CAPT. WILLIAM J. KEEN, a prominent citizen, now retired from active business pursuits, an ex-soldier and officer of the civil war, came to Andover, Ohio, in April, 1858.  He was born in Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire, England, Jan. 27, 1831, and was a son of William and May (Aldridge) Keen, both natives of the same county as himself, his father being a shoemaker by trade.  The subject of this sketch was reared and educated in his native county, and at the age of fourteen began an apprenticeship at paper-making, at which he was occupied several years.  At the age of seventeen and a half years, he entered the British army as a member of the Third Dragoon Guards, in which he served until 1853, when he was honorably discharged as a non-commissioned officer with the rank of Sergeant.  During his service, the regiment was stationed most of the time in Ireland, at various points, Dublin, Tipperary ad Waterford.  In the latter part of his service he was selected by his superior officers as recruiting officer and was stationed for some time in England.  In April 1853, he sailed for New York city, where he followed the hotel business for eighteen months.  He then removed to Buffalo, the same State, and was similarly engaged until April, 1858, when he came to Andover and bought the hotel with ten acres of ground, on the southwestern corner of the public square.  This he  greatly improved, making of it one of the most valuable pieces of property in the town.
     He was thus engaged at the outbreak of the war, when he was instrumental in organizing Company F and the Second Regiment of Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, into which the company was incorporated. He organized this company Aug. 20, 1861, at Jefferson, Ohio, and it was mustered into service September 9, at Cleveland Ohio.  For a time the company was stationed at Camp Dennison, Ohio, whence the regiment proceeded to St. Louis, Missouri, and was variously stationed at Weston, in Platte county, that State, at Leavenworth, Kansas, Fort Smith, Fort Gibson, Fort Scott and other points.  While in the field, he was taken with hemorrhage of the bowels on the line of march, and the disorder culminated in typhoid fever.  On his return to Camp Chase, by advice of his physician, he resigned and returned home.  He resumed the hotel business in Andover, which he successfully continued until 1881, when he sold out and retired from active pursuits.  He has never recovered from the chronic disease contracted in the service.  He is financially well situated.  He has a comfortable home in Andover, where surrounded by numerous friends he is spending his well-merited re pose, the later years of a useful life.
     In 1853, Mr. Keen was married to Rosanna Thompkins, a lady of social accomplishments, who was born near Salisbury, the capital of Wiltshire, England, where she was reared and educated.  They have no children but gave a home to Michael McNerney, who was a gallant soldier and color-bearer in the Twenty-ninth Ohio Regiment.
     Politically, Mr. Keen is a Republican, and before the war was a strong Abolitionist.  He is a charter member of the Hiram Kile Post, G. A. R., and a Mason, belonging to blue lodge No. 506.  Of fine physique, a good and open countenance, cordial, kindly manners and excellent conversational powers, the latter a result of a well filled mind, Mr. Keen would command attention wherever he might go, while his enduring qualities of honor and liberality could not fail to strengthen the favorable impression which his personality had made.
Source:  Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio embracing the Counties of Ashtabula, Geauga and Lake - Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Co. - 1893 - Page 670

DAVID E. KELLEY, D. D. S. - The modern art of dental surgery has an able exponent in the subject of this sketch, who brings to it the skill and experience acquired by many years of successful practice.
     Dr. Kelley, of Ashtabula, Ohio, prominent as a dentist and citizen, was born in Saybrook, this State, May 8, 1852.  His parents, David H. and Maria (Simonds) Kelley, early settlers of this commonwealth, now reside in Geneva, where they are well known as persons of sterling worth of character.  The subject of this sketch was reared on a farm near Saybrook and was educated at the Normal School in Geneva, and completed a liberal course of study at Grand River Institute, in Austinburg, this State.  When eighteen years of age, he commenced to teach a district school, and is remembered as a conscientious, pains-taking teacher.  Shortly afterward, he began to study dentistry under the direction of his brother, J. P. Kelley, of Geneva, with whom he spent two years.  He then went to Philadelphia College, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at which institution he graduated in the spring of 1875.  He subsequently settled in Ashtabula and entered upon the active practice of his profession, in which he has successfully continued, winning deserved laurels by his skill in his chosen work.  He is one of the most active members of the American Dental Association, to the general information of which he has contributed many papers of interest.  Besides his professional duties, as a matter of relaxation and profit, he has a small farm near the city of Ashtabula, on which he breeds some fine horses, being the owner of Russell B, who made a record, when two years old, of a mile in 2:25½  minutes, making him the champion of Ohio for 1892.  Dr. Kelley was the main mover and organizer of the Ashtabula Driving Park Company, of which he has since been secretary.  This company has one of the best equipped half-mile tracks in the State. He has also taken an active part in the development of the Ashtabula harbor, and has improved property in the city which has proved not only a profitable investment for himself, but has also been a valuable ornament to the city.
