Husband of
Mary L (Young) Salyer
— married
30 Nov 1881 in Montgomery, Kentucky, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 75
in Cassville, Barry, Missouri, United States
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Biography
Residence
“1850 US Census”, Floyd county, Kentucky, United States.
Rufus Salyers, white male 5, born in Kentucky, living in home of parents Abner and Nancy Salyers.
Household :
Abner Salyers M 52 Kentucky; Nancy Salyers F 48 Kentucky; Fielding Salyers M 21 Kentucky; Samuel Salyers M 19 Kentucky; Margaret Salyers F 16 Kentucky; Andrew Salyers M 14 Kentucky; Martin Salyers M 13 Kentucky; Benjamin Salyers M 12 Kentucky; Abner Salyers M 10 Kentucky; David Salyers M 7 Kentucky; Rufus Salyers M 5 Kentucky; James Salyers M 4 Kentucky; Usley Salyers F 3 Kentucky [1]
“1860 US Census”, Magoffin, Kentucky, United States.
Rufus B Salyer, white male 14, born in Kentucky, living with parents Abner and Nancy Salyer.
Household :
Abner Salyer M 58 Virginia; Nancy Salyer F 56 Kentucky; David J Salyer M 17 Kentucky; Rufus B Salyer M 14 Kentucky; Luanna Salyer F 11 Kentucky; James Bailey M 6 Kentucky; Abba Patton F 17 Kentucky [2]
“1870 US Census”, Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States.
Rufus G Salyer, white male 24, born in Kentucky, head of household.
Household :
Rufus G Salyer M 24 Kentucky; Jane Salyer F 25 Kentucky; Emily Salyer F 1 Kentucky; Rosanna Gullett F 11 Kentucky [3]
Fact: Residence (1850) Floyd county, Floyd, Kentucky, United States
Fact: Residence (1860) Magoffin, Kentucky, United States
Fact: Military (1861-1865) Kentucky
Fact: Residence (1870) Kentucky, United States
Fact: Residence (1880) Jeffersonville, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States
Fact: Residence (1910) White River, Barry, Missouri, United States
Fact: Residence (1900) Shell Knob & White River Townships, Barry, Missouri, United States
Sources
↑ “United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65S-QMN : 12 April 2016), Rufus Salyers in household of Abner Salyers, Floyd county, Floyd, Kentucky, United States; citing family 536, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
↑ “United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXWL-M77 : 12 April 2016), Rufus G Salyer, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 12, family 92, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,983.
"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 116.
"Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4MV-ZJ6 : 17 May 2018), Rufus G. Salyer and Jane Perry, 4 Feb 1867; citing Marriage, , Morgan, Kentucky, United States, district clerk, court clerk, county clerk and register offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 839,918.
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