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BIOGRAPHIES *
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Biographical History of
Northeastern Ohio
Embracing the Counties of Ashtabula, Geauga and Lake.
Publ. by Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co.,
1893
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THOMAS ADAMS, of
Ashtabula, Ohio, the oldest conductor, in point of service, on the
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern railroad, Franklin division, and a
most affable and popular gentleman, was born in Lamoille county,
Vermont, forty miles from Burlington, June 28, 1833. His
ancestors came to America in its earliest history, before it had
achieved independence of the mother country. His
great-great-grandfather on his mother's side, Thomas Smith,
was one of the first settlers in New Hampshire, having come from
Londonderry in the north of Ireland. James Adams,
father of the subject of this sketch, was born in Hillsborough
county, New Hampshire, in 1792. He was a carpenter and joiner
by trade and a most popular and worthy man. He married
Susanna Smith, one of thirteen children of Thomas and Esther
(Poland) Smith, both natives of New Hampshire, where the former
was born in 1776 and died in 1856, having passed his entire life on
the farm where his birth occurred, and which had been the home of
the family for many generations. The mother of the subject of
this sketch died in 1843, after which the father returned to his
native county in the Granite State, where he died in 1852, aged
sixty years. They were the parents of six children: Lydia,
who married J. B. Swan; Lucy, unmarried, residing in
Providence, Rhode Island; James, who married Lucy Morgan,
and died at middle age, leaving two sons, both of whom are now
deceased; Mary, wife of Allen Earl, of Painesville,
Ohio; Ann, who died unmarried; and Thomas, the subject
of this sketch.
The latter passed the first ten years of his life in
his native county, when, upon the death of his mother, he
accompanied his father to the latter's native county of
Hillsborough, New Hampshire. Here he remained until he was
twenty years of age, receiving his education in the common schools
and enjoying the higher instruction of a cultured home and the
watchful care of an honored and honorable father. The year
following the latter's death, young Thomas Adams turned his
steps toward the setting sun, seeking, as so many had done before
him, a home in the great State of Ohio. He first secured
employment in the foundry at Painesville, where he worked one
season. He then entered the service of the Cleveland & Erie
Railroad Company (now the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern, as
brakeman, in which capacity he worked five years, running from
Cleveland, Ohio, to Erie, Pennsylvania. At the end of this
time, his faithful and efficient services were regarded by his
promotion to the position of conductor, in which he has labored ever
since. During the first ten years of his service, his
headquarters were at Cleveland, Ohio, then Jamestown, Pennsylvania,
two years then Franklin, Pennsylvania, five years, and he then
removed with his family to Ashtabula, where he has since resided,
gaining by his uniform uprightness of character and courtesy the
universal good will of his fellow-men.
In September, 1861, Mr. Adams was married, in
Erie, Pennsylvania, to Miss Mary Walbridge, a lady of many
estimable qualities. She was one of five children of W. and
Rachel (Bugbee) Walbridge. The former, born in
Massachusetts in 1800, was a moulder by trade, but later became a
hotel-keep0er and farmer, his death occurring in Pennsylvania in
1878. By his first marriage, Mr. Adams had two
children: Millie S., born in 1863, now living; and Frank,
born in 1867, who died the following year. In 1878 this little
family were bereaved of the care of the devoted wife and mother,
whose death carried mourning to many hearts outside of the home
circle, which knew and appreciated her worth of character. In
Ashtabula, in November, 1881, Mr. Adams was married to
Miss Emily Johnson, a lady of domestic tastes and social
accomplishments. Her parents, Arthur and Margaret Johnson
had the following children: Robert; Hamilton; Phoebe, who
married Savage, Carlos; Charles; Emily; Frances, wife
of E. R. Phinney; Anson; Nellie, deceased; and Mrs. Adams.
Mr. Adams has no children by his second marriage.
In politics, Mr. Adams is thoroughly in touch
with the Republican party. In religion, the family lean
towards the faith of the Baptist Church. In the enjoyment of a
comfortable income, surrounded by an interesting family and many
warm friends, Mr. Adams may be said to have gained the
highest success in life, which is not gauged by pecuniary
accumulations alone, but by all those amenities which go to satisfy
the human soul.
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D. B. ALDRICH,
M. D., a practicing physician at Ashtabula Harbor, Ohio, was
born in Saratoga county, New York, Apr. 25, 1861. His parents,
Hudson and Sallie (Johnson) Aldrich, were both natives of the
Empire State, where they passed their lives. The former's
father, Benoni Aldrich, also a native of New York State, was
a descendant of an early and influential family of America.
Hudson Aldrich and the mother of the subject of this sketch had
six sons and two daughters. The devoted wife and mother died
when young, and the father now lives on a farm in New York State.
In the occupation of farming he has passed his life, being widely
known and universally regarded and industrious and worthy man.
Dr. Aldrich, whose name heads this sketch, spent
his youth of the home farm and attended the country schools of his
vicinity. When nineteen years of age, he left home to enter
Union Christian College, at Merom, Indiana, where he continued for
some time, paying his expenses by doing anything which came to hand.
He afterward went to Oberlin (Ohio) College, where he remained one
year. He then taught school two terms, after which he began
study of medicine at the Western Reserve Medical College, at
Cleveland, where he took a three years' course, graduating in 1889.
Thus amply qualified for his professional duties, he began practice
in Ashtabula Harbor, in which he has successfully continued.
He is conscientious and painstaking in his work, is endowed with
steady nerves and cool judgment, facts which have gained for him
good standing among the medical fraternity, and secured for him a
good patronage and many friends.
In 1889, Dr. Aldrich was married to Miss
Nettie Johnson, a lady of domestic tastes and social
accomplishments, a resident of Dover, Ohio, and they have two
children. He and wife are worthy members of the Congregational
Church.
Fraternally, the Doctor is a member in good standing of
the Ashtabula County Medical Association and the Knights of Pythias.
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E. T. C. ALDRICH,
who is engaged in the insurance business at Mentor, Ohio, resides at
his attractive country home, "Eastside," which adjoins the
General Garfield homestead, "Lawn Field," on the east.
Mr. Aldrich comes of an old New England family,
and of his life and ancestry we make record as follows:
E. T. C. Aldrich was born in Franklin, Tompkins
county, New York, Nov. 18, 1827, son of William S. Aldrich,
who was born in Providence, Rhode Island, Oct. 3, 1803, and grandson
of Tilson Aldrich, a native of Cumberland, Rhode Island, and
a son of a Revolutionary soldier who fought at Bunker Hill.
