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A brief glance at the history of the Bliss family will be interesting. This family is of old and noble Norman stock, and anciently possessed a coat of arms. The first of the name of whom record has been retained was Thomas Bliss, of Belstone parish, in the county of Devonshire, England, born about 1550. He was a wealthy land owner of the sect of the Puritans and was mercilessly subjected to all the severity of the persecution against that austere sect. He was the father of six chil- dren, of whom Thomas, of the second genera- tion, was the founder of the Northfield family. Thomas was born at Belstone parish in 1580, and married a Miss Margaret Lawrence. The continued restrictions against the Puritans drove Thomas and his family to America in the autumn of 1635. They landed at Plymouth and temporarily located at Braintree, Mass., but later moved to Hartford, Conn., where he died in 1640. Thomas was the father of ten children, and has one grandson. Ebenezer Parsons was the first white child born at Northampton, Mass. He was born May I, 1655, and was killed by the Indians at North- field, September 2, 1675. Mary, daughter of
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Thomas Bliss, was this boy's mother. She was charged with witchcraft by envious neigh- bors, sent to Boston for trial, but was acquitted.
John, son of Thomas and Margaret Bliss, was born at Hartford, Conn., about 1640; was married at Springfield, Mass., October 7, 1667, to Patience, daughter of Henry and Ulalia Burt, of that place, and died at Longmeadow, Mass., September 10, 1702. Patience was born August 18, 1645, and died October 25, 1732.
Nathaniel, son of John and Patience Bliss, was born at Springfield, Mass., January 26, 1671, and died at Lebanon, Conn., in 1751. He married Mary Wright in Springfield, Feb- ruary 3, 1697.
Henry, of Lebanon (now Columbia), Conn., son of Nathaniel and Mary Bliss, was born October 25, 1701, married Bethiah Spafford, of Lebanon, in 1725, and died August 28, 1761.
Pelatiah, of Lebanon, son of Henry and Bethiah Bliss, was born May 6, 1725, and married Hepzibah Goodwin June 19, 1744.
Timothy, of Essex, Vt., son of Pelatiah and Hepzibah Bliss, was born March 22, 1745, married Zerviah Williams, and died May 3, 1817. He was a member of the convention called in 1791 to act on the adoption of the constitution of the United States.
Timothy, of Jericho, Vt., son of Timothy and Zerviah Bliss, married Anne Campbell about 1792, and died April 17, 1843. He was the father of Julius, born June 10, 1793; Cyn- thia, born November 27, 1794; Fannie, born May 6, 1796; Hosea, born February 8, 1798: Timothy (third) born January 20, 1800: Lu- cien, born December 4, 1801; Laura Ann, born February 7, 1803; Lucien, (second), born December 16, 1804; Ambrose Williams, born December 6, 1806; Zebina, born February 26, 1809; George, born June 1, 1813.
Ambrose Williams Bliss was the founder of the Northfield Center homestead.
RS. HENRY F. ELLSWORTH, of Streetsboro township, Portage county, Ohio, descends from an early pioneer of the county. Heze- kiah Ellsworth, the original settler here of that name, was born in Massachusetts, at Windsor, where he grew to maturity, and May 22, 1816, married Eunice Gibson, and the children were Henry F .; Rufus G., born Jan- uary 17, 1818; Amy E., born July 3, 1819; Annie-deceased, aged thirteen years, May 19, 1836; Josephine Aura, born May 7, 1820. Hezekiah Ellsworth had fought in the war of 1812, and came to Ohio in 1829, making the journey with an ox team, and was forty days on the way, being obliged to cut the road part of the way through the woods. He first set- tled in Aurora, at Geanga lake, and lived there one year. He then bought ten acres of land in the woods in Streetsboro township, where the homestead now is. He cut the first tree on the place, which was very thickly covered with very heavy timber, and by degrees he cleared up a small space and built a log cabin. He worked hard, and finally developed a good farm of sixty acres. He lived to be eighty- eight years old and died on his homestead.
