BIOGRAPHIES
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1885
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Rootstown Twp. -
ALBERT BABCOCK, farmer, P. O. Ravenna, was born in Ravenna Township, this
county, Sept. 12, 1824; son of Almon and Mary Babcock. The former,
born in Granville, Mass., Nov. 9, 1788, came to this county in 1810; the latter,
born in Hartford, Conn., Aug. 15, 1789, came to this county in 1812. They
were married Dec. 25, 1814, and remained here until their death, May 4, 1850,
and May 28, 1859, respectively. Our subject was married, Apr. 26, 1854, to
Betsey E. Avery, born in Portage County, Ohio, May 30, 1831, daughter of
Reuben and Corinne Avery, the former born in Hoosenick
Colony of Connecticut, Mar. 2, 1772; the latter in Farmington, Hartford Co.,
Conn., Dec. 23, 1789. Mr. Avery was married the first time in 1804,
to Rachel Baldwin, of his native State, and they resided in New
York until 1816, when they moved to Aurora, this county, where she died in 1822,
and he then married Corrinne Faxon Feb. 9, 1823, the widow of Isaac
Faxon. Mr. Avery died May 25, 1873, his widow June 9,
1878. Mr. and Mrs. Babcock have had six children: John F.,
Adalaide A. (wife of Kelsey S. Wing), Mary C. (wife of
Charles D. Hughs), Martha M., Nettie M. and Josephine B.
Mr. Babcock has been engaged in farming through life, and owns 190 acres
where he has resided since 1840. He is a member of the I. O. O. F.
Source:
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Shalersville Twp. -
EDWIN B. BABCOCK, farmer, P. O. Ravenna, was Mar. 2, 1811, the first
white child born in Hiram Township, this county, son of Simon and Sabina
(Tilden) Babcock, and grandson of Simon Babcock, Sr., and Col.
Daniel Tilden of the Revolutionary war, who died at teh age of eighty-nine,
the latter of whom named the township of Hiram, giving a gallon of whisky for
the privilege, and being a Freemason he named it after Hiram Abift, the
founder of Masonry. He was one of the proprietors of the same. He
also christened the stream, Silver Creek, after quenching his thirst and that of
his horse in its clear waters. Col. Daniel Tilden was an uncle of Samuel J.
Tilden, of New York, and Hon. Daniel R. Tilden, of Cleveland, Ohio,
is his grandson. Mr. and Mrs. Simon Babcock, Jr., came to this
county in 1809 to occupy lands owned by the latter's father, Col. Tilden,
who did not settle here till several years later, though he owned several
hundred acres of land here. Simon Babcock, Jr., subsequently went
South and was never more heard from. His son, Edwin B., resided
with his grandfather, Col. Tilden, in New York for four years, then
returned to this county in the fall of 1820 and, purchasing fifty acres of land,
began its cultivation. In 1821 he went to live in Shalersville with his
mother, remaining with her till her death. She married Elijah Burroughs,
and died at Garrettsville Feb. 23, 1836, aged fifty-two years. Mar. 26,
1835, he married Alma, daughter of John Hoskins, one of the early
settlers of Shalersville. She was the youngest in a family of twelve
children. To our subject and wife were born Helen, wife of
William Walker, of Michigan; Christopher G., a prominent
resident of Branch County, Mich, (he was twelve successive years a Supervisor in
his county); George W., a bridge builder, who was killed by falling from
a bridge he was constructing in Shelby County, Mo., Dec. 18,1882, aged forty
three (left a widow and four children); Horace C., of Shalersville
Township, this county; Amelia S. was married to J. W. Gray, died
Oct. 11, 1879, aged thirty-six, leaving four children, and Jaynes N., a
model farmer of La Grange County, Ind., holds a prominent position in literary
circles, serves his township in an official capacity. Mrs. Alma Babcock
died Feb. 11, 1846, aged thirty two years, and Oct. 22, 1846, our subject
married Amelia B., youngest of the nine children of Asa Crane, and
by her he has two children: Sarah, wife of G. L. Horr, and
William A., a lawyer of much promise in Cleveland. Mr.
Babcock has a fine, well regulated farm of 500 acres, and also a cultivated
farm of over 500 acres in Branch County, Mich. He has conducted a dairy for
fifty years. He has served this county several years in the capacity of Coroner,
Trustee and Infirmary Director, and was one of the Directors and President of
the Ravenna Savings Bank for several years. At the breaking out of the
Rebellion he was appointed by the Government to enroll the township, and was
afterward chosen by the citizens to fill the quota called for to relieve the
township from draft, paid out about $17,000 for substitutes in Cincinnati and
Cleveland, and not a man went into the service by draft. Our subject has
been a resident of Shalersville Township nearly sixty-three years, and at this
date (1885) there is but one person alive who was married when Mr. Babcock
arrived in Shalersville, and that person is Alanson Lord, now in his
ninety-first year.
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Edenburg Twp. -
A. T. BACON, farmer, P. O.
Edinburgh, was born in this county January 28, 1816, son of William and Polly
Bacon, natives of Connecticut and Vermont respectively, and who came to this
county about 1800, where they lived and died, the father in 1850, the mother in
1864. Our subject was married August 31, 1843, to Cordelia C. Darling,
born in New York in 1826, daughter of Thomas and Margaret Darling (both
deceased). Mr. and Mrs. Bacon have had three children:
William T., Wyllys D., and Mary V., wife of D. P. Shillady.
Mr. Bacon, who was reared on a farm and has followed agricultural
pursuits all his life, owns 195 acres of improved land in this county. He
has filled the office of Township Trustee with credit to himself and to the
satisfaction of his constituents. The Bacon family is an old
and well respected one in this county, where the members have passed many years.
Source:
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Palmyra Twp. -
GUSTAVUS P. BACON, farmer, P.
O. Palmyra, was born May 29, 1813, in Palmyra Township, this county, on the
homestead farm where he now resides, son of William and Polly (Thurber) Bacon,
natives of Vermont. William Bacon visited this county in 1800, and
after securing his land, returned, as he had come, on foot. In 1802 he
came back to Palmyra Township with his family, and was assisted by the Indians
in raising a cabin, and here he passed the remainder of his life. Of the
ten children born to this pioneer couple but four survive: William R.,
Gustavus P., Almon T. and Chauncy C. The subject of this sketch
was married in Deerfield, Oct. 9, 1836, to Christena Woodward, a native
of Pennsylvania. To this union have been born ten children, seven of whom
are living: John W., married to Lizzie Burnett, who
died leaving four children: John, Charles, Della, and Mary (his
second marriage was with Mrs. Mary Hornesby); Emeline L.,
wife of William G. Byers; Hiram G., married to Lizzie Craig
(their children are Frank and Nellie); Cozzens, married to
Joseph Edsall (they reside in Throckmorton County, Tex., have two children:
Blanche and Warren); Mary C.; Martha; and Lodica
residing on the homestead. Mr. Bacon is the oldest native-born
resident of Palmyra Township, this county.
