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within a few days after marriage loaded their household goods into a wagon, and with a team of horses moved to Ohio, making their settlement in Windham township, Portage county. Mr. Streator being a carpenter, he. built a frame house for their own occupancy and then pursued his trade and hired help to clear his faim, as he was unfamilair with farm work. He was a man of more than ordinary intelligence and served as member of the legis- lature in 1840-1841, and as justice of the peace in his township. In politics he was a stanch supporter of the whig party, and during the campaign of 1840 wrote a number of popu- lar campaign songs. He resided in Windham . township until about 1850, when he removed to Cleveland, where, associated with his son, he was engaged in the grocery trade. He died in 1857, and afterward his widow re- turned to Portage county and passed her re- maining years in Shalersville. Mr. and Mrs. Streator reared nine children, of whom Syl- vina is the eldest: Lydia married Dr. Osmon Ferris, and, dying left one son-O. S. Ferris, of Garrettsville. Ohio; John Wesley, also resides in Garrettsville; Earl Perkins resides at North Amherst, Lorain county, Ohio; Mar- cus H. is a retired merchant in Denver, Colo .; Jason resides in Hiram, Ohio; Harriet Lu- cinda married twice-first, Peter Dutter. and, second, a Mr. Caldwell; she died in Michigan; Clarissa married Samuel Price, and died in Shalersville, Ohio .; Julia N. married N. Il. Smith, and resides in Los Angeles, Cal.
Mr. Crane prospered in farming, and, being an enterprising citizen, endowed with excel- lent judgment, was counted one of the lead- ing men of his township. He was a whig in politics until the formation of the republican party, when he became one of the stanchi supporters of the latter. He was three times elected justice of the peace, also beld other : local offices; was a trustee in the first bank
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established at Garrettsville, and, at the sug- gestion of James A. Garfield, influenced the organization of the First National bank. His death occurred January 19. 1890, and he is remembered as an upright man, whose judg- ment and opinion were received with respect. His widow is now making her home with her son, Cassius M. Mr. and Mrs. Crane reared six children, viz: Cassius M., born September 29, 1844, married Marcella Bennett; Arthur Edward, born April 24, 1846, married Ella M. Beardsley; Frederic J., born April 13, i S48, married Ella J. Pratt; Aganette married Col. C. O. Risdon, and is now a widow, resid- ing at Ravenna; Clarice, horn August 13, 1851, married J. S. Tilden, cashier of the First National bank of Garrettsville, and Elton P. was born June 26, 1854. All the family reside in Garrettsville, except Mrs. Risdon, and are recognized as among the most respectable peo- ple of Portage county.
a CLARKE E. BARNES, a native of Tallmadge, Ohio, born August 12, 1842, was one of the soldiers of the Civil war and is still much disabled through his services.
Phineas Barnes, the grandfather of Clarke E., was from Tolland, Mass., where he was born October 8, 1770. He was descended from an old colonial Massachusetts family, the founder of which came from England during the early history of the colony. Phineas Barnes was a farmer, and married Abigail Smith, who was born June 10, 1780, a daugh- ter of Ebenezer and Abigail Rose (Warner) Smith. Phineas Barnes first settled in Trum- bull county, Ohio, about 1815, cleared up a farm from the woods, and became a substan- tial pioneer farmer. His children were born in the following order: Dennison, Salmon, Sylvester, Isaac N., Abigail, John, Lorenzo
D., Emeline, Phineas, Lovewell, Ebenezer and Corrintha. Salmon died at Fort Gibson, Ark., aged twenty-two years, in 1824. He was a soldier in the regular United States army. Lorenzo Dow embraced Mormonism and be- came a noted missionary to England, where he was an active worker until his death. Phineas Barnes was a member of the Methodist church, was a whig in politics, lived to the age of eighty-six years, and died in Norton town- ship, Summit county, Ohio, March 2, 1855.
Sylvester Barnes, father of Clarke E., was born in Tolland, Mass., and came with his parents to Ohio in 1815. He received a com- mon-school education and was brought up in a very careful manner to habits of strict econ- omy and industry. He learned the carpenter's trade when young and also the cabinetmakers' trade. He married in Tallmadge, Ohio, Oc- tober 27, 1831, Esther Treat, daughter of Maj. John and Esther (Clark) Treat. Maj. John Treat, her father, was of the old Treat family of colonial times and a descendant of Gov. Robert Treat, for many years governor of the Connecticut colony. John Treat died a farmer December 3, 1807, in Connecticut. His children were John, Elizabeth, Jeremiah, Andrew, Richard B. and Esther, the mother of our subject.
