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Copley Twp. -
JAMES HAMMOND, retired farmer; P. O.
Copley Center; is a native of Yorkshire, England, and was
born Apr. 6, 1811; he is a son of Thomas and Ann (Barton)
Hammond, who were parents of the following family:
Mary, George, Joseph, John, Edward, Elizabeth, James, Thomas
and Charles; James remained in England, working
at different employments, until 1848, when he arrived in New
York June 20. He was married June 30, 1838, to
Elizabeth, daughter of James and Nancy Spensley,
and by her had the following family: Anna, born Apr.
1, 1839; Spensley, born Apr. 10, 1841; George,
born Oct. 18, 1843; James E., born Aug. 20, 1846,
born in England; and William A., born July 4, 1849;
Lizzie, born Dec. 5, 1854; Joseph E., born
Mar. 14, 1851, died in infancy; Frank P., born Apr.
15, 1857; Charles, born Sept. 27, 1860; and Alice
D., born Feb. 21, 1864, born in America. At the
time of his arrival, Mr. Hammond had $26; he and
family came to Medina Co., where they remained one year, and
from there went to Akron; on his arrival in Copley Township,
Summit Co., Ohio, he purchased a small farm that is now
owned by William Wagoner, and remained there five
years; he then purchased a larger farm in the southern part
of the township, and has by degrees made himself
independent; he started in the United States with scarcely
anything, but by degrees, economy and close attention to
business, he has purchased and paid for a fine farm of 332
acres. In the politics of this townships Mr.
Hammond has figured quite prominently, having identified
himself with the Republican party. He is one of
Copley's best and most respected citizens, and in the hearts
of his fellow-townsmen has a warm place.
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Bath Twp. -
CHARLES H. HARRIS, Buckeye. Thomas N. Harris,
father of this gentleman, was born in Beaver Co., Penn.,
Oct. 30, 1804. His father, Warren Harris, was a
native of the "Old Dominion," and moved to Wayne Co., Ohio,
in 1812. Thomas N. was married in Wayne Co., in
1828, to Miss Eliza Peach. She was born in
Frederick Co., Va., Aug. 9, 1808, and is the daughter of
Jacob Peach, a native of Virginia, from which State to
Pennsylvania he removed with his family in 1809, and two
years later, he came to what is now Jackson Township, Stark
Co., Ohio. He came to Summit Co. in 1830, and settled
in Bath Township, where he passed the remainder of his days.
He was twice married, and was the parent of twenty-children.
In Thomas N. Harris' family were six sons and six
daughters, viz., Rachel A., William, Minerva, Louisa,
Jacob P., Charles H., John S. Smith and five are now
leaving. On the breaking -out of the rebellion,
William, John S., Lewis H. and George D. entered
their country's service. Lewis H. was killed at
the battle of Winchester, Va. George D., after
being captured, and suffering untold privations in Southern
prisons, was paroled, and took passage for home on the
ill-fated Sultana. How or in what manner he met his
death was never known. The other two boys lived to
return home. Mr. and Mrs. Harris have been
residents of Bath Township since 1832. They have a
nice hoe, and have the respect and esteem of all who know
them. Charles H. Harris was born in this county
Feb. 27, 1838. He received a good common-school
education, and, when 13 years of age, went to live with
Jacob Peach, his grandfather. After reaching his
majority, he worked two years for his grandfather, and then
rented the farm of him. He has ever since remained
upon the farm, and, after the death of his grandfather, he
purchased the place of the heirs. He was united in
marriage to Miss Caroline Harris July 14, 1860.
She was born in Stark Co., Ohio, Nov. 7, 1840. This
lady died Feb. 26, 1873. By this marriage there were
four children, viz., Frank E., George R., Eber W. and
Eleanor. Mr. Harris was married to Miss Lucinda
Sprankle Jan. 22, 18874. She was born in Stark
Co., Ohio, Dec. 18, 1836. Mr. Harris owns 106
acres of well-improved land, which he has obtained for the
most part by his own endeavors. HE is a Republican, a
member of the Evangelical Association, and an enterprising
public-spirited citizen.
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Copley Twp. -
V. G. HARRIS, farmer; P. O. Copley
Center; was born in Wayne Co., Ohio, Feb. 7, 1826; is one in
the following family born to Aaron and Eleanor (White)
Harris; Francis M., Elizabeth M., Hamilton, Vincent
G., William W., Cordelia, Ellen and Caroline.
The subject of this biography remained with his parents
until he was 23 years of age. In September, 1849, he
was united in marriage with Martha Long, daughter of
Jacob Long, and to this union was born a family of
nine children, as follows: Rebecca B., born
June 20, 1850; Mary, Sept. 28, 1851; Joseph J.,
Feb. 18, 1853; John, Feb. 15, 1855, died in infancy;
Elizabeth, born Feb. 10, 1856; Eliza, May 28,
1857; Charles F., June 12, 1859; Sarah, Dec.
