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History of Medina County, Ohio
Chicago: Baskin & Battey, Historical
Publishers
1881
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Spencer Twp. -
REUBEN FALCONER, farmer; P. O. Spencer; his
father, a gentleman of English descent, whose given name was
Henry, was born in 1763, and died in 1836. The mother's
maiden name was Fannie Thockmorton, of French
extraction, was born in 1774, died in 1827. The record of
their marriage is not available, and we omit the date. They
had ten children Samuel A., Esther, William, Keziah,
Abraham, Daniel, Francis, Belinda, Gilbert D. and Reuben;
all dead except the latter and Belinda. Reuben
was born May 9, 1818, in Wadsworth, Medina Co., Ohio, and wedded
Oct. 1, 1840. Mrs. Lucinda May Booth, who was born in
Leroy, Genesee Co., N. Y. Nov. 25, 1814. The children by this
marriage were Reuben Henry, born Oct. 27, 1841; Fanny L.,
July 26, 1843, died Feb. 16, 1855; Lucinda M., Aug. 14, 1845
(now Mrs. George W. Gallatin); Archalaus R., Sept. 21,
1847; Amandus D., Sept. 27, 1849; Roswell G., Apr. 5,
1852; John E., Feb. 10, 1855. Names of the children of
Mrs. F. by first marriage with Daniel Booth were
Laura G. and Lebues Luman. Mr. F. came to Spencer
Township in 1828, taking up 50 acres in the southeast part of the
township. Afterward removing to his present location one-half
mile north of River Corners, on an unimproved place, cleared it up
himself and made the improvements now to be seen upon the premises.
And now, in the decline of life, he can enjoy the fruits of his
early labors and self-denial. His life, the repetition of the
struggles and hardships of hundreds of others who begin life in the
forest, and, persevering, surmount all impediments, and succeed by
force of will and energy. He has a good farm of 100 acres,
which, although of forbidding nature at first, has been made
prolific by applying the modern methods of farming. Good books
are his delight, and his mind is stored with valuable treasures of
information. Enlisting under the first call of President
Lincoln, for three months in the 8th O. V. I., Company K,
commanded by Capt. Pierce; his regiment mustered in at
Cleveland, April 27, 1861, and were sent to Camp Dennison, and
mustered out Aug. 18, 1861, without Mr. F. seeing much
service, except the ordinary routine of drill, guard and camp duty.
His eldest son, Reuben H., enlisted in Capt. Williams'
Company B, of the 42d O. V. I. (President-elect J. A. Garfield's
old regiment), serving as drummer until promoted to the position of
Drum Major, which he held to the close of the war. The company
were mustered in Sept. 22, 1861, and were mustered out at Camp
Chase, Ohio, Sept. 30, 1864.
Source: History of Medina County, Ohio - Chicago: Baskin &
Battey, Historical Publishers - 1881 ~ Page 758 |
Chatham Twp. -
D. P. FELLOWSSource: History of Medina County, Ohio - Chicago:
Baskin & Battey, Historical Publishers - 1881 ~ Page 806 |
Westfield Twp. -
HENRY FETZER, farmer; P. O.
Friendsville; born in Canaan Twp., Wayne Co., Ohio, Dec. 25, 1838.
He is of a numerous family, who originated from across the sea.
His grandfather's name was Barnhard, who was a native
of Alsace, then a part of Frances, who emigrated to
this State with seven sons and three daughters, whose names are
Jacob, Barnhard, Martin, Frederick, George, Valentine, Peter;
the girls are Magdaline, now Mrs. Oiler,
of Spencer; Elizabeth, Mrs. Demus Summers, of Canaan
Township, and Margaret, Mrs. Jacob Repmen, of
Spencer. Canaan, Wayne Co., was the place the family settled,
where they still remain, the seven brothers residing in the township,
where they have remained since their arrival, which was when the
country was of forest growth. The father, Barnhard,
has long since gone to his rest, yet in his stead remain a hardy set
of farmers, who have done him honor by their thrift and enterprise,
and as worthy citizens of the community. Henry's father was
Martin, the third of the family, who was married to
Margaret Younker, who is likewise a native of the
same locality as her husband; her father's name was Jacob.
