SALYER
Parents
John SALYER1 {M} = Mary WATKINS {F}
Married 2 November 1820, Floyd Co, KY2
John SALYER:
Born 22 July 1803, Cumberland River Section, Knox Co, KY
Died 10 March 1865, Magoffin Co, KY at Half Mountain Cemetery
Buried Magoffin Co, KY at Half Mountain Cemetery
Burial: Both John and Polly are buried in this cemetery across from the mouth of Puncheon. Access to the cemetery is via Half Mountain Road off KY 7.
Census Date: 1860
Census Place: Magoffin Co, KY
SALYER, John Sr., age 56, with wife Polly Wadkins, H32
Property: 3,000 acres
Property Date: 1837
Property Place: Floyd Co, KY
John began acquiring land and in 1837 (the first year of extant tax lists for Floyd County), he paid tax on 500 acres situated on the Licking River. His land holdings eventually were in excess of 3000 acres; some had been acquired by deed but a large portion was by virtue of Kentucky Land Warrants and Grants in Court Orders. Records indicate that he owned and operated a saw mill located on the Licking River near his homestead.
Mary WATKINS:
Alias Polly WATKINS
Born 11 August 1805, TN
Died 18 April 1877, KY
Buried Magoffin Co, KY at Half Mountain Cemetery
Burial: Mary is buried next to her husband John SALYER. A double tombstone still exists. (1998-L.McK)
Children
Thomas L SALYER3 {M} = Louisa BARNETT {F} > Family
Thomas L SALYER:
Born 20 November 1823, Floyd Co, KY
Died 3 February 1905
Census Date: 1860
Census Place: Magoffin Co, KY
Thomas L. SALYER, age 36, is listed with his wife, Violet MONTGOMERY in household 275.
= Violet MONTGOMERY {F} > Family
Married BEF 1845
Divorced 1867
Violet MONTGOMERY:
Married 8 August 1867, Magoffin Co, KY
William W SALYER4 {M} = Luquenna\LouQueena HOWARD {F} > Family
Married BEF 1847, Floyd Co, KY
William W SALYER:
Alias Wee Bill SALYER
Born ABT 1825, Floyd Co, KY
Birth: Confirmation found in 1860 Census.
Census Date: 1860
Census Place: Magoffin Co, KY
SALYER, William W., age 35, with wife Luquenna Howard, H41; 1860 Magoffin Co., KY census.
41 Salyer, William W 35 Male Kentucky
Lucania (Louquenna) 37 Female Kentucky
Louisa 13 Female Kentucky
Esther 11 Female Kentucky
Polly 9 Female Kentucky
Nancy 9 Female Kentucky
Van Buren 6 Male Kentucky
Louis 3 Male Kentucky
John 1 Male Kentucky
Luquenna\LouQueena HOWARD:
Born February 1825
LuQuenna ?
Louanna SALYER {F} = William J SALYER5 {M} > Family
Married 5 November 1846, Floyd Co, KY6
Louanna SALYER:
Born 1829, Floyd Co, KY
Died 23 May 1910, Colorado City, Mitchell Co, TX
Buried Blaine Co, OK at Geary Cemetery
William J SALYER:
Alias Butler SALYER
Born 30 January 1825, Quicksand, Perry Co, KY
Died 26 March 1902, Geary, Blaine Co, OK
Census Date: 1860
Census Place: Magoffin Co, KY
SALYER, William J., age 35, with wife Luanna, H37
Census Date: 1854 County Tax List
Census Place: Floyd Co, KY
John J SALYER7 {M} = Elizabeth ALLEN {F} > Family
Married BEF 1852
John J SALYER:
Born 1832
Died 14 August 1890, Dublin, Williamson Co, TX
Buried Purves, Erath Co, TX at Live Oak Cemetery
Census Date: 1860
Census Place: Magoffin Co, KY
SALYER, John J., age 26, wife Elizabeth Allen, H3
Wiley SALYER8 {M} = Margaret MINIX {F} > Family
Married 21 March 1855
Wiley SALYER:
Born 21 September 1834
Died 17 February 1915
Buried ABT 19 February 1915, Magoffin Co, KY at John Salyer Cemetery at Half Mountain
Census Date: 1860
Census Place: Magoffin Co, KY
Wiley SALYER, age 25, is listed with wife Margaret MINIX in household 1.
Margaret MINIX:
Alias Peggy MINIX
Born 22 November 1837
Died 17 April 1886
= Betty Ann HENSLEY {F} > Family
Married 1 June 1888, Magoffin Co, KY
Artisma SALYER {F} = William HOWARD9 {M} > Family
Married 23 April 1851
Artisma SALYER:
Alias Arty SALYER
Born 1837
Died AFT 1879
William HOWARD:
Born 1829
Died 1878
36. William HOWARD (Nancy ARNETT, Stephen , David ) was born 1829 in Floyd County, Kentucky. He died 1878.
William married Ardelia (Artisma "Arty" ?) SALYER, daughter of John SALYER and Polly WADKINS. Ardelia was born 1837 in Floyd County, Kentucky. She died after 1879.
They had the following children:
+ 157 F i Louranna HOWARD was born 16 Apr 1854.
+ 158 M ii Golson J. HOWARD was born 5 Feb 1857 and died after 1900.
159 M iii Breckenridge HOWARD was born about 1861 in Magoffin County, Kentucky.
160 F iv Laura Belle HOWARD was born May 1863 in Magoffin County, Kentucky. She died after 1900 in Magoffin County, Kentucky.
Laura married James JACKSON. James was born about 1859 in Magoffin County, Kentucky.
