William
Hamilton
Sawyer
Born in Macon, North Carolina, USA
Ancestors 
Son of Joel Alexander Sawyer
and Esther Eliza Thompson
Brother of
John B Sawyer, Sarah A. (Sawyer) Welch, Ester Eliza (Sawyer) Rose, Rutha Melvina Sawyer, John Love Sawyer, Nathan Thompson Sawyer, Joel Alexander Sawyer, Thomas Patton Sawyer, Samuel B. Sawyer and James Lovel Sawyer
Husband of
Elizabeth Jane Welch
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Ester Eliza (Sawyer) Meyers, Elizabeth Adeline (Sawyer) Myers, Nancy Clark Sawyer, Amanda Louise (Sawyer) Lovin, Mary A (Sawyers) Black, Juletta M (Sawyer) Henderson, Elvira Temperance (Sawyer) Brady and Martha Miranda (Sawyers) Lacy
Died
at age 42
in Stecoah Twp, Graham Co., North Carolina
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Feb 2016
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Biography
William was born in 1824. He passed away about 1866.
In the 1850 census Hamilton (age 26) was in Macon, North Carolina, United States.[1]
In the 1860 census Wm (age 36) was in Steacoah District, Cherokee, North Carolina, United States.[2]
William died on 14 August 1866 and was buried.[3]
Sources
William Sawyer was born in Appalachia, in North Carolina.
In the 1850 census Hamilton (age 26) was in Macon, North Carolina, United States.[4]
In the 1860 census Wm (age 36) was in Steacoah District, Cherokee, North Carolina, United States.[5]
William died on 14 August 1866 and was buried.[6]
Hamilton's daughter Adeline Sawyer married John Myers on 3 March 1872 in Cherokee, North Carolina, United States.[7]
Hamelton's daughter Adaline Sawyer married John Miers on 9 March 1872 in Cherokee, North Carolina, United States.[8]
Hamilton's daughter Nancy C Calhoun died on 14 October 1923 in Forneys Creek, Swain, North Carolina.[9]
John's daughter Eloina Sawyer Beady died on 18 June 1952 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States.[10]
This person was in a record.[11]
- ↑
1850 Census:
"United States Census, 1850"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 24; Digital film/folder number: 004203583_003_M9CD-HJQ; FHL microfilm: 444649; Image number: 66; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01140-7
FamilySearch Record: M4BZ-T13 (accessed 10 September 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6QR9-7S1
Hamilton Sawyers (26) in Macon, North Carolina, United States. - ↑
1860 Census:
"United States Census, 1860"
citing Page: 126; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005170483_002_M9CV-G7Q; FHL microfilm: 803892; Image number: 126; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01783-0
FamilySearch Record: MDDP-WX2 (accessed 10 September 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BSC-QSW
Wm H Sawyers (36) in Steacoah District, Cherokee, North Carolina, United States. Born in Macon Co N C. - ↑
Burial:
"Find A Grave Index"
citing record ID 158093374, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com
FamilySearch Record: Q23B-K6SV (accessed 10 September 2023)
Find A Grave: Memorial #158093374
William Hamilton Sawyer burial (died on 14 Aug 1866). - ↑
1850 Census:
"United States Census, 1850"
citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
FamilySearch Record: M4BZ-T13 (accessed 14 July 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6QR9-7S1 Image number 00329
Hamilton Sawyers (26) in Macon, North Carolina, United States. - ↑
1860 Census:
"United States Census, 1860"
citing Page: 126; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Affiliate Film Number: 892; FHL microfilm: 803892; Record number: 16433;
FamilySearch Record: MDDP-WX2 (accessed 14 July 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BSC-QSW Image number 00462
Wm H Sawyers (36) in Steacoah District, Cherokee, North Carolina, United States. Born in Macon Co N C. - ↑
Burial:
"Find A Grave Index"
citing record ID 158093374, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
FamilySearch Record: Q23B-K6SV (accessed 14 July 2023)
Find A Grave: Memorial #158093374
William Hamilton Sawyer burial (died on 14 Aug 1866). - ↑
Marriage of daughter Adeline Sawyer:
"North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979"
citing Cherokee, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 573,159.
FamilySearch Record: VXT4-XLZ (accessed 14 July 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 939N-Z4Y1-S Image number 00009
Hamilton Sawyer's daughter Adeline Sawyer marriage to John Myers on 3 Mar 1872 in Cherokee, North Carolina, United States. - ↑
Marriage of daughter Adaline Sawyer:
"North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979"
citing Cherokee, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm .
FamilySearch Record: QPS9-5DC6 (accessed 14 July 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSHS-HS9J-G Image number 00176
Hamelton Sawyer's daughter Adaline Sawyer marriage to John Miers on 9 Mar 1872 in Cherokee, North Carolina, United States. - ↑
Death of daughter Nancy C Calhoun:
"North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930"
citing Forneys Creek, Swain, North Carolina, reference fn 806 cn 405, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,893,180.
FamilySearch Record: F34Y-RZX (accessed 14 July 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DRF9-P49
Hamilton Sawyers in death record for daughter Nancy C Calhoun, 14 Oct 1923 in Forneys Creek, Swain, North Carolina. - ↑
Death of daughter Eloina Sawyer Beady:
"Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"
citing FHL microfilm: 2372465; Record number: 213;
FamilySearch Record: NS2H-2LH (accessed 14 July 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-D1M3-JSJ Image number 01713
John P Sawyer in death record for daughter Eloina Sawyer Beady, 18 Jun 1952 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States. - ↑
North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-8172-G5F?cc=1911121&wc=Q6WR-XB7%3A183208601%2C183204002%2C187734701
"North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-8172-G5F?cc=1911121&wc=Q6WR-XB7%3A183208601%2C183204002%2C187734701 : 21 May 2014), Macon County > S > Sawyer, Joel (1866) > image 8 of 17; State Archives, Raleigh.
- "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXT4-XLZ : 4 November 2017), Hamilton Sawyer in entry for John Myers and Adeline Sawyer, 03 Mar 1872; citing Cherokee, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 573,159.
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BZ-T13 : 29 February 2020), Hamilton Sawyers, Macon county, Macon, North Carolina, United States; citing family 432, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F34Y-RZX : 16 August 2019), Hamilton Sawyers in entry for Nancy C. Calhoun, 14 Oct 1923; citing Forneys Creek, Swain, North Carolina, reference fn 806 cn 405, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,893,180.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William 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 William:
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Tabor (Hoff) Fisher
Tabor (Hoff) Fisher
Sawyer-6139 and Sawyer-2833 appear to represent the same person because: I was going to add William's wife, when I saw she already had a husband -- same guy! The date of death appears different in Sawyer-2833, but the record linked to that bio (and the bio itself) matches. This is the same person.
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Rejected matches › William Elkanah Sawyer (1824-)
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