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Ruth May Sawyer 1896–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 May 1896

Birth Location: Kansas

Death Date: 20 January 1985

Death Location: Mound City, Linn County, Kansas, United States of America

Father: Ernest Sr.

Mother: Daisy Cax

Spouse(s): Joseph Demott

Children(s): Robert DeMott, Gladys Millsap, Anna Demott

Ruth May Sawyer was born in 1896 in Kansas, the child of Ernest Eugene Sawyer Sr And Daisy M Cax. In 1900, Ruth May Sawyer resided in Walnut, Crawford, Kansas, USA. In 1910, Ruth May Sawyer resided in Paris, Linn, Kansas, USA. Ruth May Sawyer married Joseph Daniel Demott, and had children including Anna Elberta Demott, Gladys Juanita Millsap, Robert Joseph Demott. Ruth May Sawyer passed away in 1985 in Mound City, Linn County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ruth May Sawyer was born in 1896 in Kansas, the child of Ernest Eugene Sawyer Sr And Daisy M Cax.
  • In 1900, Ruth May Sawyer resided in Walnut, Crawford, Kansas, USA.
  • In 1910, Ruth May Sawyer resided in Paris, Linn, Kansas, USA.
  • Ruth May Sawyer married Joseph Daniel Demott, and had children including Anna Elberta Demott, Gladys Juanita Millsap, Robert Joseph Demott.
  • Ruth May Sawyer passed away in 1985 in Mound City, Linn County, Kansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ruth Sawyer's Ancestors

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Ruth Sawyer
1896–1985
Birth Place: Kansas
Parents
Ernest Eugene Sawyer Sr.
1873–1950
Holland, Michigan
Daisy (M) Cax
1878–1949
Kansas
Grandparents
Edward (Eugene) Sawyer
1834–1894
Ohio, USA
Lucinda (M) Hendrick
1841–1878
Ohio
Great-Grandparents
Orson Sawyer
1806–1872
Lorena Barker
1810–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sawyer
1776–1853
Sally Blair
1779–1852

Ruth Sawyer's Descendants

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Ruth (May) Sawyer (25 May 1896–20 January 1985) m. Joseph (Daniel) Demott (8 December 1893–8 January 1970)
  1. 1. Robert (Joseph) DeMott 1924–2015
  2. 2. Gladys (Juanita) Millsap 1919–2017
  3. 3. Anna (Elberta) Demott 1917–2019

Ruth Sawyer's Timeline

5 Records

1896
25 May 1896
Birth of Ruth May Sawyer in Kansas
Kansas
1900
1900
Age 4
Ruth May Sawyer resided here in Walnut, Crawford, Kansas, USA
Walnut, Crawford, Kansas, USA
1910
1910
Age 14
Ruth May Sawyer resided here in Paris, Linn, Kansas, USA
Paris, Linn, Kansas, USA
1973
1973
Age 77
Ruth May Sawyer resided here in Kansas
Kansas
1985
20 January 1985
Age 89
Death of Ruth May Sawyer in Mound City, Linn County, Kansas, United States of America
Mound City, Linn County, Kansas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 May 1896
    Event Place: Kansas
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Walnut, Crawford, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Paris, Linn, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1973
    Event Place: Kansas
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1985
    Event Place: Mound City, Linn County, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Ruth May Sawyer Demott 20 Jan 1985

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 January 1985
    Event Place: Mound City, Linn County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mound City, Linn County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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