Tilson Aldrich went to Tompkins county, New York, in 1816, where
he was engaged in work at his trade, that of tanner and currier and
cotton manufacturer. In the spring of 1835 he moved with his
son William S. to Ellery, Chautauqua county, that
State, where he followed farming the rest of his life. He died
in February, 1858. He was a Quaker.
William S. Aldrich, a farmer by occupation, a
farmer by occupation, moved from Chautauqua county, New York, to
Mentor, Ohio, in the spring of 1866, and here he spent the remaining
years of his life and died Oct. 30, 1876. While a resident of
Dryden, New York, he was captain of a battery for several years,
receiving his commission in 1828. He also served as Township
Supervisor for a number of years, and was well known and highly
respected. His wife, whose maiden name was Maria C. Cantine,
was born in Tompkins county, New York, Sept. 27, 1804, and died Feb.
5, 1892. Her father was born in New York and her mother was a
native of France. William S. Aldrich and his wife had a
family of one son and two daughters, the subject of our sketch being
the oldest.
E. T. C. Aldrich was born and reared on his
father's farm, and in early manhood was engaged in teaching for
seven years - teaching one school five years. He remained on
the home place with his father, assisting in the management of the
farming operations until his father's death. He still owns the
homestead, which comprises 147 acres, and which, as already stated,
joins the Garfield place on the east. He has a general
supervision of the operations of the farm, and at the same time
conducts an insurance business in Mentor, representing two
companies, the Phoenix and the Dwelling House of Boston.
Mr. Aldrich was married May 29, 1851, to
Emily Fisher, who was born in Chautauqua county, New York, July
19, 1829. Her parents, Josiah and Caroline (Clark) Fisher,
both natives of Vermont, emigrated to New York prior to their
marriage. Her father was a carpenter. He was married a
second time, and in 1853 went to Wisconsin, where he spent the
closing years of his life and where he died. Mr. and Mrs.
Aldrich's children are as follows: Frank W., born
Feb. 8, 1853, was married in 1881 to Lena G. Taft; William
F., born Sept. 29, 1857, is now a resident of North Dakota,
engaged in the insurance business; and Mary C., who was
married Aug. 29, 1890, to E. D. Barber, who is engaged in the
insurance business at Wahpeton, North Dakota. Each has
received a good education, and Mrs. Barber was a teacher in
Mentor for five years previous to her marriage.
Politically, Mr. Aldrich is a Republican.
He has served as Trustee, member of the Town Council and Mayor of
Mentor, and for seventeen years was a member of the school board.
He was a member of the Republican Congressional Convention of the
old nineteenth district for eight years, and during that time became
well acquainted with General Garfield. That was before
Garfield. That was before Garfield moved to
Mentor, four years previous to his election as president, and after
his removal here Mr. Aldrich became intimately associated
with the General, enjoying his confidence and friendship.
During the memorable campaign of 1880 Mr. Aldrich assisted in
entertaining the thousands who came to see General Garfield,
singly and in delegation, and had the pleasure of introducing many
distinguished men to him. Mrs. Aldrich is a Methodist.
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JOHN W. ALEXANDER
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JAMES E.
ALLEN, the efficient and popular Sheriff of Ashtabula county,
Ohio, residing in Jefferson, was born in Norfolk, Connecticut, Nov.
12, 1844, and is a son of Russell and Annie (Fossett) Allen.
His father, a native of New York, was a cooper by trade. He
followed the westward tide of emigration to Trumbull county, Ohio,
in 1857, moving thence to Ashtabula county in 1864, where he and his
worthy wife passed the remainder of their days.
The subject of this sketch was reared on a farm and
received a common-school education. He early began to work out
until he secured sufficient means a common-school education.
He early began to work out until he secured sufficient means to
commence farming for himself, which he continued until 1876.
He then removed to Jefferson, where he entered the butcher business,
but a short time later embarked in the livery business, which he
successfully conducted for fourteen years. During at these
years his sturdy qualities of mind and heart had been making friends
for him, and in 1887 he was appointed Deputy Sheriff of Ashtabula
county, which position he held four years. He then became
candidate for Sheriff on the Republican ticket, to which office he
was elected in 1890, and served the interests of the people so well
that they re-elected him to the same position in 1892, for a second
term of two years, which he is now filling.
Mr. Allen was married in 1867, to Flora M.,
daughter of Sylvester and Eliza (Coleman) Ward, of Ashtabula
county. Mr. and Mrs. Allen have one son living, Ward,
who is now Deputy Sheriff.
Fraternally, Mr. Allen is a Master Mason and a
member of the Knights of Pythias. As a citizen and man he is
intelligent, progressive and honorable and enjoys the highest regard
of his fellow men.
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RILEY G.
ALLEN,
now living retired in Dorset, has been a leading farmer and stockman of
Ashtabula County for many years. He was born in Ashtabula County,
Nov. 19, 1845, and is a son of Joseph R. and Mary Anne (Robbins)
Allen.
Joseph R. Allen was a native of Vermont and an
early settler of Ashtabula County. At an early date he
located at Geneva, where he engaged in the merchandise business.
In 1854, during the gold rush to California, he went west with several
families in covered wagons. After an absence of 14 years, Mrs.
Allen received word that a man by the name of Allen had died while
returning from the coast. Believing this man to be her husband,
she later remarried, and upon her first husband's return, he also
married again. After a number of years, during which time their
second husband and second wife had died, they were remarried.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen had three children: Henry L., deceased;
Riley G., the subject of this sketch; and Dwight, deceased.
Riley G. Allen was born at Geneva and has lived
in Dorset Township since he was 12 years of age. He made his home
with an uncle, Marshall Conant, who owned a cooperage at Dorset.
Mr. Allen learned that trade in the days when barrel staves were
made from the raw timber. In 1880 he purchased 75 acres of land
and later purchased 68 additional acres. He now lives retired,
having sold his land interests. Mr. Allen cleared off heavy
timber from his 75 acres and the 68 acres he reclaimed. He and
both of his sons were engaged in the pure bred Holstein cattle business
for a number of years and their cattle was shipped to different states.
During the Civil War Mr. Allen enlisted with
Company D, 177th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry and was in service for
ten months.
Mr. Allen was united in marriage with Miss
Cornelia Burr, who was the daughter of Austin Burr, one of
Dorset's prominent pioneer citizens. She died April 5, 1916.
