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 1930 - 1997 (66 years)
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| Name |
Margie Sue Byars |
| Birth |
21 Mar 1930 |
Green Hill, Warren County, Tennessee  [1, 2] |
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| Gender |
Female |
| Death |
7 Jan 1997 |
Erie, Pennsylvania [3] |
- at the Twinbrook Medical Center...
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| Burial |
10 Jan 1997 |
Mount View Cemetery, McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee [3] |
| Person ID |
I753 |
The Hennessee Family |
| Last Modified |
8 Jan 2020 |
| Father |
Perry Green "Green" Byars, b. 27 Jun 1894, Keltonburg, DeKalb County, Tennessee d. 12 Dec 1968, Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee (Age 74 years) |
| Mother |
Vernia Elvira "Ma" Swindell, b. 1 Jun 1894, Green Briar Bend, White County, Tennessee d. 1 Apr 1985, McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee (Age 90 years) |
| Marriage |
4 Jan 1915 |
DeKalb County, Tennessee [4, 5] |
- Pop courted Ma only two months before they were married by W. H. Cantrell, JP
When Pop proposed, Ma replied, "Are you sure?" - after all, it was only two months earlier that they met and Ma didn't think she was pretty enough for the most handsome man she'd ever met...
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| Residence (Family) |
Bildad, DeKalb County, Tennessee |
| Residence (Family) |
1920 |
Warren County, Tennessee [6] |
 Residence (Family) |
1930 |
Warren County, Tennessee [7] |
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| Residence (Family) |
1935 |
Warren County, Tennessee [8] |
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| Residence (Family) |
1940 |
McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee [8] |
| Photos
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 | Green Byars
Photo taken circa 1945 in Detroit, where he worked at "Budd Wheel" during WW II |
 | Pop with Uncle Fred
Taken in Detroit just after WWII ended as Uncle Fred is still in uniform... |
 | Ma Byars with her first three children.
Circa 1921 at their home in Green Hill, DeKalb Co.,TN
Left-to-Right:
Lucile Byars Hennessee (1918-2008)
Vernia Swindell Byars (1894-1985)
Fred Swindell Byars (1920-1950)
John Claybourne Byars (1916-1987) |
 | Perry Green "Pop" Byars (1894-1968)
Sunday morning, October 20, 2013:
Spoke to Aunt Pearl this morning about Pop & Uncle Pete in regards to their "troubles with the law"...
Pop thought that if he could run one load of whiskey to Nashville, that would solve all of his financial problems as...
This was in the early 1930's and he was living with his young family in Green Hill (DeKalb County) where he was cropping shares and hauled logs part-time. Can you imagine working the fields all day and then hauling logs to McMinnville, 10 miles away, all on foot and by mule? No wonder he thought this was an easier way to make a few dollars.
Pop got caught. Aunt Pearl tells us that it took everything he had to avoid jail and he never did that again!
Ma told me that Pop worked as a mechanic (probably during the 1930's). At some point, Pop began selling farm implements for the Sullivan Company of McMinnville and apparently did this through the early 1950's as I remember travelling with out in the country to call on his propests and customers...
In 1941 Pop went to Detroit. He worked for Budd Wheel through the summer of 1945. On his return he bought the log house on North Warren and the family moved there from their residence on Towles Avenue.
Then Pop buys a taxi which he ran until late 1949 - early 1950. It is at this juncture that Uncle Pete began a felon. Uncle Pete borrows the taxi from Pop and drives to Manchester and picks-up a lady(ies) for an evening of dancing and driking. Pete is "higher than a Georgia pine", crashes the car and kills a passenger. He is convicted of manslaughter and sent to prison in 1949 when he returns home about three years later...Pop got out of the taxi business.
It is at this point that he works full-time for Sullivan. It was 1950 and I remember Pop bought a brand-new 1950 Plymouth, "Sea Mist Green" 4-door sedan as this was the car we travelled in when he called on his clients.
