He died on August 25, 1962 in Boyd County, KY279, 280. He married (1) Grace Estelle Ealem, daughter of John P. Ealem and Mary Ellen Staley on August 25, 1887 in Wayne County, WV281. She was born on May 29, 1872 in Lawrence County, OH282. She died on January 06, 1954 in Detroit, Wayne County, MI283. He married (2) Lillie M Adkins on January 20, 1911 in Wayne County, WV284. She was born on May 03, 1885 in White Creek, Wayne County, WV285. She died on April 15, 1939 in Huntington, Cabell County, WV286.

More About Ulysses Cyrus:

Residence: 1880 in Butler, Wayne County, WV (living with parents)349

Residence: 1900 in Jonesboro, Craighead County, AR350

Occupation: Bet. 1900-1930; Farmer & Railroad laborer351, 352, 353, 354

Occupation (2): 1905; Coal Miner in WV355

Residence: 1910 in Ceredo, Wayne County, WV (living with his brother, Roscoe)356

Residence: 1917 in Huntington, WV357

Residence: 1920 in Butler, Wayne County, WV358

Residence: 1930 in Huntington, Cabell County, WV359

Burial: August 29, 1962 in Bash Cemetery, Catlettsburg, Boyd County, KY360.   Ulysses’s grave marker can be viewed on findagrave.com.

Notes for Ulysses Cyrus:

Shortly after marrying Grace and having his first child in WV, Ulysses moved to AR to find work. After about five years of working in AR and having 2 more children, he moved back to WV.  Unfortunately, while in AR, his first born child, Jennie, died.

It appears that Ulysses had developed an addiction to alcohol and sex. Because of Ulysses’s bad behaviors, there were several marital separations and reconciliations. After partying one night, Ulysses was observed in the morning coming out of the local whorehouse by his nine-year-old daughter on her way to school. The whorehouse was a couple doors down from his family's home. Finally, after Grace and the kids experienced much hurt and embarrassment, Grace divorced him in 1906.

Sometime in the 1930s, Ulysses visited his daughter, Viva, in MI. Viva's children reported that their grandfather tried to show their mother how to discipline her kids, unfortunately in a harsh and abusive way. Viva ran him off.

More About Grace Estelle Ealem:

Residence: 1900 in Jonesboro, Craighead County, AR384

Occupation: Bet. 1906-1940; Boarding House Manager in Portsmouth, OH & Detroit, MI355, 385, 386, 387, 388

Occupation (2): 1910; Hat Maker at her Millinery Shop in Portsmouth, Scioto County, OH389

Residence: 1910 in Portsmouth, Scioto County, OH390

Residence: Bet. 1920-1940 in Detroit, Wayne County, MI391, 392, 393

Burial: January 08, 1954 in White Chapel Memorial Cemetery in Troy, MI394, 395.   Grace’s grave marker can be viewed on findagrave.com.

More About Ulysses Cyrus and Grace Estelle Ealem:

Divorce: Abt. 1906 in Wayne County, WV396

Photos of Ulysses, Grace and their children can be viewed on my Genealogy Website.

Ulysses Cyrus and Grace Estelle Ealem had the following children:

i.     JENNIE8 CYRUS was born on August 18, 1888 in Wayne County, WV355, 361. She died about 1895 in Jonesboro, Craighead County, AR355.

More About Jennie Cyrus:

Burial: Pine Log Cemetery, Craighead County, AR362.  Jennie’s memorial can be viewed on findagrave.com.

Notes for Jennie Cyrus:

Jennie's family was living in AR because her father had moved from WV to find work. Jennie died shortly after her sister, Viva, was born.  At seven years old, Jennie had become ill and because her mother was so overwhelmed with caring for an infant, she neglected Jennie's illness, which may have contributed to her death. The family moved back to WV a few years later; they probably never visited her grave site again.

ii.    VIVA BERTHA CYRUS was born on September 14, 1895 in Jonesboro, Craighead County, AR363, 364. She died on January 13, 1987 in Holly, Oakland County, MI365, 366, 367. She married Edgar Bowman, son of William Peter Bowman and Rachel Hannah Burke on March 21, 1918 in Catlettsburg, KY368. He was born on March 28, 1893 in Firebrick, Lewis County, KY369, 370, 371, 372. He died on December 19, 1973 in Pontiac, Oakland County, MI368, 373, 374, 375.

iii.   BASIL PAUL CYRUS376 was born on February 09, 1898 in Jonesboro, Craighead County, AR377. He died on September 16, 1961 in Detroit, Wayne County, MI378. He married Amanda J. Adkins about 1916379. She was born on October 03, 1896 in KY380, 381, 382. She died on October 30, 1992 in FL279, 383.

More About Lillie M. Adkins:

Residence: Bet. 1900-1910 in Ceredo, Wayne County, WV (living with parents)397, 398

Occupation: 1930; Machine Operator in factory399

Burial: April 18, 1939 in Cyrus Cemetery, Whites Creek, Wayne County, WV40.   Lillie’s memorial can be viewed on findagrave.com.

Generation 8

8.      VIVA BERTHA8 CYRUS (Ulysses7, Henry Smith6, Albert5, Smith4, Jesse3 Sires, James2 Sires, John (The Elder)1 Sires) was born on September 14, 1895 in Jonesboro, Craighead County, AR363, 364. She died on January 13, 1987 in Holly, Oakland County, MI365, 366, 367. She married Edgar Bowman, son of William Peter Bowman and Rachel Hannah Burke on March 21, 1918 in Catlettsburg, KY368. He was born on March 28, 1893 in Firebrick, Lewis County, KY369, 370, 371, 372. He died on December 19, 1973 in Pontiac, Oakland County, MI368, 373, 374, 375.

More About Viva Bertha Cyrus:

Residence: 1900 in Jonesboro, Craighead County, AR (living with parents)401

Residence: 1910 in Portsmouth, Scioto County, OH (living with parents)402

Occupation: 1920; Bookkeeper in Detroit, Wayne County, MI368, 403

Burial: January 16, 1987 in Highland Cemetery, Oakland County, MI404, 405.  Viva and Edgar’s grave marker can be viewed on findagrave.com.

