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Copley
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WILLIAM C. SACKETT, farmer, P. O.
Akron; born in Litchfield Co., Conn., Oct. 29, 1827, the son
of Aaron and Huldah C. (Tanner) Sackett;
Aaron was born Jan. 7, 1791, and Huldah Aug. 10,
1793; they were married May 15, 1816, and the parents of ten
children as follows: Theodosia, now Mrs. W.
A. Hanford, of Cuyahoga Falls; George, now of
Cuyahoga Falls; Sarah, died aged 14; Emeline,
died in 1867, aged 42; William C., of Copley; Seth,
now of Colorado; Maria C., now Mrs. Cornelius
Kellogg, of Freedom, Portage Co.; Frances A.,
married Bruice Baldwin and moved to Missouri, where
she died; Sarah M., now Mrs. H. C. Grant, of
Cuyahoga Falls. Aaron was always a farmer; he
died at the residence of his son William, June 8,
1872. The father of Huldah C. Tanner served in
the Revolutionary war, and his widow drew a pension for many
years previous to her death; Huldah was a member of
the Congregational Church at Tallmadge; she died Apr. 24,
1855. When the subject of this sketch was about 10
years of age, his parents removed to Ohio and settled in
Tallmadge Township; William was educated mostly in
the schools of Tallmadge; he attended the High School of
Akron during the winter of 1848-49, when M. D. Leggett
formerly U. S. Commissioner of Patents, was Principal; then
farmed land on Chuckery Plains north of Akron for about two
summers. In the fall of 1851, he left Summit County
for California and Oregon, where he remained four years.
During most of this time he was engaged in mining, at first
near Shasta City, which was then at the head of wagon
navigation, and then for about one year in the neighborhood
of Jacksonville, Oregon, situated at the head of Rogue River
Valley. Mr. Sackett returned to Ohio in the
summer of 1855, and in the fall purchased from George
Sackett, his brother, the farm upon which he now
resides; the land was then known as the Isaac C. Isbel
property, and familiar to most people as the "Copley Swamp."
Mr. Sackett was married in the year 1857, to Miss
Hatty L., daughter of Henry Galbraith, of Akron;
he is the father of four children - Clarence, died,
aged 18; Hattie, died, aged 6; Ina, died, aged
4; William A., his only living child, is now a
student of the Akron High Schools; he was born in March
1866.
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Bath Twp. -
CHANCY SALISBURY, Ghent. This
gentleman was born in Bath Township, this county, Mar. 10,
1830. He is the son of William and Sylva (Atwell)
Salisbury, both of whom were natives of Ontario Co., N.
Y. They were married in their native State, and removed from
there to this county in 1827. Mr. Salisbury had
come to the county the year previous and purchased 75 acres
of land in Bath township. In his family were eight
children, five of whom are yet living. He was a
newsboy in Buffalo during the last war with England and
witnessed the burning of that place by the British. He
always followed farming after his marriage, a business he
was very successful at. He was renowned for his
sobriety, economy and straight dealings, and it is said by
those who knew him that "his word was just as good as his
bond." He died Apr. 8, 1863, and his wife Feb. 24,
1867. Chancy was raised upon a farm receiving a
common-school education. After reaching his majority,
he worked by the month for his father and for men in the
neighborhood. He worked some fourteen months in
Indiana, and one winter in Wisconsin. He was united in
marriage to Miss Maria Hopkins Sept. 28, 1870.
She was born in Bath Township June 25, 1830. Mr.
Salisbury has always followed farming and stock-raising.
He owns 100 acres of well-improved land, nicelly situated,
near the center of the township. He is a Republican in
politics and has filled several township offices with great
acceptance. He is an enterprising, public-spirited
man, and a useful and honred citizen.
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Northampton Twp. -
ISAAC SCOTT
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Hudson Twp. -
N. P. SEYMOUR, LL. D.
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Bath Twp. -
SYLVESTER SHAW (deceased). This
gentleman was born in Bristol, Ontario co., N.Y., Mar.
