Fred Andrew SAWYER

Born: 23 Oct 1860 at Barton, Tioga Co., NY
Died: 19?? at Waverly?, NY

Father: Charles Halstead SAWYER
Mother: Martha W. HANNA (1831-1906)

Spouse: Mary STONE (1864-19??)

Children:

  • Harold Moore (1890-19??)

    Taken from GHHCNY (p. 1547), written in 1912:
    Fred attended the public schools at the Waverly high school. He started upon his business career in 1875 in the Citizens Bank, founded the year before by J. Theodore SAWYER. He was connected with the bank as early as 1875, but became bookkeeper, 19 Sep 1879. He was promoted to assistant cashier, then cashier, and since Jan 1911, has been president of the bank, succeeding Hon. J. Theodore SAWYER after his death. He is also a director of the bank and of the Waverly Water Company, and director and treasurer of the Loomis Opera Company. He has been active in public affairs; for six years was a member of the board of education and for two years president, and was also treasurer of the incorporated village for several years. For the past ten years, he has been one of the trustees of the Presbyterian church. He has also taken a keen interest in the volunteer fire department of the village, and has been its chief engineer. He is a member of the Tioga Hose Company, in which he has held in succession the various offices. In politics he is a Republican. In addition to his other business interests he takes pleasure and profit in cultivating the farm upon which he was born.

    He married, 19 Aug 1885, Mary STONE, b. 5 Sep 1864 in Waverly, daughter of William Emmet and Sarah (STONE) (HOTCHKILL) MOORE. They have one son, Harold MOORE, b. 15 Apr 1890, graduate of the Waverly high school, class of 1906, and of Cornell University, class of 1911, with the degree of mechanical engineer; now with the Scranton Electrical Company of Scranton, PA.

    Sources:

  • Genealogical and Family History of Central NY (GFHCNY), ed. William Richard CUTTER, A.M., Vol III, Lewis Hist. Pub. Co., 1912 (p. 1547)