BIOGRAPHIES
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1885
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Streetsboro Twp. -
EDWIN CACKLER, farmer, P. O. Kent, was born in Franklin
Township, Portage Co., Ohio, Apr. 10, 1824, and is a son of Christian and
Theresa (Nighman) Cackler (see sketch of C. C. Cackler, Franklin
Township). His paternal grandfather, Christian Cackler, a native of
Pennsylvania, settled in Hudson, Ohio, in 1804, and his maternal grandfather,
Adam Nighman, a native of Maryland, settled in Franklin Township,
this county, in 1809. Our subject was reared in Franklin Township, where
he received a limited education in the common schools. He was married Feb.
11, 1847, to Mary J., daughter of Oliver and Mary (Jerrils) Crosby,
of Shalersville, who settled there about 1825, and were from New York. Her
maternal grandfather was John Jerrils, a soldier of the Revolutionary
war. Mr. Cackler and wife are members of the Disciples Church, of
Kent. In politics he is a Democrat.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 - by Warner, Beers & Co. - 1885 - Page
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Streetsboro Twp. -
JACOB CACKLER, farmer, P. O. Kent, was born in Franklin
Township, this county, Oct. 3, 1828, and is a son of Christian and Theresa (Nighman)
Cackler (see sketch of C. C. Cackler, Franklin Township). He
was reared in Franklin Township, this county, where he received a limited
education in the common schools. He was married Sept. 27, 1849, to
Cordelia A., daughter of Oliver and Mary Crosby of Shalersville, by
whom he had five children: Mary A., wife of S. Fuller;
Almond; Kate, wife of P. H. Fishel; Kittie, deceased, and
Belle, deceased. Mr. Cackler is a worthy citizen of
Streetsboro. In politics he is a stanch Democrat.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 - by Warner, Beers & Co. - 1885 - Page
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Hiram Twp. -
SHELDON C. CANFIELD, blacksmith, P. O. Hiram, was born in
Pleasant Grove, Ill., in 1838. His parents, Joseph and Mariette (Root)
Canfield, natives of New York State, moved to Illinois in an early day.
From Illinois our subject came to this State in 1850 and settled in Geauga
County, where he remained until 1867 engaged in farm work and painting.
The years 1867 to 1870 he passed in Michigan, then came to Hiram Township, this
county, where he has since given his attention to blacksmithing. Mr.
Canfield was married in 1861 to Miss Rebecca Hill, of Geauga Co.,
Ohio, a native of New York State, whence her parents emigrated in 1855, settling
in this county. Our subject purchased property in Hiram Center. He
has served as Clerk of his township. In politics he is a Democrat.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 -
by Warner, Beers & Co. - 1885 - Page 741 |
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Brimfield Twp. -
JOSEPH L. CARRIER, farmer and Justice of the
Peace, P. O. Brimfield, was born on the farm where he now resides, November 24,
1839; son of Lucius and Orilla (Emerson) Carrier. His paternal
grandfather was Elisha Carrier, a native of Connecticut, who
settled in Brimfield Township, this county, in 1835, on the farm now owned by
our subject, a part of which he cleared and improved. He lost his mind in
the latter part of his life, and died in August, 1845, at the age of
seventy-seven years. The maternal grandfather of our subject was Joseph
Emerson, a native of Vermont, and a soldier of the Revolution. Lucius
Carrier died in 1842, at the age of twenty-two and his widow in 1862, at
the age of fifty-two. Our subject, who is their only child, was married,
June 13, 1861, to Mary M., daughter of Benjamin O. and Catherine (Caris)
Edson, of Rootstown, this county, by which union there are five children:
Arthur W., Elmer E., Joseph M., Frederick L. and Ethel I. Mr. Carrier
has given his children the best educational advantages. His three eldest
sons are now teachers, Arthur W. being Principal of the select school in
Brimfield and considered one of the best educators in the county. Mr.
Carrier has held the office of Town Clerk and other minor offices, and is
now serving his sixth consecutive term as Justice of the Peace. He is a
prominent member of the Masonic fraternity; in polities he is a Democrat.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 -
by Warner, Beers & Co. - 1885 - Page 605 |
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Palmyra Twp. -
D. D. CARSON, a member of the firm of Carson & Diver,
merchants, Palmyra, was born in Mahoning County, Ohio, July 23, 1843, a son of
George and Catherine (Gross) Carson, natives of Pennsylvania, who reared
a family of ten children, nine of whom are now living: Catherine J., Harriet,
Uriah W., David D., Emily M., Elmer, William F., Clara and Ellen.
His father, an early pioneer of Berlin, Mahoning Co., Ohio, where he and his
estimable wife still reside, has always follows farming as an occupation.
He has served as Justice of the Peace for upward of twenty-seven years and at
present is Notary Public. The subject of this sketch was married in 1864
to Miss Sarah A. Buck, who died in Union, Mo., in 1880. He was
married on second occasion to Sarah A., daughter of John Gross, of
Berlin, Ohio. Mr. Carson in 1864 enlisted in Company G, One Hundred
and Fifty-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, serving five months, and participated
with his regiment in active service at Martinsburg, Va. Subsequently
Mr. Carson removed to Franklin County, Mo., where for sixteen years he
engaged in teaching school and farming. After his return to Berlin he
taught school for a time. In the spring of 1883 he formed a partnership
with E. J. Shively in mercantile trade at Palmyra. In December of
the same year Mr. Shively retired from the concern, and our subject
carried it on alone until May, 1884, when G. R. Diver was admitted to the
firm. The house carries about $5,000 in general stock and drugs, and has a
lucrative trade. Mr. Carson served as Justice of the Peace while a
resident of Missouri. He is a F. & A. M., and holds a membership in the K.
of P. and I. O. O. F.
Source: History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 - by Warner, Beers & Co. -
1885 - Page 778 |
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Brimfield Twp. -
JACOB CARSON, farmer, P. O. Kent, was born in Dauphin
County, Penn., November 26, 1817; son of John and Catherine (Vance) Carson,
who settled in what is now Berlin, Mahoning Co., Ohio, in 1831, where they
cleared and improved a farm. They were owners of several other large farms
in that county, where they lived and died. The father of our subject, who
served in the war of 1812, was of Scotch descent, a son of George
Carson and a cousin of the celebrated scout, Kit Carson.
