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BIOGRAPHIES
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History of Portage County, Ohio
Vol. 2
by Warner, Beers & Co.
1885
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Franklin Twp. -
JAMES P. HALL, shop clerk, New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio
Railroad Shops, Kent, was born in Brimfield Township, this county, Sept. 12,
1832, son of William and Maria (Law) Hall. His paternal
grandparents were Benjamin and Sarah (Brown) Hall, of Windsor, Vt., who
settled in Brimfield Township in 1819, where they lived and died. They had
six children: Henry (deceased), Betsey (deceased), Charles
(deceased), Mary A. (deceased), William, Susan S. (Mrs. Henry
Sawyer) By his second wife Mr. Hall had one child - Sarah
(Mrs. Sylvester Wolcott). The father of our subject lived on the old
homestead till 1867, when he removed to Kent, where he still resides. He
was twice married, first to Maria, daughter of Jonathan and Mary Law,
of Brimfield, by whom he had four children: James P., Durand C., Mary E.,
Lucy M. (Mrs. I. P. Griswold); and second to Berthia Palmer, of
Brimfield, by whom he had three children: Newton H., Helem M. (Mrs. Henry
Wilcox) and Anna (Mrs. B. F. Sherwart). Our subject was reared
in Brimfield Township, engaged in farming until twenty-eight years of age, then
removed to Kent and embarked in the grocery trade, in which he was occupied two
years. Since then, with the exception of four years, he has been in the
employ of the Atlantic & Grant Western, and New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio
Railroad Companies to the present time. He was married Sept. 27, 1854, to
Myra T., daughter of Harmon and Harriet (Bishop) Bradley, of
Brimfield, by whom he had four children: Will H., Charles E., Fred P. and
Georgie D. (deceased). Mr. Hall and wife are members of the
Congregational church. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity and K. of
H.; has held the office of Township and Corporation Clerk one term. In
politics he is a stanch Republican.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 - by Warner, Beers & Co. - 1885 -
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Franklin Twp. -
NEWTON H. HALL, lumberman, P. O. Kent, was born in
Brimfield Township, this county, Aug. 4, 1842, son of William and Bethiah
(Palmer) Hall. His paternal grandfather, Benjamin Hall, a
native of Vermont, settled in Brimfield Township, this county, in 1819, had his
maternal grandfather, John Palmer, was a native of Connecticut, a soldier
of the Revolution. Our subject was reared in his native township and was
educated in the common schools. He was in the late war of the Rebellion,
enlisting Aug. 4, 1862, in Company I, One hundred and Fourth Ohio Volunteer
Infantry. He participated in the Tennessee campaign, under Burnside;
the Atlanta campaign, under Sherman, and the Nashville campaign, under
Thomas; was in all the engagements of his regiment, and at Franklin, Tenn.,
Nov. 30, 1864, he captured a flag from Gen. P. Clayburn's division of the
Rebel Army, for which act he received a medal from Congress in January, 1865.
He was honorably discharged in June, 1865, when he returned to Brimfield
Township and engaged in farming there up to 1881 and then removed to Kent, Ohio.
The same year he embarked in business at Boardman, Ohio, where he is still
interested in a planing-mill and lumber trade. He was married Apr. 15,
1874, to Stella, daughter of James and Maria (Hopkins) Woodard, of
Kent, this county, by whom he has two children: Anna and Helen.
Mr. Hall is a F. & A. M. In politics he is a Republican.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 - by Warner, Beers & Co. - 1885 -
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Franklin Twp. -
SAMUEL B. HALL, merchant, Kent, was born in Brimfield
Township, this county, July 29, 1831; son of Henry and Elizabeth (Breck) Hall,
natives of Vermont. His father was a son of Benjamin Hall, who
settled in Brimfield Township, this county, in 1818, and taught the first
district school in the township; his mother was a daughter of Daniel Breck,
of Hartland, Vt. They had four children: Porter B., Caroline (deceased),
Samuel B. (first, deceased), and Samuel B. (second) Henry
Hall was a carpenter by trade, but after his settlement in Brimfield
Township was principally engaged in farming. In 1850 the family removed to
Franklin Township was principally engaged in farming. in 1850 the family
removed to Franklin Mills (now Kent), where Mrs. Hall died in 1852.
