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PHYSICAL FEATURES
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and red oak; whitewood, cucumber, white and
black ash, butternut, black walnut, birch,
cherry, poplar, basswood, white and red elm,
chestnut, and sassafras.
SETTLERS
BILDAD BRADLEY
was born in Massachusetts in 1780, and was
married about 1809, to Emily Veasy,
and they had four children; two died young.
The names of the two living are Emily
and William. Emily was
born in Massachusetts, William in
Auburn.
Mr. Bradley came to Newbury about 1812 or 1813,
and settled near where D. M. Allen
now resides, and in the fall of 1814 he
built a house on the Mills tract, on
the north line of the township, or, rather,
rolled up the logs for a house; and after
doing so found he had built on the wrong
lot, and in the spring of 1815 he took it
down, moved it farther west, finished it up,
and moved in. This was the first house
built in the township. Where he first
built was on the State road, as afterwards
laid out. Mr. Bradley
helped lay out the State road, and carried
the front end of the chain. Said road
was surveyed by Williard Beals.
Mr. Bradley cleared up his
farm and built the necessary buildings for
comfort and convenience. Mrs.
Bradley died on the same farm in
1859, aged seventy-seven years. Mr.
Bradley died in 1865, aged
eighty-five years. Thus passed away
the two first settlers of the township. This
farm is one of two farms in Auburn that is
now occupied by the third and fourth
generation.
ABNER COLVIN was born in the
State of New York in 1795, came to Auburn
about 1827 or 1828, and was married about
1830 to Emily Bradley,
daughter of Bildad Bradley.
They had eight children, whose names were
Alonzo, Milan, Alice,
Lorinda, Millie, Mary,
Myra, and Mina the last two were
twins. Mr. Colvin first
settled on the Kirtland tract, in the
southwest part of the township; built a
house, and lived there about two years, when
he again sold out and purchased a farm in
the northwest part of Hiram, Ohio. He
cleared up his farm, and died there in 1847.
His widow now occupies the old homestead
where he died.
ALONZO COLVIN was born in
Auburn, and was married in 1853 to Celia
A. Wicks, daughter of Ebenezer
Wicks, and they had four children, whose
names were Bartlett E., Linacus A.,
Ora Anna, and John B.
Ora Anna died in 1876,
aged eleven years. Mr.
Colvin owns and resides on the farm
where his grandfather, Bildad
Bradley, first settled.
DANIEL WHEELOCK was born in Tyringham,
Massachusetts, came to Auburn with Zadock
Reuwee in 1815, was married in 1829,
to Betsey Belcher, and they
settled south of Reuwee's on the
Mills tract. Mr.
Wheelock had two children by this wife,
whose names were Hiland and
Chauncey. Mrs. Wheelock
died about 1835, and Wheelock married
Lydia Hall, daughter of Job
Hall, and they had three children,
whose names we do not know. Mr.
and Mrs. Wheelock
resided on that farm several years, then
sold out to Nathaniel Stone,
and if we remember correctly, moved to
Chardon, and remained there for several
years; then moved to Hambden, where he now
resides. We know nothing of his family
since he left this township.
JOHN JACKSON
was born in Massachusetts, and there married
Huldah Chadwick. They
had seven children, whose names were
James C., Mercy Ann,
Lorette and Jennette (twins),
John, Anson and Almeda.
Mr. Jackson came to Auburn
with his family in 1815, and purchased land
on the Mills tract, being the same
now owned by Gilbert A. Richards. Mr.
Jackson built a house just south of
where Richards' house now stands, and
in 1816 built a frame barn, it being the
first frame barn built in the township.
He commenced clearing up his farm, and in
1820 was elected justice of the peace,
served one term, was re-elected, and died in
1824. Mr. Jackson was
the second justice of the peace in the
township.
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James C., eldest son of John
Jackson, was born in Massachusetts, and
came to Auburn with his parents. In
1833 he married Martha, daughter of
Joseph Bartholomew. They
had five or six children. Mr.
Jackson owned the first farm, north
of Alvirus Snow, on the east
side of the road, where he built a nice
house in 1837, lived there a few years, then
sold out, and moved to Amherst, Ohio, where
he now resides.
John, jr., second son of John Jackson,
was born in Massachusetts, and came to
Auburn with his parents. In 1836 he married
Flavia Odell. Mr.
Jackson resided in town some years,
but now resides in Newburgh, Ohio.
Anson, third son of John Jackson, sr.,
was born in Massachusetts, and came to
Auburn with his parents. He was
married about 1840, to Sophrona Stockwell.
