BYRNS FAMILY HISTORY:  Ella Pearl PROUT  born to John Samuel PROUT and Elizabeth BYRNS on  5 Oct 1896 in Manitoba, Canada and passed away on 1 Nov 1968 at St. Therese Hospital in Waukegan, IL. and is buried next to her husband at  North Shore Memorial Gardens. 

Her parents John PROUT, born 17 Jan 1858 in Ontario and passed away 7 Mar 1937 in Rapid City, Ontario and Elizabeth BYRNS born 1 Mar 1858 in Waterford, Ontario and died  10 Sept 1927 in Rapid City, Ontario and both are buried at the Rapid City Cemetery.  John and Elizabeth also had Samuel PROUT 1882-1925.  On the BYRNS side....Elizabeth's parents,

   Ira Nuton BYRNS, Sr., born  27 Mar 1820 in Cobourg, Northumberland, Canada and died 17 Jan 1898 in Forest, Ontario and Abigal COYLE (father was Peter COYLE and mother Julia CHURCH) born in 1830 in Ireland and passed away on  11 Oct 1918 in Forest, Ontario and both are buried at the Forest Cemetery.   Their religion was Methodist.  In the 1881 Canadian Census they were living in Plympton, Lambton, Ontario and both Ira and his son Asker were farmers. Their children were   

  • Elizabeth BYRNS 1858-1927 married John Samuel PROUT
  • Oscar (Asker) BYRNS 1860-1937 married Elizabeth SPARLING 1870-1948 (see below for information on the SPARLING family) and their child was
    • Thomas Wesley BYRNS  1898-1962 married Jesse BROWN  
  • Julia BYRNS born 1862
  • Ira, Jr. BYRNS born on 9 Feb 1864 in Warwich Township - died 15 April 1930 in Sarnia (66 yrs, 2 months, 6 days) married Eleanor SMITH, 1865-1941 and their child was
    • Elva L.G. BYRNS 1901-1901 
  • Emma BYRNS 1866-1945  married George ELLERKER born  24 Dec 1861 in Warwick and died 31 Oct 1929 at the age of 67 yrs, 10 mo, 7 days in Forest, Ontario.  The 1891 Census of Canada shows that George was 29 and living with his parents Michael ELLERKER, age 64 and Rachael ELLERKER, age 51,  and siblings: Harriet, age 24; Michael Jr, age 21; William, age 15; Arthur, age 12; and Jane, age 10.  His parents were Michael ELLERKER and Rachael MATTHEWS (born 1839 and died 16 Sept 1899 at the age of 60 in Warwick, Lambton County.  1901 Cenus of Canada shows George at age 38 and Emma age 34,  living in Lambton, Sub-District Warwick.  Emma and George's children were:                  
    • George Stanley ELLERKER born 10 June 1892.  He married Jennie Mae RUSSELL (born abt 1893) on 5 May 1915 in Lambton.  Her parents were Wm RUSSELL and Lea BAYLEY.
    • Gordon Parmenus ELLERKER born 2 Apr 1896
    • Eva Victoria Emma ELLERKER born 9 Dec 1897.  She married Milton P CROSSLEY on 24 Aug 1920 in Middlesex.  (Parents were G.F. CROSSLEY and Emma McCORDIE CROSSLEY).
    • Harvey ELLERKER born 29 Aug 1901
    • Garfield  Ira ELLERKER born 9 Apr 1902
    • Loyd ELLERKER born 12 Dec 1906

                                                        

  • Wilford (Wilfred) BYRNS 1868-1941 married Eliza Elizabeth PROUT and their children were

    • Laura BYRNS
    • Mary Edith BYRNS born 23 Aug 1902
    • B. BYRNS
    • William Ira Reginald BYRNS married Littlier May CLARKE
      • Betty BYRNS
      • Dan Thomas BYRNS
    • Mary E BYRNS born 1893 and married 30 Oct 1917 in Lambton, Ontario  Byron D. PEDDEN 13Nov 1890-1956 (His parents were William PEDDEN and Mary McADAM and they were Scotish,  His two sisters were Martha, born 8 July 1885  and Bessie born 30 Dec 1894.)

  • Wilbert BYRNS 1871-1952

     

Ira's parents were Joel BURNS, Jr. born  1796 on a ship coming over from Ireland at sea Sulawesi, Rengah, Indosnsia.  He died in 1842 and Mary PURDY  born 1797 and was 54 years old.  In the 1851 Census for Elgin County Canada, the following information was obtained for the family. It does not show Joel, so I am assuming that he had passed away before then.  Their children were:

  • Ira Sr BYRNS 1820 and a farmer
  • Marcus David BYRNS born 1822 - 1860 US Census residing in Otoe, Nebraska
  • George BYRNS born 1824 - age 28 and a laborer
  • Joel III BYRNS born 1826 - 26 years old
  • Sylvester BYRNS born 1831 - 1860 US Census he was residing in St. Clair, MI
  • Herculus  BYRNS born 1833 and on 18 Dec 1858 married Hanna SEMPLE (parents were William SEMPLE and Mary).
  • Manley BYRNS 1835-1910 - 1880 US Census was residing in Belvidere, Montcalm, MI as a farmer and married Clarissa DEMARAY on Sept 6, 1859 and she died one year later.  He then married Jane Minerva SMITH (1845-1912), daughter of Dr. Oliver SMITH.  Their children were: 
    • Eli Minerva BYRNS born 1867 - died at age 3  
    • Arthur BYRNS born 1870  Belvidere, Montcalm, MI
    • Stella BYRNS born 1871 Belvidere
    • Elva BYRNS born 1873 Belvidere
    • Clarrissie BYRNS born 1875  Belvidere
    • Edith BYRNS born 1878 Belvidere - married  16 March 1898 in Stanton, Montcalm, MI to Richard DAVENPORT, born 1872 in New Jersey
    • Bertha BYRNS born 1881
    • Mabel Franklin BYRNS born 1885
  • Parmilia or Primalia BYRNS Bird 15 June 1837 in Trafalger, Halton, County, Ontario - died  3 Sept 1915 in Enniskillen Township, Lambton County, Ontario.
  • Oscar BYRNS born 1840 - 1870 US Census was residing in Wisconsin.  On 7 Nov  1888 he married Elizabeth Mary SPARTZ (parents Thomas and Isabella SPARTZ)
  • Philander BYRNS Feb 1842 - 1860 US Census shows residing in St. Clair, MI, Township of Emmet, 18 years old.  1880 US Census shows residing in Mayville, Clark, WI as a farmer.  1900 US Census shows residing in Sparta City, Monroe, WI and married to Rebecca or Rabacka BYRNS and married about 1870 with a child:
    • Kittie BYRNS