5, 1806. He was married in his native State Oct. 16,
1828, to Miss Harriet Parsons, a native of Ontario
Co., where she was born Aug. 11, 1809. In 1832, they
left their native State for Bath Township, this county,
arriving at their destination on the 18th of November of the
same year. They came the entire distance in a large
wagon drawn by oxen, and, on their arrival in the township,
moved their goods into a small log cabin that had been built
on their land. In this they lived until one more
comfortable and commodious could be erected. Both
Mr. and Mrs. Shaw, however, were energetic, and it was
not many years ere they were surrounded with a great many
comforts and conveniences. They were the parents of
the following family of children, viz.: Harriet C.,
Sylvester P., Vashti M., Samuel, Marietta, William, Sybyl
B., and Constant. Mr. Shaw was a
hard-working man, and accumulated a goodly share of this
world's goods. He was a man who paid strict attention
to his farm duties, never aspiring to any political
prominence, although he was decided in his views of right
and wrong, which he never failed to express when occasion
required. This useful man and much-respected citizen
departed this life Nov. 17, 1875. His widow survives
him, and resides upon the old homestead. She is an
intelligent Christian lady, and has the respect of all who
know her. Constant Shaw was born on the old
homestead Nov. 20, 1852. He married Miss Cora I.
Worden Oct. 15, 1874. She was born in Richfield
Township, this county, Dec. 24, 1852. They have one
child, viz., Leon. Samuel Shaw was born Aug.
11, 1838. He was married, Sept. 15, 1860, to Miss
Lucy Webster. She was born in Ontario Co., N. Y.,
May 21, 1838. They have two children, viz., Loretta
and Berdella. Sylvester P. Shaw was born
Aug. 25, 1831. He was united in marriage to Miss
Sarah R. Moody, Mar. 23, 1856. She was born in
Richfield Township Nov. 20, 1838. They have four
children, viz., Gilson B., Hattie V., Durward B. and
Bertha V. There are other members of the family
who are married and are the heads of respectable families.
All the Shaw boys are well-to-do farmers and
respected citizens.
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Norton Twp. -
M. LOUIS SHOOK, painter, Norton
Center. The subject of this sketch was born in Chatham
Township, Medina Co., Ohio, his father, a prominent farmer,
residing on the old homestead. Louis received a
common-school education, attending, after his 9th year, in
winters only, his services being required upon the farm
during the summer season; he, however, being an apt scholar,
soon mustered all that was then taught in the common
schools, and, at the age of 17 years, having overcome great
opposition, received the benefit of one term at a select
school at Chatham Center; the second winter following, he
taught a district school in his native township with good
success; the autumn following , he again attended school at
Chatham Center; the next winter, he taught school in Homer
Township, where he continued during the winter seasons until
his 23d year; prior to this time, however, he had turned his
attention to painting, which he ultimately adopted as a
profession, after attaining his majority. During his
early career as a teacher, he became acquainted with the
lady who afterward became his wife - Miss Minnie
Messinger; they were married Oct. 17, 1875, since which
time he has resided at his present location. In the
summer of 1876, he engaged to teach the Center District
School for nine months in succession; this so impaired his
health that he abandoned teaching and engaged in the
mercantile business with Adam G. Seas, at Norton
Center, during which time his father-in-law died, May, 1878;
subsequently, on account of light trade, they closed out the
business, and he again, in 1879, resumed the brush, which he
has confirmed with success until the present time.
