1880 Nevada, Washoe County, Washoe Township, E.D. 53, sheet 10B
dwelling 70, family 72
Sauer, Andrew, white, male, age 51, head, married, farmer, born Baden, parents born Baden
-------, Catharine, white, female, age 41, wife, married, keeping house, born Bavaira, parents born Bavaria
-------, Lillie, white, female, age17, daughter, single, at home, born Nevada, father born Baden, mother born Bavaria
-------, Katie, white, female, age 15, daughter, single, at home, born Nevada, father born Baden, mother born Bavaria
-------, Louise, white, female, age 13, daughter, at home, born Nevada, father born Baden, mother born Bavaria
-------, George, white, male, age 12, son, at home, born Nevada, father born Baden, mother born Bavaria
-------, Ida, white, female, age 7, daughter, at home, born Nevada, father born Baden, mother born Bavaria
-------, Frank, white, male, age 5, son, at home, born Nevada, father born Baden, mother born Bavaria
-------, William, white, male, age 2, son, at home, born Nevada, father born Baden, mother born Bavaria
Sider, Richard, white, male, age 55, boarder, married, farm laborer, born North Caroling, parents born Pennsylvania
Zambotta, Thomas, white, male, age 33, servant, single, farm laborer, born Austria, parents born Austria
Bolli, Simon, white, male, age abt 50, boarder, widower, farm laborer, born Switzerland, parents born Switzerland

1900 Nevada, Washoe County, Washoe Precinct, E.D. 43, sheet 2B
dwelling 46, family 50
Sauer, Andrew, head, white, male, Feb 1829, age 71, married for 41 years, born Germany, parents born Germany, imm 1857, naturalized, farmer
-------, Catherine, wife, white, female, Nov 1838, age 61, married for 41 years, mother of 4 children, 4 living, born Germany, parents born Germany
-------, Louise, daughter, white, female, Aug 1868, age 31, single, born Nevada, parents born Germany, cook
-------, Ida, daughter, white, female, Sept 1873, age 26, single, born Nevada, parents born Germany
sheet 3A
-------, Frank J., son, white, male, Jan 1875, age 25, single, born Nevada, parents born Germany, farm laborer
-------, Wm F., son, white, male, Oct 1877, age 22, single, born Nevada, parents born Germany, farm laborer

1910 Nevada, Washoe County, Franktown Precinct, E.D. 66, sheet 1B
Reno to Carson City Road, dwelling 7, family 7
Sauer, Frederick Wm, head, male, white, age 32, married once for 3 years, born Nevada, parents for Germany, stock farmer
-------, Alice, wife, female, white, age 32, married once for 3 years, mother of 1 child, 1 living, born Nevada, parents born New Hampshire
-------, Gertrude, daughter, female, white, age 2, born Nevada, parents born Nevada
Gorman, Le, hired man, male, white, age 45, widow, born Virginia, miner at Ophir mine
Satori, Antone, hired man, male, white, age 40, single, born Switzerland, parents born Switzerland, dairyman

1920 Nevada, Washoe County, Reno Township, E.D. 58, sheet 8A, stamped page 192
Farm, dwelling 139, family 141
Sauer, William F., head, rents, male, white, age 41, married, born Nevada, parents born Germany, farmer
-------, Alice, wife, female, white, age 41, married, born Nevada, parents born New Hampshire
sheet 8B
Sauer, Gertrude, daughter, female, white, age 12, single, born Nevada, parents born Nevada
-------, Myra, daughter, female, white, age 7, single, born Nevada, parents born Nevada
-------, Jean, daughter, female, white, age 7, single, born Nevada, parents born Nevada
-------, Alice L., daughter, female, white, age 2 6/12, single, born Nevada, parents born Nevada
Banta, Philip S., servant, male, white, age 44, single, born California, father born New York, mother born Pennsylvania, farm labor

1930 Nevada, Washoe County, Reno township, Reno city, ward 2, E.D. 16-28, sheet 2A, stamped page 63
67 Washington St., dwelling 41, family 43
Sauer, Wm. F., head, rent $93, no radio, male, white, age 52, married at age 29, born Nevada, parents born Germany, rancher
-------, Alice E., wife, female, white, age 52, married at age 29, born Nevada, parents born New Hampshire
sheet 2B
Sauer, Myra, daughter, female, white, age 17, single, born Nevada, parents born Nevada
-------, Jean, daughter, female, white, age 17, single, born Nevada, parents born Nevada
-------, Alice L., daughter, female, white, age 12, single, born Nevada, parents born Nevada
Belli, Rosie O., lodger, female, white, age 17, single, born Nevada, parents born Switzerland

1940 Nevada, Washoe County, Washoe Valley, E.D. 16-22, sheet 11A, stamped page, 352
Washoe Valley, household 240
Sauer, William F., head, male, white, age 62, married, 2 years college, born Nevada, farmer, lived in same house in 1935
-------, Alice E., wife, female, white, age 62, married, 4 years college, born Nevada, lived in same house in 1935

Nevada State Journal, Saturday, 9 July 1966, p. 2
William Sauer Dies in Reno

One of the oldest residents of Washoe Valley, William F. Sauer, died Friday morning in a Reno hospital.

Born in Washoe City in 1878, he was the last surviving son of Andrew and Catherine Sauer, who came to Nevada from Germany in 1859.

After attending the University of Nevada in Reno, Sauer went into partnership in ranching with his brother Frank. In 1907 he married Alice Edmunds, a Virginia City school teacher, and they built a home near Bowers mansion. In later years Sauer sold his ranch holdings and retired to a small home at Franktown. Here he started an orchard which became famous for its golden delicious apples.

A private funeral service will be held today in the O’Brien Rogers Chapel. Cremation and burial in Mountain View Cemetery will follow.

Surviving Sauer besides his widow are his four daughters, Mrs. Gertrude Leary of San Francisco, Mrs. Myra Ratay of Denver, Mrs. Jean Fry and Mrs. Alice Lohse of Reno, 14 grandchildren, four great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Also appeared in Reno Gazette Journal, Friday, 8 July 1966, p. 8

Marriage Certificate gives the names of the parents including maiden names.

Unknown newspaper; clipping in Sauer scrapbook
Nevadans Married
At Butte City, Montana
Miss Alice Edmunds Becomes the Wife of Mr. Wm. Sauer of Washoe Valley
Two well known Nevada people were made happy at Butte City, Montana, recently when Miss Alice Edmunds, a prominent instructor in the public schools at that place was united in marriage to Mr. William Saner [sic], a prosperous farmer of Washoe.

Mr. and Mrs. Saner [sic] have returned to Nevada and will reside at the home of the groom in Washoe Valley. They have hosts of friends in this vicinity to wish them a happy married life.

The bride is a sister of Mrs. A.W. Cahlan of Reno and a graduate of the Nevada State university. She spent her childhood in Virginia City and before going to Butte was the teacher of the North Truckee school near this city. She also taught the Washoe school, and at that time the romance commenced which culminated in the happy event at Butte. She is a young lady of high accomplishment and noble traits of mind and Mr. Saner [sic] is to be congratulated for his successful choice of such a wife.

The groom was born and raised in Nevada and was also a students at the state university. He made many many friends in Wadsworth a few years ago where he held a position with the Southern Pacific Railroad. He has resided in Reno a portion of the time during the past few years but is at present devoting his attention to his interests in Washoe valley. Wherever he is known Mr. Saner [sic] has won many friends by his sterling charcter and genial disposition.