Ira Sayles died Friday, 15 June 1894, and was buried on the Sayles' Mecklenburg County farm before the sun hovered on the western horizon that evening. If you have ever served as executor of someone's last wishes, then you know how incongruous the days following a death can feel. There are all the emotions roiling … Continue reading A Civil War Legacy Continues: Serena Sayles Makes A Claim
1894
Mourning: The Death of Ira Sayles
On Friday morning, the 15th day of June of 1894, in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, Ira Sayles was still but for the shallow movement of his chest. Outside, a mockingbird poured song into the sun-warmed house. His son Clifton and neighbor Joel E. Beales sat bedside by his wife, Serena. Anna, Clifton's wife, and their children, … Continue reading Mourning: The Death of Ira Sayles
Transcript Tuesday: General Affidavit in the Widow’s Pension Application of Serena C. Sayles, 1894
GENERAL AFFIDAVIT State of Virginia, County of Mecklenburg, ss: In the matter of the application for pension of Mrs. Serene (sic) C. Sayles Widow of the late Ira Sayles ON THIS 30thday of July , A.D. one thousand eight hundred and ninety-four, personally appeared before me, a Notary Public in and for the aforesaid County, … Continue reading Transcript Tuesday: General Affidavit in the Widow’s Pension Application of Serena C. Sayles, 1894
Transcript Tuesday: General Affidavit in the Widow’s Pension Application of Serena C. Sayles, 1894
General Affidavit State of Virginia, County of Mecklenburg, In the matter of the application for pension of Mrs. Serena C. Sayles widow of the late Ira Sayles ON THIS 4thday of July, A.D. one thousand eight hundred and ninety four, personally appeared before me, a Notary Public in and for the aforesaid County, duly authorized … Continue reading Transcript Tuesday: General Affidavit in the Widow’s Pension Application of Serena C. Sayles, 1894
Shoots, Roots, and Leaves 