CHARLES TATGENHORST, foreman of the car department at the Nickel Plate shops, Conneaut, Ohio, was born in Germany, February 25, 1848, and brought with him to this country the thrift and energy so characteristic of the people of his native land.
     His parents, Frederick and Sophia (Hunterman) Tatgenhorst, born natives of Germany, landed in America about 1869, two years after the arrival of their son in this country.  Frederick Tatgenhorst did an extensive business as a shoemaker in Germany, and after coming to the United States and settling in Steubenville, Ohio, opened a shop for the same business, which he followed up to the time of his death, April 25, 1891, at the age of seventy-four years.  His wife died Jan. 16, 1881, at the age of sixty-two.  Both were members of the Lutheran Church.  In their family were four sons and two daughters, namely: Charles, the subject of this sketch; Didrich, who died in Steubenville, Ohio, at the age of thirty-one years; Christopher, a resident of East Liverpool, Ohio; Harmon of Wichita, Kansas; Kate, wife of Henry Cook, of East Liverpool; and Kazena, who died at the age of twelve years.
     Charles Tatgenhorst received his education in his native land.  He learned the carpenters' trade there, and worked at it from the time he was fourteen until he was nineteen, at which age he came to America.  He set sail from Bremen, April 16, and after a pleasant voyage landed in New York on the 28th of the same month, 1867.  Three days after landing in that city he was met by his uncle, William Tatgenhorst, of Albany, New York, to which place they went.  After working on the farm with his uncle one month, and feeling the need of learning our language, he obtained employment with eight other men, none of whom could speak German, and he soon learned the English tongue.  Next, we find him in Steubenville, Ohio, where he had German acquaintances, and where he worked at his trade fourteen years, his parents in the meantime having settled there.  In 1871 he spent five months in Kansas City, Missouri, at the end of which time he returned to Steubenville, and from there went to Dennison, Ohio, where he was employed in the Pan-Handle shops three years and a half.  After that he spent five months in East Liverpool, building houses.  Then he went to Bridgeport, Ohio, and built twenty houses for the Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling Railroad Company, after which he was employed in the same company's shops at Lorain one year.  In 1882 he entered the service of the Nickel-Plate Road.  In their employ he traveled through the West, going from LaFayette to Chicago, then to Lima, and from there to Conneaut.  Sine 1882 he has been foreman of the car department of the Nickel Plate shops at Conneaut.  Mr. Tatgenhorst made his own start in the world, and by his honest toil and careful economy has won his way to success.  He owns four beautiful houses nicely located on Liberty street.
     Mr. Tatgenhorst was married, January 16, 1868, at Steubenville, Ohio, to Augusta Ohm, daughter of Christian and Hannah Ohm, of Germany.  Four of the nine Ohm children grew to maturity, Augusta being the only who ever came to America.  He and his wife have three children: Sophia, Kate and Minnie.  Sophia is the wife of William Attwood, a native of Sheffield, England, who has been in this country seven years.  Mr. and Mrs. Attwood have one child, Charley.  Mr. Tatgenhorst and his wife and daughters are members of the Congregational Church.  He is a Mason and an Odd Fellow, and in politics is a Republican.
Source: Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio - Publ. Chicago - The Lewis Publishing Co., 1893 - Page 546
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WILLIAM TODD, whose rural home is located near North Sheffield, Ohio, was born in Kingsville, Ashtabula county, this State, July 1, 1817.
     Erastus and Susan (Morse) Todd, his parents, both natives of Connecticut, came to Ohio in 1816, and located on a farm two miles south of Kingsville.  Erastus Todd began life a poor young man, and here on what was then the frontier he acquired a little farm, which he improved, and there he reared his family.  His life was characterized by simplicity, honesty and industry, and was adorned by Christian acts of kindness.  For over forty years he was a member of the Baptist Church, and few men in the community were held in higher esteem than he.  He was born in December, 1786, and died Feb. 5, 1863; his wife Susan, born Aug. 10, 1792, died Apr. 3, 1833.  Of their family of five children we make the following record: Martha, wife of Amos Gear, died Oct. 12, 1872, aged sixty-one years; Mary and her husband, Jonathan L. Haines, are both deceased, her death having occurred Apr. 12, 1891, at the age of seventy-six; William Todd, whose name heads this sketch; Rev. Julius Todd, Berlin, Wisconsin, is a minister in the Seventy-Day Baptist Church; John Todd, born July 26, 1821, died May 15, 1864.  Five years after the death of his first wife Erastus Todd was united in marriage to Mrs. Asenath Bowman who survived him ten years.