Henry is the second of a family of six children; but four are
now living, who are John, now of Canaan Twp.;
Henry, our subject; William and
Sarah of Canaan; Daniel and Mary
died young. Henry, when of age, turned out for
himself; was raised to hard labor, and began by the month, and worked
on until the year 1868, when he was married, Dec. 23, to Julia
A. Shook, born Nov. 26,
1846, in Guilford Twp., being the fifth child of a family of nine
children, who were born to George and Catharine (Walker)
Shook, who were native of
Pennsylvania, and removed to Guilford when the country was new, and
cleared up a farm. In the spring of 1869, Mr. Fetzer
moved to the farm he now occupies, when he bought from A.
Coover, which consists of 85 acres of choice farming land,
which is chiefly the result of his own labor and judicious management.
Himself and wife, as well as his father and uncles, are all members of
the Reformed Church. To Mr. Fetzer have been
born two sons - Elmer F. and Alvin M.
Mrs. Fetzer's father, George, was twice
married, she being the issue of the first marriage; six children in
all, who are Phillip, Harriet, William, Edward
herself and Adaline.
Source: History of Medina
County, Ohio - Chicago: Baskin & Battey, Historical Publishers -
1881 ~ Page 888 |
Brunswick Twp. -
PETER FOLEY, farmer; P. O. Brunswick.
Among the farmers of this township is the subject of this sketch,
who was born in Wexford, Ireland, in 1833. He is the son of
James Foley who was born in 1799. He married Margaret
Carrigan, who was the daughter of Patrick Carrigan.
They had six sons and two daughters: two of the sons are now living,
James and Peter. His parents emigrated to this
country in 1848. He has been living in Brunswick for the past
fifteen years. He was married in 1870 to Mary McDonald,
a native of Montville Township, this county. They have four
children - Mary Jane, born Jan. 6, 1872; Margaret,
born Jan. 26, 1874; William, born Feb. 9, 1877; James
born Aug. 20, 1879. They are members of the Roman Catholic
Church.
Source: History of Medina County, Ohio - Chicago: Baskin & Battey,
Historical Publishers - 1881 ~ Page 765 |
Liverpool Twp.
DANIEL FORD, farmer; P. O. Abbeyville; was
born in Grafton Co., N. H., in 1796. He removed into the State
of Maine in 1802, and in 1812 into Genesee Co., N. Y., and obtained
his education in the common schools of New York State. In
1817, his parents came into Medina Co., settling in Liverpool.
He went to Marietta, Ohio, and remained there until 1821, when he
also came to Liverpool. He began to farm, at the same time
manufacturing wooden bowls and repairing watches and clocks.
He was married in 1825 to Joanna Golden, a native of New
York. Five children were born to them, two of whom are dead.
Those living are William Fayette, Vienna and Clarinda.
He has been elected Justice of the Peace on several occasions,
and has also been Notary Public for twenty-five years. He is a
member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and is a stanch
Republican.
Source: History of Medina County, Ohio - Chicago: Baskin &
Battey, Historical Publishers - 1881 ~ Page 749 |
Spencer Twp. -
RICHARD FREEMAN, farmer; P. O. Spencer.
He was born in December, 1837, and is one of hte go-ahead, active
farmers of this part of Medina Co., enterprising and fully up to the
times. He married Miss Mary C. Aldrich, a lady of
refinement and culture, by whom he has two children - James W.
and Minnie M. He is located upon a good farm, with
permanent improvements and well-settled neighborhood, and has a host
of friends throughout the township, which speaks well for his
uniform kindness and conduct to all. His parents, James and
Elizabeth (Gull) Freeman, were born in Lincolnshire, England,
and came to this State in 1837, settling in Akron, Summit Co., but
moved to Spencer Township, this county, in the year 1842. Richard
Freeman left this county in1858, going to Iowa, where he
remained until the firing upon Ft. Sumpter, when he enlisted in the
12th I. V. I., Company K. They went to Camp Benton, Mo.,
remaining there about two months; drilling guard and routine duties
comprising the labor of those days, but fitting them for the more
serious work of the near future - for they were soon sent to take
part in the battles and victories of Fts. Henry and Donelson.
