Samuel was the son of Samuel J. Salyer & Margaret Pickelsimer. He earned a law degree and was politically connected through his father, Samuel "The Legislator" Salyer and his brother, Sen. John Picklesimer Salyer.
On August 1, 1896, he married Mrs. Kentucky Ferrell in Pikeville, Kentucky. She was the daughter of Lewis & Ollie Morgan Sowards and the widow of William M. Scott and Richard M. Ferrell. The couple were divorced, prior to 1900.
He married Lilla Jane Clugston, the daughter of George & Laura Cromwell Clugston, on April 30, 1901 in Lexington, Kentucky. They were the parents of Samuel Glenn Salyer & Cromwell Salyer. Their family was well-traveled and spent time in Oklahoma, Missouri and Colorado, as well as return trips to Kentucky to visit relatives.
•Struck It Rich.
Paintsville, Ky., Aug. 5-A surprise was caused yesterday by the marriage of Hon. Sam J. Salyer and Kentucky Ferrell. Mrs. Ferrell is 59 years of age and the widow of the late Richard M. Ferrell. She owns a controlling interest in the bank of Pikeville and her wealth is estimated to exceed $150,000.
Mr. Salyer is only thirty-two years old and former citizen of West Liberty. Two years ago he resigned the position of County Attorney for Morgan County and moved to Pikeville. He is a brother of State Senator John P. Salyer, the well-known politician of Morgan county. At a recent election of directors of the bank of Pikeville, Mrs. Ferrell controlled the affairs and had Salyer elected President of the bank. An hour before their marriage, Mrs. Ferrell deeded to Salyer one half interest in her entire estate. Mr. Salyer and Mrs. Ferrell stand high in society and their marriage under the circumstances was a great surprise to their friends.
•S.J. Salyer and Wife Are Killed.
Samuel J. Salyer, attorney, and his wife, formerly Miss Lilla Clugston, both former residents of Lexington, were killed in an automobile accident near North Platte, Neb., according to word received here Tuesday night by relatives. No details of the accident have been learned. Their bodies accompanied by their only son and child, S. Glenn Salyer, of Caspar, Wyo., will be brought to Lexington.
•Bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Salyer here.
The bodies of Samuel J. Salyer and his wife, Mrs. Lilla Jane Salyer, both of whom were killed in an automobile accident near North Platte, Neb., Monday, arrived in Lexington this morning over the Southern Railway. Mr. and Mrs. Salyer were killed when an automobile in which they were riding was struck by a Union Pacific train at a grade crossing in Lincoln county, Neb.
Newspaper: Hopkinsville Kentuckian.
Article 1-ED: 08-07-1896, pg 1, col 3.
Newspaper: Lexington Leader.
Article 2-ED: 11-04-1925, p 8, col 6.
Article 3-ED: 11-07-1925, p 1, col 2.
On August 1, 1896, he married Mrs. Kentucky Ferrell in Pikeville, Kentucky. She was the daughter of Lewis & Ollie Morgan Sowards and the widow of William M. Scott and Richard M. Ferrell. The couple were divorced, prior to 1900.
He married Lilla Jane Clugston, the daughter of George & Laura Cromwell Clugston, on April 30, 1901 in Lexington, Kentucky. They were the parents of Samuel Glenn Salyer & Cromwell Salyer. Their family was well-traveled and spent time in Oklahoma, Missouri and Colorado, as well as return trips to Kentucky to visit relatives.
•Struck It Rich.
Paintsville, Ky., Aug. 5-A surprise was caused yesterday by the marriage of Hon. Sam J. Salyer and Kentucky Ferrell. Mrs. Ferrell is 59 years of age and the widow of the late Richard M. Ferrell. She owns a controlling interest in the bank of Pikeville and her wealth is estimated to exceed $150,000.
Mr. Salyer is only thirty-two years old and former citizen of West Liberty. Two years ago he resigned the position of County Attorney for Morgan County and moved to Pikeville. He is a brother of State Senator John P. Salyer, the well-known politician of Morgan county. At a recent election of directors of the bank of Pikeville, Mrs. Ferrell controlled the affairs and had Salyer elected President of the bank. An hour before their marriage, Mrs. Ferrell deeded to Salyer one half interest in her entire estate. Mr. Salyer and Mrs. Ferrell stand high in society and their marriage under the circumstances was a great surprise to their friends.
•S.J. Salyer and Wife Are Killed.
Samuel J. Salyer, attorney, and his wife, formerly Miss Lilla Clugston, both former residents of Lexington, were killed in an automobile accident near North Platte, Neb., according to word received here Tuesday night by relatives. No details of the accident have been learned. Their bodies accompanied by their only son and child, S. Glenn Salyer, of Caspar, Wyo., will be brought to Lexington.
•Bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Salyer here.
The bodies of Samuel J. Salyer and his wife, Mrs. Lilla Jane Salyer, both of whom were killed in an automobile accident near North Platte, Neb., Monday, arrived in Lexington this morning over the Southern Railway. Mr. and Mrs. Salyer were killed when an automobile in which they were riding was struck by a Union Pacific train at a grade crossing in Lincoln county, Neb.
Newspaper: Hopkinsville Kentuckian.
Article 1-ED: 08-07-1896, pg 1, col 3.
Newspaper: Lexington Leader.
Article 2-ED: 11-04-1925, p 8, col 6.
Article 3-ED: 11-07-1925, p 1, col 2.
