A history of Cleveland, Ohio, Volume III, Part 25

Author: Orth, Samuel Peter, 1873-1922; Clarke, S.J., publishing company
Publication date: 1910
Publisher: Chicago-Cleveland : The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co.
Number of Pages: 1106

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In 1845 Captain Stone was united in marriage to Miss Emily Cuddeback, at Vermilion, Ohio, and unto them were born two children who survive: Captain Henry Stone, who is captain of the steamer, Rufus P. Ranney; and Mrs. Marion J. Thompson. The death of Captain George Stone occurred October 25, 1905. Had he lived until the last day of the month he and his wife would have cele- brated their sixtieth wedding anniversary. She still survives, although she is now in feeble health. For many years they made their home at No. 1421I Euclid avenue and spent several winters in Los Angeles, California, prior to his death.

Captain Stone was for years a stalwart advocate of the democracy but later joined the prohibition party because of his firm advocacy of temperance. He belonged to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and to the East Cleveland Presbyterian church, in the work and upbuilding of which he took an active interest. His life was at all times guided by high and honorable principles, bringing him into close connection with all that is best and enduring in life and his memory remains as a blessed benediction to all who knew him.

CYRUS A. JEWETT.

Cyrus A. Jewett,. one of the directors of the George Worthington Company of Cleveland, is numbered among the native sons of Cuyahoga county, his birth having occurred at Newburg in 1858. His father, Captain Charles Porter Jewett, was born in Newburg township, Cuyahoga county, in 1824, and was a son of Moses Jewett, one of the pioneers of the Western Reserve, coming to Cuya- hoga county and settling in Newburg about 1820. He engaged in farming, be- came an extensive landholder and was one of the prominent citizens of his time.

Captain Charles Porter Jewett, who was actively engaged in agricultural pursuits in his early manhood, subsequently became one of the organizers of the South Cleveland Banking Company. He was likewise prominent in public affairs and was honored by election to the office of county commissioner, prov- ing a faithful and efficient incumbent in that position. During the period of hostilities between the north and the south he loyally defended the interests of

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the Union as a member of the Forty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry and when mustered out held the rank of captain. His demise, which occurred in 1900, was the occasion of deep and widespread regret, for he had an extensive circle of friends in the county where his entire life had been spent.

His wife, who bore the maiden name of Adeline A. Adams and whose birth occurred in Massachusetts in 1826, still survives. Her parents became early settlers of Ohio and she has made her home in this state throughout prac- tically her entire life. She was the daughter of Joshua A. and Adeline (Athearn) Adams, who became residents of Newburg, Ohio, in 1826. The first American ancestor of the Adams family was Henry Adams, who came from Devonshire, England, with his wife, eight sons and one daughter in 1632, settling in Brain- tree, Massachusetts, and in 1641 was voted a grant of land. He was the first clerk of Braintree after its separation from Boston. One of his grandsons was John Adams, the second president of the United States. One of his sons, Edward Adams, lived at Medfield, Massachusetts, where he was much employed in public duties, being ensign and selectman for many years. He also served as representative in the first two general courts. His eldest son, also Edward Adams, married Elizabeth Walley and one of their sons was Eliashib Adams, who married Reliance Mayhew, a descendant of Governor Thomas Mayhew. Their son, Mayhew 'Adams, born in 1729, married Rebecca Mayhew, and they became the parents of seventeen children. One of the sons, Mayhew Adams, was a Revolutionary soldier serving as second major of Colonel Beniah Nor- ton's Dukes County Regiment Massachusetts militia, while a second son was James Adams, who married Dinah Allen. Of the six children of that mar- riage, Joshua A. Adams, married Adeline Athearn and became the founder of the Ohio branch of the family. He was the maternal grandfather of the sub- ject of this review.

Dinah Allen was descended from George Allen, who was born in England in 1658 and came to America with the Puritans in 1635, settling at Sargus Lynn in 1637. He, with Edmund Freeman and others, purchased and settled the township of Sandwich, Massachusetts, where he served in various official capaci- ties until his death in 1648. Governor Thomas Mayhew, ancestor of the May- hew family, was born in Southampton, England, coming to America in 1635 and residing in the Watertown colony until 1645, when he went to Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, of which province he served as governor. He was a man of wide influence and engaged in preaching to the Indians for many years, as did his son, the Rev. Thomas Mayhew, and his grandson, the Rev. John Mayhew, the latter devoting his life to Indian mission work. After his death his work was carried on by his son, the Rev. Experience Mayhew, who served as chaplain of the four thousand New England troops who served in the taking of Louisberg in the war between the colonists on the one side and the French and Indians on the other. His mother was Thankful Hinkley, a daughter of Governor Thomas Hinkley, a son of Samuel and Sarah Hinkley, who came to America in the ship Hercules in 1635. He served as the last governor of Ply- mouth colony, his term of office being from 1680 until 1692.