Mr. Jackson resided in town some
years, sold out and went to Michigan, and
died there several years since. They
had a family of children, but we know not
how many, or what their names were.
ZADOCK REUWEE
was born in Massachusetts in 1785, and in
1814, married Lury Snow, daughter of
Oliver Snow, and they came to Auburn
Nov. 4, 1815. Mr. Reuwee had
been in a few months before, and purchased
some land in the northeast part of the
township, on the Mills tract. When
Mr. and Mrs. Reuwee came in, they had
one child, whose name was Lorin S.
Mr. Reuwee first built a log
house some distance east of the State road,
and commenced clearing up his farm. On
the sixteenth of December, 1817, he left
home on business, and in his absence his
wife went to a neighbor's of an errand,
leaving her child in the house asleep.
She was gone but a short time, but coming in
sight of the house, on her return, she saw
that it was on fire. She reached the
house as soon as possible, and some
neighbors arrived at the same time, but all
were too late to rescue the child, and it
perished in the flames. The bones of
the child were gathered up, and buried at
the center of the township. Elder Seward,
of Aurora, preached the funeral sermon.
This was the first funeral in Auburn, and
the sermon, so far as we can learn, was the
first preached in the township. Mr.
and Mrs. Reuwee, after this time, had
three children: Franklin S., born
1819; Alvin T., born in 1829, and
Lorenzo S., born in 1839. After
the house mentioned above burned down, Mr.
Reuwee built on the State road, west
of where he first built, and occupied the
same several years while clearing up his
farm. He afterwards built a nice frame
house. When he first purchased his
land, there was some dispute between him and
the party of whom he purchased about the
title, and he was obliged to resort to legal
proceedings in order to obtain his rights,
and consequently commenced a suit in the
court of common pleas at Chardon, with
Peter Hitchcock, sr., as
his attorney, and after several years of
litigation he succeeded in gaining his suit
and perfecting his title. This was the
first suit instituted in the county court,
from this township. Mr.
Reuwee died in 1842, and Mrs.
Reuwee died several years after.
Franklin S., second son of Zadock
Reuwee, was born in Auburn, and in 1841
he married Betsey Waterman,
daughter of Curtiss Waterman,
who was one of the first settlers of Auburn,
but now resides in Troy. He died in
August, 1842.
Alvin T., third son of Zadock Reuwee,
was also born in Auburn, and died in 1842,
at the age of thirteen years.
Lorenzo S., fourth son of Zadock
Reuwee, was also born in Auburn, and in
1860 he married Paulina M. Crafts,
daughter of Benjamin Crafts,
and they have three children, whose names
are Izetta L., Elsey C., and
Frank B. He owns and resides on
the old homestead, where his father and
mother both died.
WILLIAM CRAFTS,
fourth son of Edward Crafts,
was born in Boston, Massachusetts. His
father, Edward Crafts, was a
major in the war of the Revolution, and done
good service for his country in that
memorable struggle of our fore-
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fathers for religious and political liberty.
Soon after the close of the war, Major
Crafts sold his property in Boston for
the sum of thirty thousand dollars, and took
the entire amount in continental money, and
the result was that he lost pretty much all
his property. Soon after this Major
Crafts moved with his family to
Bethel, Ontario county, New York, where he
spent the remainder of his days, without
accumulating much property. At the
time of his arrival in Bethel, New York, he
had four sons and five daughters. The
sons were Edward, Jr., John,
Thomas, and William. In
1812, William married Catharine
Millspaugh, of Gorham, New York, and
they had one child, whose name was Daniel
M. Soon after the birth of this
son, Mrs. Crafts died.
In uncle William's history (as he was familiarly
called), as written up by him self in 1868,
and published in the Geauga Republican, he
says he started from Gorham, Ontario county,
New York, Aug. 1, 1815, and reached Auburn,
Ohio, the first of September, and purchased
the whole of the Ely tract,
being eleven hundred and seventy-six acres.
He soon after started for home as he had
come, on foot, and arrived in Gorham about
the first of October, the same year.
In January, 1816, Mr. Crafts married the
widow Drusilla Hayes.
She had one child by her first husband,
whose name was Chester G. On
the sixteenth day of February, 1816, Mr.
Crafts, with his wife, these two
little boys, and two nephews, Joseph
Keyes and John Crafts,
an ox team and wagon, and one cow, started
from Gorham, New York, for Auburn, Ohio, to
him, the land of promise. We wish we
could give a full account of their journey,
as given by Mr. Crafts in his
history of 1868, but time and space forbids.