Notes for Viva Bertha Cyrus:

Viva's family of origin was from WV; however, they were living in AR when she was born because her father had moved the family so he could find work. A few years after her birth, the family moved back to WV where she was raised.

At 5 years old, Viva's family had running water for the first time.

Viva recollected living next door to the White Creek Post Office and general store in WV at age 7. She often observed Old Hatfield (of the Hatfield & McCoy feud) shopping at the general store. She also remembered her grandfather, Henry Smith Cyrus, doing pickup and deliveries in his express buggy wagon.

Viva recalled her parents separating for 3 months when she was 10 years old. Afterwards, they reconciled their differences and moved back together. A year later, they finally were divorced. The family moved to Portsmouth, OH to get a fresh start.

Viva had an estranged relationship with her father due to the divorce caused by his unfaithfulness to her mother. She had strong feelings of resentment and animosity towards him.

Shortly after marrying Edgar, they moved to Detroit, MI to find a good job for him in the auto industry. In the 1940s, Viva and Edgar purchased an 80-acre farm that they resided on for the rest of their lives. The farmhouse had electricity; it was a first for Viva. Although there were some attempts at farming, it was never a serious endeavor. The farm was located at 6010 Fish Lake Rd., Holly, MI.

All Viva's children were born at home except Gerald. Because she was bedridden most of her difficult pregnancy with him, she did not want to risk an at-home delivery.

Viva insisted on planting vegetables, flowers, and bushes in the day following a full moon. She swore by the Farmer's Almanac.

Photos of Viva, Edgar and their children are viewable on my Genealogy Website.

More About Edgar Bowman:

Residence: 1900 in Quincy, Lewis County, KY (living with parents)520

Occupation: 1910; Blacksmith Shop Helper521

Residence: 1910 in Portsmouth, Scioto County, OH (living with parents)522

Military Service: Bet. 1917-1918; WWI - Cavalry in KY368, 523

Occupation (2): 1920; Machine Operator @ Ford Motor Company524

Residence: Bet. 1920-1930 in Detroit, Wayne County, MI 525, 526

Occupation (3): 1930; Assistant Engineer @ Ford Motor Company527

Occupation (4): 1940; Tool & die maker @ Ford Motor Company528

Residence: 1940 in Highland Township, Oakland County, MI529

Burial: December 22, 1973 in Highland Cemetery, Oakland County, MI530, 531, 532

Edgar Bowman and Viva Bertha Cyrus had the following children:

i.     RUTH JEAN9 BOWMAN was born on October 08, 1920 in Detroit, Wayne County, MI279, 368, 406, 407, 408. She died on April 09, 1990 in Pontiac, Oakland County, MI279, 409, 410. She married (1) Loren Franklin Ellis about 1945 in MI 411. He was born on August 27, 1911 in Jack County, TX412, 413. He died on May 09, 1949368, 414, 415.  She had a romantic relationship with Malcolm L. Pierce. He was born on June 08, 1906279, 416 . He died on August 09, 1967 in Detroit, Wayne County, MI279, 417. She married (2) Fletcher Robert Bruno, son of Loren D. Bruno and Delia Helen Darry on January 01, 1957 in IN368. He was born on September 23, 1913 in Highland Township, Oakland County, MI 279, 407, 418. He died on November 16, 1981 in Pontiac, Oakland County, MI279, 419, 420.

More About Ruth JEAN Bowman:

Residence: 1930 in Detroit, Wayne County, MI (living with parents)421

Residence: 1940 in Highland Township, Oakland County, MI (living with parents)422

Burial: April 16, 1990 in Highland Cemetery, Oakland County, MI423.   JEAN & Fletcher Robert Bruno’s grave marker can be viewed on findagrave.com.

Notes for Ruth JEAN Bowman:

Ruth JEAN did not marry Malcolm Pierce, Marty's bio dad, because he refused to divorce his wife and give up his family.

ii.        VIRGINIA (JO) LEE BOWMAN was born on September 05, 1922 in Detroit, Wayne County, MI279, 368, 406, 434. She died on November 09, 1990 in Troy, Oakland County, MI279, 368, 435, 436. She married (1) John Orvel Crabtree, son of Thomas Sylvester Crabtree and Hattie Belle Mayo about 1940437. He was born on February 27, 1919 in Mechanicsburg, Champaign County, OH438, 439. He died on June 05, 2006 in Midland, Midland County, MI440. She married (2) Harold D. Dyer about 1942441. He was born about 1921 in MI442. She married (3) Edward Bobal on March 27, 1950 in Henry County, OH443. He was born on February 05, 1929 in Detroit, Wayne County, MI444, 445, 446. He died on February 24, 2011 in Detroit, Wayne County, MI447, 448. She married (4) Robert Louis Urquhart, son of William Urquhart and Annie Elizabeth Plant in May 1960 in Detroit, Wayne County, MI368. He was born on September 06, 1928 in Detroit, Wayne County, MI279, 368. He died on August 15, 2000 in Howell, Livingston County, MI279, 449, 450.

More About Virginia (Jo) Lee Bowman:

Residence: 1930 in Detroit, Wayne County, MI (living with parents)451

Residence: 1940 in Highland Township, Oakland County, MI (living with parents)452

Burial: November 12, 1990 in Highland Cemetery, Oakland County, MI453.   Virginia (Jo) & Robert Louis Urquhart’s grave marker can be viewed on findagrave.com.

Notes for Virginia (Jo) Lee Bowman:

Virginia (Jo) and her sister, Mary Ellen, married brothers, John and Robert Crabtree.

At the time of her death, Virginia (Jo) and Bob resided on a small five-acre parcel of land that was originally part of the 80-acre farm owned by her parents.

iii.       MARY ELLEN BOWMAN was born on October 04, 1923 in Detroit, Wayne County, MI368, 406, 462, 463. She died on October 27, 2005 in West Bloomfield, Oakland County, MI279, 464, 465. She married Robert Timothy Crabtree, son of Thomas Sylvester Crabtree and Hattie Belle Mayo on March 13, 1942 in Brighton, Livingston County, MI368. He was born on January 06, 1917 in Mechanicsburg, Champaign County, OH279, 466, 467, 468. He died on August 18, 2004 in Clarkston, Oakland County, MI279, 469.

