Mr. and Mrs. Robert Byers and family came to Kansas in the fall of 1907 from the state
  of Indiana. They drove through in a covered wagon and a carriage with fringe on top. Four
  daughters and one son, Robert Jr., were the children who came along as the two older sons,
  Frank and Joe Byers, had come to Kansas two years previous. All were farmers.
     The family settled in Harper County at that time. Elizabeth and Isabelle attended the
  Attica High School. Both became teachers. Isabelle took several months training at
  Pittsburg State College and prepared for the teaching profession as her life career.
  Elizabeth did much nursing at hospitals, and during the flu epidemic in 1918 she assisted
  Dr. Haworth when many succumbed to the fatal disease.
     Isabelle taught many terms of school in various districts; several at Byers and at the
  Isabel grade school. She later retired and moved to her new home in Kingman, Kansas. She 
  resided there and was a successful Superintendent at the Free Methodist Church. She passed
  away in March.
     The Byers family were all members of the Free Methodist Church and faithfully supported
  it, spiritually and financially. Carrie and Mae attended the Sharon High School. Carrie 
  taught several terms of school near Hazelton, Mae taught eight terms in Barber County,
  three of which she taught in the Sharon Grade School.
     The youngest son, Robert Jr., was the first death in the family in 1911. He was a
  successful farm lad and was a Christian in every sense of the word. The famly home was
  just one mile east of Sharon, Kansas. There Mr. Byers passed away in January 1921, ater
  a long illness. Mrs. Byers lived in the home with her daughters. Mrs. Byers was a kind,
  loving wife, mother and friend to all. She was most happy when doing some service for a
  friend who needed help. She always had wise council for her children, teaching them in 
  the fear of God, that honesty and self control is the guide post for life. She was a 
  woman of fervent prayer, never doubting God's faithfulness to all who love and serve Him.
  She passed away May 25, 1940, in the home.
     The Byers family was a closely knit clan who loved each other dearly. It is hoped their
  influence in Barber County as citizens helped make it a more pleasant place. Joe Byers
  and family moved to Colorado where they lived and reared their children. He was past 93
  and his widow 92 when they died. The Byers' were taught to work and carefully earn and
  save their income.
                
     Source:Chosen Land - Barber County, Kansas,  pg. 120 
     Submitted by: Mae Wright