Sagar, Theodore

SAGAR, HISHMAN, PACKMAN

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Date: 5/20/2009 at 22:54:34

History of Hamilton County Iowa,1912, Vol.II p.79

THEODORE SAGAR

A man who has for many years been actively interested in agriculture in Freemont township and who brings to his work an intelligent and progressive mind is Theodore Sagar, now cultivating one hundred and sixty acres of fertile land in that section. He is also interested in the cause of education and in the improvement of school facilities and has done efficient and intelligent work along this line. He was born in West Virginia in 1870 and is a son of Amos and Catherine (Hishman) Sagar. His parents were natives of the state in which he was born and his father followed agriculture in that region all during his life.

Theodore Sagar was educated in the public schools of West Virginia and followed the usual course of study. He laid aside his books at an early age and in 1891 came to Hamilton County, Iowa. He bought one hundred and sixty acres of unimproved prairie, land on section 4, Freemont township, and upon this property he is now residing. He has developed and improved his place and his land is now under a high state of cultivation. He erected the house in which he now resides and equipped it with all the modern conveniences which make for comfort and pleasure in life. He built barns and outbuildings upon his farm and tiled his land. He is keenly interested in the cause of education, this being one of the dominating activities of his life. He has been a member of the school board for many years and has served as its president since 1902. He brings to his work an intelligent understanding of everything connected with school equipment and requirements and during his period of office has added greatly to country school facilities.

In 1894 Mr. Sagar was united in marriage to Miss Hattie Jane Packman, a daughter of George Packman, one of the early settlers of Hamilton County who has resided in this section since 1860. To Mr. and Mrs. Sagar have been born four children: Robert Emery, Millie Catherine, Ethel and Theodore, Jr. Mr. Sagar is well known in his community and numbers among his friends most of the substantial and representative citizens of Hamilton County.