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Salyer, Col. Logan Henry Neil

Male 1835 - 1916  (80 years)


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  • Name Salyer, Logan Henry Neil 
    Prefix Col. 
    Birth 31 May 1835  Copper Creek, Scott, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Census 1860  Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Occupation 1860  Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    clerk 
    Military Between 1861 and 1865  [3] 
    Co. H, Reg. 50th Virginia Infantry, C.S.A. 
    • He mustered in as Captain, Co. H., Reg. 50th Virginia Infantry, at Wytheville, VA. He was promoted to major in 1862. In 1863 he was promoted to Lt. Colonel, and became a full colonel the following year.
    Census 1870  Johnson Magisterial District, Scott, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1880  Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 1900  Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Census 1910  East Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Death 3 May 1916  Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Burial Fields and Day Cemetery, Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Person ID I28671  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 9 May 2023 

    Father Salyer, Samuel Jr.,   b. Dec 1813, Scott, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jan 1910, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 96 years) 
    Mother Culbertson, Lydia,   b. 4 Jun 1812, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Dec 1887, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 14 Jul 1834  Scott, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F11775  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Godsey, Clarinda Jane,   b. 23 Jul 1828, Scott, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Feb 1881, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years) 
    Marriage 10 Aug 1854  [10] 
    Children 
     1. Salyer, Helen C.,   b. 15 Jul 1855, Scott, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jun 1918, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
    +2. Salyer, Drury Wallace,   b. 31 Mar 1857, Scott, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Mar 1932, Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     3. Salyer, Lydia A.,   b. 15 Dec 1858, Big Moccasin Creek, Scott, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Feb 1862 (Age 3 years)
     4. Salyer, Dicy Elizabeth,   b. 1861, Scott, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Aug 1876, Scott, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 15 years)
     5. Salyer, Harriet M.,   b. Feb 1862, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1936, Norton, Norton (City), Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 73 years)
    Family ID F11779  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 Nottingham, Clara,   b. Abt 1864   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 22 Sep 1881  Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Family ID F11780  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Family 3 Combs, Sarah,   b. 22 May 1876, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Aug 1921, Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years) 
    Marriage 7 Mar 1893  Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13] 
    Children 
    +1. Salyer, Effie Virginia,   b. 27 Jun 1894, Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Aug 1980, New Smyrna Beach, Volusia, Florida, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
     2. Salyer, Samuel Tyree,   b. 16 Jul 1896, Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1981 (Age 84 years)
     3. Salyer, John Edward,   b. 2 Nov 1899, Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Sep 1993, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
     4. Salyer, Clarence D,   b. 7 Jan 1903, Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1966, Florida, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
     5. Salyer, William Slemp,   b. 15 Feb 1907, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Dec 1987, Vandalia, Montgomery, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    Family ID F11777  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 31 May 1835 - Copper Creek, Scott, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Russell, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1860 - Wise, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - clerk - 1860 - Wise, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870 - Johnson Magisterial District, Scott, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Wise, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 22 Sep 1881 - Wise, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 7 Mar 1893 - Perry, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - East Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 3 May 1916 - Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Fields and Day Cemetery, Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Populated Place Township Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S170635] Logan M W Saylger in household of Samuel Saylger, "United States Census, 1850".

    2. [S286683] L H N Salyer, "United States Census, 1860".

    3. [S170636] Logan H.N. Salyer, "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865".

    4. [S286684] Logan H N Salyer, "United States Census, 1870".

    5. [S286685] Logan H. N. Salyer, "United States Census, 1880".

    6. [S170634] Logan H Salyer, "United States Census, 1900".

    7. [S170632] Logan H N Salyer, "United States Census, 1910".

    8. [S170631] L H N Salyer, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1962".

    9. [S170633] Logan Henry Neil Salyer, "Find A Grave Index".

    10. [S170638] Logan H N Salyer, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940".

    11. [S170637] L. H. N. Salyer, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935".

    12. [S170630] L H N Salyer, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954".

    13. [S195798] Sarah Combs, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954".