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Benjamin Franklin Sawyer 1860–1932 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jul 1860

Birth Location: Van Buren, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 05 Jun 1932

Death Location: Wyaconda, Clark, Missouri, USA

Father: John Sawyer

Mother: Eleanor Winfield

Spouse(s): Minerva Wood

Children(s): Addie Sawyer, Emma Sawyer, Garland Sawyer, Jessie Sawyer, Lillian Sawyer, Lola Sawyer, Rilla Sawyer

Benjamin Franklin Sawyer was born in 1860 in Van Buren, Iowa, USA, the child of John Boul Sawyer And Eleanor Maria Winfield. Benjamin Franklin Sawyer married Minerva G Wood, and had children including Addie Mae Sawyer, Emma Blanche Sawyer, Garland Suter Sawyer, Jessie Elmer Sawyer, Lillian Harriet Sawyer, Lola Eleanor Sawyer, Rilla Cloe Sawyer. Benjamin Franklin Sawyer passed away in 1932 in Wyaconda, Clark, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Franklin Sawyer was born in 1860 in Van Buren, Iowa, USA, the child of John Boul Sawyer And Eleanor Maria Winfield.
  • Benjamin Franklin Sawyer married Minerva G Wood, and had children including Addie Mae Sawyer, Emma Blanche Sawyer, Garland Suter Sawyer, Jessie Elmer Sawyer, Lillian Harriet Sawyer, Lola Eleanor Sawyer, Rilla Cloe Sawyer.
  • Benjamin Franklin Sawyer passed away in 1932 in Wyaconda, Clark, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sawyer
1812–1893
Birth Location: Union, Pennsylvania, USA
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Eleanor Winfield
1817–1894
Birth Location: Shawangunk, Ulster, New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Minerva Wood
1863–1911
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Addie Sawyer
1887–1921
Birth Location: –
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Emma Sawyer
1885–1915
Birth Location: –
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Garland Sawyer
1889–1953
Birth Location: –
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Jessie Sawyer
1892–1919
Birth Location: –
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Lillian Sawyer
1899–1924
Birth Location: –
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Lola Sawyer
1899–1924
Birth Location: –
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Rilla Sawyer
1895–1924
Birth Location: –
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Benjamin Sawyer's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Sawyer
1860–1932
Birth Place: Van Buren, Iowa, USA
Parents
John Boul Sawyer
1812–1893
Union, Pennsylvania, USA
Eleanor (Maria) Winfield
1817–1894
Shawangunk, Ulster, New York, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Sawyer
1782–1861
Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth Day
1787–1862
Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Sawyer
1748–1792
Margaret Haynes
1741–1796
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sawyer
1703–1784
Sophia Clemson
1705–1788
Bartholomew Haynes
1718–1788
??? Jane
1715–1765

Benjamin Sawyer's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Sawyer (16 Jul 1860–05 Jun 1932) m. Minerva (G.) Wood (13 Mar 1863–04 Sep 1911)
  1. 1. Addie (Mae) Sawyer 1887–1921 m. V. (A.) Palmer 1861–1920
  2. 2. Emma (Blanche) Sawyer 1885–1915 m. H. (E.) Hulrey 1855–1914
    1. 1. James (Franklin) Hulrey 1904–1905
    2. 2. Wesley (Earl) Hulrey 1902–1903
  3. 3. Garland (Suter) Sawyer 1889–1953 m. Nittie Kuhlman 1871–1920
  4. 4. Jessie (Elmer) Sawyer 1892–1919
  5. 5. Lillian (Harriet) Sawyer 1899–1924 m. Ralph Conners 1868–1923
  6. 6. Lola (Eleanor) Sawyer 1899–1924 m. Frank Zeller 1896–1924
  7. 7. Rilla (Cloe) Sawyer 1895–1924 m. Ray Marsh 1893–1924
    1. 1. Joyce Marsh 1920–1923

Benjamin Sawyer's Timeline

2 Records

1860
16 Jul 1860
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Sawyer in Van Buren, Iowa, USA
Van Buren, Iowa, USA
1932
05 Jun 1932
Age 72
Death of Benjamin Franklin Sawyer in Wyaconda, Clark, Missouri, USA
Wyaconda, Clark, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1860
    Event Place: Van Buren, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Sawyer.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Jun 1932
    Event Place: Wyaconda, Clark, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Sawyer.FTW
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