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Connecticut,
1804
1831
Lathrop, W. A.
New Hampshire,
1813
1816
Layman, S. H.
Ohio,
1819
1831
. . . .
Lee, Mrs. R. M.
Ohio,
1837
1837
Lemen, Catharine
Ohio,
18II
1815
1884
Leonard, Jarvis
Vermont,
1810
1834
....
Lewis, Chittenden
New York,
1800
1837
Lewis, G. F.
New York,
1822
1837
·
. .
Lewis, Sanford J.
New York,
1823
1837
1882
Long, John
England,
1810
1842
Lowman, Jacob
1832
1881
Lyon, S. S.
Connecticut,
1817
1818
. ...
Lyon, Mrs. S. S.
Ohio,
1822
1822
. .. ·
Lyon, R. T.
Illinois,
1819
1824
. . . .
Mackenzie, C. S.
Maryland,
1809
1836
.. . .
Mallory, Daniel
New York,
1801
1833
... .
Marble, Levi
New York,
1820
1830
....
Marble, Henry
Vermont,
18II
1832
. . . .
Marshall, George F.
New York,
1817
1836
....
Marshall, Mrs. G. F.
New York,
1818
1842
.. ..
Marshall, I. H.
Ohio,
1822
.. . .
.. ..
·
.
Keller, Henry
Germany,
1810
1832
. .
.
. .
·
.. ..
. .
75
EARLY SETTLERS' ASSOCIATION.
Mame.
Where Born,
When.
Came o Reserve.
Marshall, Daniel
New York,
1824
1841
.. ..
Marshall, Mrs. Daniel
Vermont,
1830
1841
Martin, Eleanor L.
England,
1826
1832
Mather, Samuel H.
New Hampshire,
1813
1835
McCrosky, S. L. B.
Ohio,
1833
1833
. . . .
·
. . . .
McIlrath, O. P.
Ohio,
1842
1842
. . . .
McIntosh, A.
Scotland,
1808
1836
1883
McIntosh, Mrs. A.
Scotland,
1809
1836
McLeod, H. N.
Canada,
1831
1837
....
Mckinstry, J. P.
Ohio,
1842
1842
. . . .
McReynolds, Mrs. M. D.
Ohio,
McFarland, D.
Ireland,
1818
1837
. . . .
McIlrath, Alex. .
Ohio.
1816
1816
.. ..
Morgan, Mrs. I. A.
Connecticut,
1815
1825
. . .
McReynolds, Rev. A.
Ireland,
1805
1842
1885
Meeker, S. C.
Ohio,
1820
1820
....
Merchant, Silas
Ohio,
1826
1826
....
Merkel, M.
Germany,
1818
1840
. . ..
Merkel, Mrs. M.
Germany,
1823
1834
... .
Merwin, George B.
Connecticut,
1809
1816
....
Messer, Jno.
Germany,
1822
1840
. . . .
Miles, Mrs. E.
Ohio,
1816
1816
. . . .
Miles, Mrs. S. S.
Ohio,
I820
1820
....
Miller, Wm. L.
Ohio,
1829
1829
. . . .
Miller, Mrs. M.
Ohio,
1809
1820
. . . .
Miller, Mrs. Augusta
New York,
1835
1844
....
Minor, Marion
New York,
1825
1831
.. . .
Morgan, Mrs. H. L.
Massachusetts,
1820
1833
. . ..
Morgan, Y. L.
Connecticut,
1797
18II
Morgan, Caleb
Connecticut,
1799
18II
1885
Morgan, E. P.
Connecticut,
1807
1840
. . . .
Morgan, I. A.
Connecticut,
1809
18II
.. . .
Morgan, A. W.
Ohio,
1815
1815
. . . .
Morgan, Mrs. A. W.
Ohio,
1821
182I
. . . .
Morgan, Mrs. N. G.
Ohio,
1815
1818
. . . .
Morgan, H. L.
Ohio,
1832
1832
. . . .
Morgan, Sarah H.
Ohio,
1838
1838
. . ..
Morrill, Elisa
Vermont,
18II
1834
....
Moses, Mary A.
Ohio,
1818
1818
....
Murphy, William
Ireland,
1810
1830
.. . .