More About Mary Ellen Bowman:

Residence: 1930 in Detroit, Wayne County, MI (living with parents)470

Residence: 1940 in Highland Township, Oakland County, MI (living with parents)471

Burial: November 01, 2005 in Oakland Hills Memorial Gardens, Novi, Oakland County, MI472, 473.   Mary Ellen & Robert Timothy Crabtree’s grave marker can be viewed on findagrave.com.

Notes for Mary Ellen Bowman:

Mary Ellen and her sister, Virginia (Jo), married brothers, Robert and John Crabtree.

Mary Ellen was a devoted Jehovah Witness.

iv.      ROBERT EARL BOWMAN was born on October 16, 1925 in Detroit, Wayne County, MI279, 368, 406. He died on March 19, 1980 in Chicago, Cook County, IL279, 478. He married Patricia R. Dunn, daughter of Robert Dunn and Ellen Masterson on May 25, 1946368. She was born on September 29, 1926 in Chicago, Cook County, IL279, 368, 479. She died on February 04, 1988 in Chicago, Cook County, IL279. 

More About Robert Earl Bowman:

Residence: 1930 in Detroit, Wayne County, MI (living with parents)504

Residence: 1940 in Highland Township, Oakland County, MI (living with parents)505

Occupation: 1965; Electrician368

Burial: March 22, 1980 in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Cook County, IL480, 481, 482.  Robert and Patricia’s grave markers can be viewed on findagrave.com.

Notes for Robert Earl Bowman:

Robert worked on the construction of the Sears Tower installing the lighting. He was a Trade Union Representative for Electricians.

v.        DONALD EDGAR BOWMAN (SR.) was born on August 25, 1927 in Detroit, Wayne County, MI279, 368, 406. He died on January 12, 1996 in Flint, Genesee County, MI279, 368. He married Alice Marie Bowhall, daughter of Albert Bowhall and Eunice Bidelman on March 24, 1951 in Bryan, Williams County, OH368, 486. She was born on June 07, 1926 in Howell, Livingston County, MI368, 486, 362, 371, 449.  She died on June 28, 2014 in Holly, Oakland County, MI362, 371, 449.

More About Donald Edgar Bowman (Sr.):

Residence: 1930 in Detroit, Wayne County, MI (living with parents)504

Residence: 1940 in Highland Township, Oakland County, MI (living with parents)505

Military Service: Abt. 1944; WWII – NAVY - Pacific Theatre487

Military Discharge: July 13, 1946 in U.S.488. 

Occupation: Abt. 1970; Parts Distributor @ GM368

Burial: January 15, 1996 in Rose Center Cemetery, Holly, Oakland County, MI489.  Donald’s grave marker can be viewed on findagrave.com.  Alice’s memorial can be viewed on findagrave.com.

vi.      DOROTHY JUNE BOWMAN was born on December 29, 1929 in Detroit, Wayne County, MI493, 494, 495. She died on September 22, 2012 in Bay City, Matagorda County, TX at the Matagorda Regional Medical Center496, 497, 498. She married Rev. Charles Roy Swett Jr., son of Charles Roy Swett and Edna Gertrude Williams on August 21, 1948 in Milford, Oakland County, MI499. He was born on February 15, 1926 in Highland Park, Wayne County, MI500. He died on October 12, 2012 in Bay City, Matagorda County, TX at the Matagorda Regional Medical Center501, 502, 503.

More About Dorothy JUNE Bowman:

Residence: 1930 in Detroit, Wayne County, MI (living with parents)504 

Residence: 1940 in Highland Township, Oakland County, MI (living with parents)505

Occupation: Bet. 1965-2001; Co-Director of Child Evangelism Fellowship in TX506

Burial: September 25, 2012 in Conroe Memorial Park Cemetery, Conroe, Montgomery County, TX507, 508, 509.  JUNE & Charles Roy Swett Jr.’s grave marker can be viewed on findagrave.com.

vii.     GERALD OSCAR BOWMAN, was born on June 7, 1934 in Pontiac MI355, 449.  He died on Nov 9, 2017 at the Cedar Valley Hospice    Home, Waterloo, Black Hawk County, IA449.  He married Darlene June Best, Living.

  More About Gerald Oscar Bowman:

  Residence: 1940 in Highland Township, Oakland County, MI (living with parents)505 

  Occupation: Crew Leader for the West Bloomfield, MI Water Department449.

  Burial: Riverview Cemetery, Kiowa, Barber County, KS574.  Gerald's grave marker can be viewed on findagrave.com

viii.    MATILDA ANNA (TILLY) BOWMAN was born on September 15, 1936 in Commerce, Oakland County, MI279, 368, 406. She died on June 11, 1994 in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, MI279. She married (1) Michael Lanny Carl about 1956 in Holly, Oakland County, MI368.  He was born on June 16, 1935, in Detroit, Wayne County, MI575 and died on Nov 19, 2018 in Phoenix, Maricopa County, AZ575.  She married (2) Gordon Tornow about 1969 in Pontiac, Oakland County, MI368,575. He was born on March 28, 1936 in MI and died on Dec 14, 2018 in MI368,575.

More About Matilda Anna (Tilly) Bowman:

Residence: 1940 in Highland Township, Oakland County, MI (living with parents)505

Occupation: 1980; Cancer Research Nurse @ U of M Hospital - LPN368

Cremation: June 14, 1994 in Lynch & Sons Funeral Home, Milford, MI519.   Tilly’s memorial can be viewed on findagrave.com.

Notes for Matilda Anna (Tilly) Bowman:

Tilly fought a hard and long battle against Leukemia. At the time of her death, Tilly was living on her small farm, which was originally part of the 80-arce farm belonging to her parents. Tilly was cremated. Her ashes were scattered in Lake Superior in MI. 

