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days, which is the extent of his hospital record during his service. He participated in the battles of Pittsburg Landing and at Shiloh Church, along with the engagement in which he received his wound, beside a number of hard skirmishes. Mr. Norton proved to be an ac- tive and brave soldier, and from the time he joined his regiment he answered to the roll call each morning, and participated in all the service that his regiment saw until he was discharged at Nashville, Tenn., as before stated. Beside the wound that he received on his hand, his hearing was affected, which re- sulted from exposure, while on picket duty in March, 1862, at Nashville, Tenn., and the same has resulted in almost total deafness.
After his return from the war he rejoined his family at Southington, Ohio, and resumed farming and carpentering. He, at this time, owned a good farm of 100 acres, which he put in a high state of cultivation, and continued to reside here until 1876, when he moved to Mantua Station and lived four years, after which he returned to the farin, and subse- quently, in 1892, he rented his farm and re- turned to Mantua, where he has resided ever since. While residing upon the faim he was ciected several times to serve as township clerk and trustee of his township, which offices he filled to the satisfaction of his constituents. Politically Mr. Norton is a stanch republican and has been such all through his life, casting his first presidential vote for John C. Fremont. He is an honored member of the G. A. R . Bentley post, at Mantua Station, and his always been a straightforward and respected citizen, and he and wife enjoy the confidence and esteem of their vicinity. Mr. Norfol., after locating in Mantua the second tine, in the year 1893, built his pleasant residence which is one of the good homes of his village. and where comfort and contentment abide.
Joseph: H. Norton, the father of our sub-
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ject, was born of English parentage in Con- necticut, his parents being early settlers of that state. In the year 1812, Joseph H. Nor- lon came west and located in Ohio, where he purchased land, and then returned to his native state, though he remained in the east only a short time, when he returned to his pioneer home and became one of the early and substantial farmers of the Western Reserve. His children were Samuel H., Theodocia and Sarah M. Mr. Norton was a member of the Methodist church, and in politics a member of the whig party, and died a man of middle age.
Samuel H. Norton, the subject of this sketch, inherited one-third of the old home- stead, and later bought his sister's share, which makes him a valuable farm of 100 acres, which is now cared for by his son, Charles O. Samuel C., the elder son, is an engineer, and lives at Meadville, Pa. He married Carrie Bowles, and to them have been born two children --- George and Harry. Charles O., the second son, and youngest of the family, and who resides on the old home- stead of his grandfather, married Aggie Tift. They have two children --- Chrissible and Jo- seph H.
John Parker, the father of Mrs. Norton, came to America in the year 1850, and settled at Newton Falls, Ohio, and the year 1851, having found a desirable location, sent for his family. Later Mr. Parker purchased a home at Warren, Ohio, where he resided fifteen years, when he sold and removed to Cheboy- gan county, Mich., where he purchased land and lived the remainder of his life. His chil- dren by his first wife, who lived to grow to maturity, werc Michael, Sarah, Fannie, Anna, James, Emma, beside six who died in in- fancy. By his second wife, Miss Betsy Broad- bent, there were five children born, only one of whom, Ashton, grew to inaturity. Mr. and Mrs. Parker were members of the Episcopal
church, and Mr. Parker was a republican in politics, and his sons, Michael and James, were soldiers in the Civil war.
ALTER NOTMAN, a most suc- cessful farmer and a highly re- spected citizen, was born on the farm he still occupies in Deerfield township, Portage county, Ohio, April 4, 1839, a son of George and Ann (Pick- ren) Notman, the former of whom was a native of Scotland and the latter of England.
John Notman, the paternal grandfather of Walter, was yet a young man when he brought his family from Scotland to America and settled in Deerfield township, being among the pioneers, and here reared his four children- Jolin, George, father of Walter, subject of this notice, and Mary, wife of Joseph Barnes. The maternal grandparents of Walter Notman were also early settlers of Deefield towhship, and reared a family of seven children, of whom, however, only one survives -- Lewis. The six deceased were Mrs. George Notman, William, James, Caroline (wife of George McGowan), Elizabeth (wife of Ralph Scrau- ton) and Mary Ann. The grandparents, ou both sides, were strict members of the Meth- odist church.
George Notman, father of Walter, learned the trade of blacksmith in Scotland, and this he followed for forty years, but his later years were passed in farming. He was twice mar- ried --- first, to Miss Ann Pickren, who bore him nine children, of whom three are still living, viz: Walter, the eldest, whose name stands at the opening of this biography; Alvey, of Deefield township, and Julia, wife of Eugene Bow, of Alliance, Ohio; the deceased passed away in the following order: George, Decem- ber 18, 1844; Mary Ann, December 25, 1844; Levi, May 11. 1846; Solomon, February 28.
