John F. Colyer (1862-1923) - Find a Grave Memorial

John F. Colyer

Birth

13 Oct 1862

Adair County, Missouri, USA

Death

6 Dec 1923 (aged 61)

Adair County, Missouri, USA

Burial

Indian Hill Cemetery

Adair County, Missouri, USA Add to Map

Plot

Row 8

Memorial ID

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Missouri Death Certificate #33345 gives the following information:

Full Name: John T. Colyer

Male, White, Married

Occupation: Carpenter

Age: 60 years, 0 Months and 26 days.

Name of Wife: Maggie Colyer

Birth date: October 13, 1862

Place of Birth: Adair County, MO.

Date of Death: December 6, 1922

Place of Death: Clay Township, Adair Co., MO.

Cause of Death: Cancer of Stomach

Place of Burial: South Gifford, Mo. on Dec. 10, 1922

Name of Father: John Colyer, b. Indiana

Maiden Name of Mother: not known

Informant: Maggie Colyer, South Gifford, MO.

John F. Colyer and Margaret Elizabeth Lawrence were married on December 24, 1887 in Sullivan County, Missouri and they had ten children: Bryce Patrick, William Grantison, Mary Belle, Kale M./Caleb May, James M., Margaret Marie "Maggie", Benjamin Marshall "Bennie", Earnest Babe, Nancy, and Sherman Texas Colyer.

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NOTE DIFFERENCES IN JOHN'S YEAR OF DEATH: John's cemetery stone gives his death as occurring in 1923 while his death certificate has it as occurring in 1922.

NOTE: John's cemetery stone and the Death Certificates for both of his sons, Earnest Babe Colyer and Caleb May Colyer, all state that John's name was John F. Colyer!