Martha Uretta Elizabeth Stoker and William Allen Sayre

WILLIAM ALLEN SAYRE, son of MARGARET SCOTT and WILLIAM JOHNSON SAYRE, was born January 28, 1851 in Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana,^{934, 2944} and died September 19, 1903 in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina.¹⁸⁰⁴ He is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina.⁴⁰³⁰

He married MARTHA URETTA ELIZABETH STOKER on October 8, 1875 in Wayne County, Indiana.¹⁶⁷⁵ She was born April 14, 1857 in Richmond, Wayne, Indiana,⁹³⁴ and died October 9, 1928 in Pisgah Sanitarium, Lower Hominy, Candler, Buncombe, North Carolina.^{934, 5146} She is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina.⁹³⁴

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Children of MARTHA URETTA ELIZABETH STOKER and WILLIAM ALLEN SAYRE:

1. JOHN SCOTT SAYRE, b. November 29, 1877, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana;^{628, 934, 8} m. BLANCHE IRENE HOOVER on June 5, 1901 in Los Angeles County, California³⁵⁴¹; d. November 10, 1962, Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina.⁹³⁴
2. MARY STOKER SAYRE, b. July 12, 1880, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana;⁹³⁴ m. OTIS JOSEPH MOORE on September 8, 1903⁴⁰²⁹; d. July 13, 1923, Sylva, Jackson, North Carolina.⁹³⁴
3. RUTH WILLETTA SAYRE, b. December 26, 1882, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana;¹²² m. GROVER CLEVELAND JAMES on January 22, 1904 in Buncombe County, North Carolina^{647, 1766}; d. October 12, 1906, Woolsey, Buncombe, North Carolina.⁶⁴⁷
4. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN SAYRE, b. January 25, 1885, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana;¹²² m. (1) MINNIE CLARKE on June 3, 1909 in Christian Church, Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina⁴⁰³¹, m. (2) BLANCHE BENTON on December 7, 1942 in Duval County, Florida⁴⁰³⁴; d. 1953, Jacksonville, Duval, Florida.⁹⁹
5. HELEN MARGARET SAYRE, b. September 12, 1892, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana;¹²² m. (1) JAMES T. C. FORD on February 28, 1911 in Buncombe County, North Carolina¹⁷⁶⁶, m. (2) WILLIAM PARKER HOWARD on May 5, 1919 in Jacksonville, Duval, Florida¹⁷⁶⁵; d. April 2, 1964, Delaware Hospital, Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware.⁵¹⁵¹

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Obituaries

Asheville Citizen, September 22, 1903⁴⁰³⁰

DEATH OF WILLIAM SAYRE.

William Sayre died Saturday evening at 5:40 o'clock at his residence, 128 Atkin street, and will be buried this afternoon at Riverside. The funeral will be held at the residence at 3 o'clock and will be conducted by Rev. L. M. Omer and Dr. R. F. Campbell.

Mr. Sayre leaves surviving him a wife and five children. His sister, Mrs. Orr, of Indianapolis, and all the children except the eldest son who lives in Los Angeles, Cal., were present at the time of his death.

Asheville Citizen, October 11, 1928⁵¹⁴⁶

MRS. SAYRE WILL BE BURIED TODAY

Funeral Will Be Held At Seventh Day Adventist Church

Funeral services for Mrs. Martha E. Sayre, 71, who died at 7 o'clock Tuesday night at Pisgah sanitarium, will be held Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Seventh Day Adventist church on Haywood stret, with burial in Riverside cemetery.

Mrs. Sayre has lived in Asheville for the past 25 years. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Will P. Howard, of Jacksonville, Fla.; two sons, J. Scott Sayre, of Los Angeles; and B. F. Sayre of Tampa, Fla.; and by several grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be selected from members of the Seventh Day Adventist church. The body is at Clayton and Hyer's funeral home until the service.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
July 6, 1860828	Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana	Margaret Scott James A. Scott William Allen Sayre Kate Allen Sayre
June 7, 1880659	Richmond, Wayne, Indiana	William Allen Sayre Martha Uretta Elizabeth Stoker John Scott Sayre Margaret Scott
June 11, 1900661	Clyde Twp, Haywood, North Carolina	William Allen Sayre Martha Uretta Elizabeth Stoker Mary Stoker Sayre Helen Margaret Sayre Benjamin Franklin Sayre
May 3, 1910660	Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina	Martha Uretta Elizabeth Stoker Helen Margaret Sayre