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History of Medina County, Ohio
Chicago: Baskin & Battey, Historical
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Chatham Twp. -
EVELETH PACKARDSource: History of Medina County, Ohio -
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Chatham Twp. -
FRANCIS PACKARDSource: History of Medina County, Ohio -
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JONATHAN PACKARDSource: History of Medina County, Ohio -
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Spencer Twp. -
V. W. PARENT, farmer; P. O. Spencer; was born
in Ontario Co., N. Y., Jan. 9, 1819, and married, June 23, 1842,
Miss Lucy A. Baldwin, who was born Aug. 21, 1821; their children
were William, born July 18, 1843, died Dec. 29, 1844;
Paulina, now Mrs. H. J. Foster, born Sept. 18,
1844; Julia and Julius (twins), born Sept. 9, 1847;
Julius died Dec. 28, 1847; Edgar, born Sept. 18, 1849;
Isabel, now Mrs. J. W. Ross, born Nov. 11, 1851;
Alonzo, born Apr. 9, 1855, died Feb. 2, 1874; Cora, now
Mrs. Roswell G. Falconer, born Aug. 2, 1858.
Mrs. Lucy A. Parent died Nov. 28, 1862; Mr. Parent
married again, Feb. 9, 1863, Mrs. Julia A. Rounds, of Hampden
Co., Mass.; she was born Mar. 12, 1820. V. W. was the
fourth child of William and Lois (Robbins) Parent. His
father was born in New Jersey May 5, 1775, and died Jan. 21, 1873,
aged 98; his mother was born Nov. 28, 1790; she died Jan. 13, 1878,
aged 86 years. The names of his brothers and sisters, in order
of their birth, are as follows: Calista, born June 13,
1810; Roxana, born Aug. 27, 1811; Benjamin, born May
3, 1813; V. W., born Jan. 9, 1819; Lois, born Oct. 11,
1820; William W., born Jan. 19, 1822; Hezekiah, born
Apr. 29, 1823; Margaret, born Sept. 19, 1825; Abigail,
born Nov. 27, 1827; Elmina, born Aug. 12, 1829; Lucy,
born June 21, 1839. Mr. Parent came to this county in
1837, a boy of 18, and, in the past forty-three years, has seen many
and important children occur in Spencer Township. Fruitful
fields and happy homes have taken the place of the wild woods and
bark wigwams, the home of the savage. In place of the tortuous
trail, winding in and out among the trees and stumps, are
broad highways with good bridges over the streams they were wont to
ford. He is a well-to-do farmer; has over 200 acres of good
lands; keeps a large herd of stock, and is rugged and hearty for a
man of his age, but would now hardly enjoy the pioneer life of forty
years ago. He had two brothers who lost their lives in the
army during the great rebellion - William W. enlisted in the
67th O. V. I., Co. F, Capt. E. Woodford, and participated in
the battles of Winchester, Mt. Jackson, Edinburg, Harrison's
Landing, Va., and Morris Island, Ft. Wagner, and the siege of the
same, in South Carolina, Chester Station, Drury's Bluffs and the
Cross Roads, Va., also at Richmond and Petersburg.
Source: History of Medina County, Ohio - Chicago: Baskin & Battey,
Historical Publishers - 1881 ~ Page 762 |
Liverpool Twp. -
CHARLES H. PARKER; P. O. Liverpool; was born
in Liverpool in 1836, and spent his youth in working on the farm and
attending school. He was married in 1861 to Lucinda Lewis
a native of Lorain Co., Ohio. They have two children - Edna
and Arthur who are possessed of rare and wonderful
musical talent. Mr. Parker is selling sewing machines,
and is a leading business man of his community. He is a
Republican in politics.
