WILSON LAMPMAN,
one of the substantial farmers of Chardon township, Geauga county,
Ohio, was born at Granby, Oswego county, New York, Sept. 19, 1828, a
son of Stephen P. Lampman, a native of New York also, born in
Rensselaer county, Nov. 17, 1788. Isaac Lampman, the
grandfather, was a native of Germany, and emigrated to America when
a young man; lie located in New York State, and followed farming.
Stephen P. was reared to agricultural pursuits, and,
believing the opportunities better in the West, removed to Ohio in
1831, settling in Delaware county. He died in 1842, at the age
of fifty-two years. His wife’s name was Susan Lowen;
her father was born on the coast of England, and when a boy used to
take short trips with the captain of one of the vessels. The
captain finally induced the lad’s parents to allow him to come to
America, but left him in New York upon his return, poor and
friendless. He served through the war of the Revolution under
Washington. Susan Lowen Lampman was born
at Danby, Rutland county, Vermont, Sept. 13, 1790, and died Apr. 5,
1869. The father of Wilson Lampman was twice
married; he had two children by the first wife, and thirteen by the
second.
The subject of this notice is the tenth of the family;
he remained at home until his father’s death, which occurred when he
was fourteen years old. He then came to Geauga county to live
with a brother who was residing in Munson township. His
opportunities for acquiring an education were meager, as ill health
often prevented his attending the short winter sessions of school.
He became a sailor on the lakes, and for two years was
on Lake Erie. He then went to St. Louis, where he remained one
year, giving his attention to agriculture. Returning to Geauga
county in 1850, he was married to Miss Marion Knight, who was
born in this county, a daughter of Charles P. and Amanda (Hazen)
Knight, who were born in Vermont and came to Ohio as early as
1827.
Mr. Knight was born in 1801 and died in
1877; Mrs. Knight survives, at the age of ninety
years, and resides with Mr. Lampman. After his
marriage Mr. Lampman engaged in farming in Munson
township, but in 1864 joined the emigrant train moving to the West,
and went to Marshall county, Iowa, where he remained one season,
during which time he followed farming. Upon his return to Ohio
he lived in Ottawa county for a year, and then removed to Parkman
township, Geauga county, where he bought a tract of land. Two
years afterward he went to Munson township, and in the fall of 1872
he bought his present farm in Chardon township. He has 216
acres of land, eleven acres of which are fine timber land, embracing
a fine maple grove of 800 trees, and first-class improvements.
Mr. and Mrs. Lampman had born to them five
children: Lowen O., Mary A., Frankie M., George, deceased,
and James. The mother died in December, 1889.
Mr. Lampman has represented the people of the township as
Trustee for three terms, and has given excellent satisfaction.
He is a member of the Masonic Lodge, and belongs to the Disciples’
Church. In politics he is a Republican. Although he
began life without means he has accumulated a competence for his
declining years.
 Source:
Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio - Publ. Chicago - The Lewis
Publishing Co., 1893 - Page 797 |