At the usual age Cyrus A. Jewett entered the public schools in pursuit of an education that would equip him for the practical and responsible duties of life and, after putting aside his text-books, in 1877, he became general utility man in the store of the George Worthington Company, jobbers of hardware. He has been continuously identified with this concern to the present time, gradually working his way up from a minor position to one of large responsibility. For twelve years he represented the firm on the road as a traveling salesman and is now one of the directors of the company, in which connection his excellent business ability and keen foresight have proven factors in its successful control.

In 1891 was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Jewett and Miss Ella S. Jones, a native of Cleveland and a daughter of Edmund B. and Ella (Lockhead) Jones. Mr. and Mrs. Jewett have a daughter, Margaret Adeline, who is now attend-

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ing the Hathaway-Brown school. Mrs. Jewett before her marriage was promi- nent in musical circles, having studied under Professor Underner and Signor Bonfi and was for some years contralto of the Grace Episcopal church choir of Newburg.

The political views of Mr. Jewett are indicated by his support of the men and measures of the republican party, while fraternally he is a thirty-second degree Mason and also belongs to the Mystic Shrine. His social nature finds expression through his membership in the Euclid, Roadside and Cleveland Ath- letic Clubs. He finds enjoyment in his leisure hours in golf and motoring. He is well known and highly esteemed throughout the county in which he has al- ways resided. His prosperity is entirely due to his own labor, his utilization of opportunities and his persistency of purpose.

FRANK PELTON.

Frank Pelton is remembered as a man of unostentatious demeanor but of genuine worth, who in the conduct of his business affairs never took advantage of the necessities of others but sought success along constructive lines that were beneficial alike to the individual and the community. He was one of the chief promoters of the shipping interests of Cleveland and his death, which occurred November 2, 1876, was a source of deep regret in business and social circles. He was born June 8. 1833, in Chester, Connecticut. His parents were Russell and Pamelia Pelton, likewise natives of that state. They traveled across the country with teams to Cleveland in 1835 and the father established a general store, which he conducted for a time, but later purchased a large farm on Denison Road in Brooklyn and gave his attention to general agricultural pursuits.

Frank Pelton was but two years of age when the family came to Ohio, pur- suing his education in the village schools, the old Brooklyn Academy and in Baldwin University at Berea, Ohio, where he pursued the Latin course. At the age of seventeen years he left school and engaged in clerking for his brother-in- law, who was in the ship chandlery business. After three years thus spent Mr. Pelton rented a part of his father's farm and engaged in general agricul- tural pursuits for nine years. He afterward rented his brother's farm, which he cultivated for five years. He then removed near the city and became connected with shipping interests, being associated with M. A. Hanna and others, who were the recognized leaders in the shipping industry in Cleveland. His vessels were among the first to bring iron ore to this port and he continued his active connec- tion with navigation until his death, being one of the most successful among those who developed the marine transportation interests of this part of the country. His brother, F. W. Pelton, was also a prominent resident of Cleveland and for one term served as mayor of the city.

On the 8th of January, 1854, Mr. Pelton was married to Miss Mary Knight, who was born in Glens Falls, New York, July 30, 1833, and in 1852 came to Cleve- land, where she has since been well known in connection with the social life of the city. She is a daughter of Moses and Esther (Brown) Knight, who re- moved from New Hampshire to the Empire state in an early day, the father there engaging in business as an architect, surveyor and machinist. The Knight family long generations ago removed from France to England and the first rep- resentatives of the name in this country came to Newburyport, Massachusetts, early in the seventeenth century and were prominent in the history of that region in colonial days. Many members of the family served in the French and Indian war and in the Revolutionary war. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Pelton were born eleven children, as follows: Cora B., the wife of Dr. E. H. Jewett, of Cleveland; Russell K., who is manager of the Rose estate in this city; Ellen M .; Mary F., the widow of E. Cogswell; Noyes F., who died in infancy ; Esther L., the wife of Thomas H.

