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BIOGRAPHIES
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1798
PIONEER and GENERAL HISTORY of
GEAUGA COUNTY
with
SKETCHES OF
some of the Pioneers and Prominent Men.
Published by
The Historical Society of Geauga County,
1880
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Troy Twp. -
EDWARD PAYSON LATHAM
By the express command of Judge Taylor,
who - without consulting Mr. Latham, assumes the
responsibility - the recording pencil is again sharpened, in order to
transfer to the pages of this history a very imperfect sketch of the man
whose name appears at the head of this paragraph. What is written
is entirely from memory, not a scratch of data or record being at hand.
E. P. is a son of R. R. and Amanda
Latham, and was born in 1839. His childhood, boyhood, and
youth, were passed, without any special incident, other than his
marriage, which event occurred in 1858, before he had reached his
majority. His wife is only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Vanzandt,
and their only child is a daughter, now the wife of Mr.
Adelbert Truman.
When the first call was made for 300,000 men, Mr.
Latham was one of the many who responded in Troy, and selected
the Ninth Independent Battery as his choice of service. He applied
for, and was given, the poshion of "No. I, "in a detachment of
cannoneers. His experience as a soldier, was nothing unusual,
until the 18th of June, 1862, when he met with a terrible catastrophe,
which deprived him of both his hands and an eye, the details of which
are given elsewhere.
As soon as he was able to leave the "Gap," General
G. W. Morgan placed an ambulance at his disposal, giving his father
(who had gone after him), instructions to "take his own time in making
the trip to Lexington.
Before his enlistment, he had followed the vocation of
peddler, but being now physically incapacitated for resuming that
occupation, he invested his limited means in purchasing the old
Latham homestead, on section ten, and employed his time in
the business of cattle dealer.
After a few years, he had accumulated sufficient
wherewith to close out his payments on his real estate, when he sold it,
and negotiated for the ownership of a large portion of the original
John Dayton farm, and took up his residence thereon.
In 1869, a stock company built a cheese factory in his
immediate vicinity, known as the Spring Brook Factory. After a few
years, the company saw fit to disband, when Mr. Latham
became owner of a controlling number of shares, and eventually of the
whole property, which he yet retains. His success as a business
man is all that he could desire. His "handwriting, is fair, and
legible, and his signature is decidedly business-like, and, what is
more, it is readily taken at the banking house of Boughton,
Ford & Co., as an
endorser. He is called to hold important positions among his
fellow-men; has been at the head of the county agricultural board; has
been commander of "Pool Post," G. A. R.; has been master of Welshfield
grange; is now one of the township trustees; and is usually a delegate
to the district and county conventions. He can "handle" a horse,
or a span of horses, better than half the men who are endowed with two
good hands. He was "grandfather" before he was forty - an incident
somewhat unusual.
It would be difficult to find another man who
would bear the deprivation, which he was compelled to do, with as much
cheerful philosophy.
Mr. Latham's income, together, with his
pension, are ample to support him and his, through life, yet it is
doubtful if any one could be found, who would voluntarily change placces
with him.
Known familiarly among a large circle of acquaintances
by the abbreviated name of "Payes," he bids fair to spend his days in
the township, wherein he first saw the light.
Source:
1798 Pioneer and General History of Geauga County
with Sketches of
some of the Pioneers and Prominent Men. -
Published by
The Historical Society of Geauga County, 1880 - Page
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Parkman Twp. -
WARREN LOOMIS.
This gentleman was born in New Hartford, Connecticut,
in 1804. He came to, Ohio, and, with his father's family, settled
in Huntsburg, where he was engaged in the mercantile business for a long
time. vHe built the first store in town, and made for himself a
reputation for strict integrity and fairness in dealing. His
influence for good was widely known and respected. He was elected
county treasurer in 1850. In 1874, he removed to Cleveland, and
now resides there. He has one sister, the oldest of the family,
Lucia Loomis, now living in Huntsburg, and the youngest child
of the family is Mrs. David Judd, of Holyoke,
Massachusetts. The oldest sister is seventy-seven years of age,
and the youngest over sixty. Between the ages of these two
sisters, there are five brothers - now living - the subject of this
sketch being the oldest of the boys. His three sons were all in
the south, after the close of the war.
Charles W. - Was appointed by General
Grant Register of the United States land office at Jackson,
Mississippi; he served two years, and then was superintendent of the
State prison for four years. He was reading clerk of the
constitutional convention of that State, in 1878, and, on the adoption
of the constitution, was elected a member of the celebrated legislature
of 1879.
Source:
1798 Pioneer and General History of Geauga County
with Sketches of
some of the Pioneers and Prominent Men. -
Published by
The Historical Society of Geauga County, 1880 - Page 760 |
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