Son of Harry Levi Sawyer and
Nettie Jane Miller

Marriage
To Dorothy Torgereson

Social Security Applications & Claims Index
Name: Walter H Sawyer
Birth: 15 Oct 1910 Chicotah, Oklahoma
Death: 16 Mar 2004

Obituary Index
Name: Walter H Sawyer
Age at Death: 93 (b. 1910)
Birth: OK
Death: 2004 Wilmington CA
Published: 20 Mar 2004
South Bay Daily Breeze, Torrance, CA

Census
1910 Census, Checotah, McIntosh, Oklahoma
(just before Walter's birth)
-Harrie L Sawyer, head, 36, 1st marriage, b. Mich, father Canada, mother England, farmer
-Nettie J Sawyer, wife, 33, 1st marriage, married 14 yrs, 6 children born, 6 living, b. AR, parents TN
-Edith M Sawyer, dau, 13, b. AR
-Martin E Sawyer, son, 11, b. AR
-Lenard G Sawyer, son, 8 , b. AR
-Flora A Sawyer, dau, 6, b. OK
-Nora J Sawyer, dau, 4, b. OK
-Freda F Sawyer, dau, 2, b. OK

1920 Census, Los Angeles Assembly District 71, Los Angeles, California; 1143 Ronan Ave
-Harry L Sawyer, head, 46, b. Mich, father Canada, mother England, teamster city work
-Nettie J Sawyer, wife, 42, b. AR, parents. TN
-Lenord G Sawyer, son, 18, b. AR, laborer shipyard
-Alice F Sawyer, dau, 16, b. OK
-Nora J Sawyer, dau, 14, b. OK
-Fredia M Sawyer, dau, 11, b. OK
-Walter* H Sawyer, son, 9, b. OK
-Evelyn H Sawyer, dau, 5, b. CA

Siblings
Sister
California Death Records
Name: Edith May Demontague
Birth: 13 Feb 1897 Arkansas
Death: 30 Jul 1988 San Bernardino Co.
Mother's Maiden Name: Miller
Father's Surname: Sawyer
SSDI: Last residence Yucaipa, CA

Brother
Martin Edgar Sawyer

California Death Certificate
Name: Martin E Sawyer
Age: 21
Birth: 27 May 1898 Arkansas
Death: 9 Aug 1919 Wilmington, Los Angeles, California; at home, 1143 Ronan Ave, Wilmington
Cause: Tuberculosis of bowels, following flu in Oct 1918 [Spanish Flu Pandemic].
Length of residence: 7 years & 7 yr in CA.
Military: World War I
Father: Harry L Sawyer, b. Mich
Mother: Nettie Miller, b. AR
Informant: Mrs Nettie Sawyer, Wilmington
Burial: 12 Aug 1919 Wilmington Cemetery
Cert #: 5223; (image 1419 city)

Brother
California Death Index
Name: Leonard Grant Sawyer
Birth: 18 Jun 1901 Arkansas
Death: 29 Oct 1983 Riverside Co.
Mother's Maiden Name: Miller
SSDI: Last residence Yucaipa, CA

Sister
California, Death Index
Name: Evelyn Helen Rudesill
Birth: 9 Feb 1914 California
(Los Angeles Co, per birth index)
Death: 29 Aug 1993 Riverside Co.
Mother's Maiden Name: Miller
Father's Surname: Sawyer

Parents
Arkansas, County Marriages Index
Groom: Harry L Sawyer, 22; resides Hill Top, Boone, Arkansas
Bride: Nettie Miller, 18; resides Hill Top, Boone, Arkansas
Marriage Date: 3 Jan 1896
Marriage License Date: 3 Jan 1896
Marriage County: Boone

Father
California Death Index
Name: Harry Levi Sawyer
Age: 74 yr, 9mo, 9days
Birth: 22 Aug 1873 Grand Rapids, Michigan
Death: 1 Jun 1948 San Pedro, Los Angeles, California; San Pedro Hospital.
Cause: Coronary Occlusion
Occupation: Teamster in Los Angeles
Residence: 1143 Lagoon Ave, Wilmington, Los Angeles, California.
Stay: In CA 36 yrs
Spouse: Nettie Jane Sawyer
Mother: Mary Ann Fernside, b. England
Father: Chauncy Sawyer, b. Canada
Informant: Nora Edward, 1223 Cary Ave, Wilmington.
Burial: 4 Jun 1948 Wilmington Cemetery.
Death Cert#: 8380
(note: In 1870 census Kalamazoo, Mich, Harry's father Chauncy lives in the home of Harry's mother Maryann Fernside in Kalamazoo, Mich; In death cert Harry's birth listed as Grand Rapids, which is 48 miles from Kalamazoo)

Mother
California Death Certificate
Name: Nettie Sawyer
Age: 60 yr, 5 mo, 21 days
Birth: 9 Mar 1877 Pocahontas, AR
Death: 30 Aug 1937 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Queen of Angels Hospital 2301 Belleview
Cause: Peritonitis; carcinoma of Caecum
Residence: 1143 Lagoon, Wilmington, Los Angeles, CA
Length of Residence: 25yr 5 mo 17 days
Spouse: Harry Sawyer
Father: Abner Miller, b. Chattanooga, TN
Mother: Tennessee Cobler, b. Nashville, TN
Informant: Harry Sawyer, 1143 Lagoon, Wilmington Ave
Burial: 2 Sep 1937 Wilmington Cemetery
Cert #: 12700

Paternal Grandmother
California Death Index
Name: Maryana Sawyer
Birth: 21 Jun 1853 [England]
Death: 26 Mar 1941 Fresno Co.
Mother's Maiden Name: Wardman
Father's Surname: Fernside

1900 Census, Summit twp, Boone, Arkansas
(parents & paternal grandparents)
-Chancy Sawyer, head, 55, Dec 1844, b. Canada, father OH, mother Canada, Farmer.
-Marianna Sawyer, wife, 46, Jun 1853, married 29 yrs, 5 children born, 5 living, b. England, parents England.
-Burtie Sawyer, son, 20, Oct 1879, b. AR, father Canada, mother England, farm laborer.
-Dorie E Sawyer, dau, 16, Feb 1884, b. AR, father Canada, mother England.
-Roy W Sawyer, son, 10, Jun 1889, b. AR, father Canada, mother England, farm laborer
-Gertrude N Sawyer, dau, 6, Nov 1893, b. AR, father Canada, mother England
-Harry* Sawyer, son, 26, Aug 1873, married 5 yrs, b. Mich, father Canada, mother England, farm laborer
-Nettie* J Sawyer, dau-in-law, 27, Mar 1877, married 5 yrs, 2 children born, 2 living, b. AR, father MO, mother KY
-Edieth M Sawyer, gdau, 3, Feb 1897, b. AR, parents AR
-Martain E Sawyer, gson, 2, May 1898, b. AR, parents AR

Harry's Brother
World War I Draft Registration Card, 1917
Name: Roy Sawyer
Address: 1137 McDonald, Wilmington, Los Angeles, California
Birth: 6 Jun 1888 Hilltop, AR
Marital Status: Single
Employment: Laborer, Wilmington Transfer Co
Dependent: Mother
(Hilltop, Summit twp, Boone, AR)

Harry's Sister
California Death Index
Name: Gertrude Ann Chambless
Birth: 4 Nov 1894 Arkansas
Death: 25 Jun 1984 Fresno
Mother's Maiden Name: Fearnside
Father's Surname: Sawyer