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Alexander Thomas (Alex) Sawyer 1847–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Sep 1847

Birth Location: Pike County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 31 Oct 1918

Death Location: Coffee County, Alabama, USA

Father: William Sawyer

Mother: Elizabeth Daniels

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Dyess

Children(s): Millard Sawyer, Nora Sawyer, Henry Sawyer

In 1847, Alexander Thomas (Alex) Sawyer entered the world in Pike County, Alabama, USA, born to William Dionysius Nish Sawyer And Elizabeth Carolyn Daniels. Alexander Thomas (Alex) Sawyer married Elizabeth Matilday Bettie Dyess, and had children including Ada Sawyer, Henry Clayton Sawyer, Millard Jestus Sawyer, Nora Lee Sawyer. Alexander Thomas (Alex) Sawyer passed away in 1918 in Coffee County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1847, Alexander Thomas (Alex) Sawyer entered the world in Pike County, Alabama, USA, born to William Dionysius Nish Sawyer And Elizabeth Carolyn Daniels.
  • Alexander Thomas (Alex) Sawyer married Elizabeth Matilday Bettie Dyess, and had children including Ada Sawyer, Henry Clayton Sawyer, Millard Jestus Sawyer, Nora Lee Sawyer.
  • Alexander Thomas (Alex) Sawyer passed away in 1918 in Coffee County, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Sawyer
1821–1895
Birth Location: Pike County, Alabama, USA
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Elizabeth Daniels
1825–1904
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Dyess
1851–1920
Birth Location: Georgia
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Children(s)

Millard Sawyer
1887–1939
Birth Location: Coffee County, Alabama, USA
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Nora Sawyer
1894–1969
Birth Location: Coffee County, Alabama, USA
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Henry Sawyer
1870–1937
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Alexander Sawyer's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Sawyer
1847–1918
Birth Place: Pike County, Alabama, USA
Parents
William Dionysius “Nish” Sawyer
1821–1895
Pike County, Alabama, USA
Elizabeth (Carolyn) Daniels
1825–1904
Alabama, USA
Grandparents
William (“Wiley”) Sawyer
1798–1860
Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
William Daniel
1790–1870
Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States
Susanah Fulbright
1792–1850
Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Sawyer
1756–1820
Marian Belk
1752–
Elizabeth Fulbright
1763–1853
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sr.
1730–1784
Priscilla MacPherson
1730–1785
Catherine Boone
1733–1813

Alexander Sawyer's Descendants

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Alexander (Thomas (Alex)) Sawyer (Sep 1847–31 Oct 1918) m. Elizabeth (Matilday “Bettie”) Dyess (3 Dec 1851–18 Jun 1920)
  1. 1. Millard (Jestus) Sawyer 1887–1939 m. Berta (Adell) Hinson 1893–1978
    1. 1. Betty (Mae) Sawyer 1924–2010 m. Aaron (Gipsy) Shiver 1898–1970
      1. 1. Jimmy (Aaron) Shiver 1947–2003
    2. 2. Robert (Elijah “Bob”) Sawyer 1922–2000
    3. 3. Willie (Paul) Sawyer 1929–2013
  2. 2. Nora (Lee) Sawyer 1894–1969
  3. 3. Henry (Clayton) Sawyer 1870–1937 m. Mary (Etta) Holmes 1870–1926

Alexander Sawyer's Timeline

3 Records

1847
Sep 1847
Birth of Alexander Thomas (Alex) Sawyer in Pike County, Alabama, USA
Pike County, Alabama, USA
1869
19 Aug 1869
Age 22
Alexander Thomas (Alex) Sawyer was married in Pike, Alabama
Pike, Alabama
1918
31 Oct 1918
Age 71
Death of Alexander Thomas (Alex) Sawyer in Coffee County, Alabama, USA
Coffee County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sep 1847
    Event Place: Pike County, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1869
    Event Place: Pike, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1918
    Event Place: Coffee County, Alabama, USA
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