He retired in the mid-1950's and spent his life fishing, whittling and guarding his realm from an old wood chair propped-up against the garage in the backyard...
Photo taken circa 1960... |
 | Pop & Ma Byars
Photo provided by their grand-daughter, Christine Bess Cornett. Appears to be have taken in the late 1940's... |
 | Pop & Uncle Fred
Taken sometime during World War II while Uncle Fred was in the navy... |
 | Ma Byars' Granddaughters
Janet Wright Robbins
Kathy Bess Tugman
Karen Sue Mitchell
Photo taken Summer of 2006 on Aunt Pearl's porch in Rock Island, Tennessee |
 | Deux Grandes Dames
Two great ladies...
Aunt Bessie & Aunt Pearl
Photo taken the Summer of 2013 |
 | Grandmother & Grandson
Ma Byars (1894-1985)
Fred Hennessee (1950-1985)
Photo taken in 1977 |
 | Sisters...
Aunt Pearl and Aunt Bessie at the table in Rock Island, Tennessee
Photo provided by their niece, Karen Mitchell... |
 | Pop & Sons-in-Law
This photo was probably taken in Detroit after Aunt Margie's wedding to Jack DeCuennick, June 3, 1949. Shown from the left is:
Murlis Wright (1925-2004)
Pop Byars (1894-1968)
Bert Hennessee (1918-1986)
Jack DeCuennick (1928-2010)
Photo contributed by cousin Christine Cornett, July 1, 2014.
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 | Ma & Pop Byars' Family
This photo was taken in June, 1949, on Continental Avenue, Detroit, when Aunt Margie married Uncle Jack.
Top Row, Left-to-Right:
My Mom (1918-2008)
Aunt Bessie (1925-2013)
Aunt Margie (1930-1997)
Uncle Fred (1920-1950)
Aunt Marie (1922-2012)
Aunt Pearl (1928
Pop Byars (1894-1968)
Middle Row:
My Dad (1918-1986)
Uncle Murlis (1925-2004)
Uncle Jack (1928-2010)
Uncle Bob (1917-1990)
Bottom Row:
Me (1942-
Ma Byars (1894-1985)
Cousin Linda Gayle (1945-
Photo provided by cousin Christine, July 1, 2014...
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 | Pop & Ma Byars' Family
Back Row: Aunt Pearl, Aunt Margie, Mother, Uncle Bob, Cousin Linda Gail, Dad, Cousin Kathy, Aunt Bessie, me, Uncle Jack, brother Fred & Uncle Murlis
Middle Row: cousin Robert on Pop's lap, Ma Byars & cousin Janet
Bottom Row: cousin Kenny, cousin Debbie, cousin Christine, cousin Dawn & cousin Karen.
Photo was taken in front of Pop's house on Warren Street, McMinnville, Tennessee circa Summer of 1962...
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 | Ma & Karen
Ma and Karen on their birthday, June 1, 1981.
Ma was 87 and Karen was 27.
Photo provided by her loving granddaughter, Karen... |
 | The Three Younger Byars Daughters...
From the left:
Margie Sue (1930-1997)
Eva Pearl (1928-
Bessie Lee (1925-2013)
Photo provided by Christine Bess Cornett, November 8th, 2016 |
 | The Four Byars Girls
Photos supplied by Robert & Angelia Bratcher Bess, late December, 2016 |
 | Daughters & Grandchildren
Top Row: Margie Sue, Bessie Lee, Eva Pearl & Robert Lucile
Bottom: Janet, Gayle holding Karen, Fred, Ma holding Kenny and Kathy
Photo supplied by Robert & Angelia Bratcher Bess, late December, 2016 |
 | Uncle Fred, Ma & Uncle Pete
This photo was probably taken in the late forties at the homeplace on Warren Street.
Photo supplied by Robert & Angelia Bratcher Bess, late December, 2016 |
 | Family...
Pop, Dad, Uncle Bob, Linda Gayle & me.
Photo supplied by Robert & Angelia Bratcher Bess, late December, 2016
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 | Brothers-in-Law
Uncle Pete & Dad standing in front of Dad's 1947, maroon, Pontiac...