     In 1875, Dr. Kelley was married to Miss Nella Moore, of Erie, Pennsylvania, an estimable lady and daughter of M. M. and Helen (Allen) Moore, old residents of that city.  They have had five children, four of whom survive: Raymond Edward, Ralph Moore, David Howard, Helen Mariah, and Clara Louise.  All are living except Ralph.
     Politically, the Doctor advocates the principles of the Republican party, and for two years has efficiently served as member of the Council of Ashtabula, suggesting and aiding many reforms.
     Religiously, he and his worthy wife are useful members of the Congregational Church, in which he is an active worker.  He has been Superintendent of the Sabbath-school, in which capacity he served three years with ability and zeal.  He was one of the organizers of the Young Men’s Christian Association in Ashtabula, to which cause he has devoted much time and means.  He is a member of the Royal Arcanum, I. O. O. F. and the Knights of Pythias.  Altogether, he is a representative citizen of Ashtabula, which he has enriched and beautified by his ability and means, and he deservedly enjoys a high position in the regard of his community.
Source:  Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio embracing the Counties of Ashtabula, Geauga and Lake - Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Co. - 1893 - Page 398

HON. AMOS AND MARTIN KELLOGG - Amos Kellogg was born in Alford, Berkshire county, Massachusetts, June 17, 1782, was married to Paulina Dean, July 30, 1805 and was the seventh in a family of nine children, all of whom lived to maturity and reared families of their own.  Amos and his brother Martin, two years his senior, who had previously married Miss Anna Lester, remained at home as the joint owners of and cultivating the old homestead until 1811, when one Colwell, of Albany, New York, who was the owner of a large tract of wild lands in western Virginia, by representing his land to be valuable for farming purposes and just coming into market, and offering him the position of surveyor and general agent for the sale of his lands, with a liberal compensation, induced Martin, who was a practical and skillful surveyor, to accept his offer.
     Accordingly, after the necessary preparations, June 12, 1811, Martin, with his family, consisting of his wife and two children, aged respectively seven and three years, started from the old homestead to seek a new home in the then far West, their outfit consisting of a pair of horses, wagon, and harness, carrying the family and household goods.  The route taken was from Alford to Newburg, where they crossed the Hudson river, from thence to eastern New Jersey, Bethlehem, Allentown, Reading, Harrisburg, Carlisle, and Chambersburg, Pennsylvania; Cumberland, Maryland; Clarksburg and Parkersburg, Virginia, to Belpre, Ohio.  On arriving at his destination, after a journey of some 600 miles, occupying some five weeks, having crossed the Blue Ridge and seen the country, he became satisfied that nothing could be done in the way of selling lands that then were hardly worth surveying.  He was, therefore, on the point of turning back, without unloading his goods, when he was offered a house to shelter him for a season.  This induced him to remain until he could better determine what to do.  He remained at Belpre, on the Ohio river, until the death of his father, late in the autumn of 1812, when, on the 24th of December of that year, he started on foot to return to the old homestead, following the same route traversed on his journey the year previous, arriving at Alford about Jan. 1, 1813
     On the failure of the land enterprise, the death of their father, and the return of Martin, the brothers concluded to embrace one of the then many opportunities to exchange cultivated farms in the East for wild lands in what was then known as New Connecticut.  They accordingly made such exchange, receiving for the old homestead 1,150 acres of uncultivated land situated in Ashtabula and Geauga counties.  Early in 1813, Martin returned to Belpre, and with his family removed to their new lands in Salem, in this county, in time to erect a log house, one mile north of the present village of Kelloggsville, in which they spent the winter of 1813-'14.