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1849; Eliza, in May, 1853, and one who died in infancy. The mother of this family was called from earth November 22, 1854, and in 1855 George Notman married Mrs. Ann Clark, who bore him seven children, five of whom still survive. viz: Theressa, wife of Andrew Strong; Josephine, now Mrs. Charles Strong; George O., married to Lucy Steele; Warren, married to Ida Shively, and Bell, the last named being marricd to Harry Carver. Olive and a younger child are deceased. George Notman died April 4, 1884, a devoted member of the Meth- odist church, to which church his widow still adheres. George Notman was a most ingenious mechanic, and was the inventor of the binding machine, for which he secured the first patent; was an industrious man, and was highly re- spected wherever known.
Walter Notman received a very good com- mon-school education and was reared to man- hood on his father's farm. He has been twice married -- the first time, December 7, 1861, to Miss Margaret Hagley, daughter of William and Jane (Notman) Hagley, the marriage re- sulting in the birth of four children, viz: George H., who married Rosa Marsh and re- sides in Deerfield; Jennie; Annie, wife of Frank Burkey, of Deerfield, and Ida, now Mrs. Ed- ward McGowan, of Michigan. Mrs. Margaret Notman having been called away April 28, 1875, Mr. Notinan chose for his second help- mate Miss Mary E. Barnes, whom he married May 9, 1878, and this union has been blessed with one son -- Clarence. Mr. Notman has al- ways led an agricultural life, with the excep- tion of one year, when he resided in the town of Deerfield, where he had charge of a cream- ery. In politics Mr. Notman is a stanch republican, and has served as school director many years; he is also a member of the Deer- field Agricultural society, is its present treas- urer. and for twenty years has been a director of the same.
Mrs. Mary E. Notman was born in Deer- field December 27, 1847, a daughter of James and Elizabeth (Haines) Barnes, the former of whoi was born in England, February 14, 1806, and the latter in Salein county, N. J., August 22, 1818. James Barnes was a young man when he settled in Decrfield township, was a farmer by occupation, and in 1838 mar- ried Miss Haines, who was a daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Carman) Haines, the union being blessed with twelve children, six of whom still survive, viz: John, who mar- ried Mary Kerr, of Canada; Joseph, married to Ellen Kerr; James, who married Elizabeth Strong, resides in Edinburg, Portage county, Ohio; Mrs. Notman; Sarah, wife of James Robinson, of Canada, and Mivert, who is married to Alice Dielil and lives in Ellsworth, Ohio. William, James H., Willson, Matilda, Rebecca and another, all died when small. The father of this family passed away May 23, 1876, at the age of sixty-eight years, the mother having died November 5, 1875, aged fifty- six, and both faithful members of the Method- ist church. William Barnes, paternal grand- father of Mrs. Notman, died in England, the father of nine children, four of whom came to America, viz: John, Harry, James and Joseph.
Joseph Haines, the maternal grandfather of Mrs. Notman, came from New Jersey 10 Ohio in 1825 and settled in Smith township. Mahoning county, where he followed his trade of shoemaking for many years, but later be- came a farmer. To his marriage with M!s Carman were born twelve children, ten of whom are still living, viz: Sarah, wife of Will- iam Snowed; Mary Ann, wife of Jeremiah Koon; Susan, now Mrs. John Baker, of Mich igan; Joseph, of Williams county, Ohio; Tam mer, wife of Anthony Yeagley, also of Will iams county: Hugh, married to Ellen Eatit.det John is married and lives in Atwater, Ohi .. Naomi, wife of Samuel Foley, of Edinbutg.
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Ohio, Hannah, now Mrs. Jarcd Weaver, of Alliance, Ohio, and Ann, married to William Scacrist, also of Alliance. Benjamin died at the age of fifty-four years, and the mother of the family died in 1842, while the father lived ratil 1877, reaching the advanced age of ninety-four years. The family all were or are devoted members of the Methodist church, to which Mr. and Mis. Notman also belong, and of which Mr. Notman has been a deacon for many years, and it may well be said that no family in the township is held in higher respect than his. ,
ROF. CALVIN T. NORTHROP, su- perintendent of Garrettsville public schools, and president of the board of examiners of Portage county, is a native of New York, born in the city of Pough- keepsie, May 17, 1858, his parents being John and Julia (Williams) Schoonoven. At the breaking out of the late rebellion John Schoon- oven tendered his services to his country, enlisting August 28, 1862, in company C, One Hundred and Fiftieth New York infantry, with which he shared the fortunes and vicissitudes of war until stricken with typhoid fever, from which he died at Louisville, Ky., June 26, 1864. His wife died three weeks previous to that date, her death also being caused by typhoid fever.
