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Benjamin Franklin Sayre 1881–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 APR 1881

Birth Location: Ripley, Jackson County, WV, USA

Death Date: 25 OCT 1961

Death Location: Columbia, Hamilton Co., OH, USA

Father: Doctor Sayre

Mother: Elizabeth Paterson

Spouse(s): Sarah Lehew

Children(s): Hazel Sayre, Clayton Sayre, Ethel Sayre, Rex Sayre

In 1881, Benjamin Franklin Sayre entered the world in Ripley, Jackson County, WV, USA, born to Doctor Joel Sayre And Elizabeth Paterson. Benjamin Franklin Sayre married Sarah Elizabeth Lehew, and had children including Clayton Sayre, Ethel Sayre, Hazel Erma Sayre, Rex Sayre. Benjamin Franklin Sayre passed away in 1961 in Columbia, Hamilton Co., OH, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1881, Benjamin Franklin Sayre entered the world in Ripley, Jackson County, WV, USA, born to Doctor Joel Sayre And Elizabeth Paterson.
  • Benjamin Franklin Sayre married Sarah Elizabeth Lehew, and had children including Clayton Sayre, Ethel Sayre, Hazel Erma Sayre, Rex Sayre.
  • Benjamin Franklin Sayre passed away in 1961 in Columbia, Hamilton Co., OH, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Doctor Sayre
1842–1922
Birth Location: Jackson Co., VA, USA
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Elizabeth Paterson
1842–1920
Birth Location: Jefferson , Coshocton, OH, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Lehew
1880–1950
Birth Location: Proctor, Wetzel, WV, USA
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Children(s)

Hazel Sayre
1905–1968
Birth Location: chester, Grant Magisterial District, Hancock, WV, USA
HS
Clayton Sayre
1907–1985
Birth Location: chester, Grant Magisterial District, Hancock, WV, USA
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Ethel Sayre
1909–
Birth Location: chester, Grant Magisterial District, Hancock, WV, USA
ES
Rex Sayre
1911–1972
Birth Location: Huntington, Cabell Co., WV, USA
RS

Benjamin Sayre's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Sayre
1881–1961
Birth Place: Ripley, Jackson County, WV, USA
Parents
Doctor Joel Sayre
1842–1922
Jackson Co., VA, USA
Elizabeth Paterson
1842–1920
Jefferson , Coshocton, OH, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (D.) Paterson
1818–1860
Jefferson , Coshocton, OH, USA
Mary (Ann) Dudgeon
1819–1882
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Great-Grandparents
Samuel Paterson
1794–
Rosanna Sproule
1795–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Paterson
1767–1830
Ann Paterson
1772–1864

Benjamin Sayre's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Sayre (25 APR 1881–25 OCT 1961) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Lehew (9 FEB 1880–29 JUL 1950)
  1. 1. Hazel (Erma) Sayre 1905–1968 m. Joseph (Alexander) Cummins 1893–1969
  2. 2. Clayton Sayre 1907–1985 m. Sara (Jane) Holbert 1907–1988
  3. 3. Ethel Sayre 1909– m. Robert (A.) Wilson 1902– m. Harold (Dean) Mccutcheon 1917–2008
  4. 4. Rex Sayre 1911–1972 m. Luella (Margaret) Cook 1917–

Benjamin Sayre's Timeline

3 Records

1881
25 APR 1881
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Sayre in Ripley, Jackson County, WV, USA
Ripley, Jackson County, WV, USA
1961
25 OCT 1961
Age 80
Death of Benjamin Franklin Sayre
None
1961
25 OCT 1961
Age 80
Burial of Benjamin Franklin Sayre in Columbia, Hamilton Co., OH, USA
Columbia, Hamilton Co., OH, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 APR 1881
    Event Place: Ripley, Jackson County, WV, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 OCT 1961

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 25 OCT 1961
    Event Place: Columbia, Hamilton Co., OH, USA
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