To Mr. and Mrs. Allen five children were born, as follows:
Marshall, who died at the age of 18 years in a hospital at
Massillon, Ohio; Coralie, died at the age of 13 years; Arthur
lives at Dorset, married Pearl Prentice, and they had seven
children, five now living; Inez M. Freda, Mildred, Arthur and
Vera, two died in infancy; and Austin J., who lives in Dorset
Township. Austin J. Allen is a well known fur dealer and in
1922 purchased nearly $100,000 worth of furs. He is also
interested in the dairy business. He was married to Miss Rachel
Leiby and they have three children, Robert George, Marie Winifred
and Austin J., Jr.
Riley G. Allen is a Republican, a member of the
board of education, has served as township trustee and a personal
property assessor and also real estate. He is an associate member
of the Baptist church. He is an interesting pioneer of the county
and a highly respected citizen.
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Biographical history of northeastern Ohio -
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JEREMIAH ALLYN,
of Conneaut, Ohio, came to this place from Connecticut, May 1, 1854, and
was for several years engaged in the produce business. In 1868 he started
the Allyn Garden on West Main street, with 100 feet front,
which has since been enlarged to 1,200 feet on the same street.
Mr. Allyn is a direct descendant of
Hon. Matthew and Margaret Allyn, who came
to America in 1632. He has an ancestry of which he may well be proud, and
which, without a broken link in. the chain, is traced as follows:
Hon. Matthew Allyn of
Brampton, Devon county, England, son of Samuel Allyn of
Chelmsford, Essex county, England, came with his older brothers,
Samuel and Deacon Thomas, with the Braintree company to
Charlestown, Massachusetts, in 1632. He was the largest landholder in
Charlestown; in 1636 went to Hartford, Connecticut, and in 1638 removed to
Windsor. He was Judge of General Court and was one of the grantees named
in the charter granted to the Colony of Connecticut by King Charles II. in
1662. He died February 1, 1670 or 71.
Captain Thomas Allyn, second son
of Matthew and Margaret Allyn, was born in
England; married Abigail, daughter of Rev. John
Warham, October 21, 1658; died February 14, 1695.
Hon. and Colonel Matthew
Allyn, second son of Captain Thomas and Abigail
Allyn, was born June 5, 1660; married Elizabeth, daughter of
Henry Wolcott, Jr., January 5, 1686; her death occurred June
4, 1734, and his February 17, 1758.
Captain Thomas Allyn, first son of Matthew and
Elizabeth Allyn, was born about 1686, and died December 11,
1738.
Thomas Allyn, first son of Captain
Thomas and Elizabeth Allyn, was born November
7, 1725; married Sarah Phelps, December 13, 1750; died
November 17, 1781.
Alexander Allyn, third son of Thomas
and Sarah Allyn, was born October 14, 1757; married
Mercy, daughter of Captain Sodace and Mercy (Humphrey) Wilcox
of Simsbury, Connecticut. Her death occurred October 14, 1816, and his
May 9, 1822.
Truman Allyn, second son of Alexander and
Mercy Allyn, was born at Windsor, Connecticut, June 11,
1787; married Harriet, daughter of Eli and
Athildred (Curtis) Case, December 17, 1807. She was born
at Canton, Connecticut, December 23, 1788, and died April 6, 1845. He died
June 3, 1849.
Jeremiah Allyn, fourth son of Truman
and Harriet Allyn, was born at Sunsbury, Connecticut,
July 15, 1831; married Abbie A., daughter of Allen
W. and Betsey (Wilder) Niles, November 20, 1855,
at Conneaut, Ohio. She was born at Auburn, New York, August 28, 1836.
Jeremiah and Abbie A. Allyn have one child,
Millie Elizabeth Allyn, born at Conneaut, Ohio, October 15, 1860.
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AUSTIN O. AMSDEN,
a well known jeweler and progressive business man of Ashtabula, Ohio,
was born in Ashtabula county, Jan. 9, 1836. His remote ancestors
came from the tight little isle of England, and settled in Massachusetts
in Colonial times. Abraham Amsden, his grandfather, was
born near Boston, that State, where he was reared. He married
Submit Moss, and they had six sons and four daughters, with whom he
started, in 1828, for the West, as Ohio was then called. He
settled in Saybrook township, Ashtabula county, that State, where he
improved a farm on which he resided until his death. Samuel
Amsden, his son, father of the subject of this sketch, was born in
Windsor, Vermont, Oct. 20, 1799. He was reared in the East, where
he married. Previous to his father's emigration to Ohio, in 1828,
Samuel came with his family to Ashtabula county, of which he was
a prominent resident for many years. Abigail Hazelton, his
wife, was the daughter of a well known and esteemed pioneer of this
county. This worthy couple had five sons and two daughters:
Laura, deceased; George W.; Eunice; Guilson A., deceased;
Edwin; Austin O., whose name heads this sketch; and Lucius K.
The subject of this biography was reared on the
home farm and received his education in the common schools of his
vicinity. When eighteen years of age, he went to Ashtabula, where
he learned the jeweler's trade, which business he has followed in this
place ever since. In 1857 he had accumulated sufficient means by
industry and economy, to start in business on his own account, but in
1859 sold out his interests, and for eighteen years thereafter worked
for other parties. In 1877 he again embarked in business for
himself, and has since continued, the firm being now Amsden &
Son, who do a large and lucrative trade in their line.
In 1856 Mr. Amsden was married to Mary J.
Dickinson, and estimable lady, daughter of Moses Dickinson,
well and favorably known in this locality, and they have had six
children, five now living: Mary Elizabeth, a student of music in
New York city; Lewis A., a civil engineer, residing in Ashtabula;
Arthur D., a watchmaker and graduated optician; Frederick H.,
died in 1885, aged eighteen; George S., a student at Harvard
College; and Jay M., at home.
In politics, Mr. Amsden is a Republican, and for
the last nine years has served efficiently on the Board of Education,
during much to advance educational interests. Fraternally, he is a
Royal Arch Mason, a Knight of Pythias, a member of the Eastern Star, of
the Order of Elks, of the Pythian Sisters, Knights of Honor, and the
Knights of Labor. Both he and was are prominent members of the
Reformed Episcopal Church, in the Reformed Episcopal church, in the
cause of which they take an active interest.
It is to such men that Ashtabula owes her present
advanced position among the sister cities of Ohio, contributing as they
have by their ability and worth to her growth and enterprise.
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GEORGE W. AMSDEN, a
well-to-do and highly respected farmer of Ashtabula township, Ashtabula
county, Ohio, was born in Vermont, June 25, 1825. His early
ancestors were English, who settled in Massachusetts in Colonial times.