Henry F. Ellsworth, first saw the light in Windsor, Conn., and was about nine years of age when he came to Ohio with his parents. He was always a farmer, and had a good common-school education and possessed an excellent memory. He married Betsy Meech, who was born September 9, 1823, in Chip- pewa township, Wayne county, a daughter of Abel and Charity (Meck) Meech. Abel Mecch was born in Connecticut and married there, and his children were Althea, Polly, Amos, William, Aaron, Sallie, John, Abel, Katie .\., Eunice, Betsy, George, Charity and Hannah.
Mr. Meech was one of the pioneers of Wayne county, was a substantial farmer and cleared his farm from the woods, building a
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log house before he built a frame house. He was a hard-working pioneer and much respect- ed citizen, lived to be about eighty years old, and died on his farm.
After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth settled on the old Ellsworth farm-and by his thrift and industry Mr. Ellsworth added to it until he owned 265 acres of good land and was a substantial and prosperous farmer. His children were Alvira, Westley and Henry L. His politics was democratic. He was a hard- working, industrious man and made his prop- erty by his own labor, and built the present residence. He lived to be seventy-seven years old and died on his farm.
Henry L. Ellsworth, son of Henry F. and wife, was born June 21, 1859, received a com- mon education and has always been a farmer. He was married March 17, 1895, in Hudson township, to Lillian Washburn, who was born August 25, 1866, in Boston township, a daughter of V. D. and Ellen (Kelly) Wash- burn. Mr. and Mrs. Washburn were the parents of two daughters-Lillian and Marion. Mr. Washburn served through the Civil war and was wounded in battle. Mr. Ellsworth is now living on the old homestead, is a prac- tical farmer and an industrious man, straight- forward and honorable. In politics he is a democrat. Mr. Ellsworth is a member of the Congregational church of Hudson, and frater- nally he is a member of K. of P. of Hudson.
C. ECKERT, one of the leading liverymen in Kent, is a native of Portage county, Ohio, and was born in Ravenna townsnip March 2, 1862, a son of Abram and Olive (Reed) Eckert, the Eckert family coming from Pennsylvania. The father is a farmer by occupation, and, in conjunction, for many years, was also engaged in running å threshing machine. H. C. Eck-
ert was about eight years of age, only, when his mother died. He was brought up on the farm and was educated in the public schools. He began the activities of life for himself by running a dray and transfer wagon in Kent, doing a general transfer business, which he continued some three years, and then for one year was engaged in the dairy or milk business. Later, he was in the employ of Levi Reed, in the livery business, for one year, and then en- gaged in the livery business on his personal account, which he has continued for about ten years and has one of the best appointed establishments in the city of Kent.
Mr. Eckert was married, in 1880, to Miss Eliza Ayliffe. To the union of Mr. and Mrs. Eckert have been born three children, viz: Olive, Harry and Ruth. Mr. Eckert is a member of Achilles lodge, No. 378. K. of P .. is greatly honored by his fellow-menibers and he and wife are among the most highly es- teemed residents of Kent, where the business of Mr. Eckert, which is of a semi-public char- acter, cause's him to be widely known, and where his obliging disposition and courteous deportment have won for him hosts of personal friends.
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ILLIAM BARNABAS DOYLE, the son of William B. and Mary Maud (Lantz) Doyle, was born in the city of Akron, in the old homestead at 150 South High street, on the 19th day of April, 1868. He was educated in the Akron public schools from 1874 to 1883; in the Western Reserve academy from 1883 to 1886, where he graduated after completing the classical course; received his academic train- ing at Amherst College from 1886 to 1890, and graduated as a member of the class of 1890. In January, IS91, he was elected a director and treasurer of the Akron Electrical
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Manufacturing Co., but resigned to enter the Harvard Law School in October, 1892. He spent three years at Harvard and graduated in June, 1895, receiving the degree of LL. B. from Harvard university. In 1895 he was again elected a director and treasurer of the Electrical company, positions which he con- tinues to hold. In .October, 1895, Mr. Doyle was admitted to the bar by the supreme court of the state of Ohio, at Columbus, and im- mediately commenced the active practice of his profession in his native city. He is a member of the Beta Theta Pi college fra- ternity, and was for two years chief of the New England district. He is a republican in politics and is connected by membership with the Congregational church and the Sons of the American Revolution.