Source:
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Franklin Twp. -
ADAM BAES, retail liquor dealer, Kent,
was born in Port Washington, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, June 8, 1857. He was
reared and educated in his native town, and worked at the baker's trade from
fourteen to sixteen years of age in New Philadelphia. Her served in liquor
stores of that place and Kent (where he came in 1873) up to 1882, in which year
he embarked in the liquor business on his own account and had a successful
trade. He was married, August 17, 1879, to Catherine, daughter of
George and Catherine Ginther, of Stow, Summit Co., Ohio, by whom he had
one child - Minnie. Mr. Baes is a thorough business man.
In politics he is a Democrat.
Source:
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E. D. BAITH, member of the firm of
Baith & Jackson, merchants, Atwater, is a native of Atwater
Township, this county, born in 1854, son of Amos and Mary A. (Kump) Baith,
natives of Mahoning County, Ohio, who settled in Atwater Township, this county,
in 1850. They reared a family of five children, all of whom are now
living. E. D., Hattie (wife of L. C. Porter), Ella
(wife of E. R. Spires), Albert and Anna. Our subject was
brought up on a farm and followed agricultural pursuits until 1883, when he
purchased the interest of Brush and Alden, of the firm of
Brush, Alden & Butler. In 1884, Mr. Jackson succeeded Mr.
Butler, and the firm became Baith & Jackson. They carry a
general stock of merchandise worth about $10,000, and do an extensive business.
Mr. Baith is a member of the Congregational Church.
Source:
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Palmyra Twp. -
ALVA BALDWIN, farmer, P. O. Palmyra, Portage Co., Ohio,
was born in Warren, Litchfield, Co., Conn., July 4, 1795, son of John T. and
Catherine (McArthur) Baldwin, natives of Milford, Conn., who came to this
county by wagon in 1805, arriving at the farm on July 7. Theirs was the
first wagon that crossed the county, there being but two or three families in
the southern part of the township. John T. Baldwin took up eighty
acres of land, and after paying for his land had $7 left. He and our
subject participated in the war of 1812. They went out at Hull's
surrender, with the Fourth Division of Ohio Militia under Gen. Wadsworth.
Our subject had his father's team, and while at Cleveland they met Gen.
Harrison, who employed John T. Baldwin to pick up all the provisions
for the army he could find. They were out all winter. Soon after the
close of that struggle they went to Detroit, and from thence, in 1815, to Toledo
with a party of twelve men. The party consisted of Col.. McArthur; Maj.
Mansfield, of Atwater; Horatio Day; Lewis Ely and Merrick Ely,
of Deerfield; Capt. John T. Baldwin and Alva Baldwin, of Palmyra;
Judge King, of Stowe, with some discharged soldiers from Detroit, all on
foot, with each a United States knapsack on his back, well stored with
provisions and blankets. There was no settlement at Toledo at that time.
John T. Baldwin took up land on Bean Creek, and through his landed
possessions became wealthy. Three sons accompanied him from Palmyra to
Toledo. He subsequently built a vessel on the Cuyahoga. He died at
the age of sixty-three years at Toledo, Ohio, where his estimable wife had also
departed this life. The youngest son, Marcus, who is a resident of
Toledo, and Alva, our subject are the only survivors of their children.
The where he remained, and is now passing the declining years of his life
surrounded by his children and grandchildren. Mr. Baldwin was
married in Ravenna, in 1818, to Sally Andrus, daughter of Benjamin
Andrus. To this union two children were born; Andrus T. and
Lucinda, who died Oct. 4, 1838, at the age of twelve years. Andrus
T. was born on the homestead farm in 1820. He has been engaged
in various pursuits, and for twelve years was in the hardware trade at Medina
and Ravenna. In 1884 he disposed of his business and removed to the
homestead to care for and live with his respected parent through the latter part
of his existence. He was married Nov. 5, 1839, in Palmyra, to Samantha
Daniels, a native of Medway, Mass., born Aug. 29, 1821. She died Feb.
23, 1861, leaving one son - Alvah V., who was born July 2, 1840, was
thoroughly educated for a physician and surgeon, and was a graduate of the old
and new schools of Cleveland. He was a student of the lamented
President Garfield, and was a young man of pronounced ability, and gained a
strong hold on the hearts of all whom knew him. He was married Eliza
Merwin, who bore him three children, all now living: Ida S., Gustave W.
and Clayton R. His widow resides in Palmyra. Andrus T.
was married the second time in 1873, the lady being Ella Olmstead, a
native of Palmyra. By this union are two children, both now living:
John B. and Minnie S.
Source:
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Ravenna Twp. -
ANDRUS T. BALDWIN, hardware merchant, Ravenna, was born
Sept. 10, 1820, in Palmyra, this county, where his father, Alva Baldwin,
now resides. He commenced traveling at eleven years of age, and spent
about thirty-five years visiting nearly all the Southern and Western States.
Nov. 5, 1839, he married Miss Samantha Daniels, a native of
Massachusetts. She died Feb. 2, 1861. Their son, Alva V., was
a graduate of the Medical College at Cleveland, Ohio, and practiced his chosen
profession, medicine, in that city six years, after which he returned to
Palmyra, where he died Feb. 17, 1881. He married Miss Eliza Merwin,
and left three children: Ida S., Gustave W. and Clayton R.
Our subject, June 17,1873, next married Mrs. Ella Baldwin, widow of
Marquis Baldwin and daughter of Bazaleel Olmstead, of Palmyra, this
county, and to this union were born two children: John D. and Minnie
S. Mr. Baldwin was engaged in the hardware business in Medina, Ohio,
in 1873-74, and then established in Ravenna. In addition to his business
he owns a finely improved farm of 138 acres in Palmyra Township, this county.
Source:
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Ravenna Twp. -
DARIUS L. BALDWIN, manufacturer, Ravenna, was born Feb. 6,
1828, in Atwater Township, this county, where his parents, Ransom and Worthy
Baldwin, now reside. Our subject was brought up on his father's farm
and began working at the carpenter's trade while a young man, and this he
followed continuously until 1878. He was married, Oct. 26, 1853, to
Miss Letitia Ferrell, a native of Monongahela County, Va., born Oct. 14,
1829, and who came to this county in 1850. Our subject and wife settled in
Ravenna, Ohio, immediately after their marriage. Their children are
Charles R., Aurelia O., wife of H. Eatinger; Hattie W.; and Minnie
T. In March, 1879, Mr. Baldwin and his son purchased the
planing-mill which they now operate under the firm name of D. L. Baldwin &
Son. They do a large business as a custom mill, supplying the home
market for planing and general ornamental work. They also do an extensive
business in contracting and building houses and public structures. Mr.
and Mrs. Baldwin are adherents of the Disciples Church. He cast his
first Presidential vote for Gen. Winfield Scott,as a Whig, and has ever
since been a stanch Republican.
