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Immediately after his return from the armny, Mr. Allman was married in June, 1865, in Streetsboro, to Miss Mary L. Dewey, who was born in Kent, Portage county, June 22, 1840, a daughter of Henry Dewey, a well-to-do farm- ## of Franklin township, and a pioneer from Vermont, there being but three houses in Cleveland when he passed through that now magnificent city on his way to his former farm In Portage county. The children of Henry Dewey were namned as follows: Jerusha, Cla-
rissa, Eli, Mary Lovina, George E., Lydia, Laura L .- and Henry. Of these, George was a member of a Wisconsin regiment of volun- teers, and was killed in battle during the Civil war. Henry Dewey, the father, had removed to Sank county, Wis., prior to the breaking out of the war, and there died at the age of eighty years.
After marriage, Mr. Allman rented his present farm for five years; he then, through his industry, was able to purchase 200 acres, and soon after, through further good manage- ment, was able to add forty acres, and now owns as fine a farm of 240 acres as there is in the township. To the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Allman have been born five children, viz: Carrie M., Orna Ernest, Byron Frederick (who died at the age of fifteen and a half years), Charles and Henry. Mr. and Mrs. Allinan have given their children good practical edu- cation, being sent to the Streetsboro high school .. In politics Mr. Allman is a republican and cast his first vote for Lincoln; fraternally he is an ex-member of A. H. Day post, No. 185, Grand Army of the Republic, at Kent. He has always been a hard-working man and still is, as far as his infirmity permits, and is an honored, straightforward, steady-going and useful citizen. Mrs. Allinan was educated in the common schools of Sauk county, Wis., was also a student in the Reedsburg academy, and was a successful teacher in that county, and passed her girlhood days till she was nineteen years of age in Wisconsin. Her brothers and sisters are as follows: Jerusha, widow of Frede- rick Leonard, who was a soldier in the Civil war. His trade was that of a shoemaker and later in life he became a merchant. Mrs Leonard now resides in Virginia. Clarissa; Eli, resides in Boone county, la., is a retired farmer and also owns a blacksmith shop. Mrs. Allman is next in order of birth. Lydia is the wife of Henry Young, a farmer by occupation and a
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resident of Reedsburg, Wis. Laura L. is the wife of Wilfred Mason, also of Reedsburg, Wis. Henry died in 1894, in the state of Washington. He was a farmer and his widow now resides in Reedsburg, Wis.
Mr. Allinan came to America when but a lad, and was afterward bereft of his parents. He began life with not a dollar to his name, but by dint of industry, economy and enter- prise, aided by his faithful wife, he stands to- day as a living example of what a man can do when he possesses that fortitude and persever- ance which makes a successful life. He and wife expect to make Streetsboro township their future home, where they have erected a beautiful and comfortable dwelling modern in style, and where they are surrounded by many warm-hearted friends.
ENRY BRIGGS is one of the old soldiers of the Civil war and a re- spected citizen of Mantua Station, where he was reared to manhood, having come here with his parents when about twelve years of age. He was born in Arling- ton township, Bennington county, Vt., Feb- ruary 10, 1839, the son of Nelson and Jane (Seeley) Briggs, who were of English Puritan stock, and they became early settlers of north- eastern Ohio, where they lived to rear their families and become well known.
