Mattie Virginia Lowey and Edward G. Sawyers

EDWARD G. SAWYERS, son of NANCY JANE BEATY and CALLIER FENNER SAWYERS, was born in March, 1866 in Mississippi, and died in August, 1912 in Houma, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana.¹⁸⁸¹

He married MATTIE VIRGINIA LOWEY on September 15, 1894 in Washington County, Mississippi.⁵³¹ She was born October 16, 1872 in Kentucky,²⁵⁰ and died January 1, 1949 in Los Angeles County, California.²⁵⁰ She is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles, California.¹²⁰

• Descendant Reports
  • William Scott Descendant Report (Ancestor of Edward G. Sawyers)

Children of MATTIE VIRGINIA LOWEY and EDWARD G. SAWYERS:

1. ALLEEN EDWARDS SAWYERS, b. January, 1897, Mississippi; m. CHARLES RAY WILLEFORD on December 20, 1917 in Duval County, Florida¹⁷⁶⁵; d. 1927.¹⁸⁶⁹
2. ROY LOWEY SAWYERS, b. September 19, 1900, Mississippi;²⁵⁰ m. (1) DOROTHY ANN MCDONALD on November 20, 1926 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California³⁵⁴¹, m. (2) WANDA L. GERTSCH on January 27, 1963 in Los Angeles County, California⁸⁴; d. December 8, 1968, Los Angeles County, California.²⁵⁰

Obituaries

Galveston Daily News, August 22, 1912¹⁸⁸¹

SAWYERS—Palestine, Tex., Aug. 21—News was received here Tuesday of the sudden death of Mr. Ed Sawyers at Houma, La. Deceased was a former citizen of this city and leaves a brother and sister here to mourn his loss. His sister, Mrs. John Norwood of this city, lies in critical condition at the family residence and her death is expected hourly.

Los Angeles Times, January 3, 1949¹²⁰

SAWYERS, Mrs. Mattie Virginia, of 846 West 41st Street, beloved mother of Roy Sawyers.

Private graveside services at Forest Lawn Tuesday, 10 a.m. Wallace E. White & Howard J. Callanan, directors.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
August 7, 1870513	Corinth, Alcorn, Mississippi	Callier Fenner Sawyers Mary F. Beaty Ena Eudalia Sawyers Clara E. Sawyers Fenner Reese Sawyers Edward G. Sawyers Gus Weir Sawyers Oscar B. Sawyers Lucy Emeline Beaty
June 1, 1880514	Corinth, Alcorn, Mississippi	Callier Fenner Sawyers Clara E. Sawyers Edward G. Sawyers Gus Weir Sawyers Callier B. Sawyers Guy Boyd Sawyers Allie Ben Sawyers Ena Eudalia Sawyers
June 1, 1900530	Greenville, Washington, Mississippi	Edward G. Sawyers Mattie Virginia Lowey Alleen Edwards Sawyers
April 19, 1910529	Homer, Claiborne, Louisiana	Edward G. Sawyers Mattie Virginia Lowey Alleen Edwards Sawyers Roy Lowey Sawyers
January 2, 1920552	Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas	Mattie Virginia Lowey Roy Lowey Sawyers
April 14, 1930337	Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California	Mattie Virginia Lowey
April 11, 19402537	Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California	Mattie Virginia Lowey