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** Source:
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.
259 Pgs.

HISTORY OF GEAUGA AND LAKE
COUNTIES, OHIO

CHAPTER   PAGE
I. - The Progress of Discovery 7
II. - The Connecticut Western Reserve 8
III. - The Connecticut Land Company 10
IV. - Geography, Geology and Topography 14
V. - The Indians 16
VI. - Pioneer Events 20
VII. - Civil Organization 21
VIII. - Mormonism, Fugitive Slave Incidents, etc. 24
IX. - Early Social Life 26
X. - The Press 28
XI. - The Legal Profession 30
XII. - The Medical Profession 31
XIII. - Educational Matters 35
CHAPTER   PAGE
XIV. - County Societies and Associations 41
XV. - Military History - Started 12/31/2017 44
BIOGRAPHICAL DEPARTMENT 57
HISTORY OF THE TOWNSHIPS AND VILLAGES OF GEAUGA COUNTY 111
Chardon Township 112
Burton Township 128
Hambden Township 137
Middlefield Township 140
Chester Township 143
Thompson Township 149
Parkman Township 152
Bainbridge Township 161
Claridon Township 167
Newbury Township 174
Troy Township 186
Huntsburg Township 190
Auburn Township 194
Munson Township 199
Montville Township 203
Russell Township 207
HISTORY OF THE TOWNSHIPS & VILLAGES OF  LAKE COUNTY, OHIO
Painesville Township 211
Le Roy Township 229
Madison Township 231
Concord Township 238
Perry Township 240
Kirtland Township 246
Mentor Township 249
Willoughby Township 255

ILLUSTRATIONS.

Geauga Co. Ct. House -  Frontispiece) facing title pg.  
Outline Map of Lake & Geauga Cos. 7
Lake County Infirmary btw. 22, 23
Geauga County Infirmary btw. 22, 23
Portrait of Flavius Josephus Huntington 36
Portrait of Peter Hitchcock (steel) facing 57
Portrait of Seabury Ford (steel) facing 59
Portrait of Reuben Hitchcock (steel) facing 61
Portrait of William L. Perkins (steel) facing 62
Portrait of General James A. Garfield (steel) facing 64
Portrait of Seth L. Phelps (steel) facing 73
Portrait of Gen. Hulbert E. Paine (steel) facing 77
Portrait of Gen. Joseph Adams Potter 81
Portrait of Hon. Lester Taylor 85
Portrait of Hon. Robert Breck Parkman 86
Portrait of  Hon. John P. Converse 88
Portrait of Thomas W. Harvey 91
Portrait of A. L. Tinker 92
Portrait of H. K. Smith facing 96
Portrait of L. N. Hathaway facing 96
Portrait of L. E. Durfee facing 96
Portrait of James E. Stephenson facing 96
Portrait of A. H. Thrasher facing 96
Portrait of Hon. B. B. Woodbury 99
Portrait of O. S. Farr 100
Portrait of D. W. Canfield 103
Portrait of Silo P. Warriner facing 104
Portrait of S. E. Bodman facing 104
Portrait of William Howard facing 104
Portrait of William N. Keeny facing 104
Portrait of H. A. Dimmick facing 104
Portrait of Albert Gallatin Riddle (steel) facing 105
CHARDON TOWNSHIP  
Res. of E. N. Osborn, with portraits facing 112
Res. of Thomas Metcalf facing 114
Res. of Mrs. E. Rexford (former residence L. J. Randall) btw. 116, 117
"Old Homestead" - Converse Family, with portraits and Descriptive Sketch btw. 116, 117
Portrait of L. J. Randall facing 118
Portrait of Edward Paine, Jr. (steel) facing 121
Portraits of Austin Canfield and Wife 122
Portraits of James Hathaway 127
HAMBDEN TOWNSHIP.  
Res. of A. M. Black facing 137
Res. of Edwin Betts facing 138
Res. of Philo Pease 139
MIDDLEFIELD TOWNSHIP.  
Res. of H. Robb facing 140
Res. of A. J. and J. H. Gray facing 142
PARKMAN TOWNSHIP.  
Res. of Darius Lyman, former residence of Jno. P. Converse facing 156
BAINBRIDGE TOWNSHIP.  
Portrait of Dr. David Shipherd facing 164
Portrait of J. W. McFarland facing 164
Portrait of A. E. Kent facing 164
Portrait of G. H. Kent facing 164

 

