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  • Name Sawtell, William Amos 
    Born 19 Dec 1888  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • According to the 1900 enumeration, William A., age 11, born in December 1888 in Illinois and attending school, lived at 6653 Wentworth Avenue with his father, Henry F. Sawtell (age 56); his aunt, Katharine E. Kienie (age 47); Susie McCabe (age 23), a household servant; and his five brothers and sisters: Florence (age 16); Henry J. (age 14); Alice (age 13); and the twins, Warren M. and Frances (both age 7).
    Graduation 1910  Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10] 
    Address:
    University of Illinois 
    • According to published alumni information, William graduated with a B.S. in Agriculture, was a member of Phi Kappa Sigma and Alpha Gamma Rho and served as the editor of The Illinois Agriculturist.
    Census 1910  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    • According to the 1910 enumeration, William (age 21), in school, lived at 7117 Yale Avenue with his father, Henry F. Sawtell (age 66), the proprietor of a stationery store; his aunt, Katherine E. Michel (age 57); Lumine Francour (age 22), a household servant; and four of his brothers and sisters: Florence (age 25), a kindergarten teacher; Alice (age 22); and his twin sister and brother Francis and Warren M. (both age 16), attending school.
    Residence 1910–1916  Powell, Park County, Wyoming, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13] 
    • William was a rancher.
    Military Service 1913–1918  [7, 14, 15] 
    • From 1913-1917, William served in Company C of the Wyoming Militia, reaching the rank of Captain. In 1918 he served in Battery F, 148th Field Artillery, American Expeditionary Forces, rising to the rank of major; and was a major in the same unit in the Army of Occupation, in Germany. On his draft registration card filed in June, 1917, he is described as being of medium height and build, with grey eyes and brown hair.
    Residence 1917–1918  Miles City, Custer County, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Died Apr 1963  [3] 
    • According to the Social Security Death Index, William's last known residence was in Nebraska.
    Person ID I7086  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2010 

    Father Sawtell, Henry Francis,   b. 2 May 1843, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Michel, Sophia Frances,   b. Abt 1853–1854, Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 May 1893, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 39 years) 
    Married Y  [1, 2] 
    • Details of the marriage are not known at this time.
    Family ID F2277  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Fiegenbaum, Helen Mary,   b. 30 Jul 1889, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. May 1984  (Age 94 years) 
    Married 27 Jun 1914  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [16, 17, 18] 

    •      According to the marriage license, William A. Sawtell, of Powell, Park County, Wyoming, age 25, and Miss Helen M. Fiegenbaum, of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, age 24 were married at 372 [S?] Normal Parkway, Chicago. James A. Beebe, a Methodist Episcopal pastor officiated.
    Census (family) 1930  South St. Paul, Dakota County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [19] 

    •      According to the 1930 enumeration, the household at 220 Fifth Avenue North consisted of William A. Sawtell, age 41, vice-president in a bank, Helen Sawtell, wife, age 40, and their son, William, Jr., age 14, attending school.
    Children 
     1. Sawtell, William Amos Jr.,   b. 5 Feb 1916, Powell, Park County, Wyoming, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 May 2006, Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F2276  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S217] Book, The Semi-Centennial Alumni Record of the University of Illinois.
      Edited by Franklin W. Scott. Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois, 1918. Biographical information for William Amos Sawtell, class of 1910; page 396; item #4400.
           "...b. D 19, 1888, Chicago; s. Henry Francis (b. My 2, 1843, Boston, Mass.) and Sophia Frances (Michel) Sawtell (b. Dubuque, Ia.)."

    2. [S217] Book, The Alumni Record of The University of Illinois: Including Historical Sketch and Annals of the University, and Biographical Data Regarding Members of the Faculties and the Boards of Trustees.
      Edited by James Herbert Kelley. Urbana-Champaign, Illinois: University of Illinios, 1913. Biographical information for William Amos Sawtell, Class of 1910; page 544; item #4402.
           "...b. Dec. 19, 1988, Chicago; s. Henry Francis (b. may 2, 1843, Boston, Mass.) & Sophia Frances (Michel) Sawtell (b. Duguque, Ia.)"

    3. [S117] United States. Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index (Washington, D.C.: Social Security Administration), William Sawtell; SSN: 507-16-3137.
      Accessed at Ancestry.com and RootsWeb.com in July & August 2010.
           Name: Sawtell, William; Birth: 19 Dec 1888; Death: Apr 1963; Age: 74; Last Address of Record: Nebraska; SSN: 507-16-3137; State (Year) SSN issued: Nebraska (Before 1951).

