Zerviah married widower Prescott Sawyer (abt.1794-abt.1876) 9 February 1822, in Manchester, Ontario, New York. From pension paperwork, Prescott and Zerviah lived in Ontario County, New York from 1822 to 1830, Cuyahoga County, Ohio from 1830-1836, Williams County, Ohio from 1836-1844, Green County, Wisconsin from 1844-1846., Dane County from 1846 to 1871, and in the village of Lodi, Columbia, Wisconsin from 1871-1876.
Prescott was awarded a bounty land grant of 80 acres on 1 August 1844, in Williams County, Ohio.[1]
In 1850, the family is living in Windsor, Dane, Wisconsin. Prescott is a farmer. [2]
1850 Household
Role
Sex
Age
Birthplace
William Lawrence
Male
34
Vermont
Thessey Lawrence
Female
22
New York
Prescott Sawyer
Male
56
Massachusetts
Zernah Sawyer
Female
46
Vermont
Jonas P Sawyer
Male
23
New York
?dem H Sawyer
Male
18
Ohio
Zernah Sawyer
Female
17
Ohio
Fredrick Sawyer
Male
15
Ohio
Ransom G Sawyer
Male
10
Ohio
Silvia Sawyer
Female
6
Ohio
In 1860, they are also in Windor, Wisconsin. Prescott is a wheelwright.[3]
1860 Household
Role
Sex
Age
Birthplace
Prescott Sawyer
Male
66
Massachusetts
Zemia Sawyer
Female
56
Vermont
Silvia Sawyer
Female
16
Ohio
Zerviah's husband Prescott died on 1 December 1876. Zervia applied for a widow's pension, which began on 9 Mar 1878.[4]
Zerviah died at age 75 on 29 January 1880, in Lodi, Wisconson. She is buried in Token Creek Cemetery in Token Creek, Dane County, Wisconsin.[5]
The Lodi (Wisconsin) Valley News, Saturday, 31 January 1880, page 3, column 4.
DIED Sawyer - in Lodi, Wis., at the residence of her son-in-law, Mr. L.P. Hindes, on the evening of January 29th, 1880, Mrs. Zeruia Sawyer, in the 76th year of her age. After an illness of seven weeks, accompanied with great suffering, she fell asleep with a great smile. She leaves three sons and five daughters to mourn her loss. Funeral at the residence of Mr. Hindes at nine o'clock tomorrow morning (Sunday) whence the remains will be taken to Token Creek and laid beside her husband and father.'"
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4DF-344 : 23 December 2020), Zernah Sawyer in household of William Lawrence, Windsor, Dane, Wisconsin, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWMY-RND : 18 February 2021), Wisconsin > Dane > Windsor > image 3 of 28; Zemia Sawyer in entry for Prescott Sawyer, 1860.
↑ War of 1812 Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files; Soldier: ; Sawyer, Prescott; Widow: Sawyer, Zernia
S O Pension Number: 23169; S C Pension Number: 14964; W O Pension Number: 17702; W C Pension Number: 24089 https://www.fold3.com/image/677291666?terms=war,prescott,1812,of,sawyer
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 08 July 2021), memorial page for Zerviah Lamb Sawyer (23 Jun 1804–29 Jan 1880), Find A Grave: Memorial #38782365, citing Token Creek Cemetery, Token Creek, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA ; Maintained by K Steckelberg (contributor 47115031).
This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. Lamb-2730 was created by Peter Wetherill through the import of Gileswetherill.GED on Jul 11, 2014.
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