Four small boys were now left orphans, the eldest eight years and the youngest but two years old; these children were taken into four different families, and all but the eldest adopted the names of their respective foster parents. William, who alone retained the family name, lived for some years in the fam- ily of Albert Martin, a farmer of York state, and he adopted the pursuit of agriculture as his life work. He married and resided at Ox- ford, N. Y., where his death occurred at the early age of twenty-seven.
Richard S., the second son, was reared in the family of Calvin Thomas, a farmer near Worcester, N. Y., whose name he adopted, and with whom he lived until about fifteen years of age. He attended the public schools of Worcester, and afterwards, by teaching, earned sufficient means to complete the pre- scribed course of the State Normal school at Albany, from which he was graduated. Later he attended the Madison university, and is now a prominent educator, being at this time super- intendent of the schools at Akron, Ohio. He married Estella Saxton, of Madison, and is the father of two children, a son and a daughter.
Charles E., another brother, the fourth in order of birth, was two years old when left an orphan, and grew to maturity in the family of Ira Carey, of Morris, N. Y., by which name he has since been known. When in his teens he left the farm and began to secure an edu- cation, teaching in the meantime in order to defray expenses incurred while pursuing his studies. He early united with the Methodist church and intended to enter its ministry, and while gaining his education frequently preached the gospel. He concluded his studies at the seminary in Cazenovia. N. Y., and has since been engaged in teaching, his present position being the superintendent of the schools of Warren, Ohio. He married Elsie Smith, and is the father of one son.
Calvin T., whose name introduces this sketch, was reared in the home of Alonzo Northrop, a merchant of Worcester, N. Y., whose name he adopted, and at the age of sixteen left home and began the struggle of life upon his own responsibility. His element -. ary education was received in the public schools of Worcester, and later he was grad- uated from the academy of that town, having taught school at intervals while attending that institution. After leaving the academy, Prof.
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Northrop had charge of the schools of Rich- mondville, N. Y., later accepted a similar position at Portlandville, that state, and was for some time superintendent of the schools of Worcester. In 1891 he accepted the superin- tendency of the schools of Garrettsville, Ohio, the duties of which he has since discharged in a manner highly creditable to himself and satisfactory to all concerned. The educational system which Prof. Northrop inaugurated at Garrettsville compares favorably with that of any other city in northern Ohio, and reflects great credit upon him as an organizer and suc- cessful instructor. From the primary to a complete course in the school is here placed within the reach of all, rich and poor alike. The entire course is twelve years, divided into four-year periods, namely, primary, grammar and high school. Pupils graduating are eli- gible to enter any normal or college throughout the state without further examination. The average enrollment lists three hundred pupils. and the curriculum is broad, including full English and full Latin-English courses. The schools are noted for being up to the highest standard of educational efficiency and the corps of teachers have been selected because of the professional standing which they have attained. Since his incumbency Prof. Northrop has accomplished many reforms in a gradual way, and in all departments has greatly heightened the standard of efficiency. He has acquired more than a local reputation as an instructor, and is widely and favorably known among the educators of Ohio.
Prof. Northrop was married August 27, 1879, in Middlefield, N. Y., to Hattie E. Blair, daughter of Erastus Blair, a well-known citi- zen of that town; they have had one child, a son, that died in infancy. Politically Prof. Northrop is a republican, and fraternally be- longs to the F. & A. M., in which he has risen to the thirty-second degree, and is also a mem-
ber of the Mystic Shrine; he is an active worker in the I. O. O. F., and, with his wife. belongs to the Congregational church of Gar- rettsville. Mr. Northrop was appointed .. member of the county board of school examin- ers of Portage county in August, 1893, and has served as president of the same.
IRAM S. RANDALL, one of the most highly respected citizens of Deerfield township, Portage county, Ohio, was born in Kent, Litchfield county, Conn., March 23, 1828, a son of Walter and Mary Martha (Smith) Randall, who came to Ohio in 1840, and located in Palmyra, Port- age county.
Walter Kandall's father was born in Dutchess county, N. Y., and his mother !! Kent, Litchfield county, Conn. Walter was a clothier by trade, and to his marriage with Mary M. Smith, were born five children, whom three still survive, viz: Hiram S. Walter and Edwin D, The two decease i were Sabra, who died in 1873, at the age of forty-three years, the wife of John Beniou, and Smith Randall, who died about 188 ;. Walter Randall, a few months after reaching Palmyra, Ohio, removed to Nelson, in Port- age county, where he was engaged in farming for eighteen months, and then moved to Trum bull county, where he bought another trart of land, on which he passed the remainder of his days, dying in February, 1843, at the age of forty years, his wife dying in Palmyra, at the same age, in February, 1848, both in the faith of the Presbyterian church.