Source:
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HARVEY BALDWIN, farmer, P. O.
Aurora, was born in Geauga County, Ohio, April 14, 1823; son of Harvey and Laura
(Kent) Baldwin, who were the parents of four children: Laura Ann (deceased),
Harvey, Philander (deceased; and Oscar O., rising in Minnesota.
Harvey Baldwin, Sr., was born in Danbury, Conn., in 1796, and came to
Cleveland, Ohio, with his father and family in 1806, and the following year to
Aurora Township, this county. At eighteen years of age he left his home
and embarked upon his career in life, first taking a trip South, thence to New
York. In 1819 he purchased a quantity of cheese and cranberries, which he
conveyed overland to the Ohio River, thence by skiffboat to Louisville, where he
disposed of them. The following year he shipped a cargo to New Orleans,
and continued in the cheese business for a period of twenty-five years, making
frequent trips down the Ohio River, and as often as once a year to New Orleans.
In 1830 he purchased land in Streetsboro, this county, and in connection with
farming, engaged extensively in the manufacture and sale of cheese. He
died in February, 1882. His wife, the mother of the subject of this
sketch, was born in Suffield, Conn., March 177, came to Aurora Township, this
county, in 1897, and is now residing with our subject. Mr.
Baldwin, the subject of this sketch, was reared on the farm, and he engaged
as a farm hand for Charles Harmon, and in 1847 commenced farming
for himself in connection with dairying, which he has since continued, excepting
three years spent in California. In December, 1847, he married Emily
Carver, who has borne him the following children: Ella F.,
wife of E. R. Merrill; Alice W., wife of F. A. Gould; Carrie E.,
deceased; Hattie E.; Anna Laura and Minnie C.
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Windham Twp. -
HEZEKIAH D. BALDWIN, farmer, P. O. Windham, was born in
Wayne County, N. Y., July 2, 1829, son of Daniel and Nancy (Allen) Baldwin,
former a native of New York, latter born in Massachusetts in 1805. They
were parents of six children: Hezekiah, Mary A., Henry R., Edwin D., Laura C.
and Cordelia S. Daniel Baldwin was a farmer and a local preacher.
He went to Cuyahoga County, Ohio, in 1833, and became a very influential man,
highly esteemed by the community in which he lived. He died in 1847, his
widow in 1881. Our subject was married, Sept. 27, 1854, to Miss Sarah
J. Bradford, a resident of Ravenna, this county, born in Cuyahoga County,
Ohio, in 1833, and became a very influential man, highly esteemed by the
community in which he lived. He died in 1847, his widow in 1881. Our
subject was married, Sept. 27,1 854, to Miss Sarah J. Bradford, a
resident of Ravenna, this county, born there are four children: Linton D.;
Eva L., wife of R. D. Loomis; Addie H. and Willie G. Mr.
Baldwin early in life entered upon his career as a farmer, and has always
followed agricultural pursuits. He came to this county in 1856, locating
in Charlestown Township, but in a few years moved to Ravenna, where he remained
till 1869, when his came to his present farm, the appearance of which does not
belie his reputation for being one of the practical and substantial farmers of
Windham Township. Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin have for many years been
identified with the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Source:
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Nelson Twp. -
ZINA R. BANCROFT, farmer, P. O. Garrettsville, was born in
Nelson Township, this county, Mar. 11, 1838, son of Thompson Bancroft,
a native of Connecticut, who was brought to this county in infancy, and here he
attained his maturity, helping to cut down the forests, and following the
occupation of a farmer. Thompson Bancroft was united in marriage
with Lucy C. Atwater, also a native of Connecticut, who bore him five
children: Sylvester, deceased; Edwin L., deceased; Zina
R.; Augusta P., and an infant, deceased. He died in 1877, and
his widow in 1879. Our subject, who has always been a farmer, was married
Oct. 6, 1869, to Clara Reed, born Sept. 1, 1837, in Crawford County,
Penn., daughter of Henry and Sarah (Moore) Reed, natives of Connecticut
and early settlers of Mead Township, Crawford Co., Penn. Mr. and Mrs.
Bancroft are the parents of three children: Lucy C., Henry T.
and Eddie H.
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Franklin Twp. -
CHARLES H. BARBER, Postmaster, Kent, was born in East
Windsor, Conn., Aug. 9, 1839, son of Henry and Emily T. (Osborn) Barber,
and was reared in his native town, where he received a common school education.
He was a soldier in the late war of the Rebellion, enlisting August, 1862, in
Company G, Twenty-fifth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, and was in the battle of
Irish Bend, La., was wounded at the siege of Port Hudson, June 14, 1863, when he
lost his left arm, and was honorably discharged Aug. 26, 1863. He then
returned home, where he remained until January, 1865, when he located in Kent
and engaged with Day, Williams & Co. as traveling salesman, for whom he
acted thirteen and one-half years. In 1879 he was engaged as time-keeper
in the New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio Railroad shops, which position he held up
to November, 1883. In October, 1883, he was appointed Postmaster of Kent
by President Arthur, taking possession of the office November 11. He was
married in July, 1867, to Clementina, daughter of Edward and Clemetine
(Janes) Parsons, of Brimfield township, this county, by whom he has had six
children: William H., Edward P., Charles N. (deceased), Clementina J.,
Frank W. and Arthur O. Mr. and Mrs. Barber are members of the
Congregational Church. He is an active member of the G. A. R. In
politics he is a Republican.
Source:
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EDWIN BARBER, retired farmer, P.
O. Brimfield, was born in Litchfield, Conn., June 2, 1897; son of Joseph and
Abigail (Coe) Barber. On May 8, 1819, he arrived in Brimfield
Township, this county, but in January, 1820, revisited Connecticut, returning to
Brimfield Township in 1822, and settling on the farm where he now resides and
which he cleared and improved. He was married, August 5, 1823, to
Elvira, daughter of Nathan and Sarah Benedict, of Cornwall, Conn., by
whom he had three children: Frecerick (deceased), Ozias and
Elvira (deceased). Ozias is a resident of Akron, Ohio, and
married to Harriet Campbell, of Tallmadge. Mr. Barber is one
of the few pioneers now left in Brimfield Township. Mr. Barber is
one of the few pioneers now left in Brimfield township. After a wedded
life of nearly sixty-one years, he lost his wife, who died, May 9, 1884, in her
eighty-second year. Mr. Barber has been a member of the Baptist
church over fifty years. He has been Justice of the Peace of Brimfield
Township one term. In politics he is a Republican.
