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* [[Louisville Meeting Room, KY]] (TW EB) +1911+; 1949-1966+; (TW-N EB) +1985-'''2024+'''
** initially a hive from Columbus** c/o J.T. John Taylor Byassee +1911+(b. 1863 KY - d. 1936 Columbus, KY) & Susan Kate Bridgeman Byassee (b. 1868 KY - d. 1957 Bardwell, KY).; see Columbus. ** c/o Byron Ormsbey +1949-1966+; Mrs. Carrie Griffin +1951+; James L. Foyle +1962+; Glenn E. Zwanzig, Sr. +1985-2010+; Darrell W. Zwanzig +1985-2005+; Norman Boulard +2010+
** A.B. Reed @ Fisherville +1949+; A.T. Graham +1949-1951+ (@ Fisherville +1949+, @ Shelbyville +1951+); Miss Bessieretta Graham +1949-1951+ (@ Fisherville +1949+, @ Shelbyville +1951+);
** @ Arlington +1914-1917+, +1927+; Clinton +1944-1951+
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*** Armistead Mason Barry '''1895-1932+''' (b. 1854 Woodford Co., KY - d. 1945 Nashville, TN), son of Andrew Jackson Barry (b. 1835 Mason Co., KY - d. 1866 KY) & Portia Hopkins Stribling Barry (b. 1829 Frederick Co., VA - d. 1909 Santa Barbara Co., CA). Armistead's daughter Emily Barry Walker (1889-1957) was a biology professor at Peabody College in 1945. 1860 @ Columbus, KY. 1870 @ Normal, IL. 1880 @ Springfield, IL. Wife (1888 @ Springfield, IL): Emily Gertrude Canfield Barry (b. 1850 Port Elizabeth, NJ - d. 1932 Columbus, KY), daughter of Rev. Josiah Flynt Canfield (b. 1808 Morristown, Morris, NJ - d. 1894 Ocean City, Atlantic, NJ) & Abigail Clark Canfield (m. 1845). Armistead was, as a young man, one of the charter members of one of the earliest [[Young Men's Christian Association|YMCA]] chapters formed in the U.S., in Bloomington, Illinois in 1855, as per his [https://www.bnymca.org/about-us Bloomington-Normal YMCA] and his obit at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112410517 FindAGrave]. He studied ministry at the Normal University, and his obit states that in "later years he served as an interdenominational lay-preacher on numerous occasions". Children: Mrs. Cecil Robert (Clinton, KY) & Armistead Mason Barry, Jr. (b. 1890 MN - d. 1977 Chatham, ON).
**** Josiah's 1st wife (1835): Sarah Campion Canfield. 2nd wife (1841 @ Essex Co., NJ): Sarah Elizabeth Jackson Canfield (b. 1809 - d. 1842 Rockaway, Morris, NJ). Josiah joined the NJ conference of the Methodist Episcopals as a circuit rider for 30 years starting in 1856. After retiring from preaching, he purchased 80 acres of land in Spring Creek (near Curran), Sangamon, IL introducing "some of the best varieties of fruit from New Jersey, particularly strawberries. He was largely instrumental in the introduction of the Early Rose potato..." as per [https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1474497:61157 NAFH].
**** Andrew Barry's father was William Taylor Barry (b. 1784 Lunenburg, VA - d. 1835 Liverpool, England), who in 1829 was appointed U.S. Postmaster General by President Andrew Jackson, and the only member of the Cabinet to remain in office after the "Petticoat Affair" which induced other cabinet secretaries to resign, as per [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6893946/william-taylor-barry FindAGrave]. In 1835, he was appointed the U.S. Ambassador to Spain, but enroute he died in London.
*** Thomas Chester "Chess" Lewis Edward Byassee '''+1901+''' (b. 1856 1835 Nottoway, VA - d. 19271865 Missouri City, Fort Bend, TX), son of Lewis Edward John Henry Byassee (b. 1800 Nottoway, VA - d. 1862 Hickman Co., KY) & Elvira Catherine Winfrey Byassee (b. 1810 Lunenberg Co., VA - d. 1865 Bloomfield1892 Clinton, Hickman, KY). The emigrating ancestor of the Byassee family was Nathaniel Basse (b. 1589 London, Eng. - d. 1654 Cripplegate, London, Eng.), who was given 500 acres (400 land & 100 underwater) in what is now Isle of Wight Co., Virginia. His son John Basse I (b. 1616 London, Eng.; emig. 1623; m. 1638 Nasemond Indian Tribe, VA; d. 1699 Norfolk, MOVA) & Elizabeth Keziah Tucker Basse (b. 1618 Mansemond, VA - d. 1676 Norfolk, VA). Elizabeth was a pure-blooded Nansemond Indian of the Algonquin tribe. The earliest known ancestor was Sir Auguste Joseph Basse (1500-1534 Mezieres, Bretagne, France). Wife: Elmira Donavant Byassee (b. 1832 MO; m. 1853 Mississippi Co., MO; d. 1865). In 1850, Elmira resided in Columbus, KY with her brother John W. Donavant (b. 1833 VA - d. 1902 St. Louis, MO), with Benjamin Rossier (b. 1788) & M.A. Rossier (b. 1812). In 1860, John resided in Richmond, VA employed as a printer. By 1870, he was blind, still in Richmond. Elmira's father, William (b. 1795 VA) was also employed (in 1860) as a printer. Elvira's earliest known ancestor was Gideon Booker Winfree (b. 1731 Amelia, VA - d. 1782 Nottoway, VA). Children: ***Thomas Chester/Chesley "Chess" Byassee '''+1901+''' (b. 1856 - d. 1927)* John Taylor Byassee '''+1908+; (+1911+ @ Louisville, KY) +1914-1923+'''(b. 1863 Bloomfield, Stoddard, MO - d. 1936 Columbus, KY). Wife: Susan Kate Bridgman Byassee (b. 1868 Hickman Co., KY; m. 1885 Hickman Co., KY; d. 1957 Bardwell, Carlisle, KY), daughter of Willis T. Bridgeman (b. 1835 KY - d. 1890 Hickman Co., KY) & Rebecca Ann Zook Bridgeman (b. 1837 Franklin Co., KY; m. 1859 Clinton, KY; d. 1876 Hickman Co., KY). **** Aubrey Byassee '''+1944-1985+'''(b. 1901 Hickman Co., KY - d. 1996 Bardwell, KY). 1st wife: Elsie June Gundacker Byassee (b. 1919 Staten Island, NYC, NY; m. 1945 Blytheville, Miss., AR; d. 1961 Clinton, KY), daughter of George Frederick Gundacker (1871-1949 Staten Island, NYC) & Meta Morganson Gundacker (b. 1873 Denmark; emig. 1889; d. 1944 Staten Island, NYC). In 1920, George Gundacker was self-employed in Staten Island as a builder. George's father was a maker of boots and shoes, named Henry Gundacker (b. 1831 Geiselberg, Germany - d. 1909 Staten Island, NYC). 2nd wife: Bessieretta Graham Byassee (b. 1914 VA; 1920 Cincinnati, OH; d. 2012 Bardwell, KY), daughter of Albion Tibion Graham (b. 1887 Gallatin Co., KY - d. 1973 Bardwell, KY) & Sina E. Wilson Graham (b. 1890 Oldtown, Grayson, VA - d. 1979 Bardwell, KY). Albion & Sina were later in fellowship either in Mayfield or Columbus. Paul Geveden officiated Sina's memorial.
