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Oscar Laban Sayre 1856–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 May 1856

Birth Location: Amelia, Jackson, West Virginia, United States

Death Date: 5 Sep 1942

Death Location: Cottageville, Jackson, West Virginia, United States

Father: David Sayre

Mother: Mary Stephenson

Spouse(s): Eliza King

Children(s): Ruth Sayre, Gertie Sayre, Lily Sayre, Edith Sayre, Mary Sayre, Minerva Sayre, Elmer Sayre, Clara Sayre, Samuel Sayre, Arthur Sayre

Oscar Laban Sayre was born in 1856 in Amelia, Jackson, West Virginia, United States, the child of David Wesley Sayre And Mary J Stephenson. Oscar Laban Sayre married Eliza Jane King, and had children including Arthur Welsley Sayre, Clara M Sayre, Edith Sayre, Elmer Ferman Sayre, Gertie Sayre, Lily M Sayre, Mary G Sayre, Minerva Florence Sayre, Ruth Elizabeth Sayre, Samuel V Sayre. Oscar Laban Sayre passed away in 1942 in Cottageville, Jackson, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Oscar Laban Sayre was born in 1856 in Amelia, Jackson, West Virginia, United States, the child of David Wesley Sayre And Mary J Stephenson.
  • Oscar Laban Sayre married Eliza Jane King, and had children including Arthur Welsley Sayre, Clara M Sayre, Edith Sayre, Elmer Ferman Sayre, Gertie Sayre, Lily M Sayre, Mary G Sayre, Minerva Florence Sayre, Ruth Elizabeth Sayre, Samuel V Sayre.
  • Oscar Laban Sayre passed away in 1942 in Cottageville, Jackson, West Virginia, United States.

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Oscar Sayre's Ancestors

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Oscar Sayre
1856–1942
Birth Place: Amelia, Jackson, West Virginia, United States
Parents
David Wesley Sayre
1810–1895
Ohio, United States
Mary (J) Stephenson
1824–1875
Evans, Jackson, West Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Daniel (Charles) Sayre
1785–1866
Parchment Valle,Jackson,West Virginia,USA
Sarah Hall
1787–1873
Parchment Valley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
David Sayre
1762–1856
Sarah Little
1761–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Sayre
1736–1826
Hannah Frazier
1740–1826

Oscar Sayre's Descendants

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Oscar (Laban) Sayre (5 May 1856–5 Sep 1942) m. Eliza (Jane) King (5 Apr 1860–7 Jun 1932)
  1. 1. Ruth (Elizabeth) Sayre 1888–1958 m. Benjamin (Franklin) Sayre 1887–1925 m. Wade King 1889–1962
    1. 1. Paul (Kester) Sayre 1916–1918
    2. 2. Benjamin (Franklin) Sayre 1925–1981
    3. 3. Carroll (Eugene) Sayre 1913–1987
    4. 4. Francis (Wayne) Sayre 1915–2010 m. Faye (Elizabeth) Starcher 1914–2009
  2. 2. Gertie Sayre 1886–1900
  3. 3. Lily (M) Sayre 1903–1970
  4. 4. Edith Sayre 1892–1970
  5. 5. Mary (G) Sayre 1885–
  6. 6. Minerva (Florence) Sayre 1896–1986
  7. 7. Elmer (Ferman) Sayre 1894–1972
  8. 8. Clara (M) Sayre 1887–1945
  9. 9. Samuel (V) Sayre 1882–1977
  10. 10. Arthur (Welsley) Sayre 1879–1965

Oscar Sayre's Timeline

2 Records

1856
5 May 1856
Birth of Oscar Laban Sayre in Amelia, Jackson, West Virginia, United States
Amelia, Jackson, West Virginia, United States
1942
5 Sep 1942
Age 86
Death of Oscar Laban Sayre in Cottageville, Jackson, West Virginia, United States
Cottageville, Jackson, West Virginia, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1856
    Event Place: Amelia, Jackson, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Sep 1942
    Event Place: Cottageville, Jackson, West Virginia, United States

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