Francis Edward Bayol

Francis Edward Bayol

• Father: Lewis Edward Bayol b. circa 1809
• Mother: Sylvania Stollenwerck b. circa 1811

• Francis Edward Bayol was born circa 1836 in Alabama.
• Francis Edward Bayol appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Alabama.
• Francis Edward Bayol appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Hollow Square PO, Greene County, Alabama, in the household of John Charles as "F. E. Bayall" (age 21, clerk), while "J. H. Bayall" is included in his family's household nearby (age 24, farming). It appears that ages and possibly occupations of these two brothers have been transposed.
• He was a clerk or a farmer, according to the 1860 census.
• He married Elizabeth West Melton, daughter of West A. Melton and Susanna (?), circa 1862.
• It is not clear whether Hurteline was the daughter of Elizabeth and Cyrus or of Elizabeth and Francis.
• Francis Edward Bayol and Elizabeth West Melton appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Greensboro PO, Hale County, Alabama. Other members of the household included Julius Edward Bayol, Carrie Bayol, Addie Bayol, William Edgar Torbert and Sarah Permelia Torbert.
• He was a farmer, according to the 1870 census.
• Francis Edward Bayol and Elizabeth West Melton appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Hale County, Alabama, and three male laborers.. Other members of the household included Julius Edward Bayol, Benjamin M. Bayol, Hurteline Bayol, Eugene Bayol, Mamie Bayol, William Edgar Torbert and Sarah Permelia Torbert.
• He was a teacher, according to the 1880 census.
• There are two collections of Bayol Family Papers at the Virginia Historical Society which include letters by Francis Edward and Julian Honore Bayo, both of the 5th Alabama Infantry Regiment. Julian died in 1862 at the battle of Malvern Hill.

• Last Edited: 15 Oct 2008