Our subject went to Mahoning County when fourteen years of age, and when
twenty-five years old moved to the farm in Berlin on which his father had first
settled, where he remained for seven years. In 1849 he settled in
Deerfield Township and improved the farm there on which he resided for sixteen
years. In 1865 he removed to Brimfield Township, to the farm he now owns
and where he has since resided. He was married, November 27, 1843, to
Elizabeth, daughter of Jonathan and Ellen Kinsey, of Columbiana
County, Ohio, by whom he had eight children: Annetta, wife of Samuel
Risk; Mary, wife of Frederick Edson; Catherine,
wife of W. D. Roth; Oliver P.; Helen A., wife of Albert
Shuman; Cecelia, wife of Marcy Russ; Charles;
and Josephine, wife of Warren Meloy. Mr.
Carson is one of the representative farmers of Brimfield Township. He
has served the township as Trustee two terms. In politics he has always been a
Democrat.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 -
by Warner, Beers & Co. - 1885 - Page 605 |
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Brimfield Twp. -
CONSTANT CHAPMAN, (deceased) was born in Westbrook, Conn.,
Dec. 27, 1861; a son of Deacon Jedediah Chapman, Jr., and a descendant of
Robert Chapman (of the seventh generation) who was a son of Robert
Chapman, Sr., born in 1616 and who came from Hull, England, to Boston,
Mass., in 1635, settling in Saybrook, Conn., in November of the same year, and
died Oct. 10, 1687. Our subject, when sixteen years of age, chose the
occupation of a sailor, and followed the seas up to the time he settled in
Brimfield, in1821, and for many years was a ship Captain; during the war of the
Revolution and while in the marine service, he was taken prisoner by the French
Government and his ship and cargo confiscated. He was taken to the Island
of Guadaloupe and kept a prisoner over a year, when he was exchanged.
The American Government afterward made the French pay for the loss of his vessel
and cargo. He was married, Jan. 27, 1785, to Jemima, daughter of
Silas Kelsey, of Killingworth, Conn., by whom he had nine children: Lydia
K. (deceased); Thurot F. (deceased); John K. (deceased);
Anna F. (deceased); Chloe P., wife of Gardner Wing, and
Henry C. (deceased). Mr. Chapman was the first Postmaster of
Brimfield, and died here in 1847, aged eighty-six years.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 -
by Warner, Beers & Co. - 1885 - Page 606 |
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Brimfield Twp. -
CONSTANT H. CHAPMAN, farmer, P. O. Brimfield, was born
Feb. 24, 1825, in Brimfield Township, this county; son of Joseph G. and
Elizabeth (Boszor) Chapman who had a family of five children: Constant
H., Mary (wife of Stephen Webster), Leroy M., Thurot K., Electa E.
(wife of George W. Bow). Joseph G. Chapman was a native of
Connecticut and settled in Brimfield Township, this county in 1820, clearing and
improving the farm now owned by his daughter, Mrs. Stephen Webster, where
he lived and died. Our subject's paternal grandfather was Constant
Chapman, a native of Westbrook, Conn., who settled in Brimfield Township,
this county, in 1821; his maternal grandfather, Henry Boszor, a native of
Maryland, settled in Brimfield Township in 1816. Our subject has always
lived in Brimfield, with the exception of two years that he resided in Illinois.
He has been twice married. By his wife, Permelia, daughter of
Lybia and Julia (Minard) Underwood, of this township, he had one child -
Morris S. On June 28, 1863, he married his present wife, Elizabeth,
daughter of John and Jane (McCloughan) Warner, of Suffield, this county,
by whom he has two children - Nellie and Edd. Mr. Chapman
has owned several farms in Brimfield township, and has made many improvements on
them. He served the township as Justice of the Peace for fifteen years; in
politics he is a Democrat.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 -
by Warner, Beers & Co. - 1885 - Page 606 |
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Rootstown Twp. -
D. V. CHAPMAN, farmer, P. O. Rootstown, was born near the
farm where he now resides Nov. 1, 1825; son of Stephen and Barbara Chapman,
of whom the former, a native of Connecticut, came to Rootstown, this county, in
1804; the latter, born of Connecticut, came here in 1820. They were among
the first inhabitants of the township. They were married in 1821, and
remained in Rootstown Township until their death, the mother dying in 1861, the
father in 1872. They were the parents of two children: Plimpton O.
and D. V. Our subject was married, Oct. 30, 1856, to Lucy A.
Case, born in Rootstown Township, this county, Sept. 16, 1836, daughter of
Erastus and Minewell Case, the latter of whom is decreased.
Mrs. Chapman died July 16, 1860. Mr. Chapman is now engaged
in farming, and owns ninety-four acres of improved land where he resides.
He is a very sociable and genial old gentleman.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 -
by Warner, Beers & Co. - 1885 - Page 866 |
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Rootstown Twp. -
FRANCIS CHAPMAN (deceased) was born in Connecticut June
30, 1799; son of Nathan Chapman, also deceased. He was married Jan.
29, 1829, to Margaret Morey, born in Connecticut Jan. 3, 1809, daughter
of Tillinghast and Elizabeth Morey, natives of Connecticut, who
emigrated to Ohio in 1810, settling first at Milton, natives of Connecticut, who
emigrated to Ohio in 1810, settling first at Milton, thence moving to Rootstown
Township, this county, in1835, where they remained until their death.
Mr. Morey died Jan. 30, 1844; his widow June 5, 1874. To Mr. and
Mrs. Chapman were born seven children, six of whom are now living: James
E., Virgil M. Charlotte S., Mary E., Albert and Julia A. Orville
died soon after his marriage. Our subject, at the time of his death, April
17, 1877, owned 100 acres of improved land where his widow now resides. He
was a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mrs. Chapman
is a member of that church.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 -
by Warner, Beers & Co. - 1885 - Page 865 |
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Rootstown Twp. -
HOMER CHAPMAN, farmer, P. O. New Milford, was born in
Rootstown Township, this county, Nov. 19, 1831; son of Nathan and Mary
Chapman, natives of Connecticut, the former born Feb. 5, 1783, coming to
this county in 1805; the latter, born Oct. 2, 1787, came to this county in 1806.
They were married in 1806, and remained here until the death of the father in
1881. The mother still survives. Our subject, the youngest of their
family, was married, Feb. 2, 1857, to Zeviah E. Buttles, born in Bristol,
Trumbull Co., Ohio, Mar. 18, 1832, daughter of Friend and Electa Buttles,
natives of Connecticut, and who after marriage settled in Trumbull County; they
died in West Farmington. Mr. and Mrs. Chapman hae four children:
Leora E. (wife of E. P. Rood); Carrie M. (wife of W. W.