     William Todd has been a farmer all his life an energetic, thrifty, successful farmer.  He came to his present location in 1850, and has been a resident of Sheffield township since Nov. 4, 1842.  His farm contains eighty-six acres, nearly all improved land, and is beautifully located, being used for the propagation of a diversity of crops.  During his long residence here he has gained the good will and high regard of a large circle of acquaintances.  He has taken a commendable interest in public affairs, having served for about sixteen years as Township Trustee, not, however, successive years.
     Mr. Todd was married May 14, 1842, to Miss Huldah Morse, a native of Kingsville, Ohio, born Sept. 17, 1819.  She is a modest, kindly-disposed and motherly Christian woman, and highly respected as she is widely known.  Her parents were Phineas and Abigail (Luce) Morse.  Her father was born Mar. 3, 1795, and died July 2, 1876.  He was one of the pioneer farmers of this part of Ohio, having come here from his native place, Litchfield, Connecticut, about 1816, making the journey with ox teams.  His farm of 160 acres, located half a mile west of the County Infantry, is now owned by Dick Woodburn.  Few men in Ashtabula county were better known than he.  For many years he was an active member of the Baptist Church, giving liberally to the support of the ministry.  His wife, born Aug. 15, 1798, he wedded Nov. 18, 1818.  She, too, was a Baptist, being identified with that church for a period of sixty-seen years.  After living a long and exemplary life, she fell asleep in Jesus.  With her passed away one of Kingsville's sturdy pioneers, who had energy and pluck to leave home scenes and friends, and start afresh in a new country.  She leaves behind her, besides the members of her grief stricken family, many friends who lovingly cherish her memory with greatful hearts.  Following are the names of their nine children:  Mrs. Todd, Hiram M., Mary, Almira, Angeline, Almon, Laura, Alden, George W., all living except two.
     Mr. and Mrs. Todd have had five children, viz.: Adel, who died at the age of fourteen months; Ada; Almon, who married Ella Fascet, resides on a farm in Sheffield township; Melzo, who married Mary Santee and lives in Sheffield township, has three children, Otis, Carl and Tula; and Bertha, of the same township, is the wife of Delos Van Slyke, and has two children, Fannie and Abbie.
     Our subject and his wife are members of the Baptist Church, in which he has been a Deacon for many years.  Politically, he is a Prohibitionist.
Source: Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio - Publ. Chicago - The Lewis Publishing Co., 1893 - Page 591

Source: Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio - Publ. Chicago - The Lewis Publishing Co., 1893 - Page 964

H. C. TOMBES - The death of few persons has caused more universal regret throughout Ashtabula, Ohio, than did that of the subject of this sketch, who was distinguished, during his long residence in the city and State, as a man of persistent industry, the highest integrity, superior business ability and uniform cordiality.
     Mr. Tombes was born in Somerville, New Jersey, Feb. 16, 1824.  His father was a shoemaker by trade, a whole-souled, jolly man, naturally of a roving disposition, who never seemed able to content himself in one place.  He removed his family to New York State, where the subject of this sketch lived until he attained the age of nineteen, obtaining a fair education in the common schools of his vicinity.  At the end of this time he joined the westward movement to Ohio and settled in Lake county, where he secured a position at the bench as harnessmaker.  This continued to be his occupation as long as he remained in Lake county, and he followed it for some time after removing to Ashtabula county.  His last years, however, were spent in Ashtabula, where he was the proprietor of a grocery store doing a thriving trade, gained by his uniform uprightness of dealing and the reasonableness of his charges.  His constitution was originally like iron, but during the last thirty years of his life was much broken, and he was a constant sufferer.  For many years he was unable to be about, except as he could use his horse and buggy, and had it not been for his invincible energy he would have succumbed entirely and been a confirmed invalid.  His indomitable will, however, kept him up until but one week before his death a rare instance of the power of mind over matter.  His loss was a great shock to the community, by whom he was regarded as a good business man and worthy citizen.  His advice was often sought, and was greatly valued, on account of his rare judgment and extensive experience, and many attribute their prosperity to a timely hint from him.  He was essentially a self made man, possessed a good mind and natural conversational powers, which, with his love for study made him thoroughly familiar with all current events and questions of Government and society.  He was public-spirited in the fullest sense of the word and never lost an opportunity of speaking and working for the best interests of his city and county.  In religion he was an investigator of Spiritualism, but had not become convinced of its genuineness,  His family are Congregationalists.
     Jan. 1, 1847, Mr. Tombes was married at Painesville, Ohio, by Rev. Carlos Smith, to Miss Lucy Huntington, born in 1828.  Her father, Julian C. Huntington, was born in Connecticut, in 1796, whence he came to Ohio in 1801.  His father later became the second governor of the Buckeye State.  Julian C. Huntington married Adaline Parkman, also a member of an intelligent and prominent family, and they had five children:  Samuel, who died in 1892; Robert, also deceased; Mrs. Tombes; Edwin and Henry.  Mr. Tombes was educated at Painesville and Callomer, now East Cleveland, and was married at the age of nineteen.  She had had four children: Adaline P., wife of William Sanderson, in Bronson, Michigan; Henrietta L., married to L. E. Rockwell; Andrew C., who married Maria Cox; and John H?,  who died Feb. 19, 1890, aged eight months.  The legacy of honor received from the father has fallen into good hands, which will transmit untarnished the illustrious name they are permitted to bear.