Sylvester Barnes was a very hard-working and energetic man, entirely self-made. His children were Sidney O., Sylvester E., Leroy A. (died aged fourteen years), Francis N., Clarke E., and Esther T., who died aged seven years. Mr. Barnes was a member of the Meth- odist church, and for many years a class lead- er and recording steward. He was very prom- inent in his church, assisted it liberally with his means and was really the main stay of his church in Tallmadge throughout his life. Mrs. Barnes was a member of the Congregational church. Mr. Barnes was a man of great torce of character, and excellent merits, and lived
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the life of a good Christian. He was well known for his honored worth, and died August 28, 1888, being killed while crossing the rail . road track at Tallmadge. He was an honored citizen of Tallmadge, and township trustee for several years, having been in politics first a whig and later a republican. Mr. Barnes was a very frugal and careful man, and brought up his children to strict morality, and assisted them all to a start in life. Mrs. Barnes died March 10, 1889.
Clarke E. Barnes attended the excellent academy at Tallinadge for four years, so that he received a good education, and he further broadened his mind by widely reading solid standard literature and freely subscribing to the daily press. He was reared to farming, and when he was about twenty-one years old enlisted in the Ohio national guards in 1863 for five years, under Capt. Norman Keller, and was mustered into the service of the United States by Gov. Brough. enlisting May 2, 1864, at Camp Cleveland, Ohio, for 100 days, served out his time, and was honorably discharged at Camp Cleveland, Ohio, August 27, 1864. His services were at Arlington Heights, Va., on guard duty. He was present when Gen. Early made his raid on Washington, and in full view of the engagement. He was sick with measles in hospital at Fort Strong, Va., ten days, and also contracted typhoid fever at Camp Cleveland, and was prostrated with this fever on reaching his home in Tallmadge town- ship. He was dangerously sick for some weeks, and for some time unconcious, and never recovered from the effects, as it resulted in partial paralysis, and finally in the complete loss of the use of the lower limbs. He has not been able to walk for twenty years and propels himself by means of a wheeled chair. Mr. Barnes is a gentleman of marked in- telligence, is a good business man, and spends much of his time in reading. He was engaged
in horticultural pursuits for several years, and is still interested in horticulture, in which he is very skillful.
Mr. Barnes was married, March 14, 1889, in Tallmadge, Ohio, to Ottellia J. Lippholdt, who was born September 3, 1867, in Akron, Ohio, a daughter of Henry and Magdalene Lippholdt. Henry Lippholdt, her father, was born July 9, 1842, in Germany, and came to America in 1865. He was a silk weaver in Germany, and married Magdalene (Batchelett) Winkleman, widow of John Winkleman, a soldier of the Civil war, who died at Chatta- nooga. Mr. Lippholdt was a machinist at Akron. He moved to Missouri, in 1889, and settled on a farm where he is now living. The children are Ottellia J., Charles F., Bertha E. Amelia M., Louis and Louise (twins), and Al- fred, Mr. Lippholdt is a substantial farmer, is a republican, and he and wife are members of the Reformed church. Mrs. Lippholdt's children by her former husband, Mr. Winkle- man, are Enuna E., and William. She was born in Switzerland, December 20, 1839. Mr. and Mrs. Barnes have a very pleasant and attractive home, which they keep in the best condition, and they are both respected by all who know them. Mr. Barnes in his affliction has the sincere sympathy of all who know him. Mr. and Mrs. Barnes have adopted a little daughter -- Alta C. Barnes.
J OHN C. CONGER, an ex-soldier of the Civil war, and a highly respected citi- zen of Peninsula, Boston township, Summit county, Ohio, was born in this town December 29, 1835, a son of John and Hanna (Beals) Conger, and a grandson of Job Conger, who was born in the state of New York, but in his later years became a resident of St. Albans, Vt. Job married Ruby Potter, i and to their union were born eleven children,
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of whom the names of four only can now be recalled, viz: John, Nelson, Rufus and Lura. The father of this family was a farmer and a manufacturer of brick, and he and all his fam- ily died in the faith of the Methodist church.
