BIOGRAPHIES
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History of Portage County, Ohio
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1885
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Garrettsville Twp. -
SMITH E. WADSWORTH, hotel proprietor, Garrettsville, was
born in Windham Township, Portage Co., Ohio, Oct. 15, 1848; son of Elmer and
Emiline (Smith) Wadsworth. He was raised on a farm and educated at the
common schools. His first enterprise for himself was clerking for a year
in a meat market at Ravenna, this county. He then came to Garrettsville,
and along with his father and brother engaged in the meat market business,
dealing in connection with the same quite extensively in hides, pelts and
tallow, buying and shipping for about seven years, which required our subject to
be on the road more or less. He was married Jan. 5, 1876, to Miss
Hannah Styles, born in Paris Township, this county, July 26, 1847, daughter
of James and Eleanor Styles, early settles of that township, and by this
union there is one child - Arthur James. In March, 1880, Mr.
Wadsworth purchased the Cannon House, which he combined with the
Wadsworth House, adopting the name "Cannon House," of which he has since
been "mine host." He is an active member of Portage Lodge, I. O. O. F.,
and is a F. & A. M.
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Streetsboro Twp. -
SAMUEL WAIT, Jr., farmer, P. O. Streetsborough, was born
in Hampden County, Mass., Sept. 21, 1816; son of Samuel and Rachel (Judd)
Wait, who improved a farm on which they lived seven years, and then removed
to the farm now owned and occupied by their son, Samuel, in Streetsboro
Township, which they also cleared and improved, and where they lived and died.
The paternal grandparents of our subject were Jonathan and Margaret (Smith)
Wait, formerly of Hampden, County, Mass, who settled in Aurora Township in
1829, and lived and died there. His maternal grandfather, Reuben Judd,
also of Hampden County, Mass., was an early settler of Streetsboro, this county,
and his maternal grandmother was Rachel Smeed. Samuel Wait, Sr.,
was twice married, having by his first wife, Betsey Bell, three children:
Melissa, wife of
Frederick Plum; Betsey (deceased) and Samuel (deceased). By
his second wife, Rachel Judd, he had eleven children: Samuel,
Sarah (wife of Linus Smith), Andrew, Mary (deceased), William,
Orlinda (deceased), Edward, Delilah (deceased), G. Washington,
Wellington, and Ellen, wife of Harvey Ferris. Our
subject was married Apr. 22, 1855, to Maria, daughter of
William and Fanny Welch, of Franklin Township, this county, and by
her he has three children: Elbert H., Estella, wife of Charles King,
and Gertrude M. Mr. Wait is one of Streetsboro Township's
representative farmers and citizens. In politics he is a Democrat.
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Atwater Twp. -
SILAS P. WALLER, farmer, P. O. Atwater, was born Nov. 6,
1841, on the Waller estate, this township, in the old log-cabin which his father
first occupied in 1837, since when two generations have been born within its
honored walls. His father, David G. Waller, was born in
Palmyra Township, this county, Aug. 12, 1812, and was married to Catherine
Webber, born in Pennsylvania, Oct. 17, 1804, daughter of Peter Webber,
who was born Sept.4, 1779, in Berkshire County, Penn., a son of Christian
Webber, a native of Germany who fled from that country when eighteen years
of age to avoid being pressed into the army. To this union were born the
following children, viz.: Hiram, Silas P. (our subject), and
David Webber. David G. Waller's parents, Silas, Sr., and
Betsey (Knappen) Waller, were natives of Connecticut and parents of thirteen
children, only two of whom now survive: David G., and Mason,
a native of Palmyra Township, where he still resides. Silas Waller, Sr.,
was a son of Joseph (who died in Connecticut) and Sarah Waller,
who accompanied her three sons, Silas, David and Ansel, with their
families, who settled in Palmyra in 1805; she died Feb. 21, 1815. Our
subject was married June 2, 1870, to Miss Angeline V., daughter of
Henry and Sophia Dawes, early settlers of Deerfield Township, natives of
England and the parents of twelve children. To Mr. and Mrs. Waller
have been born six children, four now living: Mary Sophia, Fannie Betsey,
Cora Elizabeth and George Edmund. Our subject enlisted in 1861
in the three months call, but did not go out. He re-enlisted for three
years in Company G, Seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry, was wounded in the battle
of Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, 1862, and was honorably discharged on account of
same, Mar. 16, 1863. After being discharged from the army he attended
school at the Poland Seminary, Mahoning Co., Ohio, for one year, and during the
winter of 1864-65 he attended the Iron City Commercial College, from which he
graduated in the spring of 1865. in October, 1865, he removed to Lawrence
County, Mo., and was engaged in teaching school for five years, during which
time he assisted in organizing a teachers' institute, and establishing a
teachers' library of over 350 volumes; was one of the prime movers in
establishing a normal school at Marionville (the building costing $12,000).
He was a member of its first Board of Directors, and Secretary of the Board of
Directors for three years, and also one of the Building Committee. In the
spring of 1870 he returned to the old homestead on a visit, during which he
married Angeline Victoria Dawes, and in September returned with his bride
to Missouri. During the winter he taught school. In the spring of
1871 he engaged in farming, in which he continued for five years, and during
that time he held the offices of Township Clerk, Township Treasurer, and
Collector of Taxes; he was First Lieutenant of Company I, Missouri State
Militia. During the fall of 1873 they lost their little boy, Edmund
Guy, and in the spring of 1874 they buried their little boy, Henry
Lester, over which his wife became very dependent. Her health
remaining very poor all summer, she returned to Ohio on a visit the first of
October, staying all the winter of 1874-75. During that time he was
engaged in teaching school. In the spring of 1875 he returned to Ohio, and
stayed all summer, during which time his wife's health greatly improved.