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Talbot, a resident of Oakland, California; Glenn W., who has passed away ; Clarence B., who is also deceased; Emily G., the wife of Harry H. Shutts, of Oakland, California; Francis S., who is a traveling salesman; and Lura A., deceased.

Mr. Pelton was a republican, stanch in his advocacy of the party and for many years served as a trustee of Brooklyn township, while for a long period he was also a member of the board of education. He also attended and assisted in building the Franklin Avenue Methodist Episcopal church. He was a charter member of Glen Lodge, the Amazon Lodge of Odd Fellows and Bigelow Lodge of Masons. His military history covered service with Company C, First Light Artillery, under command of General Barnett. After the outbreak of the Civil war this company enlisted for one hundred days' service and on their return Mr. Pelton was mustered out. He reenlisted, however, with the rank of lieu- tenant but, owing to ill health, previous to his active service in the field, was honorably discharged. He never allowed the accumulation of wealth to in any way affect his relation toward those less fortunate. He was a man of kindly spirit and good heart, devoted to his family and a liberal donor to worthy charities and to the poor where assistance was needed.

H. HUGHES JOHNSON.

H. Hughes Johnson, attorney at law of Cleveland, was born at Cape May, New Jersey, March 16, 1872. His father, Eldridge Johnson, occupied the office of city treasurer of Cape May for twenty-five years. His mother was Jane Hughes, who was a daughter of Albert Hughes.

H. Hughes Johnson graduated from the public schools of Cape May, after which he came to Ohio and entered Wooster Preparatory School. He then spent three years in Wooster College and afterward entered the senior class of the University of Pennsylvania, from which he was graduated in 1896. He took his law course at the Ohio State University Law School. In October, 1898, he was admitted to the bar and in January, 1899, began practice in Cleveland with the firm of Bunts & Beavis. After the death of Mr. Bunts, Mr. Johnson continued with Mr. Beavis until October, 1906, when he severed his associa- tion with Mr. Beavis, since which time he has been alone.

Mr. Johnson married Miss Katherine Lucas, a daughter of Dr. J. J. Lucas, president of Allahabad College. He is a member of the Euclid Avenue Presby- terian church and of the University Club.

WILBERT C. WARNER, M. D.

Dr. Wilbert C. Warner, since June, 1894, a practitioner of internal medicine in Cleveland, with office and residence at the corner of Eighty-ninth street and Hough avenue, was born in Lacona, New York, on the 16th of February, 1864. The first representatives of the Warner family in this country came from England shortly after the landing of the Pilgrims, taking up their abode among the earliest settlers of Hartford, Connecticut. Many of the name participated in the various wars of the country and the family has also been well repre- sented in the medical profession.

Hon. Andrew S. Warner, the father of our subject, was a native of Oswego county, New York, and became an active and prominent factor in the public life of his community, serving as state senator and in various other positions of public trust and responsibility. He studied medicine in early manhood but later became identified with general agricultural pursuits, believing that the life of

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a farmer was more conducive to health than that of a physician. During the period of the Civil war he served as colonel of the One Hundred and Forty- seventh New York Volunteer Infantry. His demise occurred on the 25th of December, 1887, when he had attained the age of seventy years. His widow, who bore the maiden name of Chloe Monroe and is likewise a native of Oswego county, New York, still survives at the age of sixty-five years, making her home at Pulaski, New York. She comes of old Vermont stock, her ancestors having crossed the Atlantic from England to the United States at an early period in the colonization of the new world.

Wilbert C. Warner obtained his literary education in Pulaski Academy and Cornell University and then, having determined upon the practice of medicine as a life work, pursued courses of study along that line in Syracuse University and Dartmouth College. He received the degree of M. D. from the latter . institution in 1887 and subsequently spent two years in European hospitals, principally at Vienna. In June, 1894, soon after his return to the United States, he located in Cleveland, which city has since remained the scene of his pro- fessional labors, his practice continually growing in volume and importance as his skill and ability have become recognized. He is a member of the Cleve- land Academy of Medicine, the Ohio State Medical Society, the American Medi- cal Association, the Cleveland Medical Library Association and others, while socially he is identified with the Euclid Club. He is known as one worthy of the trust and confidence of his fellowmen, not only in professional circles but in private life as well, and Cleveland accounts him a valuable addition to the ranks of her medical fraternity.

JOHN T. HUTCHINSON.