Henry Briggs had just begun going to school when he left his native home and came to Ohio and here finished his common-school education in Mantua township during the win- ter seasons. He was reared a farmer and thus spent a very active life during the sum- mer season, assisting his father upon the farin, where he remained until arriving at early manhood. At the breaking out of the war he enlisted on September 17, 1861, at Mantua, and was mustered into the United States army
at Camp Chase, September 25, 1861, in com- pany A, Forty-second regiment Ohio volunteer infantry, with Capt. F. A. William's company under Col. James A. Garfield, and forming a part of the Thirteenth army corps, which division participated in the following battles. Their first engagement was at Middle Creek. Ky., January 10, 1862, followed by the battle at Chickasaw Bayou, Arkansas Post, Thomp- n Hill, Raymond. Champion Hill, Big Black River Bridge; siege of Vicksburg, being in the first assault on May 19th, and was there until it closed on July 4, 1863; siege of Jack- son; Opelousas, La., October 21, 1863, beside mauy hard skirmishes and doing guard and picket duty. He was honorably discharged at Columbus, Ohio, September 18, 1864, at the expiration of his enlistment, having served under Copt. J. L. Ross and Col. L. A. Sheldon
Mr. Briggs considers his hardest campaign to be that of Vicksburg. and he suffered much from hardships and exposure during this time. The hardest battle that he engaged in was at Thompson Hill, where his comrade, G. G. Striker, was shot down by his side, and the hardest charge was at Vicksburg. Mr. Briggs was one of the brave and active soldiers, and during the three years' time that he served his country, he was neither taken prisoner tor wounded nor sick in hospital, and at all times answered to roll-call, unless out on derai! duty. He participated in all the campaigns. marches, battles and skirmishes in which his regiment was engaged, and during the three years' time had only a two-weeks' furlough home. He was a faithful soldier and prompt and cheerful in the discharge of all his duties as such, and is now one of the many that are dis- abled from the exposure of army life, and the same has resulted in rheumatism, which makes life almost a burden.
Mr. Briggs returned to his earlier home at Mantua and the following year, on November
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¡S. 1865, was united in marriage with Miss Sarah Roberts, who was born March 27, 1846, the daughter of Joseph P. and Lavina (Spen- cet) Roberts. The Roberts and the Spencers were of sterling Puritan New England stock and descended from old colonial families. Joseph Roberts, the father, was born at East Haddam, Conn., September 14, 1821, and when but a small boy his father died, he being thrown upon his own resources, and at the age of fourteen years came to Ohio, lo- cating at Mantua, where he learned the black- smith's trade, and here married Miss Spencer, the daughter of Hiram Spencer.
The Spencers were of old Connecticut stock. Hiram Spencer, the maternal grand- father of Mrs. Briggs, was born in Suffield, ilartford county, Conn., June 13, 1805, and here married Elizabeth Grover, to whom was born one daughter, Levina. Mr. Spencer came to Ohio and settled in Mantua township as a pioneer, cleared up a farm from the woods and became a substantial farmer and good citi- 7en. He died November 12, 1864, at Hiram, Ohio.
Henry Briggs, after his return from the war, settled on his present farm in Mantua township, where he lived an industrious life atid is known as one of the good citizens of the vicinity, where he has lived nearly half a Century. He is the parent of the following children, viz: Lena and Carl. Politically he · independent, though ever since the war has usually voted with the republican party, though during the campaign of '96 was an advocate i free silver. Socially he is a member of the C. A. R., Bentley post, Mantua Station, and olds the office of senior vice-cominander. lie has always been an industrious and re- : ected citizen.
Mrs. Jane Seeley, the mother of Mr. Briggs, was first married to a Mr. Stone, and to this Marriage two children were born: Malissa
and Edward, and Edward was a soldier in the late war, serving in a Vermont regiment and was wounded at the battle of Gettysburg.
Nelson Briggs, father of our subject (Henry Briggs), was born in Vermont and was the son of Carmi Briggs. His children were Hiram, Nelson, Abel, Carmi, John, Esther, Mary and Alonzo. Carmi Briggs moved from Vermont to Michigan, where he became a pioneer in Eaton county, and clcared up a good farm from the woods aud reared a large family, to whom he gave all a good start in life. His son, John, was a soldier in the Civil war, asso- ciated with a Michigan regiment. Nelson Briggs, the father, was born in Arlington, Vt., and therc married Jane Seeley, and to this marriage were born the following children: Henry, Carmi, George, Eveline, Morton and Nelson. Mr. Briggs left his native state and located in Mantua, Ohio, in 1852, where he resided until 1866, when he removed to Eaton county, Mich., and purchased land in the for- est, and there lived until the age of eighty-four years. Politically he was a democrat and a much respected citizen.
