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John "Big Eyed John" Saylor 1790–1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1790

Birth Location: Copper Creek, Russell, Virginia, USA

Death Date: AUG 1871

Death Location: Harlan, Harlan, Kentucky

Father: Joseph Saylor

Mother: Sarah Saylor

Spouse(s): Mary Saylor

Children(s): Solomon Saylor, Elizabeth Blanton, Josiah Saylor, Sarah Brock, Malinda Osborne, Lecretia Osborne, John Saylor, Zachariah Saylor, Levi Sr., Joseph Saylor, Mary Saylor, Sally SAYLOR

In 1790, John "Big Eyed John" Saylor entered the world in Copper Creek, Russell, Virginia, USA, born to Joseph Soloman Saylor And Sarah Hannah Saylor. John "Big Eyed John" Saylor married Mary Polly Wilder Hoskins Saylor, and had children including Elizabeth Saylor Blanton, John Granville Saylor, Joseph Nixon Saylor, Josiah Silas Si Saylor, Lecretia Margaret Saylor Osborne, Levi W Saylor Sr, Malinda Saylor Osborne, Mary Saylor, Sally Saylor, Sarah Sallie Saylor Howard Brock, Solomon C Saylor, Zachariah Benjamin Saylor. John "Big Eyed John" Saylor passed away in 1871 in Harlan, Harlan, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • In 1790, John "Big Eyed John" Saylor entered the world in Copper Creek, Russell, Virginia, USA, born to Joseph Soloman Saylor And Sarah Hannah Saylor.
  • John "Big Eyed John" Saylor married Mary Polly Wilder Hoskins Saylor, and had children including Elizabeth Saylor Blanton, John Granville Saylor, Joseph Nixon Saylor, Josiah Silas Si Saylor, Lecretia Margaret Saylor Osborne, Levi W Saylor Sr, Malinda Saylor Osborne, Mary Saylor, Sally Saylor, Sarah Sallie Saylor Howard Brock, Solomon C Saylor, Zachariah Benjamin Saylor.
  • John "Big Eyed John" Saylor passed away in 1871 in Harlan, Harlan, Kentucky.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Saylor
1760–1848
Birth Location: Sniders Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
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Sarah Saylor
1770–1855
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Saylor
1789–1880
Birth Location: Kentucky USA
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Children(s)

Solomon Saylor
1812–1884
Birth Location: Harlan, Kentucky, United States
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Elizabeth Blanton
1810–
Birth Location: Harlan County,Kentucky USA
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Josiah Saylor
1831–1929
Birth Location: Kentucky USA
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Sarah Brock
1818–1904
Birth Location: Kentucky USA
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Malinda Osborne
1825–1919
Birth Location: Harlan, Co, KY
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Lecretia Osborne
1827–1920
Birth Location: Harlan County Kentucky USA
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John Saylor
1820–1904
Birth Location: Harlan County Kentucky USA
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Zachariah Saylor
1810–1870
Birth Location: Cumberland Harlan County Kentucky USA
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Levi Sr.
1816–1868
Birth Location: Harlan County, Kentucky
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Joseph Saylor
1824–
Birth Location: Harlan County Kentucky USA
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Mary Saylor
1829–
Birth Location: Kentucky USA
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Sally SAYLOR
1818–1900
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
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John Saylor's Ancestors

Self
John Saylor
1790–1871
Birth Place: Copper Creek, Russell, Virginia, USA
Parents
Joseph Soloman Saylor
1760–1848
Sniders Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Hannah) Saylor
1770–1855
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Joseph (Saylor) Sr
1735–1769
Sniders Creek, Mecklenburg, NC
Katherine Soloman
1739–1789
Sniders Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Hannah Sally
1715–1735
Joseph Saylor
1710–1790
Charles Solomon
1719–
Sheri Scalley
1719–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Paul Scalley
1700–
Lola Riley
1700–1719