Phelps); Eda M.; and Charles H. Our subject is a farmer
and owns thirty-seven acres of good land where he and his family reside, and are
respected by all who know them.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 -
by Warner, Beers & Co. - 1885 - Page 866 |
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Edinburg Twp. -
JOSEPH E. CHAPMAN, farmer, P. O. Edinburgh, was born in
Edinburg Township, this county, Feb. 5, 1837, son of James and Mary E. (Inghram)
Chapman, the former born in England, Jan. 15, 1800, came to America in 1829,
the latter born in Chester County, Penn., Jan. 6, 1811. They were married
Mar. 10, 1831, and during the same year they came to Columbiana County, Ohio,
and in 1834 to Edinburg, this county, where they remained until their death.
The father died Apr. 8, 1872, the mother Nov. 9, 1879. Our subject was
married Nov. 26, 1863, to Mary M. Knight, born in Ellsworth, Mahoning
Co., Ohio, Aug. 2, 1844, daughter of James and Susan Knight, the former
born in Chester County, Penn., May 20, 1812, the latter in Ellsworth,
Mahoning County, June 18, 1818. Mr. and Mrs. Knight first settled
in Mahoning County, Ohio, and thence removed to Ashtabula County, where they
remained some time; then returned to Mahoning County and from there moved to
Newton Falls, Trumbull County, in 1856, where they lived for several years, when
they finally settled in this county in April, 1865, and here died, Aug. 28,
1884, and May 25, 1883, respectively. To Mr. and Mrs. Chapman have
been born two children: James W., born June 27, 1865, and Lina M.,
born Sept. 6, 1867. Mr. Chapman has been a farmer all his life, and
owns forty-eight acres of land where he and his family reside. He has been
for eighteen years a member of the I. O. O. F.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 -
by Warner, Beers & Co. - 1885 - Page 643 |
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Rootstown Twp. -
LEWIS B. CHAPMAN, farmer, P. O. Rootstown, was born in
Campbellsport, this county, Nov. 25, 1806; son of Beamon and Sarah Chapman,
natives of Vermont, who were united in marriage there and came to Ohio in 1805,
where they remained until their death, Mr. Chapman dying June 15, 1864,
and his wife about 1844. Our subject was first married, Mar. 1, 1836, to
Mary S. Loveland, born in Aurora, this county, ,Sept. 22, 1814, daughter
of Ephraditus and Anna Loveland, both of whom died in Aurora.
Mrs. Chapman died Apr. 24, 1863, the mother of three children, one now
living - Wilbert. Mr. Chapman, June 29, 1863, next married
Catharine A., widow of Urich Ackley, and born in Pennsylvania Oct.
15, 1832, daughter of Elisha and Ruth Weaver. The latter died in
Pennsylvania in 1836, and Mr. Weaver afterward removed to Wisconsin,
where he died in 1859. Our subject and wife raised a child named Susie
A. Mr. Chapman is a farmer, and owns 100 acres of land, where he has
lived fifty-four years. He and his family are members of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. He is one of the present Trustees of this township.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 -
by Warner, Beers & Co. - 1885 - Page 865 |
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Brimfield Twp. -
MORRIS S. CHAPMAN, farmer, P. O. Brimfield, was born Apr.
14, 1850, in Brimfield, this county; son of Constant H. and Permelia
(Underwood) Chapman. His paternal grandfather, Joseph G. Chapman,
settled in Brimfield in1820, and was a son of Constant Chapman, a native
of Westbrook, Conn., who settled in Brimfield in 1821. His maternal
grandfather, Lydia Underwood, a son of Alpheus Underwood,
settled in Brimfield in1817. Our subject was reared in Brimfield Township
and educated in its common and select schools, and took a course in the
Commercial Department of Mt. Union College. He was married Oct. 4, 1871,
to Viola A., daughter of Russell R., a native of Providence, R.
I., and Mary A. (Wolcott) Ross, of Kent, this county, by whom he has two
children: J. P. Ionia, born Dec. 1, 1875, and Aimee R., born Nov.
16, 1883. Mr. Chapman has always been engaged in farming, and prior
to 1875 also taught school seven consecutive winters. He is a member of
the K. of P.; was elected to the office of Justice of the Peace in April, 1883;
in politics he is a Democrat.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 -
by Warner, Beers & Co. - 1885 - Page 606 |
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Rootstown Twp. -
PLIMPTON O. CHAPMAN, farmer, P. O. New Milford, was born
in Rootstown Township, this county, May 6, 1822; son of Stephen and Barbara
Chapman, natives of Connecticut, the former of whom came to Rootstown
Township, this county, in 1804, and the latter in 1820. They were married
in 1821, and settled in Rootstown Township, where they remained until their
death. Stephen Chapman died in 1872, his wife in 1861. They
were worthy pioneers of this township, and the parents of two children:
Plimpton O., born May 6, 1822; and Daniel V., born in 1825. Our
subject was united in marriage, Dec. 12, 1854, with Sarah A. Huffman,
born in Mahoning County, Ohio, Oct. 11, 1831, daughter of Adam and Margaret
Huffman, natives of Pennsylvania, who came to Mahoning County, Ohio, in a
very early day, and from there to this county in 1833, where the mother died in
1846, after which Mr. Huffman married Cyntha French, who died in
1878. He died in 1883. Mr. and Mrs. Chapman have had ten
children, eight now living: Wilber O.; Ida M. (wife of Joshua Ely,
a resident of Rootstown); Clifton G.; Elwin V.; Corry G.; Howard I.; Stella
Z. and Erzula G. The deceased are Ella and Floyd.
Our subject, who has been a farmer through life, owns seventy-six acres of land,
where he and his family reside. He has filled the offices of Trustee of
his township, and has been member of the School Board for a great many years.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 -
by Warner, Beers & Co. - 1885 - Page 866 |
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Edinburg Twp. -
THOMAS P. CHAPMAN, blacksmith, Edinburg, born in Edinburg
Township, this county, June 17, 1839; son of James and Elizabeth Chapman;
the former born in England in 1800, and died April 8, 1871; the latter born in
Pennsylvania in 1811, and died Nov. 9, 1880. They were married in
Pennsylvania and moved to Columbiana County, Ohio, thence to this county in
1837, and remained here until their death. Our subject was thrice married
first to Susanna Grate, November 26, 1863 (she was born in this county in
1845, and died Apr. 3, 18643). His second wife, to whom he was married
Feb. 28, 1865, was Carrie Patterson (born in Mahoning County, Ohio, Feb. 28,
1847, died Oct. 29, 1875), and his present wife, who he married Apr. 25, 1876,
was Nettie Heller, born in Fostoria, Ohio, Sept. 24, 1848. Mr.