Elias Smith, maternal grandfather of II: ram S. Randall, was a native of Litchfield Conn., and was actively engaged in farming until, when in his prime, he was precipit. a distance of twenty feet from a falling brid :::. and so badly crippled that he was compell2
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to withdraw from active labor, although he kept a supervision over his farm, until death called him away. To his marriage with Miss Dodge were born twelve children, viz: Marian, Harry, John, Reuben, Philemon, Stephen, Chauncy, Sabra, Mary, Flora and two who died in infancy. Mr. Smith was eighty years of age at the time of his death in 1852; his wife died a few years later, and both were de- voted members of the Presbyterian church.
Hiram S. Randall received a good com- mon-school education, and until his father's death lived on the home farm. Being then about fifteen years of age, he began learning the tanner's and currier's trade under Amos Spaulding, at Palmyra, Ohio, served an ap- prenticeship of three years, and then worked as a journeyman at different places, until the death of his former employer, when he re- turned to Palmyra and closed up the latter's business. In March, 1848, Mr. Randall, be- ing but twenty years old, bought a tannery in Deerfield, Portage county, and carried on a very successful trade until about 1851, when he sold his plant, and worked as a journey- man, for about two years, at Kinsman, Trum- bull county. He next went to Mahoning county, where he was employed at his trade by Walter Smith for a year, and for four years following engaged as a traveling salesman in handling stoves, chain pumps and other com- modities, and then for a year worked again as a journeyman tanner.
The first marriage of Hiram S. Randall took place August 21, 1851, to Miss Sarah Al- lerton, who was born November 9. 1829, a daughter of James and Eleanor (Kellogg) Aller- ton. The father of Mrs. Randall, James Allerton, was born November 11, 1798, and his wife, May 1, 1792. They bad a family of five children, of whom one is still living- Oliver, born May 23, 1825; the deceased were Catherine, born April 18, 1827, died April 7,
1846; Sarah (Mrs. Randall); Eleanor, born March 19, 1833, died August 22, 1835, and Jane, who was born January 2, 1836, and died April 14, 1837. The parents of this family have both passed away. To the marriage of Mr. Randall and Sarah Allerton were born seven children, of whom three are still living, viz: Williard C., born March 24. 1854; Alice, born May 24, 1859, now the wife of Dr. M. E. Mowen, of Deerfield, and Eliza, born May 15, 1864. The four deccased children were Mary E., who was born July 18, 1852, and died October 15, of the same year; Warren T., born September 7, 1857, died when twen- ty-three years old; Myrtle M., born August 22. 1867-died October 12, the same year, and Wallace, who was born April 30, 1861, died May 31, 1894. Mrs. Sarah (Allerton) Randall, the mother of this family, died on the present farm, in Deerfield township, in 1869. The second marriage of Mr. Randall took place August 17, 1870, to Miss Emeline Grate, daughter of Lewis and Catherine (Kebler) Grate, but to this union no children have been born.
But it is necessary to resume the recountal of Mr. Randall's business career. On re- linquishing his trade as a journeyman tanner. in 1856, he engaged in butchering in Deer- field, in conjunction with shipping live stock, doing a very large business in the latter trade and being the first to ship a train-load to the army at the outbreak of the Civil war. While engaged in this trade, he bought a farm in Atwater township, which he cultivated about four years, and in 1864 purchased his present farm in Deerfield township-then known as the Thomas Mead farm. About this time, also, Mr. Randall erected a cheese factory in Deerfield, and, later, another in Edinburg, to which town he removed, after renting out his farm in Deerfield, and there lived one year, when he sold out his Edinburg plant and re-
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turned to Deerfield, where he followed his trade as journey man for two years in the em- ploy of Henry Muerman. Ile then returned to his farm, where he has since remained.
The father of Mrs. Emmeline (Grate) Ran- dall was born July 16, 1808, in Columbiana county, Ohio, and her mother was a native of Virginia, and the fact that Mr. Grate was a butcher. may have led Mr. Kandall to embark in that business. Mr. Grate married, February 21, 1833. Catherine Kibler, daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Shank) Kibler, to which union were born six children, viz: Emeline (Mrs. Randall), born August 26, 1834; Drusilla, born March 19, 1836; Lavorus, born July 30, 1839; Maryette, boin November 24, 1841, and mar- ried to Daniel Kimmel; Angeline, born Decem- ber 9, 1846, and now the wife of John M, Forder, and Sarah S., born July 16, 1854, and married to Wallace Gilbert. Mr. Grate in his later years relinquished has trade of butcher and passed his declining years on his farm in Deerfield township, where he died June 7, 1894, at the age of eighty-five years; his widow, now also eighty-five years old, makes her home with Mr. Randall.