Photo supplied by Robert & Angelia Bratcher Bess, late December, 2016 |
 | "The P. G. (Perry Green) Potter Home"
Built in 1875-1876 in Dibrell, Warren County, Tennessee by Kitt Swingle for Perry Green Potter.
First, he built a large two story house, then a store, barn and a blacksmith shop.
Aunt Pearl provided this image and tells us that Ma & Pop lived in this house between 1935 to 1937. They then moved to the "Hennessee House" on Main Street (no longer there).
Note: Kitt Zwingle was a 2nd cousin to Ma. Pop was a grandnephew of P.G. Potter and both of whom were named after their antecedent, "Perry Green Magness".
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 | Aunt Margie & Ma
Marjorie Lois Griffith Byars (1914-2006) was wife of Pop's first cousin, Perry Green Byars. As a matter of fact, Perry & Margie were so well loved by Ma & Pop, they named their youngest daughter, "Margie Sue Byars".
Photo taken in August, 1973 at Perry & Margie's place in Warren County, Tennesseee and contributed by Joe Byars, February 5, 2017 |
 | The Sisters in Palm Beach
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 | Bessie, Marie, Lucile, Pearl & David
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 | Ma & Pop's House
located on 112 North Warren Street, McMinnville, Tennessee
(Pop bought this house in 1945) |
 | Cousins Kenny, David, Robert & Fred
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| Family ID |
F274 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Walter Francis "Jack" DeCuennick, b. 22 Jun 1928, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan d. 25 Apr 2010, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas (Age 81 years) |
| Marriage |
3 Jun 1949 |
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan [1] |
| Residence (Family) |
Bef 1954 |
Casablanca, Morocco [9] |
| Residence (Family) |
1959-1963 |
Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia [9] |
| Residence (Family) |
1964-1966 |
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska [9] |
| Residence (Family) |
1966 |
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas [9] |
| Residence (Family) |
1970-1971 |
Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado [9] |
| Divorce |
1973 |
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas [1] |
| Children |
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| Photos
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 | Granny & Kids
Sweet Aunt Margie with her two granddaughters, Megan & Emily Mitchell in the Blue Bonnet fields of Braunfels, Texas...
Photo taken in May of 1994 and sent in by her devoted daughter, Karen |
 | Wedding Day...
for Jack & Margie DeCuennick. Photo taken June 3, 1949, in Detroit, Michigan and provided by their loving daughter, Karen. |
 | Mother & Daughter...
Photo supplied by Robert & Angelia Bratcher Bess, late December, 2016. Site location is Aunt Pearl's in the late eighties. |
| Documents |
 | Karen & Dawn's 40 Generation Country of Origin Report
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| Family ID |
F311 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
30 Apr 2023 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Marriage - 3 Jun 1949 - Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan |
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 | Residence (Family) - Bef 1954 - Casablanca, Morocco |
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 | Residence (Family) - 1959-1963 - Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia |
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 | Residence (Family) - 1964-1966 - Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska |
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 | Residence (Family) - 1966 - San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas |
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 | Residence (Family) - 1970-1971 - Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado |
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| Divorce - 1973 - San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas |
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 | Death - 7 Jan 1997 - Erie, Pennsylvania |
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 | Burial - 10 Jan 1997 - Mount View Cemetery, McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee |
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| Photos
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 | Margie Sue Byars DeCuennick Tarasovich (1930-1997)
Photo taken in Mom's front yard, circa 1990, in Lake Park, FL |
 | Aunt Margie
Her daughter Karen explains this picture, August 12th, 2014:
Your Mom was taking the picture, Summer, 1972, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos. Mom cried when she left me, concerned I didn't have A/C. Ha, I didn't care!! Hornsby Hall was a co-op dorm, we cooked our own food and kept the dorm clean. Too much fun!