In the fall of 1875 he proposed to his wife that they return to Missouri again,
to which she objected, saying that she would rather live in Ohio in a log-cabin
than in Missouri in a mansion. He then decided to return to Missouri,
dispose of his property and come back and settle on the old homestead, and is
now living in the old log-cabin which has been standing some sixty-five years,
and in which the third generation is now living. He has been a member of
the Township Board of Education for seven years, and has always taken on active
part in public and private enterprises.
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Garrettsville Twp. -
GUY WARREN, physician, Garrettsville, was born at Newton
Falls, Trumbull Co., Ohio, Jan. 22, 1844; son of John J. and Louisa M.
(Bishop) Warren. The former, born in Eden, Erie Co., N.Y., came to
Nelson Township, Portage Co., Ohio, at an early date, and is now a retired M. D.
of that place; the latter, a native of Nelson Township, this county, was born
Feb. 29, 1823, and died May 29, 1852. They were parents of five children,
of whom our subject is third, and he was seven years old when his parents moved
to Nelson Township, this county. Here he spent his early days assisting on
the farm, and attending the common schools. He finished his classical
education and medical course at the Eclectic Institute in Philadelphia,
graduating in 1870, immediately entering on the practice of his chosen
profession at Garrettsville, Ohio, where he has since resided. He was
married Aug. 2, 1871, to Ellen M., daughter of Henry C. and Lucinda
(Hopkins) Tilden, and born in Nelson Township, this county, Jan. 12, 1851.
By this union there are two children: Louie B. and Carrie.
Thus far the Doctor's practice has proven a success, and from a small beginning
he now has a ride extending over six or seven townships, the result of a
thorough knowledge of his profession and a strict attention to business.
He is an active member of Portage Lodge, No. 456, I. O. O. F.
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Garrettsville Twp. -
STEPHEN G. WARREN, physician, Garrettsville,
was born in Geauga County, Ohio, Apr. 7, 1841; son of Gamaliel and Patience
(Burden) Warren, natives of New Jersey and Rhode Island respectively, and
who had a family of ten children: Eliza, Maria, Harriet, Jane, Ann, Matilda,
Catherine, Polly, Burden and Stephen G. They removed to Geauga
County, this State, in about 1835, and here the father died in 1876, the mother
two years later. Our subject was raised on a farm, and at the age of
sixteen years entered the Western Reserve Seminary at Farmington, and from there
went to the medical schools of Cleveland, Ohio, where he graduated in 1864.
He entered upon his profession at Erie, but owning to ill health had to retire
for a time, and the following two years were spent in West Virginia. He
was married June 27, 1864, to Miss Julia M. Gladding, born in Attica, N.
Y., Nov. 9, 1841, daughter of Horace and Juliette (Taylor) Gladding,
natives of New York, the former of whom is now deceased. By this union
there is one child - Clyde T. In 1863 Dr. Warren located at
Garrettsville, Ohio, where he has since been engaged in the practice of his
profession. He is an active member of Garrettsville Lodge, No. 246, F. &
A. M., also of Silver Creek Chapter, No. 144, and Oriental Commandery No. 12, K.
T., of Cleveland.
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Atwater Twp. -
E. WARRINGTON, M. D., Atwater,
was born in Butler Township, Columbiana Co., Ohio, in April, 1821, son of
Abraham and Keziah (Woolman) Warrington, who were the first couple married,
in Springfield Settlement, Columbiana Co., Ohio, where they raised their family
of ten children and resided the balance of their lives. Our subject was
raised on a farm, receiving a primary education in Friends' select schools and
at Mt. Pleasant Academy. After teaching twelve years and practicing
surveying he began the study of medicine and graduated at Cleveland in the
Medical Department of the Western Reserve College in 1852. For five years
he practiced his profession at North Benton, Mahoning Co., Ohio. In 1857
he settled in Atwater Center, where he has sine been a constant and successful
practice and with two exceptions is the oldest living physician in the county.
He has been a member of the portage County, Medical Society for sixteen years,
ever since it was started; is also a member of the Northeastern Ohio Medical
Association. During his twenty-eight years' residence in Atwater seven
doctors at different times have tried to get a foothold there, but would remain
only a short time. Dr. Warrington for many years back has
used antiseptic method in the treatment of both wounds and diseases with marked
success generally, and in some individual cases with marvelous results. In
1853 the Doctor was married to Miss Jane Sproat, who died in 1863,
leaving two children - Richard and Jessie. He was married on
second occasion in April 1865, to Miss Elizabeth Ritchie,
of Columbiana County, Ohio. Dr. Warrington has served as
Township Treasurer and on Board of Education. He is connected with the
Congregational Church.
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Garrettsville Twp. -
PHILANDER WATERS, farmer and mechanic, Garrettsville, was
born in Trumbull County, Ohio, July 31, 1838, eldest in the family of nine
children of Milton and Pluma (Moore) Waters, natives of New York.
The former, a farmer by occupation, and an early settler of Trumbull County,
Ohio, died Sept., 1882; his widow still survives. Our subject's facilities
for obtaining an education were limited to the common schools. He entered
on his career in life as a farm hand, but having a natural inclination for
mechanics, eventually entered a shop, and has since been engaged in the latter
occupation. During the war of the Rebellion he enlisted with the 100 days
men in Company I, One Hundred and Seventy-first Ohio National Guards.