Mr. Hall then married for his second wife Mrs. Sophia Kilborn, of
Hudson, whither he afterward removed, and there resided until his death in 1876;
he died at the age of seventy-eight. He was a member of the Congregational
Church, in which he was a Deacon for many years. Samuel B., the
subject of this sketch, was educated in the common schools and Kent Academy.
Owing to ill health, in 1853, he went to California, remaining there three yeas,
when he returned to Kent and engaged in farming for several years. After
that he embarked in 1876 engaged in the boot and shoe trade, in which he has
continued to the present time. Mr. Hall has been twice married,
first in September, 1858, to Sarah, daughter of Guy and Sarah
Doolittle, of Brimfield, this county. The issue of this union was one
child - Cora (Mrs. Charles Reed). Mr. Hall was married to his
present wife, Jane Barton, of Kent, Ohio, in September, 1866, and by her
has three children: Henry, Porter and Herbert. Mr. and
Mrs. Hall are members of the Congregational Church. In politics he is
a Republican; an active F. & A. M.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 - by Warner, Beers & Co. - 1885 -
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Nelson Twp. -
AMOS F. HANNAH, hotel keeper, Nelson, was born in Nelson
Township, this county, Jan. 3, 1836, the second in a family of four children
born to John and Clarissa (Foot) Hannah, natives of Connecticut and
Massachusetts, respectively. John Hannah came to Ohio in 1813, lost
his wife in 1844, and subsequently married Susan Hannah, who now resides
with her step-son; John Hannah died in 1872. Our subject was
married, in 1861, to Maria L. Clark, a native of Nelson, who has borne
him five children, only two of whom, Archie and Ruby, are living.
Mr. Hannah followed the occupation of a farmer until the spring of 1877,
when he purchased the "Cascade House," erected in 1868 by H. L. Bancroft,
at Nelson Ledges, one of the most romantic spots in northern Ohio, which has
become a ery popular summer resort, and under Mr. Hannah's able
management the business of this hotel has steadily increased.
Source: History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 - by Warner, Beers & Co. -
1885 - Page 774 |
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Mantua Twp. -
DEMAS HARMON (deceased) was born Jan. 11, 18015, in
Suffield, Conn., son of Cephus and Deborah Harmon. He was married
to Rachel Gillett, Apr. 21, 1830, by whom he had five children: Maria
A., wife of C. B. White (had six children: Elbridge G., Arthur H.,
Charles C., Fred H., Mary E. and Marcia M.; three are still living:
Charles C., Fred H. and Mary E.); Eloisa C., wife of E.
M. Kent (have five children: Anna A., Demas E., Zenas A., Eleanor E.
and Arthur A.); Mary A., wife of F. Canfield, of Austin,
Ill. (had two children: Louisa and Hattie B.; Hattie B. is
still living); Horace A., married Tryphena Reed (have two
children: Vernie I. and Demas), and Silas D., a bachelor.
In 1833, accompanied by his wife, he came to Chardon, Geauga Co., Ohio, where he
remained until the spring of 1834, when he moved to Mantua, Portage Co., Ohio,
and bought 215 acres of land. He died May 19, 1842. His widow, in
October of the same year, married King Nooney, a brother of Capt.
Nooney of the war of 1812, and by him had one daughter - Sarah R. -
now the wife of G. O. Reed. Mr. Nooney died Oct. 9, 1848. His
widow still resides on the farm located by her first husband many years ago.
Her son, Silas D., who lives with her, has charge of the farm, dairy,
etc., and is one of the leading farmers of the town.
Source: History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 - by Warner, Beers
& Co. - 1885 - Page 761 |
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Ravenna Twp. -
ELIAS HARMON, one of the first settlers of Mantua, was a
descendant of Francis Harmon, who in 1635 settled near Boston, Mass.
