Dempsey
Sawyer
Born in Virginia, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Virginia (Langston) Sawyer
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Amelia Frances (Sawyer) Skeeter, Eudora A Sawyer, John T Sawyer, Robert Warren Sawyer, Lavinia (Sawyer) Burke, Virginia Sawyer and Peltia Sawyer
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Jul 2018
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Biography
Dempsey Sawyer is a part of US Black heritage.
Dempsey was born in 1820 in Virginia.
In 1860, Dempsey and his wife, Virginia, along with their children were living in Upper Parish, Nansemond, Virginia.[1]
Census: 1860, Upper Parish, Nansemond, Virginia, United States [2]
- Dempsey Sawyer M 40 Virginia
- Virginia Sawyer F 34
- Udora Sawyer F 5
- John Sawyer M 4
- Robert Sawyer M 1
By 1970, they had moved to Western Branch, Norfolk, Virginia.[3] [4]
Census: 1870, Virginia, United States
- Dempsey Sawyer M 50 Virginia
- Virginia Sawyer F 44 Virginia
- Eudora A Sawyer F 15 Virginia
- John T Sawyer M 13 Virginia
- Robert W Sawyer M 11 Virginia
- Virginia Sawyer F 9 Virginia
- Peltia A Sawyer F 7 Virginia
- Lavinia Sawyer F 5 Virginia
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHM9-8MQ : 18 February 2021), Dempsey Sawyer, 1860.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHM9-8MQ : 13 December 2017), Dempsey Sawyer, 1860. Added by Bernard Heymann, 18 Jul 2018
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFGY-J8R : 2 January 2021), Dempsey Sawyer, 1870.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFGY-J8R : 12 April 2016), Dempsey Sawyer, Virginia, United States; citing p. 104, family 915, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,166. Added by Bernard Heymann, 18 Jul 2018
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Carolyn (Atkinson) Martin
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Sawyer-4831 and Sawyer-6958 appear to represent the same person because: Same person. Please merge.
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