James Monroe Saul (1841 - 1911)

Born 18 Aug 1841 in Center, Williams, Ohio, United States

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Died 1 Feb 1911 at age 69 in Dover, Clare, Michigan, United States

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James M. Saul was a member of the 8th New York Sharpshooters during the Civil War and was captured and spent time in Libby Prison. He was one of the original settlers and farmed and raised his family in Dover near Clare, Michigan

JAMES M. SAUL

This representative farmer and honored citizen of Grant township, Clare county, claims the old Buckeye state as the place of his nativity, since he was born in Williams county, Ohio, on the 18th of August, 1841, being a representative of one of the sterling old families of that commonwealth. He is a son of GEORGE and ESTHER (FETTERS) SAUL, both of whom died in the county of his birth, the father having been a farmer by vocation and a man of unwavering integrity and honor. This worthy couple became the parents of twelve children, of whom our subject was the second in order of birth, while of the number nine are living.

JAMES M. SAUL was reared to the sturdy discipline of the farm and duly availed himself of the educational advantages afforded by the common schools. When the dark cloud of civil war spread its pall over the national horizon he tendered his aid in the suppression of the rebellion and proved a brave and loyal son of the republic. In the autumn of 1862 he enlisted as a member of the First New York Sharpshooters, having been a resident of the Empire state at the time, and with the same he continued to serve until practically the close of the war, save for the period during which he was held in captivity by the Confederates. He participated in a number of the most spirited and important engagements incidental to the progress of the great conflict, and at Petersburg, Virginia, in the autumn of 1864, was taken prisoner and held in captivity about six and one-half months, during which he experienced the privations and horrors incident to incarceration in Libby Prison and the prisons on Belle Isle and in Salisbury, North Carolina. He was finally released and received his honorable discharge after victory had crowned the Union arms. He retains a lively interest in his old comrades in arms and signifies the same by retaining membership in the Grand Army of the Republic.

After the close of his military service Mr. SAUL returned to his native county, where he continued to devote his attention principally to agricultural pursuits until the autumn of 1874, when he came with his family to Clare county, Michigan, and became one of the pioneer farmers of Grant township, where he has ever since maintained his home and where success has crowned his efforts during the long intervening years. He purchased forty acres of wild land in section 1, and has since added to the same until he now has a fine homestead of one hundred and twenty acres, improved with excellent buildings, including a modern residence, while about one hundred acres of the place are under cultivation, yielding excellent returns for the labors expended. Mr. SAUL is a man of energy and good judgement and is ever found loyal to all the duties and obligations of citizenship, being a stauch Republican in his political proclivities but having no ambition for official preferment.

On the 24th of December, 1867, in Hillsdale county, this state, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. SAUL to Miss MARY HOYER, who was born in Hancock county, Ohio, on the 2d of August, 1843, being the second of the nine children born to SAMUEL and REBECCA (STAHL) HOYER, both of whom died in Steuben county, Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. SAUL have five children--SAMUEL A., FRANK E., GARFIELD A., JOSEPHINE ELLEN and MYRTLE V. The elder daughter is the wife of ROY A. HOOVER, and MYRTLE is the wife of LEAMON H. HOOVER.

Submitted for use by USGENWEB Clare County, Michigan October 2002 wilkinschw@aol.com

• Fact: Residence (1900) Grant & Hatton townships (excl. Clare city), Clare, Michigan, United States
• Fact: Residence (1910) Grant, Clare, Michigan, United States
• Fact: Pension (1907-1933) United States
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch Birth: Aug. 18, 1841

Williams County Ohio, USA Death: Feb. 1, 1911 Dover Clare County Michigan, USA

Family links: Parents: George Saul (1816 - 1873) Hester Fetters Saul (1820 - 1887)

Spouse: Mary Rebecca Hoyer Saul (1843 - 1916)

Children: Samuel A. Saul (1869 - 1929)* Frank Elmer Saul (1871 - 1968)* Jo Ellen Saul Hoover (1875 - 1951)* Garfield A. Saul (1881 - 1929)* Myrtie Viola Saul Hoover (1883 - 1974)*

Siblings: Sarah Ann Saul Hoyer (1840 - 1916)* James Monroe Saul (1841 - 1911) Edward Saul (1846 - 1932)* Jonas Leander Saul (1847 - 1919)* Alexander Saul (1847 - 1867)*

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Burial: Cherry Grove Cemetery Clare Clare County Michigan, USA

Created by: Ray Segar Record added: Aug 24, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 75406778

• Fact: Burial Clare, Clare, Michigan, United States

Sources

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 10 December 2017, 01:51), entry for James Monroe Saul(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:2W76-F9G); contributed by various users.
• James Monroe Saul LDS ID 2W76-F9G

18 August 1841 – 1 February 1911 16 Sources