Mr. Waters was married July, 1867, to Miss Maria Reynolds, a native
of Windham Township, this county, by whom he has two children: Virdie,
born in November, 1872, as Pearl, born in February, 1874. In 1881
Mr. Waters removed to Garrettsville, purchased a small farm and turned
his attention to agricultural pursuits.
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Garrettsville Twp. -
CHARLES B. WEBB, lawyer, Garrettsville, was born in
Freedom Township, Portage Co., Ohio, Jan. 4, 1844, son of Dr. James and Eliza
L. Webb. His early life was employed on the homestead farm and in
attending the neighboring common school and academy. At the age of
eighteen he entered upon his career in life as a clerk in a furnishing
establishment in Youngstown, where he remained about a year, and then returned
to Garrettsville and entered where he remained about a year, and then returned
to Garrettsville and entered the employ of W. S. W. S. Wright, who at
that time was Postmaster and owned a grocery store. He remained in his
service several months, then enlisted in the One Hundred and Fifty-fifty Ohio
National Guards, Company H, 100 days regiment, and immediately went to the front
and participated in numerous engagements, and returned home. He spent the
following year on the homestead in Freedom Township, this county; then taught
school one winter in Ravenna Township, then went to Trumbull County, Ohio, and
devoted his time for two years to the study of dentistry. Returning to
Garrettsville he followed this profession for ten years, when he was obliged to
retire on account of ill-health. He was married Oct. 12, 1871, to Vine
F. Gillson, born in Geauga County, Ohio, Nov. 23, 1848, daughter of
Willard and Sylva (Frisby) Gillson, natives of Vermont and early settlers of
Geauga County, and who were the parents of six children: Norman, Luther,
Flavilla, Frank L., Josephine and Anna. Mrs. Gillson is
deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Webb have the study of the same of 1877, and
was admitted to the bar at the January term of the Supreme Court in 1880, and
opened an office in Garrettsville where he has since remained in the practice of
his profession. He has served the people of his township as Justice of the
Peace one term of three years; is an active member of Garrettsville Lodge, No.
246, F. & A. M. Politically he is a strong advocate of the principles of
the Republican party.
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Freedom Twp. -
DR. JAMES WEBB, (deceased) was born Feb. 26, 1799, and died in Freedom,
Portage Co., Ohio, Nov. 9, 1852, in his fifty-fourth year. His early life
was spent in Corfu, Genesee Co., N. Y. At the age of twelve and until he was
fifteen he was a great sufferer from a white swelling. Perhaps no course
of events at any time transpired that had more to do with shaping thevcurrent of
his life than this long illness. Being incapacitated for manual labor, his
mind naturally was attracted to books and the realm of thought, the outcome of
which was the study of medicine. At this early period, too, he commenced
that life of prayer and trust and patience, which ever after adorned a most
exemplary Christian character, whose light was always pure and steady, and to be
trusted. n early manhood he commenced the study of his chosen profession,
graduating at Batavia, N. Y., Medical College, in 1823. He began the
practice of medicine at Holley, Orleans Co., N. Y., and it was here he formed
the acquaintance of Miss Eliza Landfear, with whom he was united in
marriage, Nov. 27, 1827. Four sons and six daughters were born to this
union, of whom five were natives of Holley. Here Dr. Webb spent
thirteen or more of the best years of his life in building up a successful and
honorable practice. Here too he united with the Masonic fraternity, of
which he was an honored member, and at the time of his death was a member of
Garrettsville Lodge, No. 246, F. & A. M. In 1840 he exchanged his village
property for a home and thirty acres of land in Freedom, Portage Co., Ohio, to
which he removed with his family in May of that year. One special object in
thevremoval was that he might secure land where his boys might find employment
and still be under home restraints. Here, as in Holley, he built up a good
practice, the needs of the community commanding his services as a physician and
surgeon. Here he labored faithfully until he was attacked by that terrible
disease (cancer on the face) which after many months of intense suffering
terminated his days, while he heard the call of the Great Physician to "come up
higher." In his life Dr. Webb was ever known as a Christian
physician, and was beloved and honored as such. He was a member of the
Congregational Church at Freedom. His beloved wife, two sons, Warren
and Mervin, and daughter, Sarah, have already followed him "over
the river." Rollin S. Webb, Charles B. Webb, Mrs. Dr. Tidball,
Mrs. W. S. Wight, Mrs. Warren Peirce, and Miss Mary Webb,
are all residents of this county and the village of Garretsville. Mrs.
Cornelia Reilley, the eldest, is a resident of Bay City, Mich. As a
father Dr. Webb was one of the wisest and best, and to his children the
memory of such a father is of priceless worth.
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Garrettsville Twp. -
ROLLIN S. WEBB, editor, Garrettsville, was born in Freedom
Township, Portage Co., Ohio, May 28, 1848, son of Dr. James and Eliza (Landfear)
Webb, the former of whom was born in Genesee County, N. Y., Feb. 26, 1799,
and came to Freedom Township about 1835, where he practiced medicine for over
twenty years; the latter was born in Hartford, Conn., Nov. 18, 1807. They
had ten children, viz.: Cornelia B.; Warren J., a lawyer in St. Louis,
Mo., who died in 1866; Lizzie J.; Carrie M., Sarah M., died in
Garrettsville in 1873; Merwin F., died while in the army at Natchez,
Miss., in 1863; Rollin S.; Helen M.; Charles B. and Mary R. Dr.
