SAVILLE, J.A.

SAVILLE, SPHAR, SMITH, ECKLES, HARTMAN

Posted By: Norma Jennings (email)
Date: 10/25/2011 at 00:20:12

J. A. SAVILLE, farmer and stock-raiser, section 2, township 75, range 8, is a native of Greene County, Ohio, born in 1834, and a son of Samuel and Ann Saville, both natives of Virginia, who emigrated to Ohio in 1827, and were pioneers of Greene County. His father was a soldier in the War of 1812, and died in 1851, aged fifty-nine years. His mother died in 1872, aged eighty years. They were members of the German Reformed Church.

The subject of this sketch was reared on a farm and received a common-school education. He was married, in 1861, to Keturah G. Sphar, also a native of Greene County, and the daughter of William and Sarah (Smith) Sphar. They are the parents of seven children: Emma R., the wife of Pearson Hartman, of Franklin Township; Martha B., the wife of William T. Eckles, of Washington Township; William S. and James O., at home; Bertie N. died in September, 1878, aged one year and nine months; Myrtle M. is at home.

Mr. Saville came to Washington County, Iowa, in 1876, and settled n section 2, attachment to Franklin Township, where he owns 232 acres of land, which makes a well-improved farm. He and his family are members of the United Presbyterian Church. He was Trustee of the township one term. Mr. Saville is operating a stone quarry, and gives employment to one man all the time. The quarry furnishes a superior quality of building stone. There are also several fine springs on his place, some of which have medicinal qualities. In addition to general farming, he raises a good grade of cattle and horses.

Mr. Saville commenced life a poor boy and made all that he now enjoys by his own efforts. He is an enterprising man, and believes in doing all that can be done for the advancement of the community in which he resides. In addition to the farm on which he lives, he is the owner of 160 acres in Pike County.

Washington County Iowa Portrait and Biographical Album pp.174