Joshua Byers was of German descent, probably from a John Byers of Pennsylvania. His grandfather, Jacob Byers served in the Revolutionary War, married Nancy Ann Douglass, said to be the daughter of James Douglass of Scotland. their son Ephraim married Catherine White of Niagra Falls, New York; they moved with the family to Clinton County, Indiana in 1833, purchasing land on the south side of Frankfort. He built a mill there on the Wildcat River. Joshua was one of their sons. He operated his father's mill for some years then purchased a farm in Pulaski County, Indiana. He and his wife had twelve children: Ephraim, Matthew, Florence, Mary, Richard, Ida, Catherine, Sarah, Lillie, Lucia, Enoch and Arthur.
Joshua Byers was of German descent, probably from a John Byers of Pennsylvania. His grandfather, Jacob Byers served in the Revolutionary War, married Nancy Ann Douglass, said to be the daughter of James Douglass of Scotland. their son Ephraim married Catherine White of Niagra Falls, New York; they moved with the family to Clinton County, Indiana in 1833, purchasing land on the south side of Frankfort. He built a mill there on the Wildcat River. Joshua was one of their sons. He operated his father's mill for some years then purchased a farm in Pulaski County, Indiana. He and his wife had twelve children: Ephraim, Matthew, Florence, Mary, Richard, Ida, Catherine, Sarah, Lillie, Lucia, Enoch and Arthur.
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