John T. Hutchinson, who at the time of his death was one of the oldest and most successful vessel owners on the lakes and was for many years prominently connected with the carrying trade, was born in Oswego, New York. No resident of Cleveland was more closely, actively or prominently associated with navigation interests, and the enterprise which he displayed in this connection brought him substantial prosperity and was of direct benefit to the shippers of the city. Mr. Hutchinson began business in this line when twenty-four years of age, or in 1861, by the purchase of an interest in the scow Monitor, which was about two hundred and sixty-five tons. It was built for the purpose of carrying lumber from Lorain and Fremont to Buffalo, from which point it was shipped to New York, where it was used in the construction of the ironclad Monitor that sunk the Merrimac in Hampton Roads during the Civil war. Mr. Hutchinson owned the scow until the fall of that year, when he sold the vessel for fifty-five hundred dollars. He afterward became third owner in the construction of the steamer Lac La Belle, his partners in this enterprise being La Frenier Brothers.

In the fall of 1860 Mr. Hutchinson married Miss Emma C. Camp, a daughter of C. L. Camp, who died two years later. Of the estate Mr. Hutchinson bor- rowed five thousand dollars and with this he purchased the scow Ellen White, which he used in the lumber and stone trade, making trips to and from all points on the lower lakes, although little was done on Lake Superior. He owned this scow for several years, when she burned off Port Dover. In 1862 he purchased the schooner Milan, which he sold three years later and then bought the bark Orphan Boy, of William Kelley, of Milan, the purchase price being twenty-eight thousand dollars. For a few years he owned this vessel and on selling her bought the schooner Winona for eighteen thousand dollars. He owned that vessel for three years and then entered into partnership with S. H. Foster, building the schooner I. N. Foster, at a cost of twenty-four thousand dollars. After the sale of that vessel Mr. Hutchinson built the Emma C. Hutchinson in the winter of

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1872-3, naming the schooner in honor of his wife. This is still in commission. It was launched June 12, 1873, and has been very fortunate, no losses being charged against her except six thousand dollars. Her tonnage is six hundred and ninety-eight and when she was built she was one of the largest schooners on the lakes. The next vessels which Mr. Hutchinson owned were the Rube Richards and the May Richards, the former a steamer and the latter a schooner, which he purchased in the winter of 1877-8, at a cost of fifty-eight thousand dollars for the two. He afterward bought an interest in the steamer Queen of the West and later became owner of the Germanic, which had a carrying capacity of two thou- sand tons and cost ninety-five thousand dollars. The vessels owned by Mr. Hutch- inson in 1899 were the steamers Germanic, Rube Richards and Queen of the West, and the schooners Emma C. Hutchinson and May Richards. It will be seen from the foregoing that he was constantly extending his operations and working his way upward in lake navigation circles. His investments at length represented many thousands of dollars, while his annual business was represented by a large figure. His vessels were constantly in use in the shipping trade of this part of the country and the volume of his business brought him a most substan- tial and gratifying financial return.

As above stated, Mr. Hutchinson was married to Miss Emma C. Camp, who was born in Cleveland, her father being Charles L. Camp, who came to this city from the state of New York when there was but one house here. With the early development and progress of Cleveland he was closely associated and was en- gaged in the dry-goods business for many years. He was also for a considerable period vice president of the old City Bank and figured prominently in financial circles. He built the first four-story brick building in Cleveland on Superior street and was one of the organizers and founders of many of Cleveland's busi- ness enterprises, which greatly promoted the business development and prosperity of the city. He formulated his plans carefully, was determined in their execution and so utilized the means at hand that he seemed to have attained at any one point of his career the possibility for successful attainment at that point. Mr. Camp married Miss Clarissa Blicksley and they became the parents of five children, of whom four are living : Mrs. David Foster, Miss Mary E. Camp, Mrs. Hutchinson and Mrs. Thompson.

The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Hutchinson was blessed with two children : Charles L., who is his father's successor in business, and Mrs. S. A. Mintz, of Ashtabula, Ohio. Mr. Hutchinson was greatly interested in the welfare of the city and did much toward its advancement. In all of his business affairs he was thoroughly reliable and trustworthy and the spirit of enterprise also characterized his work. His success came to him gradually as the reward of persistent effort, careful management and laudable ambition, and he remained an active factor in the shipping interests of Cleveland until his death, which occurred in May, 1903. He was most widely known among all those connected with lake navigation and his salient qualities of character won him respect and good will.

RALPH KINSEY UPDEGRAFF, M. D.