His children were John and Sarah Harmon, the former one of the
first settlers of Springfield, Mass. Nathaniel, a son of John
Harmon, was, with the exception of his two brothers, the first settler of
Suffield, Conn., and there John Harmon, the great-grandfather of Elias
Harmon, of Mantua, was born. He was the first Deacon of the first
church at Suffield, and died there in 1786. Elias Harmon, father of
the Elias Harmon who settled in Mantua in 1799, was also a native of
Suffield, Conn., and in that village resided until his death. In the
history of Mantua will be found a record of Elias Harmon's settlement.
During his residence in Portage County he held the following positions:
Supervisor of Highways in 1803; Justice of the Peace from 1808 to 1815; he was
appointed Associate Judge in 1815, and reappointed to 1836; in 1808 was County
Treasurer, reappointed in 1809; Assessor in 1810; Deputy United States Marshal
in 1810; was elected Representative 1810-12, receiving 148 votes against John
Campbell's seventy three and Hezekiah Burrough's seventy-seven.
From 1814 to 1835 he was engaged as Land Agent for original owners of Western
Reserve lands. His daughter, Eunice, was the first white child born
in the township, and the first white female child in the county. In 1802
Zacheas Harmon settled at Mantua, and four yeas later came Seth, Enos,
John and Daniel Harmon, three of whom served in the war of 1812 and
were taken prisoners by the British at Malden, Canada. Elias Harmon
died in September, 1851 (vide Mantua and county history). Orrin
Harmon, son of Judge Elias Harmon, was born in Mantua Township,
February 22, 1805, and was educated in the schools of that township. His
wife, Mrs. Camilla (King) Harmon (daughter of Dr. Robert King, who
settled in Charlestown Township, this county, in 1826), was born at Sandisfield,
Mass., Nov. 14, 1802; came to Portage County with her father and was married to
Mr. Harmon, at Ravenna, Sept. 26, 1832. This lady died June 17,
1878. Of their children, Julian C. Harmon, born Feb. 17, 1835, is
now a resident of Ravenna, and owner of a large farm near the city; Sabrina
C., born Jan. 27, 1842, died Oct. 10, 1856. Mr. Harmon, now in
the eighty-first year of his age, can look back seventy years to the beginning
of the county, and relate with remarkable precision events connected with the
county's progress and settlement. His long service as County Surveyor is
referred to in the general history of the county.
Source: History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 - by Warner, Beers
& Co. - 1885 - Page 827 |
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Mantua Twp. -
SAMUEL HARMON, farmer, P. O. Mantua, son of Alexander
and MAry (Hanchett) Harmon, was born in Suffield, Conn., July 30, 1808, came
to Ohio in 1834 and settled in the northern part of Mantua Township. In
1835 our subject married Jane Deming, daughter of Jonathan and Mary
(Smith) Deming, and born in Sandisfield, Mass., Nov. 1, 1815. By this
union eight children were born, seven now living: Esther A. (Mrs. H. L. Moore,
in Kansas), Orcelia J. (Mrs. H. H. Converse), Martha A. (Mrs. G. W. Stitt),
Carrie L. (MRs. H. J. Sanford), Rhoda J. (Mrs. M. H. Case, in Illinois),
Samuel (who married Sylvia, daughter of Charles Streator, of
Shalersville, this county), and Fred H., residing with his brother
Samuel at the old home. January, 1875, Mr. Harmon buried his
wife, and March, 1878, he married Mrs. Wood; they live near the old
homestead. Our subject has held several offices of trust in the township,
and is a quiet, unassuming, well-to-do farmer.
Source: History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 - by Warner, Beers
& Co. - 1885 - Page 761 |
John Hartzell |
Franklin Twp. -
JOHN HARTZELL
Source: History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 - by Warner, Beers
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Streetsboro Twp. -
LYNN HAWKINS, farmer, P. O. Hudson, Summit County, was
born in Streetsboro, this county, Nov. 3, 1843; and is a son of Jesse G. and
Sally (Hubbell) Hawkins, who were the parents of eight children: Mary
wife of Z. Snow; Delia, wife of A. S. Cannon; Lewis; Lucy,
wife of G. N. Wheeler; Louisa (deceased); Crayton; Lynn and
Lillie, latter the wife of Sebastian Miller. Mr. and Mrs.