During the course of his mercantile career, he was
instrumental in restoring the post office at Norton Center,
at which place he is Postmaster, also holding the position
of Township Clerk by appointment. Of his ancestry, one
branch can be traced to Germany, his
great-great-grandfather, Ackerman by name, emigrating
from that country to Philadelphia near the time of the
Revolution, and from that city to Bucks Co.; he had a family
of six sons, viz.: John, Jacob, Daniel, George,
Henry and Abraham; from Bucks Co. they moved to
Lower Mt. Bethel Township, Northampton, Penn., where they
purchased a large tract of land on the Little Martin's
creek, where he soon erected a saw and grist mill; at the
death of the older Ackerman, his son Jacob,
who is the direct ancestry of the Shook family became
the miller; the property was divided among the sons, who,
having settled upon different parts of the estate, formed
quite a settlement, which was called Ackermanville, and now
known by that name. In 1823 or 1824, Jacob
rebuilt the mill, which he owned until his death. He
was married to Rebecca Kulb, by whom he had three
sons and eight daughters, respectively: John,
Isaac, Catharine, Elizabeth, Barbara, Rebecca, Mary, Susan,
Magdaline, Lydia and Jacob, who fell heir to the
mill property, and who is still living on the old homestead.
Henry Shook, grandfather of the subject of this
sketch, was born in 1799, in Plainfield Township,
Northampton Co., Penn.; he married Catharine Ackerman
in the year 1820, and worked his father's farm for about
seventeen years; from there he moved to Tunkhannock, Wyoming
Co., Penn., in the year 1837; he was the father of nine
children, as follows: Jacob, George, Rebecca,
Susan, Isaac, John E., Catharine, Aaron and Helen;
their eldest son, Jacob, was born in Plainfield
Township, Northampton Co., July 18, 1821; he lived with his
parents until their removal to Wyoming Co., when he returned
to his uncle at Ackermanville to learn the miller's trade,
at which he worked until in the winter of 1843; he was
married, in the fall of 1842, to Rebecca Berkey, who
was born Aug. 11, 1818, near Bangor, Penn.; in the spring of
1843, he migrated to Ohio with his father-in-law,
Christian Berkey; they came in wagons, making the trip
in twenty-four days, landing in Chester Township, Wayne Co.,
Ohio, on the 16th day of May, 1843; here he remained working
in several different mills for a few years, finally renting
a mill near Ashland, Ohio, where he remained until the year
1851, when, on account of ill health, he abandoned his trade
and purchased a farm of 56 acres in Chatham Township, Medina
Co., where he moved on the 2d of April of that year; a few
years later, 40 acres more were added to their home, where
they are now surrounded with every comfort necessary for the
enjoyment of life. They have been blessed with four
children - Mary A., born in Chester Township, Wayne
Co., June 20, 1843, was married in January, 1864 to John
Hange; Susan was born near Ashland, June 7,, 1846;
married Irwin Reimel in October, 1869; resides in
Upper Mt. Bethel Township, Northampton Co., Penn.; M.
Louis, born June 1, 1853; Katie, Dec. 25, 1857,
in Chatham, the youngest still remaining at home. Of
the mother's family, the great-grandfather, Christian
Berkey, was born in 1759; he was a native of
Pennsylvania, and was married to Gertrude Kulp; they
had ten children. Christian Berkey, Sr., died
in 1829; his wife, in 1840. Their home was in Lower
Mt. Bethel Township, Northampton Co., where their son
Christian was born, and married Barbara Shaum in
1817. Mrs. Minnie Shook, wife of our subject,
was a daughter of Jacob Messinger, who was from Forks
Township, Northampton Co., where his brothers and sisters
still reside; he came to Ohio about 1854, and was married to
Mrs. Mary A. Johnson, by whom he had two children
- Minnie and La Fayette, the latter dying when
about 4 years of age, and the father May 8, 1878.