Source: History of Medina County, Ohio - Chicago: Baskin & Battey,
Historical Publishers - 1881 ~ Page 751 |
Liverpool Twp. -
L. B. PARKER, M. D.; Liverpool. Of those
members of the medical profession of whose history dates back to
pioneer days, the name of Dr. L. B. Parker, whose portrait is
found in this work, stands among the most prominent. He is the
son of Elijah and Mehetabel (Barber) Parker, the former was a
descendant from one of three brothers who emigrated from England in
an early day and settled near Boston, Mass.; but little of the
surroundings of the early life of "Elijah Parker are known.
At the age of 16, however, we find him a soldier in the
Revolutionary army, where he remained six years, fighting for his
country's freedom. He subsequently moved to what is now
Naples, Ontario Co., N. Y., where he married Miss Mehetabel
Barber. He remained a resident of that place until his
death, which occurred in 1813. This sad event left Mrs.
Parker with a family of eight children, of whom the Doctor was
the seventh, and at that time only 3 years old. Mrs. Parker
was a lady of more than ordinary energy, and, through her tireless
exertions, the family was kept together and such advantages given
them as her limited means would allow, and, as the Doctor says,
"Thanks to her teaching, I cannot remember the time when I could not
read well." Books were scarce in those days, and, though the
Doctor was possessed of an ardent desire to attain an education, the
advantages for his doing so were very limited. He read all
books that he could procure, and among them the Bible, and the
latter so thoroughly as to ever after be thoroughly familiar with
Scripture. During his early life he was assisted greatly in
gaining an education by the kindness of a Presbyterian clergyman,
though whose assistance he gained quite a knowledge of mathematics,
the sciences and Latin. At the age of 16 years he practiced
surveying. Though the Doctor desired very much to take a
collegiate course, he had not the means to enable him to do so.
About this time the Presbyterian Church of Naples offered to send
him to college, with a view of preparing him for the ministry; an
ardent desire to attain an education added to this tempting offer;
but, feeling that he could not subscribe to their creed, he was not
so dishonorable as to accept their bounty and afterwards disappoint
them by selecting some other profession; he therefore, at 16 years
of age, began the study of medicine, under the direction of a
graduate of Yale College. After three years spent in study, he
attended lectures at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New
York. Soon after this, he attended another term of lectures at
the Geneva Medical College, where the degree of M. D. was conferred
upon him. In 1833, he came to Ohio, and, finding an opening at
Liverpool, Medina Co., he located there, and at once began the
practice of medicine. Since that time he has devoted his time
and attention almost wholly to his profession. The result of
his life labor is a competency, and now, in his old age, he is
reaping the reward of his early industry and economy. He has
been possessed of strong physical powers, and even now, at 71 years
of age, he is still engaged in the practice. Dr. Parker
was married, in 1834, to Miss Maria Hastings, of Pembroke,
Genesee Co., N. Y., who died in 1864. In 1867, he was married
to Mrs. Lavina Wait, with whom he now lives. Ten
children have been born to him, five only of whom are now living.
Source: History of Medina County, Ohio - Chicago: Baskin & Battey,
Historical Publishers - 1881 ~ Page 752 |
Medina Twp. -
P. C. PARKER, contractor and bridge-builder,
Medina. This gentleman was born in Hardin County, Ky., Sept.
6, 1821, and came to Ohio with his parents about 1827. They
stopped about four years in Licking Co., and then came to Bath
Township, now in Summit Co. In 1838 Mr. Parker went to
Canandaigua, N. Y., where he worked for Mr. JAmes Lyon, a
millwright, in which business our subject showed an aptness that in
three yeas made him foreman. In 1842, he returned to Ohio, and
followed his business in this vicinity. Sept. 23, 1847, he
married Miss Maria Bellus, a native of Vermont. She
came to Ohio with her parents who settled in Hinckley Township,
Medina Co., in 1833. In 1849, Mr. Parker went to
Kentucky, where he remained two years, during which time he built
the Spring Mills, later the location of a battle by that name, in
which the rebel Gen. Zollicoffer was killed. He also
built large mills at Harrodsburg. In 1851, he went to
Michigan, where he lived one year. He then returned to his
vicinity, and took charge of a mill he owned. In 1867, he went
to Marquette, Mich., where he spent one year as overseer on the
Government breakwater. In 1854 he built the covered bridge at
Liverpool, and from that date forward he began turning his attention
to that business, and has built many of the bridges of Medina,
Cuyahoga, Summit and Lorain Cos., he building in iron or wood, and
contracting for the complete job. In 1874, he moved to Medina
Village, where he has since lived. About the year 1853, Mr.