Jesse G. Hawkins settled in 1840 on the farm now occupied by our subject,
part of which they cleared and improved, and where they lived and died, the
father in 1850, at the age of sixty, and the mother in 1877, aged seventy-five
years. Our subject was reared on the old homestead, where he now resides,
and was married Mar. 11, 1873, to Addie, daughter of Orris and Sally
(Blair) Leach, of Twinsburg, by whom he had one child - Guy
(deceased). Mr. Hawkins is an enterprising, public-spirited
citizen; in politics he is a Democrat.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 - by Warner, Beers & Co. - 1885 - Page
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Garrettsville Twp. -
ASEL C. HAWLEY, retired farmer, Garrettsville, was born Dec. 9, 1814, in
Berkshire County, Mass., eldest of the family of seven children of Asel and
Esther (Clark) Hawley, natives of Massachusetts, who came to this county in
1829, when our subject was fifteen years of age, and settled in Freedom
Township. Here Asel C. grew to manhood, fully acquainted with the
hardships and privations incident to pioneer life. His education was
limited to what could be obtained in the common Schools of that early date.
Mr. Hawley was married in 1836, to Sarah M. Gross, of Grantville,
Conn., who died Oct. 5, 1874. He was married on second occasion, July 1,
1875, to Betsey Clark, of Collins, Erie Co., N.Y., who was born Oct. 2,
1831. Our subject entered upon his career in life as a farmer, and has
always followed this pursuit, until 1874, when he retired from active labor, and
removed to Garrettsville, Ohio, the better to enjoy the fruits of a well spent
life. He was ever an energetic, enterprising man, and considered one of
the practical as well as substantial farmers of Freedom Township.
Source: History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 - by Warner, Beers
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Paris Twp. -
ELIJAH HAWLEY, farmer, P. O. Newton Falls, Trumbull Co.,
Ohio is the oldest living resident of Paris Township, this county, and was born
near his present living resident of Paris Township, this county, and was born
near his present residence October 11, 1815; son of Chauncey and Mercy
(Selby) Hawley, natives of Massachusetts. the former born Mar. 24, 1780, the
latter Mar. 24, 1786. Chauncy Hawley was reared and educated in his
native State, and there married May 27,1808. He was a hatter by trade, at
which he worked in connection with farming. In 1815 he with his family
came to Paris Township, this county, where he resided till his death, which
occurred June 17, 1846. His widow died June 18, 1875. Of their six
children the following survive: Elijah; Eliza, widow of Joseph Brown,
and Urania, wife of M. M. Seymour. Elijah Hawley left home when
seventeen years of age and began Seymour. Elijah Hawley left home
when seventeen years of age and began working at the trade of cabinet-making,
but gave it up after three months, and served an apprenticeship at carpentering,
at which he worked many years. In 1842 he married Jane, daughter of
Thomas and Anna (Sefton) Stewart, by whom he had six children, five now
living: Henery, Miles, Charles, William and George.
Our subject at his marriage had but little capital, and his first purchase of
land was twelve acres, which he paid for by building a house for Stephen
Bingham. The result of his industry is 380 acres of well-improved
land. Mr. Hawley was successful in architecture and bridge
building, and was the author of a design for a substantial wooden bridge.
He has held several township offices; was first Assessor of Paris Township.
In politics he is a Democrat.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 - by Warner, Beers & Co. - 1885
- Photo on Page 651 - Biography on Page 782 |
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Nelson Twp. -
GEORGE E. HEDGER, farmer, P. O. Garrettsville, was born in
Trumbull County, Ohio, May 24, 1737; son of Calvin and Sally (Richards)
Hedger, natives of Connecticut and Vermont respectively, and early settlers
of Trumbull County, both now deceased. They were the parents of seen
children: Amanda, Alonzo, Joseph, Martha, Mary, John and George E.
