Benjamin Harrison Sawyer1
M, #175, (1819 - 1901)
- Father*: Josiah S. Sawyer (1782 - c 1820)
- Mother*: Hannah Sykes (1776 - 1835)
- Reference: [175:L] !FaG*46682399
Vitals
- Birth*: 9 Sep 1819, Columbia, Tyrrell Co, NC.
- (Parents, son of Josiah S. Sawyer & Hannah Sykes).
- Marriage*: 3 Dec 1840, Ann Scroggins (F139), Macoupin Co, IL.2,3
- Death*: 2 Sep 1901, Macoupin Co, IL.
- Death: 2 Sep 1901, Dorchester Twp, Macoupin Co, IL.
- Burial*: Sep 1901, Tine Sawyer Cemetery, Wilsonville, Macoupin Co, IL , 39.050000,-89.833333.
Events
- Death of father: Ca. 1820, Josiah S. Sawyer, NC, Dal Pozzo says 'died at the age of 38.'
- Death of mother: 1835, Hannah Sykes, Tyrrell Co, NC, *, 354900N0761300W.
- Birth of son: Ca. 1842, John Paul Sawyer (G355), IL.
- Birth of daughter: 1 Mar 1844, Mary Ann 'Molly' Sawyer (G356), Dorchester Twp, Macoupin Co, IL.
- Birth of son: 1847, Anderson Sawyer (G357), Dorchester Twp, Macoupin Co, IL.
- Birth of son: Ca. 1850, William (Pryor?) Sawyer (G358), IL.
- Census (Neighbor, 1): 1850 Census, Neighbor, 1 household from Anderson Scroggins (E63),
"Anderson Scrogins", Township 7 & 8, Range 6 & Township 7, Range 7, Macoupin Co, IL.4 - Census: 1850 Census,"B. H. Sawyer", Township 7 & 8, Range 6 & Township 7, Range 7, Macoupin Co, IL.4
- Birth of daughter: 14 Jan 1852, Sarah Ellen Sawyer (G361), West Prairie, Dorchester Twp, Macoupin Co, IL.
- Birth of son: 20 Dec 1859, Theodore P. Sawyer (G363), Dorchester Twp, Macoupin Co, IL.
- Death of son: 6 Mar 1864, Anderson Sawyer (G357), Cairo, Alexander Co, IL.
- Father of Bride: Benjamin Harrison Sawyer, as the father of the bride, attended the wedding of Mary Ann 'Molly' Sawyer (G356) and Elias David Wilder 4 Nov 1867.5
- Father of Bride: Benjamin Harrison Sawyer, as the father of the bride, attended the wedding of Sarah Ellen Sawyer (G361) and Wiley Jarman 23 Dec 1869 West Prairie, Macoupin Co, IL.6,7
- Father of Groom: 1 Jan 1871, William (Pryor?) Sawyer (G358) and Mary Virginia (Jenney) Sawyer (H573), Macoupin Co, IL.8
- Residence (Witness): 1879, with Minerva Scroggins (E65) and Ann Scroggins (F139), Sec. 10, Dorchester Twp, Macoupin Co, IL, w/o D.B. Sawyer.9
- Father of Groom: 18 Oct 1882, Theodore P. Sawyer (G363) and Lilly Arbelle Sawyer (G364), Second cousins; no children.10
- Death of wife: 29 Nov 1892, Ann Scroggins (F139), Macoupin Co, IL.
- Biography (Ancestor): aft. 1971.11
Notes
- Related* (Brother): Of Daniel Bowen Sawyer, Brother.
Children of Benjamin Harrison Sawyer & Ann Scroggins (F139)
- Marriage*: 3 Dec 1840, Ann Scroggins (F139), Macoupin Co, IL.2,3
- John Paul Sawyer (G355)+ (ca. 1842 - )
- Mary Ann 'Molly' Sawyer (G356)+ (1 Mar 1844 - 7 Apr 1935)
- Anderson Sawyer (G357) (1847 - 6 Mar 1864)
- William (Pryor?) Sawyer (G358)+ (ca. 1850 - 21 Feb 1937)
- Sarah Ellen Sawyer (G361)+ (14 Jan 1852 - 30 Apr 1933)
- Theodore P. Sawyer (G363) (20 Dec 1859 - 12 Oct 1904)
- Last Edited: 4 Sep 2016
Citations
- 175.
- [S212] IL Marriage Index, URL: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/cgi-bin/archives/…, Groom: SAWYER, BENJAMIN H, Bride: SCROGGINS, ANNA, County: MACOUPIN, Date: 12/03/1840, Vol/Page: 002/, Lic.: 00000554.
- [S986] Unknown author, Macoupin Co, IL, Marriage Records, Marr Bk 2, #554.
- [S85] 1850 Federal Census, National Archives M432, Roll 118
* Ancestry Images Online: M432\118ILM432_118-0407.sid, http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/pagesecurity/imageview.asp - [S212] IL Marriage Index, URL: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/cgi-bin/archives/…, Groom: WILDER, ELIAS D, Bride: SAWYER, MARY ANN, County: MACOUPIN, Date: 11/04/1867, Vol/Page: 005/, Lic.: 00006081.
- [S9] Ellen DalPozzo (Ellen Marie Salter), Scroggins, p. 26.
- [S698] Mae Belle Manley (Mae Belle Manley), Database: "davenbelle."
- [S212] IL Marriage Index, URL: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/cgi-bin/archives/…, Groom: SAWYER, WILLIAM P, Bride: SAWYER, VIRGINIA, County: MACOUPIN, Date: 01/01/1871, Vol/Page: 5 /73, Lic.: 7081.
- [S233] McDonough & Co., Philadelphia Brink, Macoupin Co, IL, History, 1879, Partial List of Patrons, Dorchester Township, - https://sites.rootsweb.com/~ilmaga/macoupin/1879pat/77.html
- [S9] Ellen DalPozzo (Ellen Marie Salter), Scroggins, p. 27.
- [S53] USGenWeb, Site: Macoupin Co, IL, Title: "My Earliest Macoupin County Ancestors," by Eunice E. (Jones) Salter, in News From Macoupin County Genealoigical Society, by Cindy Leonard, URL: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/m_news.htm