9.      BASIL PAUL8 CYRUS (Ulysses7, Henry Smith6, Albert5, Smith4, Jesse3 Sires, James2 Sires, John (The Elder)1 Sires)376 was born on February 09, 1898 in Jonesboro, Craighead County, AR377. He died on September 16, 1961 in Detroit, Wayne County, MI378. He married Amanda J. Adkins about 1916379. She was born on October 03, 1896 in KY380, 381, 382. She died on October 30, 1992 in FL279, 383.

More About Basil Paul Cyrus:

Residence: 1900 in Jonesboro, Craighead County, AR (living with parents)533

Residence: 1918 in Portsmouth, Scioto County, OH534

Occupation: Bet. 1920-1930; Automobile Mechanic & Metal Finisher in an automobile factory535, 536

Residence: Bet. 1920-1940 in Detroit, Wayne County, MI537, 538, 539

Burial: September 19, 1961 in White Chapel Memorial Cemetery in Troy, MI540.  Basil’s grave marker can be viewed on findagrave.com.

More About Amanda J. Adkins:

Occupation: Bet. 1930-1940 Drill Press Operator @ an auto factory571, 572

Burial: Oakwood East Cemetery, Grass Lake, Jackson County, MI573.  Amanda’s grave marker can be viewed on findagrave.com.

A photo of Basil is viewable on my Genealogy Website.

Basil Paul Cyrus and Amanda J. Adkins had the following children:

i.     LORRAINE9 CYRUS was born on September 19, 1916 in Portsmouth, Scioto County, OH541, 542, 543, 544, 554. She died on November 26, 2006 in Louisville, Jefferson County, KY544, 554. She married James Richardson about 1938 545. He was born on July 07, 1915 in MD546, 547, 548. He died on October 26, 1994 in FL549, 550.

More About Lorraine Cyrus:

Residence: Bet. 1920-1930 in Detroit, Wayne County, MI (living with parents)551, 552

Residence: 1940 in Detroit, Wayne County, MI553

Burial: Lorraine was cremated554.  Lorraine’s memorial can be viewed on findagrave.com.  James’s grave marker can be viewed on findagrave.com.

ii.        PAUL E. CYRUS was born on November 09, 1918 in Portsmouth, Scioto County, OH279, 556, 557, 558. He died on August 24, 1978 in Wayne County, MI279, 559, 560. He married Marion Jackson on August 19, 1940 in Fulton, OH561. She was born on September 04, 1923 in Detroit, Wayne County, MI279, 562. She died on January 10, 1978 in Wayne County, MI279, 563.

More About Paul E. Cyrus:

Residence: Bet. 1920-1940 in Detroit, Wayne County, MI (living with parents)564, 565, 566

Occupation: Bet. 1940-1947; Steelworker @ Great Lakes Steel567, 568

Burial: August 28, 1978 in White Chapel Memorial Cemetery in Troy, MI569.  Paul and Marion’s grave marker can be viewed on findagrave.com.

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Sources for Cyruses

1. John Mahey - Cyrus Genealogist.

2. Will, Fauquier Co., VA, dated 1773, proved 27 Nov 1779.

3. Based on, the birth date of their first born.

4. Based on, the date of birth of her first born child.

5. Marriage Record, Family Data Collection - Marriages.

6. Birth Record, Family Data Collection - Births.

7. Death Record, Family Data Collection - Individual Records.

8. Based on, the birth dates/places of her children.

     9. John Mahey - Cyrus Genealogist.

   10. John Mahey - Cyrus Genealogist.

   11. Military Service Records, U.S. Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783.

   12 .1790 Census, Halifax County, NC.

   13. John Mahey - Cyrus Genealogist.

   14. 1790 Census, Rockingham County, NC.

   15. 1810 Census, Rockingham County, NC.

   16. John Mahey - Cyrus Genealogist.

   17. 1800 Census, Stokes County, NC.

   18. Reference Papers/Books, Papers of Fred Lambert, Marshall University, Huntington, WV.

   19. Death Record, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970.

   20. Based on, the birth date/place of their first born.

   21. Birth Record, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970.

   22. Will, the date her son Smith inherited the family homestead in Cabell County, VA.

   23. 1790 Census, Stokes County, NC.

   24. Military Documentation, Roster of Soldiers from NC in the American Revolution, p. 560.

   25. Military Documentation, North Carolina State Records, Vol. 17, p. 251.

   26. 1790 Census, Stokes County, NC.

   27. 1850 Census, Stokes County, NC.

   28. Birth Record, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970.

   29. Marriage Record, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900.

   30. Death Record, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970.

   31. Death Record, WV Deaths Index, 1853-1973 (digital copy).

   32. Marriage Record, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900.

   33. Marriage Record, NC Marriage Collection, 1741-2004.

   34. Birth Record, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970.

   35. Death Record, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970.

   36. 1850 Census, Wayne County, VA.

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   38. Death Record, Family Data Collection - Individual Records.

   39. Marriage Record, Family Data Collection - Individual Records.

   40. Birth Record, Family Data Collection - Individual Records.

   41. Birth Record, Family Data Collection - Individual Records.

   42. 1850 Census, Wayne County, VA.

   43. 1860 Census, Wayne County, VA.

   44. 1850 Census, Wayne County, VA.

   45. 1860 Census, Wayne County, VA.

   46. John Mahey - Cyrus Genealogist.

   47. John Mahey - Cyrus Genealogist.

   48. 1850 Census, Wayne County, VA.

   49. 1860 Census, Wayne County, VA.

   50. Will, dated October 2, 1862, proved Oct 12, 1863.

   51. John Mahey - Cyrus Genealogist.

   52. 1850 Census, Wayne County, VA.

   53. 1860 Census, Wayne County, VA.

   54. 1850 Census, Wayne County, VA.

   55. 1860 Census, Wayne County, VA.

   56. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, findagrave.com.

   57. Death Record, WV Deaths, 1853-1970 (digital copy).

   58. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, findagrave.com.

   59. Death Record, WV Deaths, 1853-1970 (digital copy).

   60. Military Service Records, War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815.

   61. Marriage Record, West Virginia, Marriages, 1853-1970 (digital copy).

   62. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, findagrave.com - under her husband's name, William R. Cyrus.

