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Family: John Colyer/Lydia Memes Purvis (F051)
m. 6 Jan 1818

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• Father | Male John Colyer

  
  

  Born	20 Aug 1781	Henry County, VA
  Christened		Obituary of grandson Dr. Jehu R Colyer, reports that John Colyer and wife Lydia were devout Christian people and church leaders, and most of their children became faithful members of the church.
  Died	18 Aug 1851	Ruth, Ky (reported somewhere from Typhoid fever)
  Buried		Soule's Chapel Cemetery, Somerset, Ky See this link for complete map and inventory of Soule's Chapel cemetery:
  Married	6 Jan 1818[1, 2, 3]
  Other Spouse	Martha Minus | F042
  Married
  Other Spouse	Polly (Sinclair) St. Clair | F8017
  Married	Abt 1807
  Father	William Colyar | F256 Group Sheet
  Mother	Agnus "Nancy" Ann St. Clair | F256 Group Sheet

  
  

  Mother | Female Lydia Memes Purvis

  
  

  Born	26 May 1798	North Carolina
  Died	25 Dec 1874	Pulaski county, KY
  Buried		Soule's Chapel Church Cemetery, Somerset, Ky
  Father	James Purvis | F257 Group Sheet
  Mother	Rhoda Roberts | F257 Group Sheet

  
  

  Child 1 | Female > Harriet Colyer

  
  

  Born	27 Sep 1818	Virginia
  Died	23 Apr 1901
  Buried		Rock Lick Baptist Church Pulaski County KY
  Spouse	Samuel Black | F329
  Married	6 Nov 1837	Pulaski Co., Kentucky

  
  

  Child 2 | Female > Elizabeth Colyer

  
  

  Born	15 Nov 1822
  Died	1898
  Buried
  Spouse	James Sam Eastham | F270
  Married	2 Oct 1842	Pulaski Co., Kentucky

  
  

  Child 3 | Male > Cyrenius W. Colyer, Esq.

  
  

  Born	23 Jun 1824
  Died	1898
  Buried		reported findagrave.com as Keeney Cemetery on Clay Hill Rd, Somerset KY but unmarked
  Spouse	Sarah Waddle | F050
  Married	24 Sep 1851	Pulaski Co., Kentucky

  
  

  Child 4 | Male > James Perry Colyer

  
  

  Born	6 Dec 1828	Pulaski Co., Kentucky
  Died	1910	Pulaski Co., Kentucky
  Buried		B.K. Colyer Cemetery aka Colyer-Stewart Cemetery Meece Ky hwy 769
  Spouse	Susan Silver | F272
  Married
  Spouse	Mary Susan Silvers | F037
  Married	14 Sep 1858	Pulaski Co., Kentucky

  
  

  Child 5 | Male Martin T. Colyer

  
  

  Born	19 Aug 1830	Pulaski Co., Kentucky
  Died	1901
  Buried

  
  

  Child 6 | Male > Charles Granade Colyer

  
  

  Born	8 Aug 1832	Pulaski Co., Kentucky
  Died	11 Apr 1910	Somerset, Ky
  Buried		Clay Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Ruth Ky
  Spouse	Louisa Jane Meece | F254
  Married	14 Jul 1861	Pulaski Co., Kentucky (shotgun wedding ?)

  
  

  Child 7 | Male > Stephen Colyer

  
  

  Born	28 Jul 1836
  Died	1855
  Buried	1855	Soule's chapel cemetery, Somerset, KY
  Spouse	Niagara Alexander | F242
  Married	17 Jan 1853	Pulaski Co., Kentucky

  
  

  Child 8 | Male > Samuel Black Colyer

  
  

  Born	1838
  Died	Oct 10 1890	Storey County NV
  Buried		Silver Terrace Cemetery, Virginia City Nevada
  Spouse	Henrietta Riter | F8063
  Married

  
  

  Child 9 | Male Nathaniel Colyer

  
  

  Born	1840
  Died		youth
  Buried

  
  

  Child 10 | Male > Lindsey Robert Colyer

  
  

  Born	27 Apr 1821
  Died	14 Jan 1901
  Buried		Soule's Chapel Cemetery, Somerset Pulaski County Ky
  Spouse	Nancy Jane Richardson | F048
  Married	30 Jul 1844	Pulaski Co., Kentucky

  
  

  Child 11 | Female > Minerva Colyer

  
  

  Born	1825
  Died
  Buried
  Spouse	John Q. A. (Quince) Richardson | F271
  Married

  
  

  Child 12 | Male > St. Clair Colyer

  
  

  Born	15 Dec 1819	Greenbriar Co., Virginia
  Died	Sep 1904
  Buried
  Spouse	Nancy Jane Zachary | F217
  Married
  Spouse	Elizabeth C. Morgan | F310
  Married	26 Jul 1853	Pulaski Co., Kentucky

  
  

  Child 13 | Male Jehu Colyer

  
  

  Born	24 Feb 1827
  Died	1850	Obit of Dr. Jehu R. Colyer reports one son of john died small pox...jehu or stephen
  Buried

  
  

  Child 14 | Male > John Wesley Colyer

  
  

  Born	8 may1834
  Died	08 Jun 1908
  Buried		Oaklawn Cemetery, Peach GA
  Spouse	Mary C. Lowman | F307
  Married	13 Feb 1868
  Spouse	Malvina Smith | F485
  Married	Before 1860

  
  

• Sources

  [S05088] Collierj.ftw--Tim Jeffries, Cincinnati OH, Tim Jeffries, Cincinnatti OH. Date of Import: Aug 6, 1998 [S14494] Alice Colyer Gala. Date of Import: Sep 19, 1998 [S27813] ColyerV2.FTW. Date of Import: Sep 30, 1998