OBIT:  BYERS, William; 1907; Vinco, Jackson Twp., Cambria Cnty., PA

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Cambria Freeman
Ebensburg, Pa.
Friday, 22 Nov 1907
Volume 41, Number 46


Rev. William Byers 
Aged Resident of Jackson Township Meets Death From a Fall

After officiating at the wedding of his granddaughter, 
partaking of a bountiful wedding feast, enjoying the 
evening with the others and then retiring for the night at 
the home of his son, where the wedding was solemnized, the 
Rev. William Byers of Vinco, arose about 3 o'clock Friday 
morning and fell to the bottom of the stairs that descended 
into the kitchen on the first floor.  His skull was crushed 
in and his death resulted five hours later.

The Rev. William Byers was born in Bedford County but had 
not resided there long after attaining his majority.  For 
almost 60 years he had been a resident of Jackson Township, 
spending the past several years with his son, William H. 
Byers, who lives about four miles north of Vinco. He had 
been an Elder in the Brethren church for almost 65 years, 
joining the old German Baptist Brethren which later divided 
into the Progressive Brethren.

The Rev. Byers was married to Miss Rachel Cain, a native of 
West Taylor Township and after her death to Miss Isabelle 
Wilkinson of England.  His last wife expired in Jackson 
Township about four years ago.  Of the first union four 
children survive as follows:  Abram Byers, widower of 
Hamilton Terrace, Kernville; Benjamin, married and residing 
in Jackson Township; Samuel of Altoona, a conductor on the 
PRR and George, at whose home he received the injury which 
terminated in death.  Of the second union, the following 
survive:  Rachel, wife of James Devlin of Rosedale; Mattie, 
wife of George Strayer of Waterloo, Ia.; Mollie, wife of 
Lewis Glenn of New Kensington, Pa.; Lydia, wife of Chester 
M. Singer of near Portage; William H., with whom he made 
his home and Leah, single and at home.

Funeral services were held Monday from the Progressive 
Brethren Church and interment was made in the cemetery 
adjoining.