French and Spanish Teacher, Santa Monica High School, Santa Monica, CA, pre-1916; Principal, John Byers, Architect, Santa Monica, CA, 1916-c. 1930; Associate, John W. Byers and Edla Muir, Associated Architects, Santa Monica, CA, fl. 1930-1940s;

Archival documents on John Byers housed at the Architecture and Design Collection of the University Museum, University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB);

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.

Byers was born in Michigan and died in Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, CA, at the age of 91; Byers's last residence was in the 90402 zip code of Santa Monica;

His mother's maiden name was Dunbar;

SSN: 563-52-1316, issued in CA, 1956;