For
Muscatine County Iowa
1911
| Biographies For Muscatine County Iowa 1911 | |
Source: History of Muscatine County Iowa, Volume II, Biographical, 1911, page 207
WILLIAM SANGER. William Sanger, the owner of a valuable and well improved farm of two hundred and seventy-five acres in Wapsinonoc township, has devoted his attention to the general agricultural pursuits throughout his entire business career and the success which has attended his efforts is ample proof of the fact that his choice of a vocation was a wise one. His birth occurred in Cedar county, Iowa, on the 24th of November, 1871, his parents being John and Lucy A. ( Ward ), Sanger, who were natives of England and Ohio respectively. The father, who crossed the Atlantic to the United States when he had attained his majority, passed away in 1886 at the age of forty-six years. Unto him and his wife were born nine children, as follows: Annie, the wife of Ed Collins, a carpenter, living in Cedar county; Robert, who is a resident of Kansas; George, who makes his home in South Dakota; Susan, who is a widow of William Ward and resides in Cedar county; William, of this review; John C., of South Dakota; Daisy G.; Mary, who is the wife of Jake Snyder, and agriculturist of Missouri; and Bertha, who lives in Cedar county.William Sanger, whose name introduces this review, has made his home in Muscatine county since the spring of 1908. Farming has claimed his attention since he started out in life for himself and he has found it a profitable as well as congenial occupation. At the present time he owns two hundred and seventy-five acres of land in Wapsinonoc township, all under a high state of cultivation and improvement. He has made a close stude of agriculture in its various phases and possesses the spirit of enterprise and progress which, directed by keen business sagacity and wise discernment, have been salient elements in winning for him the gratifying degree of prosperity which is today his.
On the 8th of May, 1902, Mr. Sanger was united in marriage to Miss Nellie A. Bates, a daughter of George Frederick and Anna ( Phelps ) Bates, who were early settlers of Cedar county, Iowa. Following her husbands death Mrs. Bates was again married, her second union being with H. K. Maxson, by whom she had three children, namely: Lafayette, Floyd and Chesley. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Sanger were born five children, namely: One who died in infancy; Kenneth William, a little lad of four years; Myrle John, who is three years old; Alta L., aged one year; and Lyle Frederick.
In politics Mr. Sanger is a republican, while fraternally he is identified with the Woodmen. He and his wife attent the Methodist church and are widely recognized as people of genuine personal worth. A resident of this part of the state from his birth to the present time, Mr. Sanger has gained an extensive acquaintance and many friends who hold him in high esteem.
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