James Webb died at his residence in Freedom Township Nov. 9, 1852. Our
subject was educated in the common schools and academy at Freedom, and Hiram
College, and afterward taught school in Freedom and Shalersville. He
resided in his native township until twenty years of age, when he came here and
worked two years at the printing business, then went to Cleveland and was
employed nearly two years in the Leader office. Sept. 1, 1873, he
purchased the Garrettsville Journal, and has since been its editor and
proprietor. He was married Jan. 6, 1875, to Miss Ella S. McHenry,
born Apr. 13, 1856, at Sandyville, Ohio, daughter of Reuben and Adaline
McHenry, the former born in Leesburg, Va., Feb. 4, 1812; latter in Lynn,
Mass., Mar. 7, 1814. By this union were born three children: Estella
Adaline, Gertrude Eliza and Lawrence Mervin. Mr. Webb is Clerk
of the Congregational Church, with which he has been connected several years,
and of which he was Treasurer six years. He is a member of Portage Lodge,
No. 456, I. O. O. F., at Garrettsville. Politically he is identified with
the Republican party.
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Atwater Twp. -
JAMES WEBBER, JR., farmer, P. O.
Atwater Centre, was born on the homestead farm where he now resides in Atwater
township, this county, April 8, 1825, the second son of James, Sr., and Phebe
(Mix) Webber (whose record appears in this book elsewhere). Our
subject was married in 1855 to Margaret, widow of Isaac L. Webber,
eldest son of James Webber, Sr. (by whom she had three children:
James B., Charles E. and Lida L.), and a native of Harrison County, Ind.
To our subject and wife have been born two sons: Robert L. and Howard H.
Residing from birth on the old homestead, our subject's life has necessarily
been uneventful. He has served as Justice of the Peace some years and in
various other township offices of trust.
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Atwater Twp. -
HIRAM B. WEBBER, merchant, P.
O. Atwater Centre, was born in Atwater Township, this county, July 18, 1828, son
of James, Sr., and Phebe (Mix) Webber, natives of Wallingford, Conn.,
whose history appears in this work. The subject of this sketch left home
when seventeen years of age, and followed mercantile business at New Albany,
Ind., where he was extensively engaged for upwards of thirty years. He was
united in marriage in Indianapolis, Ind., in 1845, with Miss Fannie E. Smith,
of Bloomington, Ind., and who died in Atwater, this township, March 6, 1881.
By this union there are three children, now living: Louis C., Mary J. and
John L. Mr. Webber moved to St. Louis in 1872, and engaged in the
sale of carpets, but in 1875 returned to his native place, where he erected his
present place of business, in which he carries a general stock of goods.
Mr. Webber was a stock-holder and Director in the Ohio Falls Iron Works
at New Albany, Ind., and has been otherwise identified with prominent operations
here and elsewhere.
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Randolph Twp. -
ALONZO V. WHITE, farmer, P. O. Randolph, was born on the farm where he
now resides in Randolph Township, this county, Oct. 3, 1838, a son of Horace
and Caroline M. White, natives of Connecticut, and who immigrated to Ohio in
1834, locating in this county, where they remained until their death. The
father died in December, 1881, the mother in December, 1883. Our subject
was married Jan. 9, 1862, to Susan Holibaugh, born in Pennsylvania Oct.
19, 1838, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Holibaugh, both deceased.
Mr. and Mrs. White are the parents of three children: Hattie E.,
born Sept. 30, 1801; Albert R., born Sept 1, 1870; and Stella M.,
born Sept. 25, 1874. Mrs. White is a member of the Disciples
Church. Our subject is a carpenter by trade, but has been engaged in
farming for the last five years. He owns seventy acres of improved land on
which there is a beautiful residence where he and his family reside. He
served in the late war of the Rebellion in Company G, Seventh Ohio Volunteer
Infantry. Mr. White has been very successful through life.
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Garrettsville Twp. -
CHARLES A. WHITE, retired farmer, Garrettsville, is a
native of Vermont, born Sept. 14, 1825, son of Noadiah and Wealthy (Hazen)
White, natives of New England and early settlers of Garrettsville, parents
of ten children, eight of whom were boys over six feet in height. Our
subject came here with his parents when eight years of age, and grew to maturity
amid pioneer scenes acquiring such an education as could be obtained in the
common schools of those early days, and entered upon his career in life as a
farmer. In 1850 he crossed the plains to California, returning in about a
year. Mr. White was married in 1853 to Lucinda Landfear a
native of Connecticut, born Sept. 5, 1830, who has borne him three children:
Clara, Will and Hattie. During the war of the Rebellion Mr.
White enlisted in 1861 in Company H. Nineteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry 100
days men. In 1862 he re-enlisted, this time in Company D, Eighty-fourth
Regiment, and served four months; then in 1864 he enlisted in Company E,
Sixtieth Regiment, serving till the close of the war. Mr. White has
filled the offices of Deputy Sheriff about four years, Constable six years, and
as Marshal of Garrettsville five years. In 1880 he took a mail route of a
circuit of three offices, which he controlled four years. He retired from
farm labors in 1882, and removed into the village. He is a member of
Bentley Post, G. A. R., of Mantua.
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Randolph Twp. -
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Atwater Twp. -
FRIEND WHITTELSEY, farmer, P. O.