Source: Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio - Publ. Chicago - The Lewis Publishing Co., 1893 - Page 535

JESSE M. TOWNSEND, a notable contractor and builder, now supervising the construction of the dock work on the lake front, Ashtabula Harbor, was born in Baltimore county, Maryland, Sept. 4, 1844.  His father, Samuel Townsend, was a native of the same State, but born in Montgomery county, in 1816.  He learned the carpenter's trade when young, to which he devoted his entire life.  This branch of the Townsend family came originally from York county, Pennsylvania, whence the grandfather of the subject of this sketch, J. M. Townsend, emigrated to Montgomery county, Maryland, where he passed the rest of his days.  He also was a carpenter and builder, which business he followed all his life.  On the call of the country in 1812, he patriotically offered his services, serving with efficiency and honor during that war.  He was the father of eight children, only three of whom now survive.  Samuel Townsend, father of the subject of this sketch, married Catherine Ware, and they were the parents of five children: J. M., whose named heads this notice; Mahala, wife of J. M. Rheinhardt; Mary, who married J. Primrose; Almyra died at the age of five years; and L. J., the wife of J. Moore a Maryland farmer.
     J. M. Townsend, of this biography, received a fair education, and after quitting school, worked a few months with his father.  He was then variously engaged in farming and other legitimate work, that would provide him with the necessaries of life.  When seventeen years of age, he went to Washington city, where he was employed in the quartermaster's department of the Government service for four months.  In the meantime, his father had been drafted into the army, but was released when his son, J. M., presented himself as a substitute and was regularly enrolled.  He was first in Company I, Eighth Maryland Infantry, Third Brigade and Third Corps, but was soon transferred to the Third Division, Third Brigade of the Fifth Corps, Army of the Potomac.  Hard service was the fate of this command, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Cold Harbor and other notable battles being among the historic engagements participated in by Mr. Townsend, through which he passed without serious harm.  He was discharged in 1863, and returned to Baltimore, where he completed his trade.  He then entered on the work of contracting and building, which he prosecuted vigorously in that State until 1871, at which time he went to Connellsville, Pennsylvania, where he engaged to work as a repairer of bridges, etc., for the Baltimore & Ohio system, fulfilling his contract, which called for everything complete except the grading.  His next work was to construct the wood-work in the widening of the gauge of the Painesville & Youngstown Narrow Gauge (now the Pittsburg, Painesville & Fairport), under the supervision of J. R. Irvin, at present superintendent of docks at Fairport.  Following this, Mr. Townsend was ordered to Pittsburgh to do important work as superintendent of way and yardmaster for the P____ J____ Railroad Company, where he remained sixteen months.  After the flood of the Conemaugh had destroyed Johnstown, Mr. Townsend, being well acquainted with the flooded district, was given charge of the wagon force engaged in cleaning the third division of that city.  This done, he was ordered to Fairport to build 2,300 feet more of dock, being the total of all docks built at that point except 900 feet.  In July, 1890, he came to Ashtabula in the employ of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad Company, to construct a dock and breakwater at the harbor.  To give an idea of the enormous amount of work done in three years, and for which $1,000,000 has been expended, it is only necessary to state that 870 feet of breakwater, 1,800 feet of straight dock, and 1,100 feet of protection to the canal have been built, besides 1,800 feet of additional dock, now under construction.
     On Dec. 8, 1867, Mr. Townsend was married in Maryland, to Sarah J. Brookhardt, a native of Baltimore and of Pennsylvania - German parentage.  Three children have been born to them: Thomas E., born Apr. 1, 1869, now a mechanic in the employ of W. S. McKinnon, a prominent business man of Ashtabula; Katie J. died at the age of ten years; and Jesse M., Jr., born May 21, 1873, is a machinist by trade and is assisting in his father’s office.
     Politically, Mr. Townsend affiliates with the Republican party and although once a Councilman in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, he has manifested no particular interest in public affairs until 1892, when he was quite active locally.
     That Mr. Townsend and family are firm believers in fraternities is evidenced by the several societies in which their household is quite conspicuously represented.  Mr. Townsend is a member of the Masonic order, having been initiated in Maryland; is a member of the Western Reserve Chapter and the Columbian Commandery, a charter member of the Royal Arcanum of Connellsville, Pennsylvania, member of the Topeo Lodge of Knights of Pythias at the Harbor and of the Pythian Sisters, of which last Mrs. Townsend is also a member.  The older son is a member of the same commandry as is his father, while the younger belongs to the order of American Mechanics.