Our subject was brought up on a farm and has been engaged more or less
extensively in raising and dealing in thoroughbred cattle. He came to his
county in 1859, and on Nov. 7, 1861, was married to Caroline Curtis, who
was born June 11, 1837, on the place which has always been her home, daughter of
Julius Curtis, who was born in Glastonbury, Conn., Dec. 25, 1797, and who
at the age of eighteen removed to Ohio, locating in Geauga County, where he
remained five years and then returned to Connecticut. Later Mr. Curtis
once more became a resident of Ohio, and in 1822 married Rhoda McCall,
who is still living, aged seventy-six, and who bore him four children:
Catharine, Ebenezer, Barsheba and Caroline. Mr. Curtis soon
after his marriage came to this county, where he died Mar. 6, 1883; he was a
prominent stock-dealer and farmer. Mr. and Mrs. Hedger have two
children: Walter J. and Susie A. Our subject has
served nine years as Justice of the Peace, and has also been Trustee and
Assessor of Nelson Township.
Source: History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 - by Warner, Beers & Co. -
1885 - Page 774 |
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Aurora Twp. -
SAMUEL F. HICKOX, retired
farmer, Aurora, was born in Hartford County, Conn., Sept. 9, 1810; son of
Josiah and Betsey (Forward) Hickox, who were the parents of four children:
Josiah V.; Betsey, wife of
Marcus Taylor; Samuel F.,
and
Chauncey, deceased in 1836. Josiah Hickox, a native of
Watertown, Conn., was born Aug. 22, 1777, a son of Ebenezer Hickox, a
soldier in the Revolutionary War, who was descended from one of three brothers,
natives of England, who immigrated to America to the early part of 1700.
The father of our subject came with his family to Aurora Township, this county,
in 1818, and here engaged in farming until his death, which occurred Aug. 2,
1840. His widow, who survived him until Jan. 15, 1885, was born in Granby,
Conn., June 18, 1787, daughter of Samuel and Susanna (Holcomb) Forward,
also natives of Granby, Conn., who came to Aurora Township, this county, in
1803, and here died, the father in 1821, and the mother in 1830. Samuel
F. Hickox was reared on a farm, and received a common school education.
In 1840 he was married to Miss Emily Blair, born in Aurora, Nov. 21,
1816, and died Jan. 20, 1884, leaving four children: Oliver, Walter G., Henry
M. B. and Olivia, wife of Albert Sheldon. Mr. Hickox is
a Democrat in politics; an active member of the order of A. F. & A. M.
Source: History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 - by
Warner, Beers & Co. - 1885 - Page 595 |
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Windham Twp. -
HENRY A. HIGLEY, farmer, P. O. Windham, was born in
Becket, Mass., Feb. 21, 1814, son of Joseph and Sybel (Cogswell) Higley,
the former of whom was born Apr. 25, 1774, in Berkshire County, Mass. The
latter, also a native of Massachusetts, was born Mar. 14, 1776. They were
the parents of eight children: Sybel R., born Sept. 21, 1804; Joseph
N., born Sept. 6, 1806; Sarah M., born Nov. 6, 1808; Ezra C.,
born Aug. 22, 1810; Elizabeth D., born Apr. 22, 1812; Henry A.,
born Feb. 21, 1814; John L., born Jan. 17, 1816; Oliver B., born
Mar. 18,1818. Joseph Higley was a farmer by occupation, an
influential man, and an active church member. HE died Oct. 18, 1825; his
widow Dec. 1, 1864. Our subject was brought by his parents to Windham
Township, this county, when but two yeas of age, and here he grew to
manhood, fully inured to the hardships of pioneer life. He has always
followed agricultural pursuits. Mr. Higley was thrice married;
first on May 7, 1840, to Mary E., daughter of James Seeley, born
Oct. 16, 1821, died Oct. 4, 1866, leaving to his care one child - Henry J.
(Charles O
died Jan. 21, 1862). Our subject next married, Nov. 7, 1867, Marion M.
Udall, who died Oct. 7, 1870, and by her he had one son - Frank S.
Aug. 24, 1871, he then married Sarah Joslin, born in Mesopotamia,
Ohio, Apr. 6, 1825, daughter of Reuben and Sarah (Parker) Joslin, natives
of Connecticut and Vermont, respectively, and early settlers of Trumbull County,
Ohio, and who were the parents of eleven children, of whom Mrs. Higley is
the ninth. During the war Mr. Higley was one of the Township
Trustees, and has held other offices of trust. He is a regular attendant
of the Congregational Church, in which his wife is an active member. He
has always been identified with the Republican party.