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Franklin Twp. -
NELSON L. BARBER, farmer, P. O. Kent, was born in
Brimfield Township, this county, June 3, 1825, son of Lyman and Julia
(Landon) Barber, natives of Goshen, Litchfield Co., Conn. Lyman
Barber first came to Ohio about 1819 and located in Cuyahoga Falls, then a
part of this county. He was a carpenter by trade and worked there for a
Mr. Grisfield, building oil mills, remaining about a year. In 1820 he
returned to Connecticut and married, and with an ox team and horse ahead, made
the journey back to Ohio, settling in Brimfield Township, this county, on the
place not known as the Cogswell farm, where he lived two years. He
then sold out, bought in the northeast part of the township and there lived
until within a few yeas of his death. He worked at his trade in early days
and had his clearing done, paying for the same in carpenter work. He had
four children: Emily (deceased), Myron, Nelson L., and an infant
daughter (deceased). Lyman Barber was a worthy citizen, and by his
industry and perseverance accumulated a large property. He died in 1864 at
the age of sixty-nine years. The subject of this sketch was reared on his
father's farm in Brimfield Township, this county, and is still the owner of the
old family homestead. His early education was received in the district
school and when twenty years of age he attended a select school in Kent (taught)
by Rev. Mr. Bates) one term, after which he passed an examination and
taught school three months the following winter in Brimfield, at $12 per months,
and, as was customary in those days, "boarded round." He then attended
school another term in Kent, under the instruction of Frank B. Pond
(author of the Ohio Pond Bill), and the winter following taught school in the
Hart District at $14 per month. He afterward attended the Twinsburg
Academy under the instruction of Deacon Bissell one term. He has
taught school in all fourteen terms, but during the most of his life he has
followed his present occupation, that of farming. On Mar. 15, 1851, and
hauled the timber to building site, raised his house and finished it off ready
to be occupied. On Apr. 21, same year, he was married, and on day
following (Friday), he moved, and the next Monday he commenced plowing for his
spring crops. Our subject did all the work with his own hands, except a
half day's help from his neighbors at "raising." The partner of his choice
was Sarah, daughter of John and Margaret (Matiers) Berkheimer, of
Franklin, this county, whose father was one of the company who started the first
glass works in Franklin Mills. The issue of this union was four children:
Emmet N., John L. (deceased), George M. and Jessie.
Mr. Barber was a resident of Brimfield Township up to 1869, when he
removed to the farm in Franklin Township where he now resides. His wife
died in September, 1881, at the age of forty-eight. Mr. Barber is
now serving his fourth term as Justice of the Peace. In politics he was
formerly a Democrat, but since the breaking out of the Rebellion has been one of
the stanch supporters of the Republican party.
Source:
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GEORGE W. BARCLAY, farmer
P. O. Edinburgh, was born in Trumbull County, Ohio, May 28, 1810; son of
Francis and Elizabeth Barclay, natives, respectively, of Pennsylvania, and
Virginia, and who were married in Pennsylvania, removing to Ohio in about 1800,
where they settled in Trumbull County and remained until their death.
Georg W. Barclay was first married in Trumbull County, Ohio, April 11, 1831,
to Hannah Dawson, a native of that county, where she was born in 1811,
daughter of William and Margaret Dawson, and our subject and wife then
came to this county in 1832. Five children were born in this union;
Elizabeth J., wife of Markus Allen, William, Francis, John R.,
and George D. After her death, which occurred June 14, 1847,
Mr. Barclay, September 7, 1849, married Maria Greenleaf, who is still
living, born in Augusta, Oneida Co., N. Y., August 27, 1820; daughter of
Tilley and Maria Greenleaf, and by her he had one child, Harriet
E., wife of Thomas Owen. Our subject has a farm of 113 acres in
this county. He has served as a Justice of the Peace, Trustee and Assessor
of this township.
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MRS. E. H. BEACH, P. O. Atwater,
was born February 6, 1817, in Durham, Greene Co., N. Y.; daughter of Eliakim,
Jr., and Francis Stannard, natives of Connecticut, born May 16, 1786,
and March 22, 1790, respectively. They were the parents of nine children,
viz.: Adaline, Antoinette, Harriet, Lucinda M., Edward, Lucy, Platt, Mary,
Eliakim. Mrs. Beach's grandparents were Eliakim, Sr., and Bethia
Stannard, of Puritan stock, both natives of Connecticut, former born August
31, 1753, and latter born July 15, 1759. Lucinda M., our subject,
was twice married, on first occasion November 26, 1843, to Ransom Hinman,
born in Greene County, N. Y., in 1813, and who, when but a child, came with his
parents to this county, where he passed the remainder of his life, dying
December 22, 1857. Our subject afterward, May 1, 1861, was united in
marriage with E. H. Beach, also a native of New York, born in
Victor. Mr. Beach came to this county in 1861 and is highly
respected and favorably known in this community.
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Ravenna Twp. -
C. L. BELDEN, M. D., Ravenna, was born Aug. 23, 1818, in West Farmington,
Trumbull Co., Ohio, where his parents, Harvey and Martha Belden, were
among the earliest pioneers. Our subject received his education in the
academy at Farmington, Ohio, and attended medical lectures at the Eclectic
Medical College, Philadelphia, Penn., where he graduated in 1859. He
practiced his chosen profession at West Farmington until 1802, at Chardon,
Geauga Co., Ohio, until 1871, and at Braceville, Trumbull Co., Ohio, until 1876,
and then located in Ravenna. Here he is recognized as a scientific
physician and famed for his uniform success in combating diseases. Sept.
2, 1839, Dr. Belden married Sarah L. Brown, of Farmington,
Ohio, born in Warren, Trumbull Co., Ohio, who bore him four children, three of
whom survive her: Mrs. Elizabeth Pierce, Mrs. Emily Skeels,
and Mrs. Abbie W. Thomas. Little Corwin met his death by
accident when less than two years old. Personally the Doctor is rather
robust, socially a genial companion. By his courteous bearing and skill in
his profession he has succeeded in building up a fine practice. In matters
of religion our subject entertains liberal views; in politics he is a Democrat.
Mrs. Belden died Mar. 13, 1885, after an illness of fifty-one days,
during which she suffered more than pen can write. She was a whole-souled
worker at home and in the neighborhood, and was a great benefactress to the poor
and needy. She had a singular presentiment of her demise, even months in
advance, and when the time came she faced death with courage and left those
nearest and dearest to her, expressing to them the sentiment of her life, "Kind
words can never die."
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Brimfield Twp. -
ELI E. BENEDICT, farmer, P. O. Kent, was born in
Litchfield, Conn., March 8, 1828, son of Eli and Marcella (Stoddard) Benedict.