Parker was employed as an expert by mill-owners, fighting a
patent known as the Parker patent water-wheel. Mr.
Parker set forth that the patent was a detriment, and carried
his point by his excellent judgment of the principles governing the
mode of applying the power, and, by a skillfully constructed model,
and jury were made perfectly acquainted with those principles
governing the mode of applying the power, and, by a skillfully
constructed model, the jury were made perfectly acquainted with
those principles and the fallacy of the claims of the patent.
His parents, John and Olive (Foster) Parker, were natives of
New York. They had a family of seventeen children, nine of
whom are living.
Source: History of Medina County, Ohio - Chicago: Baskin & Battey,
Historical Publishers - 1881 ~ Page 697 |
Liverpool Twp. -
A. S. PARMELEE, miller, Liverpool; was born in
Madison Co., N. Y., in 1808; attended common school and learned the
trade of carpenter and joiner. He came to Medina Co. in 1834,
and built a saw and grist mill, and has been in the business ever
since. He was married, in 1840, to Clarinda Wilmot, a
native of Liverpool. This marriage brought forth two children
- Ashel D. and Charles E. His wife died in 1844;
he was remarried, in 1845, to Fannie W. Bates, a native of
Ashtabula Co., Ohio, and is the father of four children from this
marriage - Susan C., William E., James S. and Dwight A.
Mr. Parmelee's parents were of Massachusetts, and he may be
properly termed a "Yankee." He is, at present, running a
woolen-factory and grist mill, and is doing a flourishing business.
He is the pioneer miller of the township, and his acquaintance is
very extensive. He is a Republican in politics.
Source: History of Medina County, Ohio - Chicago: Baskin & Battey,
Historical Publishers - 1881 ~ Page 751 |
Medina Twp. -
C. E. PARMELEE, Sheriff, Medina; was born in Liverpool,
Medina Co., Ohio, Oct. 14, 1843. His father was engaged in the
manufacture of woolens, he conducting the woolen-mill in Liverpool,
also the flour and grist mill. Young Parmelee early
began to assist in his father's woolen-mill, working in the summers
and attending school during the winters until he became of age.
He then attended two terms at the Commercial College of Oberlin,
and, returning home, took charge of the carding and spinning room in
his father's mills. In 1874, he was elected Justice of the
Peace, and, in 1877, he resigned the office, taking his seat as
Sheriff, to which office he was elected in the fall of 1876, and was
re-elected in the fall of 1878. After his election in 1876, he
moved to Medina, where he has since lived. Feb. 19, 1868, he
married Miss Nellie A. Adams; she was born in Columbia,
Lorain Co., Ohio. They have two children, viz., Edith F.
and Albertine A.
Source: History of Medina County, Ohio - Chicago: Baskin & Battey,
Historical Publishers - 1881 ~ Page 699 |
Liverpool Twp. -
DWIGHT A. PARMELEE, Liverpool; was born in
Liverpool in 1852. He attended the common school of his native
village, and, after going through the regular course there, attended
Oberlin College. He was married in 1876, to Ella M. Jordan,
and has one daughter, Pearl. He is one of the prominent
young men of Liverpool.
