Jabez A. Sawyer (1832 - 1904)

Born 10 Mar 1832 in Bahamas

Ancestors

Husband of Lephronia (Curry) Sawyer — married 21 Sep 1852 in Key West, Monroe County, Florida

Husband of Alecia Ann (Russell) Sawyer — married about 1860 in Key West, Monroe County, Florida

Husband of Affie Sarah (Russell) Sawyer — married 5 Jun 1901 in Key West, Monroe County, Florida

Descendants

Died 23 Dec 1904 at age 72 in Key West, Monroe County, Florida

Jabez Sawyer is part of a Bahamian family.

Biography

Jabez was born 10 March 1832 in the Bahamas, probably in Spanish Wells, Eleuthera.^[1] He was the son of Richard Thomas Sawyer and Margaret Roberts.

Jabez Sawyer married first Lephronia Curry on 21 September 1852 in Key West, Monroe County, Florida, in a ceremony performed by John W. Mills, M.G.^[2] Lephronia apparently died shortly after giving birth to their daughter Lephronia in November 1854.

He married second Alecia Ann Russell circa 1860, probably in Key West.^[3] Jabez and Alecia apparently divorced in the second half of 1900 or early 1901.

Jabez married Affie (Russell) (Thompson) Van Delden as his third wife on 6 June 1901 in Key West in a ceremony performed by B. B. Whalton, County Judge.^[4]

He died on 23 December 1904 in Key West,^[5] and he is buried in the City Cemetery.^[6]

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Sources

1. ↑ Jabez's full date of birth appears on his grave stone. AMC, "Jabez A Sawyer," Memorial no. 111594900, posted 1 June 2013; memorial with photograph, Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=111594900 : accessed October 2015).
2. ↑ Monroe County Deeds E: 387, marriage license and return, Jabaz Sawyer and Lephronia Curry, 21 September 1852; digital image, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-31340-22601-33?cc=2046765&wc=QCL8-T3N:350470101,350517501 : accessed October 2015).
3. ↑ The actual record of their marriage has not yet been located. According to the 1900 census, Jabez and his wife "Elisha" had been married for forty years. Alecia's maiden name is inferred from their daughter Ella's Social Security application, which names her parents as Jabez Sawyer and Elisha "Russes." 1900 U.S. Census, Monroe County, Florida, population schedule, Key West Ward 3, enumeration district 100, stamped page 44B, sheet 3, dwelling 37, family 61, Jabez A. Sawyer household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://interactive.ancestry.com/7602/004120049_00420/34147870?backurl=http://person.ancestry.com/tree/37835005/person/19358167386/facts/citation/64876460143/edit/record#?imageId=004120049_00420 : accessed October 2015); citing National Archives microfilm T623, roll 174. "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936–2007," Ella Sawyer Gardner, b. 20 October 1869; database, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=60901&h=11131335&ssrc=pt&tid=37835005&pid=29553907143&usePUB=true : accessed October 2015).
4. ↑ Monroe County Marriage Licenses 5: 341, Jabez Sawyer and Aff Van Delden, 5 June 1901; digital image, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89KN-YCR?i=413&cat=341167 : accessed September 2016).
5. ↑ Jabez's grave stone states his full date of death. AMC, "Jabez A Sawyer," Memorial no. 111594900, posted 1 June 2013; memorial with photograph, Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=111594900 : accessed October 2015).
6. ↑ AMC, "Jabez A Sawyer," Memorial no. 111594900, posted 1 June 2013; memorial with photograph, Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=111594900 : accessed October 2015).

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