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SANBORN, EDWIN L. The agricultural interests of Blue Earth county form the bulwark of its prosperity and the men who have charge of the same deservedly rank among the most important members of the population, their work forming the nucleus on which the local development is based and the foundation on which progressive enterprises are built. Of all portions of the county none is more prosperous than Sterling township and none has contributed in a larger degree to the permanent prosperity of the county; that such an end has been attained and such prominence secured by the township may be attributed to the work of the farmers, a whole-souled, progressive, self-reliant and independent body of men, whose labors have been productive of good to all. Numbered among these farmers we mention the name of Edwin L Sanborn, secretary of the Sterling Center Creamery Company and owner of the homestead farm of one hundred and twenty acres, also the owner of a farm of similar size situated in Pine county, this state.
More than one hundred years have come and gone since the Sanborn family became associated with the village of Sanbornton, in New Hampshire, which still bears their name and thus perpetuates for future generations the story of their association with its early history.
Wm Sanborn, born in 1632, sailed from England March 9, 1633, arrived in Boston, June 3, 1632. Wm Sanborn, born in 1650, lived at Hampton; Hon. John Sanborn, born Nov 6, 1680, in Hampton; Jermiah Sanborn, Feb 12, 1703; John Sanborn, born in Hampton, Jan 25, 1742, served in Revolutionary war; John Sanborn, born at Bride Hill, Feb 16, 1787; John Sanborn, born at Sanbornton, April 18, 1815; E L Sanborn, born Feb 16, 1867.
John Sanborn, Jr, was born in the village of Sanbornton, New Hampshire, in 1815, being a son of John Sanborn, Sr, of Bride's Hill. The family were well situated financially and thus it became possible for him to secure better advantages than were offered to most young men of his day and locality. Upon completing the studies of the common schools he took a college course and studied medicine but did not graduate. Later he came west with an uncle, passing through Chicago when it contained only three frame houses and was known as Fort Dearborn. Thence they proceeded across the state of Illinois and on to Davenport, Iowa. Later the young man was married at Allen's Grove to Julia Burgoon, a native of Sandusky, Ohio. After his marriage he began housekeeping near Dubuque and continued on the same place until 1855, when he came to Minnesota and took up land four miles east of Faribault, Rice county. The country was then in the infancy of its agricultural development. The nearest markets were far distant, improvements were conspicuous only by their absence, and the crude conditions of the frontier prevailed; however, on the other hand, there was an open-handed, generous-hearted hospitality that graced the giver and cheered the recipient, giving to the pioneer era a charm which later civilizations miss. During March, of 1865, John Sanborn, Jr, came to Blue Earth county and bought land in Sterling township, where he spent his remaining years. Of a quiet, retiring disposition, he took no part in public affairs, and at no time sought official honors, yet was always to be depended upon to discharge every duty falling upon patriotic men.
Ten children comprised the family of John Sanborn, Jr, and four of these still survive, three remaining in Minnesota, and one residing in Iowa. The youngest, Edwin L, was born where he how resides February 16, 1867, and received his primary education in district schools, afterward taking a course of study in the Minnesota State Normal School at Mankato, June 23, 1903, he married Maude Goff, a native of Wisconsin and a daughter of Victor Goff, concerning whom mention is made under the heading of John Goff elsewhere in this volume. Besides engaging in the raising of grain for the market, Mr Sanborn raises feed for his stock and devotes considerable attention to the care of his dairy herd comprising grade stock sired by a full-blooded Durham. While the management of his farm and property interests gives him little leisure for outside matters, yet he keeps posted concerning all national issues, is thoroughly informed in regard to the problems affecting our country's prosperity, and maintains a keen interest in all matters of public importance. Fraternally he holds membership with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the blue lodge of Masons. For a number of years he rendered service as justice of the peace and in addition he has served with efficiency and faithfulness in the office of school treasurer.