His maternal grandfather, Levi Stoddard, was an early settler of Perry,
Lake County, and in 1830 removed to Brimfield Township, this county. The
parents of our subject settled in what is now Northampton, Summit Co., Ohio, in
1830, where his father cleared and improved a farm on which he lived until his
death in 1876; he died at the age of seventy-seven. His widow then removed
to Brimfield Township, this county, and resided with the subject of this sketch
until her death, March 8, 1884; she died at the age of eighty-five. They
had a family of fourteen children, ten of whom grew to manhood and womanhood:
Levi (deceased), Matilda (Mrs. George Allen), Melissa (Mrs.
A. Cummings), William, Eli E., Henry, Edwin, Lewis
(deceased), Martha (deceased), and Charlotte. Our subject
lived in Northampton until 1842, since when he has been a resident of Brimfield
Township, this county, living on the old homestead of his grandfather, Levi
Stoddard. He was married in 1851 to Harriet, daughter of
Horace and Harriet Barton, of Shalersville, by whom he
has four children: Julia (Mrs. A. Wilder), Charles, Albert
and Lucy. Mr. Benedict is one of the representative farmers of this
county. In politics a Democrat.
Source:
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NELSON BENJAMIN, farmer, P.
O. Atwater, was born in Greene County, N. Y., September 15, 1814, son of
Richard and Jerusha (Clark) Benjamin, natives of Connecticut, who were among
the early settlers of New York State, where they both died. The subject of
this sketch is the only living child born to this couple. He came to this
county in 1846 and began the work of his life without means, but possessed of
untiring energy and perseverance. He cleared the farm, consisting of 175
acres, where he now resides and which is finely improved. Mr. Benjamin
was married, in his native county, to Miss Adeline Stannard, born May
20, 1811. Their generation is as follows: Platt, married to
Nellie Baldwin (have seven children: Addie L., Frances S., Pearl R.,
Mabel G., Ray L., Chester and Josephine); Frances, wife of Amos
Whitten, residing in Boston, Mass. (have the following children: Chester
H., Edgar B., Charles N. and William M.); Cyrus, married to
Jerusha Blakesley (have three children: Bertie S., Mamie and
Freddie L.); Amos, married to Josephine G. Whttelsey, resides at
home.
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Shalersville Twp. -
COLUMBUS BEARDSLEY was born in Nelson Township, this
county, Aug. 1, 1830, son of Clark and Sarah (Sherwood) Beardsley; was
united in marriage Feb. 10, 1857, with Miss Eleanor Peirce, daughter of
Samuel E. and Betsey Hopkins. by this union there is one son -
Willie - a farmer by occupation.
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ANSEL A. BETTS
(deceased) was born in Deerfield Township, this county, Nov. 5, 1809, son of
Hezekiah and Hulda H. Betts (both deceased). Our subject married on
first occasion, September 15, 1830, Sophia Case, born March 13, 1812,
in Rootstown; died May 21, 1870. He then married, September 22, 1870,
Minerva F. Wilcox, born in South Norwalk, Conn., March 2, 1844, daughter
of Stephen and Cornelia Wilcox, former of whom died December 12, 1880,
the latter October 16, 1857. Mr. Betts was the father of one child
by his first wife- Almon, born July 4, 1832, died August 15, 1832; and by
his last wife two children: Charles A., born June 29, 1871, and
Almira, born April 9, 1878. Our subject was first engaged in farming,
and afterward dealt in real estate. At the time of his death, June 23,
1884, he owned the home farm.
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Shalersville Twp. -
JOHN BONNEY, farmer, P. O. Shalersville, was born Feb. 24,
1806, in Cornwall, Litchfield Co., Conn., son of John and Orilla (Sherwood)
Bonney, who, in 1813, were included with their family in a party of
venturesome pioneers, consisting of Deacon B. Sherwood, Wells Clark, David
Beardsley and some few others, who immigrated to Ohio. The journey in
those days was one of privation and exposure of a family of seven children.
They came via Pittsburgh through Trumbull County, and on the lat day out they
were overtaken by a rain storm, which compelled them to camp in the woods.
John Bonney, Sr., purchased a piece of land, about 200 acres, in Nelson
Township, containing a small clearing, fenced with logs, and a log-house and
barn (there was a cranberry marsh west of these premises, which, in the dry
season, caught fire and destroyed everything in the vicinity, save the
buildings), and the following year he died, leaving his widow with eight
children to provide for. Upon one occasion the family existed for three
days and nights on the milk of one cow and a quantity of soft maple sap, when
they were relieved by some lady residents of Windham Township. About this
time Buffalo was burned by the British, and our subject remembers hearing the
cannonading on the lake. Bears, wolves and other wild game were plentiful,
and at a hunt participated in by the inhabitants, twenty-five bears, six wolves
and small game in abundance were bagged. When our subject was eighteen
years old he assisted his brother in clearing and fencing five acres of the old
farm, and that year raised twenty-six bushels of wheat to the acre. Our
subject has been twice married, first May 10, 1826, to Anna Brown, who
bore him seven children, three of whom are now living: Orpha (wife
of O. Brown), Lydia (wife of E. Smith) and Eliza (wife fo
C. Fish). Mrs. Bonney died in 1873, and in January, 1876,
Mr. Bonney married Mrs. Melona Haight (nee Hurd),
a widow, who had two children living: Emeline (wife of I.
Williams) and Adden Haight. Mr. Bonney has been
identified with religious endeavors for fifty years, being the greater part of
the time a leader in the Disciples Church, while living in Freedom, Portage Co.,
Ohio.
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Brimfield Twp. -
GEORGE W. BOOSINGER, farmer, P. O. Brimfield, was born in
Rootstown, this county, Sept. 16, 1827, son of John and Barbara (Williard)
Boosinger, who settled in Brimfield Township, this county, in 1816, the
first family who settled here. The paternal grandfather of our subject was
Conrad Boosinger, a native of Germany, who settled in Ravenna Township in
1800 and who in 1809 removed to Tallmadge, Summit Co., Ohio, where he resided
until his death. John Boosinger, the father of our subject, was
born in eastern Virginia Mar. 17, 1785. In December, 1813, he married
Barbara Williard, a daughter of Philip Williard, an early settler of
Rootstown, and reared a family of eight-children (see sketch of Philip
Boosinger in Franklin Township). Mrs. Boosinger died Mar. 28,
1867, at teh age of seventy-seven years, and Mr. Boosinger died Mar. 16,
1875, in his ninetieth year. Our subject was reared in Brimfield Township,
this county, where he received a common school education. When twenty-two
years of age he worked his father's farm, continuing with him until his death.
He was married Dec. 25, 1851, to Amanda M., daughter of Moses and
Elizabeth Burdge, of Brimfield Township. By this union there were nine
children: Elsie M. (Mrs. Joseph Meloy), Charles N. (deceased), Banks
W., Charlie Q., Hoyt F., Frank L., Ida M., Henry S. and Hattie L.
Mr. Boosinger came on the farm where he now resides in 1875, though he had
owned it several years previous to that time. Both he and his wife are
members of the First Universalist Church of Brimfield. He has held various
offices in the township; in politics he is a Democrat.