PARREN BOWER, one of the vet- eran soldiers of the Civil war, and a respected citizen of Hiram, Ohio, was born in Mesopotamia, Trum- bull county, Ohio, January 7, 1841, a son of Jacob and Hannah (Boyer) Bower, and is of sturdy Pennsylvania-Dutch ancestry. Warren Bower received a good common-school educa- tion at Mesopotamia and enlisted August 20, 1861, at Farmington, Trumbull county, in Capt. J. B. Burrough's Fourteenth battery, Ohio volunteer light artillery, to serve three years or during the war, but was honorably discharged before the expiration of his time, to permit of his re-enlistment as a veteran in same organization to serve a like term, and
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was finally discharged at Camp Dennison, Ohio, as a corporal, August 9, 1865, having been promoted to corporal September 17, 1864, for meritorious services. He was in the battles of Shiloh, Tenn., April 6-7, 1862; was on garrison duty at Jackson, Tenn., from April umil June 2, 1863, and took part in the raid after Forrest. He was on the great At- lanta campaign, in which the Union troops were under fire for nearly four months; was in the battles of Resaca, Ga., May 13-15 to 20, 1864; Dallas, Ga., May 28; Big Shanty, June 12 and 20, for thirty hours; Kenesaw Moun- tains, June 21 and July 22, forty hours; Ruff's Mill, July 4; Chattahoochie river, July 7-9, eight hours; Nancy Creek and Decatur, Ga., July 7 to 19; east of Atlanta, July 22; west of Atlanta, July 28 to August 1; west of Atlanta, August 2 to 9, twenty hours; west of Atlanta, Angust 10 10 16; west of Atlanta. August 17 and 25, forty hours, and was also at the battle of Jonesboro. He took part with Gen. Thomas at the battle of Nashville and the battle of Franklin, and was in many skir- mishes in the chase after Hood, and in all others in which his battery took part, and was prompt and cheerful in the discharge of all his duties.
During the battle on Kenesaw Mountain, he was ordered by Gen. McPherson to fire on a rebel flag-staff in the distance. Mr. Bower was sick with camp diarrhea, but was attend- ing to his duty, when the blacksmith of the company stepped up and offered to release Mr. Bower; he had previously been numbered No. 1 on gun No. 2, of which Mr. Bower was in charge, and understood how to manage ii. He loaded, fired, and fired a second time without wetting the sponge on the rammer, and the gun became hot, and he was cantioned to wet it. He said he would do so the next time, and rammed home the charge, but the gun exploded and tore off his right hand.
Mr. Bower then took his place and continued the hiring. That summer this battery fired five tons, 832 pounds of ammunition. Mr. Bower thinks the battle of Shiloh to be the hardest battle in which he was engaged. His battery was engaged but thirty minutes, hav- ing four men killed and twenty-eight wounded, and seventy-seven horses killed. His next hardest battle was on the 22d of July before Atlanta, fighting four hours, and firing 654 rounds of ammunition. His hardest march and campaign was marching four days and nights in succession, in the campaign after Hood, and having scanty rations, one time, on this campaign, lived seven days on parched corn and coffee. He was sick ten days in hospital with measles, in Camp Dennison, Ohio, in 1862, and was home on furlough thirty days. His hearing in the right ear was destroyed by the measles, and concussion from the discharge of the guns during the bat- tles of the Atlanta campaign, and the hearing of the left ear much impaired.
After the war, Mr. Bower returned to Ohio and followed farming. He married, in: Auburn, Geauga county, September 8, 1868. Sarah A. Nooney, who was born November 19, 1848, at Mantua, Portage county. a daughter of Hezekiah A. and Caroline (John- son) Nooney. Hezekiah A. Nooney was the son of Capt. Hezekiah and Sarah (Hawkins Nooney. The captain came from Vermont. and was a pioneer of Mantua township, clear- ing up his farm of 500 acres from the woods His children were Ruby, Hemietta, Sallie and Hezekiah. He was in religion a Method- ist and in politics a republican. He was a soldier in the war of 1812, and died at a ven- erable age, a highly respected pioneer.