Left-to-Right: Uncle Jack DeCuennick (1928-2010) Dawn Marie DeCuennick Cline, Aunt Margie (1930-1997) Karen Sue DeCuennick, Ma Byars (1894-1985) and Dad (1918-1986). |
 | Aunt Margie & Family
Aunt Margie (1930-1997), daughter Dawn with her daughter, Kayla, Karen's daughter,Megan and Karen on far right. Taken in 1993 in Texas |
 | Margie Sue Byars Decuennick Tarasovich (1930-1997)
High school photo in 1946, McMinnville, TN |
 | Aunt Margie (1930-1997)
Cousin Karen found this picture of her mother and written on the back in my mother's writing was, "Margie before she married". The photo was taken in the back of our house on Continental Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, in 1948.
Aunt Margie came to Detroit after her 1948 graduation from Central High School in McMinnville, Tennessee. Shortly after she arrived she attended and finished a secretarial school and found work at Chrysler where she met and married Uncle Jack.
Fridays were pay-day for her and she never failed to bring me a small toy of some kind...usually a balsam-wood airplane. Of course, as a child, I never forgot her generosity. I was very close to Aunt Margie and miss her dearly...
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 | Aunt Margie & Me
Photo taken during early 1970 in San Antonio, Texas and provided by cousin Karen, July 1, 2014. |
 | A Christmas Card...
This card was made for Aunt Margie by her nephew, Fred Byars Hennessee (1950-1985)
Photo provided by her loving daughter, Karen Sue... |
 | Margie Sue Byars...
This photo was taken for her high school year book. the 1948 "Southerner", "published by the students of" Central High School, McMinnville, TN. No page number - Mom's nickname was Susie, she was seen with Mae, Betty and Shelah, her favorite expression was "Miss Cook!!" (taught music, typing, shorthand and drill squad) and she wanted to be an Air Hostess.
She was very active in her Senior class - associate editor of the Southerner. I cannot see all the info by her Senior picture as some girl named Reba has written all over the description--
Contributed by her loving daughter, Karen |
 | Margie Sue...
What a beautiful glamour shot! Photo provided by her adoring daughter, Karen, January 4, 2015 |
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| Notes |
- Youngest of Pop's children. Suffered mulitple strokes and went Home to be with Him and her beloved mother. Soft-spoken and the sweetest disposition. Spent many cherished hours with Aunt Margie as a child and shared profound moments with her later in her life. She was a loving and beautiful person...DAH
Early in her marriage to Uncle Jack, as he was away in the USAF, Aunt Margie would pick me up on the week-end and bring me to her apartment. Saturday night always included watching Snooky Lanson & Gisele MacKensie on their show, "Your Saturday Night Hit Parade"...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWkZds1NYFc
February 8th, 2018; Karen writes;
I noticed that. I figured out that she (Margie Sue) was 9 weeks premature since she only weighed 3.5 lbs. Her due date was probably end of May.
On Feb 8, 2018 11:05 AM, > wrote:
OK - There is a photo of your mother included…
From: Karen Mitchell [mailto:kdecue@gmail.com ]
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2018 11:48 AM
To: David >
Subject: Re: Pictures [10]
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| Sources |
- [S5] Lucile Byars Hennessee (1918-2008) | Personal Knowledge | Interviewed 10 Oct 1999.
- [S8773] "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SP7L-15Q : acc.
- [S883] Tarasovich,Margie S.;Obituary,"Southern Standard", 8 Jan 1997.
- [S7902] DeKalb Co.,TN Marriage Book:1901-1950, compiled by Jorene Washer Parsley, p. 78 (Reliability: 3).
- [S8770] "Hogg DNA Project - A List of Hogg Lines", line VA1657: descendants of John Hogg of New Kent Co. VA, http://hdhdata.org/.
- [S12220] "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNGR-Y8P : acc.
- [S12219] "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SP7L-15Q : acc.
- [S12221] "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4HF-9VX : acc.
- [S5111] Karen DeCuennick Mitchell | Family Information | 30 Jan 2015 | kdecue@gmail.com.
- [S44296] David A. Hennessee, researcher, info@classroomfurniture.com,.
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