Hiram Wilson Sawyer (1843 - 1922)

Born 11 Jun 1843 in Dorchester, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Josephine Bonaparte (Coxe) Sawyer — married 28 Sep 1870 in Hartford, Washington, Wisconsin, United States

Descendants

Died 14 Sep 1922 at age 79 in Hartford, Washington, Wisconsin, United States

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Biography

Hiram Sawyer was a Freemason and a member of Enlightenment Lodge # 72, Beaver Dam, Dodge County, WI.

Sawyer, Hiram Wilson — of Wisconsin. Democrat. Candidate for Governor of Wisconsin, 1898; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1904. Burial Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Hartford, WI.

Hiram Wilson Sawyer was a judge. He was the first mayor of Hartford, Washington, WI from 1883-1885. He has a City of Hartford Park named after him.

Judge Hiram W. Sawyer's old home at the triangle of Main and Branch Streets was purchased from the heirs in 1952 for $6000. The Palmer-Steinmetz Band Shell was cut in half by Mr. LeRoy Schmidt and moved from the Zivko Park to Sawyer Park in 1958. The Hartford City Bank performed weekly concerts here for many years.

Source: Political Graveyard, database of America History, The Heritage of Hartford, published by the Hartford Centennial Committee, Inc. 1983 Hartford History Room containing Hiram Sawyer's obituary

Birth and Family

Birth

Hiram was born on 11 Jun 1843 at Dorchester, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States

Parents

He is the son of Hiram Sawyer and Barbara Wilson.

Syblings

1. Barbara Adaline (Sawyer) Billings (abt.1839-abt.1862)
2. Abigail Eliza Sawyer (abt.1841-)
3. Mary Mindwell (Sawyer) Childs (1845-abt.1935)
4. Ransom Jonathan Sawyer (1847-1924)
5. Hannah W (Sawyer) Mayhew (1849-1923)
6. Frank Merrill Sawyer (abt.1852-abt.1901)
7. Alvah Littlefield Sawyer (1854-1925)
8. Hattie Ann Sawyer (abt.1857-abt.1864)
9. Mattie Sawyer (abt.1860-)
10. Sarah P Sawyer (abt.1863-)
11. Lewis M Sawyer (abt.1867-)

Marriage

Hiram married Josephine Bonaparte (Coxe) Sawyer on 28 Sep 1870^[1] at Hartford, Washington, Wisconsin, United States

Children

Hiram Wilson Sawyer and Josephine (Coxe) Sawyer had the following children;

1. Elmo Wilson Sawyer (abt.1871-1939)
2. Hiram Arthur Sawyer b. 4 Sep 1875 Hartford, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA d. 1946 Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA

^[2]

1. Elsa Amelia Sawyer b. 1878 Hartford, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA

d. Oct 1943 Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA ^[3]

1. Harriet J. Sawyer b. 1881-

Residence

United States Census

Dodge, Wisconsin, 1850 ^[4] 1860,^[5]

Hartford, Washington, Wisconsin, United States 1870,^[6] 1880,^[7] 1900, ^[8] 1910,^[9] 1920,^[10]

Wisconsin State Census

Hartford city, Washington, Wisconsin 1905,^[11]

Death

passed away on 14 Sep 1922 at Hartford, Washington, Wisconsin, United States. He was laid to rest at Pleasant Hill Cemetery Hartford, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA.^[12]

Researchers Notes

See also:

Name: Hiram Wilson Sawyer SAR Membership: 31260^[13]

Freemasonry in Wisconsin Biographical Sketches of Men who Have Been Prominent in the Various Masonic Bodies in the State ^[14]

Sources

1. ↑ "Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRKB-JWL : 30 January 2020), Josephine Boneparte Coxe in entry for Hiram Wilson Sawyer, 1870.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/172884295/hiram-arthur-sawyer : accessed 30 August 2021), memorial page for Hiram Arthur Sawyer (4 Sep 1875–1946), Find a Grave Memorial ID 172884295, ; Maintained by C Gengler (contributor 47355351) Unknown.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/225089452/elsa-amelia-sawyer : accessed 30 August 2021), memorial page for Elsa Amelia Sawyer (1878–Oct 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 225089452, citing Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA ; Maintained by C Gengler (contributor 47355351) .
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4DF-8LX : 4 April 2020), Hiram W Sawyer in household of Hiram Sawyer, Burnett, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States; citing family 668, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GBSF-SMK2?cc=1473181&wc=7QK5-TNW%3A1589422311%2C1589429302%2C1589437389 : 24 March 2017), Wisconsin > Dodge > Burnett > image 11 of 26; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNSD-7RR : 29 May 2021), H W Sawyer in entry for Michael Alton, 1870.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBZ-TCD?cc=1417683&wc=XWT4-SP8%3A1589394822%2C1589395180%2C1589395664%2C1589397205 : 24 December 2015), Wisconsin > Washington > Hartford > ED 245 > image 50 of 57; citing NARA microfilm publication T9, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.)
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM22-XHY: accessed 19 June 2020), Hiram W Sawyer, Hartford city Ward 1-2, Washington, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 110, sheet 4A, family 83, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,821.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBW-CYW?cc=1727033&wc=QZZC-W7S%3A133639501%2C133636902%2C134616101%2C1589089044 : 24 June 2017), Wisconsin > Washington > Hartford Ward 1 > ED 134 > image 16 of 38; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRVQ-949?cc=1488411&wc=QZJB-42D%3A1037438101%2C1036474402%2C1036477801%2C1589332466 : 14 September 2019), Wisconsin > Washington > Hartford > ED 158 > image 1 of 60; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
11. ↑ "Wisconsin State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DZH3-BYJ?cc=1443899&wc=M6P7-K6K%3A37300501%2C37353101 : 1 April 2016), Washington > Hartford city > image 3 of 22; State Historical Society, Madison.
12. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images, memorial page for Hiram Wilson Sawyer (11 Jun 1843–14 Sep 1922), Find A Grave: Memorial #172877452, citing Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA ; Maintained by C Gengler (contributor 47355351) .
13. ↑ https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2204&h=371855&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=twH14326&_phstart=successSource
14. ↑ https://www.google.com/books/edition/Freemasonry_in_Wisconsin/fEtrS_FDgmAC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=judge+Hiram+Sawyer+hartford,+washington,+wisconsin,+united+states&pg=PA36&printsec=frontcover