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James Madison Salyer 1850–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1850

Birth Location: Copper Creek, Scott Co, VA

Death Date: 1925

Death Location: Wise County, Virginia, USA

Father: Robert Salyer

Mother: Anna Easterling*

Spouse(s): Eliza Hunsucker

Children(s):

In 1850, James Madison Salyer entered the world in Copper Creek, Scott Co, VA, born to Robert Shanklin Salyer And Anna Roasa Easterling. James Madison Salyer married Eliza Ann Hunsucker. James Madison Salyer passed away in 1925 in Wise County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1850, James Madison Salyer entered the world in Copper Creek, Scott Co, VA, born to Robert Shanklin Salyer And Anna Roasa Easterling.
  • James Madison Salyer married Eliza Ann Hunsucker.
  • James Madison Salyer passed away in 1925 in Wise County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Salyer's Ancestors

Self
James Salyer
1850–1925
Birth Place: Copper Creek, Scott Co, VA
Parents
Robert Shanklin Salyer
1825–1881
Copper Creek, Nickelsville, Scott, Virginia, USA
Anna ((Roasa ?)) Easterling*
1829–1865
Copper Creek, Scott County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (P. Salyer) Sr.
1787–1876
Borens Creek, Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Ann) Castle
1789–1879
Russell, Virginia, USA
Thomas (James Easterling) Jr
1802–1850
Russell, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Mary Saylor
1767–1835
Joseph Castle
1749–1804
Margaret Lewis
1753–1853
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Castle
1717–1789
Sowega Clan
1719–1789
(Andrew Clan
1734–1792

James Salyer's Timeline

2 Records

1850
1850
Birth of James Madison Salyer in Copper Creek, Scott Co, VA
Copper Creek, Scott Co, VA
1925
1925
Age 75
Death of James Madison Salyer
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Copper Creek, Scott Co, VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1925

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wise County, Virginia, USA

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