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Salyers, Nelson

Male 1899 - 1980  (81 years)


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  • Name Salyers, Nelson 
    Birth 2 May 1899  Leslie, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Hyden, Leslie, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    black 
    Census 1910  Hyden, Leslie, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    mulatto 
    Non-white/multiracial 1900–1910  Leslie, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    census 
    • By the 1920 census and thereafter he was reported as white.
    Census 1920  Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    white 
    Census 1940  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    white 
    Death 28 Dec 1980  Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    Burial Jent Mountain Cemetery, Carcassonne, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I305231  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 29 Mar 2023 

    Father Salyers, James,   b. 29 Jul 1858, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Feb 1939, Leslie, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Wooten, Martha Sue,   b. 1854, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 2 Jul 1881  Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F119649  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Francis, Dicie,   b. 4 Dec 1904, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Aug 1951, Carbon Glow, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years) 
    Marriage 2 Aug 1919  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Family ID F119648  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 Caudill, Viola,   b. 27 Nov 1916, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 May 1975 (Age 58 years) 
    Marriage 23 Nov 1952  Isom, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Family ID F119647  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 2 May 1899 - Leslie, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - black - 1900 - Hyden, Leslie, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - mulatto - 1910 - Hyden, Leslie, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsNon-white/multiracial - census - 1900–1910 - Leslie, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 2 Aug 1919 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - white - 1920 - Pike, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - white - 1940 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 23 Nov 1952 - Isom, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 28 Dec 1980 - Michigan, 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. [S234634] Nelson Salyers, "United States Social Security Death Index".

    2. [S234631] Nelson Salyers in household of James Salyers, "United States Census, 1910".

    3. [S234630] Nelse Salyers, "United States Census, 1920".

    4. [S234632] Nelson Salyers, "Michigan Death Index, 1971-1996".

    5. [S234633] Nelson Salyers, "Find A Grave Index".

    6. [S234629] Dicy Or Dicey France, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954".

    7. [S199040] Viola Caudill, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954".