[source: History of Blue Earth County and biographies of its leading citizens, by Thomas Hughes, pub 1909]
SANBORN, EDWIN L. The agricultural interests of Blue Earth county form the bulwark of its prosperity and the men who have charge of the same deservedly rank among the most important members of the population, their work forming the nucleus on which the local development is based and the foundation on which progressive enterprises are built. Of all portions of the county none is more prosperous than Sterling township and none has contributed in a larger degree to the permanent prosperity of the county; that such an end has been attained and such prominence secured by the township may be attributed to the work of the farmers, a whole-souled, progressive, self-reliant and independent body of men, whose labors have been productive of good to all. Numbered among these farmers we mention the name of Edwin L Sanborn, secretary of the Sterling Center Creamery Company and owner of the homestead farm of one hundred and twenty acres, also the owner of a farm of similar size situated in Pine county, this state.
More than one hundred years have come and gone since the Sanborn family became associated with the village of Sanbornton, in New Hampshire, which still bears their name and thus perpetuates for future generations the story of their association with its early history.
Wm Sanborn, born in 1632, sailed from England March 9, 1633, arrived in Boston, June 3, 1632. Wm Sanborn, born in 1650, lived at Hampton; Hon. John Sanborn, born Nov 6, 1680, in Hampton; Jermiah Sanborn, Feb 12, 1703; John Sanborn, born in Hampton, Jan 25, 1742, served in Revolutionary war; John Sanborn, born at Bride Hill, Feb 16, 1787; John Sanborn, born at Sanbornton, April 18, 1815; E L Sanborn, born Feb 16, 1867.
John Sanborn, Jr, was born in the village of Sanbornton, New Hampshire, in 1815, being a son of John Sanborn, Sr, of Bride's Hill. The family were well situated financially and thus it became possible for him to secure better advantages than were offered to most young men of his day and locality. Upon completing the studies of the common schools he took a college course and studied medicine but did not graduate. Later he came west with an uncle, passing through Chicago when it contained only three frame houses and was known as Fort Dearborn. Thence they proceeded across the state of Illinois and on to Davenport, Iowa. Later the young man was married at Allen's Grove to Julia Burgoon, a native of Sandusky, Ohio. After his marriage he began housekeeping near Dubuque and continued on the same place until 1855, when he came to Minnesota and took up land four miles east of Faribault, Rice county. The country was then in the infancy of its agricultural development. The nearest markets were far distant, improvements were conspicuous only by their absence, and the crude conditions of the frontier prevailed; however, on the other hand, there was an open-handed, generous-hearted hospitality that graced the giver and cheered the recipient, giving to the pioneer era a charm which later civilizations miss. During March, of 1865, John Sanborn, Jr, came to Blue Earth county and bought land in Sterling township, where he spent his remaining years. Of a quiet, retiring disposition, he took no part in public affairs, and at no time sought official honors, yet was always to be depended upon to discharge every duty falling upon patriotic men.
Ten children comprised the family of John Sanborn, Jr, and four of these still survive, three remaining in Minnesota, and one residing in Iowa. The youngest, Edwin L, was born where he how resides February 16, 1867, and received his primary education in district schools, afterward taking a course of study in the Minnesota State Normal School at Mankato, June 23, 1903, he married Maude Goff, a native of Wisconsin and a daughter of Victor Goff, concerning whom mention is made under the heading of John Goff elsewhere in this volume. Besides engaging in the raising of grain for the market, Mr Sanborn raises feed for his stock and devotes considerable attention to the care of his dairy herd comprising grade stock sired by a full-blooded Durham. While the management of his farm and property interests gives him little leisure for outside matters, yet he keeps posted concerning all national issues, is thoroughly informed in regard to the problems affecting our country's prosperity, and maintains a keen interest in all matters of public importance. Fraternally he holds membership with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the blue lodge of Masons. For a number of years he rendered service as justice of the peace and in addition he has served with efficiency and faithfulness in the office of school treasurer.