Source: History of Medina County, Ohio - Chicago: Baskin & Battey,
Historical Publishers - 1881 ~ Page 751 |
Liverpool Twp. -
WILLIAM E. PARMELEE, Justice of the Peace,
Liverpool; was born in Liverpool in 1848, and attended the common
school of that village. He was married in 1871, to Melissa
E. Noble, a native of La Grange, Lorain Co., Ohio; they have two
children, a daughter named Ella, and an infant.
Mr. Parmelee was Postmaster of his village for five years,
and, though he is a Republican in politics, was elected Justice of
the Peace, which is all the more an honor, inasmuch as Liverpool is
a strongly Democratic township; he is a young man and bears a good
name and reputation wherever he is known; he is an energetic,
industrious citizen, and has a large circle of friends and
acquaintances, by whom he is highly esteemed; his wife is a member
of the Methodist church.
Source: History of Medina County, Ohio - Chicago: Baskin & Battey,
Historical Publishers - 1881 ~ Page 751 |
Chatham Twp. -
MRS. ERASMUS D. PARSONS, farming; P. O.
Chatham Center; was born Nov. 23, 1808, in Otsego Co., N. Y.; eldest
daughter of Peter and Celinda (Ross) Crush. Her maiden
name was Hope Crush, and came West with her parents in 1822.
Dec. 25, 1831, she was married to Erasmus D. Parsons, who was
born Aug. 2, 1813, in Ontario Co., N. Y. His parents were
Moses and Elizabeth (Crafts) Parsons. He was born in
Parma, N. Y., in 1769; she in Wooster, Mass., in 1776.
Elizabeth Crafts was a near relative of Maj.
Benjamin Crafts, who was a Mason of high rank, and was a
man of scholarly attainments as well as an efficient executive
officer. To him is ascribed the honor of reading the
Declaration of Independence in Fanenil Hall, for the first time it
was read before an audience. The Parsons are the real
pioneers of Chatham Township, arriving in this township in 1818, May
10, Moses Parsons locating on the farm where Mr. R. Shaw
now lives. To him were born three children, but one of them
now living - Elizabeth C., who was born Mar. 26, 1834.
Mr. Parsons died in 1876. He had been a Democrat, and,
though not a member of any church, yet was an ardent and
enthusiastic admirer of the principles taught in ancient
Freemasonry, and endeavored to conform his life to its teaching.
Elizabeth was married, Mar. 30, 1854, to William Packard
who was born Sept. 18, 1826. He was a son of Caleb and
Sallie (Stowell) Packard. She was a daughter of David
Stowell. Mr. Packard came West in 1852, and
for several years has been residing on the Parsons farm.
Has one child. Mr. Packard is a member of the Masonic
Fraternity. They have 125 acres of land. Mrs.
Parsons is residing with them.
Source: History of Medina County, Ohio
- Chicago: Baskin & Battey, Historical Publishers - 1881 ~ Page 816 |
York Twp. -
ARZA PEARSON, retired; P. O. Mallet Creek;
whose name stands prominent among the few living pioneers of Medina
Co., and whose portrait appears in this work, was born in
Chittenden, Rutland Co., Vt., Dec. 7, 1797. His father,
Josiah Pearson, was born in Sterling, Worcester Co., Mass., June
24, 1755, and, at the breaking out of the war of the Revolution, he
entered the service of his country as a soldier. He
participated in the memorable battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill,
in the latter of which he received a flesh wound in one of his
thighs; this, however, did not disable him for service, as he was
afterward in all the battles under Gen. Gates which
resulted in the capture of Burgoyne's army. In 1812,
when the country was once more in danger of invasion by a foreign
foe, and when the cry of "Free trade and sailors' rights" was
familiar to all loyal citizens, the old veteran again shouldered his
musket in the cause of liberty and the rights of every American
citizen, and helped to beat back Provost and drive the whole British
army back into Canada. He became a pensioner of the
Government, and died at the ripe old age of 81, in Chittenden, Vt.
