Birth Note

Per 1860 census: Dickensonville Twp., Russell Co., VA.

Betts' mother, Susie, died when she was 10 years old and her father Henderson went to Texas. Betts was raised by Jack and Susan Salyer.

Lived on Little Whitely on Licking River in Magoffin Co., Kentucky

Burial - [place: Royalton, Magoffin Co, KY at Mort Salyer Cemetery]

This cemetery is considered to be in the Salyersville South quadrangle at the junction of KY 7 and Oakley, 1 mi. north of Royalton.

Elizabeth died at home on Birch Branch.

Burial - [place: Burning Fork, Magoffin Co, KY at Roark Cemetery]

Marriage Note

14 Apr ?

Burial - [place: OH]

Marriage Note

The ceremony was performed by John Bailey, H.B.C. Witnesses were W.M. Watson and Edward Frazier.

Emma also raised 4 of her grandchildren: Two sons of Clay SALYER: Clyde b 26 Aug 1918 married Daisy SHEPHERD; Clarence b 3 Mar 1922 married Alma SHEPHERD sister to Daisy. Two daughters of Patton SALYER: Emma b 22 Dec 1924 married Randy RISNER, Hester Maria b 3 Mar 1927 married Jack COLLINS Emma was living with her son, Ben, and his family at the time of her death. She is buried on Half Mountain in the family cemetery alongside her husband, Farmer. Her parents, a sister, Norma Stacy, her four daughters who are deceased, her sons, Patton and Ben, and two grandsons, Wade HOLLIDAY and Hershel BURTON (son of Eva), are also buried in this Holliday Cemetery. Emma's grandchildren, Roger, Louise and Robert, remember her with fond memories. She was said to have been a very determined woman, with lots of love for her family. Emma was a strong, kind woman, very forgiving to all who knew her. She is still greatly missed by her loved ones. Emma SALYER Holliday - a woman who was worth knowing. A favorite song of Emma's... Give me the roses while I live, Trying to cheer me on Useless the flowers that you give, After the soul is gone Give me a handshake in this life, That comes from a heart of love, Don't wait till death calls you away, To do deeds that you call love Kind words are useless when folks die, Cold is their narrow bed, Don't wait till death to speak kind words, Now should the words be said. (Information from an anonymous source.)

Burial - [place: Magoffin Co, KY at John M Salyer Cemetery]

Burial - [place: Magoffin Co, KY at Willie Salyer Cemetery]

Willie Salyer cemetery is located on Stinson Creek.

Residence - [date: 1975] [place: Ft Gibson, Muskogee Co, OK]

Residence - [date: 1978] [place: Tahlequah, Cherokee Co, OK]

Born 4 months after her father was shot.

Census - [date: 1860] [place: Dickensonville Twp, Russell Co, VA]

Birth Note

Sarah E. and Eunice L. are twins.

Marriage Note

This is strictly a guess.

Birth Note

There is conflicting evidence as to when her birthdate - it could be 1853.

Evert is a machinist - Radio and TV Repair, and was in the Air Force.

Death Note

17 Mar ?

Lived on Bird Ranch, KY

Burial - [date: 26 MAR 1914] [place: Shawnee, Pottawatomie Co, OK at Fairview Cemetery]

St. Paul is situated upon Sections 4 and 5, Township 13 north, Range 26 west, originally entered by Fielding SALYER and William ADE. The former came from Floyd Co., KY. in 1849. ADE subsequently removed to Texas, and at the time when the town was first thought of, J. P. SALYER was the sole owner of the site. In the spring of 1887 when it was decided to extend the Fayetteville branch of the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway, this farm was noticed with favor by the projectors of the road as its terminus. The river at this point pursues its course at the base of the hills on the south, thus leaving a wide and sloping area, well situated for the purpose. The railroad was opened to the town of Powell, eight miles distant, July 15, 1887. At that time, the house of Mr. SALYER was the only dwelling in the place. A. B. LEWIS build a box shanty in June 1887, and opened the first store. The first house was built by Charles PIERCE in the same month, and was also occupied as a store building. July 20, 1887, J. P. SALYER began business, and G. H. DAVIS a little earlier. The first year of its history finds St. Paul provided with more than a dozen places of business, as follows: J. P. SALYERS groceries and hardware, etc... After Fielding killed his brother-in-law, Wiley MORGAN, he fled to Arkansas. QUESTION: Could Margaret ACUFF and Margaret be the same person? Both have the same death date.

