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James Ashford Sayre 1855–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 May 1855

Birth Location: Philippi, Barbour, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 14 Feb 1929

Death Location: Alexander, Upshur, West Virginia, USA

Father: Jedediah Sayre

Mother: Arah Proudfoot

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In 1855, James Ashford Sayre entered the world in Philippi, Barbour, West Virginia, USA, born to Jedediah D Sayre And Arah Jane Proudfoot. James Ashford Sayre passed away in 1929 in Alexander, Upshur, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1855, James Ashford Sayre entered the world in Philippi, Barbour, West Virginia, USA, born to Jedediah D Sayre And Arah Jane Proudfoot.
  • James Ashford Sayre passed away in 1929 in Alexander, Upshur, West Virginia, USA.

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James Sayre's Ancestors

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James Sayre
1855–1929
Birth Place: Philippi, Barbour, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Jedediah D Sayre
1828–1902
Pleasant Creek, Barbour, West Virginia, United States
Arah (Jane) Proudfoot
1828–1880
Pleasant Creek, Barbour, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Solomon Sayre
1799–1880
Barbour, Orange, Virginia, United States
Mary (Ann) Ball
1802–1878
Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jedediah Sayre
1772–1855
Elizabeth Weaver
1778–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Sayre
1736–1826
Hannah Frazier
1740–1826
Henry Weaver
1750–1830
Catherine Fast
1758–1803

James Sayre's Timeline

2 Records

1855
23 May 1855
Birth of James Ashford Sayre in Philippi, Barbour, West Virginia, USA
Philippi, Barbour, West Virginia, USA
1929
14 Feb 1929
Age 74
Death of James Ashford Sayre in Alexander, Upshur, West Virginia, USA
Alexander, Upshur, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 May 1855
    Event Place: Philippi, Barbour, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1929
    Event Place: Alexander, Upshur, West Virginia, USA

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