     In considering the lives of the representative residents of the section and in incidentally touching upon the accomplishments in various lines of industry, it is but compatible that place be accorded to such men as Mr. Townsend, who has contributed his quota to the material advancement of the community.
Source: Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio - Publ. Chicago - The Lewis Publishing Co., 1893 - Page 693

MARQUIS D. TOWNSEND, Postmaster of Conneaut, Ohio, was born in Windsor county, Vermont, Oct. 23, 1835, son of William and Hannah G. (Gibelow) Townsend, the former a native of Massachusetts and the latter of Vermont.  Grandfather Thomas Townsend and his brother Daniel  were Revolutionary soldiers, Daniel being killed in that war.
     William Townsend went from Massachusetts to Vermont at an early day and settled on a farm.  He was twice married in that State, first in 1806, to Miss Susan Smith, a native of New Hampshire, all of his children by her having passed away, the last one, Aurelia, wife of Rev. Horace Herrick dying in 1891, at the age of eighty years.  Mr. Townsend and his second wife, Hannah G. Bigelow whom he wedded in 1820, had eight children, the oldest dying in infancy and the others being as follows:  Eliza, a fine scholar and popular teacher, has been engaged in teaching for many years in Vermont; Frederick V. A., who married Aurelia Royse, lives in Vermont; Isabel, wife of Henry Waterman, is a resident of Kansas; F. Torrey, who married Charlotte Stebbins, is a merchant and Postmaster at Clay, Iowa; Van Buren married Anna Austin and lives in Florida; Velette P. married Emily Stebbins, and after her death Eliza Ann Hallet, and at this writing he is Postmaster of Quinsigamond, Massachusetts; and Marquis D., whose name heads this article.  The mother of this family died in 1884, at Redding, Vermont, aged ninety years.  She was a member of the Congregational Church.  The father passed away in 1865, at the same place, at the age of eighty-five.
     Mr. Townsend was reared on his father's farm in Vermont and was educated there.  In 1856, he went to Washington county, Iowa, where he settled on a farm and was engaged in agricultural pursuits until the war came on.  Aug. 15, 1862, he enlisted in Company A, Twenty-fifth Iowa Volunteer Infantry, Fifteenth Corps, and served two years, participating in numerous engagements, the siege of Vicksburg and the battles leading up to that siege, etc.  Twice his clothes were pierced with bullets.  About the time of the surrender of Vicksburg he was taken sick and as this unfitted him for further field service he was sent to Camp Chase, Ohio, where he served as Librarian and General Ward Master of the Hospital until July 15, 1864, the date of his discharge.
     After his discharge from the service, Mr. Townsend came to Conneaut and engaged in the mercantile business, he and his partner, James Babbitt, conducting one of the two leading stores in the town until 1878, when they closed out.  Mr. Townsend was then on the road as traveling salesman for about ten years, the most of the time representing the Record Manufacturing Company, of Conneaut.  He traveled until he received from President Harrison his commission as Postmaster, in February, 1891, since which time he has been serving in that capacity most efficiently.  He has been councilman and recorder of Conneaut several terms and has served as Cemetery Director eight or ten years.
     Sept. 19, 1858, Mr. Townsend married Miss Cordelia Hicks of Conneaut, daughter of Josiah and Julia Ann (Badger) Hicks.  She died Oct. 21, 1870, at the age of thirty-five years, leaving one daughter, Carrie C., now the wife of D. B. Phillips, of Conneaut.  Mrs. Townsend was a granddaughter of Elder Badger, the noted Congregational missionary.  Sept. 29, 1874, Mr. Townsend wedded Miss Mary A. Palmer, his present companion.  She was born in Girard, Erie county, Pennsylvania, Oct. 25, 1846, the oldest of a family of four children, her parents being James and Nancy (Martin) Palmer, the former a native of Vermont and the latter of New York.  Her father was one of the early pioneers of Erie county, where he developed a farm and reared his family, and where he lived for thirty-six years, his death occurring in 1870.  He was seventy-six years of age, and his wife, who died in 1885, was aged seventy-seven years.  Both were devoted members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.  Of the rest of the Palmer family we record that William H., the second born, a farmer and dealer in produce and agricultural implements at Girard, Pennsylvania, died in 1874, aged forty-three years; Fanny is the wife of Hon. C. G. Griffey of Michigan, at one time a member of the State Legislature; and J. G. Palmer is a druggist in Conneaut.  Mrs. Townsend was a popular and efficient teacher in Girard for several years previous to her marriage.  They have had two children, namely:  Fanny G., born Jan. 7, 1878, a pupil in the public high school, is devoting much of her time to music, for which she has already developed a special talent; and Mildred, who died in 1886, aged seven years.