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Franklin
Twp. -
A. SISLER, M. D., Nimisila; he was
born in Lycoming Co., Penn., Dec. 29, 1823. When 4
years old, he went to Erie Co., N. Y., with his parents;
here he remained until 1844, when he came to Nimisila, and
has been there ever since. He read medicine with his
brother, Dr. William Sisler, who was at that time in
active practice there. He attended lectures in the
Cleveland Medical College, and began practice in partnership
with his brother, in the spring of 1848, and is at present
practicing in Manchester. He was married in 1848 to
Amanda E. Hoy, a native of Nimisila. Nine children
are now living - Francis E., Charles E., Clara A.,
Caroline B., Lewis E., Everett B., John H., Jennie L.
and William H. He is a member of the Disciples'
Church.
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Hudson Twp. -
CHARLES J. SMITH
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Franklin
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DANIEL SMITH (deceased); was born in
Pennsylvania Apr. 10, 1811, and came here with his father's
family during the construction of the canal. He
married Eliza Diehl Mar. 15, 1835; she was also a
native of Pennsylvania, and came here with her parents about
a year previous to her late husband, her father, Jacob
Diehl, settled at Canton, Stark Co., when they came from
Pennsylvania, then to Franklin Township. Soon after
Mr. Smith was married, they repaired to the farm, where
his widow and daughter now live, and, on June 7,, 1861, he
was called away, leaving a widow and large family to mourn
his loss. They were parents of ten children, viz.,
Judson, Rachel, Amanda, Mary, Ransom, Louisa, Angeline,
Carolina, Josephus and Ida; the last named
resides with her aged mother. When their eldest boy,
Judson, was about 4 years old, he met with a sad and
fatal accident; while he, with one of his sisters, were
endeavoring to cross the mill-race on unsafe footing, he
fell in, and, although his father was at work near by, the
boy was drowned before it was possible to rescue him.
In 1834, Mr. Smith and his father built a sawmill,
which Daniel owned and operated many years; the mill
property he had sold, but owing to non-payment by the
purchaser, he (Mr. Smith) had to take it back, and
the season preceding his death he had refitted the mill.
Since his death, Mrs. Smith has managed the affairs
of her business with more than ordinary executive ability,
and reared her family, and yet lives to see them enjoy their
own homes.
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Bath Twp. -
HOUSEL SMITH, Montrose. This
gentleman was born in Springfield Township, Summit Co.,
Ohio, Oct. 14, 1824. He is the son of James and
Sarah (Housel) Smith, both of whom were natives of
Lancaster Co., Penn., where they were married and resided
until 1812, when they moved to Lake Township, Stark Co.,
Ohio. After about two years they moved into
Springfield Township, it being then a part of Stark Co.
They were the parents of seven children, viz., Peter,
Catharine, John, Cyrenius, James, Housel and Amelia.
Mr. Smith always followed farming and stock-growing.
He was a successful business man, an exemplary member of the
M. E. Church, and a useful member of society. He
departed this life in 1857. His widow survives him and
resides north of the city of Akron. Housel Smith
received but a limited education, and, up to the time he was
18 years of age, worked for his father. He was then
given his time, and began working his father's farm on the
shares. After about eight years he purchased 50 acres
of land in Bath Township and began its improvement. In
a few years he sold this farm and purchased 104 acres where
he now lives. He has since added to this until he now
owns 140 acres of good land, which he has nicely improved.
He was united in marriage to Miss Susanna Moore, Mar.
6, 1851. This lady was born in Springfield Township,
this county, May 6, 1830. From this union there are
eight children, viz., Emanuel C., John N., James A.,
Robert H., Sarah L., Charles H., George E. and
Margaret J. Mr. Smith is a Democrat in politics,
and a member of the United Brethren Church. He began
life as a poor boy, and is a self-made man in the fullest
sense of the word.