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Brimfield Twp. -
JOHN BOOSINGER, farmer, P. O. Brimfield, was born in
Brimfield Township, this county, May 8, 1818, son of John and Barbara (Williard)
Boosinger, who settled here in 1816. Mr. Boosinger was raised
on his fahter's farm, one mile west of Brimfield Center, where he resided until
he was twenty-three years of age. He has been twice married, first, Nov.
4, 1845, to Caroline, daughter of Conrad and Mary C. (Kline) Neff,
by whom he had two children: Vernon L., born July 16, 1847, and Lucy
C., born Mar. 5, 1853, married to George H. Meachem, July 31, 1879.
Mrs. Caroline Boosinger died Apr. 10, 1853, aged twenty-nine years, and
Aug. 1, 1853, Mr. Boosinger was married to Juliett Neff, sister of
his deceased wife, who has borne him three children: Edward C., born Apr.
7, 1854, married Miss Mary E. Spencer Dec. 24, 1884; Omer C., born
Jan. 5, 1858, married Emma J. Brown Mar. 9, 1882, and Zaidee B.,
born Jan. 29, 1863, married Will M. Moulton, Nov. 21, 1882. Mr.
Bossinger is a Democrat in politics; has held several offices in the
township. He and his wife have been members of the Universalist Church for
about twenty-years. Mr. Boosinger still resides on the farm which
he cleared and improved when first married.
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Franklin Twp. -
PHILIP BOOSINGER, of Kent, was born in Tuscarawas County,
Ohio, Nov. 21, 1814, son of John and Barbara (Willyard) Boosinger.
His father was born in eastern Virgnia, Mar. 17, 1785, son of Conrad
Boosinger, a native of Germany, who settled in Ravenna Township, Portage
Co., Ohio, in 1800, where he cleared and improved a farm. In 1809 he
removed to Tallmadge, Summit County, where he resided until his death. He
had twelve children, four sons and eight daughters, John Boosinger was
married in 1813, and settled in Tuscarawas County, Ohio where he resided three
years. In June, 1816, he settled in Brimfield Township, one and a half
miles wet of Brimfield Center, the first permanent settler in the township,
where he resided until his death at the advanced age of ninety years. He
had eight children, five sons and three daughters. The subject of this
sketch, who was reared in Brimfield Township, receiving a limited education in
the common schools, is a wheelwright, carriage and wagon-maker by trade.
On reaching maturity he worked for four years as a journeyman in Pennsylvania
and Wayne County, Ohio. In 1843 he returned to Brimfield, embarked in
business for himself, and there married in October of the same year Miss Mary
A., daughter of Conrad Neff. The issue of this union was five
children, two of whom are now living; Ellis A. and Rhoda A. (Mrs.
Joseph Whitehead.) Mr. Boosinger worked at his trade in
Brimfield until 1862, when he removed to Kent and embarked in the boot and shoe
business, in which he was engaged about seven years. In politics he was
formerly a Democrat, but at the breaking out of the Rebellion joined the
Republican party, with which he has since acted.
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AUGUSTUS D. BOOTH, farmer, P. O.
Edinburgh, was born in Edinburg Township, this county, July 10, 1838, son of
Louis E. and Lucy L. Booth, sketches of whom appear in this volume.
Our subject was married May 13, 1859, to Elizabeth Hallock, born in
Palmyra, this county, June 11, 1839, daughter of William R. and Julia Hallock,
the former of whom was born in Connecticut in 1806, and the latter in
Massachusetts in 1807. They removed to this county about 1817 and remained
until Mr. Hallock's death in 1864. His widow now resides in
Rootstown Township, this county. Mr. and Mrs. Booth have had five
children, three of whom are now living: Clara A. (wife of Merwin D.
White), William E. and Charles A. The deceased are Eddie and
Wallace I. Our subject owns fifty three acres of improved land where he
and his family reside. Himself and wife are members of the Methodist
Episcopal Church of this township.
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M. BOSWORTH, (Deerfield
Twp.) miller and farmer, P. O. North Benton, Mahoning Co., Ohio, was born in
Trumbull County, Ohio in 1846; son of Thompson and Annie (Curtis) Bosworth,
a pioneer family of Trumbull County where the former died in 1849. They
were parents of three children, two of whom are now living - Mark and
Thompson The widow and her family subsequently removed to Deerfield
Township, this county, where our subject received his primary education, and
grew to manhood. He was married in 1871 to Miss Mary daughter of
John and Margaret Hartzell, of Deerfield Township, this county. By
this union there are the following children now living: John, Delmer and
Charles Rosco, the latter born January 8, 1885. Mr. Bosworth
became associated with D. Lazarus in the milling business in 1876, which
partnership still continues. He is a stanch supporter of the principles of
the Republican party. A member of the Presbyterian Church of Benton.
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Brimfield Twp. -
THE BOSZOR FAMILY were among the early settlers of Portage
County, and were of German origin Boszor came from his native country to
America about 1772, and settled at Baltimore, Md., where he married Barbara
Stoyer. He died at Baltimore in 1798, and the widow subsequently
came to this county and died in Brimfield Township. Their son, Henry
Boszor, settled at Ravenna in 1804; he was a shoe-maker by trade, but
after coming to this county his principal occupation was farming. He at
once bought fifty acres of land a short distance east of Ravenna, and in 1805
was married to Polly Boosinger, a daughter of Conrad
Boosinger, a pioneer of this county. The following year he sold this
farm and bought a farm by the Stark County line, but a year or so afterward he
sold out and bought a place in the northeast part of Springfield Township, this
county, where he lived for several years, and in 1816 bought a farm one mile
west of Brimfield Center, and for the remainder of his life was a resident of
Brimfield Township. The last-mentioned farm was afterward known as the "
Israel Thorndyke " farm, and a year or so after his purchase he
traded his place with Mr. Thorndyke for a farm of 100 acres
one-half mile north of Brimfield Center, which became his homestead up to the
time of his death. Some five or six years after his last trade he
discovered that this farm had been heavily mortgaged previous to his purchase of
it, which involved him in a heavy additional expense, and he was obliged to pay
for it a second time. This to a man with a young and growing family was
quite a hardship, but he may be said to have surmounted all obstacles—raised a
family of nine children, and at his death in 1862 left a comfortable property to
his widow and children. He was a representative pioneer and a highly
esteemed and trusted citizen. From the records it would appear that he
served the township in various local offices, such as Trustee, etc., etc.
He was formerly an old-line Whig, but in the later years of his life he adhered
to the Democratic party. During the war of 1812 he was drafted and hired a
substitute; only a short time afterward, however, he volunteered, and was on his
way with others to re-enforce, and was only a short distance from Gen.
