Joseph "Joe" Byles was a miner and rancher who lived in Hernandez Valley near the mouth of Byles Canyon. Joe arrived in San Francisco as a sailor aboard a British ship. He jumped ship in 1861 and began a new life in California. He joined the U.S. Navy on August 8, 1872 and served three years as a nurse. He was stationed aboard the USS Benicia when that ship carried King Kalakana of Hawaii to San Francisco.
After his discharge from the Navy in 1875, Joe lived in Nicasico, California for a short while. He moved to the little town of San Benito around 1880 and married Emily Jane Prater on her birthday in 1882. Their first child, James "Jim," was born on the Rosetti Ranch near San Benito in 1884 and they moved to Hernandez Valley a short time later where he became a prospector, miner and rancher. Their other five sons where all born in Hernandez Valley.
According to Louise, the great-granddaughter of Joe, he was born on the Isle of Wight in southern England on February 16, 1847. He left home at an early age to get away from his father's pressure to become a doctor. Louise said that he jumped ship in San Francisco to see his sister who was living there. He remained in contact with her until 1906, but never heard from her after the earthquake. Joe's wife Jane died on Thanksgiving day in 1901, eight weeks after giving birth to Archie. Joe never celebrated Thanksgiving after that and never remarried. Joe Byles died at Louise's home.
After his discharge from the Navy in 1875, Joe lived in Nicasico, California for a short while. He moved to the little town of San Benito around 1880 and married Emily Jane Prater on her birthday in 1882. Their first child, James "Jim," was born on the Rosetti Ranch near San Benito in 1884 and they moved to Hernandez Valley a short time later where he became a prospector, miner and rancher. Their other five sons where all born in Hernandez Valley.
According to Louise, the great-granddaughter of Joe, he was born on the Isle of Wight in southern England on February 16, 1847. He left home at an early age to get away from his father's pressure to become a doctor. Louise said that he jumped ship in San Francisco to see his sister who was living there. He remained in contact with her until 1906, but never heard from her after the earthquake. Joe's wife Jane died on Thanksgiving day in 1901, eight weeks after giving birth to Archie. Joe never celebrated Thanksgiving after that and never remarried. Joe Byles died at Louise's home.
Joseph "Joe" Byles was a miner and rancher who lived in Hernandez Valley near the mouth of Byles Canyon. Joe arrived in San Francisco as a sailor aboard a British ship. He jumped ship in 1861 and began a new life in California. He joined the U.S. Navy on August 8, 1872 and served three years as a nurse. He was stationed aboard the USS Benicia when that ship carried King Kalakana of Hawaii to San Francisco.
After his discharge from the Navy in 1875, Joe lived in Nicasico, California for a short while. He moved to the little town of San Benito around 1880 and married Emily Jane Prater on her birthday in 1882. Their first child, James "Jim," was born on the Rosetti Ranch near San Benito in 1884 and they moved to Hernandez Valley a short time later where he became a prospector, miner and rancher. Their other five sons where all born in Hernandez Valley.
According to Louise, the great-granddaughter of Joe, he was born on the Isle of Wight in southern England on February 16, 1847. He left home at an early age to get away from his father's pressure to become a doctor. Louise said that he jumped ship in San Francisco to see his sister who was living there. He remained in contact with her until 1906, but never heard from her after the earthquake. Joe's wife Jane died on Thanksgiving day in 1901, eight weeks after giving birth to Archie. Joe never celebrated Thanksgiving after that and never remarried. Joe Byles died at Louise's home.
After his discharge from the Navy in 1875, Joe lived in Nicasico, California for a short while. He moved to the little town of San Benito around 1880 and married Emily Jane Prater on her birthday in 1882. Their first child, James "Jim," was born on the Rosetti Ranch near San Benito in 1884 and they moved to Hernandez Valley a short time later where he became a prospector, miner and rancher. Their other five sons where all born in Hernandez Valley.
According to Louise, the great-granddaughter of Joe, he was born on the Isle of Wight in southern England on February 16, 1847. He left home at an early age to get away from his father's pressure to become a doctor. Louise said that he jumped ship in San Francisco to see his sister who was living there. He remained in contact with her until 1906, but never heard from her after the earthquake. Joe's wife Jane died on Thanksgiving day in 1901, eight weeks after giving birth to Archie. Joe never celebrated Thanksgiving after that and never remarried. Joe Byles died at Louise's home.
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Records on Ancestry
Advertisement
