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Margaret,
In a book called "Memoral Records Of Alabama", it lists W.G. BYARS on page 502.
It says:
W.G. Byars, one of the old landmarks and orominent business men of Blount Springs, was born in Blount county, in 1826, a son of Jonas and Sarah (Davis) Byars. The parents were natives of South Carolina-the mother from Greenville district and the father from Spartanburg district- who came to Alabama in 1818, settling in what is now Blount county. Jonas Byars was one of the trustees to whom the dead was made when the court house was built in Blountsville; he also served as commissioner of Blount county about twelve years and was tax collector and justice of the peace for many years longer. He was a son of William and Elizabeth (Bedford) Byars. The grandfather was an early settler of South Carolina. The grandmother was a native of New Jersey, and the town of Elizabeth, N.J., was named in her honor. Her brother was a politician of note and served in the legislature of New Jersey, in early days. Mrs.Sarah Byars father, Benjamin Davis, was a soldier in the war of 1812, and was a carpenter by trade. W.G. Byars was reared on the old homestead farm in Blount county, and attended school in the old pioneer log school house, with its dirt and stick chimney, puncheon seats, etc., and would attend only a short time after the crops was "laid by." His father being poor, and with a large family and an invalid wife, the young man was compelled to remain at home and help in the farm work. Jonas Byars built the first cabin at Blount Springs. W.G. Byars grew to manhood on the old farm and in 1854 married Mary Thomas, daughter of William J. and Nancy (Baker) Thomas, early settlers of Jefferson county, Ala. To this union have been born eight children, four still living- Travis M., William E., Mary A., and H.H. The oldest son is a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church, south , which the parents belong; William is a partner with his father in the mercantile business, and H.H. is a physician of Perryville, Ala. Mr. Byars has served one one-half terms as commissioner of Blount county and twelve years as justice of the peace in Blount Springs. He also served as postmaster of Blount Springs under Grover Cleveland, and is one of the leading business men of the county. Mr. Byars and son are proprietors of Blount Springs hotel, a noted watering place.
This is what was stated......Hope it helps..
P.C.
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