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William Salyer 1816–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1816

Birth Location: Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1886

Death Location: Scott, Virginia, United States

Father: William Salyer

Mother: Nancy Kilgore

Spouse(s): Catharine Salyer

Children(s): Virgil Salyer

The story of William Salyer began in 1816 in Virginia, United States. William Salyer married Catharine Salyer, and had children including Virgil Salyer. William Salyer passed away in 1886 in Scott, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Salyer began in 1816 in Virginia, United States.
  • William Salyer married Catharine Salyer, and had children including Virgil Salyer.
  • William Salyer passed away in 1886 in Scott, Virginia, United States.

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William Salyer's Ancestors

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William Salyer
1816–1886
Birth Place: Virginia, United States
Parents
William Martin Salyer
1788–1878
Boreus Creek, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Nancy (Martha) Kilgore
1792–1843
North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Zachariah (Benjamin Salyer) Jr
1765–1845
Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Mary Saylor
1767–1835
, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Hiram Kilgore
1771–1851
Orange,,North Carolina,USA
Rebecca Davis
1781–1863
, , Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Zachariah Sr
1730–1789
Elizabeth Dunn
1735–1799
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Salyers
1697–1757
Rebecca Bloomfield
1686–1770

William Salyer's Descendants

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William Salyer (1816–1886) m. Catharine Salyer (Oct 1851–)
  1. 1. Virgil Salyer 1894–1982 m. Arthur Saylor 1894–1947
    1. 1. Dixie Saylor 1926–1972
    2. 2. Gale Saylor 1914–1981
    3. 3. Ducie Saylor 1916–2004
    4. 4. Gurvin Saylor 1923–1997
    5. 5. Lurie Saylor 1924–1949
    6. 6. Dennie Saylor 1928–1985
    7. 7. Garrett Saylor 1921–1985
    8. 8. Grady Saylor 1919–2003
    9. 9. Donna Saylor 1929–2005 m. Calvin Blanton 1929–2019
    10. 10. Heranath Saylor 1916–1916

William Salyer's Timeline

2 Records

1816
1816
Birth of William Salyer in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1886
1886
Age 70
Death of William Salyer in Scott, Virginia, United States
Scott, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1816
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1886
    Event Place: Scott, Virginia, United States

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