[source: History of Blue Earth County and biographies of its leading citizens, by Thomas Hughes, pub 1909]
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SANBORN, EDWIN L. The agricultural interests of Blue Earth county form the bulwark of its prosperity and the men who have charge of the same deservedly rank among the most important members of the population, their work forming the nucleus on which the local development is based and the foundation on which progressive enterprises are built. Of all portions of the county none is more prosperous than Sterling township and none has contributed in a larger degree to the permanent prosperity of the county; that such an end has been attained and such prominence secured by the township may be attributed to the work of the farmers, a whole-souled, progressive, self-reliant and independent body of men, whose labors have been productive of good to all. Numbered among these farmers we mention the name of Edwin L Sanborn, secretary of the Sterling Center Creamery Company and owner of the homestead farm of one hundred and twenty acres, also the owner of a farm of similar size situated in Pine county, this state.
More than one hundred years have come and gone since the Sanborn family became associated with the village of Sanbornton, in New Hampshire, which still bears their name and thus perpetuates for future generations the story of their association with its early history.
Wm Sanborn, born in 1632, sailed from England March 9, 1633, arrived in Boston, June 3, 1632. Wm Sanborn, born in 1650, lived at Hampton; Hon. John Sanborn, born Nov 6, 1680, in Hampton; Jermiah Sanborn, Feb 12, 1703; John Sanborn, born in Hampton, Jan 25, 1742, served in Revolutionary war; John Sanborn, born at Bride Hill, Feb 16, 1787; John Sanborn, born at Sanbornton, April 18, 1815; E L Sanborn, born Feb 16, 1867.
John Sanborn, Jr, was born in the village of Sanbornton, New Hampshire, in 1815, being a son of John Sanborn, Sr, of Bride's Hill. The family were well situated financially and thus it became possible for him to secure better advantages than were offered to most young men of his day and locality. Upon completing the studies of the common schools he took a college course and studied medicine but did not graduate. Later he came west with an uncle, passing through Chicago when it contained only three frame houses and was known as Fort Dearborn. Thence they proceeded across the state of Illinois and on to Davenport, Iowa. Later the young man was married at Allen's Grove to Julia Burgoon, a native of Sandusky, Ohio. After his marriage he began housekeeping near Dubuque and continued on the same place until 1855, when he came to Minnesota and took up land four miles east of Faribault, Rice county. The country was then in the infancy of its agricultural development. The nearest markets were far distant, improvements were conspicuous only by their absence, and the crude conditions of the frontier prevailed; however, on the other hand, there was an open-handed, generous-hearted hospitality that graced the giver and cheered the recipient, giving to the pioneer era a charm which later civilizations miss. During March, of 1865, John Sanborn, Jr, came to Blue Earth county and bought land in Sterling township, where he spent his remaining years. Of a quiet, retiring disposition, he took no part in public affairs, and at no time sought official honors, yet was always to be depended upon to discharge every duty falling upon patriotic men.
Ten children comprised the family of John Sanborn, Jr, and four of these still survive, three remaining in Minnesota, and one residing in Iowa. The youngest, Edwin L, was born where he how resides February 16, 1867, and received his primary education in district schools, afterward taking a course of study in the Minnesota State Normal School at Mankato, June 23, 1903, he married Maude Goff, a native of Wisconsin and a daughter of Victor Goff, concerning whom mention is made under the heading of John Goff elsewhere in this volume. Besides engaging in the raising of grain for the market, Mr Sanborn raises feed for his stock and devotes considerable attention to the care of his dairy herd comprising grade stock sired by a full-blooded Durham. While the management of his farm and property interests gives him little leisure for outside matters, yet he keeps posted concerning all national issues, is thoroughly informed in regard to the problems affecting our country's prosperity, and maintains a keen interest in all matters of public importance. Fraternally he holds membership with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the blue lodge of Masons. For a number of years he rendered service as justice of the peace and in addition he has served with efficiency and faithfulness in the office of school treasurer.