The boyhood of Arza was spent on a farm; his advantages for
attaining an education were very meager, consisting of the imperfect
schools in the country of that period. On the 18th of
December, 1822, he was married to Miss Achsah Lampson who was
born Oct. 17, 1799 in Pittsford, Rutland Co., Vt. Shortly
after their marriage, they began keeping house on a farm that Mr.
Pearson rented and cultivated; they continued to reside there
until 1835, and, during that time, there were born to them four
children, viz.: Amelia L., born Dec. 15, 1823; John,
born June 6 1825; Elizabeth, born May 6, 1827; an Mary A.,
born Apr. 18, 1831. Not liking the cold winters of New
England, Mr. Pearson, in the fall of 1833, came to Ohio, and
spent some time looking over parts of Medina Co., in quest of a
desirable locality for a future home. He found it and returned
to Vermont, determined to sell out and remove to Ohio. With
this object in view, he, in the spring of 1835, sold his farm in
Vermont, fitted out a strong two-horse wagon, and, with his family
and household goods, started on a journey across the country to
their new home. After a tedious ride of twenty-two days, they
arrived on May 31, 1835, at the Center of York Township, where, for
a time, they stopped with Mr. R. M. Lampson, who was a
brother of Mrs. Pearson, and who at that time kept a
"tavern." Leaving his family at York, Mr. Pearson
started on horseback through Huron, Erie, Seneca and Lorain Cos.
Being as well satisfied with the country about York as any he found
on his prospecting tour, he purchased of one Philo Fenn a
farm of 100 acres, lying one mile west of York Center, and to it
removed his family on the last of June. Mr. Pearson has
since retained the ownership of that property, and, at the present
date, is living with his wife upon it, with their son-in-law, Mr.
O. Dickerman He has taken an active interest in building
up and establishing churches and schools in York Township, and, to
the former, he has contributed liberally toward the erection of four
substantial buildings. He helped to "chop out" the wagon road,
both north and south, through the center of York Township and he ahs
lived to see the day that beautiful homes now dot the lands then
covered by heavy timber. At the election held in the township
in April of 1837, Mr. Pearson was elected Justice of the
Peace, in which office he was subsequently continued for twenty-four
years. In the year 1847, he was appointed Real Estate Assessor
for the townships of Brunswick, Medina, Montville, La Fayette,
Westfield and York. In 1850, he was appointed Assistant
Marshal, under Gen. Jones of Mt. Vernon and took the census
of the townships of Sharon, Granger, Hinckley, Brunswick, Medina,
Liverpool, Spencer and York. In the summer of 1858, at the
county convention, he was nominated, and, at the ensuing election in
October, he was elected one of the Commissioners of Medina Co.,
which office he filled for three years to the entire satisfaction of
all interested. He has always been a strong partisan, acting
with the Whig party until the organization of the Republican party,
of which he has since been an active member. Even now, though
he is past 83 years of age, he takes an active interest in the
political issues of the day, and in the prosperity of his country.
Since their becoming residents of Medina Co., Co., there have been
born to Mr. and Mrs. Pearson three children - George C.,
the first of their Buckeye children, was born on Aug. 26, 1836; on
Apr. 29, 1838. Arza C. was born; he lived to manhood,
and, on July l17, 1861, his death occurred, caused by consumption,
this being the only death that has ever occurred in their family:
Aug. 21, 1840, Lydia A., their youngest child, was born.
A happy event in their history was the celebration of their golden
wedding, which occurred on Dec. 18, 1872, they having, at that date,
lived together as man and wife for just fifty years. On this
occasion, they were congratulated by their children, grandchildren
and great-grandchildren, all of whom then living were present.
Another nine years have been added to each of their lives since that
event, and still they retain, to a remarkable degree, the possession
of both their mental and physical powers. They are now the
oldest living married couple in York Township, and, possibly, the
oldest in Medina Co. They have passed the limit allotted to
man, and are now fast passing down the western slope of life.
They have lived an eventful, useful and busy life, and are loved by
their children, and held in high esteem by the people among whom
they have lived so long.
