1870 Nevada, Washoe County, Washoe City, p. 10
dwelling 75, family 70
Sauer, A., age 41, male, white, farmer, real estate $1500, person $1500, born Baden
-------, Catherine, age 30, female, white, keeping house, born Bavaria
-------, Mary, age 9, female, white, at home, born Nevada
-------, Lilly, age 7, female, white, at home, born Nevada
-------, Catherine, age 5, female, white, at home, born Nevada
-------, Louisa, age 3, female, white, at home, born Nevada
-------, George, age 2, male, white, born Nevada
Sasspell, M.L., age 19, male, white, farm laborer, born Prussia

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, Reno, 5th Ward, E.D. 42, sheet 12A, p. 257, film T623-943
314 West, dwelling 253, family 273
Sauer, George, head, white, male, May 1868, age 32, married for 1 year, born Nevada, parents born Germany, butcher
-------, Cora, wife, white, female, Jan 1868, age 32, married for 1 year, mother of 1 child, 1 living, born Nevada, father born Vermont, mother born Iowa, music teacher
Peek, Leita A., step-daughter, white, female, Mar 1884, age 11, single, born Nevada, father born California, mother born Nevada, at school
Lord, Jessie, servant, white, female, Oct, 1876, age 23, single, born Missouri, parents born Illinois

1910 Nevada, Washoe County, Reno City, ward 5, E.D. 72, sheet 1A, stamped page 145 (taken 15 Apr 1910)
336 West Street, dwelling 7, family 10
Sauer, George, head, male, white, age 41, married twice, this for 12 years, born Nevada, parents born Germany, reatil butcher
———, Cora, wife, female, white, age 41, married twice, this for 12 years, mother of 1 child, 1 living, born Nevada, father born Vermont, mother born Iowa, music teacher
Peek, Leita, step-daughter, female, white, age 21, single, born Nevada, parents born Nevada, music teacher
Keil, Charles H., lodger, male, white, age 58, widower, born Germany, parents born Germany, music teacher

1920 Nevada, Washoe County, Reno Township, 12th precinct, City of Reno, ward 5, E.D. 52, sheet 1A, stamped page 134
356 West, dwelling 4, family 4
Sauer, George, head, owns, male, white, age 51, married, born Nevada, parents born Germany, proprietor of butcher shop
——-, Annie, wife, female, white, age 39, married, naturalized, born England, parents born England
Champion, Audrey, daughter, female, white, age 14, single, born England, father born Nevada, mother born England
————-, Jack, son, male, white, age 12, born England, father born Nevada, mother born England

1930 Nevada, Washoe County, Reno Township, City of Reno, ward 5, E.D. 16-12, sheet 1A, stamped page 144 (taken 2 Apr 1930)
356 West Street, dwelling 11, family 15
Sawer, George, head, owns, $10,000, radio, male, white, age 61, married at age 30, born Nevada, parents born Germany, supervisor of road work
———, Annie, wife, female, white, age 49, married at age 23, born England, parents born England, immigrated 1906, naturalized
Champion, Jack, step-son, male, white, age 23, married at age 21, born England, parents born England, steam shovel operator
————-, Laura B., daughter-in-law, female, white, age 23, married at age 21, born Vermont, parents born Vermont
Thimmon, Margaret, lodger, female, white, age 84, single, born Isle of Man, parents born Isle of Man, immigrated 1875, naturalized
Bellows, Marjorie S., lodger, female, white, age 23, married at age 21, born New York, father born New Jersey, mother born New York

1940 Nevada, Washoe County, Reno Township, E.D. 16-22, sheet 7B
household 170, owns
Sauer, George, head, male, white, age 71, married, 8th grade, born Nevada, lived in same house in 1935, road supervisor, county roads
——-, Nancy P., wife, female, white, age 59, married, born England, lived in same house in 1935, guest ranch manager
Whitlock, Bertha M., secretary, female, white, age 39, divorced, 4 yrs high school, born New Jersey, lived in Trenton in 1935, secretary for guest ranch
Tom, Lok, cook, male, Chi [crossed out put 4], age 46, married [crossed out] no education listed, born China, lived in San Francisco in 1935, domestic help for guest ranch
15 more employees listed…

Nevada State Journal, Reno, 3 Feb 1954, p. 10
Geo. Sauer, Whose Parents Came to Washoe Valley In ‘59, Dies at Home in Reno

George, widely known and longtime resident of Washoe county, died yesterday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. G. B. Harris, at 668 California Ave.
A native of Washoe Valley, he was born on May 1, 1868 and was 85 years old at the time of his death. His father and mother, both natives of Germany, met on their way from their homeland to Nevada, and were married. They settled on a ranch in Washoe Valley in 1859, when the area was still part of the Utah territory.
Mr. Sauer lived on the Sauer ranch in Washoe Valley until he was 20 and then for three years was foreman of the Winters ranch at Roop. He engaged in cattle ranching for several years and then joined other members of the Sauer family in conducting a meat market business in Reno.
He eventually bought this business and operated it under his own name for 25 years.
After he disposed of his market interests, Mr. Sauer was manager for Nevada Packing Co., for about five years and then he reentered the market business.
Was Road Supervisor
He became Washoe county road supervisor about 30 years ago, and retired after 24 years of service in this capacity.
The first Mt. Rose road was constructed by Mr. Sauer’s department when he headed the county road division.
Mr. Sauer had made his home on Del Monte Lane for many years.
Survivors Listed
He was the husband of Mrs. Nancy Paull Sauer of Reno; father of Mrs. Audrey C. Harris and William Jack Champion, both of Reno; and the brother of Mrs. Ida Smith of Reno, William F. Sauer of Franktown and the following preceded him in death: Louis Sauer, Frank J. Sauer, Mrs. Louise Zurfluh, Mrs. Kate Heydenreich [sic] and Mrs. Mary Kornmayer. He also leaves many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be announced by Ross-Burke Co.
Mr. Sauer was a member of Reno lodge No. 13, F. and A.M., Reno lodge No. 14, IOOF, and Reno lodge of Elks.

Reno Evening Gazette (Reno, Nevada) 5 February 1954
Photo with caption: Funeral Services were held this afternoon for George Sauer, a native of Washoe valley and former Washoe county road supervisor. The services, held at the Ross-Burke Co. chapel were widely attended.
George Sauer Funeral Held
Final rites for George Sauer, pioneer Nevadan, were held this afternoon at the Ross-Burke Co. chapel with services under the direction of Reno Lodge No. 597, BPOE. Participating in the rites were E.P. Caffrey, exalted ruler; William Beemer, leading knight; A.J. Caton, loyal knight; A.D. Jensen, lecturing knight; William Edwards, esquire; John T. Ledge, chaplain, and F.H. Carter, secretary.
Selections, “Lead Kindly Light” and “Going Home,” were sung by Joseph Battaglia, accompanied by Mrs. Mary A. Atcheson, organist.
Active pall bearers were James Slingerland, Edwin Heidenreich, Mark A. Shipley, Hugo Quiliel, Joseph Schlederer and John Ginocchio. Honorary pall bearers included Howard Doyle, A.E. Holgate, John Avansino, E.J. Kleppe, Andrew Ginnocchio, Jack Cunningham, Joseph Marfi and Ernest Brooks. Burial was in the Mountain View cemetery.