William J SALYER¹ {M} = Louanna SALYER {F}

Married 5 November 1846, Floyd Co, KY²

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


Louanna SALYER:

Born 1829, Floyd Co, KY
Died 23 May 1910, Colorado City, Mitchell Co, TX
Buried Blaine Co, OK at Geary Cemetery

Henderson F SALYER {M} = Jahaza SALYER {F} > Family

Married 10 January 1871, Montgomery Co, KY³

Henderson F SALYER:

Born 1848


Jahaza SALYER:

Born 4 November 1854, Montgomery Co, KY

= Mary Ellen SALYER⁴ {F} > Family

Married 27 December 1876, Magoffin Co, KY

Mary Ellen SALYER:

Born 7 February 1853, Floyd Co, KY
Died 1 April 1915, Georgetown, Williamson Co, TX

John Wesley SALYER⁵ {M} = Anna GULLETT {F} > Family

Married BEF 1860, Magoffin Co, KY

John Wesley SALYER:

Alias Wes SALYER
Born 6 April 1852, Magoffin Co, KY
Died 4 November 1941, Hinton, Caddo Co, OK
Census Date: 1860
Census Place: Magoffin Co, KY
John SALYER, age 30 , is listed with his wife, Annie GULLET, in household 399.


Anna GULLETT:

Alias Polly Ann GULLETT
Died BEF 1880, Morgan Co, KY ?

= Nancy Ann POOLE {F} > Family

Married 1 September 1880

Nancy Ann POOLE:

Born 1 November 1865, St Paul, Madison Co, AR
Died 5 May 1947, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co, OK

Fielding Newton SALYER⁶ {M} = Katherine Conley WHITAKER {F} > Family

Married ABT 1887

Fielding Newton SALYER:

Born 17 September 1854, Floyd Co, KY⁷
Died 30 July 1931, Bakersfield, Kern Co, CA⁸
Subj: Re: Fielding N. Salyer Date: 6/29/99 10:07:32 PM EDT
From: Normiehall To: LaurieMcK

Hi Laurie,

At the prompting of my sister in the Denver area, I have made several visits to the Kern County Hall of Records to try and fill in blanks on some of our departed relatives. It has been quite an interesting experience.

You may recall I contacted you about Fielding N. Salyer a few months back. My sister wanted to know the date his wife died so I checked it out today and looked at Fielding's death record also.

If the death records are accurate, Fielding was born in 1858 not 1856 as we had it or 1854 as it was listed in your information. His middle name was apparently Newton rather than Nelson. He died 30 Jul 1931. His father was listed as Butler Salyer which tracks with William J. "Butler" Salyer. His mother was not listed but both his and his father's place of birth were simply "Kentucky." Not a lot new but thought you might like to have it.

His wife, Katherine Conley Whitaker, was born 20 Nov 1867, in Kentucky rather than Kansas as you had it. She died 11 Dec 1956, at the age of 89. Her father is listed as Thomas Whotaker (which is a typo) and his birthplace is also just Kentucky according to the record. We, of course, have a lot more information on the Whitakers but don't suppose you are interested in them.

Hope you are well and enjoying your research into genealogy.

Sincerely,

Norman Hall
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Subj: Re: Fielding N. Salyer Date: 8/19/99 12:59:26 PM EDT
From: Normiehall To: LaurieMcK

Hi Laurie,

Thanks for the message. I'm not sure about the Whitakers you mentioned since I don't have any information on the branches of the family after each generation except for the siblings of my direct ancestors. I don't remember how much I mentioned about the Whitaker-Salyer connection, but Fielding N. Salyer (apparently there were at least two, maybe three) married my great grandmother's sister. My g grandmother was Harriet Elizabeth Whitaker Gilroy. Her sister was Kathryn C. Whitaker Salyer (some records show her as Katie or Kate - I just called her Aunt Kate when I was a boy). Their father was Thomas P. Whitaker born June 12, 1830 in Floyd County, Kentucky and died in Kingfisher, Oklahoma after having been hauled by wagon to a train line and transported by train to Kingfisher where he was cared for by members of the Odd Fellows lodge and died soon after. He had been unwell in Sun City, Kansas and his wife and one of his daughters hoped that he would do better in a less harsh climate. He had three sons and three daughters and we only have information on the descendants of our family and Aunt Kate's family. One son, Estell, is buried in Sun City, Kansas so he probably didn't leave any children in Kentucky. Wilkerson b. 6-20-1856 and Francis A. b. 5-6-1851 may have stayed in Kentucky but I have no information at all about them. I wish I did!