John Conger, father of John C., was born in September, 1805, at St. Albans, Vt .. and learned to work on the farm and the trade of making brick. He married Hannah Beals, who was a daughter of Enoch and Hannah (Hurlburt) Beals, and was born in Massachu- setts in 1805, on a farm, but was reared one and a half miles from St. Albans, Vt., whither her parents had removed and there lived and died. John Conger and wife lived in St. Al- bans five years, where he was employed on the farm and in brickmaking. In 1833 he came to Ohio and clerked in Cleveland for Ira Jewell, where he was joined by his family, which then consisted of his wife and two chil- dren-Sidney P. and George S. - the latter an infant, who died at three years of age. In 1834 he moved to Boston, Ohio, and went into partnership with Silas Eaton, and estab- lished a yard for the manufacturing of brick. In 1844, and for several years thereafter, he was also in company with Erastus Jackson in the manufacture of brick, in the same town. Mr. and Mrs. Conger were the parents of Sid- ney P., Sandford L., George S., John C., Arthur L., and Lucy. Mr. Conger was post- master of Boston under Polk and Pierce; also was constable and trustee. He was frequently administrator of estates, and called upon to arbitrate differences between disagreeing neighbors. He had been a captain of artil- lery in Vermont, was much interested in the imilitary service in Ohio, and was one time captain of a company in this state. Politic- ally he was a man of marked influence, was a well known pioneer, and much respected for his sterling integrity. He died, aged forty- eight years, in 1853.
John C. Conger, our subject, received a good cominon education in the district school of Boston, Ohio, and learned brickinaking and farming. He enlisted, aged twenty-five years, at Peninsula, Boston township, August 10, 1861, in Capt. George A. Purrington's company A, Second Ohio cavalry, for three years, or during the war, and was honorably discharged at Columbus, Ohio, April 8, 1863, for disability and injury to his eyesight. His service was in southern Kansas, and in the Indian territory, and on scouting duty in Ar- kansas, Kansas, and southwestern Missouri; he raided all through western Missouri, and in every border county in Missouri and Kansas, after the guerrilla, Quantrell, and Gen. Price, and in fights at Newtonia, Neosho, Sarcoxie, Lone Jack, and in many skirmishes with the guerrillas-all very dangerous service.
The first fight Mr. Conger was in, was at Independence, Mo., with Quantrell's men, among whom were the notorious James broth- ers. Mr. Conger was taken sick in the Indian territory while on the Indian expedition to re-instate the Union Cherokees. He was ou this expedition four months and was in sev- eral fights. His eyes began to trouble him. inflammation set in, and he was nearly blind for five months, but remained on duty, and finally, after reaching Ohio, was in hospital two months, but his sight not returning, he was discharged, and it was nearly two years before he recovered. In the meantime, he had been promoted, on the organization of hi- company, to be quartermaster-sergeant, and served in this capacity until discharged. II. was always an active soldier until disabled, and was in all the campaigns, maiches, battles and skirmishes in which his company was en- gaged. This service was very severe and wearisome, it being a new country, very sparsely settled, covered with heavy oak thickets in Missouri, and in Kansas bad water
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and hard winds prevailing. Mr. Conger was always prompt and cheerful in the discharge of his doty and was never wounded nor a prisoner. After the war, he returned to Ohio .Il engaged in farming, and September 17, 1867, he married, in Boston township, on the farm where he now lives, Eunice M. Stillman, born in Potter Hill, R. I., January 23, 1844, daughter of Ephraim and Pamela (Potter) Stillman.
Ephraim Stillman was born January 6, 1806, in Washington county, R. I., on a farm, and his children were Horace, Herbert L., William, Fannie E., Mary G., Phebe A., and Jennie L. Mr. Stillman was a member of the Seventh Day Baptist church, was a democrat, and was well known and respected as a citi- ien. Horace, the eldest son, served under Buruside in a Rhode Island regiment during the Civil war, and took part in several battles. Mr. Stillman lived to be eighty-two years old and his wife eighty-three, and both died in 1888. David Stillman, father of Ephraim, who descended from George Stillman, came from England with a brother; they were Episcopalians, and early settled at Westerly, R. I. George was a wealthy merchant.
Mrs. Conger received a good education in New York state, at Alfred university, Alfred Center, Allegany county, N. Y., graduating in 1864, and came to Ohio as a music teacher in 1467. Mr. and Mrs. Conger settled on their present farm of 135 acres, and have erected a tasteful residence and other buildings. The children are Fannie S., Luen J., Elmer B., Pamela P., Mary G., John C., Jr., and Emily. AH! the children are well educated and are .. ghly respected. Elmer and Pamela are raduates of the Peninsula high school, Elmer f the class of 1894 and Pamela of the class ! 1896, and Miss Mary will finish in the class " 1899; also John C., Jr., will graduate in ·tine class.