Hezekiah A. Nooney, thic father of Mis Bower, was born in Mantua township. D: cember 4, 1817. He was a farmer, and mat- ried Caroline johnson, who was born in Te!
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ind, Conn. The children were Nettie R., Henry, Eliza, Sarah A., James, Thomas C. and Rhoda. The death of Hezekiah A. Nooney occurred August 13. 1892.
After marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Bower Located near Ravenna, Ohio, and then moved 10 Auburn, Ohio, and rented a farm of 235 acres, on which they lived for two years; then went to Trumbull county, where Mr. Bower carried on farming and the dairy business, until the fall of 1875, when he moved to Man- tua township and lived on a farm until the fill of 1891. He then came to Hiram, in i891, and bought his present property. Mr. and Mrs. Bower have one daughter, Leila O. Bower, a graduate of the musical department f Hiram college. Mr. and Mrs. Bower are members of the Disciples' church, and in poli- tcs Mr. Bower is a republican and as such served as marshal of Hiram three years. He is a member of the G. A. R., Mark Horton post, at Garrettsville, was formerly a member of Bentley post, at Mantua, and held the wfices of junior vice-commander and assistant adjutant. Mr. Bower has always been an honorable citizen and well known for his good character.
Jacob Bower, father of Warren Bower, was born at Little York, Pa., January 2, 1808, a son of Joseph and Barbara (Smith) Bower, who descended from sturdy Dutch ancestry, and who were among the early set- :lers of Pennsylvania. Jacob Bower was feared a farmer in Mesopotamia, Ohio, where he came when a boy, with his father, who "ok up about 500 acres, about 1814. Jacob Rower remained on this farm all his life, and 'as a substantial citizen. His children by Hannah Boyer, his first wife, were Herman rt Warren, both soldiers in the Civil war. Heiman was in the Fifteenth Ohio battery, ght artillery, and served three years. By his second wife, Nancy Huffman, Jacob Bower
became the father of Reily, Dallas, Samantha, Charles, John, Morton, Jay, Bert and Jerry. Mr. Bower reached the venerable age of eighty-five years, and until eighty-three years old had never undressed and gone to bed sick. He was a substantial citizen and owned about 235 acres of land, was a township trustee, and was well known for his honorable character.
ELSON S. BARTHOLOMEW, one of the old soldiers of the Civil war and a respected citizen of Mantua, Portagc county, was born in Auburn, Geauga county, Ohio, November 9, 1830, a son of Jonathan and Mary (Wilson) Bartholomew. He received a common-school education and was reared to farming. IJe went, when young, to Vienna, Genesee county, Mich., and mar- ried Elizabeth Webster, who was born in Au- burn, Geauga county, Ohio. Mr. Bartholo-' mew bought a farm in Genesee county and cleared up a part from the woods, and then traded for another farm near by, and this he also improved.
