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Jessie Larue Sawyer 1907–1995 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 APR 1907

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 11 May 1995

Death Location: Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA

Father: Monroe Sawyer

Mother: Rebecca Skeen

Spouse(s): Cyrus Tankersley

Children(s): Barberie Tankersley, Royce Tankersley

In 1907, Jessie Larue Sawyer entered the world in Texas, born to Monroe Brown Sawyer And Rebecca Elizabeth Skeen. Jessie Larue Sawyer married Cyrus Newton Tankersley, and had children including Barberie Cynthia Tankersley, Royce Don Tankersley. Jessie Larue Sawyer passed away in 1995 in Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1907, Jessie Larue Sawyer entered the world in Texas, born to Monroe Brown Sawyer And Rebecca Elizabeth Skeen.
  • Jessie Larue Sawyer married Cyrus Newton Tankersley, and had children including Barberie Cynthia Tankersley, Royce Don Tankersley.
  • Jessie Larue Sawyer passed away in 1995 in Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Monroe Sawyer
1834–1863
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
MS
Rebecca Skeen
1868–1949
Birth Location: North San Gabriel River, Williamson, Texas, United States
RS

Spouses(s)

Cyrus Tankersley
1903–1966
Birth Location: Decatur, Wise, Texas
CT

Children(s)

Barberie Tankersley
1933–1958
Birth Location: Rule, Texas
BT
Royce Tankersley
1936–2001
Birth Location: Haskell, Texas, USA
RT

Jessie Sawyer's Ancestors

Self
Jessie Sawyer
1907–1995
Birth Place: Texas
Parents
Monroe Brown Sawyer
1834–1863
Tennessee, USA
Rebecca (Elizabeth) Skeen
1868–1949
North San Gabriel River, Williamson, Texas, United States
Grandparents
William (Martin) Sawyer
1834–1863
Carroll, Tennessee, United States
Catherine (Frances 'Kate') Thayr
1836–1918
Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana
Great-Grandparents
William Sawyer
1805–1887
Charlotte Williams
1805–1838
Joseph Thayre
1779–1838
Abigail Hamilton
1810–1846
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joel Sawyer
1775–1840
Rebecca Becks
1790–
John Jr.
1783–1836
Anne Wilson
1784–1823

Jessie Sawyer's Descendants

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Jessie (Larue) Sawyer (5 APR 1907–11 May 1995) m. Cyrus (Newton) Tankersley (10 Sep 1903–9 Nov 1966)
  1. 1. Barberie (Cynthia) Tankersley 1933–1958 m. Bobby (Worth) Williams 1926–2004
  2. 2. Royce (Don) Tankersley 1936–2001

Jessie Sawyer's Timeline

2 Records

1907
5 APR 1907
Birth of Jessie Larue Sawyer in Texas
Texas
1995
11 May 1995
Age 88
Death of Jessie Larue Sawyer in Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas
Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 APR 1907
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 May 1995
    Event Place: Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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