His grandfather, Abraham Amsden, was born near Boston, that
State, where he was reared. He married Submit Moss, and
they had six sons and daughters. In 1828 he caught the infection
of westward emigration, and with his family removed to Ashtabula county,
Ohio, settling on land in Ashtabula township, where he resided until his
death. Samuel Amsden, his son, and father of the subject of
this sketch, was born in Windsor, Vermont, Oct. 20, 1799. His
early life was passed in the East, where he married. A short time
previous to 1828, the date of his father's removal to the frontier of
Ohio, Samuel emigrated with his family to Ashtabula county, where
he settled on land which he successfully improved, and on which he
resided for many years. His wife, Abigail Hazelton, was the
daughter of an early settler of Washington county, Vermont. They
had five sons and two daughters: Laura, deceased; George W.,
whose name heads this sketch; Eunice; Gilson A., deceased;
Edwin, Austin O. and Lucius K.
The subject of this biography was but three years
of age when his parents came to Ashtabula county, which has ever since
been his home. He was reared on the farm and attended the district
schools. He afterward learned carpentry, and on attaining his
majority worked at that trade, being thus employed for fifteen years.
He then discontinued that occupation to engage in farming in Ashtabula
township, and his practical knowledge gained in youth, his careful
management, supplemented by a good amount of energy, caused him to be
greatly prospered, and he is now justly numbered among the most
substantial farmers of the county.
In 1851 Mr. Amsden married Miss Emily A.
Newell, an intelligent and amiable lady, who is a daughter of
Harvey Newell, another early and prominent settler of this county.
They have one son and one daughter. Mr. Amsden and his
worthy wife are active members of the Reformed Episcopal Church, which
receives much valuable aid from their hands. He is deeply
interested in the welfare of his county, the material and moral
prosperity of which he has done much to advance, and justly takes
precedence as an enterprising and public-spirited citizen.
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CHARLES W. ANDERSON,
of the firm of C. W. Anderson & Son, Geneva, Ohio, was born at
Girard, Pennsylvania, Sept. 3, 1841. His parents Asa and Phila
(Cass) Anderson, were natives of Chautauqua county, New York; the
father was a Republican in his politics, a farm by occupation, and in
his religious faith a Methodist; he was of Scotch descent, his
great-grandfather being the first member of the family to emigrate from
Scotland to America. Charles W. spent his early life on the
farm, and attended the common schools.
When there was a call for men to take up arms in
defence of the nation, he responded and for three years was in the
service, a member of the Fifteenth Ohio Independent Light Artillery; he
participated in thirty or more engagements without receiving a scratch,
but, through exposure, lost his health and is now receiving a pension
from the Government in recognition of his service. He is an active
member of the G. A. R.
In 1887 he embarked in the milling business, under the
firm name of C. W. Anderson & Son, and they have established a
large and profitable trade.
Mr. Anderson was married in June, 1861, to
Lottie F. Tye, of Morgan township, Ashtabula Co.; she is a daughter
of John and Mary Tye, who were born and reared at Northampton,
England, emigrating to this country soon after their marriage.
Mr. and Mrs. Anderson have a family of three children: John
E., born July 4, 1863, is in business with his father; he married
Cora McNutt, of Jefferson, Ashtabula county; Eugene M., was
born Mar. 11, 1878; and Fred L., Sep. 13, 1879.
Politically, Mr. Anderson is identified with the Republican
party; he is a Knight of Pythias, and he and his wife are active members
of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is a self-made man, and
through his own perseverance and wise management has accumulated in
competence.
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G. S. ANDERSON,
a physician and surgeon of Andover, was born in Weathersfield, Trumbull
county, Ohio, July 11, 1858, a son of George S. and Mary (Lintz)
Anderson. The father, a farmer by occupation, was a soldier in
the late war, enlisting in the One Hundred and Fifth Ohio Volunteer
Infantry, but was discharged after one year of service on account of
disability.
He died at Pierpont, Ohio, Aug. 26, 1889, at the age of
sixty-six years, the result of his exposure in the army. He was a
valiant soldier. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson were parents of
three children: Frank E., a farmer of Pierpont; Kate,
at home; and George S., the subject of this sketch.
G. S. Anderson was reared to farm life in this
county, and received his literary education in the high school of
Pierpont, Ohio. In 1881 he entered the Western Reserve Medical
College, at Cleveland, this State, and graduated at that institution in
1884. For the following five years Dr. Anderson was a
resident of Williamsfield, Ohio, but since that time has lived in
Andover, enjoying a lucrative and extensive medical practice. He
was the first local physician to amputate a limb in Andover, and in 1890
was appointed railroad surgeon and medical examiner in this city.
Dr. Anderson was married Nov. 20, 1880, to
Miss Lucretia A. Sterling, a native of Cherry Tree, Venango county,
Pennsylvania, and a daughter of C. H. and Catherine Sterling.
To this union has been born three children: Darrell C., Clyde
C. and Grace L. In his political relations, the Doctor
is a stanch Democrat. While a resident of Williamsfield he served
as chairman of the Board of Education. Socially, he is a member of
the Ashtabula Medical Society, and of the I. O. O. F., No. 716, at
Simons, and of Ashtabula Camp. Dr. Anderson is recognized
as the leading and most competent man in his profession in Ashtabula
county. He was appointed Pension Examiner under the last
administration of President Cleveland, the meetings of the
Pension Board being held at Ashtabula.
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BIRNEY M. ANDREWS, of
North Sheffield, Ohio, is classed with the representative business men
of his vicinity. Of his life and ancestry we present the following
brief review:
Birney M. Andrews was born in Cherry
Valley township, Ashtabula county, Ohio, in 1863, son of Philo and
Melvina (Giddings) Andrews. Philo Andrews, also a
native of Cherry Valley township was born in 1831, and continued to
reside there until the time of his death, Mar. 15, 1888. By
occupation he was a farmer; politically, a Republican. The esteem
in which he was held was evinced by his election to fill various
official positions. For a number of years he was Justice of the
Peace and Township Trustee. He was a man of strict integrity and
was exemplary in his habits. It was not only after his mortal
remains were consigned to the elements from which they came that his
praises were sounded, but also while he was living were his many virtues
recognized. His parents were Benoni and Betsey Andrews,
natives of New York, who came to Wayne Township, Ashtabula county, Ohio,
about 1803. They settled an a large tract of timber land, being
among the earliest pioneers of the township, and experienced all the
labor incident to the developing of a farm in the wilderness. They
subsequently removed to Conneaut, where they lived the remainder of
their lives. The mother of Birney M., nee Melvina
Giddings, was born in Wayne township, Ashtabula county, Ohio, in
1833, daughter of Marvin and Clara (Clark) Giddings. Her
father was a son of Joshua R. Giddings' half brother.