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ILLIAM BARNABAS DOYLE, SR., was born in Franklin county, Pa., in a valley of the Blue mountains called Path valley, on the 5th day of March. 1825. His ancestors had been pioneers in the settlement of Cumberland and Franklin counties, and the first record of his family in America appears in the Pennsyl- vania and Colonial Archives, where an inter- esting account is given of the expulsion of the earliest settlers, of whom his great-grand- father, Felix Doyle, was one, from territory ceded to the Indians by treaty with Great Britain.
Felix Doyle came to America from the north of Ireland very early in the eighteenth century and made a home for himself in the wilderness, where a son, whom he named Barnabas, was born. Barnabas became the father of ten children, among whom were Will- iam Doyle, Barnabas Doyle, Jr., and Thomas John Sylvester Doyle, who was born July 31, 1788, and became the father of the sub-
ject of our sketch, and two other children, Thomas John Doyle, and Mary A. Doyle, who afterward married Hon. James Ferguson, of Chambersburg. Thomas John Sylvester Doyle reared his children on the farm which he tilled for his vocation, and when his youngest child, William B. Doyle, was thirteen years of age he apprenticed him to a cabinetmaker for three years; this became the young man's trade. When he was but seventeen years old a spirit of enterprise and indomitable cour- age turned the young fellow's steps toward the west. In 1842 he arrived in Akron, Ohio, having traveled almost the entire distance on foot and with no money to aid him. He found employment at his trade and in time bought out his employers and became a master cabi- netmaker. Several years later he profitably disposed of his business and formed a partner- ship, known as Doyle & Chamberlain, which engaged in the business of buying cattle for market, selling meat, etc. His next venture was a return to agriculture, which he pursued upon a large farm, which he had purchased in Coventry township. In Angust of 1865, with John H. Dix and Daniel Farnam, he pur- chased the lumber and manufacturing business of S. G. Wilson for the sam of $35,000, and organized the firm of W. B. Doyle & Co. Mr. Dix died in 1886, and in 1888 Mr. Doyle purchased the interest of Mr. Farnam and conducted the business alone until his death. He became a victim of the epidemic known as "La Grippe," and died in Akron on August 6, 1890, at the age of sixty-five years, five months and one day. It should be stated that his mother was Anne (Taylor) Doyle, who was born at Carlisle, Pa., February 12, 1797, and who died in Akron, December 12, 1882. His mother was of the old-time Presbyterian school and in such an atmosphere his earliest years were spent. When the Methodist church was built in Akron he became a worshiper
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there, though never becoming a member of any church. He was a member of the republican party from the start, having voted for John C. Fremont, and he remained a stanch repub- lican through all his days. He held no public civil office of any kind whatever and never wanted nor sought any. On July 30, 1857, he was made ensign of the Akron Rifles, Ohio volunteer militia, and in 1863 he was made captain of the Coventry company of national militia, organized under the act of April 14. 1863. This company was ready to take part in the great struggle for the preservation of the Union, and was organized and maintained with that end in view, but was never called upon to go to the front.
Mr. Doyle was married October 30, 1855, to Miss Harriet Sage, of Monroe county, N. Y., who died November 6, 1862, leaving one child, Dayton A. Doyle. On June 9, 1867, Mr. Doyle married Mary Maud Lantz, of Akron, who died February 1!, 1874, leaving three children, William B. Doyle, Jr .; Della May Doyle and Dean Lantz Doyle. In 1877 he married again, and of this marriage there is one daughter, Anna Doyle, who survives.
