John Clark Sawhill

LEDLIE, LINDSEY, SAWHILL

Posted By: Judy Wight Branson (email)
Date: 10/14/2005 at 12:03:27

An excellent farm on section 24, Jackson township, is the property of John Clark Sawhill, and its excellent condition is a testimony to the energy and ability of its owner.

Mr. Sawhill was born in Cascade, Dubuque county, this state, on the 29th of October, 1875, the fifth in a family of seven children born to Rev. James and Martha E. Sawhill. He received his education in the public schools, assisted his father upon the farm, and taught several terms of school until he reached the age of twenty-nine. He then began his independent business career and is now the owner of two hundred and fifty acres of excellent land on sections 23 and 24, Jackson township. He is not only energetic but progressive in his work, and his farm yields him a good income. He raises stock in addition to cultivating the soil, as he finds that more profitable than confining his attention to one branch of farming.

On the 22d of March, 1905, Mr. Sawhill married Miss Flora B. Ledlie. She was born upon a farm in Warren county, Iowa, a daughter of Thomas and Mary F. (Lindsey) Ledlie, both natives of Ireland. The father was born in Mullaglass on the 28th of September, 1844, and the mother was born near Newry, on the 14th of February, 1844. They are still living in Warren county, Iowa, and hold a high place in the estimation of those who know them. To Mr. and Mrs. Sawhill have been born four children: Harold Ledlie, whose birth occurred on the 21st of May, 1906; lola Martha, born October 28, 1909; Mary Eleanor born March 6, 1911; and Mabel Lenore, who was born October 30, 1913.

Mr. Sawhill is a republican and has acceptably filled the offices of township clerk and trustee. He is an influential worker in church and Sabbath-school circles, and is an elder in the Pitzer church. His life is in harmony with his religious professions, and he is sincerely respected by all who have been brought into contact with him.

Taken from the book, “The History of Madison County, Iowa, 1915,” by Herman Mueller.