Newton Co., IN Bio Newton County, Iroquois Township. From A History of Warren, Benton, Jasper & Newton Counties, 1883. GEORGE L. SAWYER was born in January, 1843, and is a son of Louis and Rebecca Sawyer, pioneers of Illinois, where they made and improved a farm. George enlisted in 1863, in Company I, Sixty-ninth Illinois Volunteers, and afterward in the Ninety-first Regiment. He was injured by a railway accident on the way to Chicago, thus being rendered unfit for duty, and, after lying for three months at Joliet, he returned home. In march, 1866, at Ottawa, Illinois, he married Miss Millie Dyke, a native of La Salle County, Illinois, by which marriage he became the parent of six children--Fred, Frank, Ida M. (deceased), Addie, Carl L. and Iva M. In 1866, Mr. Sawyer purchased eighty acres in Illinois, which, after three years, he sold and removed to Kansas, where he remained one year. He then returned, and in 1872 purchased eighty acres of his present place, which, by additions, he has enlarged to 200 acres, which is good, productive prairie land. Mr. Sawyer handles from 30 to 40 head of cattle, and 60 to 70 head of hogs annually; he produces in corn from 3,000 to 4,000 bushels, in oats about 800 bushels, and keeps from 12 to 15 head of horses. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Submitted By Gerald Born Email - Wizzofozl0@aol.com