Q HARLES H. FARWELL, one of the old settlers of Hudson, Sunimit coun- ty, Ohio, and a man well known for his industry and integrity of charac- ter, was born at Concord, Mass., October 22, 1821, and came to Ohio in November, 1837. He first worked for his uncle, John Bateman, of Hudson, began learning the blacksmith's trade, and in 1839 moved to Twinsburg, where he finished learning his trade with Thomas Parmelee. He married, in Twinsburg, Ohio, May 14. 1845, Ellen Amelia Porter, who was horn either in Naugatuck, or Prospect, Conn., November 17, 1826, a daughter of Arba and Atlanta (Beecher) Porter. Arba Porter was
born in Connecticut, descended from the early Puritan settlers, and was a soldier in the war of 1812. The Beecher family was also of Puritan stock and of the family from which the famous Henry Ward Beecher descended. Mrs. Porter was first married to Myers Scott, and by him was the mother of Julia J., Cath- erine M., Harriet E. and Delia. Thus she was the mother of nine daughters, but of no sons, as will be seen by what follows. All her daughters, except Delia (who died of chol- era in Cleveland -- aged fourteen years), lived to rear families of children. Mrs. Porter lived to be ninety-five years and five months old.
Arba Porter was a farmer and he and wife were the parents of five children, viz: Julia A., Jane B., Ellen A., Frances M. and Elizabeth. Mr. Porter and family came to Ohio in Sep- tember, 1833, and bought land two and one- half miles from Twinsburg, consisting of about 100 acres heavily timbered. He lived about two years in a house on the farm of his brother William, who had previously settled in Twins- burg township. Both Mr. and Mrs. Porter were members of the Congregational church. Politically he was an old-line whig. He was a straight-forward, industrious man and useful citizen. He lived to be sixty-eight years of age and died on his farm. He was one of the sturdy pioneers of Twinsburg township, and was noted for his sterling worth and stanch moral character and reared an excellent family.
After marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Farwell resided one year in Twinsburg and came in 1846 to Hudson, Ohio, where Mr. Farwell engaged in the blacksmith business with Mr. Bateman, his uncle, in a shop on Main street. He remained in company with his uncle about two years and then engaged in partnership with Nelson Wadsworth, and a few years later engaged in the manufacture of carriages with Deacon Landfear, still continu- ing, however, in the blacksmith business with
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William Wadsworth. In January, 1870, he bought his present residence and an old store building, which had been used as a bakery, and which he used as his shop. The substan- tial residence was built by 'Squire Wheadon prior to 1818, and was used for many years as a tavern and afterward as a seminary. It is built in the substantial manner of the pioneers, of heavy framed timbers, and is finished, both outside and in, with the best of lumber and ornamented in the old style by hand. Mr. Farwell has preserved the old homestead and greatly improved it, and it is one of the most attractive and dignified residences in Hudson. To Mr. and Mrs. Farwell have beed born Henry, May 17, 1846, at Twinsburg, Ohio; Arba P., born January 17. 1849, in Hudson, Ohio, and Cyrus, born June 14. 1851, but who died October 17, 1851. Mr. Farwell was formerly a democrat, but was one of the original republicans and voted for John C. Fremont, the first presidential candidate of the republican party, and has since been a stanch republican. He was a strong supporter of the Union, and two of his sons, Arba and Henry, were soldiers in the Civil war. Arba enlisted at the age of only thirteen years as a drum- mer. His officers were Professors Young and Cuttler of Hudson college, who were respect- ively captain and lieutenant of the company, which was largely formed of the students of the Western Reserve college. Arba served with his company at Camp Chase, Ohio, guarding prisoners, and was on an exposition to Vicksburg, Miss., with prisoners for ex- change. Al hough so young, he performed his full service and was a good soldier. He was considered the best drummer of his regi- ment and was the pet of his company. The next year, both Arba and Henry enlisted at Cleveland, Ohio, in the One Hundred and Twenty-eighth volunteer infantry. to serve three years or during the war. Arba was as-