Hull's army at the time of its surrender, but the company of which he was a
member escaped. He died in August, 1862. His widow, Polly,
died February 11, 1874. They were both members of the Lutheran Church.
They were the parents of the following named children: Elizabeth, born in
1805, died in 1881; John, born December 28, 1807, died in August, 1884;
Jacob, born December 26, 1809; Polly, born in 1811, died in 1835;
Barbara, born in 1813, died November 20, 1875; Susan, born in
September, 1815; Henry, born August 1, 1818; David, born February
2, 1821, died May 6, 1861; Martin, born June 2, 1824; Simon
Peter, born in 1830, died in 1831.
Henry Boszor, son of Henry
and Polly (Boosinger) Boszor, P. O. Kent, was born August 1, 1818, one mile
west of Brimfield Center. He lived with his parents until twenty-six years
of age, in the meantime having received a fair common school education.
November 20, 1844, he was married to Miss Sarah Neff, daughter of Conrad
and Catharine (Kline) Neff, natives of Pennsylvania, and on April 16
following they commenced housekeeping in a little log-house on a farm of
ninety-seven acres which they purchased that spring, located on Lot 17,
Brimfield Township. On this farm they have ever since resided.
Except the log house mentioned and some twenty-live acres upon which the trees
had been girdled and the land in part cultivated sufficient to raise enough to
afford a bare subsistence to the former owners, this farm was in a wild state,
and as the purchase was made nearly all on credit, the young couple not only saw
before them the prospect of many years of patient industry in order to improve
the land and build up a home, but also to create the wherewithal to pay for the
same; but they set themselves to the task with a right good will. The
log-house has long since disappeared, and in its place, a short distance west of
the spot, stands a neat and commodious frame residence and out-buildings,
surrounded by well-kept fences and attractive grounds, while the twenty-five
acres of girdled trees and land covered with bush and briers have given place to
over seventy acres of cultivated and highly productive land, and the homestead
has grown to 110 acres, while a short distance away Mr. Boszor
owns another farm of 100 acres, nearly as valuable as the homestead, which at a
reasonable valuation would be worth $100 per acre. A very attractive
feature of Mr. Henry Boszor's home is a green-house, built on the east
end of his residence, to which Mrs. Boszor devotes much care.
A curiosity in this climate is a lemon tree that Mrs. Boszor set
out thirty years ago, which for the past twenty years has borne excellent fruit,
much better than can ordinarily be bought, as the lemons thoroughly ripen and
drop from the branch. No two people in the county are held in greater
respect for their many excellent qualities. They have ever been ready, in
a quiet way, to do their full part toward promoting all those enterprises which
are calculated to benefit society. Mr. Boszor has served his
township three terms as Trustee, and Assessor one term. He was for some
time a Director of the bank at Kent, and for the past ten years has been a
Trustee of Bouthtel College, an institution to which he has donated nearly
$2,000. Mr. Boszor ascribes his success in life to the fact
that he made punctuality in all business transactions his motto. Mr.
and Mrs. Boszor are members of the Universalist Church. Politically he
is a Democrat. The grandfather of Mrs. Sarah (Neff) Boszor was Conrad
Neff, a native of Sweden, who came from Pennsylvania to Ohio with his wife
and seven children in 1805, and settled in Canfield Township, Mahoning Co.,
Ohio, in 1830. He died in Canfield, that county, and his wife followed a
few years later. They lie buried side by side. Conrad and Mary
Catharine Neff had a family of eleven children: Rebecca, born
April 15, 1815; Henry and John (twins), born November 20, 1816,
and died respectively February 15, 1832, and April 20, 1817; Mary A.,
born November 21, 1818; Sarah, born May 24, 1820; Samuel, born
June 25, 1821, and died December 18, 1825; Caroline, born December 27,
1823, and died April 11, 1853; La Fayette, born in November, 1826,
died August 2, 1828; Juliette, born February 3, 1829; John, born
January 22, 1831, and died February 13, 1885, in Osceola, Iowa; and Lucy
Ann, born October 20, 1834. The father of this family was reared in
the Presbyterian faith, though in later years of his life he became more of a
Universalist in thought. He died December 5, 1866, aged seventy two years,
ten months and nineteen days; his wife died July 15, 1865, aged seventy-two
years, seven months and' five days. She was reared in the Lutheran faith.
Both are buried in Brimfield.
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HIRAM G. BRIGGS, farmer, P. O. Brimfield, was born in Palmyra Township,
this county. May 25, 1835, son of Asa and Abigail (Tuttle) Briggs, the
former of whom was a native of Vermont and an early settler of Ravenna, where he
cleared a farm, afterward settling in Palmyra, where he also cleared and
improved a farm, and in 1845 removed to Iowa, where he died the following year
at the age of sixty-nine. Asa Briggs was twice married; by
his first wife, nee Miss Williams, he had four children: Lestina,
Sarah, Emily and Ira. His second wife was Abigail
Tuttle, of Palmyra, by whom he had three children, Hiram G. being
the only one now living. Our subject returned to this county immediately
after his father's death, and served an apprenticeship at the shoe-maker's
trade, which he followed up to 1859. He was married, March 4, 1859, to
Lucy A., daughter of Conrad and Mary C. (Kline) Neff, of Brimfield
Township, this county, by whom he has three children: Norris, C. Clark,
and Mary G. Mr. Briggs located his farm in Brimfield Township in
1859, where he has since resided. He has held various minor township
offices, and served as Trustee two terms. He is a F. & A. M. In
politics a Democrat.
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REUBEN BROBST, wool buyer,
Brimfield, was born in Lehigh County, Penn., Jan. 22, 1824, son of Daniel and
Mary (Brobst) Brobst. His paternal grandfather was Michael
Brobst, of Lehigh County, and a farmer by occupation, and his maternal
grandfather was John Brobst, of same county, a prominent farmer and
merchant. Our subject was reared in Lehigh County until an apprenticeship
of five years at the tinner's trade. In 1847 he settled in Brimfield, this
county, and worked at his trade in connection with the putting up eaves troughs,
for fifteen years. He then embarked in his present business, in which he
has since been profitably engaged. Mr. Brobst was married, in 1848,
to Orra, daughter of Nathaniel Packard, as an early settler of
Brimfield Township, and by his union there are four children: Electa,
wife of Henry Ewell;Orpha, wife of Peter Snyder; Alice and
Edward D. Mr. Brobst is a F. & A. M. In politics a
prominent Democrat.
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LUTHER L. BROWN, (Charlestown
Twp) son of
Benjamin and Mary ( Millman) Brown, who settled in Nelson in 1806, was born
August 7, 1804, and came to Charlestown in 1830, settling one-half mile south of
the Center of the King Farm; moved to the Center in 1840. Among the
residents here when he came were Leverett Norton, H. P. Curtis, John Bill
and Willialm Aull. Mr. Brown built his house here in 1840.
