William Otis Thayer (1836 - 1902)

Born 1 Jun 1836 in Sterling, Windham, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca Allen (Arthur) Thayer — married 15 Dec 1854 in Hillsboro, Highland, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 18 Nov 1902 at age 66 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States

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Biography

William Otis Thayer was born in 1836 in Connecticut. He was the son of William Tileston Thayer and Susan Geer.

He married twice: first to Rebecca Allen Arthur in 1854 and second to Amanda Melvina Nichols Patterson, in 1900.

He passed away in 1902 in Oregon at age 66.

Died 18 NOV 1902. Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States. ^[1]

Buried Rose City Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States. ^[2]

Children with Rebecca:

1. Laura Luella Thayer Miller (1854-1925)
2. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Thayer (1856 -?)
3. Clara Belle Thayer Burroughs (1858-1907)
4. Tileston Otis Thayer (1861-1944)
5. Susan Charlotte Thayer Brown (1862-1933)
6. Sherman Grant Thayer (1864-1931)
7. Charles Lincoln Thayer (1867-1944)
8. David Albert Thayer (1870-?)
9. Alice May Thayer Rowland (1875-1967)

Notes

Info from Verla Thayer Berg, daughter of Verl Thayer:

William Otis Thayer b. 1 June 1835, m 15 Dec. 1854, Hillsborough, Ohio, d. 18 Nov. 1902, Portland, OR. His wife was Rebecca Allen Arthur. He fought in the Civil War in Company K. 31st Ohio Infantry. He was an early blacksmith in Tillamook, OR.

http:/www.civilwar.nps.gov/cwss - Civil War Soldiers & Sailors web site

These may be entries for William Otis Thayer:
No. 37 Thayer, William O. Union Infantry 31st Regiment, Ohio Infantry

No. 38 Thayer, William O. Union Infantry 141st Regiment, New York Infantry

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78695678/william-otis-thayer: accessed 17 October 2022), memorial page for William Otis Thayer (1 Jun 1836–18 Nov 1902), Find a Grave Memorial ID 78695678, citing Rose City Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA; Maintained by Marc Thayer, III (contributor 46542959) .Source: S110
2. ↑ Find A Grave memorial

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQ8-DT5 : 22 December 2020), William O Thayer in household of William T Thayer, Marshall, Highland, Ohio, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZXH-WRJ : 29 September 2021), William O Thayer and Rebecca Arthur, 16 Dec 1854, Highland, Ohio, United States.

• "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPM5-P9J2 : 20 April 2021), W O Thayer and A M Patterson, 21 Mar 1900, Clark, Washington, United States.

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6H6-WRC : 29 May 2021), Wm O Thayer, 1870, Mound Township, McDonough, Illinois, United States.

• William Otis Thayer, FamilySearch profile, person ID L4HX-S8J, at: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L4HX-S8J