BIOGRAPHIES
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1798
History of Geauga and Lake Counties, Ohio
with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches
of its Pioneers and Most Prominent Men.
Publ. Philadelphia: Williams Brothers
1878.
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DAVID D. AIKEN. Among the prominent men of
Chardon, and one well and favorably known through the counties of Geauga
and Lake, honorable mention should be made of Mr. Aiken. A
native of New York, he was born Sept. 20, 1794, and died at Painesville,
Dec. 12, 1861. His wife, Laura Tilden, was born in
Connecticut, Feb. 10, 1803, and died at Painesville, Feb. 13, 1874.
The date of their marriage is not given us, nor of
their removal to Ohio. They lived two or three yeas in
Painesville, and went to Chardon on the appointment of Mr. Aiken
to the office of clerk for Geauga County, in 1828, which he held for two
full terms. Afterward, he was elected an associate judge of the
court of common pleas for the county, and held the office until the
change of the judiciary under the new new constitution. A few
years later he removed to Painesville, where he resided till the end of
his life.
He was early engaged in mercantile pursuits, was a
prompt, ready businessman, made one of the ablest and most efficient
clerks, was a man of unusual intelligence, pronounced in opinions, and
taking sides unhesitatingly. His long experience as a clerk made
him a useful member of the old judiciary. With him sat Judges
Taylor and Avery, which, in the absence of the law and
president judge, made a very competent court for the dispatch of
ordinary business. Judge Aiken had a large acquaintance,
and enjoyed the confidence and respect of the public in a high degree.
Judge Aiken's only child, Maria, became the wife of
Doctor Moses M. Seymour.
Doctor Seymour was born in Connecticut, is of
the old Seymour family of that State, a cousin of Governor Tom
Seymour, of Connecticut, and of Governor Horatio Seymour, of
New York. He was the graduate of a medical college, came early to
Painesville where he had relatives, the Lockwoods, and where he
successfully engaged in the practice of his profession. On his
marriage, the Seymours became a part of a family with the
Aikens, at Chardon, where the doctor continued to practice.
They all returned together to Painesville, after which Seymour
engaged in mercantile pursuits for several years.
He was appointed postmaster of Painesville
by President Lincoln, and again by President Johnson.
Mrs. Seymour, a woman of superior intelligence and much
force of character, died greatly regretted at Painesville, Jan. 10,
1869.
Doctor Seymour is a man of decided
opinions, which he fearlessly expresses, and has great force of
character. A man of superior intelligence, indifferent to
his enemies, warm and steady in his friendships, of unquestioned
integrity, and a resolute champion of the causes he supports.
The marriage of the Seymours was
childless. Many years ago they adopted a daughter, reared her with
care, and she is now the wife of Mr. George Crane, and the mother
of an infant daughter of great promise. These, mother and
daughter, in the old Aiken-Seymour homestead, supply a world of
love and hope to Doctor Seymour, and present an attractive
picture of serene home life.
Source: 1798 - History of Geauga and Lake Counties, Ohio - Publ.
Philadelphia: Williams Brothers - 1878 - Page 221 |
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