Chapman is the father of two children - Mary A. and Embra C. -
and resides at Edinburg, where he owns thirty-two acres of land, on which he and
his family reside.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 -
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Palmyra Twp. -
SAMUEL A. CHURCH, farmer, P. O. Palmyra, was born on the
homestead farm in Palmyra Township, this country, Feb. 16, 1854, and is a
grandson of Samuel and Tryphena (Terrell), who settled in Palmyra
Township in 1833. His father, James J. Church, was born in
Litchfield County, Conn., Dec. 19, 1815; his mother, Phebe (Olmstead) Church,
was also a native of Connecticut. They are among the oldest living
pioneers of Palmyra Township, parents of four children, all of whom are now
living: Anna, wife of W. D. Edwards; William S.; Jane, wife
of N. K. Goss, and Samuel A. The subject of this sketch, who
occupies the homestead, was married in 1876 to Dassie, daughter of
Alexander Scott, and a native of Palmyra Township. One son - James
Scott - has blessed this union. Mr. Church is an honored member
of the Masonic fraternity, and of the I. O. O. F. He is one of the leading
farmers of the township. Politically he supports the Democratic platform.
Source: History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 - by Warner, Beers & Co. -
1885 - Page 778 |
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Franklin Twp. -
ALBERT D. CLARK, real estate, insurance and Notary Public,
Kent, was born in Kent, Apr. 21, 1842, son of John F. and Eliza (Dunning)
Clark. His paternal grandparents were George W. and Martha (Laird)
Clark, natives of Pennsylvania, who located in Stark County at an early day,
where the father of our subject was born Jan. 13, 1814. George W.
was Associate Judge of Stark and Portage Counties at an early day, also one of
the first surveyors of this part of Ohio, and laid out the stage road between
Cleveland and Pittsburgh. His children were William L., the first
Sheriff of Summit County; Robert; James H.; George W., a minister of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, and a professor at Allegheny College, Meadville, for
twenty years; John F.; Jane; Juliette; Martha. John F., the
father of our subject, was educated in the academies of Tallmadge and Randolph,
and at the age of sixteen went to Hudson and served an apprenticeship of four
years at the carpenter's trade, which occupation he has followed all his life.
He married in 1839 Eliza Dunning, formerly of New Milford, Conn., by whom
he had five children: George F., Albert D., Amelia (Mrs. Lorenzo Fessenden),
Almira (Mrs. Anson Pritchard, deceased), and Hattie (Mrs. Charles
Coyle). He located in Kent in 1838, where he has resided ever since.
The maternal grandfather of our subject was Ambrosia Dunning, one of the
first settlers of Ravenna Township. Our subject was reared and educated in
Kent. He enlisted Apr. 24, 1861, in Company F, Seventh Ohio Volunteer
Infantry, and after serving three months as Corporal was honorably discharged.
He re-enlisted Aug. 13, 1861, and served as Sergeant in Company A, First
Regiment Ohio Light Artillery, and was Acting Orderly over two yeas, and
commanded the Second Section of artilleries over a year. He was in the
battles of Shiloh, Stone River, Chickamauga (he was recommended for promotion
for bravery on the battlefield of Chickamauga by Maj. Wilbur
F. Goodspeed), and was in many other
engagements, and honorably discharged at Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 12, 1864,
paying a flying visit to friends in Ohio., He then went into the
Quartermaster's Department, at Johnsonville, Tenn., serving eighteen months as
Assistant Superintendent of laborers of that place, also in the vicinity of
Nashville. When Johnsonville, Tenn. was evacuated by the Union forces he went to
Nashville, thence to Franklin and Duck River; returning to Nashville took
passage on the transport "New York" for Eastport,Miss. On the steamer's arrival
at her destination he accepted and filled the position of Chief Receiving Clerk
under Lieut. Samuel W. Treat, commanding river and railroad
transportation. On resigning this position he returned to Ohio. He then went
West and engaged in railroading, visiting all the principal cities of the West.
In 1S69 he returned to Kent, and accepted a position as
foreman in the brass foundry of the A. & G. W. R. R., which he held until 1883,
when he embarked in his present business. He was married August 18, 1870,
to Sarah J., daughter of Harvey C.
and Flora B. Newberry, of Kent. The issue of this union was four children:
Lenah, Scottie O., Lewis C. and Ezzie L., of whom two are now living:
Lewis C. and Ezzie L. Mr. Clark is a member of the K. of H. ,
and has filled all the chairs of that order. He now holds the office, to which
he was appointed by S. S. Bloom, Grand Dictator, K. of H., of Ohio, of
District Deputy Grand Dictator in and for the Twenty-fifth District of Ohio,
comprising the following counties, to-wit: Ashtabula, Geauga, Portage, Lake and
Trumbull. He is C. C. Commander of the K. of P., and a member of the G.A. R. He
has served the village of Kent as Councilman two terms. In 1877 he was the
Greenback candidate for Representative of Portage County, and ran ahead of his
ticket. He was also candidate for Mayor of Kent in the Republican caucus in the
spring of 1884. In politics he is independent.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 - by Warner, Beers & Co. - 1885 - Page
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Rootstown Twp. -
JAMES F. CLARK, farmer, P. O. Rootstown, was born in this
county Aug. 20, 1817; son of Daniel and Mary P. Clark, natives of
Connecticut, where they were married. They came to this county in 1817,
and remained until the death of Mrs. Clark in 1829. After this
event Daniel Clark married Lucy Norton, widow of Ancil Norton,
and they resided in Rootstown Township until their death, the former dying Dec.