   63. 1850 Census, Wayne County, VA.

   64. Based on, She was alive August 1, 1860 for the 1860 Census & her husband remarried on December 13, 1851.

   65. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, findagrave.com.

   66. Military Service Records, William's War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815.

   67. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, findagrave.com.

   68. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, findagrave.com.

   69. Military Service Records, William's War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815.

   70. Military Service Records, War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815.

   71. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, findagrave.com.

   72. 1850 Census, Wayne County, VA.

   73. 1860 Census, Wayne County, VA.

   74. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, findagrave.com.

   75. 1850 Census, Wayne County, VA.

   76. 1880 Census, Wayne County, WV.

   77. 1910 Census, Wayne County, WV.

   78. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, findagrave.com.

   79. 1870 Census, Wayne County, WV.

   80. John Mahey - Cyrus Genealogist.

   81. Will of Smith Cyrus, Wayne County, WV, dated Dec 6, 1873, proved May 4, 1874.

   82. 1870 Census, Wayne County, VA.

   83. John Mahey - Cyrus Genealogist.

   84. 1820 Census, Cabell County, VA.

   85. 1840 Census, Wayne County, VA.

   86. 1860 Census, Wayne County, VA.

   87. 1870 Census, Wayne County, WV.

   88. 1860 Census, Wayne County, VA.

   89. 1870 Census, Wayne County, WV.

   90. Death Record, U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index.

   91. Death Record, U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index.

   92. Marriage Record, WV Marriages Index, 1785-1971 (digital copy).

   93. Divorce Record, U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index.

   94. Death Record, U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index.

   95. 1850 Census, Wayne County, VA.

   96. 1850 Census, Wayne County, VA.

   97. Based on: He was listed in the 1850 census with his family. In the 1860 census he & his wife were not listed, but their children were listed with other

   families. 

   98. Based on, the age of their first born child.

   99. 1850 Census, Wayne County, VA.

100. Based on, She was listed in the 1850 census with her family. In the 1860 census she & her husband were not listed, but their children were listed with other families.

101.1850 Census, Wayne County, VA.

102. 1870 Census, Boyd County, KY.

103. 1880 Census, Lawrence County, OH.

104. Based on, the age of their first child.

105. 1870 Census, Boyd County, KY.

106. 1880 Census, Lawrence County, OH.

107. 1870 Census, Boyd County, KY.

108. 1880 Census, Lawrence County, OH.

109. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, findagrave.com.

110. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, findagrave.com.

111. Based on, the age of their first born.

112. 1900 Census, Wright County. MN.

113. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, findagrave.com.

114. 1850 Census, Wayne County, VA.

115. 1860 Census, Wayne County, VA.

116. 1850 Census, Wayne County, VA.

117. 1860 Census, Wayne County, VA.

118. 1870 Census, Wright County, MN.

119. 1880 Census, Wright County, MN.

120. 1870 Census, Wright County, MN.

121. 1880 Census, Wright County, MN.

122. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, findagrave.com.

123. 1900 Census, Wright County, MN.

124. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, findagrave.com.

125. Birth Record, Family Data Collection - Individual Records.

126. Reference Papers/Books, "Bartram Branches", Gateway Press., Baltimore, Maryland 1984.

127. Marriage Record, Family Data Collection - Individual Records.

128. 1850 Census, Wayne County, VA.

129. 1860 Census, Wayne County, VA.

130. 1900 Census, Wayne County, WV.

131. Reference Papers/Books, Bartram Branches", Gateway Press., Baltimore, Maryland 1984.

132. 1850 Census, Wayne County, VA.

133. 1860 Census, Wayne County, VA.

134. 1850 Census, Wayne County, VA.

135. 1860 Census, Wayne County, VA.

136. 1900 Census, Wayne County, WV.

137. Reference Papers/Books, Bartram Branches", Gateway Press., Baltimore, Maryland 1984.

138. 1900 Census, Wayne County, WV.

139. 1850 Census, Wayne County, VA.

140. 1860 Census, Wayne County, VA.

141. 1870 Census, Wayne County, WV.

142. 1900 Census, Wayne County, WV.

143. 1850 Census, Wayne County, VA.

144. Marriage Record, WV Marriages, 1853-1970 (digital copy).

145. World Family Tree, The Learning Company, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 41, Ed. 1.

146. Based on, the birth date of their first born.

147. 1850 Census, Wayne County, VA.

148. Death Record, WV Deaths, 1853-1970 (digital copy).

149. Death Record, WV Deaths, 1853-1970 (digital copy).

150. Marriage Record, WV Marriages, 1853-1970 (digital copy).

151. 1900 Census, Wayne County, WV.

152. Death Record, West Virginia, Deaths, 1853-1970 (digital copy).

153.Death Record, West Virginia, Deaths, 1853-1970 (digital copy).

154. 1850 Census, Wayne County, VA.

155. 1860 Census, Wayne County, VA.

156. 1850 Census, Wayne County, VA.

157. 1860 Census, Wayne County, VA.

158. 1900 Census, Wayne County, WV.

159. 1910 Census, Wayne County, WV.

160. 1920 Census, Wayne County, WV.

161. 1900 Census, Lawrence County, OH.

162. Death Record, OH Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007.

163. Marriage Record, VA Marriages, 1851-1929.

164. Death Record, WV, Deaths, 1853-1970 (digital copy).

165. Death Record, WV, Deaths, 1853-1970 (digital copy).

166. Marriage Record, OH County Marriages, 1789-1994 (digital copy).

167. 1900 Census, Lawrence County, OH.

168. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, findagrave.com (digital photo).

169. Death Record, Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007 (digital copy).

170. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, findagrave.com (digital photo).

171. 1850 Census, Wayne County, VA.

172. 1860 Census, Wayne County, VA.

173. 1880 Census, Lawrence County, OH.

174. 1900 Census, Lawrence County, OH.

175. 1910 Census, Lawrence County, OH.

176. 1850 Census, Wayne County, VA.

177. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, findagrave.com (digital photo).

178. 1850 Census, Wayne County, VA.