26, 1852, and Andrew J., Feb. 24, 1865. Mr.
Harris started in life with little to depend on but his
own exertions. He came to Copley Township in 1850,
purchasing 50 acres of land. He advanced on his farm
first $450, with a balance of $750 to pay. Since that
time he has added by degrees, until he now owns a fine farm
of 200 acres of well-improved land, besides other property.
Mr. Harris is one of the leading men of his township,
and is well respected by all his acquaintances.
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Bath Twp. -
ABRAHAM HARSHEY, Ghent. This
gentleman was born in Wayne Co., Ohio. Oct. 18, 1843.
He is the son of Jacob and Sarah (Beltz) Harshey (see
biography of John Harshey). Abraham was raised
upon a farm, receiving but a common-school education.
He was united in marriage to Miss Mary Baughman, Feb.
23, 1864. This lady was born in Wayne Co., Ohio, Feb.
10, 1844. Her parents were from the "Keystone" State,
and settled in the township in Wayne Co., Ohio, which bears
their name, in a very early day. In Mr. Harshey's
family are two children, viz., John C. and Jessie
M. Since his marriage, Mr. Harshey has
followed farming, milling and cheese-making, in all of which
he has been quite successful. Although his early
education was quite limited, he has, since reaching his
majority, surrounded himself with useful and standard books
and papers, and by the careful study of them has acquired
quite a store of useful knowledge, which we find him daily
putting into practice. Mr. Harshey is a
stanch Republican in politics, though liberal in his views
regarding religion and men. He has held offices of
honor and trust in Bath Township, where he is well and
favorably known. He owns 145 acres of land, upon which
are good, substantial farm buildings. Summit Co. would
be much better off had it more such young men as Abraham
Harshey.
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Bath Twp. -
JOHN HARSHEY, Ghent. The father
of this gentleman, Jacob Harshey, was born in Lebanon
Co., Penn., July 12, 1812. His wife, Sarah Beltz,
was born in the same county Dec. 25, 1812. They were
married in their native State in 1803, and, two years later,
removed to Wayne Co., Ohio, where they resided until 1849,
when they came to Bath Township, this county, where they
have since resided. They were the parents of the
following family of children, viz.: John, Jacob,
Abraham, Henry and Sarah. Jacob and
Henry are now dead, the others are married and reside
in Bath Township. Both are Harsheys and
Beltzes were originally from Switzerland, and
their coming to America dates back to Colonial times.
Jacob Harshey's father was a soldier of the war of
1812, and his grandfather of the war of the Revolution.
Jacob Harshey is one of the wealthiest farmers in the
county. He began as a poor boy, and is a self-made man
in the fullest sense of the term. He owns 536 acres of
good land at the present time. He has given liberally
to his children and to religious and educational
enterprises. His eldest son, John, was born in
Lebanon Co., Penn., Feb. 2, 1834; he passed his youth and
early manhood assisting his father upon the farm. On
the 6th of October, 1856, he was united in marriage to
Miss Lydia Rice. This lady was born in Fayette
Co.,. Penn., Feb. 22, 1836. They are the parents of
five children, viz., Emma A., Sarah F., George W. and
Otis R., living; Leroy, who died in infancy.
Mr. Harshey owns 345 acres of land, upon which are
good substantial farm buildings; he raises good stock of all
kinds, and is one of the leading and successful
agriculturists of the county. He has held a number of
positions of honor and trust in Bath Township. Is a
Republican in politics, and a consistent member of the
United Brethren Church.
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Coventry Twp. -
MATHIAS HARTER
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Bath Twp. -
EDWARD HELLER; P. O. Ghent; was born
in Northampton Co., Penn., May 23, 1826. He is the son
of Abraham and Elizabeth (Evenrider) Heller, the
former a native of Bucks Co., Penn., and the latter of
Lehigh Co. the father was a miller by trade, a frugal,
industrious man, who had the respect and confidence of seven
children, five of whom are yet living; he died in 1852.
His wife survives him, at an advanced age, and is a resident
of the Quaker City. Edward Heller received a
common school education, his youth and and early manhood
being passed upon his father's farm and in the mill.
He was united in marriage to Miss Julia A. Dutt, in
1851. This lady was born in Northampton Co., Penn., in
1827. From this union four children were born, viz.,
Quintus A., Benjamin F., Amanda E. and Emma D.
Mr. Heller remained in his native State until 1852; he
then came to this county, and purchased a farm in Copley
Township, upon which he resided until 1870, when he sold out
and came to Bath Township, and purchased the Ghent Mills.
This is a large, three story steam and water grist and
saw-mill, and is the largest and best in the western part of
the county. Mr. Heller also owns a grist-mill,
one-half mile east of Ghent, and 21 acres of good land in
the township. He is a Republican, and a member of the
Evangelical Association. He is an upright business
man, a consistent Christian gentleman, and has the respect
and confidence of the entire community.