Suffice it to say, they arrived safely in
Auburn, after a journey of twenty-six days.
Immediately on their arrival, Mr.
Crafts selected a place for a house, and
in just nine days they built a house, moved
in, and set up their household gods.
This house stood a half mile south of the corners, on
the east side of the road. After a few
years Mr. Crafts sold this
house and one hundred acres of land to
Hiram Webster, and built another
house a short distance south of the corners,
on the west side of the road, where he lived
lor many years. Mr. Crafts
not being successful in getting some of his
neighbors in New York to come on with him
and take some of his land, was obliged to
give up all of his first purchase, except
four hundred acres for himself, and two
hundred acres for his brother-in-law,
Keyes, making six hundred acres, which
was a trifle more than half of his first
purchase. After Mr. and Mrs. Crafts
came to Auburn they had six children, whose
names were Jeremiah, Harriet,
Almira, Edward, Hosea,
and Eveline. Jeremiah
was the first child born in the township.
Mr. Crafts cleared up his farm, during
which time he built a large frame barn, cow
sheds, etc., and in 1835 built a frame
dwelling house, the largest in town.
Mr. Crafts lived in this house
until 1845, when he sold the old home stead
to his two youngest sons, Edward and
Hosea, and divided up the most of his
property among his children. After
selling out, he purchased a farm on the east
line of the township, where he lived a few
years, after which he made two or three
changes, and finally settled on a small
piece of land half a mile east of the
corners, where he lost his wife in 1868.
He again married in 1870, at the age of
eighty years, and died in 1876. His
widow soon after married, and now resides
where Mr. Crafts died.
Daniel M., son of Uncle William Crafts,
by his first wife, about 1833 married
Diantha Wright, daughter of
Ephraim Wright, and they had one
child, a daughter, named Mary. Mr.
and Mrs. Crafts separated, and, after
having obtained a divorce, Mr.
Crafts, about 1837 or 1838, married
Miss Damia Mott, daughter
of Elihu Mott. Mr.
Mott settled on the north line of
Auburn, near where Lewis May
now resides, and Damia was born
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there in 1816, being the first female child
born in Auburn. By this marriage a
daughter was born, whose name is Samantha
C. Mr. Crafts settled a half mile
east of the corners, built a nice frame
house, and the necessary out buildings, and
several years since rented this farm and
purchased one in Troy, where he now resides.
WILLIAM H. RICHMOND, son of
Alonzo Richmond, of Chardon, came to
Auburn in 1857. He enlisted in the
service in the early part of the war of the
Rebellion, was wounded, and discharged on
account of disability. He came home,
and in 1865 married Mary J. Crafts,
eldest daughter of Daniel M. Crafts,
and they have no children. They now
own and reside on the farm formerly owned by
Nicholas Silvernail.
OZRO TRUMAN, third son of
Lyman Truman, of Troy, was born in Troy.
In September, 1864, Mr. Truman
enlisted in the naval service, Mississippi
squadron, and shipped on board of the United
States steamer "Argosy," and served on that
ship until the close of the war. Mr.
Truman was discharged at Cairo,
Illinois, and returned home, and in 1865
married Samantha C. Crafts, daughter
of Daniel M. Crafts, and they have no
children. They now reside on the east
township line, one mile south of the east
and west center road.
Jeremiah, eldest son of Uncle William,
by his second wife, was born in Auburn, and,
as above mentioned, was the first child born
in the township. About 1840 he married
Miss Fidelia Moore, and they had two
children - Oscar and Renette.
Soon after their marriage Mr. Crafts
purchased a farm on the east line of the
township, where they remained for several
years, but finally sold out and moved to
Cuyahoga Rapids, where he now resides.
Edward, third son of Uncle William,
was born in Auburn, and in 1845 married
Helen B. Johnson, daughter of Seth
Johnson, of Newbury. They have
three sons Clayton E., Pitt M., and
Stanley C. Clayton E.
and Stanley C. are lawyers by
profession, and reside in Chicago, Illinois.
Mr. Crafts and his wife reside
on the old homestead, where Uncle
William first settled; and their son,
Pitt M., resides with them, and carries
on the farm. In 1879 he married
Miss Eva L. Wilber, daughter of
William Wilber.
Hosea, fourth and youngest son of Uncle
William, was married several years
since, and resides in Michigan.
Harriet, eldest daughter, died about 1835.
Almira, second daughter, is unmarried, and
resides in Auburn.