     In February, 1814, Amos with his family, - consisting of his aged mother, wife, two daughters, aged respectively eight and six years, and a son, aged two years, with a hired laborer, - started from their old homestead for their new hoe in the wilderness of New Connecticut, the outfit being four horses with two sleighs, carrying the family and household goods.  Arriving at Phelpstown, Ontario County, New York, where his wife had expected to meet her father, two brothers and a younger sister, who had preceded her the year before and settled in that locality, she learned for the first time, by a messenger whom she met but a few rods from the door, that her father had died since she had started on her journey.  They arrived at their new home early in March, after a journey of more than 500 miles entirely on runners, and occupying four weeks.  On the arrival of Amos with his family, in the spring of 1814, the brothers, who were still partners, and held both real and personal property in common, commenced clearing and opening up their new lands preparatory to cultivation, and during the following six years, while they so remained in company, they cleared, fenced, and brought under cultivation some 200 acres of original forest lands, being very largely assisted in their labors by John Hardy.  They continued to reside together with their families until Feb., 1815, when they purchased from the late Hon. Eliphalet Austin, of Austinburg, a large part of the tract of land now covered by the village of Kelloggsville, then known as the "Foggerson settlement."  Martin moved upon this tract where he remained until 1819, when they dissolved their partnership and divided the property, Amos taking what was known as the Foggerson farm and Martin going back to the new one.  Amos' business occupations were farming, merchandising, buying, driving, and selling cattle, and keeping a village tavern.
     He was appointed to and held the office of Justice of the Peace in his native township for one or more terms before his removal to Ohio, and in March, 1816, was elected one of the Justices for Salem township.  Soon after the expiration of his term in Salem he removed to Monroe, and in July, 1822, was elected Justice for that township, which office he held until he resigned to accept the office of Associate Judge, to which he was elected by the Legislature, Dec. 31, 1823, and took his seat at the March term, 1824, of which office he discharged the duties until his decease, Apr. 27, 1830.  He was the first Postmaster in Monroe, and from him was derived the name of the post office and village of Kelloggsville.
     At the time of the severance of two miles in width of the territory from the south part of Salem, and annexing it to Monroe, in 1818, the brothers were very much interested and were probably influential in procuring the annexation for which they did not at the time receive very many thanks or congratulations from the citizens of Salem.  Having had advantages of a fair New England common school education, and being a man of good judgment, Amos was very competent to transact such business as he had been accustomed to; but having been induced, in 1821, to engage in the business of a country merchant, and intrusting the management of the business to younger men, like most enterprises of that kind, the venture proved a failure, and caused him much embarrassment during the remainder of his life.
     He united with the order of Freemasons in early life, was a member of the Evergreen Lodge, in Salem, and adhered to that organization through the troublous times subsequent to the alleged abduction of Morgan.  Politically, he was of the old Federal School, but ardently supported Mr. Clay for President in 1824, and Mr. Adams in1828.  He was a kind, indulgent, and sympathizing husband and father, and, in short, "that noblest work of God," an honest man.
Source:  Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio embracing the Counties of Ashtabula, Geauga and Lake - Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Co. - 1893 - Page 239

MRS. PAULINA KELLOGG—Paulina Kellogg, wife of Amos Kellogg, was born in New Marlborough, Berkshire county, Massachusetts, May 21, 1782, and was married in the county of her birth July 30, 1805. She was the daughter of Captain Walter Dean, who entered the Massachusetts line at the commencement of the Revolutionary war, and remained in the service during the entire war, leaving the service with a captain's commission. Having the advantage of a common-school education, she taught a district school one season, but, being the oldest daughter, early the death of her mother made it necessary for her to assume the entire charge of her father's large family until her own marriage; after which, the duties of a mother and the care of her own household devolved upon her. Nine children were born to her, two of whom died in infancy, and seven reached maturity.