     Mr. and Mrs. Townsend  are members of the Congregational Church of Conneaut, the former having served in various official capacities.  He was Sunday school Superintendent several years, and at the present time a Deacon of the church.  He also served on the Building Committee during the erection of the new church edifice.  He is a member of the Masonic order, the Knights of Honor, the Royal Templars, and the Custer Post, No. 9, G. A. R., in all of which his influence is felt for good, he frequently being chosen to occupy important official positions in these orders.  Mr. Townsend has been a very influential G. A. R. man.  He was chosen Commander of the Custer Post in 1876, and was re-elected four consecutive terms; was chosen Assistant Adjutant General in 1878, and Chaplain in 1880 and 1881.  On account of disabilities incurred while in the service he is drawing a pension.  He has been identified with the Republican party ever since its organization.  In the Lincoln campaign of 1860, he laid aside business affairs and gave his whole time in helping to organize the Republican party in his county (Washington, Iowa).
     Such is a brief sketch of one of the most highly respected citizens of Conneaut, and of one who has contributed largely toward its developments.
Source: Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio - Publ. Chicago - The Lewis Publishing Co., 1893 - Page 205
NOTE:  Buried in City Cemetery, Conneaut, Ohio

PERRY A. TOWNSEND, a prominent merchant and progressive, public-spirited citizen of Windsor, Ohio, was born in the same place, Apr. 10, 1848.  He comes of good old patriotic New England and New York stock, his paternal grandparents, Henry K. and Laura (Graves) Townsend, having been born in Fairfield, New York and Rupert, Vermont, respectively, the former Apr. 13, 1798, and the latter Oct. 17, 1799, their marriage taking place in Champion, New York, July 21, 1817.  They had six children: Allen G.; Baxter; Henry, father of the subject of this sketch; Eliza G.; Zilphia A.; and Simeon, a resident of Chicago, Illinois.  Of these Henry was born in Grovener, St. Lawrence county, New York, Mar. 16, 1824 and came in an early day to Ashtabula county, Ohio, where he met and married Ursula Higley, also born in 1824, and a native of the Buckeye State.   This worthy couple began life in a modest way and have been so greatly prospered that the father is now numbered among the representative farmers of the county.  Henry Townsend responded to the call of his country in its hour of need, enlisting in August, 1864, in Company C, of the One Hundred and Seventy-seventh Regiment of Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and serving until his honorable discharge in June, 1865, with the exception of four months spent in a Southern hospital.  He and his wife were the parents of three sons: Perry A., whose name heads this sketch; Freeland H., born Sept. 22, 1850, now residing in Orwell; and Henry B., born Mar. 11, 1867, a musician of talent and celebrity and a manufacturer of violins.  The father still survives, in the enjoyment of universal respect and esteem.
     The subject of this sketch was reared on his father's farm and attended the district school of his vicinity.  He worked on the farm as much as his not very rugged constitution would permit, when, fearing that his health would not admit of his following agricultural pursuits, he early began to turn his mechanical ability to practical account by learning the jeweler's business, soon becoming an expert in repairing watches, clocks and jewelry.  In 1877 Mr. Townsend, assisted by his father, who placed $1,100 capital against his son's knowledge, opened up a stock of goods consisting of drugs, groceries, watches, jewelry, stationery, etc., under the firm name of H. Townsend & Son, the establishment being managed by the subject of this sketch.  By close attention to business, uprightness in dealing and uniform courtesy, Mr. Townsend acquired a profitable trade.  Apr. 6, 1882, the firm dissolved, the senior member retiring and the son assuming full ownership and management.  He has yearly been increasing his stock, both in variety and quantity, until his commodious and well appointed store-room contains a well selected supply of drugs, groceries, jewelry, musical instruments, stationery, tinware, farming implements, heavy and shelf hardware, cutlery, etc., all of which are offered to the trade at prices to compete with any similar stock in the county.  Mr. Townsend's mechanical skill is a source of much convenience to himself and patrons.  He holds a license to practice dentistry and has a set of dental tools made by himself, which same cannot be excelled by those of any dentist in the country.  He also exhibits much ingenuity in making violins and other musical instruments.  He is a registered pharmacist and an excellent photographer, and is alto-together a most clever gentleman and fully deserving of his present prosperity.
