Brief Life History of Thomas Witten
When Thomas Witten Sayers was born on 28 June 1814, in Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia, United States, his father, Alexander Sayers, was 42 and his mother, Susannah Cecil, was 37. He married Margaret Ann Munsey on 24 January 1839, in Tazewell, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Taylor Township, Greene, Missouri, United States for about 40 years. He died on 21 March 1906, in Green Township, Hickory, Missouri, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Greene, Missouri, United States.
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- Thomas Sawyers, "United States Census, 1860"
- Thomas W. Sayers, "Find A Grave Index"
- Thomas Sawyers, "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1833
Historical Boundaries: 1833: Greene, Missouri, United States
1845
Historical Boundaries 1845: Hickory County created from Benton and Polk counties
Name Meaning
English: variant of Sayer , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This name is also established in Ireland.
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Saoghair; see Sears .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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