Source: History of Medina County, Ohio - Chicago: Baskin &
Battey, Historical Publishers - 1881 ~ Page 739 |
York Twp. -
GEORGE C. PEARSON, farmer; P. O. Mallet Creek; is a native of
the township in which he lives, and was born Aug. 26, 1833.
Arza and Achsah (Lampson) Pearson, his parents, are among the
old and time-honored residents of York Township, and much of them
and the Pearson family will be found in another part of this
work. The subject of this biography passed his youth and early
manhood with his parents, and, when his majority was reached, he
embarked on his own responsibility, by working his father's farm
until he was married. Oct. 15, 1862, he was united in marriage
with Miss Lydia L. Drake, daughter of Daniel and Almira
Drake, and by her had two children - Frank Leland, born
in York Sept. 15, 1863, and Lulu May, born in York Apr. 30,
1865. Mrs. Pearson was born in Dickinson, N. Y., Aug.
2, 1811, and was one of a family of four children. Seymour,
Sumner and Lyman being the three besides herself.
The two former served in the late war, Seymour as
Sergeant. Seymour died at Ft. Scott, from disease
contracted in the army, while Sumner was killed by a ball
from the enemy, at the battle of Winchester. Lyman is a
teacher in the Reform School, at Plainfield, Ind. Mr.
Pearson's wife died from consumption, in July, 1868.
Mr. Pearson is the owner of 60 acres of good land. He is a
Republican in politics, and an intelligent and enterprising citizen.
Source: History of Medina County, Ohio - Chicago: Baskin &
Battey, Historical Publishers - 1881 ~ Page 740 |
York Twp. -
JOHN PEARSON, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O.
Mallet Creek. The deeds of lineal antecedents are always of
great interest to members of a family who love to review the motive
of their ancestors, and boast, in a quiet way, of having descended
fro a wise, a hardy or a noble stock. The details of family
life are always interesting to its members, some taking a greater
and some a lesser interest. No family in Medina Co. takes
greater pains or more pride in their family record than does the
family of John Pearson. Mr. Pearson was born in
Rutland Co., Vt., June 6, 1825. He is a son of Arza an
Achsah (Lampson) Pearson, and grandson of Josiah and Sarah
(Howe) Pearson, and great-grandson of John Pearson, for
whom he was named. The Pearsons are of Scotch descent,
the great-grandfather of our subject having come to the United
States from Scotland early in 1700, and who, after living a long and
eventful life, died peacefully at his home. Joshua his
son, was but a youth when the Revolutionary war between the Colonies
and Great Britain broke out, and, his youthful blood being fired for
the cause of liberty and justice, he immediately joined the command
of Gen. Gates. He bravely participated in the
battles of Bunker Hill, Beemis Heights, Stillwater, and many other
noted engagements, serving through them all without being wounded.
He finally died, after the close of the war, of a cancer.
Arza Pearson, the father of the subject of this sketch,
was born Dec. 7, 1790. He spent much of his youth in the
backwoods, receiving but a moderate education. In 1822, he
married, and this union was blessed with a family of seven children—Amelia
L., John, Elizabeth, Mary A., G. C.
and Lydia, living; the one dead is Arza C. Elizabeth
married Orlando Dickerman, a short sketch of whom
appears in this work. The mother of these children was born in
Massachusetts Oct. 17, 1799. In 1835, Arza Pearson
and family moved into York Township, Medina Co., Ohio, it being then
but a wilderness. He and wife are yet living, hale and hearty,
and it is hoped that they may live many years to come, Mr.
Pearson was quite an active politician and prominent man in his
earlier years, serving at one time as County Commissioner. His
son John, like himself, has always been a farmer. He
was married to Miss Sarah Rowley in 1846, and
by her had seven children—J. E., Eugene, Arza C. and Mary
E., living, and James E., Olive E. and
Charles F., dead. Mr. Pearson owns 160 acres of
good land, and is a Republican in politics. He and wife are
members of the Congregational Church, and are prominent and
influential citizens in the township.
