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John Oliver Sayre 1856–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 March 1856

Birth Location: Jackson County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 13 July 1923

Death Location: Evans, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA

Father: Elijah Sayre

Mother: Mary Hunt

Spouse(s): Alice Holmes, Margaret Cain, Almira Campbell

Children(s): Vena Sayre, Alice Sayre, Armor Sayre, Minerva Sayre, Edna Sayre, Almira Sayre, Pearl Sayre, Luella Sayre, Ida Sayre, Vesta Sayre, Arnold Sayre, Gale Sayre, Orval Sayre, Oliver Sayre

John Oliver Sayre was born in 1856 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA, the child of Elijah Sayre And Mary Jane Hunt. John Oliver Sayre married Alice Jane Holmes, Almira Campbell, Margaret Jane Cain, and had children including Alice Sayre, Almira Sayre, Armor R Sayre, Arnold Sayre, Edna M Sayre, Gale Ferman Sayre, Ida Sayre, Luella Sayre, Minerva Sayre, Oliver Sayre, Orval Sayre, Pearl B Sayre, Vena Sayre, Vesta M Sayre. John Oliver Sayre passed away in 1923 in Evans, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • John Oliver Sayre was born in 1856 in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA, the child of Elijah Sayre And Mary Jane Hunt.
  • John Oliver Sayre married Alice Jane Holmes, Almira Campbell, Margaret Jane Cain, and had children including Alice Sayre, Almira Sayre, Armor R Sayre, Arnold Sayre, Edna M Sayre, Gale Ferman Sayre, Ida Sayre, Luella Sayre, Minerva Sayre, Oliver Sayre, Orval Sayre, Pearl B Sayre, Vena Sayre, Vesta M Sayre.
  • John Oliver Sayre passed away in 1923 in Evans, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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John Sayre's Ancestors

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John Sayre
1856–1923
Birth Place: Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Elijah Sayre
1816–1910
Mason, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Mary (Jane) Hunt
1826–1923
Cow Run, Jackson, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Daniel (Charles) Sayre
1785–1866
Parchment Valle,Jackson,West Virginia,USA
Sarah Hall
1787–1873
Parchment Valley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA
Abijah (Benjamin) Hunt
1802–1891
Evans, Jackson, West Virginia, United States
Mary (Jane) Hughes
1806–1891
VA, West Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
David Sayre
1762–1856
Sarah Little
1761–1840
Jacob Hughes
1756–1854
Mary Hamm
1774–1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Sayre
1736–1826
Hannah Frazier
1740–1826
Thomas Hughes
1717–1778
Mary Baker
1723–1778

John Sayre's Descendants

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John (Oliver) Sayre (26 March 1856–13 July 1923) m. Alice (Jane) Holmes (16 MAR 1857–ABT 1957) m. Margaret (Jane) Cain (28 March 1872–2 January 1948) m. Almira Campbell (ABT 1851–26 Dec 1879)
  1. 1. Vena Sayre 1888–1978
  2. 2. Alice Sayre 1891–1957
  3. 3. Armor (R.) Sayre 1908–1996
  4. 4. Minerva Sayre 1897–1970
  5. 5. Edna (M) Sayre 1895–1991
  6. 6. Almira Sayre 1894–1973
  7. 7. Pearl (B) Sayre 1901–1942
  8. 8. Luella Sayre 1899–1986
  9. 9. Ida Sayre 1903–1990
  10. 10. Vesta (M.) Sayre 1905–1990
  11. 11. Arnold Sayre 1904–1983
  12. 12. Gale (Ferman) Sayre 1882–1957
  13. 13. Orval Sayre 1882–
  14. 14. Oliver Sayre 1884–

John Sayre's Timeline

2 Records

1856
26 March 1856
Birth of John Oliver Sayre in Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
1923
13 July 1923
Age 67
Death of John Oliver Sayre in Evans, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
Evans, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 March 1856
    Event Place: Jackson County, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 July 1923
    Event Place: Evans, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA

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