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William Douglas Sawyer 1859–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Dec 1859

Birth Location: Near Gabriel Creek, Williamson Co., TX

Death Date: 17 Oct 1937

Death Location: Florence, Williamson County, Texas, USA

Father: William Sawyer

Mother: Catherine Thayr

Spouse(s): Mary Sheperd, Neaver Cobb

Children(s): Floyd Sawyer, Trudy Sawyer, Joseph Sawyer, Anderson Sawyer, Pearl Sawyer, William Sawyer

William Douglas Sawyer was born in 1859 in Near Gabriel Creek, Williamson Co., TX, the child of William Martin Sawyer And Catherine Frances Kate Thayr. William Douglas Sawyer married Mary Sheperd, Nancy Jane Dick, Neaver J Cobb, and had children including Anderson Monroe Sawyer, Floyd A Sawyer, Joseph Douglas Sawyer, Pearl Sawyer, Trudy P Sawyer, William C Sawyer. William Douglas Sawyer passed away in 1937 in Florence, Williamson County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • William Douglas Sawyer was born in 1859 in Near Gabriel Creek, Williamson Co., TX, the child of William Martin Sawyer And Catherine Frances Kate Thayr.
  • William Douglas Sawyer married Mary Sheperd, Nancy Jane Dick, Neaver J Cobb, and had children including Anderson Monroe Sawyer, Floyd A Sawyer, Joseph Douglas Sawyer, Pearl Sawyer, Trudy P Sawyer, William C Sawyer.
  • William Douglas Sawyer passed away in 1937 in Florence, Williamson County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Sawyer's Ancestors

Self
William Sawyer
1859–1937
Birth Place: Near Gabriel Creek, Williamson Co., TX
Parents
William Martin Sawyer
1834–1863
Carroll, Tennessee, United States
Catherine (Frances 'Kate') Thayr
1836–1918
Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana
Grandparents
William (Becks) Sawyer
1805–1887
Pasquotank County, North Carolina, United States
Charlotte Williams
1805–1838
North Carolina, USA
Joseph Thayre
1779–1838
Mansfield, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Abigail Hamilton
1810–1846
Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joel Sawyer
1775–1840
Rebecca Becks
1790–
John Jr.
1783–1836
Anne Wilson
1784–1823
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ebenezer Sawyer
1735–1802
Susannah Hollowell
1750–1828
Jonathon Becks
1687–1791
Ruth Richardson
–1826
John Hamilton
1749–1822
Mary Alexander
1754–1835
Alexander Wilson
1766–1806
Rosetta Fields
1762–

William Sawyer's Descendants

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William (Douglas) Sawyer (10 Dec 1859–17 Oct 1937) m. Mary Sheperd (16 JUN 1862–6 Jan 1886) m. Neaver (J) Cobb (abt 1881–)
  1. 1. Floyd (A) Sawyer 1912–
  2. 2. Trudy (P) Sawyer 1906–
  3. 3. Joseph (Douglas) Sawyer 1879–1962 m. Annie (Lelia) Adams 1883–1954
    1. 1. Minnie (Ola) Sawyer 1916–2011 m. Paul Phillips 1908–1986
    2. 2. Velma (Leona "Onie") Sawyer 1906–2007
    3. 3. Clyde (Josephine) Sawyer 1919–1970
    4. 4. Bessie (Pearl) Sawyer 1907–1979
  4. 4. Anderson (Monroe) Sawyer 1883–1963
  5. 5. Pearl Sawyer 1899–
  6. 6. William (C) Sawyer 1882–

William Sawyer's Timeline

2 Records

1859
10 Dec 1859
Birth of William Douglas Sawyer in Near Gabriel Creek, Williamson Co., TX
Near Gabriel Creek, Williamson Co., TX
1937
17 Oct 1937
Age 78
Death of William Douglas Sawyer in Wichita Falls, Archer, Texas, United States
Wichita Falls, Archer, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1859
    Event Place: Near Gabriel Creek, Williamson Co., TX
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wichita Falls, Texas
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1937
    Event Place: Wichita Falls, Archer, Texas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Florence, Williamson County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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