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Springfield Twp. -
GEORGE W. HART, farmer; P. O. Middlebury;
is the son of John and Sarah (Dunbar)
Hart, who were natives of Pennsylvania,
where they were engaged in farming. In
1819, they came to Springfield and settled on
a farm. In 1889, they bought and settled on
the farm now owned by George, where they
lived until their death. The father was a soldier
of the war of 1812, and died at the ripe
age of 82; and the mother, at the age of 66.
The subject was born on his father's farm in
Springfield, March 17, 1833, and is the youngest
of a family of seven children. His younger
days were spent on the farm and attending
school. In 1864, he enlisted in Co. H, 4th
Battalion O. V. I., and served 100 days. On
Nov. 23, 1856, he was married to Rebecca Myers, daughter of
John D. Myers. There
were three children, as follows: Arilda J., wife of
Oren
Swinehart; Ira L. and Luther
E. Mr. Hart's grandfather was a soldier under La Fayette, serving seven years.
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Stow Twp. -
GEORGE W. HART. Col. John C.
Hart, the father of the subject of this sketch, was born
in Cornwall, Litchfield Co., Conn., April 17, 1798. He
was a son of Rufus Hart, who was born in
Goshen, Conn., in 1771, and Esther Cotter to whom he
was married in 1795. In 1802, Rufus Hart
and family moved from Connecticut to Genesee Co., N. Y.,
when he again moved to Ohio. In the war of 1812, Mr.
Hart served in the capacity of Lieutenant in a
company commanded by Capt. Mallison. He
was an active participant in the battles of Chippewa,
Lundy's Lane and at the burning of Buffalo. When
between 14 and 15 years of age, John C. Hart enlisted
in a cavalry company company commanded by Capt. Stone,
and was with his father at Newark, Ft. George and other
contested points. On their evacuation of Ft. George,
they suffered incredible hardships, their tents and clothing
being such as were brought from their homes. Here
young Hart learned a lesson of enduring hardships
that he retained through after life. After the close of the
war, he and his father returned to Genesee Co., where they
remained but a short time, and in May, 1815, they removed to
Ohio, locating at Middlebury, now the Sixth Ward of Akron.
There were then but three or four log cabin in what is now
that city, and the surrounding country was an almost
unbroken forest. When 21 years of age, John C.
left home for the South in search of employment. He
traveled on foot to Steubenville, where he got on board a
lumber raft and floated down the Ohio River until the raft
lodged on an island, he then made his way on foot to
Cincinnati. From this point he went to St. Louis,
where he engaged to work in a mill for a man living near the
city. After about two months at this business, he left
and went to a small town called Milton, where he engaged in
the manufacture of brick, but was soon after taken ill with
fever and ague, and the following June returned home.
He then purchased 50 acres of land just south of Middlebury,
on which he soon erected a house and barn. Feb. 24, 1831, he
was united in marriage with Mrs. Margaret A. Sterling,
and to this union were born George W., John S., Charles
S., Hiram J., Elizabeth and Fanny A. All of
these are living except Hiram and Elizabeth.
Hiram served his country faithfully in the war of
secession, and died from diseases contracted while in the
service. The father, John C., was naturally of
a military turn of mind, which only required opportunity for
development. When advanced in life, he raised a
regiment of cavalry of which he was elected Colonel. Mr.
Hart died Aug. 20, 1880. Of his children that are
yet living, John S. married Zilpha Tinker,
of Peoria, Ill., but that lady has since died. Chas.
S. married Mrs. Molly Ferney, and lives in
Middlebury. Fanny is the wife of Clinton Ruggles, and
resides in Akron. George W. was born in
Middlebury, July 12, 1832, and in youth received the
advantages of the common schools of his native village.
He was married Aug. 18, 1853, to Miss Anna H. Beardsley,
daughter of Talmon and Temperance (Spicer)
Beardsley. Talmon Beardsley was
born in Delhi, Delaware Co., N. Y., Dec. 15, 1799. He
removed with his fathers family to Licking Co., Ohio, in
1810, and from there came to Middlebury in 1818. He
has since purchased and sold a farm in Springfield Township,
and also a farm in Coventry Township, at the latter place
living about thirty years. In 1831, he married
Temperance Spicer, daughter of Maj. Miner
Spicer, who was one of Middlebury's earliest pioneers.
To this union were born seven children, of whom the living
ones are Mills H., Avery S., Anna H., Hattie D. and
Louisa J. Mills married Prudence Spicer, and
is a resident of Ogden Junction, Utah. Avery married
Amanda Hart, and lives in Akron.
Hattie is the wife of Gates Babcock, and
they are residents of Akron. Louisa married
George Stover, and lives in Stark Co., Ohio. The
two deceased are Emily A. and Avery T. The
children of George W. Hart, the subject of this
sketch, and his wife, are Freddie, born July 1, 1855,
died Sept. 26, 1855; Lizzie, born April 22, 1857,
died April 29, 1862; Emily F., born Jan. 13, 1859;
Georgie Anna, born Dec. 1, 1861, died Dec. 28,
1873; Clarissie A., born July 25, 1865, and Maggie,
born May 5, 1871, died Aug. 16, 1871. Mrs.