Mrs. Andrews was a devoted Christian woman, exemplifying her
profession by her daily walk and conversation. Her family were
called to mourn her death Oct. 14, 1892. Mr. and Mrs. Andrews
had four children, namely: Lenora M., who resides in Andover,
Ohio; Birney M.; Jessie F., who resides with her sister; and
J. C., who is in business with his brother.
The subject of our sketch remained a member of the home
circle until he was twenty-four years of age. He received a good
English education, and at the age of seventeen began teaching, which
occupation he continued until 1892. In 1887, with the proceeds of his
work in the school room, he bought a farm and from that time until 1892
spent his summer in working on it. That year he engaged in
the mercantile business, in which he has since continued. He is a
conservative business man. Having by his own honest toil
accumulated what he has, he looks well to the expenditure of the same.
Mr. Andrews married, in 1886, Miss Alta
Peebles, daughter of E. R. and Charlotte (Brockett) Peebles,
natives of Ashtabula county. She received her education at Grand
River Institute and was for several years engaged in teaching.
They have one child, Ruth Pauline.
Source:
Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio Embracing the Counties of
Ashtabula, Geauga and Lake - Publ. by Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co. -
1893 - Page 570 |
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HIAL ANDREWS,
a farmer of Cherry Valley township, Ashtabula county, was born in Wayne
township, this county, April 17, 1826, a son of Benoni Andrews, a
native of Chautauqua county, New York. The latter's father,
Samuel Andrews, came to Ashtabula county, Ohio, in 1814, and was one
of the pioneer settlers of Wayne township. His death occurred here
in 1843. He was three times married, and Benoni was a son
by the first marriage. The latter came to this county with his
parents at the age of seventeen years, and in 1864 removed to where he
died, at the age of sixty-eight years. He was married at the age
of twenty years, to Betsy Parmentrel, a native of Chautauqua
county, New York. Her father died at the age of ninety-seven
years, and her mother was formerly a Miss Swift. Mr. and Mrs.
Andrews had ten children, nine of whom grew to years of maturity:
Hial; Sally; Philo, deceased; Candace; Oliver, of Conneaut,
Ashtabula County; Sylvia; Harrison, born in 1840; Sabra,
of California; and Edd, deceased at the age of nineteen years.
The father was a farmer by occupation, and a Republican in his political
views. The mother, a member of the Baptist Church, died at the age
of eighty-four years.
Hial Andrews, our subject, came to his present
place about forty years ago, then known as the J. H. Giddings
farm, and consists of 135 acres of well-improved land. He has
1,000 rock maple trees, and manufactures the best sugar in Ashtabula
county. He also has a good dairy, and a number of fine horses.
He was married in Trumbull county, Ohio, at the age of twenty-four
years, to Sophronia Von, who was born and reared at Fowler, that
county, a daughter of John and Betsy (Burr) Von, natives of
Bridgeport, Connecticut, and both deceased in Trumbull county, Ohio.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrews have one daughter, Stella A., now the
wife of James Tangdon. They also have one daughter,
Myrtle. Our subject affiliates with the Republican party, and
has served as Township Trustee, and as Assessor three years.
Socially he is a member of the A. F. & A. M., Gold Rule Lodge, No. 331.
Source:
Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio Embracing the Counties of
Ashtabula, Geauga and Lake - Publ. by Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co. -
1893 - Page 890 |
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JOHN CALVIN ANDREWS,
a prosperous and well-known farmer of Ashtabula county, was born in
Wayne township, this county, Jan. 6, 1825, son of Deacon Calvin and
Eliza (Crosby) Andrews.
The Andrews family is of English origin.
Some members of the family came to this country at a very early day and
settled in Connecticut, and John C. Andrews is able to trace his
ancestry back six generations. His grandfather and other members
of the family were soldiers in the Revolutionary war.
Grandfather Andrews reared three sons and one daughter, Calvin
remained at home until after his father's death. Then
he, too, came to this State, and settled in Wayne township, Ashtabula
county. He was married three days before he started for Ohio, and
he and his bride journeyed in an ox wagon to their new home in what was
then the far West. That was about 1810. In Wayne township
they reared their family and spent the rest of their lives, his death
occurring in 1864 and hers in 1886. She was ninety-two at the time
of her death. Calvin Andrews was one of the founders of the
First Congregational Church in his township being a Deacon in the same
for forty years. They had twelve children, seven of whom they
raised the maturity, viz.: Rosetta J., now Mrs.
McMichael, Wayne township, Ashtabula county, Ohio; Eliza P.,
deceased; Jane C., deceased; Temperance, deceased; John
Calvin, whose name heads this article; M. E., of Centralia,
Kansas; and George Whitefield, D. D., Professor of Theology at
Talladega College, Alabama.
John C. Andrews was reared in his native
township. He was married in 1848 to Eunice C. Cook,
daughter of John L. Cook, one of the very earliest settlers in
Ashtabula county. They have five children, all living and settled
near them. They are as follows: John Wells; Rollin R., a
school-teacher at Ashtabula Harbor, Ohio; Felicia E., wife of
Almon March, Denmark township, this county; Calvin C., a meat
vender in this county; and Lyman L. a member o the home circle.
Mr. Andrews lived in Wayne township until 1865,
when he moved to his present location four miles east of Jefferson,
where he has a fine farm of 300 acres. He is a man of considerable
prominence in this community, having filled all the township offices.
He is a stanch Republican. He was reared in the Congregational
Church, but is not now a member, being inclined to Spiritualism.
His wife is a Methodist.
Source:
Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio Embracing the Counties of
Ashtabula, Geauga and Lake - Publ. by Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co. -
1893 - Page 787 |
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WILLIAM
W. APPLEBY, a real estate dealer of Conneaut, Ohio,
and one of the prominent business men of the town, is descended from
early settlers of this place. Following is a brief sketch of his
life, and also that of his father and of his uncle, Captain
Calvin W. and Gilman Appleby:
W. W. Appleby was born in Ashtabula county,
Ohio, Dec. 14, 1839, son of Captain
Calvin W. and Mary (Brown) Appleby. His father was born
in Bethlehem,
New Hampshire, Aug. 17, 1808, and
lived to be seventy-two years of age, dying Aug. 6, 1880, at Conneaut.
His mother, a native of Windsor, Lower Canada, was born Nov. 10, 1811, and died Apr. 16,
1872, at the same place. This worthy couple had several
children, only two of whom lived to adult years, and of those two
W. W. is the older. He was educated in the Conneaut Academy,
and before he engaged in the real estate business he was employed as
book-keeper and salesman.