179. 1850 Census, Wayne County, VA.

180. Marriage Record, WV Marriages Index, 1785-1971 (digital copy).

181. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, (digital photo).

182. 1850 Census, Wayne County, VA.

183. Marriage Record, WV Marriages Index, 1785-1971 (digital copy).

184. Marriage Record, WV Marriages Index, 1785-1971 (digital copy).

185. Death Certificate, (digital copy).

186. Death Certificate, (digital copy).

187. 1850 Census, Wayne County, VA.

188. 1860 Census, Wayne County, VA.

189. 1880 Census, Wayne County, WV.

190. 1900 Census, Wayne County, WV.

191. 1910 Census, Wayne County, WV.

192. 1920 Census, Wayne County, WV.

193. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, (digital photo).

194. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, (digital photo).

195. 1900 Census, Wright County, MN.

196. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, findagrave.com.

197. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, findagrave.com.

198. Based on, the date of birth of their first born child.

199. Death Certificate, (digital copy).

200. 1900 Census, Wayne County, WV.

201. Death Certificate, (digital copy).

202. Reference Papers/Books, Marriage Book 'A', p. 247.

203. 1900 Census, Wright County, MN.

204. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, findagrave.com.

205.Cemetery Records & Tombstone, findagrave.com.

206. 1850 Census, Wayne County, VA.

207. 1860 Census, Wayne County, VA.

208. Military Service Records, Confederate document, dated Wheeling, VA, April 20, 1863.

209. Reference Papers/Books, "History of Wright County, Minnesota".

210. 1880 Census, Wright County, MN.

211. 1900 Census, Wright County, MN.

212. 1910 Census, Wright County, MN.

213. 1880 Census, Wright County, MN.

214. 1900 Census, Wright County, MN.

215. 1910 Census, Wright County, MN.

216. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, findagrave.com.

217. Death Certificate, (digital copy).

218. Reference Papers/Books, Massie, Evelyn Booth, "Pioneer Settlers of Wayne Co., WV," p. 95.

219. Reference Papers/Books, "History of Wright County, Minnesota".

220. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, findagrave.com.

221. 1850 Census, Wayne County, VA.

222. 1850 Census, Wayne County, VA.

223. 1900 Census, Reynolds County, MO.

224. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, findagrave.com (digital photo).

225. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, findagrave.com (digital photo).

226. Marriage License, (digital copy).

227. 1900 Census, Reynolds County, MO.

228. Death Certificate, (digital copy).

229. Death Certificate, (digital copy).

230. 1850 Census, Wayne County, VA.

231. 1860 Census, Wayne County, VA.

232. 1880 Census, Reynolds County, MO.

233. 1900 Census, Reynolds County, MO.

234. 1910 Census, Reynolds County, MO.

235. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, findagrave.com (digital photo).

236. Death Certificate, (digital copy).

237. 1850 Census, Wayne County, VA.

238. 1860 Census, Wayne County, VA.

239. 1880 Census, Elk County, KS.

240. Based on, Elthira was listed in the 1885 KS census, but she was absent in her family's listing in the 1895 KS census. In the 1900 census, her husband was listed as a widower.

241. Based on, the age of their first born.

242. 1900 Census, Greenwood County, KS.

243. 1850 Census, Wayne County, VA.

244. 1860 Census, Wayne County, VA.

245. 1880 Census, Elk County, KS.

246. 1885 Kansas census, Elk County, KS.

247. 1900 Census, Greenwood County, KS.

248. 1910 Census, Elk County, KS.

249. 1850 Census, Wayne County, VA.

250. 1900 Census, Lincoln County, WV.

251. Marriage License, (digital copy).

252. 1900 Census, Lincoln County, WV.

253. 1850 Census, Wayne County, VA.

254.. 1860 Census, Harrison County, VA.

255 1870 Census, Cabell County, WV.

256. 1880 Census, Cabell County, WV.

257. 1900 Census, Lincoln County, WV.

258. 1910 Census, Lincoln County, WV.

259. 1920 Census, Lincoln County, WV.

260. 1850 Census, Wayne County, VA.

261. 1850 Census, Wayne County, VA.

262. Death Certificate, (digital copy).

263. Death Certificate, (digital copy).

264. Marriage Record, WV Marriages Index, 1785-1971 (digital copy).

265. Death Certificate, (digital copy).

266. Death Certificate, (digital copy).

267. 1850 Census, Wayne County, VA.

268. 1860 Census, Wayne County, VA.

269. 1870 Census, Wayne County, WV.

270. 1880 Census, Wayne County, WV.

271. 1900 Census, Wayne County, WV.

272. 1880 Census, Wayne County, WV.

273. 1900 Census, Wayne County, WV.

274. Death Certificate, (digital copy).

275. 1910 Census, Boyd County, KY.

276. Death Certificate, (digital copy).

277. SS# Death Index.

278. Birth Record, WV Births Index, 1853-1969 (digital copy).

279. SS# Death Index.

280. Death Record, KY Death Index, 1911-2000.

281. Marriage License, (digital copy).

282.. Death Certificate, (digital copy).

283. Death Certificate, (digital copy).

284. Marriage License, (digital copy).

285. Death Certificate, (digital copy).

286. Death Certificate, (digital copy).

287. 1880 Census, Wayne County, WV.

288. 1880 Census, Wayne County, WV.

289. 1900 Census, Wayne County, WV.

290. 1930 Census, Wayne County, WV.

291. Obituary, Albert Cyrus (digital copy).

292. Marriage License, (digital copy).

293. Birth Record, WV Births, 1853-1930 (digital copy).

294. Death Record, WV Deaths, 1853-1970 (digital copy).

295. Marriage License, WV Marriages, 1853-1970 (digital copy).

296. 1900 Census, Wayne County, WV.

297. Death Record, WV Deaths, 1853-1970 (digital copy).

298. 1880 Census, Wayne County, WV.

299. 1900 Census, Wayne County, WV.

300. 1930 Census, Wayne County, WV.

301. 1900 Census, Wayne County, WV.

302. 1910 Census, Wayne County, WV.

