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WILLIAM F. MARQUETT
was born at Lowellville, Ohio, Nov. 29, 1848, a son of Josephus
Marquett, whose father was a native of Michigan. The father of
the last mentioned was born in France.
During the Civil war Josephus Marquett
served as home guard in Ohio; he was a blacksmith by trade, and lived to
a good old age. William F. is one of a family of six
children, all of whom survive. He attended the district school
until fourteen years of age, when he went as a driver on the old
Pennsylvania and Ohio canal; he also worked on the Erie canal, receiving
$8 a month for his service. When a youth of only sixteen years,
fired with patriotic zeal, he enlisted in his country’s service, joining
Company E, Twenty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, General Hayes’
old regiment. He joined the regiment at Charleston, West Virginia,
in January, 1864 and his first engagement was in that State, May 13,
1864. He was taken prisoner while caring for the wounded, and sent
to Andersonville where for four months he suffered all the horrors of
the Rebel prison; he was then removed to Florence, South Carolina, and
later taken to Charleston, where he lay under fire of the Federals
during the siege of that city. He was afterward taken to
Wilmington, North Carolina, where he was paroled in March, 1865.
He was held a prisoner of war nine months in all, and two months of the
time was in the hospital in Wilmington; he was greatly emaciated, and
did not rejoin his regiment for some time; he was mustered out at
Cumberland Gap, Maryland, in 1865.
After peace had been declared he resumed agricultural
pursuits and followed farming for two years. He then bought a boat
and was on the canal for a few years. He was a blacksmith by
trade, having learned the business from his father, and also worked in
the coal mines in Pennsylvania at intervals for seven years. Locating in
Youngstown, Ohio, he found employment in the factories and rolling mills
for four years. In 1885 he came to Geauga county, Ohio, and engaged in
agricultural pursuits, purchasing a tract of sixty- five acres which he
has well improved.
Mr. Marquett was married in 1870, to
Margaret; J. Scott, a native of Ohio. Three children have been
born of this union: Mary, Carrie and William A. Politically,
Mr. Marquett adheres to Republican principles. He
has served as Constable for several years and has been an efficient
officer. He is a member of I. N. Legget Post, No. 336, G. A. R.,
and has held the office of Commander. No man is more worthy a
membership in that great fraternity, whose numbers are gradually falling
by a death less violent than that of the field of battle, but which the
coming generations may not re-enforce. The honor must be earned,
not inherited.
Source:
Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio - Publ. Chicago - The Lewis
Publishing Co., 1893 - Page 651 |
WILLIS S. METCALFE,
Prosecuting Attorney of Geauga county, and a leading member of the
bar, was born in this county, at Chardon, Oct. 26, 1853, a son of
Eben Metcalf, a native of Vermont. The parental
grandfather, Thomas Metcalf, was also born in Vermont, of
English descent. Eben Metcalfe was a carpenter by
trade, and followed this occupation in early life; later he became
interested in the lumber industry, and has the management of a
sawmill in connection with other business. He married
Lovica Chapin, of Connecticut, and they reared a family of seven
children: He died at the age of eighty-five years, but
she still survives. W. S. Metchafe is the sixth born;
he received his literary education in the public schools of his own
State, and in the fall of 1875 began reading law under the
supervision of O. A. Farr; at the end of two years of study
he was admitted to the bar and has since been actively engaged in
the practice of his profession. For one year he was in
partnership with Mr. Farr, and then removed to Burton, Geauga
county, where he engaged in practice until 1888. Coming to
Chardon he opened an office, practicing alone until the next year,
when he formed a partnership with W. G. King, the firm name
being Metcalfe & King.
Mr. Metcalfe was elected Prosecuting Attorney in
1890, and is the present incumbent of that office, having been
renominated for a second term, at the convention of 1893, and being
subsequently re-elected. He is a man of excellent ability, and
possessed of a fine sense of justice, and genuinely patriotic he
makes an officer of the highest type.
