LAKE COUNTY OHIO BIOS; SAWDEY, Edward 1893

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This biography is taken from Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio, 
Embracing the counties of Ashtabula, Geauga and Lake; Lewis Publishing Company, 
1893. 

Edward C. Sawdey

  Edward C. Sawdey, of Perry Township, Lake County, Ohio, is one of the leading 
farmers and most popular citizens of the community in which he lives. Of his 
life and ancestry we make record as follows:
  Job Sawdey, grandfather of Edward C., was a native of New York, and was a 
farmer by occupation. In 1820 he came from the Empire State to Ohio, making the 
journey by wagon, and settling in Harpersfield Township, Ashtabula County. he 
spent the rest of his life there and died at the advanced age of eighty-five 
years. His son Isaac S. Sawdey the father of the subject here, was born in New 
York State in 1817, and was quite small when his parents came to Ohio. He was 
married in Madison, Lake County, this state, and in 1847 settled in Perry 
Township of the same county, where he developed a farm. In 1887 he moved to 
Madison Township, of which he is still a resident. He married Amanda Cunningham,
a native of this county, daughter of Cyrus Cunningham, a native of Connecticut, 
and one of the prominent early pioneers of lake county, Ohio, he having settled 
in Madison township in 1820. At an early day Mr. Cunningham served as Assessor 
of the entire county, and for many years was a Justice of the Peace in Madison 
Township. His life was spent on the farm, and he died at the age of seventy 
years. Mrs. Sawdey died at the age of fifty-four. She was a member of the 
Congregational Church and was a most estimable woman.
Edward C. Sawdey was the third born of a family of seven children, his birth 
occurring in Perry Township, this county, February 25, 1848. At the age of 
seventeen he began teaching school. He taught three terms here and two in 
Kalamazoo, Michigan. In 1870 he married and settled down to farming, and has 
since engaged in agricultural pursuits at his present location, his farm being 
composed of 129 acres, all well improved. His large red barn he built in 1874, 
and his fine frame residence in 1879. The land is composed of a variety of soils
and is well adapted to general farming, for which  purpose it is utilized. he 
has five acres of fine onion land and eight acres and a half in grapes.
  Mr. Sawdey was married November 23, 1870, to Elsie D. Hamblin, who was born 
in Youngsville, Warren county, Pennsylvania, and who came to Lake county, Ohio, 
when a girl. They have three children living: Fred E., Frank H., and Blanch. 
Clyde E. died at the age of eight years. The entire family are members of the 
Methodist Church, Mr. Sawdey being a Steward and Class-leader in the Church and 
Superintendent of the Sabbath- School.
  Politically, he is a Republican. he has served as Township Trustee two years 
and for a number of years has been a member of the School Board.