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Bath Twp. -
MICHAEL SPRANKLE, Ghent. John
Sprankle, the father of this gentleman, was a native of
the Keystone State; when he was quite a child, his parents
removed to Stark Co., Ohio, where they entered a large tract
of land. Here John Sprankle was married and
resided until 1833, when he moved to Summit Co., settling in
Bath Township; he was a miller by trade, and that, in
connection with farming, he followed during his life-time;
he was the parent of two sons and five daughters; he was a
hard-working man, and always paid strict attention to his
own affairs; he was scrupulously honest, and was esteemed
and respected by all who knew him. Michael Sprankle
was born in Stark Co., Ohio, Mar. 23, 1821. His
advantages for obtaining an education were very limited, and
from early boyhood was inured to toil, he remaining at home
until about 21 years of age; he then rented a farm of his
father in Stark Co., and began doing for himself. He
was united in marriage to Miss Eliza McGrew, in 1843;
this lady died in a few years, leaving a son and daughter,
viz., Charles and Lucinda. Mr. Sprankle
was married June 13, 1848, to Miss Harriet Albertson,
a native of Stark Co., where she was born Nov. 25, 1828; by
this union there were eight children, four of whom are yet
living, viz., Oliver, Edwin, Collins and Allie A.;
those deceased were named - Alonzo, Burton, John A.
and Cora E. Mr. Sprankle continued to reside in
Stark Co. until 1865, when he moved to Bath Township, this
county, which he has since made his home. He began
life as a poor boy and has by his own exertions and the
assistance of his good wife secured a goodly share of this
world's goods; he owns 363 acres of well-improved land, and
is one of the best and most practical farmers in Bath
Township; politically he is a Republican; he and wife
possess social qualities of a high order, and are among the
leading citizens of the township.
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Stow Twp. -
ROBERT STEWART, farmer; P. O. Hudson;
son of Joshua and Margaret (Walker) Stewart was born
in Stow Township April 8, 1805. He is the first white
male child born in Stow Township. His father,
Joshua, was a native of Virginia, and his grandfather,
Thomas Stewart, was an old Revolutionary
soldier. Joshua Stewart came from
Virginia to Ohio in 1803, walking the entire distance. His
total possessions at this time was only an ax. He
married Margaret Walker soon after his
arrival, and then, in 1803, came to Stow Township, and
located on Lots 88 and 89. His family were the second
white settlers in the township. Here they passed
through a long period of suffering, clearing the land,
making their own clothing and enduring the hardships
incident to a pioneer's life. 'I'here were born to his
marriage with Miss Walker eight children—Robert,
Betsey, Thomas, George, Margaret, James, Sally
and Joshua. James and Joshua are
dead. Robert Stewart, as well as his brothers
and sisters, were raised in the woods of Stow Township.
He remained at home, working and assisting his father in
clearing the home place until he was 25 years of age. He
then started out in life for himself. He was married,
Sept. 11, 1858, to Nancy Tracy, daughter of
William and Nancy (Ish) Tracy, of Wayne Co., Ohio, and
to this union were born Franklin F., William, Margaret
J., Jeanette, Sherling P., Nancy E. and George I. (twins).
Mr. Stewart started in life a poor boy with but $5 he
could call his own. By hard labor and economy he has
made for himself and family, with the aid of his wife, a
fine home. They now have 54 acres in Stow Township, and 155
in Hudson Township. Mr. Stewart's father
and mother were the first couple married in Hudson Township.
Much more of the Stewarts will be found in the
history of Hudson and Stow Townships.
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Hudson Twp. -
CHARLES STONE, farmer; Streetsboro
Township, Portage County; P. O. Hudson; was born one mile
east of Hudson, Jan. 12, 1812. His father,
Nathaniel, and mother, Sally (Holenbeck) Stone,
were natives of Connecticut. They removed to Ohio in
1810. Mrs. Sidney Collar was their only child,
at that time, a mere babe. Mr. Holenbeck,
the father of Mrs. Stone, came from Connecticut at
the same time; they horse, spending two months on the
journey. They arrived at Hudson in November, 1810,
and, purchasing some land, began to prepare a home thereon.