That they performed their allotted tasks faithfully, winning the
plaudits of the nation, for the first victories, we well know,
bearing their part in those actions with the undaunted bravery which
characterized the Western soldiers. In the next battle, that
of Shiloh, Mr. Freeman was taken prisoner, Apr. 6, 1862, and
was paroled and exchanged Oct. 16, 1862. After rejoining his
regiment, he participated in the battles of Raymond, Champion Hills,
etc. and was at the surrender of Vicksburg, also the second battle
of Jackson; he was with the disastrous Red River expedition, under
Gen. Banks, comprising the battles of Pleasant Hill, Peach
Orchard Grove, and Sabine Cross Roads. Among the other
engagements were those of Iuka and Franklin, near Nashville, where
the rebel army, under Gen. Hood, met a terrible defeat, and
were driven out of Tennessee. He also participated in the
pursuit of Gen. Price across the State of Missouri, for
hundreds of miles, our army suffering greatly by reason of forced
marches and privations. Serving out his time of enlistment, he
returned north and settled upon the farm where he now resides.
Source: History of Medina County, Ohio - Chicago: Baskin &
Battey, Historical Publishers - 1881 ~ Page |
Sharon Twp. -
C. E. FRENCH, farmer; P. O. Medina; is one of
the following family, born to Timothy and Mary (Towle) French -
Cyrus E., Eliza J., Josiah W., Abigail T., Mary J. (died in
infancy), Mary, Timothy (died in infancy), Timothy B.,
Joseph F. and another that died in infancy. Cyrus E.
was born in Loudon, N. H., Apr. 1, 1811, where he remained until
he was 24 years of age. In 1835, Mr. French emigrated
Westward, Medina Co., Ohio, where he has since resided. In
November of the same year, he married Sarah J., daughter of
E. and C. Stebbins, and to this union were born the following
family: James H., born Jan. 31, 1838; Mary J.,
born Jan. 7, 1839; Philomela E. and Timothy B., born
Oct. 29, 1846, died May 4, 1874; Timothy was an intelligent
and industrious young man, and gave promise of being at the head of
his profession - law- but death claimed him while pursuing his
studies. Mr. French had been married but about four
years when his house took fire, in the family's absence, and his
total possessions were thus destroyed, as his grain was all stored
in the house. He luckily had loaned eleven bushels of wheat to
a neighbor, and, with this, re-commenced the start he had made.
It was at this time in his life that Mr. French realized what
it was to have good neighbors, and he undoubtedly would have had a
severe time of it had not his neighbors been free to loan him
implements, and assist him in various ways. Since that time,
Mr. French makes it a point never to refuse the loan of
anything if it will assist a friend or neighbor, knowing, as he
does, that it was by this means that he was enabled to recover what
he had lost by fire. Mr. and Mrs. French are honest and
upright people, and are members of the Free-Will Baptist Church.
Source: History of Medina County, Ohio - Chicago: Baskin &
Battey, Historical Publishers - 1881 ~ Page 793 |
Montville Twp. -
L. & A. FRETZSource: History of Medina County, Ohio -
Chicago: Baskin & Battey, Historical Publishers - 1881 ~ Page 785 |
Chatham Twp. -
E. W. FRITZSource: History of Medina County, Ohio - Chicago:
Baskin & Battey, Historical Publishers - 1881 ~ Page 807 |
Montville Twp. -
LYSANDER FRIZZELLSource: History of Medina County, Ohio -
Chicago: Baskin & Battey, Historical Publishers - 1881 ~ Page 785 |
Chatham Twp. -
ANSEL
FROST, farmer, P. O. Chatham Center; born June 14, 1838, in
Richfield Township, Summit Co., Ohio; the youngest of a family of
four children, born to Jewett N. and Eunice (King) Frost.
