Sandy, James M.

SANDY

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Date: 7/9/2021 at 20:42:48

History of Warren County, Iowa; Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns & Etc., by Union Historical Company, 1879, p.697

SANDY, JAMES M., farmer, Union Township, Sec. 21; P. O. Sandyville; born in Owen county, Indiana; when he was fifteen years of age his parents, Jeremiah and Elizabeth (Goss) Sandy came to this county and entered the land where the town of Sandyville now stands; he is one of the oldest settlers of the county, and knows what the hardships of pioneer life are; he was married April 30, 1857, to Miss Rachel Spurgeon, a native of Indiana; she died July 21, 1873, leaving a family of four children: John H., Franklin D., Eliza E. and Jesse E., all living; he married for his second wife Miss Elizabeth J. Switser, Dec. 24, 1874; she was a native of Ohio; she died May 24, 1876, leaving one son, Emmit; was again married Jan. 14, 1879, to Miss Louvena Myrick, a native of this county; he owns a large farm of 260 acres.