He was married Feb. 7, 1884, to Hettie Norton,
who was born in Meadville, Pennsylvania. They have one child,
Garda. They are consistent members of the
Congregational Church. Mr. Metcalfe adheres stanchly to
the principles of the Republican party. While at Burton he was
elected Justice of hte Peace and was formerly Township Clerk of
Chardon. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. and the Royal
Arcanum, and is at present Noble Grand of Chardon Lodge, No. 18, of
the former order. In all the relations of life he has shown
himself a man of sterling worth and worthy of the confidence freely
given him by his constituency.
Source:
Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio - Publ. Chicago - The
Lewis Publishing Co., 1893 - Page 601 |
CHARLES A. MILLS,
Recorder of Geauga county, Ohio, is a native of the county, born in
Auburn July 29, 1847. His father, William H. Mills, was
a native of the State of New York, and his grandfather, William
Mills, was also a New Yorker by birth; the latter emigrated to
Geauga county in 1836, and settled in Auburn; he followed
agricultural pursuits, and developed a fine farm; he died at the age
of eighty-four years. William H. Mills came to the West
with his father, and engaged in tilling the soil; he placed 116
acres under cultivation, and is still living, at the advanced age of
eighty-three years. He married Mary E. Sparguer, of New
York State, and there were born to them eight children, six of whom
grew to mature years. The mother died in 1892, in her
seventy-seventh year. Mr. Mills adheres to the
principles of the Republican party. The fifth-born of the
family is C. A. Mills; he was a student at Willoughby
College, in Lake county for three years, pursuing a scientific
course; at the early age of sixteen years he began to teach, and his
success soon proved that he was born to the vocation. He has
been closely identified with the educational interests of the
county, having taught forty-two terms, a record equaled by no other
teacher of his acquaintance. Besides the public-school work
done in Newbury and Auburn townships, Mr. Mills has taught
the advanced studies in a select school four years.
He was united in marriage in 1869, to Mary A.
Stafford, who was born in Auburn township; they have two
children: Marcia E. and Platt. In the fall of
1879, he began his official career, being elected to the office of
County Recorder; he has since held the office each successive term,
being elected without opposition. He was Justice of the Peace
and Town Clerk at Auburn for six years, and for five years was Mayor
of Chardon. Politically he supports the issues of the
Republican party. He is a member of the Masonic order and was
High Priest of Chardon Chapter, No. 106, for two terms, is a Knight
Templar and also belongs to the I. O. O. F. The cause of
popular education has been much advanced through his efforts, and
much credit is due him for the high standard already attained in the
public-school system. He is a clerk of the school board of
Chardon village and has faithfully performed the duties of that
position for seven years.
Source:
Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio - Publ. Chicago - The
Lewis Publishing Co., 1893 - Page 602 |
ALANSON MOFFET,
prominent among the early settlers of the county, is entitled to the
space alloted him in this history of Geauga county’s enterprising
and progressive men. He was born in Farmington township,
Trumbull county, Ohio, May 27, 1819, a son of John Moffet,
a native of Vermont; his grandfather, John Moffet, Sr.,
was also born in the Green Mountain State, of Irish ancestry; he was
a farmer by occupation and a pioneer of of New York, where he passed
the last years of his life. The father of Alanson
Moffet was married in New York State, and emigrated to Trumbull
county, Ohio, in 1818, making the journey overland and consuming
four weeks in transit. The country was a wilderness, almost
unbroken, and deer, wolves and bears abounded; it was necessary to
pen the sheep at night for protection from the wild animals.
The nearest trading post was Warren, eighteen miles away.
Mr. Moffet went bravely to work to- clear some land, and
before his death had placed 107 acres under cultivation. He lived to
the age of sixty-six years. His wife’s maiden name was
Lydia Ward, and she was a native of Massachusetts.
They had a family of seven children, five of whom grew to maturity;
the mother lived to be seventy-three years old. Both were
consistent members of the Disciples’ Church, and were active
participants in all movements to cultivate a high moral sentiment in
the community. Politically, Mr. Moffet
affiliated with the Whig party, and later espoused the cause of the
Republicans. Alanson Moffet is the second of the
family of John and Lydia (Ward) Moffet. Reared upon the
frontier, his educational advantages were only such as were afforded
in the little log house that was heated by an open fire-place, and
furnished with slab benches. The mental equipment was
certainly above the material, judging from the men and women sprung
from pioneer families.