Source: History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 - by Warner, Beers
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Windham Twp. -
JOHN L. HIGLEY, farmer, P. O. Windham, was born Jan. 17,
1816, in Windham, son of Joseph Higley (see sketch of Henry A. Higley).
He was married in 1841 to Miss Elizabeth K. Frary, born in Becket, Mass.,
in 1820, daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Gifford) Frary, and has a family
of six children. Mr. Higley is one of the self-made men of Windham
Township, this county, and the property he has accumulated represents many hours
of hard labor with his own hands. Though he took no active part in the
late war of the Rebellion, he aided the soldiers' families at home. He has
been a consistent member of the Congregational Church since 1841, and has also
been an active worker in the Sabbath-school. Mr. Higley bears the
reputation of being of the Peace for one term and in other offices of trust.
Politically he is indentified with the Republican party.
Source: History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 - by Warner, Beers
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Windham Twp. -
MATTHEW P. HIGLEY, farmer, P. O. Windham, was born in
Windham Township, this county, Sept. 12, 1813, the secondwhite4 child to see the
light of day in the township, and the oldest living resident now that was born
here, son of Benjamin and Sally (McCown) Higley, who were the parents of
seven children: Robert M., Edward, Loren, Matthew P., Sarah, Hannah and
Alfred M. Benjamin Higley was a native of Berkshire County, Mass.,
born in 1877; came to this township in 1811; served as a Colonel in the war of
1812, and died about 1865, his wife having died several years previous.
Our subject was raised on a farm, and made farming the principal occupation of
his life. He was married Sept. 25, 1839, to Miss Luna C. Robbins,
born in Windham Township, this county, Feb. 16, 1821, by whom he has had six
children: Lodisa H., Philander R., Marion C., Benjamin P., Franklin
(deceased) and Mack D. In 1869 Mr. Higley removed to Windham
Center, still retaining his farming interests, however, for a few years.
During the Rebellion he offered his services to the country, but they were not
accepted. Politically he is a Republican, and though not an office-seeker
he has held some of the minor township offices. He has been a member of
the Congregational Church for forty-five years, and always took an active part
in Sabbath-school work, until within a few years past, when deafness interfered
with those duties.
Source: History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 - by Warner, Beers
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Windham Twp. -
OLIVER B. HIGLEY (deceased) was born in Windham Township,
this county, Mar. 18, 1818, son of Joseph and Sybel (Cogswell) Higley. He
was twice married, on first occasion to Eunice West, who bore him one son
- Milton. His second marriage, June 14, 1849, was with Betsey Case,
born in Pennsylvania June 4, 1827, daughter of Daniel and Phalley (Peck) Case,
natives of New York. By this union there were five children: Charley,
Mary, July, Clint and Edwin. Our subject was reared on a farm
and received a common school and academic education, and entered upon his career
in life as a teacher. At the age of twenty-one he went to Iowa, and for
several years taught school in the Western States. Returning to Ohio in
1851 he turned his attention to farming and sheep-raising. He soon had his
farm under a state of cultivation which won for him the reputation of being and
practical as well as a representative farmer of his township. His motto
was to excel, and all his efforts were to that end. He filled several of
the township offices, and, although not identified with any religious
denomination, was for many years previous to his death a professed Christian,
and took an active part in the support of religious and educational
institutions, as far as his limited means would allow. He died Feb. 1,
1866, and since his death the farm has been successfully carried on by his widow
with the assistance of her children.
Source: History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 - by Warner, Beers
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Streetsboro Twp. -
WILLIAM H. HILL, retired farmer, Streetsboro, was born in
Guilford, New Haven Co., Conn., Apr. 19, 1810, son of William and Lucy (Scovill)
Hill. William Hill, Sr., was also a native of Guilford, and a
son of Thomas Hill, whose father, Thomas Hill, Sr., was originally
from England. His wife was a grand-niece of Gen. James Wolfe, who
was killed on the Plains of Abraham, at Quebec, Canada, and a daughter of
Israel Scovill, a native of Guilford, Conn. Our subject was reared in
his native town until ten years of age, when he was thrown on his own resources.
