SARE, William
Source:
Chanute, Kansas Sun - Sat 16 May 1903 p
1
The oldest
white man in Kansas is said to be William Sare, who settled near Erie on a farm
in 1870 and has since made it his home. William Sare celebrated his 99th
birthday anniversary Monday. All of his children, grandchildren, a large number
of neighbors and friends, gathered at the large country home of Mr. and Mrs.
Sare and the anniversary was happily celebrated his 99th birthday
anniversary Monday. All of his children, grandchildren, a large number of
neighbors and friends, gathered at the large country home of Mr. and Mrs. Sare
and the anniversary was happily celebrated by all participants. William Sare
was born in Boone County, Kentucky May 11, 1804 and was married in Putnam
County Indiana in 1825 to Mary Hadden who died October 7th,
1857. In March 4th, 1853 he
was married to Elizabeth Beard who was born in Pennsylvania in 1828. Seven
children was born to this couple as follows: Agnes, John W; David W; Mary J;
Luther B; Reuben and Sallie. Until Mr. Sare had passed his 80th year
he was in active charge of all his business affairs, and is only now prevented
by a chronic rheumatism affliction. He is but one step from the century round
and has lived to see the maturity of five generations. His mind is active and a
perfect storehouse of information. In 1819, when he was 15 years of age, the
first steamboat passage across the Atlantic was made form NY to Liverpool. The first railroad was completed in 1827 and
1828. The first locomotive engine on
American road was on the Baltimore & Ohio in 1831. An overland trip from
the Atlantic to the Pacific was almost impossible during the boyhood days of
Mr. Sare. Today one can board the train and cross the continent in less than
six days, a distance of 3,600 miles. - kbz