At the age of twenty-one years Mr. Moffet
started out in life to reap its weal or woe, receiving $12.50 per
month as his first wages. He was married Oct. 28, 1844, to
Lydia Whitney, a daughter of John and Olive Whitney, a
native of Jefferson county, New York. Her parents emigrated to
Geauga county during her girlhood. Mr. and Mrs. Moffet
are the parents of two children: Oris A., who is living at
home, married; and Hattie E., who was married to Charles
S. Herrick. After marriage they settled on a tract of
fifty acres, which was cleared and placed under cultivation.
As their means increased, Mr. Moffet made further
investments in land until he now owns 260 acres. The
improvements are first-class in every respect. He carries on
general farming, and has a well managed dairy of twenty- five cows.
Adhering to the principles of the Whig party, he cast
his first vote for William Henry Harrison in 1840, and
since 1855 he has been a Republican. He was elected County
Commissioner in 1862, and held the office six years; during that
time the present county buildings were erected and much important
work was accomplished. Although he began life as a poor man,
he is now possessed of a competence and a reputation of which any
man might be proud. By economy and perseverance he has
overcome those obstacles which beset the path of the pioneer, and
now, amid the comforts of a modern civilization, sees his efforts
crowned with success. Mrs. Moffet passed from
this life March 18, 1880.
Source:
Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio - Publ. Chicago - The
Lewis Publishing Co., 1893 - Page 748 |
LESTER MOFFET,
a prominent citizen of Middlefield township and ex-Sheriff of Geauga
county, Ohio, was born at Farmington, Trumbull county, Ohio, Nov. 2,
1821. He received his education in the typical pioneer school
which was taught in a log house and sustained by private
subscription. His youth was pas development and growth of the
country, aiding largely in the accomplishment of this result.
The first wages he received was $10 a month, at farming, but he had
the wisdom not to “despise the day of small things.” He was
married Oct. 23, 1844, to Harriet R. Bronson, a native of
Chardon, Geauga county, Ohio, and a daughter of James
Bronson, one of the early settlers and a shoemaker by trade.
No children were born of this union. The wife died May 22,
1886.
After his marriage, Mr. Moffet settled in
the northwest corner of Middlefield township, having bought eighty
acres of land there. Having subsequently settled in Chardon,
he finally sold out, and since that time eleven farms have passed
through his hands in different sections of the county. He has
also had some mercantile interests, being engaged in trade for
sixteen years. His official career began in 1873, when he
assumed the office of Sheriff, to which position he had been elected
in the fall of 1872. He transacted the business with much zeal
and to the best interests of his constituency. He was
re-elected, serving two terms, the business of the office being much
heavier than it is at the present time. In 1878 he embarked in
the mercantile business at Chardon, and conducted a general trade
tin re until 1887. Then he came to Burton and erected a large
store, carrying on business for four years. At the end of that
time he sold his interests to the present owner. He now has
fifty acres of land in Middlefield township, and twelve and a half
acres in Chardon township, all of which is under excellent
cultivation.
Mr. Moffet was married a second time Feb.
22, 1887, to Harriet R. Gerney, of Thompson, Geauga county,
Ohio. Politically, he votes with the Republican party, lie was
Justice of the Peace while living at Burton, and served the people
of Chardon as Mayor, resigning the office at the end of one year.
He has also been Notary Public for a number of years. He is a
member of the Masonic order and belongs to the I. O. O. F. In all
the relations of life he has proven himself a man of great integrity
of character, and worthy of the confidence reposed in him by a wide
circle of acquaintance.
The history of Mr. Moffet’s ancestry will
he found in the biography of Alanson Moffet.
Source:
Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio - Publ. Chicago - The
Lewis Publishing Co., 1893 - Page 747 |
GEORGE E. MOORE
was born in Munson township, Geauga county, June 15, 1939, a son of
Edmund Moore, who was born in Seneca county, New York, in 1803.