They reared twelve children, ten of whom lived to maturity,
viz., Carolina, Charles, Sidney J., Emeline (deceased
wife of R. Cobb), Randolph, Helen, Belinda,
Roswell, Orlando and Clelsey. The family
removed from their first location to their purchase in the
east of Hudson Township and across the line into Portage
County, where the old folks died, he in 1861, and his wife
about four years later. Charles married
Sabrina Draper, Apr. 18, 1837. They began farming
on about 60 acres which he got of his father, and built a
log cabin. To this land he added by purchase, until he
owned 200 acres. Theyhad seven children, viz.,
Harriet E., Frederick, Salina, David,
Moses, Mary L. (died whenabout 3 years old),
and Clarinda S. Frederick
enlisted in the 9th Ohio Battery, September, 1861, and
served until March, 1862, when he died in hospital at
Somerset, Ky., after a short illness. Salina is
wife of Charles Cash, of Hudson; David
married Annie, daughter of William Wilson, of
Medina County—he and his brother Moses have control
of the farm; Harriet E. and Clarinda S. are
also at home with their parents. Mrs.
Charles Stone was the only child of Moses
Draper by his first wife. She was born in
Washington County, N. Y., June 3, 1818. Her
mother died when she was a mere infant, and her father
married a second wife, by whom he reared several children;
they all emigrated to Ohio in 1831, and the following year
Mrs. Stone came to her father's with a family
who were coming here at that time. They have been very
successful, and look back on pioneer life with much
satisfaction. On the night of the 5th of February,
1847, a sad calamity happened in the burning of his father's
residence, in which Belinda, a young lady about 21
years of age, perished in the flames; the other
members of the family barely escaped with their lives.
It was one of the primitive log-cabins, and stood a little
south of where Carles' residence is located. The
accident is supposed to have occurred by the renewal of the
fire when the last ones retired, for the purpose of keeping
the house warm through the night.
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City of
Akron -
N. B. STONE, Secretary and Treasurer of the Weary Snyder
Wilcox Manufacturing Company, Akron; is not only a pioneer
of Akron, but he has for many years been prominently
identified with the lumbering interests of Summit
Co., and, as a representative and promoter
of this branch of the county's industries, his
portrait appears in this work. Having for
many years acted in concert with those citizens
who are first looked to in the forwarding of any
local enterprise resulting in the general welfare
of the citizens of Akron, his name is worthy of
more than a passing mention. A tracement of
the genealogy of the family proves the name
of that branch of the ancestry of which Mr. Stone is a descendant to be of English origin.
He was born Sept. 18, 1816, in Mahoning Co.,
Ohio, and was the third child of a family of
four children born to Milo and Sarah (Beardsley)
Stone, both of whom were natives of Connecticut,
and who, in the year 1815, quitted
their native State, and, with an ox team, made
their way westward to the much-talked-of
Western or Connecticut Reserve; they settled
in that part of Trumbull now known as
Mahoning Co., and subsequently removed to
Tallmadge Township, Summit Co. ; this, also,
at that date, was a part of Portage Co. Their
settlement in Tallmadge was in 1817, which at
that date was a tract of almost unbroken forest.
By trade, Mr. Stone was a carpenter and
joiner, but in that early day there was but little
demand for mechanics of any kind; he therefore
purchased and began the clearing up of a
farm, though he devoted a portion of his time
to working at his trade. The early settlers of
Tallmadge Township being almost exclusively Connecticut
people, it was not long before they
established educational facilities far surpassing
those of the surrounding new settlements; the
result of their efforts in this direction, was the
establishing at the Center of Tallmadge an
academy of more than the ordinary standard. E. T. Sturtevant, a graduate of Yale College,
was for many years their principal instructor,
and to him many of the now prosperous and
influential men of the Western Reserve owe
the foundation of their success, N. B. Stone
among the number. To Milo Stone is due
a fair share of the credit of thus early paving
a way for the education of his children; the
church, however, received his greatest encouragement
and most liberal support; by his early
and persistent efforts, he succeeded in organizing
the first M. E. Church of Tallmadge. Such
offices as he would accept were given him, and, upon the
organization of Summit Co., he was appointed one of the Real
Estate Appraisers. His death occurred in April, 1856,
and that of his wife on Feb. 8, 1861. Nelson B.