    4. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1900. NARA microfilm T623, roll 284, page 4B.
      1900 U.S. census, population schedule; Illinois, Cook County, Lake Township, Chicago, Ward 31, Supervisor’s District 1, Enumeration District 956, census sheet 4B, enumerated on 4 June 1900; Henry F. Sawtell household, 6653 Wentworth Avenue, dwelling 43, family 56, lines 65-72. Access through Ancestry.com in July 2010.
           In the household was: 69) Sawtell, William A.; son; white; male; born December 1888; age 11; single; born in Illinois; father born in Massachusetts; mother born in Iowa.
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1900 U.S. census for this person.

    5. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1910. NARA microfilm T624, roll 279, page 14A.
      1910 U.S. census, population schedule; Illinois, Cook County, Lake Township, Chicago, Ward 32, Supervisor’s District 1, Enumeration District 1401, census sheet 14A, enumerated on 23 April 1910; Henry F. Sawtell household, 7117 Yale Avenue, dwelling 262, family 367, lines 34-41. Access through Ancestry.com in July 2010.
           In the household was: 37) Sawtell, William A.; son; male; white; age 21; single; born in Illinois; father born in Massachusetts; mother born in Iowa.
           By calculation from the information provided, William would have been born about 1888-1889. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1910 U.S. census for this person.

    6. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1930. NARA microfilm T626, roll 1,085, image 450, page 11B.
      1930 U.S. census, population schedule; Minnesota, Dakota County, South Saint Paul, Ward 2, Supervisor’s District 10, Enumeration District 19-33, census sheet 11B, enumerated on 10 April 1930; William A. Sawtell household, 220 Fifth Avenue North, dwelling 169, family 271, lines 52-54. Access through Ancestry.com in July 2010.
           In the household was: 52) Sawtell, William A.; male; white; age 41; born in Illinois; father born in Massachusetts; mother born in Iowa.
           By calculation from the information provided, William would have been born about 1888-1889. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1930 U.S. census for this person.

    7. [S177] Ancestry.com (library edition), World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Accessed in July 2010.
      Registration Card A (June 1917). Registration on 1 June 1917; Precinct 1; Park County, Wyoming.
           Card Number: 43. 1) Name: William A. Sawtell. Age: 28. 2) Home address: Powell, Wyoming. 3) Date of Birth: December 19, 1888. 4) "natural born" citizen. 5) Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois. 7) Present trade or occupation: rancher. 8) Employer: self. Where: "near B[---]e." 9) Dependants: "wife and child." 10) Marital status: married. Race: Caucasian. 11) Military service: Rank: Captain. Branch: Infantry. Years: 4. Nation or state: "State Wyom." 12) Do you claim exemption: "no."
           Registrar's Report: 1) Height: Medium. Build: Medium. 2) Eyes: grey. Hair: Brown. Bald?: no. 3) Missing limbs or diabilities: no. Signed by J. H. Bohling, Jr., County Clerk, Custer County, Montana.

    8. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1900. NARA microfilm T623, roll 284, page 4B.
      1900 U.S. census, population schedule; Illinois, Cook County, Lake Township, Chicago, Ward 31, Supervisor’s District 1, Enumeration District 956, census sheet 4B, enumerated on 4 June 1900; Henry F. Sawtell household, 6653 Wentworth Avenue, dwelling 43, family 56, lines 65-72. Access through Ancestry.com in July 2010.
           The household consisted of: 65) Sawtell, Henry F.; head; white; male; born May 1844; age 56; widowed; born in Massachusetts; father born in Vermont; mother born in Massachusetts; Stationary Maker; 0 months not employed; can read; can write; speaks English; rents home; home is a house. 66) Sawtell, Florence; daughter; white; female; born May 1884; age 16; single; born in Dakota; father born in Massachusetts; mother born in Iowa; at School, for 9 months; can read; can write; speaks English. 67) Sawtell, Henry J.; son; white; male; born August 1885; age 14; single; born in Dakota; father born in Massachusetts; mother born in Iowa; at School, for 9 months; can read; can write; speaks English. 68) Sawtell, Alice; daughter; white; female; born April 1887; age 13; single; born in Illinois; father born in Massachusetts; mother born in Iowa; at School, for 9 months; can read; can write; speaks English. 69) Sawtell, William A.; son; white; male; born December 1888; age 11; single; born in Illinois; father born in Massachusetts; mother born in Iowa; at School, for 9 months; can read; can write; speaks English. 70) Sawtell, Warren M; son; white; male; born May 1893; age 7; single; born in Illinois; father born in Massachusetts; mother born in Iowa; at School, for 9 months; can read; can write; speaks English. 71) Sawtell, Frances; daughter; white; female; born May 1893; age 7; single; born in Illinois; father born in Massachusetts; mother born in Iowa; at School, for 9 months; can read; can write; speaks English. 72) Kienie, Katherine E.; D in-law; white; female; June 1852; age 47; widowed; born in Iowa; father born in Hesse Darmstatt; mother born in Germany; House keeper; 0 months not employed; can read; can write; speaks English. 73) McCabe, Susie; servant; white; female; born May 1877; age 23; single; born in Ireland; father born in Ireland; mother born in Ireland; House servant; 0 months not employed; can read; can write; speaks English.

