David Wesley Sayre, Sr

1810 - 1895  (84 years)

• Name	David Wesley Sayre
  Suffix	Sr
  Born	20 Oct 1810	Mason, Mason County, West Virginia   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	15 Feb 1895  [3, 4]
  Buried	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Notes	Death Record Name: David/Sayre Sex: Male Death Date: 14 Feb 1895 Death Place: Jackson, West Virginia Age at Death: 95y Birth Place: VA Marital Status: M Spouse: Nancy Sayre Mother: S./ Father: D./ 1850 Jackson Co census, trasncribed and annotated by the JCHS, states that he married [3] Mary J Stephenson, 7/18/1875, she died 8/7/1875 [4] Nancy, d/o John & Nancy (Taylor) Scantling, 7/27/1876 1870 p 137* 1880 Census Place: Union, Jackson, West Virginia David SAYRE Self M M W 69 WV Occ: Farmer Fa: PA Mo: PA Nancy SAYRE Wife F M W 43 PA Occ: Keeping House Fa: --- Mo: --- David W. SAYRE Son M S W 15 WV Fa: WV Mo: PA Virgil SAYRE Son M S W 13 WV Fa: WV Mo: PA Wesley SAYRE Nephew M S W 20 WV Occ: Works On Farm Fa: WV Mo: PA ... HERDMAN Cousin M S W 18 WV Occ: Works On Farm Fa: VA Mo: VA Hezekiah DURST Other M S W 20 WV Occ: Works On Mill Fa: VA Mo: VA Mc Clellan THORTON Other M S W 17 WV Fa: VA Mo: VA Victoria HOLBERT Other F S W 15 WV Occ: Servant Fa: --- Mo: --- Mamie BARNETT Niece F S W 8 WV Fa: VA Mo: VA Jackson Star News - letter to the editor May 4, 2006 Dear Editor, In a pretty little valley on the left fork of Cow Run, there is a quiet place on a sunny hill known as DAVID SAYRE CEMETERY. David and his four wives sleep there. Twenty-six markers show other SAYRES, some HERDMANS and one infant COSSIN. Born in 1810, David was the son of Daniel and grandson of David Sayre, early settlers in Jackson County. He was a prosperous farmer and minister with extensive land holdings. He could ride from Evans flats all the way to Leon on his own property. He gave land for OTTERBEIN Cemetery and for the large WALNUT GROVE SCHOOL near Angerona. He also gave the right of way for the B&O Railroad. It is said he was a kind and generous man who never refused to give a man a job even if it was pounding and straightening bent nails! David Sayre's descendents number in the hundreds. Many are living on land once owned by him. This lonely, neglected cemetery is not hard to find. Go approx. 3 miles from the intersection at Evans on RT. 87 west to Beech Grove Rd., turn and go 2 miles and look to your right and you will see the markers on the hillside. Desperately needed are a fence, a gate, a culvert, some gravel and someone to mow. Contributions may be made for the David Sayre Cemetery and mailed to Brian Thomas, 114 Maple St., Ripley, WV 25271 or Herbert Sayre, 106 Riverview Dr., St. Albans, WV 25177 Audrey Sayre Hartley Cottageville
  Person ID	I11353	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	25 Nov 2017

  
  

