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Wilson Demarcus Sawyer 1826–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 10, 1826

Birth Location: North Carolina, USA

Death Date: Sep 13, 1865

Death Location: La Porte City, Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Edmund Sawyer

Mother: Mary Williams

Spouse(s): Margaret Yancey

Children(s): Cynthia Sawyer, Lorenzo Sawyer, Martha Holmes, Sarah Richey, Daniel Sawyer, Michael Sawyer, Wilson Sawyer

In 1826, Wilson Demarcus Sawyer entered the world in North Carolina, USA, born to Edmund Sawyer And Mary Williams. Wilson Demarcus Sawyer married Margaret Yancey, and had children including Cynthia A Sawyer, Daniel Jackson Sawyer, Lorenzo Sawyer, Martha Jane Holmes, Michael M Sawyer, Sarah E Richey, Wilson D Sawyer. Wilson Demarcus Sawyer passed away in 1865 in La Porte City, Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1826, Wilson Demarcus Sawyer entered the world in North Carolina, USA, born to Edmund Sawyer And Mary Williams.
  • Wilson Demarcus Sawyer married Margaret Yancey, and had children including Cynthia A Sawyer, Daniel Jackson Sawyer, Lorenzo Sawyer, Martha Jane Holmes, Michael M Sawyer, Sarah E Richey, Wilson D Sawyer.
  • Wilson Demarcus Sawyer passed away in 1865 in La Porte City, Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Wilson Sawyer's Ancestors

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Wilson Sawyer
1826–1865
Birth Place: North Carolina, USA
Parents
Edmund Sawyer
1804–1892
Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Mary Williams
1804–1846
Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Wilson (P.) Sawyer
1780–1823
Camden County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Lemuel Sawyer
1734–1787
Mary Taylor
1739–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Caleb Sawyer
1703–1758
Sarah Spencer
1710–1758

Wilson Sawyer's Descendants

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Wilson (Demarcus) Sawyer (Jan 10, 1826–Sep 13, 1865) m. Margaret Yancey (21 Feb 1829–31 Jul 1901)
  1. 1. Cynthia (A) Sawyer 1851–1925 m. Geo. (Dallas) Taylor 1843–1912
    1. 1. Francis (Merton) Taylor 1872–1931 m. Bertha (Ethel) HAY 1884–1976
      1. 1. Guy (Murton) Taylor 1918–1985 m. Eileen (J.) Will 1921–1993
    2. 2. Carrie (LeBounty) Tindall 1873–1960
  2. 2. Lorenzo Sawyer 1854–1936
  3. 3. Martha (Jane) Holmes 1853–1931
  4. 4. Sarah (E) Richey 1857–1918
  5. 5. Daniel (Jackson) Sawyer 1859–1926
  6. 6. Michael (M.) Sawyer 1864–1928
  7. 7. Wilson (D) Sawyer 1862–1918

Wilson Sawyer's Timeline

2 Records

1826
Jan 10, 1826
Birth of Wilson Demarcus Sawyer in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1865
Sep 13, 1865
Age 39
Death of Wilson Demarcus Sawyer in Spring Creek, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States
Spring Creek, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 10, 1826
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 13, 1865
    Event Place: Spring Creek, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: La Porte City, Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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