    9. [S217] Book, The Semi-Centennial Alumni Record of the University of Illinois.
      Edited by Franklin W. Scott. Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois, 1918. Biographical information for William Amos Sawtell, class of 1910; page 396; item #4400.
           "Ranchman; B. S. in Agr.;....Prepared in R. T. Crane Tech. H. S. Phi Kappa Sigma; Alpha Gamma Rho; Ed., Ill. Agr."

    10. [S217] Book, The Alumni Record of The University of Illinois: Including Historical Sketch and Annals of the University, and Biographical Data Regarding Members of the Faculties and the Boards of Trustees.
      Edited by James Herbert Kelley. Urbana-Champaign, Illinois: University of Illinios, 1913. Biographical information for William Amos Sawtell, Class of 1910; page 544; item #4402.
           "B. S. in Agr.;....Phi Kappa Sigma; Alpha Gamma Rho; Editor, Ill. Agriculturist."

    11. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1910. NARA microfilm T624, roll 279, page 14A.
      1910 U.S. census, population schedule; Illinois, Cook County, Lake Township, Chicago, Ward 32, Supervisor’s District 1, Enumeration District 1401, census sheet 14A, enumerated on 23 April 1910; Henry F. Sawtell household, 7117 Yale Avenue, dwelling 262, family 367, lines 34-41. Access through Ancestry.com in July 2010.
           The household consisted of: 34) Sawtell, Henry F.; head; male; white; age 66; widowed; born in Massachusetts; father born in New Hampshire; mother born in New Hampshire; speaks English; Proprietor Stationery Store; employment status=Emp.; can read; can write; owns home; free of mortgage; home is a house. 35) Sawtell, Florence; daughter; female; white; age 25; single; born in South Dakota; father born in Massachusetts; mother born in Iowa; speaks English; Teacher; Kindergarten; employment status=W; not unemployed on 15 April 1910; 0 weeks unemployed in 1909; can read; can write. 36) Sawtell, Alice; daughter; female; white; age 22; single; born in Illinois; father born in Massachusetts; mother born in Iowa; speaks English; no occupation can read; can write. 37) Sawtell, William A.; son; male; white; age 21; single; born in Illinois; father born in Massachusetts; mother born in Iowa; speaks English no occupation; can read; can write; attended school since Sept. 1, 1909. 38) Sawtell, Francis; daughter; female; white; age 16; single; born in Illinois; father born in Massachusetts; mother born in Iowa; speaks English no occupation; can read; can write; attended school since Sept. 1, 1909. 39) Sawtell, Warren M; son; male; white; age 16; single; born in Illinois; father born in Massachusetts; mother born in Iowa; speaks English no occupation; can read; can write; attended school since Sept. 1, 1909. 40) Michel, Katherine E.; sister-in-law; female; white; age 57; widowed; mother of 0 children, 0 now living; born in Iowa; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; speaks English; Housekeeper, for a private family; employment status=W; not unemployed on 15 April 1910; 0 weeks unemployed in 1909; can read; can write. 41) Francour, Lumine; maid; female; white; age 22; single; born in Illinois; father born in France; mother born in France; speaks English; maid, for a private family; employment status=W; not unemployed on 15 April 1910; 0 weeks unemployed in 1909; can read; can write.

    12. [S217] Book, The Semi-Centennial Alumni Record of the University of Illinois.
      Edited by Franklin W. Scott. Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois, 1918. Biographical information for William Amos Sawtell, class of 1910; page 396; item #4400.
           "Ranchman, Powell, Wyo., 1910-16; do., Miles City, Mont., 1917....Address, Miles City, Mont."

