John
Morgan
"Ferryman"
Salyer
Born in Beaver, Floyd, Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Abner B. Salyer Sr.
and Nancy Morris (Hale) Salyer
Brother of
Sarah (Salyer) Griffy, William J Salyer, Fielding Nelson Salyer, Arty (Salyer) Dykes, Andrew J. Salyer, Martin V Salyer, Benjamin Salyer, Abner Ben Salyer, David Jefferson Salyer, Margaret Salyer, Rufus Green Salyer, James Salyer, Usley (Patton) Risner [half] and Lou Anna (Salyer) Hamons
Husband of
Evalina (Jackson) Salyer
— married
7 Jun 1848 in Floyd, Kentucky, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Sarah Jane (Salyer) Gullett, Mary Ellen Salyer, Jackson Minifee Salyer, Nancy Catherine (Salyer) Montgomery, Francis Marion Salyer, Caroline B (Salyer) Holmes, Martin VanBuren Salyer, Robert Lee Salyer, Norma D (Salyer) Stacy, Rashio Seymore Salyer and Emma (Salyer) Holiday
Died
at age 81
in Licking River, Morgan, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Dec 2014
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Biography
John was born in 1827 in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States. He was the son of Abner Salyer and Nancy Morris Hale. John was married to Evalina Jackson, But he had a son, Ratio by Violet Montgomery. He passed away in 1908 in Morgan County, Kentucky, United States. John was buried at the Holiday Family Cemetery in Salyersville, Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States.
He ran a ferry on the Licking River.
- Fact: Residence (1850) Floyd county, Floyd, Kentucky, United States
- Fact: census (26 AUG 1850) , Floyd, Kentucky, USA
- Fact: Residence (1860) , Magoffin, Kentucky, United States
- Fact: Residence (1870) Kentucky, United States
- Fact: Residence (1880) Meadows, Magoffin, Kentucky, United States
- Fact: Residence (1900) Magisterial District 4, Meadows, Magoffin, Kentucky, United States
- Fact: Burial (1908) Holiday Family Cemetery, Salversville, Magoffin, Kentucky, United States
Sources
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 18 February 2019, 20:03), entry for John Morgan Salyer(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L4Y3-W2D); contributed by various users.
- "The Salyer Family: a Genealogical Record of their first 250 years in America." 688 pages with index. by Elizabeth Salyer. Privately published,1982. Reprinted by permission by the Magoffin County (KY) Historical Society. Page 111 and 112.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~6.25%
Ernest Allen
:
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~3.91%
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~3.12%
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~3.12%
~25.00%
William Seward :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T047694 [compare], FTDNA kit #867321
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~2.34%
Scott Cole :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A760445 [compare], Ancestry member kennesco
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~1.56%
Pat (Johnson) Trimble :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Donna (Railsback) Braly :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A233684 [compare], Ancestry member DonnaRailsbackBraly59
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~1.56%
Susan (Moser) Dougherty :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Dougherty_Susan
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MyHeritage DNA
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~1.56%
Melinda (Ortego) Loustalot :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Rachel Malone :
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~1.56%
Judy (Burgstahler) Ferguson :
AncestryDNA
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Monetta Rose :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member MonettaSpencer
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~1.17%
Sherrie (Crisp) Shofroth :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H509627 [compare]
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~0.78%
Kyle Wright :
23andMe, GEDmatch A372043 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A372043 [compare], Ancestry member Kylewright_1
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A372043 [compare], FTDNA kit #MK36861
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~0.78%
Christopher Salyer :
23andMe, GEDmatch M819991 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M819991 [compare], Ancestry member csalyer37
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~0.78%
Betty Davis :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member bettyjbarnes1946
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~0.78%
Jason Bailey :
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~0.78%
Bill Barnes :
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~0.78%
Shela Cole :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A824459 [compare], Ancestry member Shela100
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~0.78%
Tricia (Payne) Aanderud :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ZC9745614 [compare], Ancestry member triciaaanderud
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~0.78%
Aiden Minix :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member aidenrylan1977
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~0.78%
Steve Bailey :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch B358370 [compare]
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