Atwater, was born April 10, 1830, in Atwater Township, this county, son of
Randolph and Clarissa (Mansfield) Whittelsey, of
Wallingford, Conn., who were the parents of five children: Patrick
Edgar, Friend, Randall, and Clara, wife of Ambrose
Goss. The paternal grandfather of our subject, John H. Whittelsey,
also a native of Wallingford, Conn., of Scotch descent, settled in the woods
near Atwater about 1807, on the farm now owned and occupied by John B.
Whittelsey, Jr., his only living child. Our subject was married in
1856 to Miss Eliza Ballinger, of Atwater, who came from Cheltenham,
England, with her parents in 1850, and who died in November 1859, leaving one
son - Elisha. Mr. Whittelsey was married, on second
occasion, to Miss Susan B. Smith, of Deerfield, by whom he has two
children: Susan B. and Edgar. Mr. Whittelsey
occupies a part of the old homestead, having a farm of 260 acres. He is
regarded as one of the substantial men of Atwater Township.
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Atwater Twp. -
RANDALL WHITTELSEY, farmer, P. O.
Atwater, was born on the homestead farm, upon which he now lives, in Atwater
Township, this county, August 30, 1842, the youngest son of Randolph
S. and Clarissa (Mansfield) Whittelsey, natives of Wallingford, Conn., where
the former was born September, 1799, and the latter in November, 1800.
They reared a family of five children, all of whom are now living: Patrick,
Edgar, Friend, Randall, and Clara, wife of Ambrose Goss.
Raldolph S. Whittelsey came to this county when seven years of age, with
his father, John H., who founded a home on the land in Atwater Township,
now occupied by John B. Whittelsey. Our subject was married
November 16, 1876, to Miss Lucy L., daughter of Royal Merwin, of
Palmyra Township, this ocunty, and whose family were pioneers of that township.
The three children born to this union are all living: Louis born June 11,
1878; Clara Jane, born Aug. 7, 1880, and Royal, born Aug. 1, 1882.
The Whittelseys are among the most numerous of the pioneers, and are
highly respected. Under our subject's able administration the homestead
farm has become one of the finest in Atwater Township.
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Streetsboro Twp. -
HENRY H. WILCOX, farmer, P. O. Streetsborough, was born
Jan. 1, 1845, in Streetsboro, this county; son of Alanson and Sylvia
(Lawrence) Wilcox, and grandson of Benjamin Wilcox who came from
Jefferson County, N. Y., to Streetsboro in 1832, and located on the farm now
occupied by our subject, which he cleared and improved, and where he lived and
died. He had seven children: Wealthy, wife of Rufus Ellsworth;
Julia, deceased wife of James W. Clark; Jeanette, wife of Alanson
Plum; Betsey, wife of Daniel Tucker; Alanson (deceased); Newell
and Frank. Alanson Wilcox, the father of our subject, was a
carpenter by trade. He put up the Methodist Church at Streetsboro, besides
many other buildings. He was married, Feb. 2, 1887, to Sylvia,
daughter of Thomas and Susannah (Parker) Lawrence, who settled in
Streetsboro in 1833. By this union there were two children: Harriet E.
(deceased) and Henry H. In 1837 Alanson Wilcox moved to the
farm settled by his father, where he resided until his death. He died Aug.
24, 1862, at the age of fifty years. Our subject was reared on the old
homestead where he has always resided. He was married, Sept. 10, 1871, to
Agnes, daughter of Henry and Louisa (Tucker) French, of Streetsboro,
by whom he has three children: Millard D., Artemas J. and John H.
Mrs. Wilcox is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr.
Wilcox has served his township as Clerk and Trustee; in politics he is a
Democrat.
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HENRY T. WILLSON,
farmer, P. O. Edinburgh, was born in the State of New York, Nov. 22, 1820; son
of David and Rebecca Willson, former a native of Coxsackie, N.Y., born in
1790, latter a native of New York, They were married in New York and came to
this county in 1833, settling and remaining here until their death. Our
subject was married the first time, in 1842, to Martha Hancock, born in
Michigan in1826, died in 1865. After her death Mr. Willson married,
Aug. 26, 1867, Mary Bartley, born in 1832 in Edinburg, this county. Our
subject is the father of seven children, five of whom are now living; Ellen,
Omar O., John T., George E., and Alice. Mr. Willson is a
carpenter by trade, but of late years has been engaged in farming. He owns
eighty one acres of nice land in Edinburg Township, where he and his family
reside.
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A. V. WILLSEY, Postmaster and
merchant, Atwater, was born in Schoharie County, N. Y., in 1823, son of Henry
T. and Orpha (Snow) Willsey, natives of that state. The family located
north of Atwater Center in 1840, and widow lived to attain her eighty-fifth
year, and died in Atwater Township, this county, March 28, 1884. They
raised a family of five children, all of whom are living, and of these, Moses, who served three years in the Union Army during
the late war of the Rebellion, is now a resident of Ashtabula County, Ohio.
The subject of this sketch learned the carpenter's trade in his native place,
and followed this occupation in connection with farming until his appointment as
Postmaster of Atwater by President Grant in 1871, which position he has filled
continuously since that time. Mr. Willsey was married in 1843, to
Miss Mary J. Clover, a native of Pennsylvania, by whom he has three
children: Louisa, wife of Z. Crubaugh; Henry, and Delilah,
wife of G. Gelhart. Mr. Willsey owns a farm in Atwater
Township, this county which he operates in connection with his other business.
He has served six years as Justice of the Peace, and two terms as Notary.
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WILLIAM J. WILLSEY, farmer, P. O.