He was married, Oct. 25, 1829, to Minerva E. Hall, daughter of Joel
and Elizabeth Hall, who settled here in 1815, coming from Massachusetts.
Mr. Brown was elected first Probate Judge and served two terms.
Under the old State law he was Associate Judge of the county, Justice of the
Peace for fourteen eyars, and filled all the town offices. Of his children
Julian married John Holden, Feb. 25, 1855; Sophia M. E.,
married Spencer B. Morris, Apr. 29, 1860, and Arthur L. died in
infancy. Judge Brown was teacher for some time of the Center
School.
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Brimfield Twp. -
JACOB BROWN, retired farmer, Brimfield, was born in Marlboro, Stark Co.,
Ohio, March 28, 1818, and is a son of John and Catherine (Niswanger) Brown,
who settled in Stark County when it was a wilderness, and cleared and improved
the farm on which they lived and died. Our subject was reared on his
father's farm and received a limited education. He was married in 1841, to
Lavinia, daughter of John and Sarah Baumbarger, of Stark County,
by whom he had six children, three now living: Frank, a physician in
Petoskey, Mich.; Amanda, wife of Jacob Kline, in Franklin
Township, and Emma J., wife of Homer Boosinger, in
Brimfield. Mr. Brown settled in Rootstown in 1842, where he
cleared and improved a farm of 225 acres, on which he resided up to 1881, when
he removed to Brimfield Center, and here he has erected an elegant residence.
He is independent in politics; a worthy citizen.
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SAMUEL BUELL, farmer, P. O. Kent, was born in Berks County, Penn., June
11, 1809; son of Samuel and Barbara (Godfrey) Buell, who settled in
Columbiana County, Ohio, in 1826, and lived and died there. They had
eleven children, of whom but two are now living—Elijah and Samuel.
Our subject was married, November l4, 1833, to Catherine, daughter of
George and Catherine (Ecker) Freebye, of Coventry, Ohio, and the issue of
this union has been six children: Henry A., killed in the late war of the
Rebellion; Maria (deceased); George; Annetta (Mrs. Eli
Leonard); Marvin (deceased); and Samuel, Jr. The latter
settled in the southeastern part of Brimfield Township, this county, in 1834,
where he cleared and improved a farm. In 1838 he removed to Shalersville,
where he lived until 1847, and then returned and located on the farm where he
now resides. Mr. Buell and his wife are members of the
Methodist Episcopal Church of Kent. In politics he is a Republican.
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HOWARD BURROUGHS, farmer, P. O. Streetsborough, was born
in Shalersville, this county, Dec. 13, 1830, son of Simon and Lucy (Green)
Burroughs, the former a native of Alsted, N. H., latter of of Bethel, Vt.
They were parents of the following children: Alamanda, wife of Albert
Doolittle; Dudley; Annice, wife of Elias Musser; Howard; George and
Henry, twins. Simon Burroughs settled in Shalersville in
1818, cleared and improved a farm on which he resided in Shalersville in 1818,
cleared and improved a farm on which he resided seventeen years, when he removed
to Streetsboro and settled on the farm now owned by Horace Doolittle,
which he also cleared and improved and where he lived and died in 1864, in his
seventy-fifth year, and his widow in 1873 at the age of seventy-nine. Both
were active members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The paternal
grandfather of our subject was Joel Burroughs, a farmer of Alsted, N. H.,
and his maternal grandfather was Amasa Green, a farmer of Bethel, Vt.
Howard Burroughs was reared in Streetsboro, and educated in the common
schools. From the time he was twenty-one years until twenty-nine he worked
at the carpenter and joiner's trade, and then engaged in farming, which he has
followed ever since. He was married Mar. 10, 1859, to Sophronia,
daughter of Daniel and Matilda (Morse) Bliss, of Kent, by whom he has
five children: Harry, Cora, Lura, Rilla and Fred. Mr.
Burroughs and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He
has served his township as Trustee three terms. In politics he is a
Democrat.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 - by Warner, Beers & Co. - 1885 - Page
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LUTHER BUTLER, retired
farmer, P. O. Atwater, was born in North Branford, Conn., in 1801; son of
David and Betsey Butler, who were among the pilgrims of 1827 to Atwater
Township, this county, where they located on land now occupied by our subject,
and there lived to the close of their lives. Of thirteen children born to
them, seven survive. The subject of this sketch served seven years as a
Drum Major in the militia, and took an active part as drummer in the
Presidential Campaign of 1884, joining in most if not in all the torch-light
processions and parades, and he is ever happiest when in the ranks beating the
drum. He was married, in 1830, to Miss Eliza Jones, by whom he has
the following children: Lyman W., Lucius F., Susan S., and Henry
W., married to Weltha Wintersteen (they have two children:
Albert H. and Arthur W.) In 1880 Mr. and Mrs. Butler
celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their wedding day, when there were
present, besides other guests, thirteen grandchildren.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 -
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SOLON J. BUTTLES, Postmaster, Garrettsville,
was born at Farmington, Trumbull Co., Ohio, Apr. 14, 1835; son of Friend and
Electa (Payne) Buttles, natives of Connecticut, who came to Trumbull County,
Ohio, in an early day. They were the parents of five children: Susan
(deceased), Sherlock (deceased), Laura (deceased) Zeniah
(wife of Homer Chapman, of Rootstown) and Solon J. Friend Buttles,
a shoemaker by trade, received his first commission as Postmaster of Trumbull
County, Ohio, which he held for several years. He died Jan. 12, 1858, aged
sixty-seven, his wife having preceded him in January, 1856. Our subject
received a high school education, and early in life commenced to learn the trade
of manufacturing boots and shoes, and eventually embarked in that industry,
which he followed until 1861, when, owing to ill health, he retired from
business for a period of about five years. He then removed to
Garrettsville and re-entered the manufacturing business, which he followed about
eight years, since when he has carried on the retail trade only. He was
married, Apr. 14, 1856, to Miss Mary Davidson, born at Farmington, Jan.
22, 1838, daughter of William A. and Margaret (Fleming) Davidson, natives
of western Pennsylvania, and early settlers of Trumbull County, Ohio, both now
deceased. To this union were born three children: Willie F.
(died at the age of thirteen months), Luetta D. (died in her fifteenth
year), Elma, born Mar. 16, 1866 (she is her father's assistant in the
postoffice). Mr. Buttles has been successful in business, and the
courteous and obliging manner with which he has attended to the wants of his
customers is his chief characteristic in the position he now sustains to the
public as Postmaster, which office he has held to the satisfaction of all since
February, 1882, at which date he received his appointment. Although always
an attendant at church, he never became identified with any denomination until
three years since, when he joined the Congregational Church. He is also an
active member of the order of I. O. O. F., No. 456. Our subject cast his
first vote for J. C. Fremont, and has since been identified with the
Republican party.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 -
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