The succeeding ten years of his life were spent on the sea, starting in the
capacity of cabin boy and ending as Second Officer. He then went to
Wallingford, Conn., and worked as an assistant at the carpenter's bench until he
learned the trace. He has been twice married, first, Sept. 29, 1831, to
Ruth A., daughter of Isaac and Ruth (Rice) Page, of Wallingford,
Conn. By this union there were three children: William H., Isaac
P. and Elizabeth A. (latter deceased). Apr. 21, 1844, he
married his present wife, Asenath A., daughter of William and Eleanor
(Wood) La Du, of Shalersville. His son, William H. married
Augusta C. Darling, and has three children: Le Ette A. (wife of
Dr. C. A. May), Burdell A. and Henry S.; and his son
Isaac P. married Marion L. Lord, and has three children:
William R. Arthur E. and Clayton E. On Oct. 4, 1838,
Mr. Hill settled in Streetsboro, locating on a farm on Lot 29, in the
northeast part of the township, a part of which he cleared and improved.
About 1852 he purchased an addition to his farm of eighty acres, and since 1850
has done a general diary business in connection with his farming interests.
He and his son are also doing quite an extensive business erecting the white
bronze monuments (being sole agents in Portage County) at present manufactured
in Bridgeport, Conn.; they erected the first monument of the kind here to the
late Henry Peck, of Streetsboro, and and have already put over 100 of
these monuments in the county. Mr. Hill is a member of the Baptist,
his wife of the Congregational Church. He is Treasurer of his church; has
held the office of Township Trustee. In politics he is a Republican.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 - by Warner, Beers & Co. - 1885 - Page
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Nelson Twp. -
JOHN S. HOBART, farmer, P. O. Parkman, Geauga County, was
born in New Hampshire, Nov. 25, 1806; son of Benjamin and Mary (Wheeler)
Hobart, natives of Massachusetts. Our subject came to Ohio in 1814,
and has always been a farmer. He was twice married, on the first occasion,
in 1834, to Margaret Moore, who died Oct. 29, 1856, the mother of nine
children, as follows: Thomas B., Benjamin E., Mary E., Jefferson R.,
William W., Marsena, Freedom, Hannah and Marcellus. His second
marriage occurred Mar. 1, 1858, with Aurilla C. Alton, born at Warren,
Ohio, Dec. 16, 1823, daughter of William and Nancy (Budd) Netterfield,
natives of southwestern Pennsylvania, and early settlers of Trumbull County,
Ohio. Three children were born to this union: Addison, Allison and
John S. Mr. Hobart has been a member of the Congregational Church
at Nelson for forty years.
Source: History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 - by Warner, Beers & Co. -
1885 - Page 774 |
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Atwater Twp. -
HILLYER, HOMER, retired, was born
in Deerfield Township, this county, November 17, 1815; son of
Daniel and Charity (Loomis) Hillyer, natives of Southwick, Mass.
The family, along with a colony of seventy-five persons, embarked for the West
in 1815, and were forty-four days on the road, settling in this county during
October, 1815. Daniel Hillyer was a farmer and did considerable
surveying in Atwater and Randolph Townships. Of the six children born to
him and his wife three are now living: Homer, Joseph T. and Edwin,
the two younger now residents of Dodge County, Wis. Homer Hillyer
was brought up on a farm and was married, June 11, 1845, to Miss Hannah
Cooney, a native of Columbiana County, Ohio, who died January 17, 1865,
without issue. He was married, on second occasion, September 6, 1865, to
Miss Celinda C. Crail, born in Beaver County, Penn. Mr. Hillyer
was appointed station agent at Atwater on the C. & P. R. R. at the time it was
being one of the oldest agents on the road, and retired to enjoy the well-earned
results of his labors. He has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal
Church for years, and is widely known and esteemed by all.