In politics Mr. Conger is a republican, cast his first presidential vote for Abraham Lin- coln, and has served as township trustee and township clerk. has been a member of the school board ten years in succession, and a member of the council at Peninsula ten years. Mr. and Mrs. Conger are Seventh Day Ad- ventists, and members of the city of Akron church. Fraternally he is a royal arch Mason of Richfield, Ohio, and of Hudson; also of George L. Waterman post, G. A. R., 272, of which he was a charter member, first com- mander and adjutant many years. Mr. Con- ger is a man of strict integrity of character and stands high as a citizen, and belongs to one of the best families of the county.
.. REDERIC J. CRANE, senior member e of the firm of Crane Brothers of Garrettsville, was born in Shalersville township on April 13, 1848, being the son of Edward Manley Crane. He remained with his parents on the home farm until he attained his majority, performing such work as usually falls to the lot of farmers' boys. He received his education in the district schools, and the academy, finishing with a two years' course at Hiram college.
Thus equipped with a good business edu- cation, at the age of twenty-one he went to Illinois, where for some months he engaged in teaching school in the town of Hamilton, Hancock county. Returning to Ohio, he ac- cepted a position as clerk in the store of his elder brothers, with whom he remained eight years, performing all the duties of his position to the entire satisfaction of his employers. After quitting the service of his brothers he became traveling salesman for the Wight & Daniels Engraving Co., of Garrettsville. He remained with this company two years, during which time he met with such marked success.
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and practiced such economy, that he was en- abled to purchase the interest of his brother, A. F. Crane, in the firm of Crane Brothers, by which purchase he became its junior member.
Mr. Crane has been twice married. His first marriage was in May, 1880, to Ella Joseph- ine Pratt, danghter of Henry and Abigail Pratt. She was born in Trumbull county, but grew to womanhood in Ashtabula county. She died in 1890, leaving one daughter, Georgie. His second marriage occurred in Pueblo, Colo., in June, 1895, when Charlotte A., daughter of C. E. Olin, became his wife. She was born in Pueblo, where her father is a prominent business man. C. E. Olin is a native of the state of New York. Mr. Crane has given his attention to the interests of the firm of which he is a member, and its success proves him to be an able business man. He is a man of character and is one of the most popular citi- zens of Garrettsville. In politics he is a stanch republican. He has held several municipal offices.
Elton P. Crane, junior member of the firm of Crane Brothers of Garrettsville, was born in Shalersville township on June 26, 1854. He lived on the home place, aiding in the general work of the farm, enjoying all the advantages and enduring all the disadvantages of country life, here laying the foundation of a character which was to be appreciated in after years. His education was obtained mainly in the common schools of the neighborbood. He also for a time attended Hiram college. At the age of eighteen he left home and became a clerk in the store of his brothers.
After some time spent as clerk he succeeded his brother, C. M. Crane, thus becoming a member of the firm. As much of the success of the firm is due to his integrity of character as to his business qualifications. On the 30th of April, 1890, Mr. Crane was united in mar- riage with Alma Baldwin, daughter of Henry
Baldwin. Mrs. Crane was born in Coopers- town, Pa., and at the time of her marriage was a resident of Cleveland. To the union of Mr. and Mrs. Crane have been born two children: Marguerite, who died in infancy, and llelen A.
In politics Mr. Crane is a republican, being a firm believer in the principles advocated by his party and a stalwart supporter of its policies, and is a member of the council of Garrettsville. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, being an active worker, and holds membership in Garrettsville lodge, No. 246, F. & A. M .; Silver Creek chapter, No. 144, R. A. M .; Warren commandery, No. 29, Knigts Templar and he and his wife are members of Crescent chapter. No. 7, O. E. S. Mr. Crane is also a member of I. O. O. F. and of I. O. F.
Notwithstanding the business opportunities he enjoyed while clerking in the store of his brothers, he may be said to have succeeded in making his own way in life. He lives on Maple avenne, where he enjoys all the com. forts of a pleasant home.
HARLES CRAWFORD, of Mantua Center, was born in Shalersville township. Portage county, January I, 1845, the son of James and Rutl: (Williams) Crawford, who were of Scotch- Irish ancestry. The father was born at Ilart- ford, Washington county, N. Y., where he grew to manhood and in early life learned the shoemaker's trade. It was while living ther. that he married Ruth Williams, and to this union were born Amos, Robert, Moses, Sarah. Levi, Sophronia, Cornelia, Benjamin, Charles. William H. and Mary J.