     Being a woman of vigorous health, she was able to and did perform most of the household labor for a large family, composed of the husband, children, and farm laborers engaged in clearing, fencing, farming, and keeping a village tavern, and manufactured the cloth and made much of the clothing for her family. On the death of her husband, in 1830, she caused herself to be appointed administratrix of his estate, and with only the aid of her oldest son, then but eighteen years of age, she continued to keep the tavern, man­age the business, and settle the estate; and to her good management and wise economy was her family largely indebted for the retention of a home to which all were very greatly attached. After giving up the responsibilities of business to her son, who relied upon her advice and counsel in reference to important transactions with great confidence, and sought it for many years, she made her home with him, and spent much of her time with her several sons and daughters', rendering such assistance in nursing and caring for their young families as only a devoted mother and grandmother could. Her affection for and kindly remembrance of her children, grand and great-grand-children, never faltered, as she was always impartial, and always anxious to aid them in any lawful enterprise. Except the death of her husband, to whom she was ardently attached and a most devoted wife, the death of her youngest daughter Paulina, who married at the age of twenty and died at twenty-one, was the greatest affliction of her life. Being her youngest daughter, delicate and lovely, recently married with fair prospects of a happy and prosperous life, her death was long and deeply mourned. She died at Conneaut, in this county, on the 21st day of June, 1875, aged ninety-three years and one month, in the enjoyment of her mental faculties unimpaired, leaving behind her two aged sisters, two sons, and two daughters, twenty-four grandchildren, and nineteen great-grandchildren, to mourn her departure. She was an affectionate and devoted wife, a kind, indulgent, and wise mother, and in all relations of life performed her duties with a conscientious devotion to the right. 
Source:  Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio embracing the Counties of Ashtabula, Geauga and Lake - Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Co. - 1893 - Page 248

B. F. KENNEDY, dealer in real estate and publisher of marriage certificates and family records, Conneaut, Ohio, was born in Ashtabula county, Dec. 24, 1849.  He is a son of Sidney and Mary J. (Lewis) Kennedy, both natives of Conneaut township, this county.  His father is a prominent and highly respected farmer of this county, and is a veteran of the late war, having lost an eye while in the service.  His mother, daughter of John and Rhoda Lewis, died in 1884, aged about forty-nine years.  They had a family of seven children, B. F. being the second born and one of the five who were still living.  Two are in this county.  Mr. Kennedy was educated in the Conneaut schools and the Kingsville Academy, and before he was sixteen years old began teaching school, teaching six terms in Conneaut township.  He then began selling family records, was successful in the business, and subsequently bought several designs from Prof. Cooper, of Kingsville and in this line is still doing a successful business.  In 1888, without his consent and even without his knowledge, he was elected to the office of Justice of the Peace, and served a term of three years.  He began dealing in real estate several years ago, and since 1891 has been in partnership with Mr. Miles Dorman.
     Mr. Kennedy was married Nov. 25, 1872, to Clara J. Fenton, daughter of C. J. and Sarah Ann Fenton, old residents of Conneaut.  They have five children: Sherman M., B. F., Jr., Belle, Lottie and Lois.  Politically, Mr. Kennedy is a Republican, though he takes little interest in politics.
Source:  Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio embracing the Counties of Ashtabula, Geauga and Lake - Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Co. - 1893 - Page 495

GENERAL HENRY KEYES, of Conneaut, Ohio, was born Nov. 16, 1793, in New Marlborough, Massachusetts, the only child of Elias and Phebe Keys, who removed from that point to Conneaut township, Ohio, in 1814.  Our subject received his education in his native State, and since arriving in Ohio his life has been spent in farming, he being now an extensive land owner and capitalist.  He has held numerous offices in this township, having been the first Mayor of the village of Conneaut.  The title by which he is familiarly known was given him years since, he having been commissioned as General in the State militia.
     Jan. 19, 1819, Mr. Keyes was united in marriage with Mary Cole, of Conneaut.  They had the following children: Henry P., born Feb. 14, 1820, married Sarah M. Huntington; Alvin C., born Oct. 25, 1821, married Minnie Rupp, and both reside at Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Mary C., born Nov. 14, 1823, is the wife of Edward Grant, of Conneaut.  Mrs. Keys died in 1824, and July 9, 1829, the General married Vesta Bates of Cummington, Massachusetts.  They have had seven children, namely: Marcus B., who married Louisa Gordon, now deceased; Martin B. married Ann Eliza Lloyd; Charles W., deceased in 1854; Elias A., married Charlotte E. Trenton; Phebe A., Russell M. and Milo O.  All reside in Conneaut except those designated above.  In political matters, General Keyes is a Republican.  He is a member of the Masonic order, Evergreen Lodge, No. 222, of Conneaut, Ohio.
  Source: Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio - embracing the Counties of Ashtabula, Geauga and Lake - Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Co. - 1893 - Page 991

M. B. KEYES, agent for the American Express Company at Conneaut, Ohio, was born in Conneaut, Nov. 4, 1831, son of General Henry and Vesta (Bates) Keyes, both natives of Massachusetts.