30, 1847, and the latter in 1863. Our subject was married, Dec. 15, 1815,
daughter of Ancil and Lucy Norton, the father a native of Connecticut,
the mother of New York. They settled in this county in 1822, where they
both died. Mr. Norton died in 1831, and his widow subsequently
married Daniel Clark, of whom mention has already been made in this
sketch. To Mr. and Mrs. James F. Clark have been born two children,
one now living: James P., married to Emma Sadler; they have a son
- Clarence. Our subject has been a farmer, and owns 100 acres of
improved land where he and his family reside.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 - by Warner, Beers & Co. - 1885 - Page
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Ravenna Twp. -
HIRAM T. CLARK, dentist, Ravenna, was born Dec. 3, 1838,
in Ravenna. His father, James A. Clark, came here from Tallmadge
(now in Summit County, Ohio,) and married Miss Mary Torrey. He
carried on a wagon and carriage shop in partnership with his brothers, Newell
D. and Miletus. James A. Clark, died in 1852,, and his widow
afterward married a Mr. Goldsmith. She is now residing in
Cleveland, Ohio. Our subject resided in Belleville, Ontario, from 1859 to
1867, where he learned the profession of dentistry. He remained in
Wadsworth, Ohio two years, and then located permanently in Ravenna, this county,
in 1869. Here, by his scientific skill in his profession, he has built up
a large and influential and lucrative practice. The Doctor was married
June 6, 1868, to Miss Angeline Gilbert, of Belleville, Ontario.
They have one son - James Gilbert. Dr. Clark is the only dentist in
Ravenna, having obtained a certificate from the Ohio State Dental Society.
He is one of the leading members of the profession in northeastern Ohio.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 -
by Warner, Beers & Co. - 1885 - Page 817 |
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Garrettsville Twp.-
MATTHEW D. CLARK, Barber, Garrettsville, was born in Ireland, Aug. 15,
1849, son of Michael and Jane (Sands) Clark, of Farmington, Ohio, who had
a family of eight children, five now living: Mary, Matthew, Kate, Anna,
and John, who married Ceila Johnson (have three children: Elser
J., Elton P. and Claud, deceased). Our subject received a
common school education in his native land, and in 1864 came to America, with
his mother, brothers and sisters to join his father, who had preceded them seven
years, locating at Farmington, Trumbull Co., Ohio. Our subject enlisted in
Company D, Sixth Ohio Cavalry, and on Mar. 31, 1865, in the battle at Dinwiddie
Court House, Va., he was wounded, and a week later his left leg was amputated by
Dr. D. W. Bliss. Surgeon of the Army Hospital at Washington, D. C.
After his discharge from the service he attended school a short time, then began
to work at his trade, having learned it in Ireland. He was married, Oct.
18, 1868, to Miss Alvira Johnson, born in Copely, Ohio, Mar. 14, 1850,
daughter of Fayette and Eliza (Taylor) Johnson. By this union there
is one daughter - Maude J., born Apr. 14, 1873. Since locating in
Garrettsville Mr. Clark has here remained continuously, with the
exception of three years spent in Akron, Ohio. HE has been a member of
Portage Lodge, No. 456, I. O. O. F., about nine years; also of the Encampment at
Ravenna, and of Buckley Post, G. A. R. of Akron.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 -
by Warner, Beers & Co. - 1885 - Page 724 |
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Ravenna Twp. -
N. D. CLARK, banker, Ravenna, was born in Tallmadge,
Summit Co., Ohio, Dec. 14, 1814. He was the youngest son of Ephraim and
Ala Clark, originally from Massachusetts, but who settled in Tallmadge, then
Portage County, in the year 1802, just in time to vote for the first
Constitution of Ohio. Ephraim was one of the leading men of Tallmadge,
and for many yeas a Justice of the Peace. He died Mar. 4, 1858, in the
eightieth year of his age. He had seven children: Allen I., James A.,
Miletus S., Newel D., Martha A., Mary L. and Harriet A., of whom
three only are now living: N. D. of Ravenna; Martha Wait, of Iowa;
and Harriet A. Clark, of Kansas. Our subject was reared on a farm.
In 1832, after serving his apprenticeship, he, was his two brothers, James A.
and Miletus S., under the firm name of N. D. Clark & Co.,
start a carriage and buggy manufactory in Ravenna, and carried the same on
successfully for thirty years. He then became connected with the old
Portage County Branch Bank, which was in 1863 merged into the First National
Bank of Ravenna, of which he was elected President in 1867, which office he has
continuously filled to the present time, being again re-elected in January,
1885. He has also occupied various offices of public and private trust, in
each of which he faithfully discharged his every duty. He was
married Apr. 9, 1835, to Sarah Rawson, of Ravenna, by whom he had two
daughters: Amelia, the eldest (died when only sixteen months old) and
Laura A., who was married to Henry Beecher, an extensive dry goods
merchant and Director of said bank, in September, 1857, both of whom are now
deceased. Mrs. Ala Clark, the mother of N. D., died in
Tallmadge, Oct. 2, 1833. Mrs. N. D. Clark was born in Ravenna, Aug.
13, 1816.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 -
by Warner, Beers & Co. - 1885 - Page 816 |
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Atwater Twp. -
W. W. CLEVERLY, farmer, P. O.
Atwater, is a descendant of one of the pioneers of Atwater Township, where he
was born in 1835; son of William and Eliza Cleverly, natives of New York
and Maryland, respectively, who were the parents of six children, five of whom
are now living (the oldest being dead); W. W.; Eliza, wife of J. E.
Garrison, of Junction City, Kan.; Fannie, wife of E. Ellison;
Abbey, wife of William Ripple, of Warsaw, Ind.; and Frank.
Mr. and Mrs. William Cleverly located in Atwater Township in 1831,
settling on land now owned by Charles Bradley, Jr., and both died in the
township. Our subject was married, in 1861, to Miss Lydia, daughter
of John Webber, of Deerfield Township, this county. By this union
were born five children: Chase, Charles, John, Florence and
Bertie. In 1862 Mr. Cleverly settled on his present farm of 107
acres, which was then wholly wooded but he has cleared about sixty acres, has
erected a fine commodious brick residence, and is making other improvements.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 -
by Warner, Beers & Co. - 1885 ~ Page 578 |
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Mantua Twp. -
NEWTON COBB, farmer, P. O. Mantua
Station, brother of Henry Cobb, (whose sketch appears above), was born in
Suffield, Hartford Co., Conn., and came to this county with his father,
Samuel Cobb, in 1833, locating on Lot 19, in Mantua Township. He was
united in marriage Mar. 2, 1854, with Annie C. Carlton, and by this union
has one child - Lura A., married to John B. King, April 7, 1877.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 -
by Warner, Beers & Co. - 1885 ~ Page 758 |
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Charleston Twp. -
COE FAMILY. Capt.
David L. Coe came to Charlestown Township, and settled one-fourth of a mile
north of the Center. His sons were Ransom, Lyman, Adna and Heman.