John Saylor's Descendants

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John ("Big Eyed John") Saylor (1790–AUG 1871) m. Mary (Polly Wilder Hoskins) Saylor (abt 1789–1880)
  1. 1. Solomon (C) Saylor 1812–1884 m. Rebecca Brock 1810–1881
    1. 1. Soloman (Adam) Saylor 1852–1932 m. Nancy (Jane) Skidmore 1864–1951
      1. 1. George (Calloway) Saylor 1903–1955 m. Malinda (Ellen) Mullins 1918–1990
        1. 1. Solomon (Adam ( Bud )) Saylor 1937–2018
        2. 2. Melvin (E) Saylor 1939–2008
        3. 3. John (Clinton) Saylor 1934–2002 m. Wilma (Jean) Robinson 1933–2003
        4. 4. Robert (Wayne) Saylor 1940– m. Patricia (Ann) Waters 1944–2003
      2. 2. Otis (Vincent) Saylor 1895–1977 m. Marie (Blanche Cacelia Bertha) Dubois 1906–1980
      3. 3. Ewell (V) Saylor 1888–1951
      4. 4. Elijah (L "Lige") Saylor 1890–1975
      5. 5. Ali (Verne) Saylor 1905–1971
      6. 6. Ethel (Cleo) Saylor 1898–1992 m. Ollie Bowlin 1895–1964 m. Milton (Lee "Milt") Cain 1890–1977
        1. 1. Edna (Frances) Bowlin 1916–2000
        2. 2. Phyllis (F) Bowlin 1923–1996
        3. 3. Icyle (Ramona "Ike" Green Martin) Bowlin 1926–1989
        4. 4. Doris (Peggy) Bowlin 1921–1991
      7. 7. Mattie (May) Saylor 1893–1964
    2. 2. Silas (Woodson) Saylor 1837–1920 m. Sarah (Elizabeth "Sally") Saylor 1841–1861 m. Fannie Saylor 1857–1942 m. Calvina ("Vina" Hopkins) * 1846–1878
      1. 1. Ollie (Cumlie) Saylor 1896–1977
      2. 2. Fronia Saylor 1892–1955
      3. 3. Adrian (Morgan Saylor) Sr 1894–1964
      4. 4. Cornelius (Dexter) Saylor 1896–1991
      5. 5. George (Dewey) Saylor 1898–1984
      6. 6. Stephen (H) Saylor 1875–1948
      7. 7. Sarah (E) Saylor 1867–1925
      8. 8. Rebecca (Saylor) Helton 1874–1953 m. Stokely (H) Helton 1856–1933
        1. 1. Finley Helton 1893–1937
        2. 2. Daniel Helton 1894–1923
        3. 3. Mary (J) Helton 1896–1924
        4. 4. Cora Helton 1898–
        5. 5. Nora Helton 1901–
      9. 9. Isom (B) Saylor 1878–1970
      10. 10. James (S) Saylor 1859–1937
      11. 11. William (Monroe) Saylor 1866–1913
      12. 12. Levi Saylor 1857–1900
      13. 13. John (Madison) Saylor 1861–1937
      14. 14. Levina (C) Saylor 1882–
      15. 15. Serena (Catherine) Saylor 1869–1923
      16. 16. Floyd Saylor 1871–1950
      17. 17. Mary Saylor 1884–1914
      18. 18. America Saylor 1870–
    3. 3. John (Grandville Saylor) Sr 1833–1881
    4. 4. Levi (Benjamin) Saylor 1838–1910
    5. 5. Sarah (Sally) Saylor 1837–1904
    6. 6. Elizabeth Saylor 1850–1938
    7. 7. Mary (Polly Saylor) Brock 1847–1923
    8. 8. Nancy (Jane) Saylor 1843–1897
    9. 9. Catherine Saylor 1852–
    10. 10. Wilson ("Willis" B) Saylor 1842–1919
    11. 11. Mary (Polly) Saylor 1829–1923
    12. 12. Easther Saylor 1858–
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Saylor) Blanton 1810–
  3. 3. Josiah (Silas "Si") Saylor 1831–1929
  4. 4. Sarah (Sallie Saylor Howard) Brock 1818–1904
  5. 5. Malinda (Saylor) Osborne 1825–1919
  6. 6. Lecretia (Margaret Saylor) Osborne 1827–1920
  7. 7. John (Granville) Saylor 1820–1904
  8. 8. Zachariah (Benjamin) Saylor 1810–1870
  9. 9. Levi (W. Saylor) Sr. 1816–1868
  10. 10. Joseph (Nixon) Saylor 1824–
  11. 11. Mary Saylor 1829–
  12. 12. Sally SAYLOR 1818–1900

John Saylor's Timeline

3 Records

1790
1790
Birth of John "Big Eyed John" Saylor in Copper Creek, Russell, Virginia, USA
Copper Creek, Russell, Virginia, USA
1810
1810
Age 20
John "Big Eyed John" Saylor was married in Knox, Kentucky, United States
Knox, Kentucky, United States
1871
AUG 1871
Age 81
Death of John "Big Eyed John" Saylor in Harlan, Harlan, Kentucky
Harlan, Harlan, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Copper Creek, Russell, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Knox, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: AUG 1871
    Event Place: Harlan, Harlan, Kentucky
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