Samuel was the son of Samuel J. Salyer & Margaret Pickelsimer. He earned a law degree and was politically connected through his father, Samuel "The Legislator" Salyer and his brother, Sen. John Picklesimer Salyer.
On August 1, 1896, he married Mrs. Kentucky Ferrell in Pikeville, Kentucky. She was the daughter of Lewis & Ollie Morgan Sowards and the widow of William M. Scott and Richard M. Ferrell. The couple were divorced, prior to 1900.
He married Lilla Jane Clugston, the daughter of George & Laura Cromwell Clugston, on April 30, 1901 in Lexington, Kentucky. They were the parents of Samuel Glenn Salyer & Cromwell Salyer. Their family was well-traveled and spent time in Oklahoma, Missouri and Colorado, as well as return trips to Kentucky to visit relatives.
•Struck It Rich.
Paintsville, Ky., Aug. 5-A surprise was caused yesterday by the marriage of Hon. Sam J. Salyer and Kentucky Ferrell. Mrs. Ferrell is 59 years of age and the widow of the late Richard M. Ferrell. She owns a controlling interest in the bank of Pikeville and her wealth is estimated to exceed $150,000.
Mr. Salyer is only thirty-two years old and former citizen of West Liberty. Two years ago he resigned the position of County Attorney for Morgan County and moved to Pikeville. He is a brother of State Senator John P. Salyer, the well-known politician of Morgan county. At a recent election of directors of the bank of Pikeville, Mrs. Ferrell controlled the affairs and had Salyer elected President of the bank. An hour before their marriage, Mrs. Ferrell deeded to Salyer one half interest in her entire estate. Mr. Salyer and Mrs. Ferrell stand high in society and their marriage under the circumstances was a great surprise to their friends.
•S.J. Salyer and Wife Are Killed.
Samuel J. Salyer, attorney, and his wife, formerly Miss Lilla Clugston, both former residents of Lexington, were killed in an automobile accident near North Platte, Neb., according to word received here Tuesday night by relatives. No details of the accident have been learned. Their bodies accompanied by their only son and child, S. Glenn Salyer, of Caspar, Wyo., will be brought to Lexington.
•Bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Salyer here.
The bodies of Samuel J. Salyer and his wife, Mrs. Lilla Jane Salyer, both of whom were killed in an automobile accident near North Platte, Neb., Monday, arrived in Lexington this morning over the Southern Railway. Mr. and Mrs. Salyer were killed when an automobile in which they were riding was struck by a Union Pacific train at a grade crossing in Lincoln county, Neb.
Newspaper: Hopkinsville Kentuckian.
Article 1-ED: 08-07-1896, pg 1, col 3.
Newspaper: Lexington Leader.
Article 2-ED: 11-04-1925, p 8, col 6.
Article 3-ED: 11-07-1925, p 1, col 2.
On August 1, 1896, he married Mrs. Kentucky Ferrell in Pikeville, Kentucky. She was the daughter of Lewis & Ollie Morgan Sowards and the widow of William M. Scott and Richard M. Ferrell. The couple were divorced, prior to 1900.
He married Lilla Jane Clugston, the daughter of George & Laura Cromwell Clugston, on April 30, 1901 in Lexington, Kentucky. They were the parents of Samuel Glenn Salyer & Cromwell Salyer. Their family was well-traveled and spent time in Oklahoma, Missouri and Colorado, as well as return trips to Kentucky to visit relatives.
•Struck It Rich.
Paintsville, Ky., Aug. 5-A surprise was caused yesterday by the marriage of Hon. Sam J. Salyer and Kentucky Ferrell. Mrs. Ferrell is 59 years of age and the widow of the late Richard M. Ferrell. She owns a controlling interest in the bank of Pikeville and her wealth is estimated to exceed $150,000.
Mr. Salyer is only thirty-two years old and former citizen of West Liberty. Two years ago he resigned the position of County Attorney for Morgan County and moved to Pikeville. He is a brother of State Senator John P. Salyer, the well-known politician of Morgan county. At a recent election of directors of the bank of Pikeville, Mrs. Ferrell controlled the affairs and had Salyer elected President of the bank. An hour before their marriage, Mrs. Ferrell deeded to Salyer one half interest in her entire estate. Mr. Salyer and Mrs. Ferrell stand high in society and their marriage under the circumstances was a great surprise to their friends.
•S.J. Salyer and Wife Are Killed.
Samuel J. Salyer, attorney, and his wife, formerly Miss Lilla Clugston, both former residents of Lexington, were killed in an automobile accident near North Platte, Neb., according to word received here Tuesday night by relatives. No details of the accident have been learned. Their bodies accompanied by their only son and child, S. Glenn Salyer, of Caspar, Wyo., will be brought to Lexington.
•Bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Salyer here.
The bodies of Samuel J. Salyer and his wife, Mrs. Lilla Jane Salyer, both of whom were killed in an automobile accident near North Platte, Neb., Monday, arrived in Lexington this morning over the Southern Railway. Mr. and Mrs. Salyer were killed when an automobile in which they were riding was struck by a Union Pacific train at a grade crossing in Lincoln county, Neb.
Newspaper: Hopkinsville Kentuckian.
Article 1-ED: 08-07-1896, pg 1, col 3.
Newspaper: Lexington Leader.
Article 2-ED: 11-04-1925, p 8, col 6.
Article 3-ED: 11-07-1925, p 1, col 2.
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