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William Martin Sawyer 1877–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 SEP 1877

Birth Location: Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas

Death Date: 25 DEC 1954

Death Location: Seminole, Gaines County, Texas, USA

Father: Coston Sawyer

Mother: Sarah Shepherd

Spouse(s): Maude Leamon

Children(s): Cecil Sawyer, Edith Sawyer, Annie Sawyer, Mamie Sawyer, Edna Sawyer, Conrad Sawyer, Ina Sawyer

In 1877, William Martin Sawyer entered the world in Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas, born to Coston George Sawyer And Sarah Ann Shepherd. William Martin Sawyer married Maude Jane Leamon, and had children including Annie Oelia Sawyer, Cecil C Sawyer, Conrad Duane Sawyer, Edith Ethel Sawyer, Edna Sawyer, Ina Oleta Sawyer, Mamie Maurine Sawyer. William Martin Sawyer passed away in 1954 in Seminole, Gaines County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1877, William Martin Sawyer entered the world in Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas, born to Coston George Sawyer And Sarah Ann Shepherd.
  • William Martin Sawyer married Maude Jane Leamon, and had children including Annie Oelia Sawyer, Cecil C Sawyer, Conrad Duane Sawyer, Edith Ethel Sawyer, Edna Sawyer, Ina Oleta Sawyer, Mamie Maurine Sawyer.
  • William Martin Sawyer passed away in 1954 in Seminole, Gaines County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Sawyer's Ancestors

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William Sawyer
1877–1954
Birth Place: Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas
Parents
Coston George Sawyer
1856–1922
Near Gabriel Creek, Williamson Co., TX
Sarah (Ann) Shepherd
1854–1936
Walker County
Grandparents
William (Martin) Sawyer
1834–1863
Carroll, Tennessee, United States
Catherine (Frances 'Kate') Thayr
1836–1918
Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana
Joseph (C.) Shepherd
1810–
Pulaski County, Georgia
Sarah (Ann) Sauls
1827–
Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas
Great-Grandparents
William Sawyer
1805–1887
Charlotte Williams
1805–1838
Joseph Thayre
1779–1838
Abigail Hamilton
1810–1846
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joel Sawyer
1775–1840
Rebecca Becks
1790–
John Jr.
1783–1836
Anne Wilson
1784–1823

William Sawyer's Descendants

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William (Martin) Sawyer (04 SEP 1877–25 DEC 1954) m. Maude (Jane) Leamon (5 Nov 1883–26 Dec 1966)
  1. 1. Cecil (C) Sawyer 1906–1907
  2. 2. Edith (Ethel) Sawyer 1908–1909
  3. 3. Annie (Oelia) Sawyer 1910–1944
  4. 4. Mamie (Maurine) Sawyer 1916–1999
  5. 5. Edna Sawyer 1919–
  6. 6. Conrad (Duane) Sawyer 1921–1956
  7. 7. Ina (Oleta) Sawyer 1926–2002

William Sawyer's Timeline

2 Records

1877
04 SEP 1877
Birth of William Martin Sawyer in Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas
Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas
1954
25 DEC 1954
Age 77
Death of William Martin Sawyer in Seminole, Texas
Seminole, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 SEP 1877
    Event Place: Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

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

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 DEC 1954
    Event Place: Seminole, Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Seminole, Gaines County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

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