Among the distinguished and progressive farmers who have been
successfully engaged in the pursuits of agriculture in Macoupin County is
the gentleman whose name heads these lines. He resides on his well tilled
farm of 100 acres, situated in section 1, Polk township. He was born at
Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois, in 1858, and is a son of George and
Deborah (Palmer) Sawtell.
George Sawtell, who was born in England,
came to America in 1857 and located on a farm in Morgan County, Illinois,
where he worked by the month. In 1863 he purchased a farm in section 35,
Bird township, Macoupin County, where he and his wife still reside. He and
his wife were married in England in 1851, and they are the parents of three
children, namely: Mary Ann, who married William J. Barrows, now deceased,
and has reared two children, — Elmer A. and Roy; Charles H., whose name
heads these lines; and Sidney who resides on the homestead farm with his
parents.
Charles H. Sawtell began an independent career as an
agriculturist on a farm of 100 acres in section 1, Polk township, which was
given to him by his father, and he has since been actively engaged in the
cultivation of that property. The success that has uniformly attended his
labors is in every way well deserved.
In 1886 Mr. Sawtell married
Birdie M. Skinner, a daughter of Saxton and Malinda (Hodge) Skinner, the
former of Chautauqua County, New York. Mr. Skinner died in 1893, and his
wife died in 1898 in Macoupin County, Illinois. They were survived by three
children, namely: Clifford H.; Frank G., who resides in Girard, Illinois;
and Birdie M., our subject's wife. Mr. and Mrs. Sawtell are the parents of
five children, namely: Ostrom, born November 5, 1887; Nelson, born May 24,
1890; Rosa May, born June 9, 1892; Olive Deborah, born August 19, 1894, and
Clarence, born May 7, 1901.
Politically our subject is a
Republican, but does not take an active interest in political affairs. In
fraternal circles he is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America.
Extracted 2018 May 04 by Norma Hass from Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Macoupin County, Illinois, published in 1904, pages 14-15.
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