John Wesley (some say Perry) Colyer b. 26 JAN 1875 Pulaski County, Kentucky d. 1 JUN 1937 Pulaski County, Kentucky: Curtis / Colyer family of Somerset Kentucky

Nickname	John Jr.
Birth	26 Jan 1875	Pulaski County, Kentucky [2]
Gender	Male
Died	1 Jun 1937	Pulaski County, Kentucky [2]
Buried	City Cemetery, Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky [3]
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Person ID	I00456	John Colyer family of Somerset Ky
Last Modified	29 Jan 2023

Father	Lindsey Robert (some say Randall) Colyer, b. 1843, d. 1930
Mother	Elizabeth (Eliza) Ann Warren, b. 12 Feb 1849, Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky , d. 1 May 1876, Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky
Married	1866	home of Andrew Warren which is now located at highway 192 at pittman creek
Family ID	F267	Group Sheet

Family Lillie Jane Woolsey, b. 18 Aug 1880, Pulaski County, Kentucky , d. 22 Jan 1937, Pulaski County, Kentucky

Married 28 Dec 1898 Pulaski County, Kentucky [2, 4]

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Children

	1. Lyda Colyer, b. 1 Jun 1901, Pulaski County, Kentucky , d. 9 Nov 1975, Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky
>	2. Ola Marie Colyer, b. 23 Aug 1904, Pulaski County, Kentucky , d. 25 Feb 1997, Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee
	3. Lera Colyer, b. 24 Jan 1906, Pulaski County, Kentucky , d. 17 Jan 1987, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
	4. Marie Colyer, b. 6 Jan 1908, Pulaski County, Kentucky
	5. Ruth Evelyn Colyer, b. 1910, d. 31 Aug 1999, texas
	6. Harold Woodrow Colyer, b. 20 Feb 1913, Pulaski County, Kentucky , d. 2 Nov 1979, Portland, Oregon
	7. William Kenneth Colyer, b. 31 May 1917, Pulaski County, Kentucky , d. 16 Sep 1977, Salem Park Nursing Home, Cincinnati, Ohio

Family ID F07673 Group Sheet

Photos

John Colyer Jr.
Obtained from grandson John Parsons of Tullahoma TN

Documents		1880 census, Henry & Samantha Warren; Andrew Warren, Mathew Warren 20 yrs old; John W Colyer the grandson; Lindsey Randall Colyer family
		1900 deed John Colyer , Ruth Ky farm, passed from heirs of Andrew Warren to Henry M. Warren Pulaski County deed book 69-619
		John Colyer Jr, born 1875 death certificate shows father was Linsey R Colyer even though this John Colyer went by "Jr."
		1905 deed from RH Burch of land he bought w/ John Colyer from MH Botkin, transferred to RS Keeney This is farm field wrapped by Pitman Creek behind currnet day hwy 192 Market
		1907 deed MH Botkin 125 acres to John Colyer and Tilden Burch Part of Botkin farm located Blaze Valley Rd and current day 192 on Pitman creek in Ruth Ky community of current day Somerset KY

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[Archfam[2].FTW]

THE SOMERSET JOURNAL, SOMERSET, KY., THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1937

COLYER---Funeral services for John Colyer, 62, who died Tuesday, June 1, 1937, at the local hospital following a brief illness, were held this morning at the residence on the Ruth Road with the Rev. A. L. Osborne and the Rev. A. R. Perkins officiating. Mr. Colyer was a well known farmer and had many friends throughout the county. He is survived by the following children: Harold and Kenneth Colyer, Mrs. Vola Padgett, Mrs. Henry Parsons, and Mrs. Wilson Gregory, all of Somerset; Mrs. Marie Parks, Johnson City, Tennessee, and Miss Lera Colyer of Louisville. He also leaves six grandchildren.
Middle name doubts: the photo attached shows as John Jr. The deed whereby this John Colyer passes his interest in the Warren farm to Henry Warren names him as John W Colyer and he signs his name John Colyer Jr. Even though it appears clear his father was Linsey Randell Colyer. Census data also reports John W Colyer a boy in the home of his grandfather Andrew Warren. It looks like legal docs called him John W(wesley) Colyer and maybe he went by "Jr." since his gGrandfather was John W or because others in the area (great uncle) we John Wesley Colyer ? Nonetheless, it casts doubt that the record is correct that his middle name was "Perry" as reported by some researchers rather than "Wesley". Based on deeds, census and "Jr." disignation, this research will report him with middle name of Wesley.

[S31989] Diane (Colyer) Allen.
[S018185] Holy Bible, presented to Ola C. Parsons Christmas 1948 by Henry andJohn Allan, Ola Parsons, (World Publishing Company, Cleveland Ohio, New York City).
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[S018159] Grave Marker Photo, John Parsons.
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[S017200] Pulaski County Kentucky Marriage Books, County Government Records, transcribed from microfilm, (Pulaski County Historical Society Somerset, Kentucky).
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John Wesley (some say Perry) Colyer[1] 1875 - 1937