Eveline, youngest daughter, married Phileman
Johnson, as mentioned in the history
of the Johnson
family.
CHESTER G. HAYES, the little boy
mentioned by Uncle William Crafts, as
the son of his second wife, who came to
Auburn with them in 1816, was born in
Canada, in 1812, and at the age of eighteen
years, left the parental roof, and returned
to his grandfather's, in New Hampshire.
After staying there a short time, he went to
Canada, staid there four years; then
returned to New Hampshire again, and in
1834, married Susan Jewell.
They had two children; both died in
childhood, and his wife died in 1838.
Soon after her death he returned to Auburn,
and, after a three years' stay, engaged in
chopping and clearing land, he went into the
State of Pennsylvania, where he engaged in
lumbering and wood-chopping, and, after
carrying on that business about four years,
again returned to Auburn. In 1848, he
married the widow of Nathan Ethridge.
Mr. Hayes, a short time previous to
his marriage, had purchased a farm in Troy,
previously owned by Amos Palmer,
and they took up their residence there, and
remained a number of years; during which
time Mr. Hayes was elected
justice of the peace, and served in that
capacity for twelve years. He sold his
farm to Daniel M. Crafts, the other
little boy mentioned by uncle William
Crafts,
as the son of his first wife, and returned
to Auburn again, for the fourth time.
He
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now resides just east of the corners, in
sight of where he spent his boyhood days.
DANIEL GOODWIN was born in New Hampshire, came to
Middlesex, New York, in middle age, and was
married to Polly Crafts, sister of Uncle
William Crafts, in 1795, and they raised
eight children - Mary,
Edward, Daniel, Hannah,
John, Sally, Richard,
Nancy and James.
Mr. Goodwin moved to Auburn with his family
about 1819. He first settled just east
of the corners, and, in 1832, lived near
Bridge creek, on the north side of the
center road. He died about 1856, and
his wife died in 1855.
DAVID SMITH, SR., was born in Connecticut, in 1763, and
was married, in 1785, to Lucy
Prindle; they had five children -
Lucy, Anna, Charry,
Irena and David. Mr.
Smith lost his wife in 1812; married
again, in 1814, to Hannah Orton; came
to Auburn, in 1816, and settled on the
Ely tract. In 1823, he was
appointed postmaster (he being the first in
Auburn), and served fifteen years, when he
resigned. Nathan Ethridge
was then appointed. Mr.
Smith's was the fifth family, and he
built the fifth house in town. He died
on the old homestead, in 1852, aged
eighty-nine years, and Mrs. Smith
died there, in 1854, aged eighty-two years.
David Smith, jr., was born in Connecticut, in
1802, and came to Auburn, with his father,
in 1816; and, in 1822, was married to the
widow Wilcox, whose maiden name
was Betsey Orton). They
raised no family. He purchased
twenty-five acres of land of his father, and
of others joining him, until he owned one
hundred and forty-one acres. He
cleared up his land and built all the
necessary buildings. In 1854, he sold
out and moved to Bainbridge, where he lived
about ten years, and from there moved to
Chagrin Falls, where he now resides.
During Mr. Smith's residence
in Auburn, he served three terms as justice
of the peace; was township clerk several
years, and assessor seven years.
Mr. Smith lost his wife, in 1867, and,
in 1868, he married Miss Nabbie L. Hickox,
of Burton, Ohio.
MORGAN ORTON was born in Connecticut. He came to
Burton, Ohio, in 1815; resided there about
one year; came to Auburn in 1816; was
married to Rebecca Moore about 1819,
and they had six children - Belinda,
Permelia, Corington, Anna, Albert, and
Wesley. Mr. Orton settled on the
north part of the Ely
tract in 1816. About 1817 he sold out
to Benjamin Woods, and went a
short distance west of the center and bought
on the Kirtland tract, where he lived for
several years. Then he sold out to
Culver and the Barneys. He
then came back to the State road and settled
near where he settled in 1816, and lived
there several years, during which time he
built a nice framed house and barn, and
cleared up his farm. In 1850 he sold
this farm to Jonathan Burnett,
and moved to Iowa. Mr. Orton
belonged to the Methodist Episcopal church,
and was the first Methodist that settled in
Auburn.
HERVEY BASSETT was born in Connecticut; came to Auburn
first in 1831, and taught school in
Twinsburgh in the winter of 1831 and 1832;
went back to Connecticut in 1832, and
returned to Auburn again in 1845 and
purchased a farm of Willis Woods,
north of the corners, and in 1847 was
married to Hannah Coats. They
had four children - Mary E., Alice M.,
Lucy C, and Chattie I. Mr.