Mr. Crawford moved to Ohio and sett!eJ first at Cleveland and later at Shalersvilk. Ohio, and subsequently became a citizen Mantua Center, where he died at the vener- I able age of eighty-four years. He was :
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member of the Methodist church, and during life was a stanch republican, raising a large family of patriotic sons, five of whom served in the late war. Robert was a private in com- pany A, One-Hundred and Third regiment, Ohio volunteers, enlisting in the three years' service; Moses was a private in a Michigan battery, while Levi also served in a Michigan regiment for three years, and his brother William H. was in the same company and regiment.
Charles Crawford, the subject of this mem- oir, received a common-school education and in early life learned the shoemaker's trade, and when bui eighteen years of age enlisted, De- cember 15, 1862, at Cleveland, Ohio, in com- pany 1, One Hundred and Twenty-eighth regi- ment, Ohio volunteer infantry, but was soon transferred to company A, of the same regi- ment, under Capt. Hayes, his first captain being Capt. McDonnell. He served until he was honorably discharged at Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio, several months after the close of the war, on December 13, 1865, hay- ing been in active service from the time he was mustered in until he was mustered out. His services were largely rendered in guarding prisoners at Johnson's Island, throughout his entire enlistment. During the eighteen months that he served in guarding the prison- ers he can safely vouch for the truth that the Confederate prisoners received just as good treatment as did the guards. They were fur- nished fresh beef, vegetables, clothing, fuel and comfortable barracks. The prisoners were mostly rebel officers, and many of their wives came to Sandusky and were permitted to visit their husbands in the presence of a guard, also many things of comfort were furnished the prisoners by their southern friends, and all reached cach party to whom addressed safely.
Mr. Crawford describes the winter of 1863- 04 as a very cold one, which caused much
suffering of the guards, who were exposed to inclement weather, and early in the spring fol- lowing he was taken with typhoid fever, and just as he was recovering from same, he was detailed for service at Lima, Ohio, with nine- ty-nine others, and they were sent immediately to that city for the purpose of keeping the rebel sympathizers of that district from resist- ing the draft. On his return from this detailed service, he was sick in the hospital at john- son's Island some three weeks, when he was granted a seven-day furlough, which was re- newed for three months, during which time he regained his health and reported back to his regiment ready for service. He was a large, robust man, weighing 180 pounds, at the time of taking sick, and upon partial recovery only weighed ninety pounds, and for years follow- ing was of slender build, and has never re- gained his former weight, his average weight being now 140 pounds.
Mr. Crawford, like many other men that went into the service with the bloom of health upon their cheeks, came home an invalid, and has ever since experienced poor health. For a time his eyesight was bad and now, for many years, he has been almost blind, and it is more than likely that he will lose his sight entirely.
Mr. Crawford, soon after returning from the war, removed to Bronson, Branch county. Mich., where he remained sometime, and being of an industrious turn, worked at anything he could find to do, and after a short sojourn here he returned to Mantau Center and married Miss Jennie Graham, of Tiffin, Ohio. Immedi- ately after marriage Mr. Crawford became a permanent resident at Mantau, where he began working at the carpenter's trade, which he fol- lowed steadily until his failing eyesight com- pelled him to change his occupation. He and the parents wife are of one son, Arthur Gra- ham Crawford, a musician and resident of
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Mantau Center. Politically Mr. Crawford is independent and is an honored member of the G. A. R., Bentley post, Mantna Center, having held all the offices of this lodge, and is now serv- ing as guard. He is also a member of the Ma- sonic fraternity and his wife is a member of the Christian church. Mrs. Crawford is a true helpmate and a lady of many virtues. Mr. Crawford has always been industrious and straightforward, and after his failing eyesight caused him to quit his trade he sold pianos and organs for several years, but he is now totally disabled from following any vocation. Mrs. Crawford, subject's first wife, died April 27, 1889, and he married for his second wife Miss Alice Carleton, daughter of Gilbert and Huldah (Parker) Carleton.
Arthur Graham Crawford, the only son of our subject, was educated in the schools of Mantau is a young man of excellent habits and in early life was married to Miss Alice Clark, and to them were born two children.
OMFORT W. A. CUMMINGS, M. D., of Atwater, Portage county, Ohio, is a native of Newstead town- ship, Erie county, N. Y., was born July 23, 1864, and is a son of Morris Burt and Deborah Rose (Brace) Cummings, the former of whom was born in Erie county, N. Y., February 17, 1835, and the latter in Montgomery, Kane county, Ill., February, 9, 1835.
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