Ralph Kinsey Updegraff, physician and surgeon, was born in Cleveland, March 30, 1873. His father, Robert D. Updegraff, was born in Mount Pleas- ant, Ohio, and was a son of Dr. Jonathan T. Updegraff, a physician who repre- sented his district in congress for thirteen years and was an intimate friend of Garfield. His opinions carried weight in the councils of the republican party in this state and he also left the impress of his individuality upon the national laws that were enacted during his service in congress. He served also as a surgeon in the Civil war and likewise participated in the Franco-Prussian war

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while pursuing post-graduate work in Europe. In private life he won dis- tinction as a leading and learned physician and also became well known as a breeder of fancy horses, owning at one time Flying Hiatoga and other valuable trotting stock. Dr. G. M. Kinsey, our subject's maternal uncle, is engaged in the practice of medicine in Cleveland and other members of the family are representatives of the medical profession in various parts of the country. David Updegraff, a brother of Dr. Jonathan T. Updegraff, was once the head of the Quaker church in the United States.

Robert D. Updegraff, father of Dr. Ralph K. Updegraff, completed his edu- cation by graduation from the University of Michigan in the class of 1869, at which time the Bachelor of Law degree was conferred upon him. He at once came to Cleveland, where he engaged in practice until his death, winning dis- tinction as an able counselor and advocate. He also served as police judge for two terms and was active in public affairs here. He likewise conducted a large stock farm at Hudson, Ohio, where he engaged in breeding fine cattle. Although this was a side issue in his life, it was a source of much interest to him and he did much toward improving the grades of stock raised in Ohio. He imported the first Holstein cattle into the state and in other ways promoted the interest of the agricultural class through his live-stock ventures. He married Theresa Kinsey, a daughter of Amos Kinsey, a stock breeder of Mount Pleasant, Ohio. He was also a recognized leader in the ranks of the abolition party and main- tained a station on the so-called underground railway prior to and during the war. He and others of the family were very active in state affairs. His daughter, Mrs. Updegraff, is a graduate of Vassar College and has been very active in literary circles in Cleveland, where she still makes her home, surviving her husband, who passed away in 1903 at the age of fifty-seven years. Dr. Upde- graff is the eldest of a family of three, his sisters being Mrs. Gilbert Skutt, of Tacoma, Washington, and Miss Constance Updegraff, who is living with her mother.

Having passed through consecutive grades in the public schools, Dr. Upde- graff was graduated from the Central high school in 1890 and pursued a two years' technical course at the Case School of Applied Science and a two years' literary course in the Western Reserve University. He afterward entered the Cleveland College of Physicians and Surgeons, which is the medical depart- ment of Wesleyan, and completed a course there in 1902, at which time his professional degree was conferred upon him. He was one of the leaders in athletics during his college course and held a prominent position on the football teams and indulged extensively in bicycle racing throughout the country and otherwise was prominent as a representative of the athletic interests of the schools. During 1897 and 1898 he conducted an extensive retail bicycle busi- ness in Cleveland, but, believing that he would prefer a professional career, he qualified for the practice of medicine. During his school course he did much special laboratory work and made a most creditable standing in his classes, while his popularity with his fellow students was indicated in the fact that he was chosen class president in the senior year at medical college. Following his graduation he spent one year as resident surgeon in the Cleveland General Hospital and six months in the Smallpox Hospital, during the epidemic of 1903. He was also physician to the City Hospital for one year, after which he entered the general practice of medicine and surgery. He gave special attention to surgery during the first few years, but recently has confined his attention almost exclusively to internal medicine. He has followed the most progressive methods in his practice being the first in the state to use the Xray in the treatment of leukaemia, a blood disease. He has done some original work along the line of blood pressure. He is now associate professor of physical diagnosis in the Cleveland College of Physicians and Surgeons, with which institution he has been connected as a lecturer since his graduation. He is also visiting physician to the City Hospital, the Tuberculosis Sanitarium and St. John's Hospital and

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A history of Cleveland, Ohio, Volume III, Part 25

Author: Orth, Samuel Peter, 1873-1922; Clarke, S.J., publishing company Publication date: 1910 Publisher: Chicago-Cleveland : The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co. Number of Pages: 1106

Author: Orth, Samuel Peter, 1873-1922; Clarke, S.J., publishing company
Publication date: 1910
Publisher: Chicago-Cleveland : The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co.
Number of Pages: 1106