Martin Arthur Sawyer

1907 - 1975  (67 years)

• Name	Martin Arthur Sawyer  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	13 Aug 1907	Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Martin A Sawyer  [4, 5, 6]
  Name	Martin Sawyer  [7]
  Residence	1920	Beaumont Ward 1, Jefferson, Texas, USA   [2]
  	Occupation: None; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Residence	1940	JP 1, Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA   [5]
  	Occupation: Salesman; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Residence	1950	Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, USA   [4]
  	Occupation: Chief Electrician; Relation to Head of House: Head; Marital Status: Married
  Residence	Abt 1965	Carencro, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA   [6]
  Reference Number	25268
  Burial	1975	Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, USA   [3]
  	Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home
  Death	2 Jun 1975	Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, USA   [1, 3]
  Person ID	I25268	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2026

  
  

  Father	Martin Van Buren Sawyer,   b. 12 Aug 1883, Smithville, Bastrop, Texas, USA d. 29 Jan 1964, Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, USA (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Mother	Sarah Exer Artalatia Shelton,   b. 11 Aug 1888, Scott, Arkansas, USA d. 21 Mar 1962, Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, USA (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Marriage	28 Oct 1906	Bastrop, Texas, USA   [8, 9]
  Family ID	F8946	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha Koenic,   b. Abt 1907, Germany d. 6 Aug 1979, Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, USA (Age 72 years)
  Children	1. Martha Ann Sawyer,   b. 10 Aug 1945, Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, USA d. 23 Mar 2024, Jasper, Jasper, Texas, USA (Age 78 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]
  Family ID	F8942	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 13 Aug 1907 - Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, USA Residence - Occupation: None; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1920 - Beaumont Ward 1, Jefferson, Texas, USA Residence - Occupation: Salesman; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1940 - JP 1, Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA Residence - Occupation: Chief Electrician; Relation to Head of House: Head; Marital Status: Married - 1950 - Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, USA Residence - Abt 1965 - Carencro, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA Burial - 1975 - Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, USA Death - 2 Jun 1975 - Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show	4 Photos
  	Martin A. Sawyer and Martha Koniec Sawyer Taken in 1970 when they were 63 years old.
  	Daddy's Death Certificate
  	Arthur Sawyer at 21
  	Martin A. Sawyer Tombstone

  
  

• Sources

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