Hutchinson Moore the grandfather, was a native of Connecticut
and a descendant of an old New England family. He was three
times married, the first wife and the third being sisters, named
Morse. Hutchinson's father, Samuel, was
killed in the Revolutionary war. He was the father of nine
children, three by the first marriage, three by the second and three
by the third. Edmond Moore belonged to the family of
the first wife. He was a farmer by occupation, and in 1833
removed to Geauga county, Ohio, locating in Munson township, where
he bought a tract of land which he cleared and improved with
substantial buildings. He was Trustee of his township at one
time, and had been elected Assessor just previous to his death.
In his religious faith he was a Methodist. He was married in
Seneca county, New York, to Barbara Fisk, who died at the age
of sixty-one years.
George E. Moore son of the above, is the fifth
of a family of nine children, eight of whom are living:
James, the eldest, went to California and is a farmer of Van
Buren county, Michigan; DAvid F. was an extensive merchant in
South Haven, Michigan, and director of one of the banks there; he
was accidentally killed in the fall of 1887; Hiram W. is
cashier of the First National Bank of La Fayette, Indiana, a
position he has filled for twenty years.
George E., the subject of this notice, was
educated in the district schools and at Hiram College. He
began teaching at the age of seventeen years, and followed this
profession for some years in Geauga, Lake and Scioto counties.
He was among the first to respond to the call for men
to go out in defense of the nation, and Dec. 16, 1861, he enlisted
in Battery G, First Ohio Light Artillery, and was . in the
Fourteenth Army Corps. He veteranized and was mustered out at
Camp Chase, Aug. 31, 1865, as Sergeant. He participated in
many important engagements, among them the following: Pittsburg
Landing, Corinth, Franklin, Stone River, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge,
a second time at Franklin, Pulaski, Spring Hill, a third time at
Franklin, and Nashville.
Haring the Atlanta campaign his battery was guarding the Nashville
railroad. He acted as clerk of his company, making reports to
the captain. After the war was over he engaged in the more
peaceful occupation of farming in Munson township.
He was united in marriage in 1862, to Martha
Downing, and to them were horn four children: Arthur,
deceased; Jessie is a graduate of the Chardon high school and
is a teacher; Rodney, attending school at Chardon; and
Alvin, an invalid. Arthur received a thorough business
education, and was bookkeeper for several large institutions; he was
elected Secretary of the South Pittsburg Pipe Works and had a very
promising future when his work was abruptly ended by his death, May
6, 1891, at the age of twenty-live years. Mr. Moore
is a Republican in his politics, and has served the people of
his township as Clerk for eight years, and as Assessor live years.
He is a member of the G. A. R., Reed Post, No. 387, at Chardon.
He owns a finely improved farm of 156 acres, and is numbered among
the leading agriculturists of the community.
Source:
Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio - Publ. Chicago - The
Lewis Publishing Co., 1893 - Page 968 |
CHARLES N.
MOSS, who is well known in agricultural circles in Geauga
county, has lived here since his birth, which occurred in Burton
township, May 28, 1841. His father, W. C. Moss, was a
native of Massachusetts, as was also his grandfather, Captain
Simeon Moss; the latter emigrated to the county in 1808, making
the journey overland by teams. His was the eighth family to
locate in Huntsburg township, where he bought 200 acres of land and
built a log cabin in the forest. There were many Indians in
the country at the time, and they often called at his cabin in a
most friendly spirit; wild game was abundant, and he supplied his
table by hunting and trapping. He was a stonemason by trade,
and did most of the stone work in this section in early times.
He also cleared a considerable amount of land. He died at the
age of sixty-six years, at Beardstown, Illinois, where he had gone
to work at his trade. He was a soldier in the war of 1812.
W. C. Moss was a young child when his father, Captain Moss,
emigrated to the West. He received his education in the
pioneer schools, making the most of the meager advantages. HE
married Maria J. Robison, a native of New York State, and
they reared a family of seven children, all of whom survive.
