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John Morris SAYLES 1855–1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Mar 1855

Birth Location: St Joseph Co, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 7 Oct 1900

Death Location: Jamestown, Steuben, Indiana, USA

Father: Gustavus Sayles

Mother: Rhoda Baker

Spouse(s): Lydia DECKER

Children(s): Clara Sayles

In 1855, John Morris SAYLES entered the world in St Joseph Co, Michigan, USA, born to Gustavus V Sayles And Rhoda Baker. John Morris SAYLES married Lydia Adelaide Decker, and had children including Clara Irene Sayles. John Morris SAYLES passed away in 1900 in Jamestown, Steuben, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1855, John Morris SAYLES entered the world in St Joseph Co, Michigan, USA, born to Gustavus V Sayles And Rhoda Baker.
  • John Morris SAYLES married Lydia Adelaide Decker, and had children including Clara Irene Sayles.
  • John Morris SAYLES passed away in 1900 in Jamestown, Steuben, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gustavus Sayles
1821–1903
Birth Location: New York
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Rhoda Baker
1817–1896
Birth Location: New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Lydia DECKER
1860–1944
Birth Location: Colon, St. Joseph, Michigan, USA
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Children(s)

Clara Sayles
1893–1976
Birth Location: Angola, Steuben, Indiana, USA
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John SAYLES's Ancestors

Self
John SAYLES
1855–1900
Birth Place: St Joseph Co, Michigan, USA
Parents
Gustavus V. Sayles
1821–1903
New York
Rhoda Baker
1817–1896
New York, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John SAYLES's Descendants

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John (Morris) SAYLES (12 Mar 1855–7 Oct 1900) m. Lydia (Adelaide) DECKER (28 Dec 1860–28 Dec 1944)
  1. 1. Clara (Irene) Sayles 1893–1976 m. Herbert (Ellsworth) Whitman 1888–1931
    1. 1. Walter (Junior) Whitman 1923–2015
      1. 1. David (George) Whitman 1949–2023
    2. 2. Dorothy (M.) Whitman 1930–2021
    3. 3. Clarence (John) Whitman 1908–1984
    4. 4. Lawrence (Ellsworth) Whitman 1921–1976
    5. 5. Clayton (Herbert) Whitman 1908–1973
    6. 6. Pearl (Irene) Whitman 1917–1981
    7. 7. Eugene (Morris) Whitman 1913–1942
    8. 8. Kenneth (L.) Whitman 1910–1920
    9. 9. Raleigh (Sayles) Whitman 1926–1994

John SAYLES's Timeline

2 Records

1855
12 Mar 1855
Birth of John Morris SAYLES in St Joseph Co, Michigan, USA
St Joseph Co, Michigan, USA
1900
7 Oct 1900
Age 45
Death of John Morris SAYLES in Jamestown, Steuben, Indiana, USA
Jamestown, Steuben, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1855
    Event Place: St Joseph Co, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Oct 1900
    Event Place: Jamestown, Steuben, Indiana, USA
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