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Biographies
Source:
Memorial Record of the County of Cuyahoga and
Cleveland, Ohio
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Publ. Chicago:
The Lewis Publishing Company
1894
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Law, Robert |
ROBERT LAW,
one of the prominent and well to-do farmers of Mayfield
township, Cuyahoga county, is ranked with the self made men of
the county.
Mr. Law was born in Belfast, Ireland, July 4,
1824, son of David Law, also a native of that place.
David Law was a miller by trade, which he followed on the
emerald Isle for several years. About 1835 he emigrated to
America, and located on a frontier farm in Cuyahoga
county, Ohio and here in the midst of the forest he built a log
cabin and settled down to agricultural pursuits. His wife,
nee Alice Willis, was also a native of Ireland.
Both died a few years after coming to this country he at the age
of fifty-four years, and she at forty-five. They were the
parents of nine children, five sons and four daughter, all of
whom reached adult years, Robert being the sixth child
and youngest son.
As above stated, Mr. Law is a self made man.
When he was fourteen years old he started out to make his way in
the world as a sailor, and ere long was promoted to the position
of chief mate on a sailing vessel, running between New York and
China. He also ran between other ports, and followed the
sea for a number of years, up to 1851, when he came back to
Cuyahoga county, Ohio, and located in Mayfield township.
Here he bought the farm upon which he now resides, it being but
little improved at that time. Here his earnest efforts
have been attended with success, and while he has been
successful he has also met with misfortunes. In 1879 he
was burned out and sustained a loss of about $10,000.
Previous to this time he had for twenty-two years run a large
cheese factory, making as high as a thousand cheese one mouth
and no less than 9,000 pounds of butter. His farm
comprises 233 acres of choice land, and its improvements are
among the best in the township. He built his commodious
and elegant residence in 1889, at a cost of $4,000.
Mr. Law was married in 1852 to Henrietta
Clark, a native of St. Lawrence county, New York, who
came to Ohio when she was quite young. They had nine
children, seven daughters and two sons: Ida, wife of
A. A. Jerome, of Mayfield township, this county; Florence,
at home; Eudora, wife of Fred Silsby, of
East Cleveland; Carrie, wife of George Tinker,
of Maxville, Ohio; Hattie, at home; Arthur,
deceased; Willis, deceased; Fannie, deceased; and
Nettie, wife of John Thompson, of Green
Oak, Michigan. All were born on the farm on which Mr.
Law now lives. Mrs. Law departed this
life Aug. 10, 1890. She was a woman of many sterling
qualities, was a faithful member of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, and was loved by all who knew her. Mr.
Law and his family are also members of the Methodist Church.
Politically, Mr. Law was a Democrat
before the war, but since then has been identified with the
Republican party.
Source: Memorial Record of the County of Cuyahoga and City of
Cleveland, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - The Lewis Publishing Company - 1894
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Edward Lewis
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EDWARD LEWIS Source: Memorial Record of the County of Cuyahoga and City of
Cleveland, Ohio - Publ. Chicago - The Lewis Publishing Company - 1894
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