+ 161 M v Green Witten HOWARD was born Jan 1867 and died Jan 1944.
162 M vi Benjamin HOWARD was born Sep 1871 in Magoffin County, Kentucky.
Benjamin married Lucy. Lucy was born about 1875.
David has not incuded Cora b 1874.
Mary A SALYER {F} = Larkin HOWARD10 {M} > Family
Married BEF 1859
Mary A SALYER:
Alias Polly SALYER
Born 1840
Larkin HOWARD:
Born August 1836
Died 19 August 1930, Royalton, Magoffin Co, KY
Death: [On 19 Aug 1930, Larkin Howard died in Magoffin Co at the age of 98. (actually 94 --b. Aug 1836--according to the Howard genealogy, pg. 328.) He was the brother of Rebecca (Higgins) Arnett's mother, Phoebe Howard, and thus H.G. Arnett's uncle. According to the Howard genealogy, he was intelligent and an entertaining conversationalist. He had served in the Civil War and especially after his wife died in 1908 probably enjoyed conversations with H.G. Lark lived in Royalton. H.G. Arnett thought enough of him to paste a copy of his obituary on the back cover page of his Journal. The obituary is copied below:]
"EASTERN KENTUCKY'S OLDEST MAN DIES AT MAGOFFIN CO. HOME
Lark Howard Passes Away On Eve Of Ninety-Ninth Birthday
Lark Howard, ex-Confederate soldier and probably the oldest man in Eastern Kentucky, if not in the entire State, died at his home near Royalton Thursday evening after about four months illness caused by a fall. Interment was made in the family cemetery Wednesday, the 20th, his ninety-ninth birthday.
Mr. Howard was an ex-Confederate soldier, having served through out the Civil War as a Lieutenant under Captain Cox. Like all the members of the human race, Lark had some of the weaknesses of the flesh, but he lived a consistent life. Honesty was his watchword and manhood his slogan. At his home on Licking River hundreds have been fed and sheltered. it was said of him and his good wife who preceded him in death, that not even the raggedest beggar was turned from their door.
He lived a long life in a world of crime and wrong, and he was never in a courthouse on any charge and was never sworn as a witness in a court proceeding. He manifested his faith in a Supreme Being and evidenced his respect for religion. His standards of honesty, his loyalty to friends and his interest in the general welfare of his country made Lark Howard a figure that will long be remembered, and won for him hundreds of friends who will mourn his loss.
God preserved his life, let us believe, on account of his sterling qualities, to ripe old age. The closing days of his life were spent in obedience to the faith he professed and he awaited with confidence the last stroke of the clock of time.
He was married to Polly Salyer in 1859. He was a member of the United Baptist Church since 1911.
He was the father of eleven children, seven of whom survive him: Mrs. B.W. Higgins [wife of Rebecca Higgins' brother, Branch], Mrs. R. L. Arnett [Robert Lee was the son of Farrish and Eliza Howard Arnett] and Mrs. Fred Prater, of Salyersville, Mrs. G. H. Howard of Ivyton and Ben Howard, of Royalton."
Census Date: 1860
Census Place: Magoffin Co, KY
HOWARD, Lark, age 22, with wife Polly Ann Salyer, H16
Morgan Mason SALYER {M} = Elizabeth SALYER {F} > Family
Married 11 December 1860, Magoffin Co, KY
Morgan Mason SALYER:
Born 12 July 1842
Died 21 October 1913
Buried Burning Fork, Magoffin Co, KY at Roark Cemetery
Birth: [13 Jul 1842 ?]
Misc. event Type: Misc
Elizabeth SALYER:
Alias Betty SALYER
Born 10 July 1845
Died 10 July 1880
= Catherine PATRICK {F} > Family
Married 4 October 1880
Catherine PATRICK:
Alias Kate PATRICK
Born 31 January 1864
Died 13 October 1885
Married 23 November 1885
Sarah PATRICK:
Born 25 July 1858
Died 10 January 1940
Benjamin F SALYER {M} = Lurana GIPSON {F} > Family
Benjamin F SALYER:
Born 21 February 1845
Died AFT 1900, Montgomery Co, KY
Married 14 June 1870, Montgomery Co, KY
Catherine STROUSE:
Alias Kate STROUSE
Born October 1852
Family
Marriage: The marriage bond and license are dated 1 Nov 1821 and state that Thomas Wadkins gave his oral consent for the marriage. John Salyer was not a resident of Floyd County at this time. William Salyer, Sr. and his sons were living in the newly formed county of Perry. Either the clerk who issued the marriage license did not know that John Salyer was under age or John added a few years to his age. There is also the possibility that a permission from John's father was exhibited to the clerk and is no longer extant. All of the permissions included with the marriage bonds are written on small scraps of paper and could easily be lost.
Sources
1 : "1860 U.S. Census, Magoffin Co., KY"
1a: "Salyer, Elisabeth L. W., The Salyer Family: Genealogy & Reco"; Page P. 118
2 : "Salyer, Elisabeth L. W., The Salyer Family: Genealogy & Reco"; Page P. 117-118
3 : "1860 U.S. Census, Magoffin Co., KY"
4 : "1860 U.S. Census, Magoffin Co., KY"
5 : "1860 U.S. Census, Magoffin Co., KY"
6 : "Marriage Bond - Floyd Co., KY"
6a: "Skeens, Joe, Floyd Co. Marriages - 1808-1865"
7 : "1860 U.S. Census, Magoffin Co., KY"
8 : "1860 U.S. Census, Magoffin Co., KY"
9 : "David Hoskins, http://users.ev1.net/~dhoskins (His website)"
10 : "1860 U.S. Census, Magoffin Co., KY"
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