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James Pickney Sawyer 1837 – 1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Feb 1837

Birth Location: Henderson, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 24 Dec 1917

Death Location: Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States

Father: Issac Sawyer

Mother: Mary Edney

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Children(s):

The story of James Pickney Sawyer began in 1837 in Henderson, North Carolina, United States. James Pickney Sawyer passed away in 1917 in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of James Pickney Sawyer began in 1837 in Henderson, North Carolina, United States.
  • James Pickney Sawyer passed away in 1917 in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States.

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James Sawyer's Ancestors

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James Sawyer
1837 – 1917
Birth Place: Henderson, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Issac B Sawyer
1810 – 1880
North Carolina, United States
Mary (Kelly Mills) Edney
1804 – 1870
Edneyville, Henderson, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Samuel (Craft) Edney
1765 – 1844
Pasquotank County, North Carolina, United States of America
Eleanor (Nellie) Mills
1777 – 1842
Mills Springs, Polk, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Edney
1734 – 1800
Mary Kelly
1738 – 1800
William Mills
1746 – 1834
Eleanor Morris
1746 – 1833
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ambrose Mills
1722 – 1780
Mourning Stone
1725 – 1755
William Morris
1709 – 1780
Esther Phalby
1713 – 1790

James Sawyer's Timeline

2 Records

1837
7 Feb 1837
Birth of James Pickney Sawyer in Henderson, North Carolina, United States
Henderson, North Carolina, United States
1917
24 Dec 1917
Age 80
Death of James Pickney Sawyer in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1837
    Event Place: Henderson, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1917
    Event Place: Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States

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