     Oct. 26, 1891, Mr. Townsend was married to Miss Ida Bell, a cultured and refined lady of Middlefield, Ohio, who was for some time previous to her marriage a successful teacher in Windsor, this State.  Mrs. Townsend is a woman of business ability and thorough devotion to her home and husband, as is shown by her investing all her means acquired in teaching in Mr. Townsend's business, realizing that their interests were identical.  Her parents, Reuben and Flavilla (Roberts) Bell, were early settlers of Middlefield, Ohio, and both descended from old New England families.  Reuben Bell, born March 6, 1822, accompanied his parents to Windsor, Ohio, in 1831, and Nov. 19, 1849, was married to Sarah Ellis, whose parents also came to the State in an early day.  They had two children: Olney, born Sept. 10, 1850; and Ossa J., born July 29, 1852.  Mrs. Bell died April, 1855, leaving many friends to mourn her loss.  May 7, 1856, Mr. Bell married Flavilla Roberts, who was born May 27, 1834, and they had six children: Sarah E., now Mrs. . L. F. Phelps; Ida H., wife of the subject of the subject of this sketch; Henry R.; Creighton C.; Albert J., who married Emma Goldner; and Jessie M.  Mr. Bell died Jan. 20, 1892, greatly lamented by all who knew him and appreciated his many worthy qualities.  Mr. and Mrs. Townsend have one child, a daughter, born Sept. 22, 1892.
     In politics, Mr. Townsend is a Republican, deeply interested in the public welfare, but taking no active part in political matters.  Domestic in his tastes and thoroughly devoted to his business, he finds his mind and heart fully occupied.  Upright in his dealings and uniformly courteous, he enjoys the high regard of all, and has the best wishes of his fellow-citizens for his success.
Source: Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio - Publ. Chicago - The Lewis Publishing Co., 1893 - Page 529

PROFESSOR JAY P. TREAT, the efficient Superintendent of Schools in Geneva, a cultured scholar, able educator and worthy citizen, was born in Ashtabula county, October 10, 1851; a son of Jonathan C. and Lucinda N. (Alger) Treat, natives respectively of Ashtabula county, Ohio, and the province of Quebec. His grandfather, Roland A. Treat, well and favorably known as a prominent pioneer of Colebrook, Ashtabula county, was of Revolutionary stock and a descendant of Governor Treat, of Connecticut, of colonial fame. The mother of the subject of this sketch is a distant relative of ex Governor Alger, of Michigan, and belongs to the same family as N. P. Willis, the poet and author. Both parents are members of the Baptist Church.
     The subject of this sketch was reared on a farm in his native county and was educated at Mount Union College, at Alliance, Ohio, from which, institution he graduated in 1872. Thus ably qualified, he became Superintendent of Schools at Panama, New York, where he continued one year. He then resigned and accepted the principalship of Kingsville Academy, in charge of which he remained three years, when he was elected principal of the Geneva Normal School, in which capacity he served until 1882. At the end of this time he resigned to enter a new Held—that of joint manager and editor of the Geneva Times. He was School Examiner during these ten years that he was thus occupied, and continued to be prominent in other lines of educational work. He also served as Mayor and member of the city council and was prominent in politics. In July, 1892, he sold his newspaper interest and was again elected Superintendent of Schools and Principal of the Normal School at Geneva, the same position that he formerly filled for six years. In these positions he is doing much, by his able and progressive measures, to advance the educational interests of the community. In his educational duties he has the efficient co-operation of his wife, who is one of his assistants in the normal school—a lady of undoubted ability and thorough training in her profession, having been educated at Madison Seminary, Painesville high school, and Willoughby College, and possessing natural ability of a superior order. She was formerly Miss Ellen Stockham, of Perry, Ohio. She was born January 21, 1851, in Geauga county, Ohio, and is a daughter of Enoch and Belinda (Barnes) Stockham, also natives of the Buckeye State, where they are highly respected. Both Professor and Mrs. Treat are active members of the Baptist Church, which they have greatly aided in many ways.
     Fraternally, Professor Treat affiliates with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and at this writing is the representative of his district to the grand lodge of Ohio. He is public-spirited, is instrumental in advancing the moral as well as the material welfare of his community, and is richly deserving of the prosperity and esteem which he so generally enjoys.
Source: Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio - Publ. Chicago - The Lewis Publishing Co., 1893 - Page 252

FREEMAN A. TUTTLE, M. D. - Ohio is well represented in the medical fraternity, proudly boasting of some of the most intelligent, best educated and most thoroughly experienced men of that profession, conspicuous among whom stands the gentleman whose name heads this sketch.
     Dr. F. A. Tuttle, a skillful physician and surgeon and public-spirited, enterprising citizen of Jefferson, Ohio, was born in Fairfield, Huron county, this State, April 29, 1831.  His parents, Chauncey and Roxana (Charpenter) Tuttle, were natives of Connecticut and New York, respectively, in which latter State they were married.  The father was of English descent, his ancestors being farmers, which occupation he also follows.  In 131, this worthy couple joined the westward sweep of emigration, removing to Huron county, Ohio, were both passed their remaining years.  They had five children, who were deprived by death of the mother's tender care when the subject of this sketch was a mere child.
