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Michael Henderson Sawyer 1807–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1807

Birth Location: Logan, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: Dec 1879

Death Location: Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, USA

Father: James Jr

Mother: Hannah Henderson

Spouse(s): Martha Corbin, Rebecca Hall

Children(s): Araminta Sawyer, Hannah Sawyer, John Sawyer, Joshua Sawyer, Martha Sawyer, Melinda Sawyer, Michael Jr, Pheba Sawyer, Racheal Sawyer, Sarah Sawyer, Thomas Sawyer

Michael Henderson Sawyer was born in 1807 in Logan, Kentucky, USA, the child of James Sawyer Jr And Hannah Henderson. Michael Henderson Sawyer married Martha Corbin, Rebecca Ann Hall, and had children including Araminta E Sawyer, Hannah E Sawyer, John Starling Sawyer, Joshua James Sawyer, Martha Paretta Sawyer, Melinda F Sawyer, Michael Henderson Sawyer Jr, Pheba Wilmoth Sawyer, Racheal Florence Sawyer, Sarah Jane Sawyer, Thomas Sawyer. Michael Henderson Sawyer passed away in 1879 in Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Michael Henderson Sawyer was born in 1807 in Logan, Kentucky, USA, the child of James Sawyer Jr And Hannah Henderson.
  • Michael Henderson Sawyer married Martha Corbin, Rebecca Ann Hall, and had children including Araminta E Sawyer, Hannah E Sawyer, John Starling Sawyer, Joshua James Sawyer, Martha Paretta Sawyer, Melinda F Sawyer, Michael Henderson Sawyer Jr, Pheba Wilmoth Sawyer, Racheal Florence Sawyer, Sarah Jane Sawyer, Thomas Sawyer.
  • Michael Henderson Sawyer passed away in 1879 in Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Jr
1784–1850
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
JJ
Hannah Henderson
1785–1870
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
HH

Spouses(s)

Martha Corbin
1810–1849
Birth Location: Logan, Kentucky, USA
MC
Rebecca Hall
1855–1936
Birth Location: Logan, Kentucky, USA
RH

Children(s)

Araminta Sawyer
1831–1870
Birth Location: Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, USA
AS
Hannah Sawyer
1835–1860
Birth Location: Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, USA
HS
John Sawyer
1880–1976
Birth Location: Logan, Kentucky, USA
JS
Joshua Sawyer
1841–1869
Birth Location: Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, USA
JS
Martha Sawyer
1836–1925
Birth Location: Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, USA
MS
Melinda Sawyer
1832–1833
Birth Location: Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, USA
MS
Michael Jr
1846–1910
Birth Location: Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, USA
MJ
Pheba Sawyer
1842–1932
Birth Location: Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, USA
PS
Racheal Sawyer
1875–1889
Birth Location: Logan, Kentucky, USA
RS
Sarah Sawyer
1830–1909
Birth Location: Logan, Kentucky, USA
SS
Thomas Sawyer
1878–1914
Birth Location: Logan, Kentucky, USA
TS

Michael Sawyer's Ancestors

Self
Michael Sawyer
1807–1879
Birth Place: Logan, Kentucky, USA
Parents
James Sawyer Jr
1784–1850
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Hannah Henderson
1785–1870
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
James (Sawyer) Sr
1742–1788
Derry, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Hannah Haynes
1760–1785
Pennsylvania, USA
Michael Henderson
1752–1842
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Hannah Barnett
1751–1845
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Sawyer
1703–1784
Sophia Clemson
1705–1788
Bartholomew Haynes
1718–1788
??? Jane
1715–1765
Carnes Henderson
1724–1793
Elizabeth Robinson
1728–1805
Hugh Jr
1733–1786
??? Charity
1734–1770
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Clemson
1654–1718
Sarah ???
1641–1716
Joseph Haynes
1690–1722
William Henderson
1700–1739
??? Cairns
1704–1729
Andrew Robinson
1700–1797
Agnes Boal
1702–1792
Hugh Sr
1707–1798
??? Elizabeth
1711–1798

