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Biographies
Source:
History of Summit County,
with an outline sketch of Ohio
Edited by William Henry Perrin.
Illustrated.
Chicago: Baskin & Battey, Historical Publishers,
186 Dearborn Street
1881
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Copley
Twp. -
CHARLES TAYLOR, farmer; P. O. Copley
Center; was born in Copley Township, Summit Co., Ohio, Feb.
27, 1834. He is a son of Theodore and Matilda
(Hoyt) Taylor, who were parents of thirteen children, of
whom the following only are living: Daniel,
Charles, Ophelia, Joseph and Ellen.
The father, Theodore, was born in Connecticut, in
1801. In 1818, in company with his parents, he came to
Norton Township, and two years after their arrival his
father died. In 1827, he was married to Miss Hoyt,
and soon after this event moved to Copley, where they
remained until their respective deaths. The father
died Aug. 11, 1862, and the mother Dec. 23, 1880.
Charles Taylor remained with his parents, assisting them
on the farm, until 20 years of age. In October, 1855,
he was united in marriage with Sophronia Cook,
daughter of Edmund Cook, after which he removed to
St. Joseph Co., Mich. He remained here about a year
and then returned to Copley, where he has ever since made
his home. To Mr. Taylor's union there was born
the following family: Charles M., Emma, Lewis C., Fietta
and Mary. He has a nice home, on part of
Lots 27 and 34. He is an intelligent gentleman, and a
Republican in politics.
History of Summit County, with an outline sketch of Ohio - Edited
by William Henry Perrin. - Illustrated. - Chicago: Baskin &
Battey, Historical Publishers, 186 Dearborn Street - 1881 -
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Hudson Twp. -
AMOS THOMPSON
History of Summit County, with an outline sketch of Ohio - Edited
by William Henry Perrin. - Illustrated. - Chicago: Baskin &
Battey, Historical Publishers, 186 Dearborn Street - 1881 -
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Hudson Twp. -
HARRY C. THOMPSON
History of Summit County, with an outline sketch of Ohio - Edited
by William Henry Perrin. - Illustrated. - Chicago: Baskin &
Battey, Historical Publishers, 186 Dearborn Street - 1881 -
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Bath Twp. -
J. M. THORP, West Richfield. The
parents of this gentleman, Manville B. and Fanny W.
(Clark) Thorp, are among the early settlers of the
county. Manville B. Thorp was born Feb. 7, 1808, in
the Empire State, and his wife in the Bay State, Mar. 7,
1811. They were married in Bristol, Ontario Co., N.Y., Nov.
3, 1832, and two years later came to Bath Township, this
county, where they have since resided. Jeremiah,
father of Manville B., was a soldier of the war of
1812, and his father, Nathan Thorp, served his
country in the war of the Revolution. Manville B. Thorp
and wife on first coming to this county, settled on the
farm now owned by them in Bath Township, there being no
improvements on the land at that time. They are the parents
of five children, all of whom are now living. Mr.
Thorp has always been a hard-working enterprising and
public-spirited citizen, and has been very successful in all
his business undertakings; he owns over 300 acres of good
tillable land, which is nicely improved. J. M.
Thorp was raised upon a farm and received a good
common-school education; he was united in marriage to
Miss Vashti M. Shaw, May 24, 1857; she was born in Bath
Township this county, Aug. 30, 1834; they have four sons,
viz., Elwin C., Warren S., Ayers C. and Maynard B.
Mr. Thorp was born in Ontario Co., N. Y., Nov. 25, 1833;
in 1863, he began the study of dental surgery, and after
some years began its practice at Akron, to which place and
Richfield, Ohio, his practice has been confined, he always
finding enough to do. He has an office at Richfield,
and has a good paying practice; he is a quiet, unassuming
man, and possesses the confidence and esteem of all who know
him.
History of Summit County, with an outline sketch of Ohio - Edited
by William Henry Perrin. - Illustrated. - Chicago: Baskin &
Battey, Historical Publishers, 186 Dearborn Street - 1881 -
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Hudson Twp. -
SYLVETER H. TOMPSON
History of Summit County, with an outline sketch of Ohio - Edited
by William Henry Perrin. - Illustrated. - Chicago: Baskin &
Battey, Historical Publishers, 186 Dearborn Street - 1881 -
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Hudson Twp. -
S. E. TOWNSEND
History of Summit County, with an outline sketch of Ohio - Edited
by William Henry Perrin. - Illustrated. - Chicago: Baskin &
Battey, Historical Publishers, 186 Dearborn Street - 1881 -
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Cuyahoga Falls
Twp. -
GRANT B. TURNER, Variety Iron Works, Cuyahoga Falls;
is a son of William and Rosanna (Owen) Turner, and
was born Oct. 17, 1810, in Blooming Grove, Orange Co., N. Y.
His father was a cooper by trade, and, in 1818, moved to
Trumbull Co., Ohio, where he remained ten years, and then
came to Cuyahoga Falls, where he passed the rest of his
life. Grant B. is the eldest of a family of
four children, and, when 19 years old, went to the printer's
trade, in the office of the Western Intelligencer, at
Hudson, Ohio. After five years application, he left the
business, and has since devoted his attention to other
pursuits. For four years, he was Deputy Sheriff of
Portage Co. He studied law, and, after his
admission to the bar, practiced the profession for several
years. In 1850, he, in company with several other gentlemen,
founded the Variety Iron Works, the firm being Turner,
Parks & Co. Mr. Turner is the
only one of the original firm connected with the business at
the present time, his partners being Messrs. J. A. Vaughn
and W. A. Taylor, two well-known business men.
Their facilities for manufacturing are excellent, and their
reputation, earned by years of careful attention to the
wants of their patrons, places them in an enviable position
in the business world. Among the many things
manufactured at their shops are steam engines, grain
cleaning machinery, mill gearing, wire- working machinery,
and claygrinding machines—a part of which are covered
by patents taken out by this firm. The demand for
their products is not confined to the United States, but
includes considerable trade with several European countries.
Mr. Turner was married, April 30, 1835, to
Ada Morley, of Canandaigua, N. Y. They have three
children - Augusta, Hattie and Alice, all of
whom are married.
History of Summit County, with an outline sketch of Ohio - Edited
by William Henry Perrin. - Illustrated. - Chicago: Baskin &
Battey, Historical Publishers, 186 Dearborn Street - 1881 -
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