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James Monroe Salyer 1885–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jan 1885

Birth Location: Magoffin County, Kentucky

Death Date: 11 OCT 1974

Death Location: Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Thomas Salyer

Mother: Louisa Barnett

Spouse(s): Clista Salyer

Children(s): Marie Salyer, Roscoe Salyer, George Salyer, Ruth Salyer, Raymond Salyer, John Salyer, Samuel Salyer, Nora Salyer, Bertha Salyer

James Monroe Salyer was born in 1885 in Magoffin County, Kentucky, the child of Thomas R Salyer And Louisa Barnett. James Monroe Salyer married Clista Salyer, and had children including Bertha Salyer, George Thomas Salyer, John Salyer, Marie Salyer, Nora Salyer, Raymond Salyer, Roscoe Salyer, Ruth Salyer, Samuel Salyer. James Monroe Salyer passed away in 1974 in Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Monroe Salyer was born in 1885 in Magoffin County, Kentucky, the child of Thomas R Salyer And Louisa Barnett.
  • James Monroe Salyer married Clista Salyer, and had children including Bertha Salyer, George Thomas Salyer, John Salyer, Marie Salyer, Nora Salyer, Raymond Salyer, Roscoe Salyer, Ruth Salyer, Samuel Salyer.
  • James Monroe Salyer passed away in 1974 in Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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James Salyer's Ancestors

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James Salyer
1885–1974
Birth Place: Magoffin County, Kentucky
Parents
Thomas R. Salyer
1859–1900
Magoffin, Kentucky, USA
Louisa Barnett
1860–1954
Floyd County, Kentucky, United States of America
Grandparents
Thomas (Lewis) Salyer
1823–1905
Russell CO, VA
Louisa Barnett
1845–
Kentucky, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Isaiah Salyer
1795–1865
Nancy McCarty
1786–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaiah Sr
1752–1818
Mary McCarty
1747–1815

James Salyer's Descendants

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James (Monroe) Salyer (19 Jan 1885–11 OCT 1974) m. Clista Salyer (23 February 1886–8 July 1960)
  1. 1. Marie Salyer 1919–2015 m. Willard Marshall 1917–1999
  2. 2. Roscoe Salyer 1917–1999
  3. 3. George (Thomas) Salyer 1908–1967
  4. 4. Ruth Salyer 1909–1982
  5. 5. Raymond Salyer 1926–1997
  6. 6. John Salyer 1911–1932
  7. 7. Samuel Salyer 1922–2004
  8. 8. Nora Salyer 1914–2004
  9. 9. Bertha Salyer 1923–1923

James Salyer's Timeline

2 Records

1885
19 Jan 1885
Birth of James Monroe Salyer in Magoffin County, Kentucky
Magoffin County, Kentucky
1974
11 OCT 1974
Age 89
Death of James Monroe Salyer in Gypsy, Magoffin County, Kentucky
Gypsy, Magoffin County, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1885
    Event Place: Magoffin County, Kentucky
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 OCT 1974
    Event Place: Gypsy, Magoffin County, Kentucky
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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