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Floyd Sawyer 1901–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1901

Birth Location: North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1991

Death Location: Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA

Father: Willis Sawyer

Mother: Elenaor Sawyer

Spouse(s): Olive Lewis

Children(s): Edith Bright, Dorothy Moore, Edith Bright, Ruby Sawyer

Floyd Sawyer was born in 1901 in North Carolina, USA, the child of Willis Douglas Sawyer And Elenaor Bell Or Leliabell Pearlena Faulkner Sawyer. In 1910, Floyd Sawyer resided in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA. Floyd Sawyer married Olive Lewis, and had children including Dorothy Sawyer Moore, Edith Ellen Sawyer Bright, Edith Ellen Sawyer Bright, Ruby Sawyer. Floyd Sawyer passed away in 1991 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Floyd Sawyer was born in 1901 in North Carolina, USA, the child of Willis Douglas Sawyer And Elenaor Bell Or Leliabell Pearlena Faulkner Sawyer.
  • In 1910, Floyd Sawyer resided in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.
  • Floyd Sawyer married Olive Lewis, and had children including Dorothy Sawyer Moore, Edith Ellen Sawyer Bright, Edith Ellen Sawyer Bright, Ruby Sawyer.
  • Floyd Sawyer passed away in 1991 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Willis Sawyer
1875–1958
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Elenaor Sawyer
1874–1914
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Olive Lewis
1901–1974
Birth Location: North Carolina
OL

Children(s)

Edith Bright
1926–2011
Birth Location: –
EB
Dorothy Moore
1931–2003
Birth Location: North Carolina
DM
Edith Bright
1926–2011
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
EB
Ruby Sawyer
1921–
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
RS

Floyd Sawyer's Ancestors

Self
Floyd Sawyer
1901–1991
Birth Place: North Carolina, USA
Parents
Willis Douglas Sawyer
1875–1958
North Carolina, USA
Elenaor ("Bell" Or Leliabell. Pearlena Faulkner) Sawyer
1874–1914
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Isaac Sawyer
1844–
North Carolina
Margret (Hughes) Sawyer
1856–
North Carolina
Pryor (Arnold "Doc") FAULKNER
1849–1931
Knox, Tennessee, USA
Lurena (Melise) Faulkner
1853–1941
Knox County, Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Dempsey Sawyer
1802–
Joseph Hughes
1792–1854
Mary Carver
1809–1850
John Folkner
1820–1863
Sarah Folkner
1850–1914
Ezekiel Faulkner
1813–1863
Rachel Faulkner
1816–1901
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Faulkner
1757–1852
Jacob Foust
1807–1832
Amanda Foust
1809–
David Faulkner
1757–1852
David GIBBS
1774–1847
Sarah Tillman
1777–1857

Floyd Sawyer's Descendants

1.
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Floyd Sawyer (1901–1991) m. Olive Lewis (abt 1901–1974)
  1. 1. Edith (Ellen Sawyer) Bright 1926–2011 m. Dennis (G) Bright 1923–1991
  2. 2. Dorothy (Sawyer) Moore 1931–2003 m. Everette (Lee Moore) Jr 1929–1991
  3. 3. Edith (Ellen Sawyer) Bright 1926–2011
  4. 4. Ruby Sawyer 1921–

Floyd Sawyer's Timeline

8 Records

1901
25 Apr 1901
Birth of Floyd Sawyer in North Carolina
North Carolina
1901
1901
Birth of Floyd Sawyer in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 9
Floyd Sawyer resided here in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 34
Floyd Sawyer resided here in Pelzer, Anderson, South Carolina
Pelzer, Anderson, South Carolina
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 39
Floyd Sawyer resided here in Pelzer, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Pelzer, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 39
Floyd Sawyer resided here in Pelzer, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Pelzer, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
1991
1991
Age 90
Death of Floyd Sawyer in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
1991
1991
Age 90
Death of Floyd Sawyer
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Apr 1901
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pelzer, Anderson, South Carolina; Roll: T627_3787; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 4-62
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1472; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0094; FHL microfilm: 1375485
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Web: South Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pelzer, Anderson, South Carolina; Roll: T627_3787; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 4-62
    [2] Web: South Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2011

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1472; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0094; FHL microfilm: 1375485

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Pelzer, Anderson, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pelzer, Anderson, South Carolina; Roll: T627_3787; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 4-62

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Pelzer, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pelzer, Anderson, South Carolina; Roll: T627_3787; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 4-62

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Pelzer, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pelzer, Anderson, South Carolina; Roll: T627_3787; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 4-62

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1991
    Event Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: South Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2011

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1991
    Record Source: Web: South Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2011

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: South Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2011
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