Source: History of Medina County, Ohio - Chicago: Baskin &
Battey, Historical Publishers - 1881 ~ Page 738 |
Medina Twp. -
HON. E. S. PERKINS, farmer, P. O. Weymouth;
was born in Tallmadge, Summit Co., Ohio, July 7, 1833. The
following year his parents settled near Weymouth, in Medina Co.
E. S. was raised on the farm and lived with his parents until
Aug. 3, 1856, when he married Miss Clara A. Stoaks, a native
of Steuben Co., N. Y., and came to Medina Co. with her parents in
1844. Shortly after his marriage, he moved on the old
homestead, and has managed the place since. He has been a
member of the Board of Education of his district for the past
fifteen years; he has also served as Township Trustee and Justice of
the Peace. In 1875, he was elected a Representative, on the
Republican ticket, of Medina Co., to the State Legislature, and was
re-elected in 1877. During his first term he served as a
member of the Committees on Public Works and Library; also appointed
to fill vacancy on that of Finance; and during his second term
served on the committees of Schools and School Lands, Insurance, the
Joint Committee on Enrollment, of which he was Secretary, and the
Select Committee of five to codify the school laws. He
prepared and earnestly supported the bill aiming to reduce the price
of school-books. In the spring of 1880, he was a candidate for
nomination for State School Commissioner, but was defeated by D.
B. DeWolf, the present incumbent, the vote standing 203˝
to 209˝. By his marriage, there have been nine children, of
whom eight are living - E. A. , foreman for King Iron Bridge
Company, of Cleveland, Ohio; Mary D., Adaline H., James S.,
Bessie L., Willie L., Rubie E. and Morton O. All
except E. A. live at home.
Source: History of Medina County, Ohio - Chicago: Baskin & Battey,
Historical Publishers - 1881 ~ Page 698 |
Medina Twp. -
EDWARD PERKINS, farmer; P. O. Weymouth; was
born in New Haven Co., Conn., July 21, 1804. He was brought up
on the farm. May 11, 1828, he married Miss Delight Smith,
a native of the same county. Shortly after his marriage, he
began working at carpentering, which he followed until 1833, when he
moved West to Ohio, stopping one year in Portage Co., after which he
came to Medina Co., and settled in the neighborhood of Weymouth, and
has lived in that vicinity since, working at carpentering some
fifteen years, after which he followed farming. June 11, 1876,
he was called to mourn the death of his wife. Of their five
children, but two are living. viz.: Edward S. and
Sarah O. Mr. Perkins has served as Township trustee and
Justice of the Peace. He has taken an active interest in
religious matters, and has been a consistent member of the Methodist
Episcopal Church for the past fifty years. His parents,
Edward and Betsey (Peck) Perkins, were natives of the New Haven
Co., Conn. The business of their life was farming. They
came west to Ohio with their son Edward. They died in
Medina County, Feb. 11, 1854, and Dec. 10, 1845, respectively.
Of their two children but one is living, viz.: Edward.
Source: History of Medina County, Ohio - Chicago: Baskin & Battey,
Historical Publishers - 1881 ~ Page 698 |
Brunswick Twp. -
THEODORE
PERKINS, farmer; P. O. Brunswick. The grandfather of
the subject of this sketch was born in Enfield, Conn., June 7, 1797.
His grandfather, Daniel Perkins, was a Representative in the
Legislature. He married Rebecca Wadsworth, a sister of
Gen. Wadsworth, a Revolutionary officer. They had two
children - George and Daniel. The latter married
Persus Billings; her father was a participant in the French
and Revolutionary wars, and witnessed the death of Gen. Wolfe.