[source: History of Blue Earth County and biographies of its leading citizens, by Thomas Hughes, pub 1909]
SANBORN, EDWIN L. The agricultural interests of Blue Earth county form the bulwark of its prosperity and the men who have charge of the same deservedly rank among the most important members of the population, their work forming the nucleus on which the local development is based and the foundation on which progressive enterprises are built. Of all portions of the county none is more prosperous than Sterling township and none has contributed in a larger degree to the permanent prosperity of the county; that such an end has been attained and such prominence secured by the township may be attributed to the work of the farmers, a whole-souled, progressive, self-reliant and independent body of men, whose labors have been productive of good to all. Numbered among these farmers we mention the name of Edwin L Sanborn, secretary of the Sterling Center Creamery Company and owner of the homestead farm of one hundred and twenty acres, also the owner of a farm of similar size situated in Pine county, this state.
More than one hundred years have come and gone since the Sanborn family became associated with the village of Sanbornton, in New Hampshire, which still bears their name and thus perpetuates for future generations the story of their association with its early history.
Wm Sanborn, born in 1632, sailed from England March 9, 1633, arrived in Boston, June 3, 1632. Wm Sanborn, born in 1650, lived at Hampton; Hon. John Sanborn, born Nov 6, 1680, in Hampton; Jermiah Sanborn, Feb 12, 1703; John Sanborn, born in Hampton, Jan 25, 1742, served in Revolutionary war; John Sanborn, born at Bride Hill, Feb 16, 1787; John Sanborn, born at Sanbornton, April 18, 1815; E L Sanborn, born Feb 16, 1867.
John Sanborn, Jr, was born in the village of Sanbornton, New Hampshire, in 1815, being a son of John Sanborn, Sr, of Bride's Hill. The family were well situated financially and thus it became possible for him to secure better advantages than were offered to most young men of his day and locality. Upon completing the studies of the common schools he took a college course and studied medicine but did not graduate. Later he came west with an uncle, passing through Chicago when it contained only three frame houses and was known as Fort Dearborn. Thence they proceeded across the state of Illinois and on to Davenport, Iowa. Later the young man was married at Allen's Grove to Julia Burgoon, a native of Sandusky, Ohio. After his marriage he began housekeeping near Dubuque and continued on the same place until 1855, when he came to Minnesota and took up land four miles east of Faribault, Rice county. The country was then in the infancy of its agricultural development. The nearest markets were far distant, improvements were conspicuous only by their absence, and the crude conditions of the frontier prevailed; however, on the other hand, there was an open-handed, generous-hearted hospitality that graced the giver and cheered the recipient, giving to the pioneer era a charm which later civilizations miss. During March, of 1865, John Sanborn, Jr, came to Blue Earth county and bought land in Sterling township, where he spent his remaining years. Of a quiet, retiring disposition, he took no part in public affairs, and at no time sought official honors, yet was always to be depended upon to discharge every duty falling upon patriotic men.
Ten children comprised the family of John Sanborn, Jr, and four of these still survive, three remaining in Minnesota, and one residing in Iowa. The youngest, Edwin L, was born where he how resides February 16, 1867, and received his primary education in district schools, afterward taking a course of study in the Minnesota State Normal School at Mankato, June 23, 1903, he married Maude Goff, a native of Wisconsin and a daughter of Victor Goff, concerning whom mention is made under the heading of John Goff elsewhere in this volume. Besides engaging in the raising of grain for the market, Mr Sanborn raises feed for his stock and devotes considerable attention to the care of his dairy herd comprising grade stock sired by a full-blooded Durham. While the management of his farm and property interests gives him little leisure for outside matters, yet he keeps posted concerning all national issues, is thoroughly informed in regard to the problems affecting our country's prosperity, and maintains a keen interest in all matters of public importance. Fraternally he holds membership with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the blue lodge of Masons. For a number of years he rendered service as justice of the peace and in addition he has served with efficiency and faithfulness in the office of school treasurer.
[source: History of Blue Earth County and biographies of its leading citizens, by Thomas Hughes, pub 1909]
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