303. 1920 Census, Wayne County, WV.

304. 1930 Census, Wayne County, WV.

305. 1880 Census, Wayne County, WV.

306. Death Record, WV Deaths Index, 1853-1973 (digital copy).

307. 1880 Census, Wayne County, WV.

308. Birth Record, WV Births, 1853-1930 (digital copy).

309. Marriage Record, OH County Marriages, 1789-1994 (digital copy).

310. Draft Registration Card, WWI (digital copy).

311. Death Certificate, (digital copy).

312. Death Certificate, (digital copy).

313. Marriage License, OH County Marriages, 1789-1994 (digital copy).

314. Birth Record, WV Births Index, 1853-1969.

315. Marriage License, WV Marriages, 1853-1970 (digital copy).

316. 1910 Census, Boyd County, KY.

317. Marriage License, WV Marriages, 1853-1970 (digital copy).

318. Death Record, KY Death Index, 1911-2000.

319. Based on, Lula died February 28, 1920 and Goldia was listed as Arthur's wife in the 1930 census.

320. 1930 Census, Boyd County, KY.

321. 1940 Census, Boyd County, KY.

322. 1900 Census, Wayne County, WV.

323. 1900 Census, Wayne County, WV.

324. 1910 Census, Boyd County, KY.

325. Death Certificate, (digital copy).

326. 1910 Census, Boyd County, KY.

327. 1920 Census, Boyd County, KY.

328. 1930 Census, Boyd County, KY.

329. 1940 Census, Boyd County, KY.

330. Death Certificate, (digital copy).

331. Birth Record, WV Births, 1853-1930 (digital copy).

332. Death Certificate, (digital copy).

333. Draft Registration Card, WWI (digital copy).

334. Death Certificate, (digital copy).

335. Marriage License, (digital copy).

336. Death Certificate, (digital copy).

337. Death Certificate, (digital copy).

338. 1910 Census, Wayne County, WV.

339. 1920 Census, Wayne County, WV.

340. 1930 Census, Wayne County, WV.

341. 1940 Census, Wayne County, WV.

342. Death Certificate, (digital copy).

343. Death Certificate, (digital copy).

344. 1850 Census, Wayne County, VA.

345. 1860 Census, Wayne County, VA.

346. 1920 Census, Boyd County, KY.

347. 1930 Census, Wayne County, WV.

348. Death Certificate, (digital copy).

349. 1880 Census, Wayne County, WV.

350. 1900 Census, Craighead County, AR.

351. 1900 Census, Craighead County, AR.

352. 1910 Census, Wayne County. WV.

353. 1920 Census, Wayne County, WV.

354. 1930 Census, Wayne County, WV.

355. Tilly Bowman's notes from an interview with Viva Cyrus.

356. 1910 Census, Wayne County, WV.

357. City Directory, Huntington, WV 1917 City Directory (digital copy).

358. 1920 Census, Wayne County, WV.

359. 1930 Census, Cabell County, WV.

360. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, findagrave.com (digital photo).

361. Birth Record, WV Births, 1853-1930 (digital copy).

362. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, findagrave.com.

363. Death Certificate, (digital copy).

364. SS# Application.

365. Death Certificate, (digital copy).

366. SS# Death Index.

367. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, (digital photo).

368. Tilly Bowman's Genealogy Records.

369. Draft Registration Card, WWI (digital copy).

370. SS# Death Index.

371. Funeral Program Pamphlet.

372. Death Certificate, (digital copy).

373. Funeral Program Pamphlet.

374. Death Certificate, (digital copy).

375. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, (digital photo).

376. Military Service Records.

377. Draft Registration Card, WWI (digital copy).

378. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, (digital photo).

379. 1930 Census, Wayne County, MI.

380. Tilly Bowman's Genealogy Records.

381. SS# Death Index.

382. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, findagrave.com (digital photo).

383. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, findagrave.com (digital photo).

384. 1900 Census, Craighead County, AR.

385. 1910 Census, Scioto County, OH.

386. 1920 Census, Wayne County, MI.

387. 1930 Census, Wayne County, MI.

388. 1940 Census, Wayne County, MI.

389. Tilly Bowman's Genealogy Records.

390. 1910 Census, Scioto County, OH.

391. 1920 Census, Wayne County, MI.

392. 1930 Census, Wayne County, MI.

393. 1940 Census, Wayne County, MI.

394. Death Certificate, (digital copy).

395. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, (digital photo).

396. Tilly Bowman's notes from an interview with Viva Cyrus.

397. 1900 Census, Wayne County, WV.

398. 1910 Census, Wayne County, WV.

399. 1930 Census, Cabell County, WV.

400. Death Certificate, (digital copy).

401. 1900 Census, Craighead County, AR.

402. 1910 Census, Scioto County, OH.

403. 1920 Census, Wayne County, MI.

404. Death Certificate, (digital copy).

405. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, (digital copy).

406. Viva Cyrus's Handwritten Autobiography.

407. Cemetery Records & Tombstone.

408. SS# Death Index.

409. SS# Death Index.

410. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, (digital photo).

411. Marty Bruno - Genealogist.

412. Military Documentation, U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963.

413. Birth Record, TX Birth Index, 1903-1997.

414. Military Documentation, U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963.

415. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, findagrave.com.

416. Funeral Program Pamphlet.

417. Funeral Program Pamphlet.

418. Death Record, MI Death Index, 1971-1996.

419. Death Record, MI Death Index, 1971-1996.

420. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, (digital photo).

421. 1930 Census, Wayne County, MI.

422. 1940 Census, Oakland County, MI.

423. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, (digital photo).

424. Military Documentation, U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 (digital copy).

425. Military Documentation, U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963.

426. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, findagrave.com.

427. Funeral Program Pamphlet.

428. Based on, the date of birth of their son, Martin.

429. 1920 Census, Oakland County, MI.

430. 1930 Census, Oakland County, MI.

431. 1940 Census, Oakland County, MI.

432. 1940 Census, Oakland County, MI.

433. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, (digital photo).

434. Death Record, MI Deaths, 1971-1996.

435. Death Record, MI Deaths, 1971-1996.

436. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, (digital photo).