Bassett resided in Auburn until 1860,
when he sold out and purchased a farm near
Chagrin Falls, where he now resides. Mary
E. died at the age of seventeen years.
Mr. Bassett brought the first
lucifer matches into Auburn. Mrs.
Bassett died in January, 1880.
AUSTIN RICHARDS
was born in the State of Massachusetts in
1789. In 1811 he married Miss Sally
Chadwick. They came to Auburn in
18 16, and settled on the Mills
tract, half a mile west of the State
road. Mr. and Mrs. Richards had
nine children, the four eldest being born
previous to their arrival in Auburn.
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The names of their children were, John C,
Lorrin W., Sarah J., Orton T., Harriet,
William, Julia M., Gilbert A., and Almeda M.
Mr. Richards cleared up his farm, built
a frame house and barn, and remained on the
same farm until 1850, when he sold out to
his son, Gilbert A., and moved to
Chardon, settling near the center of that
township. He died in 1867. In
1869 his widow returned to Auburn, with her
son William, and died in 1877.
Mr. Richards was elected justice of
the peace in 1828, and held that office five
terms in succession, during his residence in
Auburn.
John C., eldest son of Austin Richards,
was born in Tyringham, Massachusetts; came
to Auburn with his parents, and in 1837
married Sarah M. Ensign, daughter of
Jacob Ensign, and they had four
children - Sarah M., Jacob A., John L.,
and Joel C. He settled a
short distance west of his father, cleared
up his farm, built all the necessary
buildings for comfort and convenience, and
he and his wife are now enjoying the full
benefits of their industry.
Sarah M., only daughter of John C. Richards,
married Alanson Knox, several years
since, and they have one son, named
Adelbert. They reside in Auburn.
Jacob A. married an only daughter of
Cornelius Stafford, and they
reside in Hambden, Ohio. John L.
married Miranda Green, and
they reside in Leroy, Lake county, Ohio. Joel
C. married Theresa Hartson,
daughter of James Hartson, of Troy.
He resides with his father, and helps to
carry on the farm. Lorrin W.,
second son of Austin Richards,
and Harriet, second daughter, died
young. Sarah J., eldest
daughter, married a Mr. Harmon, of
Bainbridge. They had three children -
one son and two daughters. Gilbert,
the son, is married, and resides in
Bainbridge. The father and
mother both died several years since.
Orton T., third son, married about
1845, and died several years since.
William, fourth son of Austin Richards,
was born in Auburn, and in 1850 married
Philena Howard, daughter of William
R. Howard, of Bainbridge. They had
four children - Austin H., M. Emerette,
Alta D. Ettie, and William. M.
Emerette died at the age of eight years,
and William died in infancy.
Mr. Richards settled near the
center of Chardon, in 1850, and remained
there until 1869, when he returned to
Auburn, and purchased the farm formerly
owned by Hiram Brewster, and
now resides at that place. During his
residence in Chardon he was elected
justice of the peace, and served three terms
in succession.
Austin H., only son of William Richards,
married Miss Ellen Johnson,
of Mentor, Ohio. They have one child,
a daughter, and reside in Kansas.
Alta D. Ettie is unmarried. She resides at
home, and follows teaching school.
Gilbert A. Richards, fifth and youngest son of
Austin Richards, was born in
Auburn. In 1849 he married
Mehitable Snow, daughter of
Lorin Snow. They had four
children - Eliza, Ella,
Lorin, and Laura. Laura
died young. When Mr.
Richards was sixteen years old he bought
his time of his father, and commenced
working out for wages, which continued until
he was twenty-three years old. Soon
after his marriage he bought the old
homestead of his father, consisting of
twenty-five acres, and he and his wife
commenced their married life at that place.
Mr. Richards next purchased
twenty-seven acres of land adjoining
Ebenezer Wicks, on the west, and
soon after purchased twenty-two acres
joining Wicks, on the north. In
1857 he sold the two last mentioned pieces,
and purchased the old Oliver Snow
farm, containing one hundred and
ninety-two acres, which with the twenty-five
acres he first purchased of his father, made
him two hundred and seventeen acres.
To this Mr. Richards has added
piece after piece, until he now owns five
hundred and forty-five acres of land.
He now resides on the old Snow
farm, two miles north of the corners,
where
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he and his wife are enjoying the full
benefit of their hard earnings. Mr.
Richards has held the office of township
trustee several times, and is at the present
time one of the board of trustees.