Mr. Moss was a man of much energy and vigor, and at the time
of his death owned 400 acres of land, much of which he had improved.
He lived to the age of sixty-two years; the mother survives at the
age of seventy-five years. Charles N. Moss is the
oldest of the family. He passed an uneventful youth until the
beginning of the Civil war, when he enlisted in Company G,
Forty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Sept. 10, 1861. He was
mustered in at Cleveland, Ohio, and sent to Camp Dennison, Ohio,
thence to Gallipolis and on to Louisville, spending the winter in
Hardin county, Kentucky. He was in the battle of Shiloh under
General Nelson, and participated in the engagement of Stone
River, where he was wounded by a piece of shell, the explosion of
which had killed eleven persons; he was in the field hospital for
three weeks. The ext battle in which he took part was
Chickamauga, where he was slightly wounded by a spent ball, but not
disabled; he was in the battle at Missionary Ridge, and was twice
shot, once in the left knee, and once through the right side; he was
then in the field hospital one month, after which he had a furlough
and came home, remaining until the next March. He rejoined his
regiment, but as his wounds had not healed he was excused from guard
duty. He was with Sherman on the march to the sea, and
was in the battle of Resaca. For eighteen successive days he
was under fire, the battle of New Hope Church following. He
followed Hood into Tennessee, and was mustered out at
Pulaski, Tennessee, Nov., 3, 1864, coming home soon thereafter.
Mr. Moss was married Dec. 20, 1865, to
Harriet Lew, who was born at Farmington, Trumbull county, Ohio;
they have had a family of five children: Cora B., Bessie L.,
Susie, Calla and Harry L., deceased. Mrs. Moss
departed this life Aug. 1, 1893. Mr. Moss departed this
life Aug. 1, 1893. Mr. Moss owns 110˝
acres of choice land and does a general farming business. He,
as was also his wife, is a member of the Christian Church.
Politically, he supports the issues of the Republican party, and has
served his township at Trustee. He is a member of the G. A.
R., Post No. 226, at Burton.
Source:
Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio - Publ. Chicago - The
Lewis Publishing Co., 1893 - Page 795 |
GEORGE P. MUNGER,
deceased, was an old and highly respected citizen of Geneva where he
was born Feb. 8, 1823. He was the eldest son of Rufus B.
Munger, and a brother of Henry,
both of whose biographies appear elsewhere in this volume. His
educational opportunities were limited, as he was reared upon the
western frontier. He followed agricultural pursuits, but he
had not a robust constitution, and for many years prior to his death
suffered from impaired health; his release came Nov. 26, 1884, when
he passed peacefully to his reward. He was a man of genial, kindly
impulses, was a consistent Christian and an active member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church.
Mr. Munger was united in marriage to
Helen Babcox at Geneva, in December, 1849, and four
children were born to them: Oran B., is a merchant at
Anderson, Indiana; Edgar O., is engaged at carpentry in
Geneva; George G., is conducting a mercantile business at
Creston, Iowa; Maud M., is an enthusiastic student of music,
and has spent some time in Europe in pursuit of her favorite art.
Mr. Munger was a devoted husband and an indulgent
father; his death was a deep bereavement to his family and a real
loss to the community of which he was an honored citizen.
Source:
Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio - Publ. Chicago - The
Lewis Publishing Co., 1893 - Page 708 |
HENRY
S. MUNGER, deceased, was born at North Center, Ohio, Mar. 8,
1826, and here he passed his boyhood days, being employed with the
duties that fall to that lot of a farmer's son. At the age of
fifteen years he removed with the family to Geneva; he made the most
of the meager educational advantages afforded by the common schools,
and by great perseverance acquired a fair business education.
Possessed of broad comprehension and keen observation he took a
prominent place in the community, and displayed unusual ability in
public affairs. In early life he established a mercantile
business, of which he disposed to become agent for the Lake Shore &
Michigan Southern Railway at Geneva. He tilled this position
with great satisfaction for twelve years, and was the first
telegraph operator at this point. He erected the first brick
block at Geneva, and in 1862 was largely instrumental in the
organization of the First National Bank at Geneva; he was elected
president and occupied that office for about ten years and until the
time of his death.