Hart was born in Middlebury, July 18, 1832. The death of
Georgie Anna was accidental, caused by the
kick of a horse. She was driving a team of horses for
her father while he was loading the sled with corn. In some
way she slipped from the load, and fell beneath one of the
horses feet. The animal became frightened and
commenced to kick, one foot striking her face disfiguring it
frightfully, one of the corks penetrating the skull.
She was sensible when taken up and continued so until the
next Sunday, when life became extinct, and the spirit of
Georgie Hart forsook its clay tenement and
returned to God who gave it. She was a bright, winsome
child, the pride of her friends and playmates. Of an active
and cheerful disposition, she was always willing and ready
to assist in whatever was required of her. Her faith
was firmly fixed in God. After the accident, she asked her
mother if she thought she would die; she was told that they
did not know, but were fearful she would. She answered
that she was willing, and seemed not to fear death to the
last. Her untimely fate was a sad blow to her parents,
and the deplorable accident cast a gloom over the entire
community. Mr. and Mrs. Hart have been
singularly unfortunate. Of a family of six children,
only two are now living. Ever since their marriage,
they have lived on their place in Stow Township. The
farm consists of 150 acres of well improved land.
Mr. Hart is a stanch Republican in politics, and he and
wife are members of the Episcopal Church. There is no
family better known, or more highly esteemed than that of
George W. Hart.
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Portage Twp. -
CHAUNCEY HART, deceased. This pioneer was born in
Oneida Co., N. Y., Sept. 10, 1797; son of Reuben Hart,
who was a native of Connecticut. Chauncey moved
to Tallmadge in 1816. Oct. 10, 1819, he married
Rosella Hard, who was born in 1798. in Berkshire, in
North Vermont. She was a daughter of Abram and
Rebecca (Flagg) Hard, whose children
were Cyrus, Abram, Nelson, Moses K., Orilla,
Sophia, Rosella, Laura and Julia A. In
1821, Mr. Hart moved to Wadsworth, Medina Co.,
where he purchased some unimproved land, which he improved.
In 1853, he located in Akron, where he lived several years;
then he located on his farm, where he died, March 20, 1877.
His wife died the year following, March 26. To them were
born four children; but two are now living, Mrs.
Cunningham and Mrs. Beardsley. For more than
one-half a century, he was a member of the M. E. Church.
From that time forward he never wavered from his course, but
attested the genuineness of his profession by an upright and
blameless life. For the last seven years, he was an
invalid, and suffered greatly, yet through all his
affliction he waited with Christian resignation for his
Master's call, and was ready to pass over to the shining
shore. His remains now rest in the cemetery, near by
his last home. Amanda, his youngest daughter,
was born in October, 1840, in Wadsworth. Oct. 17, 1861, she
married Avery S. Beardsley, who was born in Coventry,
this county, Oct. 26, 1838, son of T. and Temperance
(Spicer) Beardsley. Mr. and Mrs. Beardsley have
one son, Chauncey Hart; they reside on the homestead
farm.
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Richfield Twp. -
HIRAM HART, farmer , P. O. West Richfield; was born
in Windham Co., Vt., in 1833; his early life was passed in
his native State, where, up to the age of 19, he worked at
farming, and for one year worked in a store; he then went
south, remaining one year, and, in the spring of 1855,
removed to Ohio, locating in Richfield Township and
purchasing the farm where he now resides; he has 174 acres
of land, located about two miles south of Richfield Center,
and where he follows the occupation of general farming.
Mr. Hart was married, in the fall of 1854, to Miss
Jeannette L. Stearns. She was also a native of
Vermont, and died in Richfield, leaving two children—Elmer
S. and Emma E. He was married to a second
wife. Miss Arlette A. Clark; she is a daughter of
Park B. and Nancy Clark, early settlers of
Twinsburg; she was born there in 1838. They have five
children—Arthur C, Dana H., Roy K., Carroll P. and
Gratia C. Mr. Hart has served the township as
Trustee, and has always taken an interest in educational
affairs. He is at present serving as a County
Commissioner, having been elected in 1879.
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HIRAM HART,
retired, Akron; was born in Batavia, Genesee Co., N. Y.,
June 19, 1804, and is the fourth child in a family of seven
children born to Rufus and Esther (Cotter) Hart, who
were natives of Goshen, Conn. They were married in
that State, and moved to New York about the year 1798, where
they farmed until 1815, when he moved to Ohio. Two of
his sons had come out the preceding spring. He settled
on 100 acres of land in what is now Coventry Township, which
he had bought before coming to the State, and which had been
partly improved by a man named John Collins. Mr.