They had five children - Norman, Theodore, Henry, Horace and
Samuel. He worked at the coloring business, when young,
and farmed some. He accumulated some wealth and went into the
peddling business with Maurice Matthews, as Englishman of
wealth. This they carried on very successfully, and erected a
business house near Rochester, N. Y., which was destroyed by fire.
He took the means he had left and purchased land in Medina Co., and
has resided here since 1832. He was married to Polly M.
Johnson, a native of Fairfield, Vt. They have four
children. Maurice M., who married Rachel Davis;
six children - Myrtia E., William T., Thomas J., Mary A., Stella
M., Maurice M. Peter married to Mary Bryan, four
children - Josephine, Frederick, Theodore, George. William
married to Mary Stone, two children - Emma, Bessie.
Charlotte married to Linus Thayer, three children -
Cora, Frank to Linus Thayer, three children - Cora,
Frank, Eva. He has suffered loss several times by fire,
and his house, with all its contents, burned to the ground recently.
He is a member of the honorable fraternity of Ancient, Free and
Accepted Masons, and "governs himself accordingly."
Source: History of Medina County, Ohio - Chicago: Baskin & Battey,
Historical Publishers - 1881 ~ Page 768 |
York Twp. -
EMORY PIERCE, farmer; P. O. Mallet Creek; is one of a family
of eight children, and was born in Berkshire Co., Mass., Jan. 5,
1808. He is a son of Levi and Dolly (Thompson) Pierce,
who came to York Township, Medina Co., Ohio, in 1840. Nine
years after their arrival, small-pox commenced a work of
destruction, and Mr. and Mrs. Pierce were among its victims.
Emory Pierce were among its victims. Emory Pierce
passed his youth and early manhood on a farm, receiving a good
common-school education. He was married, Mar. 17, 1831, to
Lydia M. Watkins who died Mar. 22, 1832. Aug. 2, 1832, he
married his deceased wife's sister. Miss Rosilla Watkins,
and by her had six children - Lydia M., wife of Martin
Bowen; Wilbur F., married to Martha Branch; Ward N.,
married to Mary Judson; Martin T. who died in the
army, and Mary Judson Martin T., who died in the army,
and Martha, deceased. Wilbur, Ward and Martin
were in the late war, Wilbur as Captain, and Ward as
Commissary of Co. K, 8th O. V. I. Martin L. served in
Co. E, 10th O. V. C., as Corporal, and died at Murfreesboro, Tenn.,
from disease contracted in the service. These three boys
enlisted at an early period of the struggle, and no braver soldiers
were there than these. Mr. Pierce's father, Levi
Pierce, was a military man, and served with distinction as
Captain in the war of 1812, and afterward in the State militia as
Colonel. Mr. Pierce is a Republican in politics, and
owns 170 acres of fine farming and grazing land. He and wife
are members of the Congregational Church at York Center, and they
are well-informed and highly respected citizens of York Township.
Source: History of Medina County, Ohio - Chicago: Baskin &
Battey, Historical Publishers - 1881 ~ Page 739 |
Liverpool Twp. -
WILLIAM W. PURDY, farmer, Liverpool; was born
in Westchester Co., N. Y., in 1813; he attended the common school
and learned the trade of shoemaker, and came to Medina Co. in 1846,
and has lived here ever since. He was married, in 1833, to
Olivia Dean, a native of Westchester Co., N.Y., her ancestors
being the Deans who took such a prominent part in the
Revolutionary war. They have seven children - Louise M.,
Hannah L., Thomas D., Zachary T., Sarah O., Joseph V. R. and
William W. Mr. Purdy has been Supervisor and Trustee for a
number of terms; he is at present living on the farm he cleared, on
which are white sulphur springs, his home occupies one of the finest
sites in the county, which he has made pleasant and comfortable by
hard labor and industry. He boasts of being an old time
Democrat, and remains one to this day.
Source: History of Medina County, Ohio - Chicago: Baskin & Battey,
Historical Publishers - 1881 ~ Page 751 |
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