Claudius L. Coe came at that time. Mrs. Sarah (Pratt) Coe
came from Massachusetts with her husband. Ransom Coe was married,
October 1, 1825, to Rebecca M. Austin, daughter of Nathaniel
Austin, of Litchfield, Conn., who are the oldest settlers now living in the
town. The family of Coes came with the Hinckley
colony, and its members were among the very first settlers. Heman
and Rev. Lyman died many years ago; Adna and Claudius
settled just north of the David Coe homestead, and their representatives
reside here still. The house erected by Capt. Coe is the home of
his son Ransom. John A. Wadsworth, who died May 1, 1884, son of
Zenophon Wadsworth, of Windham, was married March 1, 1849, to Miss
Charlotte, oldest daughter of Ransom Coe. Mrs. Wadsworth still
resides at Ravenna.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 -
by Warner, Beers & Co. - 1885 ~ Page 617 |
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Garrettsville Twp. -
JEDEDIAH COLE, civil engineer and County Surveyor,
Garrettsville, was born in Nelson Township, this county, May 26, 1830; son of
Jedediah and Elizabeth (Noah) Cole, the former a native of Vermont, born in
1797, the latter of Chester County, Penn., born in 1802. They were parents
of four children, three of whom are still living: Rebecca J., wife of
Uriah Craig, of Kidder, Mo.; William C., a farmer, also of Missouri,
and our subject. Jedediah Cole, Sr., was a carpenter in early life.
He came to this county in 1816, and for a year or two worked at his trade, but
for the balance of his life he was engaged in farming. He was a prominent
man in religious circles, being one of a few to organize the Disciples Church.
His death occurred May 10, 1850. His wife died Aug. 5, 1834. Our
subject in early life was employed in attending the neighboring schools and
rendering what assistance he could to his parents on the homestead farm.
He was married, Sept. 6, 1855, to Miss Katie M. Dickens, who was born
Mar. 18, 1833, at Jacksonville, Ill., by whom he had five children: Augustus
S. (an attorney at Ravenna, Ohio), Helen (deceased), James D.,
Katie E. and Paul H. Mr. Cole entered upon his career in life
as a school teacher at Salem, Ill., where he remained until 1856; then for two
years was in northern Iowa engaged in different enterprises, such as
merchandising, contracting and land surveying, and while there he did his first
work as land surveyor. From this point he went to Prairie du Chien, Wis.,
where he was employed principally in building and teaching. While there
the war broke out, and he responded to the first call for men in 1862, enlisting
in Company A., Thirty-first Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and was mustered out
in November, 1864, for promotion to Captaincy in the One Hundred and
Twenty-third U. S. C. I., and was honorably discharged as such at the close of
the Rebellion, after which he retired to his home in Ohio and embarked in
lumbering, in which he continued till the fall of 1869, when he was elected to
the office of County Surveyor, a position he still retains. He has served
one term as Justice of the Peace, and has held the same office in Iowa and
Wisconsin. He also served as Clerk of the Board of Education two terms.
In addition to his labors as County Surveyor he is engaged in collecting and in
real estate business. Mr. Cole is a F. & A. M.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 -
by Warner, Beers & Co. - 1885 - Page 725 |
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Nelson Twp. -
MILTON COLE, farmer, P. O. Garrettsville, was born in
Nelson Township, this county, February 23, 1836; son of Jedediah Cole
(see sketch of j. Cole), a native of Vermont, who was twice married.
In March, 1835, he was married (second occasion) to Parthena (Sanford) Hamlin,
born in Harrington, Conn., April 10, 1810, who bore him five children:
Milton; Francis, in Lorain County, Ohio; Mrs. Aurilla Thompson,
in Garrettsville, Ohio; Mrs. Cordelia Bancroft, in Michigan, and Edwin
S., born in 1848, and died in his seventeenth year. Jedediah Cole
is deceased; his widow still survives. Our subject received a common
school education, and has followed farming all his life, still living upon the
old farm originally settled by John Noah, the eighth settler in Nelson
Township. On Apr. 22, 1863, our subject was married to Miss Jennie M.
Doty, born in New York State Apr. 22, 1840, daughter of Ebenezer and
Rebecca (Pierce) Doty, natives of Massachusetts, both now deceased.
Mr. and Mrs. Cole are the parents of one daughter - Lottie M., born
Mar. 5, 1864. Our subject is an active member of Portage Lodge, No. 436,
I. O. O. F.
Source: History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 - by Warner, Beers & Co. -
1885 - Page 771 |
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Randolph Twp. -
MARVIN COLLINS, ex-merchant, Randolph, was born in
Randolph Township, this county, Apr. 11, 1846, son of Austin and Delight
Collins, the former a native of Conway, Mass., the latter of Randolph
Township, this county. Austin Collins, who was a farmer, came to
Ohio at a very early day and was married at Randolph, where he and his wife
located and remained until their death, the former dying Nov. 30, 1881, the
latter in October, 1882. Our subject was married Sept. 8, 1868, to
Susan A. Gates, born who now reside in Michigan. Mrs. Collins
is a member of the Disciples Church. Our subject has been engaged in
mercantile business most of his life, and owns a beautiful residence where he
and his wife now reside. He opened his store in 1869 and sold out last
March to O. Bentley. Mr. Collins and wife are a very
pleasant couple, and rank among the better class of people of this township.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 -
by Warner, Beers & Co. - 1885 - Page 790 |
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Rootstown Twp. -
WILLIAM P. COLLINS, farmer, P. O. Ravenna, was born on the
farm where he and his family reside, Feb. 5, 1831; son of Daniel and Nancy
Collins, natives of Connecticut, who settled in this county in 1811, and
here remained until their death. The father died in May, 1884, the mother
in 1878. Our subject was married, June 11, 1856, to Harriet Snyder,
born in Pennsylvania, Apr. 21, 1836, daughter of Peter and Henrietta Snyder,
natives of Pennsylvania, who came to Rootstown Township, this county, about
1837, where they remained until their death. Mr. and Mrs. Collins
have had six children: Irving L., Charles W. Wilford E., Ella H., Judd
D. and Clayton R. Mr. Collins was reared on his present farm,
which consists of ninety-seven acres, and his family are among the leading
citizens of the county.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 -
by Warner, Beers & Co. - 1885 - Page 866 |
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Hiram Twp. -
GEORGE H. COLTON, teacher, P. O.