437. Communications with Mary Ellen Bowman.

438. Obituary, John O. Crabtree (digital copy).

439. Birth Record, OH Births and Christenings, 1821-1962.

440. Obituary, John O. Crabtree - obituary (digital copy).

441. Tilly Bowman's Genealogy Records.

442. 1940 Census, Lenawee County, MI.

443. Marriage License, to Virginia Bowman (digital copy).

444. Marriage License, to Virginia Bowman (digital copy).

445. Birth Record, United States Obituary Collection.

446. SS# Death Index.

447. Death Record, United States Obituary Collection.

448. SS# Death Index.

449. Obituary, (digital copy).

450. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, (digital photo).

451. 1930 Census, Wayne County, MI.

452. 1940 Census, Oakland County, MI.

453. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, (digital photo).

454. Obituary, John O. Crabtree - obituary (digital copy).

455. 1940 Census, Lenawee County, MI.

456. Marriage License, to Virginia Bowman (digital copy).

457. 1940 Census, Wayne County, MI.

458. Military Service Records, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010.

459. Military Service Records, U.S. Army Discharge Certificate (digital copy).

460. Obituary, (digital copy).

461. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, (digital photo).

462. SS# Death Index.

463. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, (digital photo).

464. Obituary, (digital copy).

465. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, (digital photo).

466. Birth Record, Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1964.

467. Funeral Program Pamphlet.

468. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, (digital copy).

469. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, (digital copy).

470. 1930 Census, Wayne County, MI.

471. 1940 Census, Oakland County, MI.

472. Obituary, (digital copy).

473. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, (digital photo).

474. 1930 Census, Livingston County, MI.

475. 1940 Census, Oakland County, MI.

476. Funeral Program Pamphlet.

477. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, (digital copy).

478. Death Record, Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1908-1988.

479. Birth Record, Cook County, Illinois Birth Index, 1916-1935.

480. Communications with Diane Bowman.

481. Cemetery Records & Tombstone.

482. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, findagrave.com.

483. Communications with Diane Bowman.

484. Cemetery Records & Tombstone.

485. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, findagrave.com.

486. Marriage License, (digital copy).

487. Military Service Records, (Digital copies).

488. Military Service Records, (Digital copies).

489. Communications with Alice Marie Bowhall.

490. 1930 Census, Livingston County, MI.

491. 1940 Census, Livingston County, MI.

492. Communications with Alice Marie Bowhall.

493. 1930 Census, Wayne County, MI.

494. 1940 Census, Oakland County, MI.

495. Birth Certificate, (digital copy).

496. Funeral Program Pamphlet, Cashner Funeral Home, Conroe, TX.

497. Obituary, Cashner Funeral Home, Conroe, TX website.

498. Death Certificate, (digital copy).

499. Marriage License, (digital copy).

500. Birth Certificate, (digital copy).

501. Funeral Program Pamphlet.

502. Death Certificate, (digital copy).

503. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, (digital photo).

504. 1930 Census, Wayne County, MI.

505. 1940 Census, Oakland County, MI.

506. Communications with Rev. Charles Roy Swett.

507. Funeral Program Pamphlet, Cashner Funeral Home, Conroe, TX.

508. Obituary, Cashner Funeral Home, Conroe, TX website.

509. Death Certificate, (digital copy).

510 .1930 Census, Oakland County, MI.

511. 1940 Census, Livingston County, MI.

512.. Military Service Records, U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949 (digital copy).

513. Tombstone, (digital photo).

514. Ordination Papers, (digital copy).

515. Funeral Program Pamphlet.

516. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, (digital photo).

517. Death Certificate, (digital copy).

518. Marriage Record, Oakland County, MI.

519. Funeral Home Records.

520 .1900 Census, Lewis County, KY.

521. 1910 Census, Scioto County, OH.

522. 1910 Census, Scioto County, OH.

523. Photo, Edgar in military uniform.

524. 1920 Census, Wayne County, MI.

525. 1920 Census, Wayne County, MI.

526. 1930 Census, Wayne County, MI.

527. 1930 Census, Wayne County, MI.

528. 1940 Census, Oakland County, MI.

529. 1940 Census, Oakland County, MI.

530. Funeral Program Pamphlet.

531. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, (digital photo).

532. Death Certificate, (digital copy).

533. 1900 Census, Craighead County, AR.

534. Draft Registration Card, WWI - 1917-1918 (digital copy).

535. 1920 Census, Wayne County, MI.

536. 1930 Census, Wayne County, MI.

537. 1920 Census, Wayne County, MI.

538. 1930 Census, Wayne County, MI.

539. 1940 Census, Wayne County, MI.

540. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, (digital photo).

541. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, (digital photo).

542. SS# Death Index.

543. 1920 Census, Wayne County, M.

544. SS# Death Index.

545. Based on, the date of birth of their first born.

546. 1940 Census, Wayne County, MI.

547. SS# Death Index.

548. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, (digital photo).

549. SS# Death Index.

550. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, (digital photo).

551. 1920 Census, Wayne County, MI.

552. 1930 Census, Wayne County, MI.

553. 1940 Census, Wayne County, MI.

554. Death Certificate (digital copy).

555. 1940 Census, Wayne County, MI.

556. Marriage License, (digital copy).

557. Death Record, MI Deaths, 1971-1996.

558. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, (digital photo).

559. Death Record, MI Deaths, 1971-1996.

560. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, (digital photo).

561. Marriage License, (digital copy).

562. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, (digital photo).

563. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, (digital photo).

564. 1920 Census, Wayne County, MI.

565. 1930 Census, Wayne County, MI.

566. 1940 Census, Wayne County, MI.

      567.City Directory, Wyandotte, MI 1947 City Directory (digital copy).

568. Marriage License, (digital copy).

569. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, (digital photo).

570. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, (digital photo).

571. 1930 Census, Wayne County, MI.

572. 1940 Census, Wayne County, MI.

573. Cemetery Records & Tombstone, findagrave.com (digital photo).

574. Communications with Darlene (Best) Bowman.

575. Findagrave.com

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