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Elmer Layafette Sawyer 1894–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 JUL 1894

Birth Location: Winters, Runnels County, Texas

Death Date: 01 APR 1978

Death Location: Austin, Travis County, Texas

Father: Coston Sawyer

Mother: Sarah Shepherd

Spouse(s): Clara Daniel

Children(s): Wilford Sawyer, Imogene Sawyer, Alline Sawyer, Raymond Sawyer

In 1894, Elmer Layafette Sawyer entered the world in Winters, Runnels County, Texas, born to Coston George Sawyer And Sarah Ann Shepherd. Elmer Layafette Sawyer married Clara Ione Daniel, and had children including Alline Mary Sawyer, Imogene Sawyer, Raymond Lee Sawyer, Wilford Elmer Sawyer. Elmer Layafette Sawyer passed away in 1978 in Austin, Travis County, Texas.

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Biography

  • In 1894, Elmer Layafette Sawyer entered the world in Winters, Runnels County, Texas, born to Coston George Sawyer And Sarah Ann Shepherd.
  • Elmer Layafette Sawyer married Clara Ione Daniel, and had children including Alline Mary Sawyer, Imogene Sawyer, Raymond Lee Sawyer, Wilford Elmer Sawyer.
  • Elmer Layafette Sawyer passed away in 1978 in Austin, Travis County, Texas.

Immediate Family

Parents

Coston Sawyer
1856–1922
Birth Location: Near Gabriel Creek, Williamson Co., TX
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Sarah Shepherd
1854–1936
Birth Location: Walker County
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Spouses(s)

Clara Daniel
1897–2002
Birth Location: Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas
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Children(s)

Wilford Sawyer
1918–2002
Birth Location: Georgetown, Williamson, Texas, United States
WS
Imogene Sawyer
1920–2005
Birth Location: Texas
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Alline Sawyer
1924–1933
Birth Location: Florence, Williamson, Texas, United States
AS
Raymond Sawyer
1932–1933
Birth Location: Florence, Williamson, Texas, United States
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Elmer Sawyer's Ancestors

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Elmer Sawyer
1894–1978
Birth Place: Winters, Runnels County, Texas
Parents
Coston George Sawyer
1856–1922
Near Gabriel Creek, Williamson Co., TX
Sarah (Ann) Shepherd
1854–1936
Walker County
Grandparents
William (Martin) Sawyer
1834–1863
Carroll, Tennessee, United States
Catherine (Frances 'Kate') Thayr
1836–1918
Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana
Joseph (C.) Shepherd
1810–
Pulaski County, Georgia
Sarah (Ann) Sauls
1827–
Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas
Great-Grandparents
William Sawyer
1805–1887
Charlotte Williams
1805–1838
Joseph Thayre
1779–1838
Abigail Hamilton
1810–1846
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joel Sawyer
1775–1840
Rebecca Becks
1790–
John Jr.
1783–1836
Anne Wilson
1784–1823

Elmer Sawyer's Descendants

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Elmer (Layafette) Sawyer (30 JUL 1894–01 APR 1978) m. Clara (Ione) Daniel (29 Dec 1897–19 Apr 2002)
  1. 1. Wilford (Elmer) Sawyer 1918–2002 m. Elizabeth 1922–
  2. 2. Imogene Sawyer 1920–2005
  3. 3. Alline (Mary) Sawyer 1924–1933
  4. 4. Raymond (Lee) Sawyer 1932–1933

Elmer Sawyer's Timeline

2 Records

1894
30 JUL 1894
Birth of Elmer Layafette Sawyer in Winters, Runnels County, Texas
Winters, Runnels County, Texas
1978
01 APR 1978
Age 84
Death of Elmer Layafette Sawyer in Austin, Travis County, Texas
Austin, Travis County, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 JUL 1894
    Event Place: Winters, Runnels County, Texas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 APR 1978
    Event Place: Austin, Travis County, Texas
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