Michael Sawyer's Descendants

1.
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Michael (Henderson) Sawyer (1807–Dec 1879) m. Martha Corbin (Abt. 1810–Bet. 1849–1905) m. Rebecca (Ann) Hall (1855–13 Jan 1936)
  1. 1. Araminta (E.) Sawyer 1831–1870 m. James (Mortimer) Henderson 1829–1871
    1. 1. Charles (Thomas) Henderson 1868–1895 m. Eliza (E.) Shy 1852–1895
      1. 1. Alfred Henderson 1889–1895
      2. 2. Elbert Henderson 1889–1895
    2. 2. Ella (J.) Henderson 1865–1891 m. Benjamin (Luther) Sawyer 1857–1949
      1. 1. Osie Sawyer 1887–1905
    3. 3. Henry (Harvey) Henderson 1861–1897 m. Belle Hightower 1850–1893 m. Fannie (Mary) Simmons 1868–1950
      1. 1. Elbert Henderson 1881–1887
      2. 2. Ira Henderson 1883–1889
      3. 3. Wade (Rudolph) Henderson 1895–1976 m. Deloris (Ione) Orndorff 1904–1973
    4. 4. Jamima Henderson 1863–1864
    5. 5. Lucy (Ann) Henderson 1866–1887 m. William (Sylvanus) Maben 1864–1934
      1. 1. Flora (Celestine) Maben 1884–1885
      2. 2. Infant (Boy) Maben 1883–1883
      3. 3. Lillian (Zenobia) Maben 1886–1887
  2. 2. Hannah (E.) Sawyer 1835–1860 m. William (M.) Mabin 1813–1865
  3. 3. John (Starling) Sawyer 1880–1976 m. Myrtle (Ann) White 1885–1942
    1. 1. Anne (Manora) Sawyer 1904–1988 m. Jess Brans 1887–1921 m. Hansel Holmes 1876–1926 m. John Morris 1878–1933
    2. 2. Bertha (Roosevelt) Sawyer 1910–1982 m. Jim Davis 1879–1941 m. Dolph Simpson 1897–1983
      1. 1. Jackie (Ditto) Davis 1938–1938
    3. 3. Dorothy (Bell) Sawyer 1921–1922
    4. 4. John (O'Dell) Sawyer 1908–1987 m. Rubenia (Viola) Adams 1909–1988
    5. 5. Lilburn (Burren) Sawyer 1913–1981
    6. 6. Norman (Edward) Sawyer 1915–1960
    7. 7. Sallie (Mae) Sawyer 1902–1941 m. William Miller 1898–1941
      1. 1. Charles (Starling) Miller 1922–1924
      2. 2. Luke (Roger) Miller 1932–1986
      3. 3. William (Griffith) Miller 1926–1945
    8. 8. Viola (Lilia) Sawyer 1906–1907
  4. 4. Joshua (James) Sawyer 1841–1869 m. Nancy (E.) Sawyer 1838–1880
    1. 1. Mary (L.) Sawyer 1864–1889 m. J. (M.) Lyon 1856–1888
  5. 5. Martha (Paretta) Sawyer 1836–1925 m. Francis (M.) Henderson 1830–1870
    1. 1. Frances (C.) Henderson 1862–1886 m. Jason (K.) Tatum 1861–1886
    2. 2. Granville (Jackson) Henderson 1858–1937 m. Ellen Tatum 1857–1883
      1. 1. Herbert Henderson 1878–1966 m. ??? Alice 1884–1960 m. Laura (Alice) Britt 1884–1960
    3. 3. Hinton (H.) Henderson 1860–1893 m. Belle Hightower 1850–1893
    4. 4. Sarah (Ellen) Henderson 1855–1856
  6. 6. Melinda (F.) Sawyer 1832–1833
  7. 7. Michael (Henderson Sawyer) Jr 1846–1910 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Hester 1853–1888 m. Mintelow (S.) Hester 1850–1936
    1. 1. Anthie Sawyer 1868–1928
    2. 2. Charlene (E.) Sawyer 1872–1919 m. Lorah Watkins 1865–1920 m. Henry (C.) Westray 1868–1903
      1. 1. Artis Westray 1900–1974 m. Annie (Zora) Justice 1892–1966
        1. 1. David (Carrol) Westray 1934–1947
        2. 2. William (Forrest) Westray 1937–1938
    3. 3. Chestina Sawyer 1877–1901 m. Columbus Robertson 1875–1901 m. Wiley Watkins 1847–1923
    4. 4. James (B.) Sawyer 1868–1892 m. Eustacia (J.) Simmons 1866–1892
    5. 5. Martha Sawyer 1868–1874
    6. 6. Nancy (Lucretia) Sawyer 1870–1946 m. James (Lushus) Murphy 1865–1940
      1. 1. Bessie Murphy 1903–1965
      2. 2. Henry (Virgel) Murphy 1896–1900
      3. 3. James (Lorah) Murphy 1892–1982 m. Goldie (Lee) Green 1876–1929
      4. 4. Mary (M.) Murphy 1898–1965
      5. 5. Oscar Murphy 1906–1948
      6. 6. Wesley Murphy 1887–1959 m. Lucille Scott 1883–1904
    7. 7. Ridley (Augustus) Sawyer 1883–1967 m. Fronnie (Melinda) Thompson 1866–1908
    8. 8. Samuel (Myland) Sawyer 1897–1898
    9. 9. Virgil (E.) Sawyer 1875–1901 m. Edder Hester 1858–1900
  8. 8. Pheba (Wilmoth) Sawyer 1842–1932 m. W. (M.) Thompson 1849–1932
  9. 9. Racheal (Florence) Sawyer 1875–1889 m. James Concord 1858–1892 m. Thomas Duncan 1858–1892
  10. 10. Sarah (Jane) Sawyer 1830–1909 m. George (Washington) Murphy 1833–1866
    1. 1. George (Henry) Murphy 1862–1889 m. Aldora (F.) Ellis 1846–1889
    2. 2. James (Lushus) Murphy 1865–1940 m. Nancy (Lucretia) Sawyer 1870–1946
    3. 3. Melinda Murphy 1861–1888 m. William Chandler 1836–1887
    4. 4. Rosie (Ann) Murphy 1866–1890 m. William (B.) McIntire 1839–1889
  11. 11. Thomas Sawyer 1878–1914 m. Blanch Clark 1883–1978
    1. 1. Johnny (Marion) Sawyer 1905–1952 m. Nancy (Lee) Gibbs 1905–1972
      1. 1. Charles (Hubert) Sawyer 1928–1928
      2. 2. James (I.) Sawyer 1950–1952
      3. 3. Lillie (Mae) Sawyer 1935–1950
      4. 4. Mary (Ellen) Sawyer 1932–1972
      5. 5. Virgil Sawyer 1940–1940
    2. 2. Luther (Thomas) Sawyer 1911–1954 m. Lucille Thompson 1924–1977
      1. 1. Clara (A.) Sawyer 1946–1946
      2. 2. James (Marion) Sawyer 1950–1952
      3. 3. Robert (Marion) Sawyer 1945–1945

Michael Sawyer's Timeline

2 Records

1807
1807
Birth of Michael Henderson Sawyer in Logan, Kentucky, USA
Logan, Kentucky, USA
1879
Dec 1879
Age 72
Death of Michael Henderson Sawyer in Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, USA
Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1807
    Event Place: Logan, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Sawyer.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1879
    Event Place: Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Sawyer.FTW
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