My maiden name is SHASTEEN & I am descended from Jesse Shasteen, Sr, (c.1765 - btwn 1830/1840)
My maternal family name is BYERLEY, The immigrant ancestor of this side of the family is Casper Philip Byerly, Sr. (1725-3/1804) from Germany.
Other families in my line include:
PARSONS of whom we don't have much information about. My Great-Grandfather was Roswell J. Parsons (1875 in MS - 1944 in TN).
GRAVES: The immigrant ancestor of this branch of the family was Thomas Graves, the engineer (before 1585 in England - 11/1662 in MA) (as opposed to Thomas Graves, the sea capt. or Thomas Graves of VA)
SHERROD: My Great-Grandmother was Cina Elizabeth Sherrod Byerley (1880-1960). The immigrant ancestor of this family is Arnholtz Scherertz (1714 in Germany - 1786 in PA). I am descended from his son, Capt. Conrad (Cunradt) Sherertz, Sr. (1751 in Germany-1811/1812 in TN)
GEORGE: My Great-Grandmother was Lillian Louise George Parsons ((1881-1953). Her Grandfather was Alexander Outlaw George (1804-1860).
HEADRICK: Ella 'Bird' Henson Headrick, daughter of Horace Maynard Headrick & Eliza Jane Davis was my Great-grandmother.
McCOY: My Great-Great-Grandmother was Mary Eliza McCoy Shasteen (1847 in AL - 1910 in TN). The immigrant ancestor of this family is Hugh (Daniel) McCoy, Sr (born in Highland, Scotland - lost at sea in 1794).
FOSTER is the name of my family by marriage. They are largely from Mississippi. Other families on this side include:
PETERSON
HAMILL
COCKRELL.

My maiden name is SHASTEEN & I am descended from Jesse Shasteen, Sr, (c.1765 - btwn 1830/1840)
My maternal family name is BYERLEY, The immigrant ancestor of this side of the family is Casper Philip Byerly, Sr. (1725-3/1804) from Germany.
Other families in my line include:
PARSONS of whom we don't have much information about. My Great-Grandfather was Roswell J. Parsons (1875 in MS - 1944 in TN).
GRAVES: The immigrant ancestor of this branch of the family was Thomas Graves, the engineer (before 1585 in England - 11/1662 in MA) (as opposed to Thomas Graves, the sea capt. or Thomas Graves of VA)
SHERROD: My Great-Grandmother was Cina Elizabeth Sherrod Byerley (1880-1960). The immigrant ancestor of this family is Arnholtz Scherertz (1714 in Germany - 1786 in PA). I am descended from his son, Capt. Conrad (Cunradt) Sherertz, Sr. (1751 in Germany-1811/1812 in TN)
GEORGE: My Great-Grandmother was Lillian Louise George Parsons ((1881-1953). Her Grandfather was Alexander Outlaw George (1804-1860).
HEADRICK: Ella 'Bird' Henson Headrick, daughter of Horace Maynard Headrick & Eliza Jane Davis was my Great-grandmother.
McCOY: My Great-Great-Grandmother was Mary Eliza McCoy Shasteen (1847 in AL - 1910 in TN). The immigrant ancestor of this family is Hugh (Daniel) McCoy, Sr (born in Highland, Scotland - lost at sea in 1794).
FOSTER is the name of my family by marriage. They are largely from Mississippi. Other families on this side include:
PETERSON
HAMILL
COCKRELL.