Stone, after having received a fair education at the
Tallmadge Academy, began in earnest the battle of life on
his own account; he spent several years in West Bloomfield,
N. Y., Ravenna, Ohio, and Wheeling, W. Va.; in the latter
place he spent two and a half years at bookkeeping; in
December of 1840, he came to Akron, and, a short time after
his arrival, he accepted the Deputy Clerkship of Summit Co.;
he continued to discharge the duties of Deputy until 1851,
when he was elected to the office of County Clerk for a term
of three years; he discharged the duties and increased
responsibilities devolving upon him to the satisfaction of
all interested, and, at the close of his term of office, he
accepted the position of Deputy County Clerk of Cuyahoga
Co., though he continued his residence in Akron; returning
from Cleveland, or rather severing his connection with the
official management of Cuyahoga's affairs, he became for a
time connected with the firm of Aultman, Miller
& Co. In 1865, he became a partner in the firm with
which he is now connected, and in which he has since held
the offices of Secretary and Treasurer. Mr.
Stone has given liberally toward supplying Akron with
the different railroads that are and have been so largely
conducive to her success, and, in the building-up of
churches and schools, he has been an earnest worker.
Both he and Mrs. Stone are members of the
First M. E. Church; in 1843, when the present Sabbath school
of the First M. E. Church was organized, with an attendance
of thirty-three pupils, Mr. Stone was elected
Librarian, and has been officially connected with the school
almost continuously to the present date, quite a period of
time as Superintendent. He is an earnest, zealous
worker in the Sabbath school, and at present is Secretary of
the organization. In May of 1852, he was married to
Miss Mary H. Clark, a native of North Springfield,
Summit Co.; her death occurred in April of 1853; the issue
of this marriage was one son—Nelson C. —who is now
book-keeper for the Weary Snyder Wilcox
Manufacturing Co. In August of 1854, Mr.
Stone married Miss Elizabeth H. Beardsley, who
was born within the incorporate limits of Akron, and whose
people were among Summit County's early and prominent
pioneers. Two children have been born to them—Philo
C., who died in 1872, and Dwight M., living at
home.
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Franklin
Twp. -
EPHRAIM STUMF, farmer; Nimisila; is
the son of Jacob and Catharine (Sorrick) Stumf, who
came from Pennsylvania to Ohio when quite young. They
settled in this township, where Ephraim was born May
28, 1842. They were four other children born to
Jacob and Catharine Stumf, viz.: Matilda,
Nathaniel, Amos (deceased) and William. Ephraim
lived with his parents until he was married, which event
occurred Nov. 29, 1870, to Louisa Smith, daughter of
Daniel Smith. They have two children -
Bertha and Clarence. Mr. Stumf is a man of
few pretentions, but an industrious citizen who
attends to his own affairs in an unassuming way.
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Franklin
Twp. -
JOHN STUMF, farmer; P. O. Nimisila;
was born in Franklin Co., Penn., June 2, 1809; he is son of
Michael and Mary (Ashway) Stumf. In 1819, they
moved from Pennsylvania - parents and five children - and
settled six miles west of Massillon, in Tuscarawas Township,
Stark Co. They had in all seven children -
Catharine, John A., Jacob, Elizabeth, Polly, Lydia and
Nancy - the two last named were born after their
parents came to this State. About nine years after
their locating in Stark County, Mr. Stumf was
assisting a neighbor in "raising" a log cabin; during the
progress of the work, some feeling of rivalry as to which
party should have their end of the log first in position
arose; the result being that one end of a log was carried up
much quicker than the other, causing a skid to break, and
swinging the other out of place and in its descent struck
Mr. Stumf on the head and killed him. This sad and
fatal accident left the widow with her seven young children,
in poor circumstances, in the new and sparsely settled
country. Shortly after his father's death, John A.