Mr. Bartholomew enlisted at Maple Rapids, Mich., and was mustered into the United States service, August 28, 1862, in company G, Fifth Michigan volunteer cavalry, Capt. William McGoffin, to serve three years or dur- ing the war, and was honorably discharged on account of the close of the war, at Detroit, Mich., in August, 1865. He was promoted for meritorious conduct to be corporal and then first sergeant, and was detailed to Harper's Ferry four months as guard for government property in the United States arsenal, in 1864. He was wounded at Smithfield, Va., in the left leg and was four months in hospital in Alexandria, Va., and was wounded in the shoul- der at Dinwiddie Court House, April 1. 1865. He was in the battle of Gettysburg three days, his regiment being dismounted and serving as
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infantry. He was in Kilpatrick's raid in the rear of Vicksburg, battles of the Wilderness and Gordonsville, and served against Gen. Early when he made his famous raid on Wash- ington, and served under Gen. Philip Sheri- dan and Gen. Russell A. Alger, then colonel of the Fifth Michigan cavalry. In the Sben- andoah valley he was in the battle at Winches- ter when Sheridan made his famons ride, Gen. Carter being the division commander. He was in the battles of Smithfield, Flint Hill, Fisher's Hill, and four months was engaged in many minor skirmishes after Gen. Early, until the latter was driven out of the valley. The valley of the Shenandoah was the granery of the rebels, and the United States cavalry de- stroyed its entire production. This campaign lasted nearly one year. At the battle of Din- widdie Court House, Mr. Bartholomew was shot in the left shoulder and was in hospital at Mount Pleasant, Washington, D. C., for two months, and still suffers from his wounds. Gen. Sheridan's forces fought between thirty to forty engagements, including the battles of Opequon, Cedar Creek and Fisher's Hill, with a total loss of 1, 938 killed and 11, 893 wounded, and 3, 121 missing. On August 10, 1864, Sheridan marched out from Halltown, for Winchester; on the 11th there was fighting at Sulphur Springs Bridge and White Post, and on the 15th, fighting at Fisher's Hill; on the 16th at Front Royal; on the 17th at Winches- ter; August 19, a detachment of the Fifth Michigan cavalry, was overpowered at Snick- er's Gapby Mosely'sguerrillas, who put to death the wounded and prisoners; soon after this Carter's men captured some of the guerrillas, and shot down sixteen of them in retaliation. There was fighting at Martinsburg, Berry Hill, Summit Point, Halltown, Sheppardstown and Smithfield, and here Mr. Bartholomew's horse was shot from under him and killed. On September Ist the battle at Front Royal pike
was fought. Mr. Bartholomew was always an active soldier and did his full duty promptly cheerfully and well, and was in some of the hardest fought battles of the war, and cam- paigns, and was in all battles, skirmishes, campaigns and marches in which his regiment was engaged, except when he was in hospital with his wounds. He was not a prisoner, and had no furlough home, except when he was wounded in the shoulder. He was a good and faithful soldier.
At the seven days' battle of the Wilderness, he was detailed as a sergeant to company B and carried the guidon in this battle; this was an honorable, but very dangerous office, as the colors were always selected to fire on. The hardest battle in which Mr. Bartholomew was engaged was that of Gettysburg. His hardest campaigns were in the Shenandoah valley and the Wilderness fight of seven days. Beside his two severe wounds, he was slightly wounded by a shell splinter in his right thigh.
After the war, Mr. Bartholomew returned to Michigan and resumed farming. He and wife were the parents of Henry D., Emma E. and Mary E. In 1866, Mr. Bartholomew returned to Geauga county, Olio, and bought his father's old homestead. This consisted of 116 acres, and by his good management, coupled with his great industry, he has added to it, until he has a fine farm of 167 acres. This he has greatly improved with substantial buildings. His wife died in April, 1870, and he next married, in Auburn, Ohio, Amy War- ren, a widow, née Brown, but there were no children by this wife, who was also called away. His third marriage took place December 9. 1891, at Charlestown, Portage county, to Mary A. Phelps, widow of Isaac Phelps. This lady was born in Ontario county, N. Y., September 9, 1832, a daughter of Lucius and Salle (Canfield) Redfield. Lucius Redfield was bor :. in Hopewell, N. Y., and descended from an old
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colonial Vermont family. He married, in New York state, Sallie Canfield, and their children were William, Eliza J., Henry, Mary, Julia M., Sallie A. and Helen E. Lucius Redfield was a skillful carriagemaker, moved to Auburn, Ohio, about 1832, but died in Niles, Ohio, in 1876, a member of the Disciples' church. In politics he was a democrat and an upright and respected man. Mrs. Bartholomew, the wife of subject, was well educated in a select school at Canandaigua, N. Y. She was married, the first time, to Jerome Hinckley, a merchant of Auburn, Ohio. Mr. Hinckley died in 1870, and she was next married to Isaac Phelps, a wealthy speculator of Ravenna, Ohio. Mrs. Bartholomew is a member of the Disciples' church and is a lady of fine social qualities and of much culture and refinement, and takes an active interest in horticulture and kindred sub- jects. She is a member of the Horticultural society and daughter of Rebekah, I. O. O. F. Mr. Bartholomew in politics is a republican. He has always been a farmer and owns a pleas- ant residence, and also owns eight and one- half acres at Mantua Crossing. Ile has been a respected man, straightforward and honest and of noted energy and industry. Frater- nally he is an Odd Fellow and in politics a republican.
