Sayler, Jessie Dale Dixon, 1896-1987
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Sayler, Jessie Dale Dixon, 1896-1987
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Sayler
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Jessie Dale Dixon
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1896-1987
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1896-09-17
17 Sep 1896
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1987-12-24
24 Dec 1987
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Findagrave lists date of birth as 17 Sep 1896 and death date as 24 Dec 1987. Obituary from Washington Post also lists death date as 24 Dec 1987. The finding aid of the Sayler Family Papers at Georgia Historical Society has year of death as 1988
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Jessie Dale Dixon Sayler was born in Savannah, Georgia. She married Lieut. Henry B. Sayler of the Coast Artillery Corps. on October 6, 1917 in Savannah. She was appointed Collector of Customs in 1954, appointed by President Eisenhower she was the first female to hold the position in Savannah. Jessie was also active in many community organizations and clubs. They had three children, Henry B. Sayler, Jr., Dale Morgan (Sayler), and John M. Sayler. Both sons graduated from West Point. Jessie Dale Dixon Saylor died December 24, 1987. Both she and her husband are buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
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