Hiram, was born in Nelson Township, this county, Oct. 10, 1848, son of John
B. and Mary L. (Tilden) Colton, of Hiram Township, this county. He was
educated principally at Hiram College, in this township, where he graduated in
1871 and then spent one year in attending the civil engineer course at the
Michigan University, Ann Arbor, Mich. He followed surveying and
engineering for one year and engaged in a survey of the Cuyahoga Valley
Railroad, which position he resigned in 1873 and accepted the chair of Professor
of Natural Sciences at Hiram College, which he still fills. He was married
Nov. 14, 1873, to Miss Clara A. Taylor, of Nelson Township, where she was
born Sept. 23, 1849, daughter of Edwin E. Taylor. By this union
there is one daughter - Mary B., born Oct. 8, 1874.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 -
by Warner, Beers & Co. - 1885~ Page 741 |
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Nelson Twp. -
JOHN B. COLTON, farmer, P. O. Garrettsville, a native of
Connecticut, was born Nov. 27, 1811, son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Clark)
Colton, natives of Connecticut, who moved to this county in 1815, and who
were the parents of eleven children, one deceased in infancy, the remainder
attaining maturity, four of whom are now living, whose combined ages aggregate
three hundred years. Theron Colton, born in Granby, Conn.,
established the first blacksmith shop in Nelson Township, this county, and
conducted an extensive business for three townships. He died in 1851 at
the age of seventy eight years, his widow surviving him about fourteen years.
Our subject was raised on a farm, his education being limited to that obtainable
in the log-schoolhouse of that early day. He has always followed the
occupation of a farmer. He was married in 1847 to Mary L. Tilden, a
native of Hiram Township, this county, where she was born in 1829. They
are the parents of three children: George H., a Professor in Hiram
College; Emily N., wife of G. W. Newcomb, and Sheridan B.
Mr. Colton has added several acres to the old homestead where his parents
lived and died, and which he now owns. Mr. Colton has served the
people of his township in several offices of trust. He has never been a
politician or office seeker, but has ever lived contented with the plain home
life of a farmer.
Source: History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 - by Warner, Beers & Co. -
1885 - Page 771 |
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Hiram Twp. -
OREN J. CONANT, farmer, P. O. Grove, Geauga County, was
born in Geauga County, Ohio, Jan. 30, 1851, son of Gardner and Mary (Wood)
Conant, natives of Vermont, of English and French descent, respectively, who
settled early in life in Geauga County, Ohio, and moved to this county in 1854,
where they lived until their death. Mrs. Conant died Dec. 16, 1875,
aged fifty-three years, and Mr. Conant Nov. 5, 1882, aged seventy-eight
years. Our subject has never left the home farm, and here he now has 130
acres of well-improved land, containing good buildings, etc. He was
married Jun. 22, 1876, to Miss Stella F. Bancroft, of Nelson Township,
this county, where she was born Oct. 23, 1853, the daughter of Barnos K. and
Anna (Chalker) Bancroft, natives of Massachusetts and Ohio respectively, and
of English descent, who settled in an early day in this county, where Mr.
Bancroft died in 1870 and his widow still resides. To Mr. and Mrs.
Conant has been born one daughter - Jessie M., born May 24, 1879.
In politics our subject is a Democrat.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 -
by Warner, Beers & Co. - 1885 ~ Page 741 |
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Suffield Twp. -
LEE COOK, farmer, P. O. Suffield, was born Nov. 11, 1821,
in Suffield Township, this county, son of David and Chloe (Moore) Cook,
who came to this county from Connecticut at a very early period in their lives,
married and here remained until their death. The father died in February,
1859, the mother in 1879, aged ninety-one years. Their children were
Mary (Mrs. Potzer), Nathan and John, all deceased; Lee, Galvin,
Orange and Rachel (Mrs. Stahlsmith) still living. Our subject
married Miss Phebe Buckman, who died Feb. 4, 1872, and he then married
Margaret Ebel, born near Strasburg, France, Dec. 11, 1831, daughter of
John and Catharine Ebel, who settled in Suffield Township, this county, in
1833, where they were highly respected members of the Lutheran Church.
They died many years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Cook are much esteemed by
the community for their worth and intelligence. He owns a farm of 107
acres. In politics he is a Republican. Mrs. Cook is a member
of the German Reformed Church.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 -
by Warner, Beers & Co. - 1885 - Page 901 |
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Suffield Twp. -
NATHAN COOK, (deceased) was born in Suffield Township,
this county, Apr. 9, 1816, son of David Cook. On Jan. 14, 1842, our
subject was married to Miss Clarinda Hulbert, born Nov. 16, 1816,
daughter of Jamen and Lurina Hulbert, natives of Vermont and Connecticut,
respectively, and who accompanied their families at an early day in their trip
from the East with ox-teams, and settled in Springfield Township, this
county. Our subject and wife after their marriage located near Suffield
Center, where they developed their farm and raised a family of six children,
viz.: David, in Michigan; Esther, Mrs. Brown Marion in Kansas;
Newton; Jamen; and Eveline, Mrs. Shanafelt. Mr. Cook was a
Republican in politics, a useful citizen and a worthy man. He died Feb. 2,
1875. His widow still resides on the family homestead, respected by the
community for her excellent qualities.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 -
by Warner, Beers & Co. - 1885 - Page 901 |
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Ravenna Twp. -
QUINCY COOK, proprietor of Ravenna Mills, Ravenna, was
born Apr. 28, 1833, in Elmore, Lamoille Co., Vt. His parents, David and
Betsey (Conant) Cook, were natives of the same place, where the farmer died
and the latter now resides. Our subject's grandfather Cook was a
soldier in the war of 1812, and lived to the advanced age of ninety-six.
Our subject learned the trade of stone-cutter in his native place. At
twenty years of age he came to Ohio, and assisted in the construction of the
Marietta & Cincinnati Railroad for one year. He then worked three years in
the construction of the Cleveland & Mahoning Railroad. He then spent one
year in Watertown, Wis., and eighteen months in Rochester, Minn., in the livery
business. He then returned to Ohio and married, Oct. 5, 1859, Miss
Charlotte R. Battles, of Weatherfield, Trumbull County, and to this union
have been born three children: Helen, Martha B. and Edward D.
