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John Salyer 1804–1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1804

Birth Location: Cumberland Vally, Knox, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 1883

Death Location: Grassy Creek, Russell, Virginia, USA

Father: Isaiah Sr

Mother: Mary McCarty

Spouse(s): Sarah Salyer, Delila Salyer

Children(s): Solomon Salyers, Charles Salyer, Joseph Salyer, Polly Salyer, Isaiah Salyer, John Salyer, Jonathon Salyer, Mary Salyer

John Salyer was born in 1804 in Cumberland Vally, Knox, Kentucky, USA, the child of Isaiah Benjamin Salyer Sr And Mary Mccarty. In 1870, John Salyer resided in Copper Creek, Russell, Virginia, USA. John Salyer married Delila Castle Salyer, Sarah Salyer, and had children including Charles Salyer, Isaiah Creed Salyer, John F Salyer, Jonathon Salyer, Joseph N Salyer, Mary Salyer, Polly Salyer, Solomon Salyers. John Salyer passed away in 1883 in Grassy Creek, Russell, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • John Salyer was born in 1804 in Cumberland Vally, Knox, Kentucky, USA, the child of Isaiah Benjamin Salyer Sr And Mary Mccarty.
  • In 1870, John Salyer resided in Copper Creek, Russell, Virginia, USA.
  • John Salyer married Delila Castle Salyer, Sarah Salyer, and had children including Charles Salyer, Isaiah Creed Salyer, John F Salyer, Jonathon Salyer, Joseph N Salyer, Mary Salyer, Polly Salyer, Solomon Salyers.
  • John Salyer passed away in 1883 in Grassy Creek, Russell, Virginia, USA.

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John Salyer's Ancestors

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John Salyer
1804–1883
Birth Place: Cumberland Vally, Knox, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Isaiah Benjamin Salyer Sr
1752–1818
North Carolina
Mary McCarty
1747–1815
Anderson Creek, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Zachariah (Benjamin) Salyer
1730–1789
Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
Elizabeth Dunn
1735–1799
Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Salyer's Descendants

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John Salyer (1804–1883) m. Sarah Salyer (Jan 1817–1900) m. Delila (Castle) Salyer (abt 1805–1865)
  1. 1. Solomon Salyers 1836–1911
  2. 2. Charles Salyer 1832– m. Rebecca (J) Stapleton 1840–
  3. 3. Joseph (N) Salyer 1838–1871 m. Elizabeth Stapleton 1834–
    1. 1. John (Monroe) Salyer 1867–1957 m. Hulday (M) Sayler 1872–1918
      1. 1. Virginia Salyer 1906–1983 m. Walter Taylor 1903–1955
        1. 1. Billy (Harold) Taylor 1931–1993
        2. 2. Shirley (Ann) Taylor 1940–1990
        3. 3. Patsy (Gearldine) Taylor 1935–2001 m. Edward (Ray) Fields 1932–2014
        4. 4. Della (Loretta) Taylor 1943–2006 m. Joe (Glenn) Castle 1940–2003
        5. 5. Helen (Joyce) Taylor 1948–2012
        6. 6. Thomas (Lochel) Taylor 1933–1990 m. Nancy (Etta) Taylor 1929–1987
      2. 2. Olive (Myrtle) Marshall 1896–1956
      3. 3. Mary (E) Johnson 1894–1930
      4. 4. Henry (Elva) Salyer 1892–1955
    2. 2. Sarah (Louise Loucinda) Salyer 1862–1945 m. William (Mitchel) Sexson 1861–1935
      1. 1. Aaron (H.) Sexson 1885–1887
      2. 2. Bertha (E.) Sexson 1898–1902
      3. 3. Georgetta (Myrtle) Salyer 1888–1972
      4. 4. Ella (Almedia Sexson) Dingus 1892–1976
      5. 5. Luther (Emory) Sexson 1894–1967
      6. 6. Clara (Elsie Sexson) Salyer 1900–1949
      7. 7. Clyde (H) Sexson 1904–1906
    3. 3. Mary Salyer 1860–
    4. 4. Martha Salyer 1863–
    5. 5. Henry Salyer 1868–
    6. 6. Infant Salyer 1869–
  4. 4. Polly Salyer 1840–1900
  5. 5. Isaiah (Creed) Salyer 1845–1923
  6. 6. John (F) Salyer 1846–
  7. 7. Jonathon Salyer 1850–
  8. 8. Mary Salyer 1842–

John Salyer's Timeline

3 Records

1804
1804
Birth of John Salyer in Cumberland Vally, Knox, Kentucky, USA
Cumberland Vally, Knox, Kentucky, USA
1870
1870
Age 66
John Salyer resided here in Copper Creek, Russell, Virginia, USA
Copper Creek, Russell, Virginia, USA
1883
1883
Age 79
Death of John Salyer in Grassy Creek, Russell, Virginia, USA
Grassy Creek, Russell, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1804
    Event Place: Cumberland Vally, Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Copper Creek, Russell, Virginia; Roll: M593_1677; Page: 340B; Family History Library Film: 553176
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Copper Creek, Russell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Copper Creek, Russell, Virginia; Roll: M593_1677; Page: 340B; Family History Library Film: 553176

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1883
    Event Place: Grassy Creek, Russell, Virginia, USA

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