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John Franklin Sayles 1855–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Nov 1855

Birth Location: Lima, Lagrange, Indiana

Death Date: 02 May 1938

Death Location: Vandalia, Fayette, Illinois

Father: John Sayles

Mother: Mary Harding

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In 1855, John Franklin Sayles entered the world in Lima, Lagrange, Indiana, born to John Burr Sayles And Mary Elizabeth Shoup Harding. John Franklin Sayles passed away in 1938 in Vandalia, Fayette, Illinois.

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Biography

  • In 1855, John Franklin Sayles entered the world in Lima, Lagrange, Indiana, born to John Burr Sayles And Mary Elizabeth Shoup Harding.
  • John Franklin Sayles passed away in 1938 in Vandalia, Fayette, Illinois.

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John Sayles's Ancestors

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John Sayles
1855–1938
Birth Place: Lima, Lagrange, Indiana
Parents
John Burr Sayles
1824–1864
Hector, Schuyler, New York
Mary (Elizabeth Shoup) Harding
1823–1913
Pickaway, Ohio
Grandparents
Sebastian Shoup
1797–1856
Hopewell, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
Eliza Selby
1797–1856
Wheeling, Marshall, West Virginia
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Sayles's Timeline

2 Records

1855
28 Nov 1855
Birth of John Franklin Sayles in Lima, Lagrange, Indiana
Lima, Lagrange, Indiana
1938
02 May 1938
Age 83
Death of John Franklin Sayles in Vandalia, Fayette, Illinois
Vandalia, Fayette, Illinois

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1855
    Event Place: Lima, Lagrange, Indiana

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 May 1938
    Event Place: Vandalia, Fayette, Illinois

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