     General Keyes came from Massachusetts to Conneaut with his parents, Elias and Phoebe (Gates) Keyes, in 1815.  His father bought a large tract of land and engaged in farming, and also ran a sawmill and grist-mill.  He died in March, 1822.  The venerable mother lived until 1853, when she died at the age of eighty-nine years.  Henry Keyes was their only child, and inherited considerable property.  He was a prosperous business man giving his attention chiefly to the management of his large milling and farming interests.  At one time he had an interest in a store, in partnership with Messrs.  Woodbury and Bloss.  He was first married to Miss Mary Cole, of New Marlborough, Massachusetts.  They had three children, namely: Henry P. and Alvin C., both residents of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; and Mary Cole Grant, widow of Edward Grant.  Mr. Grant was killed Mar. 23, 1850, by the explosion of the steamboat Troy, near Buffalo, and his body was not recovered until nine weeks afterward.  He was twenty-eight years of age, and left one child, Julia E., who died in 1877, aged thirty-one years.  General Keyes' first wife died in December, 1824, at the age of twenty-eight years.  His second marriage was consummated July 9, 1829, with Miss Vesta Bates, and this union resulted in the birth of seven children, as follows: Marcus, deceased, was twice married, first to Louisa Gordon, and after her death to Frances Beach, and by his last wife had two children, Henry (deceased) and Louisa; M. B., the subject of this sketch; Charles William, who died in 1854; Elias Asa, of Columbus, Ohio, has been twice married, first to Charlotte Fenton, who died in 1877, leaving one child, Marcus William, and afterward to Miss Alice Miller, of that city; Phoebe, wife of Dr. Merriam; Rev. Russell Melzo Keyes, a Congregational minister, married Mrs. Catherine Smith, and has had two children, Sarah and Vesta, the latter being deceased; and Milo, a railroad conductor, who resides in Jefferson City, Missouri.  The parents of this large family of children have both passed away.  The father was born Nov. 16, 1793, and died July 21, 1873.
     M. B. Keyes received his education in his native town.  He was engaged in farming for a time, next to steward on a lake steam-boat, and afterward engaged in the general merchandise business with his brother, Marcus B., at Beloit, Wisconsin, under the firm name of Keyes, White & Co.  This association continued for four years, and was closed out in 1858.  Then, after a short time spent in Chicago, he went to Pike's Peak, prospecting for gold; but not meeting with any great success he returned to Conneaut a year later.  At this time he engaged in the grocery business, and also became agent for the American Express Company.  The grocery he soon afterward disposed of, but he has been in the express business ever since, for a period of twenty-seven years.  That he has performed the duties of this important position for so long a time is sufficient proof of his integrity and business ability.  He was appointed Postmaster under President Grant, and held that position for fourteen years, retiring from the office in 1887.
     Mr. Keyes was married in Chicago, in 1857, to Miss Anna E. Loyd, daughter of Alex. Loyd, of that city.  They have had two children: Charles L., who is in the office with his father; and Grace, who died at the age of eleven months.
     Politically, Mr. Keyes has long been a Republican.  Socially, he affiliates with the blue lodge, chapter and council, F. & A. M., and is also a member of the Knights of Honor and the Royal Templars.
  Source: Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio - embracing the Counties of Ashtabula, Geauga and Lake - Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Co. - 1893 - Page 811

Source:  Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio embracing the Counties of Ashtabula, Geauga and Lake - Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Co. - 1893 - Page 889

DR. MARCUS KINGSLEY, physician and surgeon, Kingsville, Ohio, was born in Barrington, Yates county, New York, Mar. 15, 1837.
     His parents, Simeon and Lima (Stanton) Kingsley, were natives of Rhode Island and Connecticut respectively, and descendants of old New England families.  His father, a wagon and buggy manufacturer, died in 1844, at the age of about fifty years; his mother, in 1888, aged eighty-seven.  the latter united with the Methodist Episcopal Church in early life and remained a consistent member of the same until she was called to her home above.