  Father	Daniel Sayre,   b. 22 Mar 1785, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1878 OR 1880  (Age 94 years)
  Mother	Sarah Hall,   b. 1782, Maryland ,   d. 1871  (Age 89 years)
  Married	19 Jun 1806	Gallia County, Ohio, USA   [5]
  Notes	1805-1814 Mason County VA Personal Property Taxpayer lists Sayre, Daniel Sr is listed all years except 1808. Sayre, Daniel Jr is listed 1809-1814 Sayre, Daniel (son of David, lived on Mill Creek) 1807/09/10/11/12/13/14 Sayre, David - all years except 1808 - Revolutionary War veteran Sayre, Joel - 1814 1810 Mason, VA Daniel Sayre Jr 1m 0-10 1m 16-25 1f 0-10 1f 16-25 1920 Mason, VA pg 12 of 14 lower section next after David Daniel Sayre (of David) 4m 0-10 2m 10-16 1m 26-45 1f 0-10 1f 26-45 3 in ag 1830 Mason, VA pg 65 next after David Sr 11 Daniel Sayre Junr? 1m 0-5 2m 5-10 1m 10-15 3m 15-20 1m 40-50 1f 0-5 1f 10-15 1f 40-50 1840 Jackson, VA 8 (pg 35 of 50) [bet Pleasant Timberlake and David Sayre Jr] Daniel Sayre 1m 10-15 2m 15-20 1m 50-60 1f 10-15 2f 20-30 1f 40-50 1850 Jackson, Va # 559-565 Sayre Danl 65 M Farmer Pa Sayre Sarah 67 F Pa Sayre Bennet 28 M JobMan Va Sayre Curtis 13 M Ohio 1860 Jackson, Va # 101-93 Daniel 75 Sarah 78 Staats Cemetery, Evans, Jackson County, WV Large monument erected in 1964 by descendants lists names and dates of Daniel and Sarah along with the names and birth years of their children, also names and dates of his parents and siblings. Sayre, Daniel 1785-1866 Sayre, Sarah H 1782-1871 Children of Daniel and Sarah: Benjamin (1806), Joseph (1808), David (1810), Mark (1812), Enoch (1814), Elijah (1816), Hannah (1818), Daniel B (1820), Ephraim (1822), Wesley (1825), Mary (1827)
  Family ID	F1861	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Minerva Stone,   b. 16 Mar 1819, Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 13 Apr 1851  (Age 32 years)
  Married	27 Sep 1838	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [6]
  Notes	Marriage Record Date: 27 Sept 1838 by Philip Hall Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States David Sayre Manerva Stone (indexed as Manersa Staw) 1840 Jackson Co VA 1m 20-30 1f 0-5 1f 20-30 1850 Jackson Co VA # 565-571 Sayre Danl Jr 39 M Farmer Va Sayre Menirva 30 F Pa Sayre George 11 M Va Sayre Lucy 7 F Va Sayre David 5 M Va Sayre Caroline 2 F Va Sayre Reuben 2/12 M Va Hill Marthina 16 F Va Marriage shows David, not Daniel, as does marriage of son David This is the inscription from David and his wives' tombstone: David Sayre Died Feb. 15, 1895 Aged 84Y. 3M. 25D. (north face) Minerva Stone Died Apr. 13, 1851 Aged 32Y. 28D. -- Marthena Hill Died Mar. 10, 1872 Aged 39Y. 5M. 9D. -- Mary J. Stephenson Died Aug. 7, 1875 Aged 51Y. 5M. (east face) Nancy M. Scantlin Born Jan. 6, 1836, Died Feb. 8, 1926 (west face) There is also a very, very worn (obviously original) stone for Minerva leaning up against the obelisk that now marks their plot and carries the above inscriptions. It is of what looks to be sandstone in texture, and has peeled off layers in all the worst places. You can still make out "Minerva, wife of" and a few other key letters and numbers to know that it is her marker.
  Children	1. George W Sayre,   b. Abt 1839, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 6 Jul 1938, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age ~ 99 years)   2. Lucy Ann Sayre,   b. 1843, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1869  (Age 26 years)   3. Daniel Sayre,   b. 1845, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1920  (Age 75 years)   4. Caroline Sayre,   b. 23 Feb 1848, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 26 May 1909  (Age 61 years)   5. Rev Reuben D Sayre,   b. 1 May 1850, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 12 Apr 1877  (Age 26 years)
  Family ID	F3829	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Marthena Hill,   b. 5 Oct 1833, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia ,   d. 14 Mar 1872, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 38 years)
  Married	28 Aug 1851	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [7]
  Notes	1860 Jackson, VA # 240-225 David 49 Martheny 27 George W 20 Lucy Ann 17 Daniel 15 Caroline 13 Reuben D 10 Lucian 7 Oscar 4 Minerva J 6/12 1870 Union Dist, Jackson, WV # 24 David 57 Marthena 37 Reuben D 20 Lucian 16 Oscar 14 Minerva J 9 David W 6 Virgil 2 Bennett, Lewis, 18
  Children	1. Lucian Sayre,   b. 4 Nov 1853, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Abt 1880  (Age 26 years)   2. Oscar Sayre,   b. 5 May 1856, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 5 Sep 1942, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 86 years)   3. Minerva Jane Sayre,   b. 26 Feb 1860, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 16 Feb 1943, Los Angeles, CA  (Age 82 years)   4. David Wesley Sayre,   b. 12 Apr 1864, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1944  (Age 79 years)   5. Ira Virgil Sayre,   b. 6 Aug 1867, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 11 Jul 1882, West Virginia, USA  (Age 14 years)
  Family ID	F3837	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Mary J Stephenson,   b. 7 Mar 1824, Mason County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 7 Aug 1875  (Age 51 years)
  Married	18 Jul 1872	Mason County, West Virginia, USA   [8]
  Notes	Marriage Record Date: 7/18/1872 Place: Mason, West Virginia, United States David Sayre, 61, wid, Mason, Jackson, Daniel & Sarah Sayre Mary J Stephenson, 48, single, Mason, Mason, William & Nancy Stephenson
  Family ID	F24414	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 4	Nancy Scantlin,   b. 6 Jan 1836, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 8 Feb 1926  (Age 90 years)
  Married	27 Jul 1876	Mason, Mason County, West Virginia   [8, 9]
  Notes	Marriage Record Date: 7/27/1876 Place: Mason, West Virginia, United States David Sayre, 65, Jackson, Jackson Nancy Scantling, 40, Allegheny Co PA, Mason Co, WV 1880 Census Place: Union, Jackson, West Virginia Page 383D David SAYRE Self M M W 69 WV PA PA Nancy SAYRE Wife F M W 43 PA -- -- David W. SAYRE Son M S W 15 WV Virgil SAYRE Son M S W 13 WV Wesley SAYRE Nephew M S W 20 WV WV PA ... HERDMAN Cousin M S W 18 WV VA VA Hezekiah DURST Other M S W 20 WV Mc Clellan THORTON Other M S W 17 WV Victoria HOLBERT Other F S W 15 WV Mamie BARNETT Niece F S W 8 WV Ancestry family data record Name: David Sayre Spouse: Nancy Scantlin Parents: Daniel Sayre , Sarah Hall Birth Place: Evans, WV Birth Date: 20 October 1810 Marriage Date: 27 July 1876 Death Date: 15 February 1895
  Family ID	F8123	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 20 Oct 1810 - Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Married - 27 Jul 1876 - Mason, Mason County, West Virginia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1205] Census. [S70] John House. [S7] Gravestone. [S539] Donna Duprey. [S61] Marriage Records, Gallia Co, OH. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV. [S429] Phillip Pitzer pitzer@btswirelessweb.com. [S16] Marriage Records, Mason Co, WV. [S430] West Virginia Marriage Records 1863-1900.