Josiah Milliken  SAWYER

1846 Birth
28 April 1846
Tremont, Illinois, USA

Biography
J. M. SAWYER, station agent for the C. & A. R. R. Co., Petersburg; son of Josiah and Harriet R. (Bates) Sawyer; was born in Tazewell Co., Ill., April 28, 1846, where he spent his early life, growing up on a farm, and receiving a good business education. During the late war, he enlisted with the 4th Mass. Cal., and served some twenty-two months, and was honorably discharged; he then returned to Tazewell Co., Ill., and learned telegraphing. He came to Petersburg in 1867, and engaged with the Jackson branch of the C. & A. R. R. as station agent and operator; this position he has since held with satisfaction to all concerned. He married Miss Elizabeth M. Walker, of this place, May 1, 1870. They have two children - Harriet C. and Angeline M.

History of Menard & Mason Counties, IL 1879

Death
Name: Josiah M. Sawyer
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Petersburg, Ills.
Death Date: 30 Apr 1930
Death Place: Hollywood, Broward, Florida
Age:
Birth Date: 28 Apr 1846
Birth Place: Tremont, Illinois
Occupation: Insurance Agent
Race: W.
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Sawyer
Father's Name: Josiah Sawyer
Father's Birthplace: Petersborough, N. H.
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace:
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System Origin:
GS Film number: 2135350
Reference ID: cn 5673

'Florida Deaths, 1877-1939,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FPDG-CGW : 24 December 2014), Josiah M. Sawyer, 30 Apr 1930; citing Hollywood, Broward, Florida, reference cn 5673; FHL microfilm 2,135,350.'