     Dr. Kingsley is the youngest of five children, three sons and two daughters.  One brother, Gilbert F., resides on a farm in Monroe township, Ashtabula county.  George W. resides in Dundee, Yates county, New York.  The Doctor received a common-school and academic education, and at the age of eighteen began the study of medicine in the office of Dr. George Z. Noble, at Dundee, New York, to which place his mother had moved soon after his father's death.  Since 1860 he has been a resident of Kingsville, Ohio, where he began his practice, in April of that year.  After practicing under a certificate of the Ohio Homeopathic Society for a number of years, he entered the Homeopathic Hospital College of Cleveland, of which institution he is a graduate.  During his long professional career here, he has established a reputation not only as a skillful physician, but also as a worthy citizen, winning the respect and esteem of all with whom he comes in contact, either in a social, business or professional way.  He came to Kingsville an entire stranger, with limited means, and found here a prejudice against his school: today he has a large and lucrative practice, and is ranked with the leading physicians of the county.  He is examiner for the United States Mutual Accident Company.  He is a Republican in politics and an active worker in the ranks of his party, having been elected and served as Coroner, and for a short time filled the office of Sheriff, the incumbent having died.  His first presidential vote was cast for Abraham Lincoln.  In educational matters he has taken a prominent part, having been for many years the School Board Clerk.  He was active in organizing the Kingsville Special School District, and nearly all his active life has been a member of the School Board.  He was one of the Trustees of the Cemetery Association, and for two years President of the Board of Trustees.  He was also instrumental in organizing the Evangelical Society of North Kingsville, and assisted materially in erecting an edifice for public worship.  Dr. Kingsley is identified with the Kingsville State Police Association; is honorary member of the Ontario and Yates County Medical Society, of New York, and the Ohio Homœpathic Medical Society; and for thirty years has been a member of the Masonic fraternity, affiliating with blue lodge, Orien, No. 353, of Kingsville; Western Reserve Chapter, Ashtabula, No. 65; Conneaut Council, No. 40; and Cache Commandery, No. 27.  He is Past Master of the blue lodge.  In politics he is a Republican, and has been a prominent and active member of that party.
     Dr. Kingsley has been twice married.  Mar. 3, 1870, he wedded Miss Celina S. Smith, daughter of J. C. and C. M. Smith, of North Kingsville.  She died in April, 1882, at about the age of forty years.  She was an active member of the Baptist Church of Kingsville, and in every respect was a most estimable lady.  Aug. 8, 1883, he married Miss Jennie M. Tracey, daughter of Mrs. Lorenda Tracey, of Jamestown, New York.  They have two children: Marcus, Jr. and Neva T.
     Mrs. Kingsley's father died Jan. 7, 1860, at the age of fifty-seven years, she being six months old at that time.  Her mother is still a resident of Jamestown, and her only sister, Nettie, wif of Charles P. Bush, lives in Portland, Oregon.  Mrs. Kingsley and Mrs. Bush were both successful teachers previous to their marriage, the former being a graduate of the Worthington Business College of Jamestown.  She is a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Orien Chapter, No. 12, of Kingsville, of which she is worthy Matron, and is also Conductress of the Grand Chapter of the State.(Transcribed from Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio embracing Ashtabula, Lake and Geauga Counties; published in Chicago: Lewis Publ. Co., 1893 - Page 542)

S. R. KINGSLEY, one of the well-known early settlers of Andover township, Ashtabula county, was born at Whitehall, Washington county, New York, Jan. 29, 1814, a son of William Kingsley, a native of Long Island.  The latter's father, Peleg Kingsley, was of English ancestry.  William, father of our subject, moved to Washington county, New York, when seven years of age.  He married Miss Zorado Norton, a native of Massachusetts, and a daughter of Captain Joseph Norton, who was engaged in sailing whaling vessels.  His death occurred at the age of ninety-two years.  Mr. and Mrs. Kingsley died in this county, the former at the age of seventy-six years, and the latter at the age of eighty-two years.  They had eight children: Lucy, Aaron, Samuel R., William, Martha, Ursula, Adeliza and N. C.   The father was a farmer by occupation, and a Republican in his political views.
     S. R. Kingsley, the subject of this sketch, located in Andover township, Ashtabula county, Ohio, in 1853.  In 1871 he came to his present farm of 133 acres, located one and a half miles south of West Andover, all of which is well improved.  He is engaged in general farming and dairying.
