Moses Sailor was the first permanent settler in Faribault County, Minnesota, arriving in 1855. The grave marker is a special replica of a log cabin. The dates are hard to read but may say: born - Oct 2, 1808, died - Feb 14, 1896.
Moses married Mary Miller, daughter of Jacob Miller and Betty Martin in 1832. They had 10 children. Mary died in 1849 in Elkhart County, Indiana.
Moses Sailor was living in Olive Township, Elkhart County, Indiana in 1850. The 1850 census says he was born in Ohio. No wife is listed with him. But, he has several children, all born in Indiana: Rebecca born circa 1833, Abel born circa 1835, Jacob born circa 1837, Esther, born circa 1838, Amanda born circa 1842, Roxena born circa 1843, Daniel born circa 1845, William born circa 1846, Emanuel born circa 1848.
In April of 1855, Moses Sailor settled in Faribault County, Minnesota.
In the 1860 census, he is in Blue Earth, Faribault County, Minnesota. Once again, no wife is listed with him. He has these children with him: Amanda age 18, Roxena age 16, Daniel age 15, William age 13, and Amanuel age 11.
On 5 February 1869, he married Mrs. Nancy Faulkner (maiden name Morris).
History. MOSES SAILOR, a retired farmer, was the first white man who came to Faribault County to settle and has lived on the same tract of land for about forty years. He was born in Monroe County, Ohio, on October 2, 1808, when that country was almost a wilderness, his parents, Jacob and Ester (Crow) Sailor, being among the pioneers of Ohio.
His grandfather, John Sailor, came from Germany to this country before the Revolutionary War and settled in Pennsylvania, subsequently moving to Virginia, where he died. Jacob Sailor was a soldier in the War of 1812. Moses spent his youth assisting to clear and improve a heavily timbered farm in Ohio, and resided with his parents in 1832, when he sought a more western home and took up his abode in Elkhart County, Indiana, settling in the woods and again beginning the task of clearing a farm. In this undertaking, he succeeded l and he continued to reside there until 1854 That year he once more turned his face to ward off the setting sun. Arrived at Nashua, Iowa, he left his family there, while he started on foot to find a desirable location, and, after walking over a hundred miles, he finally decided upon Faribault county. He here filed his claim, then went back to Iowa for his family, and in April 1855, they made a permanent settlement in this county.
Mr. Sailor was married in 1832, to Miss Mary Miller, a native of Monroe County, Ohio, and a daughter of Jacob and Bettie (Martin) Miller. This union resulted in the birth of ten children, nine of whom lived to be grown, and eight survive, namely: Rebecca, wife of Jesse Faulkner, of Blue Earth county, Minnesota; Abel, a farmer of Faribault county; Jacob, also a farmer of this county; Ester, wife of Alexander John son, of Colorado; Amanda, wife of Samuel Sailor, of this county; Daniel, of this county; William, a resident of Colorado; Roxana, deceased, was the wife of Levi Billings; and Manuel, of Faribault county. The mother of these children died in Elkhart County, Indiana, in 1849'.
February 5, 1869, Mr. Sailor married Mrs. Nancy Faulkner, widow of John Faulkner, by whom she had three children, the only one now living being Mary, wife of Philip Miller. Mrs. Sailor's maiden name was Morris, and she is a native of Monroe County, Ohio.
When Mr. Sailor came to Faribault County its only inhabitants were Indians and wild animals, and for some time his nearest market was Cedar Falls, Iowa, the trips to that place being made with ox teams and the time required to go and come being from six to ten days. Now. at the age of eighty-seven years, Mr. Sailor retains to a remarkable degree the mental and physical vigor of his youth. He has by his honorable and upright dealing with his fellow men won their confidence and esteem. and few men in the county have a wider circle of friends, both among the old and the young, than has this venerable pioneer. He has seen the county grow from a wilderness to one of the most thickly populated and prosperous counties in the State. He has always been a stanch Democrat and for eight years served as County Commissioner. At this writing his descendants number over a hundred.
