James Guyton was born in 1833 in Dublin, Ireland, he came to America at the age
of 16. From the time he left home to the end of his life, he never again saw a
member of his family. Little is known of them. He is known to have mentioned two
younger brothers, Peter and Dick, and a sister, Mary. His father was a writer
who contributed to the magazines of his day. He is known to have mentioned a
titled uncle(hereditary title),who was inordinately proud of his social
position that he lost his mind. Since his father was a younger son, there was no inheritance for him.
James Guyton too, was a younger son; therefore he came to America to make a life
for himself.
One of the pleasant memories of his departure from Liverpool, England (his
family had moved from Dublin, Ireland to Birmingham, England) was the fact that
his half brother John McCall ( His mother's son from a previous marriage), who
went down to see him off, gave him his overcoat because it was cold. He went
first, upon arriving in America, to New York where he called on relatives named
Shean, one of who was a senator. They were people of means and gave their
penniless caller a cool reception. He made no further efforts to contact them
and went to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he learned the shoe manufacturing business.
He then went to Winchester, Kentucky, where he operated a shoe factory of his
own. It was here that he met and married Lucy Attersall. Later, he bought the
country home of General Blackburn and tried his hand at farming. When his house
burned, he built a house at nearby Haden's Corner.
A tradition in the family is that the name Guyton was originally spelled
"GUITON". It is said that a sign painter misspelled the name when he painted a
sign for the factory and that, to avoid confusion, James Guyton adopted the
misspelled name for his own.
According to a Neice who lived in Winchester, Kentucky, James Guyton was a
popular man in Winchester. His ready wit made him a favorite with everyone.
The invention of machines for making shoes made it unprofitable for him to
continue his factory in which shoes were made by hand; therefore, in 1881, he
moved to Dallas, Texas, where he engaged in the real estate business.
In later years, he returned to Ireland and England with the hope of finding
members of his family. A friend of the family, who remembered him, told him that
one relative had gone to the gold fields of Africa, another to Australia. Aside
from this meager information, he could learn nothing about them. He did not
remain long in England because his heart was now in America and even the manner
of speech of the English people seemed strange to him. He died in Dallas, Texas,
and was buried in Winchester, Kentucky.
Dallas Texas Business Directory 1889 to 1894
Business listed as J.Guyton & Son East side Germania between Swiss Avenue and
Greenwood, Dallas, Texas.1860 United States Census
Winchester, Clark County, Kentucky
District No. 2
Dwelling 570 Family 570Attersall Thomas C. age 61 Occupation Coachsmith Value of Personal Estate 50 born England
Diana age 60 "
William age 18 Occupation Coachmaker Value of Personal Estate 100 born England
Guyton Lucy age 25
James age 28 Occupation Shoemaker Value of Personal Estate 300
John age 8/12 born Kentucky1870 United States Census
Winchester, Clark County, Kentucky
Page 11
Dwelling 60
Family 71
Guyton James age 33 Shoemaker Value Of Real Estate3000 Value of Personal Estate 2000 born Ireland
L.W. age 33 Keeping House born England
John age 10 At Home born Kentucky
Sarah E. age 9
William F. age 6
Margaret D, age 4
Lucy W. age 1
Jackson William age 13 Apprentice shoemaker1880 United States Census
Germantown, Clark County, Kentucky
Page 36 Supervisor's Dist. No.4
Enumeration dist. No. 54
Dwelling 283 Family 299Guyton James age 47 Occupation Farmer born Ireland Parents born Ireland
Lucy age 44 Wife born England parents born England
John age 21 Son born Kentucky father born Ireland mother born England
Lizzie age 19 Daughter "
William age 16 Son "
Maggie age 13 Daughter "
Lucy age 11 Daughter "
Annie age 9 Daughter "
Sue age 7 Daughter "
James Jr. age 5 Son "
Katie age 3 Daughter "1900 United States Census
Dallas, Texas
Supervisors District No. 6
Enumeration district 109
Sheet 25 164-515-540Guyton, James born June 1835 age 65 born Ireland Immigrated 1850 Number of years in U.S. 50
Real Estate Agent Own Home
Guyton Sue daughter born Oct 1873 age 26 Single School Teacher
Guyton James Son born Jan 1876 age 24 Single Stenographer
Guyton Kate daughter born June 1878 age Single 21 Freight Agent R.R.1920 United States Census
Dallas, Dallas County, texas
4907-22-38Guyton, James age 84 born Ireland
Guyton Sue age dau 44 born Kentucky Occupation School Teacher
Guyton, Kate dau age 42 born Kentucky Occupation School Teacher
Marriage Notes for James Guyton and Lucy Watson ATTERSALL-269106
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Marriage Notes for Mr. Guyton and Miss -382698
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Marriage Notes for William Alfred Guyton and Margaret MORRISON-267483
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Francis William Guyton is listed in the State of Florida Death Index Volume 2718 Certificate 32381.
1830 U.S. Federal Census
Benjamin Davee is enumerated in the Morgan County, Indiana 1830 Census as
Benjamin Davee on page 243
1 male between 20 & 30 (Benjamin)
1 female under five years of age
1 female between 20 and 30 yearsOn the 1850 U.S. Federal Census he is enumerated in Shelby County,Van Buren
Indiana Dwelling 1246 Family 1289
Benjamin Davee age 42 born Ohio
Amanda age 42 born Kentucky
Jonathan age 16 born Indiana
Malinda age 10 "
James age 9 "
Grant G. age 5 "
Frances E. age 1 "1860 Census for Greenup Precinct Cumberland County, Illinois
Dwelling 881 Family 882
Benjamin Davee age 50 born Ohio
Nancy age 32 born Indiana
James age 17 born Indiana
Grant age 16 born Indiana
Manda age 2 born Illinois
Martha age 1 born Illinois1865 Census for Greenup Township Cumberland County, Illinois
Benjamin Davee Total of Six People in 2 males 4 females1870 United States Census
Greenup, Cumberland County, Illinois
Dwelling 161 Family 162Davee, Benjamin age 60 born Ohio
Nancy age 30 born Ohio
Martha M. age10 born Illinois
Gabriel L. age 8 born Illinois
Sarah age 6 born Illinois
Joseph age 4 born Illinois
Rosilla age 1/12 born May in Illinois1880 United States Census
Crooked Creek, Jasper County, Illinois
Dwelling 226 Family 226Devee Benjamin age 65 born KY (all the other census says Ohio)
Devee Nancy age 54 born In
Devee Joseph age 15 born IL
Marriage Notes for Benjamin F. Davee and Nancy PAUL-267484
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