Anna Olivia Sawyer^[1]

1848 - 1932  (84 years)

• Name	Anna Olivia Sawyer
  Born	22 Jan 1848	Westford, Chittenden County, Vermont
  Gender	Female
  Census	1850	Westford, Chittenden County, Vermont   [2]
  Died	23 Mar 1932	Joliet, Will County, Illinois   [3]
  Buried	25 Mar 1932	Oakwood Cemetery, Joliet, Will County, Illinois
  Person ID	I34	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2018

  
  

  Father	Alfred Sawyer,   b. 21 Jun 1804, Nottingham West, New Hampshire ,   d. 24 Oct 1880, Lowell, Orleans County, Vermont  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Lury Ann Macomber Fay,   b. 29 Dec 1811, Massachusetts ,   d. 9 Sep 1880  (Age 68 years)
  Married	20 Jan 1831
  Divorced	Jan 1861
  Family ID	F9	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Daniel Webster Ridenour,   b. 19 Nov 1841, Campbell County, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Jan 1902, Joliet, Will County, Illinois  (Age 60 years)
  Married	3 May 1872	Clarinda, Page County, Iowa
  Children	1. Myrth Ridenour,   b. 5 Jul 1874, Clarinda, Page County, Iowa ,   d. 19 Feb 1958  (Age 83 years)   2. Bruce Eugene Ridenour,   b. 20 Jan 1878, Clarinda, Iowa ,   d. 13 Feb 1962  (Age 84 years) + 3. Blanche Ridenour,   b. 13 May 1882, Clarinda, Page County, Iowa ,   d. 18 Nov 1974, Evanston, Cook County, Illinois  (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F11	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 22 Jan 1848 - Westford, Chittenden County, Vermont Census - 1850 - Westford, Chittenden County, Vermont Married - 3 May 1872 - Clarinda, Page County, Iowa Died - 23 Mar 1932 - Joliet, Will County, Illinois Buried - 25 Mar 1932 - Oakwood Cemetery, Joliet, Will County, Illinois  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  Moved to Joliet about 1901. She was a member of the First Presbyterian church and Bethany Circle, The King's Daughters. Died suddenly one night of "intestinal blockage" at her home 508 Oneida Street. "The old sewing machine is gone being sold this day toward a new one. How many recollections came surging over me when my old machine went. It was like the parting of an old friend ... memories of by gone days were with me ... days when I had all my loved family with me ... of times and different circumstances. I thought of the hours of stitching with it. Many times the little kerosene lamp was giving light upon the work while I was still pushing the treadle. It has sewed graduating fluffs and wedding ruffs and gladsome things for Christmas. So many happy hours were passed over it ... bright hopes and anticipations for my children and thoughts about my loving husband. Garments were made for the rich, and for the poor for charities sake. A little shroud was made for a neighbors child who is playing now in Heaven. Sun bonnets and gay garden hats have sprung from its needle, masquerade suits, dancing frocks have appeared in bright colorings. Later days now stitches of love for grand children's frocks and fumbelos. Its usefulness is worn and past ... the new has come. The dear old machine has gone but the blessed memories are with me yet." Anna Olivia Sawyer Ridenour September 21, 1918

  
  

• Sources

  [S101] 1880 Census, Clarinda, Page County, Iowa 438A. [S112] Census, 1850. Name: Oliver Sawyer Event Type: Census Event Year: 1850 Event Place: Westford, Chittenden, Vermont, United States Gender: Male Age: 2 Race: White Birth Year (Estimated): 1848 Birthplace: Vermont House Number: 819 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Alfred Sawyer Male 45 Vermont Laura Sawyer Female 38 Massachusetts Abby Sawyer Female 17 Vermont Lewis Sawyer Male 15 Vermont Seth Sawyer Male 9 Vermont Eugene Sawyer Male 7 Vermont Oliver Sawyer Male 2 Vermont [S87] Death Certificate. Name Anna Olivia Ridenour Titles and Terms (original) Death Date 23 Mar 1932 Death Place Joliet, Will, Illinois Gender Female Marital Status Race or Color Age 84 Estimated Birth Year 1848 Birth Date 22 Jan 1848 Birthplace Westford, Vermont Father Alfred Sawyer Father's Titles and Terms (original) Father's Birth Place West Nottingham, Mass. Mother Lury Ann Fay Mother's Titles and Terms (original) Mother's Birth Place Massachusetts Occupation Housewife Residence Street Address Spouse Daniel H. Or W./ Spouse's Titles and Terms (original) Spouse's Birthplace Burial Date 25 Mar 1932 Burial Place Joliet, Will, Illinois Cemetery Informant Additional Relatives Digital Folder Number 4008337 Image Number 1381 Film Number 1684330 Volume/Page/Certificate Number cn 12030