Mr. Appleby was
married in Detroit,
Michigan, in 1872, to
Miss Ida J. Wiles, daughter
of Francis R. Wiles.
Her father died in Detroit, of cholera, in 1854, when she was
only two years old.
Mr. and Mrs. Appleby have four children:
Calvin W., Frederick W., Walter R., and Fannie. Mrs. Appleby is
a member of the Episcopal Church, and is a lady of much culture and
refinement. Politically,
Mr. Appleby affiliates with the Republican party.
He has served as a member of the City Council for four years.
Captain Calvin W. Appleby
and his older brother, Captain Gilman Appleby, were for many years prominent steamboat men
on the great lakes. They
came to Conneaut at an early day with their stepfather,
Major Samuel Blakeslee, and family, and were among the first
settlers of the places.
Major
Blakeslee was a well-known resident of Conneaut for many years,
and at last died from the infirmary years, and at last died from the
infirmities of extreme age.
He was at one time Worshipful Master of the Masonic Lodge of
Conneaut. He had two sons
and three daughters, namely: Orville, a resident of Geneva Lake, Wisconsin;
Chauncey, Chicago, Illinois;
Harriet, wife of Frank
Nettleton, of Kingsville;
Eliza, wife of James H.
Lake, Fredonia, New York; and
Aurelia, wife of
C. F. Levitt, of Conneaut.
Captain Calvin W.
Appleby’s first experience as boatman was on the Lady of the Lake. He
afterward ran on the packet J. G. King, the brig Lucy A. Blossom, and
the steamers Indiana and Sultana.
The whole of his active life was spent on the lakes, and for
many years he was one of the most popular commanders running between
Buffalo and Chicago.
He was an intimate friend of
Benjamin Wade and
Joshua Giddings. Mr. Wade
was his attorney in one of the first suits the Captain ever had, the
litigation concerning
Conneaut
Harbor.
This suit was with the Fords and Captain Appleby
was the defendant.
Captain Gilman Appleby,
also a native of Bethlehem,
New Hampshire, was born Aug. 29,
1806. He built and
commanded both the Sultana and the ill-fated Lady Elgin.
He also commanded the North America
and the Constitution.
After he built and took command of the Lady Elgin, his brother became
captain of the Sultana.
This vessel was described as the “Buffalo and
Chicago
steam packet Sultana,” and was used chiefly in carrying passengers.
The gangway to the Sultana (Like the gates to the upper
sanctuary) was open night and day for the reception of the able sons
of Ham, and the disembarking, too, if occasion required it, to insure
the safety of such passengers on “the underground steamboat railway,”
Captain Calvin himself
being the captain conductor.
Many were the negroes carried safely over, and the Sultana
could have carried as many more had opportunity offered.
The kind and large-hearted Captain was a man of wonderful
expedients in providing ways and means to lend a helping hand to every
one who was in trouble.
Gilman Appleby was
commander of the famous Caroline at the time she was captured by the
enemy, Dec. 20, 1837. The
fate of this vessel- how she was set on fire and allowed to drift over Niagara – is familiar to all readers of history.
The captain and crew escaped.
These
brothers, Gilman and Calvin were
both self-made men, beginning their careers on small vessels and
working and winning their way to promotion and the high positions they
occupied. Many were the
times they distinguished themselves for their bravery.
Indeed, they were ready for every emergency.
In all their long experience they never lost a life nor did
they ever have an accident.
Gilman was at one time commanding the North America on Lake Erie,
and when near Dunkirk, New York, the vessel was caught in a heavy
storm and was in danger of being dashed against the beach.
The Captain knew this would be certain death to all on board.
All the steam the vessel was allowed to carry was applied.
Still she was a danger.
Only one thing could save her.
Apply more steam.
But would the strength of her boiler admit this?
Taking the benefit of the doubt, and against the best judgment
of the engineer, he held down the safety valve with his own weight,
had more steam applied, and thus withstood the storm, landing his
passengers safe in port.
Source: Biographical History of
Northeastern Ohio Embracing the Counties of Ashtabula, Geauga and
Lake - Publ. by Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co. - 1893 - Page 587
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ALFRED LOUIS ARNER, M. D.
- Doctor Arner was born in Trumbull county, Ohio, May 23, 1848,
son of George and Nancy J. (Atkinson) Arner both natives of
Pennsylvania, and of German and New England origin, respectively.
They had left their home in the Keystone State a few years prior to the
birth of the subject of this sketch, and, moving westward, settled in
Trumbull county, Ohio. Here the father was engaged in farming for
a number of years, but later removed to Ashtabula county, where he now
resides. This worthy couple have three children, two sons and one
daughter, all of whom occupy positions of honor in the world.
The subject of this sketch was reared on a farm, where
he early acquired those hardy qualities which have gained for him
success in his various occupations. He was educated in the
district schools of his vicinity and at Kingsville Academy, after which
he followed a select course of study in the ancient and modern languages
at Wallace German College, in Berea, Ohio. On the completion of
his studies, he accepted, in 1873, the superintendency of the Jefferson
schools, in which capacity he continued to labor faithfully for ten
years, until 1883. His ambition, however, found itself restricted
by the bounds of that occupation, and he thus began the study of
medicine under the direction of Dr. Tuttle, of Jefferson, while
still engaged in teaching. After this Mr. Arner took a
course at Bellevue Hospital Medical College in New York, at which he was
graduated in 1888. He then pursued a special course in the
treatment of the eye and ear, under the celebrated Dr. Mittendorf.
In 1888 he settled in Jefferson, where he has since been successfully
engaged in the practice of his profession, wining golden opinions for
his great skill in the healing art.
In 1877 the Doctor was married to Miss Orissa A.,
daughter of Harvey and Rachel Udall, a native of Portage
county and a graduate of Hiram College, who was for a number of years a
successful teacher in the Cleveland schools, after which he taught in
Jefferson, in which city she met Dr. Arner, who was at that time
engaged in teaching. They have two interesting children, a son and
daughter, Lucy and Louis. Mrs. Arner is a
useful member of the Congregational Church, to which she renders much
valuable aid.
Fraternally, Dr. Arner affiliates with the Royal
Arch Masons. As a physician and man he is thorough, conscientious
and able, and holds a deservedly high position in the regard of his
community.
Source: Biographical History of
Northeastern Ohio Embracing the Counties of Ashtabula, Geauga and
Lake - Publ. by Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co. - 1893 - Page 181 |
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DR. R. L. ASHLEY,
one of the leading members of the Lake county medical fraternity,
practicing at Perry, was born in Crawford county, Pennsylvania, in 1840.