Burial - [place: St Paul, Madison Co, AR at Riverside Cemetery]

Married 2 SEP 1825 ?

They lived in Kentucky until 1849 when they moved to Arkansas.

Burial - [date: ABT 30 JUN 1912] [place: Williamson Co, TX at Salyer Strickland Grove Cemetery]

Event Veteran - [date: BET 1862 AND 1865] [place: TX]
Civil War (Confederacy)

Death Note

"On last Sunday afternoon at his home, seven miles north of Georgetown, Mr. Fielding N. Salyer, an old and highly respected citizen of Williamson County, passed away. Mr. Salyer had been in ill health for some time, but had been up attending to business until about two weeks ago when he took his bed and steadily grew worse, despite all that loving hands and skilled physicians could do for him, until Sunday afternoon when he passed peacefully away and his tired body fell asleep in death. "Fielding N. Salyer was 83 years and four months of age, being born in Floyd County, Kentucky, February 18, 1829. He moved to Arkansas in 1852; was married to Miss Rhoda Patrick, who preceded him to the grave by about one year. From there he moved his family to Texas in 1862 and settled on the old home place where he lived continuously until his death. A short time after moving to Williamson County, the war of the rebellion broke out and Mr. Salyer left his young wife and family and joined the Confederate Army under Capt. Strayhorn, and served with valor during all the years of that hard and bloody conflict in Gurley's regiment and Gann's brigade, fighting his first battle at Fort Smith, Arkansas. After the war was over, he with many others of our old citizens, returned and worked and waited bravely through the dark and cruel days of reconstruction for the smile of prosperity to return to the desolate land. How well he discharged these duties to his country and to his family is well known, he having at all time stood out bravely and with fidelity for the things that were right and for the best interests of the common country. During the fifty years Mr. Salyer lived in Williamson County he accumulated quite a good deal of this world's goods, but he leaves to his children, grandchildren and friends an heritage more precious than the wealth of this world-the record of a life well spent and a duty well done...."

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

Marriage Note

The ceremony was performed by John Bailey, H.B.C. Witnesses were Leck Cole and Sherman Holbrook.

Burial - [place: Royalton, Magoffin Co, KY at Salyer Cemetery (mouth of Oakley Creek)]

Divorce - [date: 1953 OR 1954] [place: Evansville, Vanderburgh Co, IN]

Burial - [place: Mouth of Half Mountain Cemetery, Magoffin Co, KY]

Birth Note

18 Oct 1857 is written on the tombstone. Vital record says-18 Oct 1858. The 1860 Magoffin census supports the later date.

Frank lives in California.

Death Note

Fred was killed in Viet Nam while serving with the Marines.

George did not marry. He made his home with his half-sister, Sarah Salyer Owens.

Burial - [date: 23 DEC 1979] [place: Royalton, Magoffin Co, KY at Green Howard Family Cemetery]

Burial - [place: Salyersville, Magoffin Co, KY at Jackson Cemetery]

This cemetery is in the Salyersville South Quadrangle on Oakley Creek (KY 1635).

Grant was first named Boone. His father changed his name.

Grover lives in Maryland.

HUSBAND: Gus Salyer
Born: January 16, 1892 KY
Died: March 9, 1975 Muskogee Co., Fort Gibson,
Oklahoma.
Buried: March 11, 1975 Memorial Park, Muskogee
Oklahoma.
Father: Isaiah Salyer
Mother: Polly Ann Carpenter

WIFE: Jennie Mariah Lambert
Born: March 9, 1894 Yell Co., Arkansas
Died: November 29, 1967 Muskogee Co., Muskogee
Oklahoma.
Buried: December 2, 1967 Memorial Park, Muskogee,
Oklahoma.

CHILDREN:
Anna Marie Salyer
Born: 1918
Marr: date unknown
To: Othel L. Lamascus
Lived: 1975 Fulton, KY
Lived: 1978 Martin, TN
Deceased: August 1998 at an Alzheimer's institute in Tampa, Florida where her son Jerry resides.