In the time of his country’s peril he was among the
first to respond to the call for men, and participated in one of the
earliest engagements of the conflict, that of Philippi. He was
a man of many noble qualities, genial, warm-hearted and loyal to his
friends; he was a consistent Christian and an active member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics he was intensely
Republican. He served well and faithfully as Mayor of the
town, and filled various other offices within the gift of the
community.
Mr. Monger was married June 25, 1851, to
Huldah Gould, horn Jan. 4, 1830, a daughter of
George and Betsey (Hubbell) Gould, natives of Tompkins county,
New York, and pioneers of Ashtabula county. Mr. and Mrs.
Munger had born to them nine children, five of whom survive:
Frank H., W. H., Rufus H., Charles H. and
Jennie N. Mr. Munger died May 20, 1883, at the age
fifty-seven years.
Source:
Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio - Publ. Chicago - The
Lewis Publishing Co., 1893 - Page 307 |
RUFUS
B. MUNGER, deceased, was the father of Henry S. Munger.
He married Maria Andrews in 1820, when they emigrated
from Saratoga county, New York, the birth-place of both. He
was born May 16, 1796, and lived to the advanced age of ninety-three
years. His father served in the war of the Revolution.
Mr. Munger endured all the privations and
hardships with which the lot of the pioneer is fraught.
Settling in an unbroken wilderness he had a hard struggle for many
years, but being a man of courage and energy he overcome all
obstacles. In 1841, he traded his farm' at North Center, where
he settled, for 160 acres lying in the north part of the present
village of Geneva. From this time success attended his every
effort, and he rapidly accumulated a handsome estate. At the
time of his death his property was valued at a quarter of a million
dollars, and he had previously made gifts for benevolent purposes to
the amount of $150,000.
He was active in securing the right of way of the Lake
Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad, was prominently connected with
the First National Bank from its organization and was its president
for many years. He lent a generous support to many other
enterprises. For many years he was Justice of the Peace and
held other local offices.
Mrs. Muncrer died in 1845; she was a
devoted wife and mother, a true and steadfast friend; she and her
husband were consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church
from an early age. His death occurred Nov. 22, 1888. His
daily life was always in keeping with his profession of religion, a
fact which won him the esteem and regard of all classes of men with
whom he mingled. In his death the community lost one of its
pillars, a man of sterling worth.
Source:
Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio - Publ. Chicago - The
Lewis Publishing Co., 1893 - Page 308 |
WILLIE
H. MUNGER, President of the First National Bank, Geneva, is a
native of Ashtabula county, Ohio, born at Geneva, Oct. 26, 1852.
He is a a son of Henry S. and Huldah (Gould) Munger, whose
history will be found on another page of this volume. He
enjoyed the educational advantages offered at the common school of
his home and when he had finished his studies he was employed in the
manufactory of the Geneva Tool Company, a position he held six
years. He then embarked in the commission trade, which he
carried on for two years. In September, 1878, he became
cashier of the First National Bank, and at the end of six years he
was made Vice President. In 1886, he was chosen President, an
office he fills with marked ability. Politically Mr.
Monger supports the Republican party; socially he is affiliated
with the Masonic order, the I. O. O. F., the Knights of Pythias, the
Royal Arcanum, the Home Guard and the Sons of Veterans.
He was united in marriage in June, 1878, to Emma A.,
daughter of Elihu B. and Laura A. (Frisbie) Gill of Geneva,
and they have one son, Ralph R., born Nov. 4, 1874.
Mrs. Monger’s father served as engineer on the Lake Shore
& Michigan Southern Railroad for more than thirty years. Mr.
and Mrs. Munger are identified with the Episcopal Church, and
have been the prime movers in the erection of an edifice to be
occupied by the society. It was dedicated May 8, 1893.
In 1889, Mr. Munger planned and superintended the
erection of the handsomest block in Geneva, a memorial to his
father.
Source:
Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio - Publ. Chicago - The
Lewis Publishing Co., 1893 - Page 308 |
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