WI BIO - Lafayette Co - SARDESON, John

History of Lafayette County, Wisconsin. Chicago: Western Historical, 1881, p 
788

John SARDESON, retired miller [Blanchardville Township, Lafayette County, 
Wisconsin], P. O. Blanchardville, was born 31 August 1819 in Lincolnshire, 
England. He came to America in 1849, and went to Chicago. He remained one 
year, 1849-1850, in the mill of Mr. MANLEY, then went to Peoria [Peoria 
County], Illinois, and was there in the mill of Mr. RANKIN, where he remained 
for two years. In 1852 he went to Marysville [Yuba County], California, and 
put up the first mill there for LAMALFER, and then returned to Wiota 
[Lafayette County], Wisconsin, to run the mill for five years. He then went 
to Blanchardville [Lafayette County, Wisconsin] in 1864, and bought the mill 
known as the grist mill, and continued until 1877, when he sold to his 
brother, George SARDESON, who is now running the same.

[The history of the ownership of this grist mill, built in 1845 on the site 
of the village of Blanchard by a Mr. HORNER with two run of stone and run by 
water-power, is given on page 639. Mr. HORNER ran the mill for five years, 
and in 1850 sold to S. NEWKIRK, who sold in 1851 to THOMAS and SLATER. Mr. 
THOMAS sold to Mr. ROBINSON, who sold to Alvin BLANCHARD. Mr. SLATER sold to 
H. MILL. Alvin BLANCHARD and H. MILL ran the mill until 1859, when H. MILL 
sold to John A. ADAMS. "Alvin A. BLANCHARD transferred his title in the 
mill, several years later, to John SARDESON, the present proprietor."] 

He [John SARDESON] married [Miss?] Margret LANCASTER, who was born in 
Leicestershire, England; [she was] married at the age of 19 years. They 
[John and Margret SARDESON] had two children: (1) Lizzie, now Mrs. DUNCAN, 
at Plymouth County, Iowa; and (2) William, in Plymouth County, Iowa. The 
wife [Margret SARDESON] died in 1864 at Gratiot [Gratiot Township, Lafayette 
County, Wisconsin]. Mr. SARDESON is a Republican and a believer in religion.

[The Lafayette County biography of J. Fred ANDERSON states that "C. T. 
SARDESON" was in partnership with Mr. LUNDA and J. Fred ANDERSON in a store 
in Argyle, Lafayette County. In 1865 a "James SARDISON" (with an "I") became 
part owner of the Argyle Mills at Argyle, Lafayette County, and from 1878 to 
the present time of the biography source, 1881, these mills were operated by 
"Sardison & Crotty." Were C. T. SARDESON and/or James SARDISON related to 
John SARDESON?]

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