     Mr. Kingsley was married at the age of twenty-one years, to Miss Mary Mason, a daughter of Calvin and Roily (Burgess) Mason.  The maternal family are of English descent.  Our subject and wife have had the following children: George, a florist of Wooster, Ohio: Algernon, a soldier in the Twenty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in the late war, was wounded during his service, and now resides in Andover township; Charley, deceased; Alameda, who married L. R. Bartholomew, died in 1874, leaving three children: S. K., Minnie E. and A. Melvina, the two latter engaged in teaching; Ida, wife of H. A. Lewis, of Andover township; and William Calvin, deceased at the age of thirty-seven years, leaving a widow and one child, Ida.  Mr. and Mrs. Kingsley have eleven grandchildren.  They celebrated their golden wedding Feb. 27, 1885.  Mr. Kingsley is a stanch Republican, and has held the office of Township Trustee.  He is a Deacon in the Baptist Church.
Source:  Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio embracing the Counties of Ashtabula, Geauga and Lake - Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Co. - 1893 - Page 860

Source:  Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio embracing the Counties of Ashtabula, Geauga and Lake - Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Co. - 1893 - Page 683

Source:  Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio embracing the Counties of Ashtabula, Geauga and Lake - Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Co. - 1893 - Page 303

HARRY M. KUNKLE, of the firm of Kunkle Brothers, tug owners, stands at the head of the progressive young business men of Ashtabula, Ohio.  He was born July 15, 1858, in Greensburg, Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania.  Daniel Kunkle, his father was born and reared in the same county as his son, and was for many years actively engaged in the lumber business.  He was greatly prospered and has now retired, being an honored citizen of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, enjoying good health for a man of sixty-two years.  He married Rebecca Smith, one of five children, - all girls, - of the other four of whom we make the following brief mention:  Lydia married Isaac Keeper; Jane married James Geigar; Polly is the wife of Leisure Chambers; and removed to Oswego, Kansas, where she has since died.  Daniel Kunkle was the father of two sons: Harry M., the subject of this sketch; and William, senior member of the firm of Kunkle Brothers, Ashtabula.  The Kunkle family is of German descent, their ancestors having settled near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, whence the paternal grand-father of the subject of this sketch emigrated to Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania.  He and his wife, Mary, had four children: Michael, Amos, Jacob and Daniel.
     The gentleman, whose name heads this notice, was reared in his native city, where he received a common-school education, which has been re-enforced by an extensive business experience.  When but a youth, he came to Ashtabula with the intention of starting in life for himself.  He looked about for employment and secured a position as brakeman on the Lake Shore Railroad.  His report home that he was clerking, not being the most satisfactory, his mother decided to pay him a visit unannounced, the result being a severing of his connection with the operation department of the Ashtabula, Painesville & Youngstown Railroad.  He thereupon returned to Pennsylvania, and did not again visit Ashtabula until the fall of 1880, when he embarked with his brother in the wholesale lumber business, in which they were profitably engaged for five years.  During this period, the Harbor experienced quite a building era.  Many of her inhabitants were desirous of building houses for themselves, but were unable to buy both lot and lumber, and the Kunkle Brothers came to their relief by letting them have lumber on yearly and other time payments, thus making it possible for many worthy families to become happy owners of their own homes.  In this manner as many as forty houses were erected, one at a time, and the Kunkle boys had a heavy load to carry, but they carried it and with only an occasional loss.  On going out of the lumber business, the brothers gave their attention to the tug business, buying out Captain Downs, and later the interest of George Fields.  They were the first to introduce tug building at the Harbor, and in 1890 built and launched the first tug, the Kunkle Brothers," which was followed in 1892 by the Sunol, the largest tug built in the harbor.  They now operate three boats and do a large and lucrative business.  Besides this, Mr. Kunkle is interested in real estate, in which he deals he deals quite extensively, being the owner of a large addition on Lake street.  He is a shrewd, energetic business man, and is well deserving of his success.
     On Sept. 1, 1884, Mr. Kunkle was married, by the Rev. Mr. Hershey, to Miss La Verne Blair a lady of domestic tastes and social accomplishments, daughter of Captain Henry Blair, for many years a capable sailor, widely and favorably known for his many excellent traits of character.  He married Cordelia Jeffords, and they had six children: La Verne, Jennie, Joseph, John, Frank and Charlie.  Mr. and Mrs. Kunkle have only one child, William James, born May 21, 1887.
     Socially, Mr. Kunkle is a Royal Arch Mason and also a member of the Columbian Commandery of Knights Templar.  In politics, he is a Republican.  In his various relations of domestic and public life, he has ever been characterized by exalted honor, liberality and a cordial disposition, winning and retaining the regard of all who know him.
Source:  Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio embracing the Counties of Ashtabula, Geauga and Lake - Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Co. - 1893 - Page 586