Hart lived in this vicinity until his death, which
occurred in 1840, his wife's death also occurring about that
time. Hiram Hart (our subject) lived at home
until he was 25 years of age. His educational
advantages were limited, and confined to the district
schools in New York, and a short period in Ohio. He
was married, July 18, 1830, to Miss Sarah Smith,
daughter of Moses and Sarah (Haley) Smith, who were
natives of Massachusetts, and came to Ohio about the year
1825. After his marriage, he occupied a piece of land
containing 50 acres, and continued upon it until 1844, when
he bought the old homestead. In October, 1863, his
wife died, leaving seven children, three of whom are living
- Delos, a farmer in Springfield Township; Milton,
cigar manufacturer, Akron, and Louisa, now Mrs.
Thos. F. Cleveland, of Akron. Soon after the death
of his wife, Mr. Hart moved to Akron, where he has
since resided. He was married to Mrs. Pratt,
formerly Miss Sophia M. Packer a native of New York,
who came to Ohio with her parents about 1832. They
settled in Portage Co., where he died; she died in
Akron, where she was living with her daughter. He was
a prosperous farmer, and was widely known as a leading
dairyman.
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COL. JOHN C. HART,
deceased, was born in Cornwall, Litchfield, Conn., Apr. 17,
1798. In 1802, his father, Rufus Hart, moved to
Genesee Co., N. Y., where he lived until 1815, when he moved
to Ohio. In the war of 1812, his father was a
Lieutenant in a company commanded by Capt. Maillison,
and was in the battles of Chippawa and Lundy's Lane and the
burning of Buffalo. Between the age of 14 and 15,
John C. enlisted in a company of cavalry at Rochester,
N. Y., under Capt. Stone, and was with his father at
Newark, Fort George and other contested points. He was
at Black Rock as a bearer of dispatches when the British
attacked Fort Erie in 1814. After the war, he and his
father returned to Genesee Co., and, in 1815, they removed
to Ohio, and settled at Middlebury, now the Sixth Ward of
Akron. At the age of 21, John C. started south,
going on foot to Steubenville, thence by raft down the Ohio.
His raft lodging, he went on foot to Cincinnati, thence by
canoe or skiff to Shawneetown, Ill., thence on foot to St.
Louis, where, for a time he worked in a mill and later made
bricks at Milton. The June following, he returned home
and bought 50 acres of land just south of Middlebury, which
he improved. HE was married, Feb. 24, 1831, to Miss
Margaret A. Sterling, by which marriage he had six
children - four sons and two daughters. She died Mar.
7, 1869, and, Dec. 22, 1870, he married Mrs. Mary A.
Sterling, formerly Miss Todd, a daughter of
Stephen Todd, of Beaver Co., Penn. She was born
May 1, 1828, and, when 16 years of age, her parents removed
to Wooster, Ohio, and, two years later, to Canal Dover,
where she married John Sterling, a merchant of that
place. He was born June 16, 1818, and died Dec. 145,
1854. By this marriage there were two children -
John S., of Cleveland, and Flora E., now Mrs.
Beardsley, of Cleveland. After her husband's
death, she moved to New Lisbon, thence to Cleveland, where
she lived until her marriage with Col. Hart, Dec. 22,
1870. Col. Hart obtained his military title by
raising a regiment of cavalry at Middlebury under the old
militia law of the State, and of which he was commander at
the time it was disbanded.
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Springfield Twp. -
JOHN S. HART, contractor, Middlebury; was born in
Middlebury, Summit Co., Ohio, Dec. 5, 1833, to John C.
and Margaret A. (Sterling) Hart, and lived on his
father's farm until he was 16 years of age, when he entered
the high school at Abingdon, Mass., where he remained one
year, and then attended the high school at Winchester, Mass.
, where he remained for a short time, and then returned home
and assisted his father at farming and other business.
On March 12, 1856, he was united in marriage to Zilpha M.
Tinker, daughter of Daniel Tinker, of
Rochester, N. Y. Two children were born to them, viz.:
Louise Sumner and Hiram S. (deceased).
In September, 1873, his wife died, and on the 19th of July,
1874, he married Rose Henry, daughter of
Jacob Henry, of Pittsburgh. They have no
children. In 1856, he engaged in farming, which
business he followed until 1861, when he adopted the
stoneware business, in company with William E.
Smith, at which he continued until 1873. In July,
1875, he was engaged by the Akron Strawboard Company —the
largest establishment of its kind in the State—as
contractor, which business he is now engaged in. In addition
to this, he carries on the old homestead farm. Mr.
Hart is a stanch Republican, always having voted with
that party.
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Norton Twp. -
JOHN HARTER, farmer; P. O. Johnson's
Corners; is a son of Jacob Harter, who was a
soldier of 1812, and whose history appears in this work
under the head of Coventry Township. He was born Aug.