I am located in Bakersfield, Kern County, California. I think you told me about Tom Whitaker, the artist, before and I looked at his web page. The information I have mentions Floyd County, Breathitt County and Magoffin County. Apparently Floyd County was divided at some point before 1861 when my g grandmother Harriet Elizabeth was born. Aunt Kate's middle initial "C." is for Conley. Coincidentally, I found a little wide spot in the road east of Salyersville named Conley! Not sure what it means but it is interesting to think about anyway. I spent several days looking at the local paper archives at the public library and at the county recorders stuff and found little clues about relatives that have died here in Kern County over the past 85 years. I even found a first wife of my dad's Uncle Harry Gilroy who died of tuberculosis in 1915! I had never even heard of her! Anyway it is lots of fun! If you can trace your Whitakers back to any of my g grandmother's brothers or her dad's brothers then maybe we have a connection!
We have a Mark b. 1819 and Robert b. 1825 as brothers. Their father was Francis A. Whitaker b. 1796 in Tennessee and died about 1863 in Magoffin County, KY we think. Francis A. had brothers Johnson, James O., Mark R.,
Harvey and William. All were born before 1814 we think. I do have dates for some of them but nothing more.

Let me know if you see anything that rings a bell.

Regards,

Norm Hall


Katherine Conley WHITAKER:

Alias Katie WHITAKER
Born November 1867, KY⁹
Died 11 December 1956, Bakersfield, Kern Co, CA¹⁰

John Brackenridge SALYER {M} = Mary Ellen MILEHAM {F} > Family

Married 16 October 1879

John Brackenridge SALYER:

Born 10 November 1856
Died 1933
Buried Georgetown, Williamson Co, TX in Oddfellow Cemetery


Mary Ellen MILEHAM:

Born 1864
Died 1911
Birth: (1858?)

Josephine SALYER {F} = John E WILLIAMS {M} > Family

Married 20 October 1876, Montgomery Co, KY

Josephine SALYER:

Born 20 March 1860
Birth: 10 Apr 1859 ?

Minerva J SALYER {F} = George MONTGOMERY {M} > Family

Minerva J SALYER:

Born 15 April 1861, Magoffin Co, KY¹¹

Mary Jane SALYER {F} = David QUEEN {M} > Family

Mary Jane SALYER:

Born 1864

Roseanne SALYER {F} = Fred WHIPKEY {M} > Family

Roseanne SALYER:

Born 1868

Marriage: The marriage bond was posted 4 Nov 1846.

1 : "1860 U.S. Census, Magoffin Co., KY"
2 : "Marriage Bond - Floyd Co., KY"
2a: "Skeens, Joe, Floyd Co. Marriages - 1808-1865"
3 : "Salyer, Elisabeth L. W., The Salyer Family: Genealogy & Reco"; Page P. 111; P. 127
4 : "Salyer, Elisabeth L. W., The Salyer Family: Genealogy & Reco"; Page P. 111
5 : "1860 U.S. Census, Magoffin Co., KY"
6 : "Email information sent"
7 : "1860 U.S. Census, Magoffin Co., KY"
7a: "Shepard, Clarence E, Vital Statistics, Floyd Co, KY 1852 - 1"; Page p 3
8 : "Email information sent"
9 : "Email information sent"
10 : "Email information sent"
11 : "Shepard, C E, KY Vital Statistics for Floyd Co 1874 - 1878 &"; Page p 89