Dr. Rufus Ashley, his father, was born in New
York, Sept. 28, 1793, and was one of the pioneer physicians of Crawford
county, Pennsylvania. He died in Crawford county, Aug. 6, 1865, at
the age of seventy-two years. His wife, who bore the maiden name
of Diadema Bigelow, was born in New York, Apr. 17, 1799, and died
July 13, 1865. She was an active member of the Methodist Church.
They had a family of fourteen children, three of whom followed their
father's profession. One of these three, Dr. Mica B. Ashley,
a practicing physician of Topeka, Kansas, died at that place in 1856.
Another, Dr. C. D. Ashley, is an old practitioner of Cleveland,
and has two sons who are doctors.
Dr. R. L. Ashley is next to the youngest in this
large family. He was reared and educated in his native county, and
when quite young began reading medicine under the instructions of his
father. He subsequently studied under the tutorage of his
brother in Cleveland. In 1870 he entered the Cleveland Medical
College, where he graduated the following year. He began his
professional career at Hydetown, in Crawford county, Pennsylvania, and
afterward practiced four years in Muskegon county, Michigan. He
located at Perry Aug. 8, 1881, since which time he has been identified
with the best interests of this place, having established a large
general practice here. He is not only regarded as a skillful
physician, but also as a public-spirited and worthy citizen, ever having
at heart the best interests of the community.
When the war came on he was among the first to offer
his services to protect the Union. He enlisted Aug. 15, 1861, in
Company B, Eighty-third Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers; Oct. 19,
1861, was made Third Sergeant, and was subsequently promoted to First
Sergeant; served most faithfully until, on account of disability, he was
honorably discharged at New York city, Nov. 24, 1862. He was in
the siege of Yorktown and the seven days' fight before Richmond.
At Malvern he received a wound in the left arm.
Dr. Ashley was married Sept. 7, 1865, to
Carrie M. Wilder, she, too, being a native of Crawford county,
Pennsylvania. Their only child is Lura A.
Politically, the Doctor affiliates with the
Republic party, having cast his first vote for Abraham Lincoln.
He has been one of the committeemen of the Republican County Central
Committee from this district for the past three years. He has also
served three years as a member of the United States Examining Board of
Surgeons at Painesville. Fraternally, he is an I. O.O. F., having
passed all the chairs in the lodge.
Mrs. Ashley is a member of the Congregational
Church.
Source: Biographical History of
Northeastern Ohio Embracing the Counties of Ashtabula, Geauga and
Lake - Publ. by Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co. - 1893 - Page 636 |
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S. D. ASHLEY,
an attorney at law and Notary Public of North Richmond, Ohio, was born
in Richmond township, Ashtabula county, Mar. 27, 1832, a son of
Salmon Ashley, a native of Oneida county, New York. the latter
was a son of Jonas Ashley, also a native of New York, and his
father, Elkanah Ashley, was born in Connecticut, and was a
Revolutionary soldier. The Ashley family came to Ashtabula
county, Ohio, in 1820, and were among the pioneer
settles of Richmond township. The mother of our subject, nee
Lucena Lamphear, was born in Bennington, Vermont, a daughter
of Chandler Lamphear, a native also of that State, and of Scotch
descent, Salmon Ashley departed this life at the age of sixty-two
years, and his wife at the age of Ninety two years. They were the
parents of eight children, viz: Alonzo, Lovina, Elkanah, Harriet,
Jonas, S. D., Deliah and Helen. The father voted with
the Democratic party, was a charter member of the Masonic order of
Pierpont, and was also a member of the I. O. O. F.
S. D. Ashley, the subject of this
sketch, received his education in the Kingsville Academy, and was a
successful teacher for about eighteen terms. He subsequently began
the study of law, was admitted to the bar in 1859, practiced his
profession two and a half years at Pierpont, one year at Geneva Lake,
Wisconsin, and since that time he resided at North Richmond, Ashtabula
county. Mr. Ashley also owns a fine farm of 101 acres in
this township, which contains all the necessary improvements.
In 1854 our subject was united in marriage to Eliza
Stanford, a native o Crawford county, Pennsylvania, and a daughter
of James and Martha (Logan) Sanford. Mr. and Mrs. Ashley
have six children: Alonzo E., Alice, William S. D., Albert C., Fred
J. and Frank B. All have been successful teachers
excepting one. One child, George B., died at the age of
three years. Mr. Ashley affiliates with the Democratic
party, has served as Justice of the Peace six years, and has also held
the positions of Assessor and is President of the School Board. He
was made a Mason in 1856, is a member of Relief Lodge, No. 284, of
Pierpont, of the A. O. U. W., No. 177, and of the State Police.
Religiously, he is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Source: Biographical History of
Northeastern Ohio Embracing the Counties of Ashtabula, Geauga and
Lake - Publ. by Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co. - 1893 - Page 335 |
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MYRON
L. ATWATER, proprietor of an excellent hoop mill at Sentinel,
Ohio, is probably the oldest mill man in continuous service in Ashtabula
county. He is a native of Sentinel and first saw the light Dec. 8,
1845. His parents, Ulysses and Elizabeth (Nichols) Atwater,
were New Englanders, and removed about 1840 from Connecticut to
Saybrook, Ohio, where the father still resides, the mother having died
in 1880, greatly regretted by all who knew her. They had five
children: Sylvester, born Oct. 1, 1841, died in Saybrook when but
thirty-one years of age, leaving a wife, who was before marriage Miss
Martha Allen, a native of that township; Sarah,
born May 11, 1843, is the wife of Thomas Fay, formerly of
Hart’s Grove, Ohio, but now a resident of Minnesota; Myron L.,
the third in order of birth, is the subject of this sketch; Mary
Lucinda was born amid the tumult and rejoicing of Independence
Day, in 1850, and is the wife of Owen Cunningham, an
engineer of Ashtabula, Ohio; Samuel, born July 15, 1855, married
Nina Glysby and lives in Saybrook.
When but seventeen years of age, the subject of this
sketch took charge of the operation of his father’s mill, and continued
to be thus employed until he attained his twenty-second year, when he
bought his first sawmill in Saybrook. He has followed this line of
enterprise unremittently ever since.
From Saybrook he removed first to Denmark, then to
Dorset, thence in turn to Ashtabula, New Lyme, Lenox, and again to New
Lyme township, where, at the little village of Sentinel, he still
resides.
In Denmark he erected his mill in the heart of a great
forest in the northern part of the township. In Saybrook, his mill
was in constant operation both day and night, and did the heaviest
business ever done in that township. He was working at this place
on a large Government contract for delivery to Fairport Harbor.
