Lewis W. Mogle is a successful farmer living on section 15, in Kent Township. His parents were Frederick and Harriet (Wolf) Mogle. The father was probably born in Centre County, Pa., and the mother was born in Berks County, Pa., July 22, 1807. They first settled in Lebanon County, Pa., and came from there to Stephenson County, Ill., in 1846, settling in Rock Grove Township, where the mother died in the early spring of 1882. After the death of his wife, Mr. Mogle, Sr., removed to Kansas, where he makes his home with his youngest son. They had eight children, six boys and two girls.

Our subject, the sixth child of the family, was born Sept. 20, 1840, in Centre County, Pa., and was about six years old when his parents came to Stephenson County. His education was received in the common schools of Stephenson County, and he remained at home until February, 1864, when he enlisted in Co. B, 46th Ill. Vol. Inf., and was a soldier until near the close of the war, when he came home on a sick furlough, did not return, and was mustered out of service in January, 1865. He was in several small engagements and skirmishes during the time of his service in the army. He continued to make his home in Rock Grove Township until May, 1866, when he removed to Union County, Ill., where he married and remained about three months, when he returned to Rock Grove Township, and quite soon afterward came to Kent Township. This was in the fall of 1866, since which time he has been a resident here, except for about eleven months, when he lived at Lena. Farming has been his chief occupation.

Our subject married, in Jonesboro, Union Co., Ill., May 6, 1866, Miss Harriet Sausman, daughter of Joseph and Hannah (Lauver) Sausman, who were natives of Pennsylvania, where they first settled when they began their married career, and subsequently came, in 1847, to Stephenson County and settled in Kent Township, where they lived until their death. Her father died in the fall of 1859, and her mother on Christmas Day, 1882. Mr. and Mrs. Sausman had a family of ten children, four girls and six boys, of whom Mrs. Mogle was the eighth child. She was born in Juniata County, Pa., Feb. 4, 1844.

Mr. and Mrs. Mogle are the parents of four children - George A., Luetta, Berton S., and one child who died in infancy. Mr. Mogle has been School Director, Commissioner of Highways and Constable of Kent Township. Mr. and Mrs. Mogle are active members of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, and in politics Mr. M. is a Democrat. For the last thirteen years he has been an auctioneer in Stephenson and Jo Daviess Counties. He is the owner of 245 acres of land, on which he has erected good and substantial buildings. Mr. M. has been Deacon in his church for a number of years.

Contributed by Carol Parrish from Portrait and Biographical Album of Stephenson County, Ill. (1888), p. 594-595