signed to the post band, on the " Great West- ern" of Sandusky, Ohio, and with this band attended the funeral of Gen. McPherson, who was killed in the Atlanta campaign. Both the boys served until the close of the war. Mr. and Mrs. Farwell visited their boys in camp several times during their services, and saw the food furnished to the guards,
Arba P. received a good education in the Western Reserve preparatory department, and afterwards in the Commercial department of Oberlin college. He then went to Cincinnati, where he became a bookkeeper. He married at Richmond, Ohio, Laura Salt, and their children were Monte C. and Alice E. Arba died, aged thirty-one years, at his father's home in Hudson, July 24, 1880. He was a man of high character and integrity, much trusted by his employers. He was a very fine and beautiful penman and a skillful accountant and business man. Henry graduated at the Western Reserve college in 1872 and also at Lane's Seminary, Cincinnati, Ohio, three years later. He then entered the Presbyterian ministry and is now home missionary at Harper, Kans., and is pastor of two churches. He married Mary McGinnis, daughter of Rev. Franklin and Lucy (Porter) McGinnis, of Rome, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Farwell have two children, viz: Franklin M. and Clara R. Mr. Farwell is an honored citizen of Hudson and has been a member of the town 'council several terms. Fraternally he is a non-affili- ating Odd Fellow. He has always been an industrious, hard-working man, noted for his sturdy traits of character and frugality, aindt standing well as a citizen. He is the son of Cyrus and Rebecca (Bateman) Farwell. Cy- rus Farwell was born in Concord, Mass., as was his wife, and both descended from the old Puritan families in New England of English stock. He was a cooper by trade, and his children were Elzina, Mary S., Charles H.,
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Adaline, (died young), Harriet, William, John, Elizabeth H., and Adeline, second. Mr. Far- well was a soldier in the war of 1812. The Farwell family bad lived in Concord from early colonial times. After the death of their son, Arba, Mr. and Mrs. Farwell, our sub- jects, made a home for his widow and their two children until they were well educated. and ready to begin life for themselves. Will- iam Farwell, brother of our subject, was a soldier in the Civil war and is now a resident of Akron, Olio. Mr. and Mrs. Farwell, our subjects, celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their marriage-their golden wedding-May 14, 1895, and received many tasteful and ele- gant testimonials of friendship and regard iron far-distant friends and relatives, as well as those nearer home. Mrs. Farwell is a lady of rare intelligence, clear judgment and marked traits of character, strong conscien- tions convictions and religious principles in- berited from her Puritan ancestry. Through- out her life she has been a follower and an advocate of high moral principles, and her many friends justly place a high value upon her good opinion.
Joseph Farwell and Hannah Farwell are the first of the name of whom there is any record in America. From their son, Joseph, born May 24, 1670, this line descends: Joseph Farwell, born August 5, 1696; Thomas, born October 11, 1698; Hannah, May 6, 1701; . Elizabeth, December 31, 1704; Edward, July 12, 1706; Mary, February 1, 1709; John, June 23, 1711; Sarah, February 26, 1721, died July 4, 1721. Joseph Farwell (second) inarried December 24, 1719, Mary (Gibson) Farwell. Their children were Anna, born February 19, 1721; Isaac, March 6, 1723, died May 18, 1740; Joseph, September 20, 1725, died August 27; 1758; Jonathan. May 15. 1730, died November 29. 1761; Thomas, born July 31, 1733, died February 20, 1825;
Olive, born June 24, 1735, died at a date not remembered; Mary, born at a date forgotten, and Susannalı, born August S, 1742. The children of Thomas and Saralı (Davis) Far- well were Ephraim, born October 31, 1760, died August 13. 1825; Thomas, born January 26, 1763, died May 29, 1829; Joseph, born May 13, 1765, died January 25, 1829; Sarah; born January 9. 1768, and died at date for- gotten; Levi, born November 7, 1770, died September 14, 1858; William, born March 26, 1780, died December 21, 1863.