28, 1822, in Franklin Township, near Manchester. His
educational advantages were such as could be acquired in
those early pioneer days, in a wooded country, his father
settling at a very early date, and purchasing 100 acres of
heavy timber land at $4 per acre, in what was then known as
the Hinckley Tract. In 1844, our subject left the home of
his father and worked at different places until in 1845,
when he started to Galena, Ill., performing most of the
journey on foot; after stopping for a time in Galena, he
went to Dubuque, Iowa, where he attended a mill for a few
months, then went
up the river to the pineries in Wisconsin, returning in the
fall of 1847, on a raft, from Black River, Wis., down the
Mississippi to St. Louis, then to his home in Summit Co.
He was married, Sept. 20, 1848, to Elizabeth
Baughman, daughter of Theobald and Mary (Willhelm)
Baughman. He engaged immediately in farming,
living the first five years on the old Bartgess
farm in southern Norton; then moved to the farm which he
now occupies, purchasing the same from his father-in-law,
about 1857. By his marriage with Elizabeth Baughman,
eight children were born unto them - George, Oliver,
William (who died after arriving at maturity),
Theobold, Eli, Otis, Melvina and Mary. Three sons
and one daughter are married, Theobold now living
near Millersburg, Holmes Co., Ohio; George and
Oliver now residing in Fayette Co., Ill.; Melvina, the
wife of Wilson Waltz, residing on the
Harter farm. Mr. Harter is a prominent man in
Norton Township, having held the various offices of trust,
both in the township and in the German Reformed Church, of
which he and family are members.
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Coventry Twp. -
MATHIAS HARTER, farmer; P. O. Akron. The
Harter families in our county and country have
become quite numerous. The original stock emigrated
from Wurtemberg, Germany, in the year 1748. Three
brothers landed in that year in the city of Philadelphia.
The colonial laws then allowed the owners of ships to sell
all emigrants for a stated time, so as to pay their
indebtedness to the ship. The voyage having been both
tedious and perilous, all the emigrants had to be sold for
debts. One of the brothers being lame he didn't bring
anything on the block, so the mother of the family, who was
a stout woman, was sold and worked out the indebtedness.
Two of the brothers moved into the interior of Pennsylvania,
and one went to the colony of New York and settled in the
valley of the Mohawk. The name was originally Herder,
similar to the Herder who was one of Germany's most
distinguished authors, theologians and teachers. The
names of some of the Harters who were among the first
settlers in the southern part of this county are Andrew,
who settled near the village of Manchester, and Jac
Harter, who lives now in Coventry Township.
These Harters are first cousins. Andrew
came to Franklin Township in 1814. But John
Harter, the father of Jac, moved to Stark Co.
previous to the war of 1812. The Harter family
to which Andrew and Jac belong, is noted for
its longevity. The former is past 87 years, while the
latter has rounded up his 88th year. Andrew has now a
brother living in Center Co., Penn., who is 90 years old,
and two sisters who are past 80. The name of the
original grandfather who came from Germany was Mathias.
It was he who was lame and did not bring anything.
Andrew Harter's father's name was John, who was
born and raised in Lebanon Co., Penn. The family of
Andrew Harter consisted of five sons and one
daughter, who was the wife of Mr. Daniel
Diehl, of Franklin Township. Two of the sons are dead -
Andrew and Isaac. George resides at
Independence, Iowa; Daniel and Mathias reside
in Coventry Township. The latter lived in the State of
Missouri when the War of the rebellion broke out. And as he
resided in one of the hottest hot-beds of secession, he had
great opportunities to learn the real spirit of the
Southerners. After the fall of Fort Sumter, he took his wife
and two children and started for Iowa, where he formerly
resided, and after locating them as comfortably as he could,
he enlisted in the 9th Regiment of O. V. I. After the
battles of Lookout Mountain and Mission Ridge in the fall of
1868, he re-enlisted for three years more, or during the
war. He was with Gen. Sherman on his great march from
Atlanta to the sea, and through the Carolinas and Virginia
to Washington, and was mustered out at Louisville, Ky., in
the month of June, I860. After the war was over, he
moved with his family to the city of Akron, where he started
the "Akron File Works," in the fall of 1868.
Mathias Harter was married, in 1855, to Miss
Sallie M. Hall, the youngest daughter of John
Hall, second of Springfield Township, who was one of its
earliest pioneers. The family of Mathias
Harter consists of three sons - Edwin C, Sigel F.
and James Hall; and two daughters - Jennie
Winona and Sallie Belle. The two first
sons and the first daughter were born at Independence, Iowa;
of the remaining two, the daughter was born in Akron, and
the son in the township of Coventry.
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Copley Twp. -
G. W. HAWKINS, farmer; P. O. Copley
Center; in 1814, Copley Township received its first
settlers, and among them were the parents of the subject of
this sketch. Much of their early experiences in the
woods of Copley will be found in the history of this
township in another part of this volume. G. W.
Hawkins was the first white child born in the township,
that date being Dec. 29, 1815. At the age of 10 years
Mr. Hawkin's father died of fever, and at the age of
14, took charge of the old homestead, 100 acres, and
remained in charge until 1834, when his mother married
again, and his step-father bought out the heirs. In
January, 1840, he was united in marriage with Miss
Matilda Hubbard, daughter of Reuben Hubbard, and
to this union there were born five children - Adelia,
died in infancy; Eliza, born June 4, 1845, died Nov.