Edinburgh, was born in Fulton, Schoharie Co., N. Y., Oct. 3, 1823; son of
Henry T. and Orpha Willsey, natives of New York, who came to this county in
1840, thence removing to Ashtabula County in 1853, where they remained until the
father's death, Jan. 6, 1854. The mother subsequently married William
Johnson and died Mar. 28, 1884, at the residence of her son, A. V.
Willsey, Atwater, this county. Our subject was married Oct. 6, 1853,
in Samantha L. Clover born in Deerfield Township, this county, July 3,
1833, daughter of Nathan and Hannah Clover, natives of Pennsylvania, who
moved to this county in 1827 and here remained until their death. Mr.
Clower died in 1872, and his widow in 1877. Mr. and Mrs. Willsey
are the parents of one child - Cecelia L. A., born Sept. 30, 1854, wife
of Dix Gilbert. Our subject has been a teacher and farmer; owns
122-1/2 acres of land; is a Justice of the Peace and has filled most of the
township offices. Mrs. Willsey is a member of the Disciples Church.
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ANDREW WILLYARD
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WILLIAM J. WILSEY
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ISAAC WILSON, merchant, Deerfield, was born in Liverpool,
Columbiana Co., Ohio, in 1821, son of Isaac and Sarah (Givens) Wilson.
He came to Deerfield in 1840, and took charge of the business which he has since
continuously and successfully carried on. He has a stock worth about
$10,000, and enjoys a large and lucrative trade. He was married in 1844 to
Miss Juliette, daughter of J. W. Farnham, of Deerfield.
Though they have no children of their own the death of Mr. Wilson's
younger sister gave them an adopted son —William H. Wilson, who married
Miss Nellie Misner, of Deerfield Township, this county.
Our subject is a man of pronounced business ability, unassuming in his every-day
life, and possessing those genial qualities of mind and heart that have won for
him hosts of friends during his long career in business. Mr.
Wilson has filled various offices of trust, and served as Postmaster of
Deerfield for upward of twenty-five years.
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JOHN S. WILSON, farmer, P. O. Deerfield, was born in
Columbiana County, Ohio, in 1817, son of Isaac and Sarah (Givens) Wilson,
natives of Delaware and parents of the following children: John S.,
Isaac, Elizabeth, George and Joseph. Isaac Wilson, a
paper-maker by trade, was appointed Superintendent of a mill on Little Beaver
Creek, Columbiana Co., Ohio, by Cramer & Spear, of Pittsburgh, Penn.
Accepting this position he located there in 1814. He subsequently
established a small stock of goods in a room, and his wife attended to the sale
of same while he ran the mill. He was afterward admitted a partner in the
concern and carried on the milling business until 1824, when he bought a farm of
175 acres near Franklin, Stark County. Misfortunes came upon him soon
after; his barn was struck by lightning and burned, and his son was caught
beneath a falling tree and lost his limb. Returning to commercial pursuits
he opened a tavern, which he conducted some years. Subsequently he removed
to Salem, established himself in business there, and remained the balance of his
life. He died Aug. 1, 1846, aged sixty-one years. At the time of his
death he had twelve stores under his control in different portions of the State.
His widow lived to be eighty-three years of age. Our subject was married
in Mahoning County in 1841, to Miss Sarah Everett, of New York, by whom
he has had twelve children, seven of whom are now living: Mary, wife of
S. Caldwell; Martha, wife of I. Diver; Frank,
married to Bertha Benedict; Hartzell S., married to Sarah Hahn;
Anna M.; Morgan C. and Joseph. Mr. Wilson
came to Deerfield Township in 1846, and for some years engaged in mercantile
business. Prior to coming here he carried on a grist and saw-mill in
Berlin Township, Mahoning County. He settled on a farm in the eastern part
of this township, comprising over 300 acres, and still owns 159 acres of same.
In the spring of 1881 he occupied his present estate, comprising twenty-two
acres of well- improved land. Although advanced in years our subject is
strong mentally and physically. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church.
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Suffield Twp. -
SAMUEL WILSON, farmer, P. O. Mogadore, Summit County, was born Sept. 2,
1812, in Columbiana County, Ohio; son of Charles Wilson, a native
of London, England, who was apprenticed to a cloth dresser, but ran away and
immigrated to America at fifteen years of age. He married Elizabeth
Shelton, of Maryland, and resided some years each in Maryland, Stark Co.,
Ohio (where he clerked for seven years with Gideon Hughes, of New
Lisbon), and in Suffield Township, this county. The most of his life he
followed the profession of a teacher. Our subject was married, Nov. 3,
1836, to Miss Catherine Soldars, born Oct. 4, 1818, in York
County, Penn., but who immigrated to Ohio when six years of age with her widowed
mother. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson, after living four years in the
southern part of this township, settled where they now reside, and by industry
and good management have acquired title to a fine farm of 100 acres of
well-improved land. They are the parents of the following sons and
daughters: John, Mrs. Hetty Lutz, Mrs. Mary Ann Arehart, Mrs. Catharine Lutz,
Mrs. Angeline Upham, Aaron, James Elmer and Mrs. Lethy Ellen Lutz
(twins). Mr. Wilson is a Democrat in politics. He has served his
township as Trustee three terms.
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Windham Twp. -
SAMUEL WILSON
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Randolph Twp. -
DOMINICK WISE
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Randolph Twp. -
JOHN J. WISE
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Ravenna Twp. -
GEORGE WISMAN
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Ravenna Twp. -
ROBERT B. WITTER
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Franklin Twp. -
SIMON F. WOLCOTT
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Franklin Twp. -
CHARLES R. WOODARD
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Ravenna Twp. -
FREDERICK WELLS WOODBRIDGE
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Ravenna Twp.