S AMUEL FAUBLE, a respected citizen and stonemason of West Richfield, Summit county, Ohio, and an ex- soldier of the Civil war, was born in Chippewa township, Wayne county, Ohio, De- cember 19, 1842. a son of Samuel and jane (Hallowell) Fauble.
Michael Fauble, grandfather of Samuel, was born in the Keystone state, a son of a Revolutionary soldier who had come from Germany and had settled in Pennsylvania prior to the declaration of independence. Michael was married in bis native state and later be- came a pioneer of Chippewa township, Wayne county, Ohio, where he had 160 acres of wild land, which he cleared up from the forest and converted into a fine farm, on which he passed the remainder of his life, dying at the patri- archal age of ninety-nine years, a consistent member of the Methodist church and a greatly respected citizen.
Samuel Fauble. father of Samuel, the sub- ject, was born in Wayne county, Ohio, was reared a farmer, and there married Miss Jane Hallowell, a daughter of a Stark county, Ohio, pioneer, and to this union were born Josiah, Cyrus, Samuel all soldiers in the Civil war), Caroline, Martha, Emeline, Elizabeth and
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Loisa. From Wayne county Mr. Fauble moved to Medina county, in 1843, whence he came to Suminit county, in 1844, where he became a substantial and respected citizen, and in politics was a democrat. In middle life he became blind, and at the age of forty- five years died while on a trip to Illinois, leav- ing 210 acres of good land to his children. His widow, some time afterward, became the wife of Clark Woodruff. Of the children spoken of above, Josiah enlisted for three years in an Illinois regiment, but was taken sick after the battle of Pea Ridge and came very near dying; Cyrus was in the One Hundred and Fifty-sixth Ohio volunteer infantry and served about fifteen months. The military record of Samuel will be given further on.
Samuel Fauble, the subject proper of this biographical memoir, was brought to Rich- field township, Summit county, in 1844, re- ceived a good common-school education, and was reared to farming. In 1860 he went to Delta, Fulton county, and was engaged in farm work until his enlistment, August 27, 1861, at Delta, in company I, Thirty-eighth Ohio volunteer infantry, to serve three years. and was mustered in at Camp Trimble, De- fiance county, September 4, of the same year, and did good and faithful duty until honorably discharged at Louisville, Ky., September 13, 1864. He fought at Mill Spring, Shiloh, Stone River, Perryville, Hoover Gap, Chick- amauga and Missionary Ridge, and, in the Atlanta campaign, took part in the battles of Dalton, Resaca, Burnt Hickory, Kenesaw Mountain, Pumpkinvine Creek, Peach Tree Creek and the general engagement before At- lanta and at Jonesboro. In the general charge here, his regiment lost forty-eight men killed, and was second as to amount of loss in killed in one battle, by any regiment from Ohio; it captured three lines of the enemy's works, and his division captured 1,000 prisoners. The
only mishap on the field that befell Mr. Fauble was a slight flesh-wound from a bit of shell at Chickamauga, although his clothing was shot through by rifie-balls no less than five times. He was sick, however, after the battle of Mill Spring, having had to wade waist-deep through Fishing creek, to reach the battle field, and · go through the same experience on returning from victory, and was confined in hospital at Somerset, Ky., three weeks, and later, for one week, in field hospital. During his term of service he was at one time detailed to drive a supply wagon for three ruonths, and at Cor- inth, Miss., was detailed to drive an ammuni- tion wagon, which he drove fifteen months, and had charge of this vehicle at the battle of Chickamagua. He was a brave soldier, was always promptly at his post of duty, and was ever willing and cheerful in doing the ueces -. sary work that befell him as a defender of his country's flag.
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