     The subject of this biography was reared and educated in his native city, where, when he was but eighteen years of age, he commenced the study of medicine under the tuition of a local physician of note.  He continued these studies three years and at the same time attended the Medical Department of the Western Reserve University, at Cleveland, at which he was graduated in 1851.
     He commenced the practice of his profession in Reading, Michigan, where he remained seven years, returning, at the end of that time to Plymouth, Richland county, Ohio, where he practiced until the opening of the war.  In 1862 he became a surgeon in the Eighth Ohio Regiment, and served in that capacity until the spring of 1864, when he resigned his position on account of the effects of a sunstroke, received while stationed at the Rapidan river, in Virginia.  After recuperating at his home for six months, he became Surgeon of the One Hundred and First United States Colored Troops, with which regiment he remained until the spring of 1866, when he again resigned.
     Dr. Tuttle then settled in Jefferson, Ohio, which place has ever since been his home.  Here he entered the practice of his profession and at once received substantial encouragement.  He enjoys a large and lucrative patronage.  He at the same time opened a drug store, which he conducted profitably until he sold it in 1889.  Thoroughly a student and with a commendable desire to add to his already large stock of knowledge and extensive experience, the Doctor took a post-graduate course at the University of Pennsylvania in 1884.
     In 1852, the Doctor was married to Miss Harriet Pulver, and they had three children, one of whom, a son, Harry E., now survives.  The devoted wife and mother passed from earth to her reward in 1885, leaving a bereaved family and many friends to mourn her loss.
     Thus, after a life of conscientious endeavor, Dr. Tuttle finds his efforts crowned with success, coupled with which is the deserved tribute of respect of his fellow men. 
     In politics he is a Republican.
Source: Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio - Publ. Chicago - The Lewis Publishing Co., 1893 - Page 147

PHILETUS W. TUTTLE, one of the most enterprising business men of Geneva, is worthy of representation in this record of Ashtabula County's leading citizens.  He was born at Geneva, June 22, 1835, and here he passed his youth, receiving his education in the village school.
     His parents, William and Lettie (Montgomery) Tuttle, natives of New Hampshire and Connecticut respectively, emigrated to the frontier in their youthful days, and were among the hardy pioneers, who through hard toil and many struggles, paved the way for the outward march of civilization. 
     The maternal grandfather, Robert Montgomery, was a clergyman, and organized the first Methodist Episcopal Church in the township, being the pastor of the same for some years.  William Tuttle was a liberal supporter of the church, an ardent advocate of temperance reform and politically supported the Whig party.  He was elected, June 28, 1828, under Governor Allen Trimble, Second Lieutenant of the First Cavalry Company, First Brigade, Ninth Division, and was made First Lieutenant of the same company Sept. 3, 1829, and in 1830 Captain.  Oct. 10, 1831, he was promoted as Colonel of the Third Brigade, under Governor Duncan McArthur.
     William Tuttle departed this life Nov. 11, 1858, in the sixty-fifth year of his age.  His wife died at the age of sixty-nine, Jan. 10, 1873.  Mrs. Tuttle was a devoted and enthusiastic member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and in the early days she at one time entertained more than forty people for two days at her own home, doing this in the interest of church work.  When Battery C, of the First Ohio Light Artillery, left for the field, she presented to each member a Bible to carry with him to the war.
     One period of the life of our subject which he considers to have been fraught with the most valuable experiences, was passed in the lumbering district in the Northwest.  He was in the heart of the pine forest, seventy-five miles form a white settlement, on the head waters of Black river Wisconsin; there he "roughed it," and learned many practical lessons, when he was twenty years of age.
     He remained in the lumbering business two seasons and had charge of a lumbering camp, employing forty men.
     He also spent one season o the Mississippi river, rafting and boating.
     He returned to Geneva in the fall of 1856 and took charge of his father's farm for two years, after which he engaged in the hardware business, which he continued two years, successfully.
     He then took up the produce and commission business, which he carried on extensively for several years.
     Another enterprise with which Mr. Tuttle was connected was the manufacture of brick.  He supplied the brick for the Methodist Episcopal and Congregational churches, and many other buildings in the place.  In 1872, with other parties, he purchased the vessel " William Young," at a cost of $18,000, and in 1874 they built the "Daniel E. Bailey," which cost $65,000 and was at that time one of the finest vessels on the lakes.