returned to his uncle's in Pennsylvania to learn the
carpenter's trade, and remained there three yeas. In
the meantime he got married to Mary Grove in April
1832; and the following month came back with his wife to his
mother's in Stark Co., Ohio, where they lived one year, and
in 1833 he moved to Franklin Township and purchased 80
acres, which was partially improved. He worked at his
trade for two years after coming here, and then turned his
attention principally to farming, which has been his life
work, except when he chose to do add jobs of carpenter work
or manufacture anything for his own use, as he was quite
handy at any kind of woodwork. He owns a good farm on
which he erected a commodious brick residence in 1845.
They had five children - Lucinda (who died at 5 years
old), Alpheus, Eliza (was wife of Eli Stout,
who died in the army of the rebellion; he is also deceased,
leaving one child, Ida, and was reared by Mr.
Stumf), Hiram and Mary M. (deceased).
Mr. Stumf died in September, 1872. His mother
remained on the old homestead in Stark County, until a short
time previous to her death, when she removed to Wayne
County, when she died September, 1874, in the 92d year of
her age. Besides John A., only Catharine
(now widow of Sam Davis of Lucas County), and
Lydia (now wife of Moses Hingley of Richland
County), survives.
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Copley
Twp. -
J. W. SWIGART, farmer; P. O. Copley
Center; was born in Lawrence Township, Stark Co., Ohio, Oct.
16, 18i36. He is the son of Jacob and Abigail
Swigart, who were parents of four children - John W.,
George S., Alfred J. and Maggie C.
In 1847, the Swigart family moved to Summit Co.,
Bath Township, and the family home has been there ever
since. John W., lived with his parents until he
was 21 years of age, and, June 10, 1858, he was united in
marriage with Sarah J. Stump, who was born Aug. 24,
1837. To this union there were born seven children -
Alfred, born Apr. 10, 1859; Charles E., Dec.
10, 1861; Clara J., Oct. 7, 1864; Mary E.,
June 13, 1867; William W., Oct. 4, 1870; John C.,
Oct. 15, 1873, and Stella M., Aug. 23, 1879.
When Mr. Swigart arrived at his majority, he
purchased a farm in Bath Township, where he remained six
years, farming during the summer and teaching school during
the winter. In the spring of 1864, he came to Copley
Township, and has remained in different localities ever
since. Mr. Swigart is a Democrat in politics,
and an earnest advocate of the advancement of education.
He and wife are members of the Reformed Church at Copley
Center.
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Richfield Twp. -
NATHAN SWIGART, farmer; P. O. West
Richfield; was born in Stark Co., Ohio, in 1831; his
parents, John and Elizabeth (Halliwill) Swigart, were
pioneers in Stark Co. In 1832, his father came to Richfield
Township and purchased a tract of land, located where
Nathan now resides, but before he perfected his
arrangements for removal from Stark Co. he was striken down
by death; his mother subsequently removed to Richfield and
settled upon the farm, bringing with her a daughter,
Louisa, and Nathan, our subject. She was
afterward married to Oliver Taylor, by whom
she had four children; she continued a resident of the farm
until her death, aged 63 years. Nathan has been
a resident of the old farm since their first location there,
and is now in possession of it; he has 109 acres, about 40
of which is timbered; he is making quite a specialty in
dairying, having very fine facilities for butter-making,
there being upon his farm fine springs of running water, of
even temperature the whole year. He was married in
1860 to Miss Harriet J. Willey, whose parents were
old settlers of Medina Co. They have ten children—John,
Herbert, Louis, Ada J., Lura A.,
Otho T., Clara, Samuel G., Clarence and
Garfield. Mr. Swigart is a prosperous farmer and
respected neighbor; he has taken an active interest in
schools, and is a member of Osborn Corner Grange.
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