MRS.
MARY A. WOODBRIDGE
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Franklin Twp.
JAMES WOODWARD
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Deerfield Twp.
JOHN D. WOODWARD
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THE WOODWORTH FAMILY OF WINDHAM. There is a tradition in this
family that some time near the close of the seventeenth century, in England, a
gentleman named Wood married a lady named Worth, but instead of
adopting his name, they blended both names, thus originating the name "Woodworth."
Two sons by this union came to America, one settling in Brooklyn, N. Y., the
other in New Lebanon, Conn. The grandsons of the latter were young men at
the outbreak of the Revolutionary struggle, in which some of them served; others
took part in the war of 1812. Joseph Woodworth participated
in the noted New Jersey retreat, and in the battles of Monmouth, Princeton and
Trenton, wintering at Valley Forge. He was with Wayne at Stony
Point, and served under Gates in the campaign preceding the surrender of
Burgoyne. He was also present at other of the stirring scenes of that war.
Some portion of his service was in the regiment of Col. Tilden,
late of Hiram, this county. After the war he moved to Schoharie County, N.
Y., and about 1816 to Madison County in the same State. He was blessed
with a very large family of children, of whom fifteen lived to adult years, and
to raise families. Late in life he removed with some of his sons to
Cattaraugus County, N. Y., where he died in 1812 in his eighty-fifth year.
Two of his sons, William and Thomas J., became residents of
Windham. William and family are noticed in an accompanying sketch.
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E. S. WOODWORTH, son of Thomas J. Woodworth, was
born in Fenner, N. Y., Aug. 24, 1841. His boyhood years were spent on the
farm and in the district schools of the neighborhood. In 1858 he entered
Oneida Conference Seminary, and completed a three years' course in 1860. In the
winter of 1 858-59 he taught his first term of school in Lenox, N. Y., and so
well did he succeed that the next winter he was employed to take charge of one
of the principal school in Cazenovia, the village of his home, his parents
having moved to this place in 1859. In July, 1860, after leaving school,
he came to Windham, Ohio, his parents having made their home there in May
previous. He at once began labor on their farm. In the winter of
1860-61 he taught in Ravenna, and for many succeeding winters in different
schools of Windham. In 1862 he spent some time in school at Hiram,
thinking to enter the Junior Class of Michigan University in 1863, but the
events of the war and other circumstances changed that plan, as well as his
ideal for life-work —the study of law. In 1864 he was a member of Company
I, One Hundred and Seventy-first Regiment Ohio National Guards, and in the
battle of Kellar's Bridge, Ky., he was severely wounded by a ball shattering his
right leg below the knee. On the morning of this battle he volunteered at
the request of Gen. Hobson to gain what knowledge was possible of
the situation of the Rebel force under John Morgan at Cynthiana,
some two miles away, who earlier in the day had an engagement with a small
detachment of our men under Col. Garis. He was to advise
Col. Garis to fall back to Kellar's Bridge if practicable.
However, it was found that our force there had already been forced to surrender,
and Woodworth, who succeeded in getting within the enemy's picket line
and almost in the town, was happy to get out much faster then he went in, after
a close range encounter with a calvary man who followed him and after
exchanging several shots got the benefit of a ball from Woodworth's
revolver. On reporting to Gen. Hobson he received his thanks
as well as much credit by all who knew the circumstances of the exploit.
Being much exhausted on his return to his company the officers advised him not
to go into the right that was commencing, but he insisted on going, and was
wounded as stated. With the wounded from this battle he was taken to
Covington, Ky., where he remained nearly four months before he was able to be
removed home. He refused to have his leg amputated when advised to do so
by the post surgeons, and so saved his limb. In 1871 he married Belle
C., daughter of William Rudd, late of Sullivan, Ashland Co., Ohio,
who, while a member of the Forty-second Ohio (Garfield's regiment),
received a wound at Champion Hills, from which he died. The William
Rudd family at present reside at McMinnville, Tenn. The
children of this union are Nellie E., born Oct. 20, 1873; Glenn R.,
born Jan. 29, 1877, and Clyde W., born Nov. 26, 1880, but who died Mar.
19, 1885. He was an attractive child who won all hearts. Mr.
Woodworth is in politics an ardent Republican, and enjoys the remembrance
that his first vote was cast for Garfield on his first election to
Congress, and his first Presidential vote was for Lincoln on his second
election. He has held many positions of trust, among them Justice of the
Peace some eight years, which position he resigned on his election to the
Legislature in 1881. In that body he was esteemed for his strict and
assiduous attention to the duties of his position, and for a new member was more
highly honored than is usual by being placed in important positions on
committees. In the County Convention of 1883 he lacked only seven votes of
a renomination. Like many others of the Sixty-fifth Ohio General Assembly
he suffered because of his vote favoring the "Scott Law " and kindred temperance
legislation. However, his friends believe he has nothing to regret, for
even in defeat is sometimes high honor. He has been an active worker
politically for several years, and in the campaign of 1884 served his party as
member of the Republican County Central and Executive Committees. Mr.
Woodworth lives in the enjoyment of an attractive farm-home, made so by
the joint labor of his father and himself, he having added to his paternal
acres. He is at present Senior Vice-Commander of Earl-Milliken
Post, No. 333, G. A. R., and is a member of Silver Creek Lodge, F. & A. M.