     Mr. Tuttle was one of the original stockholders of the First National Bank of Geneva, and for many years a director and its president.  He was one of the first stockholders of the Geneva Tool Company, of which he has been president for the past seven years. This company is one of the most successful in northeastern Ohio.  He is also president of the Platt E. Spencer Memorial Hall and Library Association, of Geneva.  He has builded thirty-five dwelling-houses in Geneva, costing from $500 to $10,000 each
     The marriage of our subject occurred Aug. 20, 1856, when he was united to Miss Polly Frisbie, a daughter of Peter Frisbie, who was among the early settlers of Geneva township.  Mr. and Mrs. Tuttle have three children: Fred W., a wholesale grocer, of Grand Forks, N. D., Mary E. and Mattie W.  Mr. Tuttle is an enthusiastic Republican, and is a member of the Masonic order, of the Eagle Commandery, No. 29, K. T. and of the I. O. O. F.  He was a charter member of the Encampment No. 292, I. O. O. F., of Geneva.  While not a member of any church, he has contributed largely to church building and their maintenance.
Source: Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio - Publ. Chicago - The Lewis Publishing Co., 1893 - Page 446

A. M. TYLER, grocer, Geneva, Ohio, is a native of State of New York, born in Otsego county, May 20, 1850.  His parents, Horace M. and Mary M. (Graff) Tyler were also natives of Otsego county, New York; both died when he was yet a child, but he was reared on the homestead and was educated in the district schools.  At the age of nineteen years he was employed as clerk in a country store with his elder brother, W. H. Tyler, at Westford, Otsego county.  There he remained until the spring of 1875, when he took a similar position at Joliet, Illinois.  In the summer of the following year he came to Geneva and purchased the business of M. C. Gilbert & Son, dealers in groceries and crockery.  He has since conducted the trade with gratifying success.  In 1885 a disastrous  fire consumed his business house, but he immediately rebuilt, and is now the owner of one of the most substantial blocks in the town.
     Mr. Tyler was united in marriage Oct. 17, 1880 to Miss Carrie R. Gill, a daughter of Elihu B. Gill, of Geneva.  Mr. Gill is a railroad engineer by profession, and for more than thirty years drove his engine over the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad. 
     In politics Mr. Tyler holds to the tenets of the Republican party.  He is a member of the I. O. O. F., the A. F. & A. M. and the K. of P. fraternities.  In both his business and social relations he bears a reputation for strict integrity of character.
     His brother, John K. Tyler, was one of many loyal citizens who responded to his country's call in her hour of peril.  Enlisting at the age of nineteen he saw three years of hard service, and at the end of that period was one of the two members of his company who alone survived, the others having lost their lives on the field of battle.
Source: Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio - Publ. Chicago - The Lewis Publishing Co., 1893 - Page 378

EZRA B. TYLER, a widely and favorably known farmer of Saybrook township, Ashtabula county, Ohio, was born Feb. 23, 1835, in his present home, where he has ever since resided.  The original head of the Tyler family in Ashtabula county was the grandfather of the subject of this sketch, Ebenezer Tyler, who was born in New England of Puritan ancestry and inherited all the sterling traits of honesty and industry typical of that worthy race.  He emigrated from New Hampshire to New York State in an early day, when, about 1816, he followed the western tide of emigration to Ohio, where he passed the remaining years of his life in farming.  He was a quiet, unassuming man, seeking neither fame nor fortune, but anxious only to maintain a good name as a heritage for his children.  It is very probable that he was a patriotic soldier in the Revolutionary war, and contributed his share toward gaining the birthright of freedom for future generations.  Of his children who accompanied himself and wife to Ashtabula county, Amasa is the one who now claims attention, as having been the father of the subject of this sketch, and who was born in New Hampshire in 1798.  He was mainly engaged in farming, in which he was reasonably successful, being esteemed as an upright and able business man and citizen.  He enjoyed the universal good will of his fellow-men, as is evidenced by his constituents conferring on him a number of offices of public trust and responsibility in his township, the duties of which office were efficiently and promptly dispatched by him in his customary able manner.  He married Electa Badger, also a member of an old and influential family of Ashtabula county.  She was a native of Connecticut; was reared in Pennsylvania and was a pioneer of Ohio,  Her brothers and sisters were: Lyman, Anson, Alonzo, Harriet, Julia and Almond.  Mr. and Mrs. Amasa Tyler had five children: Orin, deceased; Paulina, deceased, was the wife of Liberty Gary; Amos, deceased; Ezra; and Almond,  now in the furniture business in Ashtabula.
     The subject of this sketch was reared on the home farm and attended the district school.  He afterward learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed for a number of years during his younger life.  This he discontinued in 1865 and has since given his exclusive attention to farming, in which his customary industry and intelligent management have insured him well-merited success.
     Dec. 30, 1863, he was married to Emeline Howard, who was four years his junior.  She was a lady of superior intellect and refinement of character, daughter of Arthur Howard, who was for many years an influential farmer of Plymouth township.  They had three children: Sarah and Fannie, who died in infancy; and Minnie.  In 1875, the family were called upon to mourn the loss of the devoted wife and mother, who died as she had lived, a consistent Christian character.
Source: Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio - Publ. Chicago - The Lewis Publishing Co., 1893 - Page 289