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Elmer Ray Sawyer 1888–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 March 1888

Birth Location: Iowa

Death Date: 4 December 1918

Death Location: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: James Sawyer

Mother: Elizabeth Fry

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Elmer Ray Sawyer was born in 1888 in Iowa, the child of James Wesley Sawyer And Elizabeth Jane Fry. In 1900, Elmer Ray Sawyer resided in Shenandoah City, Page, Iowa. Elmer Ray Sawyer passed away in 1918 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Elmer Ray Sawyer was born in 1888 in Iowa, the child of James Wesley Sawyer And Elizabeth Jane Fry.
  • In 1900, Elmer Ray Sawyer resided in Shenandoah City, Page, Iowa.
  • Elmer Ray Sawyer passed away in 1918 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Elmer Sawyer's Ancestors

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Elmer Sawyer
1888–1918
Birth Place: Iowa
Parents
James Wesley Sawyer
1857–1924
Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana
Elizabeth (Jane) Fry
1864–1950
Harrison Co., Iowa
Grandparents
Danl. Fry
1814–1880
Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Amanda (Melvina) Clark
1824–1894
Greene, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
Vincent Fry
1762–1852
Mary Snow
1777–1845
Thomas Clark
1791–1864
Roda Dunigan
1794–1866
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Clark
1770–1793
Mary Blunch
1772–
William Dunnegan
1770–
Sally Peelor
–1814

Elmer Sawyer's Timeline

3 Records

1888
26 March 1888
Birth of Elmer Ray Sawyer in Iowa
Iowa
1900
1900
Age 12
Elmer Ray Sawyer resided here in Shenandoah City, Page, Iowa
Shenandoah City, Page, Iowa
1918
4 December 1918
Age 30
Death of Elmer Ray Sawyer
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 March 1888
    Event Place: Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Grant, Page, Iowa; Roll: T623_451; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 89.
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Shenandoah City, Page, Iowa
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Grant, Page, Iowa; Roll: T623_451; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 89.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 December 1918
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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