Almeda M., youngest daughter of Austin
Richards, went to Chardon with her
parents in 1850, and there married a man by
the name of Clough. She died in
1859, and Mr. Clough died soon after.
BENJAMIN WOODS
was born in the State of Massachusetts in
1770, lived there until he was twenty-five
years of age, then came into the State of
New York, and purchased some land in
Palmyra, in that State. In 1798 he
married Miss Mahitable Marble, and
they had nine children: Tirzah, Willis,
Silas, Charles, Willard, William, Theodocia,
and Cynthia. He remained
there some years, cleared up his farm, and
by his industry and perseverance,
accumulated quite a large property. In
the fall of 1816, Mr. Elihu Mott,
then a neighbor of Mr. Woods, hired
him to take his team and move him to
Newbury, Ohio. After arriving at
Newbury, Mr. Woods liking the
country, concluded to purchase some land
before he returned home, and accordingly
came to Auburn, and looked over the Root
tract, but there were no roads laid out on
that tract, and, in fact, none laid out in
town, except the State road. Mr.
Woods told William Crafts
he would like to buy some land on the State
road. Mr. Crafts told
him he thought he could buy out Morgan
Orton, who then owned some land on
the north part of the Ely tract.
Uncle William went with
him, and he soon made a bargain for the
land, and the next morning, started for
home. Later in the fall he returned to
Auburn again, and this time, brought back
four men with him, their names being
Charles Hinkley, Amasa
Turner, Philip Ingler, and
James Benjamin, all looking
for land. Mr. Woods
again returned home, and as near as we can
learn, in the spring of 1817 he sold his
farm in Palmyra for six thousand dollars,
about half of which he lost in consequence
of one of the parties, to whom he sold,
breaking down. During the summer he
settled up his business, and in the fall,
took his family, and came to Auburn,
bringing with him some stock of different
kinds. He, not having a house prepared for
his family, took up lodgings with David
Smith, sr., and in a very short time,
built a house a short distance north of the
corners, and moved into it. The
above differs from Uncle William
Crafts' history as to dates, but we
think we are correct. Soon after Mr.
Woods moved in, he purchased all of
the Cowles tract, containing one
thousand acres, all of which went back on
account of losing his money in Palmyra,
except one hundred acres, which he
afterwards sold to John Hoard.
He was a very industrious man, and also very
benevolent, never turning a deaf ear to
those in want, which was a great benefit to
his neighbors in those early days. His
wife was also possessed with the same spirit
of benevolence, and did her full share in
relieving the wants of the needy.
Mrs. Woods was a physician of the
Thompsonian school, and did good service in
relieving the sick in Auburn, and the
surrounding townships, frequently riding
long distances on horseback, through the
unbroken wilderness, in the night time, to
attend to calls from the sick and suffering.
Mr. Woods, although
quite old when he came to Auburn, lived to
clear up his farm, and for several years
after, Mrs. Woods died in
1834, and Mr. Woods died in
1853. Both were buried on the farm a
short distance from where they built their
house in 1817. The motto of Mr.
Woods was, to never let the sun go
down on his wrath.
Willis, oldest son of Benjamin Woods,
was born in the State of New York, and came
to Auburn about 1817. He was married
in 1820, to Rachel Colvin, and
they had seven children: Lucina,
Jane, Tuezie, Betsey,
Marble, Lorenzo, and Jerome.
In the spring of 1845 he sold and moved west
with his family, and was killed there by the
falling of a tree.
Charles Woods, third son of Benjamin
Woods, was born in the State of New
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Orland Chase, 2d O. C.
John Chase, 2d O. C.
William Hattery
Lemuel Barney, O. V. I.
William Mills, 9th O. B. Died.
Ira Fish
Henry Higley, Co. G, 2de O. V.
C.
D. A. Johnson, died in
Nashville.
Otis Canfield. Died
Alfred Thompson.
Harry rice.
Joseph stafford, 42d O. V. I.
Alonson B. Woods. Died
Walter Fobes, Co. G, ad O. V. C. |
Charles Chase, 2d O. C.
Nathan Chase, 2d O. C.
Lyman Brewster
Howard Reed
J. M. Boomer, 9th O. B.
Jacob Line, Co. G, 2d O. V. C.
W. L. Alberts
Sutten Quinn. Died
Frank Canfield.
John Thomas
Charles Pomeroy
William Quinn
Barney Brown
W. C. Woods, Co. G, 2d O. V. C.
Nelson S. Bartholomew |
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