18, 1871; Alice C., born Sept. 14, 1847; George W.,
born Sept. 2, 1851, died Nov. 13, 1876; Eugene R.,
born June 28, 1854. Five years after his marriage,
Mr. Hawkins moved on to the eastern part of Lot 1, where
he has ever since resided. Mrs. Hawkins is a
member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, while Mr.
Hawkins is a Democrat in politics. This family are
among the leading ones of Copley Township.
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Twinsburg Twp. -
MRS. LUCIA HAWKINS, farming; is the
relict of Joseph A. Hawkins, who was born Mar. 7,
1805, in Litchfield Co., Conn.; his father was a native of
England, and upon his arrival in America, settled in East
Windsor, Conn. His children were named Joseph,
Hannah and Grant. At the outbreak of the
war in 1812, he went out to battle; he died about the year
1817, leaving his wife with seven children, and in
straitened circumstances, Joseph came West about the
year 1829 to Hudson Township. Dec. 15, 1831, he
married Lucia Pond, who was born Mar. 5, 1815 in
Winchester, Conn. Preston and Esther (Whedon) Pond,
both natives of Connecticut. The family came West in
1818, with their ox team, and her father's first location
was on Lot 14, in Twinsburg Township; he was among the first
arrivals, there being but about five families in the
township at that time. Lucia was one of eight
children, viz., Lucia, Harriet, Mary, Sarah, Laura,
Julius, Julia and Lewis. Mr. Pond remained
in this township but a few years and then removed to Hudson,
where he died about the year 1833. His companion
reached the ripe age of 85. He was a good man, upright
and conscientious in his dealings, and although not a member
of any ecclesiastical order, yet he lived a Christian life.
After the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins; they
lived in Hudson until 1837, when they moved to the
southeastern part of this township, and engaged in farming.
In his early life, he served as Captain in the militia,
afterward as Colonel. He was the first to introduce
the stock of Devonshire cattle in this township.
Mr. Hawkins died Aug. 12, 1873, having at the time of
his death 400 acres of land. The farm was first
settled by Lewis Alling. Mr. Hawkins was
a member of the Congregational Church, of which his wife is
an active representative. There are two sons -
Albert W. and Alfred; A. W. resides on the
homestead.
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Copley Twp.-
SAMUEL HENKEY, farmer; Copley Center;
was born in Lancaster Co., Penn., in October, 1828. He
is a son of Louis and Catharine (less) Henkey, who
were parents of seven children; when our subject was but an
infant his parents moved from his native State to Stark Co.,
Ohio. Our subject received a common-school education
in youth, and he remained with his parents until he became a
man. In October, 1849, he married Mary Witmer,
daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Gougler) Witmer, who
was born Aug. 21, 1827. To this union were born five
children - David, born Oct. 8, 1850; Mary E,
born Feb. 4, 1854; Catharine, Nov. 14, 1863; John
H., May 24, 1855, and Elizabeth, born July 14,
1858. In 1851, Samuel, together with his
parents moved from Stark Co., to Wayne Co., Ohio, and, after
four year's stay there, moved to Summit Co., Ohio.
They lived in the latter county in different localities,
until about 1860, when they came to Copley Township, Summit
Co., Ohio, where our subject and family have ever since
resided. Mr. Henkey is a Republican in
politics, and he and wife are members of the Evangelical
Association of Bath Township.
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Copley Twp. -
LEVI D. HOLLINGER, farmer; P. O.
Akron; was born Apr. 6, 1846, in Franklin Township; he is a
son of Jacob and Barbara (Daily) Hollinger, who were
parents of the following: Joseph, Michael, David, Jacob,
Levi D., Amanda, Marriet, and Josiah and Uriah
(twins); the mother of these children died in 1860, and
Mr. Hollinger married his second wife, Mary
Underholt, and by her had two children - Warren
and Minnie. Levi remained with his
parents until during the war, when, being a lad of only 17,
he enlisted in the cause of his country in Co. E, 13th O. V.
I., and was afterward transferred to Co. D; he participated
in some of the most noted engagements of war, among them
being Stone River, Chickamauga, Mission Bidge,
Buzzard's Roost, Resaca, Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta,
Franklin, Nashville, Kenesaw Mountain, and many others;
Mr. Hollinger was one of the few who escaped drowning
from the sinking of the steamer Matagorda, below Memphis.
He was married in February, 1868, to Minerva Wylie,
daughter of John Wylie, whose biography appears in
this work; to this union were born two children - Myrven
J., born Oct. 23, 1868, and Dwight, born July 5,
1876. Mrs. Hollinger was born Feb. 8, 1843.
Soon after their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Hollinger
moved to Benton Co., Iowa, where they remained farming for
six years; at the end of that time they returned to Franklin
Township, Summit Co., Ohio, where they lived until about
1878, when they came to Copley Township, where he has since
resided.