William Loyd Salyer (my grandfather)
Born: May 8, 1919 Yell Co., Plainview, Arkansas
Marr: date unknown
To: Lulu Gertrude Cox (my grandmother)
Marr: after 1967
To: Julia (Judy) Joyce Adamson
Lived: 1975 Muskogee Co., Muskogee, Oklahoma
Lived: 2001 Wagoner Co., Okay, Oklahoma
Still Living

Arthur Lee Salyer (he went by Lee)
Born: July 12, 1921 Yell Co., Danville, Arkansas
Served in U.S. Army
Marr: date unknown
To: Bonnie Belle Gasaway
Marr: 1952
To: Wanda Crawford
Died: June 3, 1978 Lucas Co., Chariton, Iowa
Buried: June 7, 1978 Okmulgee Co., Okmulgee,
Oklahoma.
Occupation: Steelworker

Mary Edith Salyer
Born: date unknown
marr: date unknown
To: Homer Chancellor
Lived: 1975 Muskogee Co., Webbers Falls, Oklahoma
Lived: 1992 Muskogee Co., Webbers Falls, Oklahoma
Died: Unknown?

Emma Jean Salyer
Born: Unknown
Marr: date unknown
To: W.H. Bannon
Marr: date unknown
To: Robert H Grapevine
Lived: 1975 Muskogee Co., Fort Gibson, Oklahoma
Lived: 1978 Cherokee Co., Tahlequah, Oklahoma

Burial - [date: 11 MAR 1975] [place: Memorial Park, Muskogee Co, OK]

Burial - [place: Magoffin Co, KY at Half Mountain Cemetery]

Birth Note

Birth cert lists 1835 as dob

Burial - [date: 10 DEC 1984] [place: Midwest City, Oklahoma Co, OK]

From a Conley website: Says that Henderson was born 1825, md Nancy Fugett (shouldn't it be spelled Fugate?) and had these children:

Salyer, Mary A.
Birth : 31 AUG 1859 Johnson County, Kentucky
Marriage: ABT 1877
Spouse: Jackson, William
Birth : ABT 1856 Magoffin County, Kentucky; Death : 1 JAN 1916

Children:
Jackson, Cora B.
Jackson, Milt
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Salyer, Sarah Ellen
Birth : 18 JUL 1852 Johnson County, Kentucky
Death : 12 MAY 1853 Johnson County, Kentucky

Salyer, James R.
Birth : 18 OCT 1854 Johnson County, Kentucky

Salyer, Greenville
Birth : 28 AUG 1857 Johnson County, Kentucky

Salyer, Jefferson D.
Birth : 8 DEC 1861 Johnson County, Kentucky

Salyer, Rebecca M.
Birth : ABT 1851
Death : 12 MAY 1853 Johnson County, Kentucky

Salyer, Luana
Birth : ABT 1849 Kentucky

Salyer, Joseph
Birth : ABT 1849 Kentucky

Census - [date: 1854] [place: Floyd Co, KY]

Perhaps this is the Henderson SALYER found on the 1854 County Tax List.

Census - [date: 1860] [place: Magoffin Co, KY]

SALYER, Henderson, age 27, with wife Cena Whitely, H259

Marriage Note

P. 111 gives date as 10 Jan; P. 127 gives 5 Jan.

Henry lives in Michigan.

Salyer, CA was named after Charles Marshall Salyer, s/o of Henry Jackson Salyer and Rachel McKinster. Henry Jackson was s/o David Jackson Salyer, s/o Levi Salyer, s/o Zachariah Salyer, s/o Zachariah Salyer, Sr.

Charles Marshall Salyer was born 29 Dec1888 in Johnson Co, KY, d.10 Sept 1966 Weaverville,Trinity Co, CA, came to California around 1913/14 and purchased a 100 acre ranch in the Trinity Valley put in orchards and started a cannery, also into mining. The people of the area signed a petition to have a post office established in the, then unnamed, community. After several sugestions the obvious decision of Salyer was chosen.
Linda DeLong (delongj@earthlink.net) 28 Jun 2000

More:
Salyer, CA was named after C.M. Salyer b. in 1888 in Johnson Co, KY. C.M. Salyer was the son of Henry Jackson Salyer and Catherine Connely. Charles Marshall Salyer was the oldest brother of my Grandfather Luther.
Linda DeLong (delongj@earthlink.net) 23 Feb 2001