He is a member of the Congregational Church of Windham, in the Sabbath-school of
which he is an active worker. Wherever known he enjoys the confidence and
esteem of all with whom he comes in contact, and in all the relations of life he
sustains such a character as to stand high in the esteem and honor of the people
of Portage County.
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THOMAS J. WOODWORTH, (deceased), a younger brother of
William, was born at Rensselaerville, Schoharie Co., N. Y., June 9, 1808.
His parents removed to Madison County, N. Y., when he was about eight years old.
When about nine he was afflicted with what was known as the putrid epidemic, and
of a large number of cases in that region, he was the only one who survived.
But from its effects he never recovered, his hearing being permanently affected
and in other respects he suffered. Growing up amid the rugged activities
of pioneer life, he was thrown upon his own resources, and was thus trained to
habits of persevering industry and self-reliance. Having secured such
intellectual training as was afforded by the district school, he entered Oneida
Conference Seminary, Cazenovia, N. Y., where he spent some time in study.
His name appears on the records of that institution for 1829. He was
dissuaded from entering the legal profession, which he had contemplated doing,
on account of his imperfect hearing. Some three years were then spent in the
employ of Col. Hezekiah Sage, of Sullivan, a part of the time as foreman
on his extensive farm. One fall he sowed 300 bushels of seed wheat by
hand. With the means thus obtained in the employ of Col. Sage he
made the first payment in the purchase of a farm in Fenner in the same county.
In 1833 he was united in marriage with Sarah S. Wager, daughter of
Philip Wager, Esq., of Sullivan. Her father was in early life a
pioneer preacher of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He joined the
itinerancy in 1790. In 1792 he was one of the eight ministers who formed
the first New England Conference as organized by Bishop Asbury,
with Jesse Lee as Presiding Elder. He was the first minister of
this conference sent into the States of Maine, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.
He located about 1800. He was brother of Rev. David Wager, of
Columbia County, N. Y., and of Henry Wager, father of Hon. David Wager,
law partner of Horatio Seymour, and grandfather of Gen. Henry Wager Halleck.
Immediately after his marriage Mr. Woodworth removed to his Fenner
farm. Twenty-six years were passed here in the enjoyment of the
respect of the community, shown by the many positions of honor and trust he held
in township and county; among them Commissioner of Deeds and Magistrate for
several years. One incident of his life exemplifies his indomitable energy
and perseverance very forcibly. When he had nearly paid for his farm and
began to feel in somewhat easy circumstances, he undersigned a friend and
relative to a large amount, and by so doing lost heavily and was plunged into
debt so deeply that his friends despaired of his saving his farm. But he
at once sold off everything except the bare necessaries for farming purposes,
and with an industry that knew no flagging, set to work to pay off the debt, a
task which took more than ten of the best years of his life to accomplish.
In 1859 he sold his farm and removed to Cazenovia in the same county, and from
there to Windham, this county, in 1860. His deafness increasing, he led a
more retired life in Windham than in former years. Home was the most
attractive place to him and to make it enjoyable he gave his best energies.
He was a keen observer of men and things, and all his actions and words evinced
a sound judgment which was held in high esteem by all who knew him. From
the days of his majority he was a Democrat in politics, voting for Buchanan, but
supporting Lincoln in 1860, and ever after the Republican party with zeal.
During the Rebellion he was a member of the War Committee of Windham, and did
what lay in his power to support the Union cause. Mr. Woodworth
was of an inquiring, active cast of mind, was a great reader during the
intervals from more active duties, always seeking information. His
knowledge of the political history of our country was extensive. He
delighted in discussion, and his sword of argument was edged with a satire and
wit which rendered it keen and cutting. Though firm and decided in his
convictions, he extended to others in the sphere of thought the suffrage he
secured to himself. In early life he became a Methodist, he while here
holding a certificate of membership from the Methodist Episcopal Church, of
Cazenovia, N. Y. Thorough honesty was his admiration, and for hypocrisy he
entertained the highest contempt. To be more than he seemed rather than
less was his highest aim. These traits were exemplified in his character.
In business he was successful in spite of his misfortunes, and he accumulated a
handsome competency, far in advance of those whose dishonesty robbed him of
years of toil. To be a good farmer, according to his ideal, was his
highest happiness as an occupation. On coming to Windham he bought Lot 33,
then known as the Willis Strickland farm. It was ever after his
residence. He made his home in Fenner an attractive place, and his
Windham home will long bear the impress of his energy and love of order.
He died suddenly of paralysis, Jan. 30, 1884.
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HOMER H. WOOLF, hardware merchant,
Atwater, was born in Mahoning County, Ohio, October 24, 1851, son of George
and Eliza A. (Baum) Woolf, natives of Columbiana County and Mahoning County,
Ohio, respectively, and who had a family of six children, of whom five are now
living: Preston g., Homer H., Maurice O., Clark E. and Wilson W.
George Woolf came to this county in 1848, and followed farming until he
retired from business. He is now a resident of Atwater township. His
wife died December 2, 1880. Our subject was brought up on a farm, and
after attending Mt. Union College three years, taught school nine terms and then
embarked in business. He was married in Ravenna, June 17, 1875, to Miss
Carry V. Crumrine, a native of Mahoning County, Ohio, by whom he has three
children: Edith A., A. Leslie and Elsie L. Mr.
Woolf, with his brother Preston, established their present business
in Atwater in 1874, and in March, 1882, Preston disposed of his trade,
having a stock of about $3,000. He is now serving his third term as
Justice of the Peace, and has filled other township offices. His father's
family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
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FREDERICK WURSTER
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