About 1,000,000 feet of lumber a year was cut in these places.
After six years in Denmark, he removed his mill to a point
three-quarters of a mile north of the station at Dorset. Here, as
in the former case, he was situated in the midst of a dense primeval
forest, and no supplies could be obtained except from North Kingsville.
He cut and shipped from this point about 10,000 feet a day. He
then conducted for two years a sawing and planing mill in Ashtabula for
Joseph Bugby, at the end of which time he removed to New
Lyme township, near the present seat of his operations. In the
memorable dry summer of 1881 the forests in the township of New Lyme
were swept by destructive fires, and Mr. Atwater’s mill
was completely wiped out, though the neighbors all turned out and made a
determined effort to save the property. Not disheartened by this
misfortune, Mr. Atwater at once set to work to rebuild the
mill, and in the fall he once more had it in full running order.
He has ever since remained in this vicinity, with the single exception
of a year in Lenox, at which point he manufactured about 83,000 worth of
hoops a year. His mill is easily transported and is kept near to
the timber to be consumed. Mr. Atwater has the very
best of milling machinery and his hoops find a ready sale in market.
The average daily production of his mill is about 4,000 hoops, but its
capacity will easily reach 30,000 a week, the weekly expense while in
operation being about $100.
The milling business, of course, is an exceedingly
dangerous one, and Mr. Atwater has by no means escaped
without accident. In fact, few men have sustained the injuries
which he has received and lived to give an account of them. He has
survived the bursting of a boiler, a rifle and an emery wheel. By
the boiler explosion his injuries were so severe as to require a bandage
to keep the entrails from protruding. By the gun explosion, a
fracture of the skull was received, permitting the brain to protrude.
He was reported dead and had the satisfaction, given to few, of reading
his own obituary and thereby learning what his neighbors thought of him.
His last accident, the bursting of an emery wheel, has rendered his
right arm nearly useless, and may yet necessitate amputation of the
member. His thumb was sawed off at Saybrook, besides which he has
met with numerous other minor accidents. All this, however, does
not in the least dampen his ardor for the milling business, and he says
he has never regretted choosing that occupation.
Mr. Atwater has also an excellent farm of
fifty-five acres, with a tine, well equipped sugar camp of 1,500 trees.
His house, with all its contents, was burned about three years ago, but
has been replaced by a new and attractive residence, the neat and
thrifty surroundings of which evince the industry and taste of the
occupants.
October 26, 1867, Mr. Atwater was married
to Miss Ella Starkweather, an intelligent and
capable lady, daughter of Isaac and Jeanette
Starkweather, old and respected residents of Saybrook. Mr.
and Mrs. Atwater have had six children, five of
whom survive: Nettie, born Dec. 28, 1868, is the wife of John
Gilbert, a prosperous resident of Denmark; Nellie, born May
24, 1872, is the wife of George Howland, of Cherry Valley;
Vernie, born March 24, 1874, died in infancy; Ralph, born
May 6, 1875, married Lena Hoyt, of Rock Creek, and is
following in the footsteps of his father, being already well informed in
the sawmill business; Dora B., born March 19, 1879, lives at
home. She is an excellent musician and intends pursuing a course
in that art at the New Lyme Institute. Jay, the “baby,” was
born July 30, 1889, and is a sprightly, promising boy. Mr.
and Mrs. Atwater are genial, hospitable people, and
enjoy the highest esteem of their community, whose best wishes they have
for their prosperity and happiness.
Source: Biographical History of
Northeastern Ohio Embracing the Counties of Ashtabula, Geauga and
Lake - Publ. by Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co. - 1893 - Page 793 |
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STEPHEN
B. ATWOOD, Justice of the Peace, Notary Public, and an
insurance representative, is one of the most highly respected citizens
of
Conneaut,
Ohio.
Following is a brief sketch of his life:
S. B. Atwood was born in
Cortland county, New York, Feb. 27, 1820, son of
Mills and Charlotte (Day) Atwood, both natives of the Empire
State.
The father, a weaver by trade, passed his life and died in
Columbia County,
New York, at the age of
eighty-three years. The
mother died in 1823. She was
a member of the Friends Church.
They had four children:
David, Gideon, Stephen B., and
Jane, all of whom have passed
away save the subject of this sketch.
Mr. Atwood was
educated in Onondaga county, New York,
and in Erie county, Pennsylvania, having resided at the latter
place from 1837 until 1843.
The last named year he came to Conneaut and engaged in the harness and
carriage business, continuing the same until 1878.
That hear he turned his attention to the granite business, and as
traveling agent for the Ryegate Granite Works of Vermont, was on the road for five years.
In 1887 he was appointed Postmaster of Conneaut, which position
he filled until 1891, when his commission expired.
As the incumbent of that office he rendered excellent service,
giving entire satisfaction to all.
Since 1891 he has been engaged in the insurance business, and
since 1892 has been a Justice of the Peace.
He was
married in Conneaut, Jan. 15, 1843, to
Miss Charlotte E. Phillips,
daughter of Gardner Phillips
of Perrington, Monroe County, New York.
They had three children:
Edwin Gardner, Minnie C.
and Lee C.
Edwin G.
Atwood was associated with his father in the carriage business for
many years, and was afterward and up to the time of his death in the
employ of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad Company, as
freight agent, being a man of excellent business qualifications.
He was a member of the Masonic Order and also of the I. O. O. F.
Of the last named lodge he was elected Noble Grand and his death
occurred the very evening he would have been installed in office – Jan.
21, 1891. He died at the age
of forty-three years. His
wife, nee Marion Brown, a
native of Scotland,
is also deceased. They left
three children: Charlotte D.;
William S., who is in the office of
E. A. Miller¸ master mechanic
of the Nickel Plate Railroad Company, at Conneaut; and
Burt.
Minnie C.,
the daughter of our subject, was engaged in teaching in Conneaut for
several years, but at present presides over her father’s home.
Lee C., is Deputy Postmaster
of Conneaut, having occupied this position for nearly ten years, which
circumstance in itself speaks well for his ability.
S. B. Atwood has taken a deep
interest in the moral and educational development of Conneaut.
He has served as Mayor of the city, for twenty-five years has
been a member of the School Board, and has also held other minor offices
in the city. He is a member
of the I. O. O. F., having filled all the chairs in the subordinate
lodge. He takes little
active interest in politics, but votes with the Democratic party.
Source: Biographical History of
Northeastern Ohio Embracing the Counties of Ashtabula, Geauga and
Lake - Publ. by Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co. - 1893 - Page 328
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