He remained two years on a farm in Trumbull County, then from 1862 till 1870 he
held the position of foreman of masonry on the Atlantic & Great Western
Railroad. In 1866 he purchased as farm in Ravenna Township, and there his
family resided. He was Inspector of Masonry for the city of Cleveland,
Ohio, in 1870, and in 1871 foreman of a force of men for E. W. Ensign,
contractor on the Lake Shore Road. In 1872 Mr. Cook formed a
partnership with Wanzer Holcomb, in taking contracts for various
railroads and city corporations. In 1881 he built the Ravenna Mills on
Main Street, and the Cleveland & Pittsburgh Railroad, and he now devotes his
attention principally to the management of this industry. The mill is for
custom work, complete in all departments, and enjoying a very extensive
patronage in the surrounding county. Mr. Cook is a life-long
Republican.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 -
by Warner, Beers & Co. - 1885 - Page 817 |
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Nelson Twp. -
BURT F. COUCH, farmer, P. O. Garrettsville, was orn in
Nelson Township, this county, Aug. 22, 1850, son of Ferris and Antoinette
(Johnson) Couch, natives of Lee, Berkshire Co., Mass., and Cornwall, Conn.
They were the parents of five children, three of whom attained maturity:
Sarah A. (wife of Edward Burk), Emily J. and Burt F.
Ferris Couch settled here in 1817, and became very prominent, serving as
Sheriff of the county, having been elected in 1854, and in an early day as
Captain of the militia. He died Aug. 27, 1881, upon the same farm on which
he ate his first meal upon his arrival in town July 25, 1817. His widow
died at the same place July 6, 1884. Our subject was married July 25,
1872, Miss Ella C. McElwain, born in Garrettsville, this county, Dec. 7,
1855, By this union there are two children: Myrtle A., born
June 24, 1874, and Lela B., born July 10, 1876. Mr. Couch is
an enterprising young man, who has always followed the occupation of a farmer.
He is now living on his father's old homestead; is a member of Portage
Lodge, No. 456, I. O. O. F. In politics he is a Republican.
Source: History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 - by Warner, Beers & Co. -
1885 - Page 772 |
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Streetsboro Twp. -
WILLIAM COWLEY, farmer, P. O. Earlville, was born in
Lincolnshire, England, Apr. 27, 1815, son of William and Charlotte (James)
Cowley. He was reared on a farm in his native town, and when
twenty-one years of age emigrated to the United States, landing in New York City
in the spring of 1836, without a copper in his pocket. He then went up the
Hudson to Albany and walked from there to Stockbridge, Mass., where he worked in
a stone quarry one summer, and the following winter went to Philadelphia,
following the same occupation there until the next spring, when he moved to Lee,
Mass., and worked by the month as a farm hand up to the fall of 1838. He
then came to Ohio, and in the winter of 1838-39 worked on the Miami Canal from
Defiance to Cincinnati. In April, 1839, he settled in Streetsboro
Township, this county, a mile south of the Center, living there some five years,
when he cleared and improved. Mr. Cowley has been twice married, on
first occasion May 4, 1844, to Sarah, daughter of Samuel and Betsey
(Green) Olin, of Streetsboro, this county, by whom he had nine children:
Henry B., William, Betsey (deceased), Eliza (wife of Levi Raber),
Harriet (deceased), Albert, Ida, Emma (wife of Thomas Elliman)
and Joseph J. Jan. 8, 1867, our subject married his present wife,
Chloe, daughter of Timothy and Frances (Rathburn) Brockway, of
Trumbull County, Ohio, who were among the first settlers of Hartford, in that
county. Mr. Cowley is one of hte leading farmers and a
representative citizen of Streetsboro Township. In politics he is a
Democrat.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 - by Warner, Beers & Co. - 1885 - Page
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Nelson Twp. -
CYRENUS CRAWFORD, farmer, P. O. Nelson, was born in
Genesee County, N. Y., Aug. 5, 1818; son of Stephen and Rebecca (Carpenter)
Crawford, natives of New York, and parents of eight children, all of whom
attained maturity, and of whom our subject is the eldest. Mr. and Mrs.
Stephen Crawford came to Ohio in 1819, residing at Southington for eight
years, thence moved to Farmington for one year, and finally settled in Nelson
Township. The father died in 1868; the mother was killed in1844 by being
thrown from a buggy. Our subject has resided in Nelson Township since his
parents came here, and engaged in farming, in connection with which he has
recently gone into the raising of a superior breed of stock. He was united
in marriage, August, 1858, with Miss Mary Brown, a native of New York,
and a daughter of Thomas Brown.
Source: History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 - by Warner, Beers & Co. -
1885 - Page 772 |
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Charleston Twp. -
CHARLES CURTIS, SR.,
(Charlestown Twp) came to
Charlestown Township with the Hinckley colony accompanied by his
brothers, Linus and Joel. The children Charles Curtis,
Sr., were Chauncey, Charles L. Henry, Lewis, Denis (who died about
1813), Polly, Lucretia Harriet, Maria and Lucy. Polly
married Leverett Norton, still living in Connecticut, where her husband
died. Lucretia married Horatio Austin, and after his death
was married to Mr. Hart. She died some years ago. Harriet
married Charles Austin; both are dead. Chauncey was married
to Clarissa Loomis, subsequently to Mrs. Barnes, and lastly to
Mrs. Soule. Charles L. married Aurelia Loomis, in February
1825. Charles Curtis came in 1811, and died in 1813 from disease
caught at Cleveland while serving as sutler. The old homestead is opposite
the Coe homestead, but occupied by the Worden family now, since
the death of Chauncey Curtis, eight years ago.,
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 -
by Warner, Beers & Co. - 1885 ~ Page 618 |
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Charleston Twp. -
CHARLES L. CURTIS,
(Charlestown Twp) son of Charles, the pioneer settler was born July 31, 1801,
and
married in February, 1825; Aurelia Loomis, daughter of Asa Loomis, Sr.,
who was born April 17, 1798. He died March 21, 1848. Mrs. Curtis
died Aug. 25, 1873. Their children are Caroline A., born Apr. 17,
1834; Charles L., born Feb. 13, 1836; Emerson G., born November
Apr. 17, 1834; Charles L., born February 13, 1836; Emerson G.,
born Nov. 2, 1838, and Austin P., born April 11, 1841. Austin P.
Curtis carried Amelia H. Bostwick Oct. 3, 1870. His children are Lewis
P. Curtis born December 30, 1871; Ray and Zada. (Ray
P. Curtis died September 10, 1876. He has served as Justice of the
Peace about twenty years. He resides on the old Curtis lands on Lot
29.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 -
by Warner, Beers & Co. - 1885 ~ Page 618 |
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