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Bath Twp. -
ROSWELL HOPKINS, Ghent. This
gentleman was born in Bath Township, this county, Apr. 3,
1825. He is one of a family of eight children born to
Isaac and Susan (Harrison) Hopkins. Isaac Hopkins was
a native of the "Empire" State, where he resided until
reaching his majority, when he went to Pennsylvania, and
while there met the lady who became his wife. She was
a native of Connecticut, but had come with her parents to
the "Keystone" State when a child. On the 10th of
September, 1813 (the day of Perry' victory on Lake Erie),
Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins left their home in Pennsylvania for
Bath Township, Summit Co., Ohio. They came in a large
wagon drawn by two yoke of oxen, and, after a journey of six
weeks, arrived safe and sound at their destination.
They located on what is now known as the McMillan farm in
the southwestern part of Bath Township. Mr. Hopkins
had purchased quite a tract of land, but after the war was
over everything depreciated in value to such an extent and
money became so scarce that it was only by the greatest
exertions and strictest economy that he was able to keep his
property. It took years, however, to accomplish this,
and few men would have had the energy and perseverance to
have done as much. He was honored during his lifetime
with a number of offices which he filled with much credit to
himself and lasting benefits to those for whom he labored.
He was ever ready to advance the public good, and renowned
for his strict business principles and sterling integrity.
He departed this life in 1852, followed by his faithful wife
ten years later. Roswell Hopkins received but a
limited education, as his services were required at home
nearly all the time. Whenever he had a spare day,
however, he would work for some of the neighbors, and his
earnings would go toward clothing him. He was united
in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Lee Oct. 8, 1846.
This lady was born Dec. 18, 1828, in New York. From
this union there were ten children, viz.: George,
Wait, Ira, Burt, Ami, Cecil, Edna, Irene, Grant and
Emma. Wait, Ami, Cecil and Emma are
the only ones now living. Mr. Hopkins began
life as a poor boy, his wedding suit being of "home-spun,"
and he now says, "I was very glad that I had as good."
He followed farming exclusively until 10 years ago, a
business he was very successful at. Since that time he
has dealt quite extensively in lumber. He owns a
saw-mill which is propelled by water, and which is supplied
with the latest and most approved machinery. He owns
250 acres of land which is nicely improved. He has
held positions of honor and trust, and is a Republican in
politics, although not a strict party man. His rule is
to vote for men and measures and not for party. The
county would be much better off did it contain more such men
as Mr. Hopkins.
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Hudson Twp. -
REV. HENRY B. HOSFORD
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Franklin Twp. -
HENRY A. HOUSMAN, Superintendent
Franklin Coal Mine, Clinton. he is the oldest son of
Jacob Housman, who was married to Catharine
Brougher. He was born in Franklin Township July
19, 1840. He worked on the farm until he was 20 years
old. He was then employed as clerk in a store in
Manchester, Ohio. In 1860, he went into business
for himself. This he carried on successfully until
1870, when he took charge of the Franklin Coal Mine.
He came to Clinton in 1875, and has resided here since; he
also taught school here for one and one-half years. He
was married in 1862, to Margaret Sisler, a native of
Manchester, Ohio. They have two children - Nellie
and Fannie. He is at present Superintendent of
the Franklin Coal Mine, an extensive and paying mine.
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Northampton Twp. -
JOHN HOVEY, farmer; P. O. Buckeye.
Among the old and time honored residents of
Northampton Township, is the subject of this
biography. He was born in the District of Montreal, in the Province of Lower Canada,
June 1, 1814. He is the son of Abiel and
Martha (Hardy) Hovey, who were parents of the following
family: Amos, Ira, Aurelia, Mary,
Abiel, James, John, Martha, Silas and Paulina. Of these, only
James, John and Silas are now
living. The parents were natives of Massachusetts.
They came to what is now known as Boston Township, Summit
Co., Ohio, in 1819,
and settled first on the farm now owned by Thomas Woods. After living here and enduring
the hardships of a pioneer's life two years, Mrs. Hovey died. His widow survived him
until 1837, when she too died. John Hovey was reared on a farm, and not having the school
advantages in those early days that we of the
present have, his education was limited. He
was married, June 18, 1835, to Maria Chamberlain,
daughter of Ephraim and Deborah (Schoonover) Chamberlain, who emigrated to Northampton
Township, Summit Co., Ohio, from New
York, in 1820. To this union there were born five
children - Nelson A., Simeon E., Aurelia, Harvey T. and Ephraim C. Of these, only the
oldest and youngest are living. Nelson married
Mary Howland, and lives in Old Portage.
Ephraim married Lovisa Allen, and lives in
Northampton Township. Mrs. Hovey was born
in September, 1813, and is one in a family of
six. Mr. Hovey's whole life has been passed
in farming and lumbering. He now owns a
farm of 76 acres of well-improved land, and is
a stanch and unflinching Republican in politics.
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