Sawyer, Monroe Brown, 1861-1941.
Texas ranger, rancher. Born in 1861 in Williamson County, Texas, Sawyer served as a Texas Ranger (1881-1882). In 1884, he married Rebecca Skeen who was born in 1868 in Williamson County, Texas. Ranched in Runnels County, Texas, until 1902, when they moved to a 21,000 acre ranch in Terry County, Texas, near present-day Brownfield, Texas. They had 13 children: Laura, Barbie, Nettie, Allie, Arthur, Ida, Ora, Uyless, Ima, Oscar, Ticia, Larue, and Christova. Mr. Sawyer died in 1941, and Mrs. Sawyer died in 1949.
From the description of Monroe Brown and Rebecca Skeen Sawyer family papers, 1817-1977, 1881-1973. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 23712766
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| creatorOf | Sawyer, Monroe Brown, 1861-1941. Monroe Brown and Rebecca Skeen Sawyer family papers, 1817-1977, 1881-1973. | Texas Tech University Libraries, Academic Library |
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| associatedWith | Sawyer, Rebecca Skeen, 1868-1949. | person |
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Death 1941
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