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Male 1825 - 1881  (55 years)


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  • Name Salyer, Robert Shanklin 
    Nickname Shank 
    Birth 20 Jul 1825  Copper Creek Magisterial District, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Scott, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 1860  Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 1870  Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Burial Jul 1881  Elkhorn City Cemetery, Elkhorn City, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Death 13 Jul 1881  Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I33260  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 16 Feb 2023 

    Father Salyer, Samuel P. Sr.,   b. Abt 1787, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Nov 1876, Hiltons, Scott, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 89 years) 
    Mother Castle, Sarah Ann,   b. Abt 1788, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Feb 1876, Scott, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 88 years) 
    Marriage 1804  Copper Creek, Russell (Now Scott), Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F13664  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Easterling, Anna,   b. 15 Apr 1829, Copper Creek Magisterial District, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1866, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1847 
    Children 
     1. Salyer, Malvina,   b. Abt 1848, Copper Creek, Scott, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. Salyer, Isabell Jane,   b. 4 Apr 1848, Scott, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jul 1919, Lincoln, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
     3. Salyer, James Madison,   b. Abt 1852, Copper Creek, Scott, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1925 (Age ~ 73 years)
    +4. Salyer, Sarah Ellen,   b. Mar 1854, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Dec 1926, Ashcamp, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 72 years)
    +5. Salyer, John H,   b. 1856, Scott, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1902, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)
    +6. Salyers, Mary Victoria,   b. 29 Oct 1859, Copper Creek, Scott, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Oct 1946, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
    +7. Salyer, Robert Shanklin Jr,   b. 11 Jun 1861, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Dec 1943, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
    Family ID F13666  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 Salyer, Lydia,   b. 1839, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Aug 1901, Redbush, Johnson, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Marriage 4 Oct 1867  Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Salyer, Logan H.,   b. Dec 1862, Molls Creek, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Apr 1947, Elkhorn City, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 84 years)
     2. Salyer, Eliza Ann,   b. 1866, Molls Creek, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Salyer, Levisa Ellen,   b. 24 Jan 1868, Hancock, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jul 1954, Clintwood, Dickenson, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
     4. Salyer, William Elbert,   b. May 1871, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jun 1899, Elkhorn City, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 28 years)
     5. Salyer, Ira G.,   b. 3 Sep 1873, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    +6. Salyer, Eugenia Rebecca,   b. Abt 1877, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F13665  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 20 Jul 1825 - Copper Creek Magisterial District, Russell, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Scott, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1860 - Wise, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 4 Oct 1867 - Russell, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870 - Tennessee, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Jul 1881 - Elkhorn City Cemetery, Elkhorn City, Pike, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 13 Jul 1881 - Pike, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2670] Lieut Robert Shanklin Salyer, "Find A Grave Index".

    2. [S2671] Robert S Salyer, "United States Census, 1880".

    3. [S228326] Shankland Salyers, "United States Census, 1850".

    4. [S228327] Shankland Salyer, "United States Census, 1860".

    5. [S228325] Shanklin Salyers, "United States Census, 1870".