Blanche Irene Hoover and John Scott Sayre

JOHN SCOTT SAYRE, son of MARTHA URETTA ELIZABETH STOKER and WILLIAM ALLEN SAYRE, was born November 29, 1877 in Richmond, Wayne, Indiana,^{628, 934, 8} and died November 10, 1962 in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina.⁹³⁴

He married BLANCHE IRENE HOOVER on June 5, 1901 in Los Angeles County, California.³⁵⁴¹ She was born February 3, 1880 in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio,¹⁷⁸⁷ and died in June, 1957 in Polk County, Florida.⁹⁹

• Descendant Reports
  • William Scott Descendant Report (Ancestor of John S. Sayre)

Newspaper Articles

Los Angeles Herald, October 3, 1908⁴⁰³⁸

AWAKENED WOMEN SCREAM AND FRIGHTEN AWAY THIEF

Valiant Neighbor, Clad in Night Clothes, Rushed to Porch with Rifle to Capture Burglar

The screams of several women frightened away a burglar who had entered the home of Mrs. M. E. Hoover, 925 Euclid avenue, early yesterday morning, and he escaped without securing anything of value. The same person, it is thought, entered the home of Edwin m. Van Voorhis, directly opposite, but so far nothing of any value has been missed.

While he was ransacking the Hoover home Mrs. Hoover and her daughters, Miss Lida and Mrs. J. Scott Sayre, were awakened by the noise and began to scream. In addition to frightening away the robber their cries awakened several neighbors, and one man, clad only in his night clothes, rushed out on his front porch with a rifle and attempted to capture the thief.

Obituaries

Asheville Citizen, November 13, 1962⁵¹⁵⁴

John Scott Sayre

John Scott Sayre, 84, a resident of the Princess Anne Hotel, died unexpectedly at 6:15 p. m. Saturday.

He was a native of Richmond, Ind., and had lived in Asheville for three years.

Surviving is one sister, Mrs. Helen M. Howard of Wilmington, Del.

There will be no services in Asheville. The body will be sent to Winston-Salem for cremation.

Dunn and Williams Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
June 7, 1880659	Richmond, Wayne, Indiana	William Allen Sayre Martha Uretta Elizabeth Stoker John Scott Sayre Margaret Scott
June 5, 1900648	Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio	John Scott Sayre
January 3, 1920353	Venice, Los Angeles, California	John Scott Sayre Blanche Irene Hoover
April 8, 1930337	San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California	John Scott Sayre Blanche Irene Hoover
April 11, 195011563	Auburndale, Polk, Florida	John Scott Sayre Blanche Irene Hoover