Sayre, Will E.

SAYRE

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Date: 7/2/2021 at 20:34:25

History of Warren County, Iowa from Its Earliest Settlement to 1908, by Rev. W. C. Martin, Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago, Illinois, 1908, p.531

WILL E. SAYRE
Will E. Sayre, a prominent agriculturist and stock-raiser residing on section 31, Virginia Township, was born in Barbour County, West Virginia, April 5, 1862, a son of Enoch Sayre, who is mentioned on another page of this work. He remained under the parental roof until the year 1887 and subse­quently, after a few mouths spent in Crawford County, Iowa, went to Cali­fornia, becoming overseer on a fruit ranch. While in the Golden state he also pursued a commercial course of study in Woodbury's International Busi­ness College at Los Angeles. In 1891 he returned to Warren County, Iowa, and has since been extensively and successfully connected with is agricultural interests. He received two hundred acres from his father's estate and has added to his holdings from time to time until he now owns seven hundred and seventy acres of finely improved and valuable land. The commodious house and barn, the numerous shade and evergreen trees and fruit of all kinds have all been placed on the property since 1892, and the "Sayre Farm," as it is known, is one of the best improved in Virginia Township. In addition to the work of tilling the soil he carries on stock-raising on quite an exten­sive scale and is meeting with a large and well merited measure of prosperity in both branches of his business.
On the 5th of April, 189:3, Mr. Sayre was united in marriage to Miss Mamie Clay, a native of Clarke Cunty, Iowa, by whom he has two sons, Alonzo R., and Enoch F.
In his political views Mr. Sayre is a Republican but has not cared for office, preferring to devote his energies to his private business interests. He is an active and helpful temperance worker, being himself a temperate man in all things. He is serving as trustee and recording steward of the Metho­dist Episcopal Church at New Virginia, in which he holds membership, hav­ing been appointed to solicit funds for the erection of this edifice. He is widely recognized as a public-spirited citizen and prosperous business man and as one whose aid and influence can ever be counted upon to further any movement or measure instituted for the upbuilding and improvement of the county.