He was born in Riga Township, Monroe Co., N. Y., in 1800; she in
Wheatland Township, same county and State, Aug. 16, 1802. She
was a daughter of William King whose wife's maiden name was
Strong. The Frost family came West about the
year 1827; their vehicle was an ox-cart drawn by oxen, Cleveland
being a small town at this time. Mr. Frost purchased
100 acres of land in Richfield Township, for which he paid $5 per
acre; but few improvements were made at this time in the township.
Mr. Frost had taught school several years in New York, and
his services as teacher were brought into requisition in his newly
found home. But farming was his business, having at the time
of his death, which occurred in 1845, 150 acres of land.
Mr. Frost was for many years a member of the Christian Church,
commonly known as the Disciples, and was a man of integrity.
Mrs. Frost subsequently married Dougall McDougall, a
native of Canada, but came West many years ago and settled in
Hinckley Township; he died about 1871, being 87 years of age.
His widow still survives him and resides with Ansel.
She is also a member of the Christian Church. In 1865, our
subject located in this township, one mile and a half north of the
Center, where he has 240 acres of land. Dec. 30, 1858, he was
married to Sarah Kent, born Apr. 13, 1838, in Bath, Summit
Co., daughter of John and (Thankful) Sears, both natives of
New York and early settlers of Summit Co. They had six
children born to them, but three living - Mrs. Frost; Roxie,
who is the wife of William Frost, the brother of Ansel.
They reside in Brecksville, Cuyahoga Co., and have three children;
Jane is in Bath, Summit Co., the wife of Charles Webster,
and had three children. To Mr. Frost have been born the
following children: Mary Iona, Elva M. and Effie A.
living. Gracie died at the age of 8 years;
Elbert, at the age of 2 years; and Henry when a babe of 6
months. Mrs. Frost is a member of the Disciples
organization. Mr. Frost is a member of Harrisville
Lodge, No. 137, A., F. & A. M. Also of Empire Lodge, No. 346,
I. O. O. F., located in Royalton, Cuyahoga Co.
Source: History of Medina County, Ohio - Chicago: Baskin &
Battey, Historical Publishers - 1881 ~ Page 808 |
Sharon Twp. -
JACOB FULMER, farmer; P. O. Sharon Center; was
born in Northumberland Co., Penn., Dc. 6, 1814. He is a son of
Daniel and Catharine (Stiver) Fulmer, who were parents of
nine children - William John, Daniel, Catharine, Samuel, Jacob,
Jeremiah, George and Anna. Our subject passed his
early years on his father's farm, and at the age of 15, started in
the ashery business for himself. In 1838, he was united in
marriage with Mary, daughter of John Lamb, and by her
has had two children - Minerva, born May 23, 1839; and
William H., May 29, 1841, died Jan. 3, 1844. The mother
departed this life June 18, 1856. Mr. Fulmer's
second marriage was solemnized in October, 1856, the bride being
Matilda High, daughter of Abraham and
Hettie High, who was born Aug. 8, 1831. To Mr.
Fulmer's second marriage, there were born the following
family: Ida, born Oct. 8, 1857; Allen, July 2,
1859, and in infancy; Norman June 25, 1860; Kent, Feb.
27, 1863; Jennie, Sept. 22, 1865; and Abbey, Mar. 30,
1868. In 1865, Mr. Fulmer came to Sharon Township,
Medina Co., Ohio, and engaged in the ashery business at the Center.
He worked at that for some time, and then located on a farm east of
Sharon Center, where he has since resided. In politics, Mr.
Fulmer is a Republican, and he and wife are members of the
Methodist Episcopal Church.
Source: History of Medina County, Ohio - Chicago: Baskin &
Battey, Historical Publishers - 1881 ~ Page 793 |
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