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CLARIDON TOWNSHIP.  
Res. of Hiel Armstrong, with portraits facing 167
Res. of T. C. Wells, with portrait btw. 168, 169
Res. of C. L. Tainter, with portraits btw. 168, 169
Res. of J. C. Wells btw. 170, 171
Res. of Ashbel Spencer btw. 70, 171
Res. of Col. Erastus Spencer, w/ portraits facing 139
Portraits of H. H. Wells and Wife facing 172
Portraits of Samuel Douglass and Wife facing 172
Portraits of Ashbel Spencer and Wife facing 172
Portrait of Timothy Wells facing 172
Portrait of J. C. Wells facing 172
NEWBURY TOWNSHIP.  
"The Riddle Homestead" - Res. of Roswell Riddle facing 174
Portrait of Mrs. Minerva Riddle (steel) facing 181
Res. of Mrs. F. M. Munn, with portraits facing 182
TROY TOWNSHIP.  
Res. of D. L. Pope facing 186
HUNTSBURG TOWNSHIP.  
Portrait of Homer Mills facing 190
Portrait of Sarah Mills facing 190
Portrait of Aaron Scott facing 190
Portrait of Dr. O. W. Ludlow facing 190
Portrait of John French facing 190
Portrait of Lyman Millard facing 190
Portrait of Stephen Pomeroy facing 190
"Grove Farm," Res. of Sylvester Clapp facing 192
Portrait of Smith Wright 193
AUBURN TOWNSHIP  
Res. of Homer Mills facing 194
Res. of George Squire facing 196
Property of George W. Stafford facing 196
Portrait of William Crafts 198
MUNSON TOWNSHIP.  
Res. of O. M. Calkins (with portraits) facing 200
MONTVILLE TOWNSHIP.  
Nursery of J. V. Whitney & Son facing 204
Portraits of John V. Whitney and Wife facing 204
Residence and Store of George W. Garrett facing 206
PAINESVILLE TOWNSHIP.  
Res. of Homer H. Hine facing 211
Res. of W. L. Perkins facing 212
Res. of Reuben Hitchcock facing 214
Portrait of Jerome Palmer facing 216
Portrait of Vene Stone facing 216
 Portrait of Mrs. Ann King facing 216
Portrait of Eli B. Haskell facing 216
Portrait of Mrs. Elvira Haskell facing 216
Res. of A. E. Fenton betw 218, 219
Portraits of A. E. Fenton and Wife btw. 218, 219
Portrait of Verna Fenton btw. 218, 219
Portrait of Colbert Huntington 221
Portrait of Hon. Zenas Blish 222
Portrait of Benjamin Blish 222
 Portrait of Mrs. Harriet Beard 224
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Res. of Joseph Sedgebeer btw. 224, 225
Portrait of Joseph Sedgebeer (steel) btw. 224, 225
Portrait of Robert Blair 225
Portrait of Asa Childs 226
Portrait of William Rice (steel) facing 226
Portrait of R. M. Murray (steel) facing 227
Portrait of E. W. Clarke 227
Portraits of Corydon Harrington and Wife 228
Res. of Corydon Harrington facing 228
MADISON TOWNSHIP.  
Res. of D. L. Bailey, with portraits facing 231
Res. of W. H. Fort facing 232
Res. of D. A. Warner facing 232
Res. of F. Winchester facing 234
Res. of L. D. Brockway facing 234
Property of W. W. Branch, Jr. facing 234
Portrait of Elisha Wood facing 236
Portrait of  Mrs. Polly "Wood facing 236
Portrait of Chester Stocking facing 236
Portrait of Elias Strong facing 236
Portrait of  Asa S. Turney facing 236
PERRY TOWNSHIP.  
Res. of C. M. Thompson, with portrait facing 240
Res. of E. S. Colgrove with portrait btw. 240, 241
Res. of  Jahial Hurlburt btw. 240, 241
Western Reserve Nursery, L. Green, prop0'r. btw. 242, 243
Res. and Nursery of B. F. Merriman btw. 242, 243
Res. of  S. W. Call, with portraits btw. 242, 243
Res. of  M. and J. D. Thompson, with portraits btw. 242, 243
Portrait of Otis M. Wood 244
Portrait of Jahial Parmly 245
CONCORD TOWNSHIP.  
Res. of A. T. Brown btw. 240, 241
MENTOR TOWNSHIP.  
Res. of Isaac Sawyer, with portraits facing 249
Res. of W. S. Kerr btw. 250, 251
Property of W. M. Delong btw. 250, 251
"Avenue House," C. H. Mallory, proprietor btw. 250, 251
Res. of L. H. Carpenter btw. 250, 251
Portrait of Benjamin Carpenter btw. 250, 251
Res. of D. B. Hart (with portraits) facing 252
Portraits of Nathan Corning and Wife facing 252
Portrait of Warren Corning facing 252
Res. of Eleazar Burridge facing 253
Portrait James Lapham 254
WILLOUGHBY TOWNSHIP.  
"Home farm," Res. of George A. Baker facing 255
Portrait of Isaac Moore facing 257
Portrait of Elizabeth Moore facing 257
Portrait of Jeremiah Evans facing 257
Portrait of Jacob V. Viall facing 257
Portrait of Hon. Simeon Fuller 258

 



 
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