    13. [S217] Book, The Alumni Record of The University of Illinois: Including Historical Sketch and Annals of the University, and Biographical Data Regarding Members of the Faculties and the Boards of Trustees.
      Edited by James Herbert Kelley. Urbana-Champaign, Illinois: University of Illinios, 1913. Biographical information for William Amos Sawtell, Class of 1910; page 544; item #4402.
           "Address, Powell, Wyo."

    14. [S217] Book, The Semi-Centennial Alumni Record of the University of Illinois.
      Edited by Franklin W. Scott. Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois, 1918. Biographical information for William Amos Sawtell, class of 1910; page 396; item #4400.
           "Wyo. Militia, 1913; First Lt., Co. C, Wyo.; Border Service, 1916; Capt., Co. C, 1917; do., Bat. F. 148th F. A., A. E. F., France, 1918; Maj., do., Army of Occupation, Ger."

    15. [S217] Book, A History of the Sixty-sixth Field Artillery Brigade, American Expeditionary Forces; Composed of the 146th Field Artillery and the 148th Field Artillery; National Guard Troops from the Western States of Colorado, Wyoming, Washingtion, Idaho, Oregon, New Mexico.
      Edited by William R. Wright. Denver, Colorado: Smith-Brooks Printing Company, [1919?].
           Major W. A. Sawtell served on the committee charged with compiling the history of the brigade. See pages 27; 172; 175; 180; 236 (photo); 301; 335; 342; 371.

    16. [S217] Book, The Semi-Centennial Alumni Record of the University of Illinois.
      Edited by Franklin W. Scott. Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois, 1918. Biographical information for William Amos Sawtell, class of 1910; page 396; item #4400.
           "Married Helen Mary Fiegenbaum, Je 27, 1914, Chicago."

    17. [S226] FamilySearch.org, "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920." Accessed on 11 August 2010.
      (http://pilot.familysearch.org/). Data from Family History Library (Salt Lake City, Utah) microfilm 1030575; digital film 4272230, image 896, reference number 668575. Original data from: Illinois Department of Public Health. Division of Vital Records. "Marriage Records, 1871 - present." Springfield, Illinois. Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah (Salt Lake City, Utah).
           Digital image of a marriage license issued on 26 June 1914 from Cook County, Illinois to "William A. Sawtell," of Powell, Park County, Wyoming, age 25, and "Miss Helen M. Fiegenbaum," of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, age 24.
           "James A. Beebe," of 6410 Stewart Avenue, a "pastor (M. E. Church)," certified that "William A. Sawtell" and "Miss Helen M. Fiegenbaum" were married at 372 [S?] Normal Parkway, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, on 27 June 1914.

    18. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1930. NARA microfilm T626, roll 1,085, image 450, page 11B.
      1930 U.S. census, population schedule; Minnesota, Dakota County, South Saint Paul, Ward 2, Supervisor’s District 10, Enumeration District 19-33, census sheet 11B, enumerated on 10 April 1930; William A. Sawtell household, 220 Fifth Avenue North, dwelling 169, family 271, lines 52-54. Access through Ancestry.com in July 2010.
           In the household was: 52) Sawtell, William A.; head; male; white; age 41; married, at age 25; and, 53) Sawtell, Helen; wife; female; white; age 40; married, at age 24.
           By calculation from the information provided, the marriage would have taken place about 1913-1914.
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1930 U.S. census for these individuals.

    19. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1930. NARA microfilm T626, roll 1,085, image 450, page 11B.
      1930 U.S. census, population schedule; Minnesota, Dakota County, South Saint Paul, Ward 2, Supervisor’s District 10, Enumeration District 19-33, census sheet 11B, enumerated on 10 April 1930; William A. Sawtell household, 220 Fifth Avenue North, dwelling 169, family 271, lines 52-54. Access through Ancestry.com in July 2010.
           The household consisted of: 52) Sawtell, William A.; head; rents home; value of home=$60,0000; owns radio; family does not live on a farm; male; white; age 41; married, at age 25; did not attend school since Sept. 1, 1929; can read and write; born in Illinois; father born in Massachusetts; mother born in Iowa; speaks English; Vice-President, in a Bank; class of worker=W; was at work the last regular work day; military veteran; what war or expedition=WW. 53) Sawtell, Helen; wife; female; white; age 40; married, at age 24; did not attend school since Sept. 1, 1929; can read and write; born in Nebraska; father born in Illinois; mother born in Ohio; speaks English; occupation=none. 54) Sawtell, William, Jr.; son; male; white; age 14; single; did attend school since Sept. 1, 1929; can read and write; born in Wyoming; father born in Illinois; mother born in Nebraska; speaks English; occupation=none.


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