Saxauer, John

Saxauer, John,

farmer, Sec. 15; P.O. State Centre; born Jan. 25, 1823, in Baden, Germany; in 1851, he came to Chicago; in 1863, came to his present farm; owns 190 acres, valued at $30 per acre. Married Barbara Fisher in August, 1853; she was born in 1826, in France; died Feb. 25, 1868; had three children—John, William and Anna. Second marriage to Mary Myers Aug. 7, 1868; she was born in 1836, in Prussia, Ger.; have three children—Hannah, Fred A. and Mary. Mrs. S. has one daughter by a former marriage—Louisa.

p.589-90, Eden Township

--Taken from “The History of Marshall County Iowa, Containing A History of the County, its Cities, Towns, &r.,” and published by Western Historical Company of Chicago in 1878.

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