Source: History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 - by Warner, Beers
& Co. - 1885 - Page 581 |
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Nelson Twp. -
LUMAN C. HOPKINS, farmer, P. O. Nelson, was born in
Cornwall, Conn., May 8, 1820; son of Luman and Anna (Clark) Hopkins,
naives of that State, who had a family of six children: Harriet
(deceased), Catharine (deceased), Ann, Luman C., Palmer
(deceased) and Charlotte. Luman Hopkins came in 1824 to the
farm where
Luman C. now lives and has always lived, when the latter was four years
old. Our subject received a common school education, and chose the
occupation of a farmer, which he has always followed, and for several years has
conducted a large dairy. He has been twice married, on the first occasion,
in 1844, to Miss Janette L. Sackett, who died in 1847. His second
marriage, in April, 1848, was with Eliza Stilson, born in Palmyra
Township, this county, June 16, 1828. By this union there were six
children: Philo, George, Ernest, Nettie, Herbert (deceased) and Arthur.
Mr. Hopkins had held the office of Township Trustee several times, also
that of Township Treasurer. He has been a member of the Methodist
Episcopal Church for fourteen years.
Source: History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 - by Warner, Beers & Co. -
1885 - Page 775 |
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Aurora Twp. -
CHESTER R. HOWARD, farmer and mechanic, P.
O. Aurora Station, was born Feb. 3, 1812, in Hartford Conn.; son of Freeman
and Eunice A. (Risley) Howard, natives of Hartford, Conn., and a descendant
of Thomas and Susanna Howard, who emigrated from England to America, and
settled in Ipswich, Mass., in the year 1634. Freeman Howard,
subject's father, was born in 1789; was a carriage maker by trade, and in 1828
came to Aurora and erected and controlled a saw-mill and grist-mill. He
died in Chardon, Ohio, Feb. 3, 1867. His wife was born June 15, 1788, died
June 26, 1866, at Chardon, also. They were the parents of the following
children: Freeman, Jr., Chester Risley, Eliza, Celestia and
Julius Field. Our subject remained at home during his minority,
assisting his father in farming and in the saw mill. In 1846 he bought the
property his father had first owned in Ohio, and has since continued to occupy
it. He has been twice married, on first occasion to Harriet Benjamin,
who died July 10, 1864, leaving the following children: Emerett, Emerson,
Elmira and Eliza. He subsequently, Sept. 7, 1865, married
Harriet, daughter of Robert and Rhoda (Henry) Root. Mr.
Howard has always quietly and assiduously devoted himself to his private
affairs, except when he has been called by the citizens of his township
from time to time to discharge the duties of District Assessor, and other local
offices.
Source: History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 - by Warner, Beers
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Aurora Twp. -
ELISHA HURD, (deceased) was born Mar. 10, 1822,
in Aurora Township, Portage County, Ohio, son of Hopson and Betsey (Lacy)
Hurd, who had a family of seven children:
Maria, wife of P. H. Babcock, of Cleveland, Ohio; Elilsha; Hopson;
Eliza, wife of S. C. Greene; Frank; Cornelia, wife of J. E.
Williams, and a daughter deceased. About 1815 Hopson Hurd,
accompanied by Roman Humphrey, came over the mountains with a stock of
goods and embarked in business in Aurora. Mr. Humphrey in a short
time withdrew from the firm, and the business was then carried on for many years
by Mr. Hurd alone. He accumulated a large fortune and died in
Aurora in 1869. The subject of this sketch was reared and educated in
Aurora Township, and here married, Oct. 13, 1852, Louisa Williams, born
in Newark Valley, N. Y., May 13, 1830, daughter of Stephen Williams,
of Tioga County, N. Y. Four children were born to this union:
Eliza, wife of Frank Aldrich, in Cleveland, Ohio; C. Williams;
Fred S.; and McClellan, also in Cleveland. Mr. Hurd
remained at home assisting his father on the farm until he was twenty nine years
of age, when he engaged in cattle dealing on his own account, and about 1857, in
company with his brother Frank, embarked in mercantile trade, and at the
same time attended to his dairy, live stock and farming interests. This
firm continued until the death of Elisha, when Frank carried on
the business until 1879, and the sold out to Fred and William S.,
sons of Elisha Hurd. Mr. Hurd was a Republican
in politics. By industry, fact and perseverance he accumulated
considerable property, and owned over 700 acres of land at the time of his
death, June 17, 1868.
Source: History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 - by Warner, Beers
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