Clay Co., KS AHGP-Portrait and Biographical Album of Washington, Clay and Riley Counties-Lawrence Sewell
Portrait and Biographical Album of Washington, Clay and Riley Counties Chapman Brothers, Chicago, 1890
LAWRENCE SEWELL, who is now serving
his third term as Trustee in Hayes Township,
Clay County, is a native of Clinton
County, Ohio, and was born Dec. 24, 1846. He is
a son of Aaron and Tamson (Lawrence) Sewell, his
mother being now deceased and his father living
in Huntington County, Ind. Aaron Sewell
was a native of Ohio, to which State his parents
removed from Virginia, and the family is supposed
to be of English descent. When our subject was
an infant two years old, his parents moved to the
Hoosier State, being among the early settlers in
Huntington County, and Indians have frequently
remained over night under their roof. The father
purchased one-half of section 9 of Indian land, of
the White Loon Reservation, where our subject
was reared to manhood amid the scenes of pioneer
life. The parental family comprised eleven children,
six being now alive. Amanda is the
widow of John Wallace, of Marshall County, Ind.;
Samantha is the wife of William Kyle, of the same
county; the home of Priscilla is in Huntington
County, Ind.; Edwin lives in this State; Mulford
is a passenger conductor on the Chicago & Atlantic
Railroad, between Chicago and Marion, Ohio.
Lawrence, of whom we write, lost his mother
when eight years old. He received his education
in the public and High-school of Roanoke, Ind.,
and subsequently taught three terms. He remained
in the Hoosier State until 1880, in which year he
moved to this county and settled on section 14,
Hayes Township, where he has ever since resided.
He owns 144 acres of land which are under most
excellent cultivation, and the buildings upon which
are adequate and substantial. There were virtually
no improvements upon the land when he took
possession of it, and it has been brought to its
present state by his energy and perseverance.
The marriage of Mr. Sewell took place in Indiana,
June 23, 1870, the lady whom he had chosen
for his companion being Miss Maggie, daughter of
James and Delila McCoy. Their union has been
blessed by the birth of three children: Otis, who
was born May 25, 1871; Carrie T., Feb. 6, 1873;
and Myrtle G., Sept. 4, 1883. They are being
reared to useful maturity and receiving all the educational
advantages possible.
Mr. Sewell is of Republican politics, firmly believing
the principles of that party to be best
adapted to the needs of the country. That he fills
the office of Trustee with credit to himself and his
constituents, is proven by his continuance in that
position. He is a man of upright character, a
reliable and public-spirited citizen, a kind husband,
father and neighbor, and as such holds an honored
position in the regard of his fellow-citizens, his
wife being, like himself, highly esteemed by them.