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SAX, GEORGE, deceased, farmer; he was born June 7, 1786, in Saratoga Co., N. Y.; in early life, he learned the carpenter and joiner’s trade, which he followed about twenty years. He married Betsey Bobertson, in 1825; she was born Jan. 30, 1809; they had six children — George W., Albert C. and Lovenia, still living; Rosannah, Sarah and Elias W., deceased. He emigrated to Lee Co., Iowa, in the spring of 1845, and located on the farm now owned by George W., and Albert C.; his wife died the following September; he continued on the homestead with his children till May 10, 1874, when he too passed away. George W. was born Sept. 26, 1835, and Albert C. born March 9, 1840, both in Saratoga Co., N. Y. Albert C. served his country in the late rebellion, from Feb. 23, 1864, till Aug. 21, 1865, in Co. B, of the 3d I. V. Cavalry; he participated in the battles of Guntown and Tupelo, Tenn., and at the capture of Selma, Ala., and Columbus, Ga. He married Helen M. Tracy, Nov. 22, 1866; she was born in Van Buren Co., Dec. 21, 1847; her father was born in Belmont Co., Ohio, April 15, 1819, and her mother Aug. 27, 1826; the children of Albert C. and Helen M., are Ella M., Clara A., Frederick A. and George H. George W. and Albert C. own, in the county, a farm of 260 acres, valued at $40 per acre. Geo. W. being unmarried, they reside on Sec. 3; P. O. Primrose. Republican.