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Robert Van Valzah Sawyer 1816–1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 May 1816

Birth Location: Union, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 07 Mar 1877

Death Location: Springfield, Summit, Ohio, USA

Father: Thomas Sawyer

Mother: Elizabeth Day

Spouse(s): Martha Sawyer

Children(s): Anna Sawyer, Elizabeth Sawyer, Martha Sawyer, Mary Sawyer, Robert Sawyer, William Sawyer

In 1816, Robert Van Valzah Sawyer entered the world in Union, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Thomas Sawyer And Elizabeth Day. Robert Van Valzah Sawyer married Martha Ann Sawyer, and had children including Anna Margaret Sawyer, Elizabeth Adelle Sawyer, Martha Jane Sawyer, Mary Bell Sawyer, Robert Van Valzah Sawyer, William Thomas Sawyer. Robert Van Valzah Sawyer passed away in 1877 in Springfield, Summit, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1816, Robert Van Valzah Sawyer entered the world in Union, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Thomas Sawyer And Elizabeth Day.
  • Robert Van Valzah Sawyer married Martha Ann Sawyer, and had children including Anna Margaret Sawyer, Elizabeth Adelle Sawyer, Martha Jane Sawyer, Mary Bell Sawyer, Robert Van Valzah Sawyer, William Thomas Sawyer.
  • Robert Van Valzah Sawyer passed away in 1877 in Springfield, Summit, Ohio, USA.

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Robert Sawyer's Ancestors

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Robert Sawyer
1816–1877
Birth Place: Union, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Thomas Sawyer
1782–1861
Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth Day
1787–1862
Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin Sawyer
1748–1792
Derry, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Margaret Haynes
1741–1796
Great-Grandparents
William Sawyer
1703–1784
Sophia Clemson
1705–1788
Bartholomew Haynes
1718–1788
??? Jane
1715–1765
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Clemson
1654–1718
Sarah ???
1641–1716
Joseph Haynes
1690–1722

Robert Sawyer's Descendants

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Robert (Van Valzah) Sawyer (05 May 1816–07 Mar 1877) m. Martha (Ann) Sawyer (18 Aug 1822–03 Feb 1892)
  1. 1. Anna (Margaret) Sawyer 1864–1864
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Adelle) Sawyer 1861–1929 m. Theodore (Oscar) Spessard 1859–1944
    1. 1. Avis (Ann) Spessard 1887–1979 m. Paul (Garvin) Bodwell 1885–1926
    2. 2. Carl (Dick) Spessard 1904–1947
    3. 3. Dwight (Sawyer) Spessard 1898–1983 m. Pearl (W.) Cline 1902–1927
    4. 4. John Spessard 1890–1890
    5. 5. Lucy (Marjorie) Spessard 1895–1950
    6. 6. Pauline (Adelle) Spessard 1891–1970
    7. 7. Theodora Spessard 1901–1962 m. John (H.) Mann 1904–1941
  3. 3. Martha (Jane) Sawyer 1859–1860
  4. 4. Mary (Bell) Sawyer 1856–1939 m. Isaac (F.) Madlim 1858–1899
    1. 1. Clarence (Monroe) Madlim 1891–1892
    2. 2. Infant Madlim 1887–1887
    3. 3. Lilly (Adell) Madlim 1889–1904
    4. 4. Mary (Bell) Madlim 1896–1897
    5. 5. Raymond (Willard) Madlim 1892–1893
    6. 6. Van (Daniel) Madlim 1887–1906 m. Laura (May) Walker 1890–1906
    7. 7. Will (Euclid) Madlim 1884–1911 m. Ida (Elizabeth) Doll 1884–1911
      1. 1. Euclid (John) Madlim 1904–1905
  5. 5. Robert (Van Valzah) Sawyer 1857–1889
  6. 6. William (Thomas) Sawyer 1862–1941 m. Bessie (Coe) Voris 1867–1934
    1. 1. Lucy (Martin) Sawyer 1890–1929 m. Perry (Howard) Stevens 1892–1930
      1. 1. Bessie (Voris) Stevens 1922–1929
    2. 2. Robert (Voris) Sawyer 1897–1980 m. Margaretha Childs 1901–1987
      1. 1. William (Thomas Childs) Sawyer 1929–1978

Robert Sawyer's Timeline

2 Records

1816
05 May 1816
Birth of Robert Van Valzah Sawyer in Union, Pennsylvania, USA
Union, Pennsylvania, USA
1877
07 Mar 1877
Age 61
Death of Robert Van Valzah Sawyer in Springfield, Summit, Ohio, USA
Springfield, Summit, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 May 1816
    Event Place: Union, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Sawyer.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Mar 1877
    Event Place: Springfield, Summit, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Sawyer.FTW

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