Genesee County MI Archives Biographies.....Sayre, Ira T. 1859 - 
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Author: Chapman Bros. (1892)

IRA T. SAYRE, the genial President of the village and able attorney-at-law, who
is located at Flushing, Genesee County, is he whose name appears above. He was
born in North Hector, Schuyler County, N. Y., March 6, 1859, and is a son of
Augustus and Sarah E. (Terry) Sayre, natives of the Empire State. Our subject's
father was engaged in farming in his native State. He came to Michigan in 1849
and settled on section 23, in this township, in the northeastern portion of this
village, where he, with his brother, Thomas A., took up one hundred and sixty
acres of land. He remained here until 1854 and then returned to New York, where
he was married, and in 1864, with his family returned to Michigan and settled on
his farm with his wife and two children.

  Our subject's father remained on his farm until 1890, when he retired from his
active proprietorship of the fame, and moved to Flushing, where he has since
made his home. His father was David H. and his mother Mary (Ashton) Sayre. The
former was a native of Long Island and the latter of Ireland, They were married
in New York and settled on a farm about 1820. Our subject's great grandsire was
Caleb Sayre, and his wife Elizabeth (Halsey) Sayre. The former was in early life
a sailor, and spent his latter years as a retired farmer. His parents were both
natives of France, who came to America sometime in the seventeenth century and
settled on Long Island.

  Our subject's grandparents on the maternal side were Nathaniel and Sarah
(Coleman) Terry, natives of Morristown, N. J. They came to Michigan in 1868, and
located in the township of Flushing on section 14. The father lived until 1879,
his wife having preceded him to the after world in 1875. He was a soldier in the
War of 1812, and both he and his family were conscientious Christian people. Our
subject's parents had three children, Ira T., Franklin P. and Julia M.

  Ira Sayre was educated at Flushing and later attended the Agricultural College
of Lansing, Mich. He then became a student of the State University at Ann Arbor.
He commenced the practice of law at Flushing in 1881. Prior to his entering upon
the studying of his profession, he was engaged to teach here, at Clayton and Mt.
Morris. He has been Township Clerk for seven years, also Village Clerk for the
same length of time, and Justice of the Peace for the last four years. He has
served as President of the village for one year, and a member of the School
Board for three years. He deals quite extensively in Chicago real estate, and
has some valuable property in this township.

  Our subject is a Republican in politics. Socially he is a Mason, having
attained the Thirty-second degree. He is besides a Knight Templar and an Odd
Fellow. Our subject was married in 1884 to Miss Julia E. Niles, the daughter of
Franklin A. and Mary (Turner) Niles, natives of New York and Michigan
respectively. The former came to Michigan and settled in Flushing where he was
married in 1865. Our subject is the father of one daughter, Helen L., who was
born May 13, 1891.


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Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties,
Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative
Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of
the Presidents of the United States

Chicago:
Chapman Bros.
1892

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