Joel Burns, Sr.1776-1842 and Margaret Tripp

  • Joel  BYRNS Jr. born 1796 in Ireland and married Mary PURDY, born 1799 (born in Vermont)
  • Sarah BYRNS born 1798
  • William Tripp BYRNS born 1800  US 1880 Census shows to be residing in Shirley, Middlesex, Mass. as widowed with a child Matthew H. Burns.

     

Elizabeth SPARLING BYRNS: Born in Streetsville, Peel, Ontario to Thomas SPARLING and Isabella COOPER.  She was a sister to Ellen SPARLING 1863-1918 and Robert Wesley SPARLING who married Mary Ellen PROUT.

Thomas SPARLING was born 1 Nov 1830 at Rainamore, County Tipperary, Ireland and died  21 Dec 1915 in Ontario.  He married Isabella COOPER 11 Sept 1856 in Streetsville, Peel, Ontario.  Isabella was born in 1835 in Peel, Ontario. 

Thomas's father was Peter SPARLING, born 1793 in Kilcooly, Tipperary, Ireland and died on 29 Jan 1861 and is buried at Eden Cemetery, Peel County, Toronto Township, Ontario.  He married  about 1821 to Elizabeth BARRY,  born 1797 in Kilcooly and she passed away on 22 May 1878 in Mich. and is buried at the Colefax Cemetery, Bad Axe, Huron, Mich.  Peter and Elizabeth's children were:

  • George SPARLING born Nov 1822 in County Tipperary, Parish Kilcooly, Ireland and passed away 22 May 1884 in Bingham Township, Huron County, Mich. and is buried at the Colfax Cemetery in Huron County, Bad Axe, Mich.
  • Susan SPARLING born 1824 County Tipperary, Parish Kilcooly, Ireland;
  • Peter SPARLING  born May 1826 in Kilcooly, Tipperary, Ireland and died Feb 25, 1910 in Brown City, Sanilac, Mich. and was buried on Feb 28, 1910 in the Omard Cemetery, in Brown City
  • Thomas SPARLING  born 1 Nov 1830 in Rainamore, County Tipperary, Ireland and died 21 Dec 1915 in Ontario
  • Ann SPARLING born 1834 in County Tipperary, Ireland and died 6 July 1903 in Forest, Ontario and is buried at the Uttoxeter Cemetery, Plympton Township, Lambton County, Ontario
  • William SPARLING born 19 Sept 1835 in County Tipperary, Ireland and passed away 31 May 1908 in Forest, Ontario
  • Mary SPARLING born 1836 at Tipperary, Ireland and passed away in 1905 in Hoquiam, WA.
  • Elizabeth SPARLING born 1840 at Parish Kilcooly, Tipperary, Ireland and died 1920 in Brown City, Sanilac, Mich. and is buried at Omard Cemetery in Sanilac, Michigan
  • John SPARLING born 8 Feb 1841 at Tipperary, Ireland and passed away 23 Nov 1917 at Vanguard, Saskatchewan and is buried at the Colfax Cemetery, Huron County, Bad Axe, Mich.
  • Christopher SPARLING born 1847 in County Tipperary, Ireland.

Peter's parents were George SPARLING  born 1768 Ireland and Elizabeth born 1771 Ireland.

Here is an article that I found on Thomas Sparling (1830-1915):

"Thomas SPARLING, a retired farmer of Uttoxeter and one of the best known citizens of Plympton Township, was born in Rainamoore, County Tipperary, Ireland, Nov. 1st, 1830, son of the late Peter SPARLING and his wife Elizabeth (BARRY) SPARLING. William SPARLING, a well known resident of Forest is another brother.

Thomas SPARLING was educated in the national schools of Ireland, and afterwards, learned the trade of a carpenter and wheelwright. When he was 17, in 1847, the family left Ireland and after a passage of 6 weeks on a sailing vessel landed in New York. Going directly to Toronto the young man followed his trade in that vicinity for 17 years before moving to Lambton County. There in 1867, he bought 100 acres of land in Lot 27, Concession 9, which were almost wholly wild, and which he was some years clearing. Putting up a log house he began his pioneer life. As the timber was cut it was sold as cord wood. During the 15 years Mr. SPARLING lived there, he cleared the land, brought it under cultivation, made various improvements and put up a fine dwelling. Giving the management of this farm to his son Robert, Mr. SPARLING moved to Lot 25, Concession 10, where he bought 50 acres at first and later 40 more. He put up a house on this place also, and added improvements as he had on the other farm.

In 1880 he sold his first 50 acres to Mr. BURNS (BYRNS), and then bought his present farm from his brother, William. This he operated for thirteen years, but in 1902, he retired from active life and left his son to take charge."