Minerva Byars was the daughter of
Jonas Byars & Sarah Davis.
She married Robert P McMurry 04 May 1830 Blount Co, AL.
Obituary taken from:
People and Things from The Blount County News and Dispatch, 1879-1889, pg. 267 compiled by Robin Sterling 2006
Thursday, Sep 29, 1887
Died- Southwest of Hanceville, Ala, on the 20th of Sept. 1887, of dropsy, Mrs. Minerva McMurray nee Byars, aged about 74 years.

Children:
1. John b 1832 Morgan Co AL d 22 Feb 1862 Escambia Co FL
m 24 Aug 1854 Blount Co AL Lourinda Ann Glasscock

2. James Robert b 03 Mar 1835 Morgan Co AL
m 06 Jan 1859 Blount Co AL Martha Ann Martin

3. Martha J b 1836 d 06 Jun 1888 Cullman Co AL
m 19 Nov 1854 Blount Co AL Henry C Gamble

4. Alexander b 1839 d 01 Feb 1865 Point Lookout, MD
m 19 Jan 1860 Blount Co AL Dicey Ballard

5. William M b 11 Sep 1842 Blount Co AL d 14 Aug 1916
Cullman Co AL
m 1. 11 Oct 1868 Blount Co AL Sarah Ann Linton
m 2. 29 Mar 1880 Blount Co AL Malinda Jett
m 3. 20 Jun 1889 Blount Co AL Nancy Elizabeth Shaver

6. Malinda Queenie b 1844 Blount Co AL d abt 1889 Blount Co
AL
m 03 Jan 1867 Blount Co AL James Monroe Blackburn

7. Louisa aka Lavicy b 1847 Blount Co AL d ?

8. Minerva b 1847 Blount Co AL d aft 1888 Panola Co TX
m. 01 Jan 1874 Samuel John Anderson

9. Nancy E b 1849 Blount Co AL d aft 1880
m 10 Aug 1879 Blount Co AL Samuel B Gamble

10. Benjamin Franklin b Oct 1853 Blount Co AL d aft 1910 MS
m 1870 AL Indiana Boren

11. Henry R b 06 Feb 1855 Blount Co AL d 24 Mar 1924 Cullman
Co AL
m 1. 15 Jun 1873 Margaret Isabella Linton
m 2. 10 Jun 1885 Caroline L Grantham

12. Frances "Fannie" b 06 Aug 1859 Blount Co AL d 08 Aug
1883 Cullman Co AL
m 12 Jan 1881 Blount Co AL Thomas Alexander Williams

Minerva Byars lineage has been proven to Mayflower Passenger, Peter Brown
Minerva Byars - Jonas Bedford Byars - Elizabeth Bedford - Mercy Raymond - Peter Raymond - Mercy Tinkham - Peter Tinkham - Mary Brown - Peter Brown