Source: Memorial Record of the Counties of Faribault, Martin, Watonwan and Jackson, Minnesota January 1, 1895
Lewis Publishing Company
Provided by Capt (#47510447)
Moses Sailor was the first permanent settler in Faribault County, Minnesota, arriving in 1855. The grave marker is a special replica of a log cabin. The dates are hard to read but may say: born - Oct 2, 1808, died - Feb 14, 1896.
Moses married Mary Miller, daughter of Jacob Miller and Betty Martin in 1832. They had 10 children. Mary died in 1849 in Elkhart County, Indiana.
Moses Sailor was living in Olive Township, Elkhart County, Indiana in 1850. The 1850 census says he was born in Ohio. No wife is listed with him. But, he has several children, all born in Indiana: Rebecca born circa 1833, Abel born circa 1835, Jacob born circa 1837, Esther, born circa 1838, Amanda born circa 1842, Roxena born circa 1843, Daniel born circa 1845, William born circa 1846, Emanuel born circa 1848.
In April of 1855, Moses Sailor settled in Faribault County, Minnesota.
In the 1860 census, he is in Blue Earth, Faribault County, Minnesota. Once again, no wife is listed with him. He has these children with him: Amanda age 18, Roxena age 16, Daniel age 15, William age 13, and Amanuel age 11.
On 5 February 1869, he married Mrs. Nancy Faulkner (maiden name Morris).
History. MOSES SAILOR, a retired farmer, was the first white man who came to Faribault County to settle and has lived on the same tract of land for about forty years. He was born in Monroe County, Ohio, on October 2, 1808, when that country was almost a wilderness, his parents, Jacob and Ester (Crow) Sailor, being among the pioneers of Ohio.
His grandfather, John Sailor, came from Germany to this country before the Revolutionary War and settled in Pennsylvania, subsequently moving to Virginia, where he died. Jacob Sailor was a soldier in the War of 1812. Moses spent his youth assisting to clear and improve a heavily timbered farm in Ohio, and resided with his parents in 1832, when he sought a more western home and took up his abode in Elkhart County, Indiana, settling in the woods and again beginning the task of clearing a farm. In this undertaking, he succeeded l and he continued to reside there until 1854 That year he once more turned his face to ward off the setting sun. Arrived at Nashua, Iowa, he left his family there, while he started on foot to find a desirable location, and, after walking over a hundred miles, he finally decided upon Faribault county. He here filed his claim, then went back to Iowa for his family, and in April 1855, they made a permanent settlement in this county.
Mr. Sailor was married in 1832, to Miss Mary Miller, a native of Monroe County, Ohio, and a daughter of Jacob and Bettie (Martin) Miller. This union resulted in the birth of ten children, nine of whom lived to be grown, and eight survive, namely: Rebecca, wife of Jesse Faulkner, of Blue Earth county, Minnesota; Abel, a farmer of Faribault county; Jacob, also a farmer of this county; Ester, wife of Alexander John son, of Colorado; Amanda, wife of Samuel Sailor, of this county; Daniel, of this county; William, a resident of Colorado; Roxana, deceased, was the wife of Levi Billings; and Manuel, of Faribault county. The mother of these children died in Elkhart County, Indiana, in 1849'.
February 5, 1869, Mr. Sailor married Mrs. Nancy Faulkner, widow of John Faulkner, by whom she had three children, the only one now living being Mary, wife of Philip Miller. Mrs. Sailor's maiden name was Morris, and she is a native of Monroe County, Ohio.
When Mr. Sailor came to Faribault County its only inhabitants were Indians and wild animals, and for some time his nearest market was Cedar Falls, Iowa, the trips to that place being made with ox teams and the time required to go and come being from six to ten days. Now. at the age of eighty-seven years, Mr. Sailor retains to a remarkable degree the mental and physical vigor of his youth. He has by his honorable and upright dealing with his fellow men won their confidence and esteem. and few men in the county have a wider circle of friends, both among the old and the young, than has this venerable pioneer. He has seen the county grow from a wilderness to one of the most thickly populated and prosperous counties in the State. He has always been a stanch Democrat and for eight years served as County Commissioner. At this writing his descendants number over a hundred.
Source: Memorial Record of the Counties of Faribault, Martin, Watonwan and Jackson, Minnesota January 1, 1895
Lewis Publishing Company
Provided by Capt (#47510447)
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