George B. Grate, grandfather of Mis. Ran- dall, was born in Ohio, December 22, 1777, and his wife, Susanah (Thatcher) Grate, was born April 1, 1783-their marriage taking place January 26, 1802. Their ten children were born in the following order: Betsey, October 13, 1803; Jeremiah, December 10, 1805; Lewis, July 16, 1808; Isaac, January 24, 1811; Reson, December 6, 1812; George B., December 5, 1814; Benjamin, March 1, 1817; Eleanora, July 23, 1820; John, Novem- ber 22, . 1822, and Reson, September 12, 1825. George B. Grate, father of this family, did January 31, 1851, and his wife May 30, 1867, both in the faith of the Baptist church.
Hiram S. Nandall has always enjoyed the esteem of his fellow-citizens, and in politics
was first a whig and then a republican. 1 1850 he was elected constable, and Served thirty years, and for many years had been member of the school board.
Adelaide, half sister of Mr. Randall, %. reared by a family named Steward, w1. adopted her, so she assumed the same fiet w She is the wife of Simeon Card, of Clevelar ..! Ohio. He was a mechanic, and a sollici .. the late Civil war, served three years, and now draws a pension. They have two chil. dren, Florence and James Garfield Card.
c ORING J. PHILLIPS, a well-known citizen of Everett, Ohio, and one .; the old soldiers of the Civil war, v. born in Richfield township, Suau . county, Ohio, June 23, 1847, a son of ja .;. and Alvira (Gillett) Phillips. He received : cominon-school education, and when seventco years old enlisted in company A. Second OF cavalry. July 19, 1864, for three years. . : during the war, and served until honora! '; discharged, September 17, 1865, at Bent dfs barracks, Mo. He was in the battles ; Opequan Creek, near Winchester, and at the. battle of Cedar creek-this was the battle .! Winchester where Gen. Sheridan rallied .. troops. He was in the Shenandoah Vi. . campaign, when Sheridan destroyed all : .. mills, barns and forage, so that the en ... could not exist, and said a crow could not :. over the valley unless he took his rations wit. him. He was with his regiment in all :... border counties of Missouri and Kansas. .. . in many skirmishes with the guerrillas. !! was in the battles of Horse Creck, May ; 1862; Cowskin Prairie, Ind. Ter., June . : 1862; Fort Gibson, Ind. Ter., July 15. 1. Lone Jack, Mo., August 28, 1862; Ne ...: 05 Mo., September 30, 1862, and assisted '
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reinstate the Union Cherokees and Osage Indians in the Indian territory.
He returned with his regiment in the win- ter of 1862-3, to Camp Chase, Ohio, where the regiment was re-organized and re-equipped and sent to Kentucky, where it remained the greater part of June, 1863, and was then cn Sander's raid of fifteen days; then at Wild Cat Gap, in the Cumberland mountains, and on that raid had many skirmishes, a distance of forty miles up the Holston river; then in the battle of Mount Sterling, Ky., April 14, 1863; Monticello, Ky., May 25, 1863; Steubenville, Ky., June 19, 1863; Richmond, Ky., July 28, 1863; London, Ky., September 5, 1863; Cum- berland Gap, September 10, 1863; Blue Springs, Tenn., October 10, 1863; Ray, Tenn., October 11, 1863; Blountville, October 14, 1863; Russellville, Tenn., December 12, 1863; Bean Station, December 13, 1863; Rutledge, Tenn., December 14-15, 1863. and Dundridge, Tenn., December 2.4, 1863. The regiment stood second best in the cavalry service, the regiment that stood first being the Second United States regulars. After the service in Tennessee, and after veteranizing and reor- ganization, the Second Ohio cavalry was assigned to the army of the Potomac, under command of Gen. Wilson, and was in the battles of the Wilderness, Spottsylvania Court House, Chancellorsville, Brandy Station, and when on Wilson's raid assisted in the destruc- tion of the Weldon railroad, and had severe fighting on the return, being obliged to aban- don and burn their ambulances, stores, am- munition wagons, guns and artillery, and at the fight at Ream's Station lost heavily. The regiment joined Sheridan, and, under Custer, raided down the Shenandoah Valley, destroy- ing by fire all material that could feed or shelter the rebels. It was in the battle of Cedar Creek, and in the spring of 1865, the closing campaign of the war.
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