Zadie was my great-great-Grandmother.
She married J.H. (James? John?)(Hicks/Hix) Byers, who was born March 12, 1852.
According to the family, Hicks was from Texas, and he and his brother were raised by Warren and Nancy Triplett of Cherokee County, NC.
No one knows how Hicks and his brother ended up coming to NC, who their parents were, or why they were raised by the Tripletts.
It is said that Hicks' brother later went back to Texas and wasn't heard from again.
Hicks died October 27, 1900 of "Cramp Colic", aka Appendicitis.
After Hicks' death, Zadie married and divorced a Charlie Brown. They had a son also named Charlie Brown.
Zadie is remembered by her Grandchildren as being a strong, smart woman. She firmly believed in getting a good education and not drinking spirits. She was a real lady from the Victorian Era and was rarely seen without wearing a nicely pressed dress complete with petticoats and lace collar.
She was known as good Trader, buying sickly animals to fatten up and sell, as well as trading produce and even land.
Julia Ledford said, "Zadie could make the best Apple Stack pie of anyone. You cook dried apples, roll out rounds of dough, and layer apples, then crust, then apples, etc. into 6 or 7 layers."
Zadie died February 16, 1952 of a stroke.
She and Hicks Byers are buried at the (New) Ledford's Chapel Cemetary in Hayesville, Clay County, NC.
Zadie Ledford Byers:
Zadie and Hicks were the parents of four children:
1. Gertude Byers b. August 23, 1891, d. February 19, 1970, m. Charles A. Burch
2. John O. Byers b. January 5, 1894, d. July 2, 1973, m. Girlie Ashe
3. Mary Byers, m. French Cabe
4. Bonnilee Byers, b. December 25, 1898, d. May 8, 1976, m. Esther Penley Ledford
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