“William Erwin Byrnes, son of William and Ellen K. (Ware) Byrnes, was born in Bellevue, O., March 15, 1868; fitted for college at Oberlin, Preparatory Department. Oberlin Coll., ’88—’90; Amherst Coll., ’90—’92. Depart. Mgr. of The Mechanical Rubber Co., Cleveland, O., ’93—’97; Sec., Treas., and Gen. Mgr. of The Ohio Rubber Co., Wholesale Rubber Goods and Mill Supplies, Cleveland, O., ’97—. Also Mgr. and owner of controlling interest in The Superior Mfg. Co., Mfrs. of Plumbers’ Specialties. Married, June 28, 1894, Sara J. T., dau. of Dr. C L. Fawcett of Cleveland, O. One child.”

Source:  Biographical Record of the Alumni and Non-Graduates of Amherst College, 1871-1896, Vol. 2, by W.L. Montague, M.A., Ph.D., Amherst Mass., 1901, page 378