A NDREW BUEHRLA, a native-born farmer of Randolph township, Port- age county, Ohio, was born February 23, 1870, a son of Lucas and Mary Ann (Kelbly) Buehrla, natives of Baden, Ger- many.
Lucas Buebrla was born October 18, 1827, and in his early days learned the mason's trade. He was married in the old country, came to the United States in 1869 and March 19 settled in Randolph township, and here followed his trade as long as his health would
permit, and then bought the farm on which his son, Andrew, now resides. To his union with Miss Kelbly were born ten children, of whom eight are still living, viz: August; Paulina, married to John Heim; Albert; The- ressa, wife of Frank Kuntz; Frank, Andrew, William and Edward. The two deceased were Adolph, who died at the age of twenty years and two months, and Mary, who was married to Jacob Bettling, and died June 20, 1890, at the age of twenty-nine years. Mr. and Mrs. Buehrla, the parents of this family, were both devoted members of the Catholic church, and in this faith the mother called to rest July 21, 1891, at the age of fifty- eight years, and the father May 2, 1897, when sixty-nine years, six months and fourteen days old -- both greatly respected by their many friends for their sterling merits and steady- going habits of life.
Andrew Buchrla, the subject of this biog- raphy, was educated in the district school of his neighborhood, and was reared to manhood on his father's farm. On reaching his major- ity he went to Cleveland, where he found em- ployment as a conductor with the Electric Street Railroad company, with which he re- mained about six years. During the year 1895 he made a trip to the west, paying a visit to his brother in Montana, and traveling through other states, being gone, in all, about eight months.
The marriage of Mr. Buehrla took place in Cleveland, December 31, 1895, to Miss Maggie C. Weber, daughter of Frederick and Julia Weber, and this union has been blessed with one child --- John A. In 1897, Mr. Buehrla settled on the old homestead in Randolph township, and is now prosperously engaged in agricultural pursuits. Frederick Weber, father of Mrs. Buehirla, is a native of Prussia, as is also his wife, who has borne him five children, viz: Regina, wife of Williard Scott;
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Gottleib; Maggie C., now Mrs. Buehrla ; Lizzie and Henrietta. By trade Mr. Weber is a molder, and this calling he followed until 1897, when he bought land and engaged in farming. Andrew Bnehila and his wife are devout mem- bers of St. Joseph's Catholic congregation, and are very liberal in their contributions to its support and active in the good gook of the church.
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' ARVEY BALDWIN, one of the pio- neers of the Western Reserve and a substantial farmer of Aurora town- ship, Portage county, Ohio, and a re- spected citizen, is a son of Harvey, who was a son of Samuel Baldwin, who came to Cleveland in 1806, and was a member of the famous Baldwin family of Connecticut, who were among the early founders of that state. Sam- ucl, the original pioneer of the family of Aurora township, was a farmer, and married, in Con- necticut, Hannah Camp, who was born in the same state. The children born to his mar- riage were Smith, who was one of the first sheriffs of Cuyahoga county, Ohio, and under his administration the first hanging-that of an Indian -- in Cuyahoga county, took place; Caleb, James, Elicam, Harry, Harvey and Alanson, and also four daughters. Samuel Baldwin made the journey to Ohio with horses, part of the way on the ice on the borders of lake Erie, and at one point he broke through. He settled, in 1808, in Aurora township, Port- age county, having lived in Newburg, Cuy- ahoga county, about two years previously. He bought about 400 acres of land just east of Aurora Center, all woods, and he cleared it up and made a good farm, most of which he di- vided with his sons, although a part of the land was laid off into town lots in Aurora. Samuel Baldwin was an honored pioneer citizen and a member of the Baptist church. He died, aged |
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