Myer, Nicholas
Germany,
1809
1834
....
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
McIlrath, M. S.
New Jersey,
. . ..
.. . .
76
ANNALS OF THE
Name.
Where Born.
When.
Came to Reserve.
Died.
Mygatt, George
Connecticut,
1797
1807
. . ..
Neff, Melchor
Germany,
1826
1834
. . . .
Newmark, S.
Bavaria,
1816
1839
Norton, C. H.
New York,
1805
1838
Norton, Mrs. A. H.
New York,
1903
1840
Nott, C. C.
Connecticut,
1826
1835
..
. . . .
O'Brien, Delia R.
Vermont,
1813
1817
.. ..
O'Brien, Sylvia M.
Vermont,
1815
1817
. - . .
O'Connor, R.
Ohio,
1824
1824
. . . .
...
Ogram, Mrs. J. W.
Ohio,
1825
1825
....
Outhwaite, Mrs, Jno.
Ohio,
1828
1828
.. ..
Paddock, T. S.
New York,
1814
1836
. ..
Paine, R. F.
New York,
1810
1855
. . . .
Palmer, Sophia
Ohio,
1818
1818
. ...
Palmer, E. W.
New York,
1820
1841
....
Palmer, J. D.
Connecticut,
1831
1835
.. . .
Pankhurst, Mrs. Sarah
England,
1812
1835
. . . .
Pannell, James
New York,
1812
1832
. . . .
Pannell, Mrs. James
Massachusetts,
1813
1835
....
Parker, Mrs. L. E.
Ohio,
1809
1809
....
Parker, M. C.
Connecticut,
1810
1839
Parker, Henry
Ohio,
1824
1829
Payne, H. B.
New York,
1810
1833
Payne, Mrs. H. B.
Ohio,
1818
1818
. .
1885
Pease, Samuel
Massachusetts,
1805
1828
. ..
Pease, Melissa
Ohio,
1816
1816
....
Pease, Charles
Ohio,
ISII
1835
. . . .
Pease, Mary E.
Connecticut,
1816
1835
....
Pelton, F. W.
Connecticut,
1827
1835
. . . .
Pelton, Mrs. A. C. Doan
Ohio,
1825
1825
.. . .
Penty Thomas
England,
1820
1829
.. . .
Peterson, A. G.
Ohio,
1843
1843
.. ..
Phillips, Mrs. Emily
Ohio,
1809
1809
. . . .
Phillips, B. F.
Ohio,
1832
1833
. . . .
Pier, Mrs. L. J.
Ohio,
1823
1823
Piper, A. J.
Vermont,
1814.
1839
. . ..
Pollock, John
Ohio,
1840
1840
. . ..
Porter, L. G.
Massachusetts,
1806
1826
. ..
Prescott, James
Massachusetts,
1826
1826
.. . .
. .
..
. . ..
O'Brien, O. D.
Ohio,
1819
1819
Ogram, J. W.
England,
1820
....
Payne, N. P.
Ohio,
1837
1837
. . . .
. . ..
. .
77
EARLY SETTLERS' ASSOCIATION.
Name.
Where Born.
When.
Came to Reserve.
Died.
Proudfoot, John
Scotland,
1802
1842
·
Proudfoot, D.
Scotland,
1809
1832
1884
Punderson, D.
Ohio,
1814
1814
Quayle, Thos.
Isle of Man,
1827
. ..
Quayle, Thos. E.
Ohio,
1836
1836
. ...
Quayle, W. H.
Ohio,
1838
1838
. . ..
Quayle, G. L.
Ohio,
1842
1842
Quinn, Arthur
Ireland,
1810
1832
1883
Radcliff, Mary A.
Isle of Man,
1822
1826
Ranney, Mrs. Annie
New York,
18II
1834
Ranney, Rufus P.
Massachusetts,
1813
1824
...
Ranney, W. S.
Ohio,
1835
1835
....
Rathburne, Geo. S.
Ohio,
1816
1816
. ..
Redington, J. A.
New York,
1818
1839
.
Redington, Mrs. C.
New York,
1821
1839
. . . .
Rees, Mrs. L. Elvira
New York,
1834
1835
. . . .
Remington, S. G.
New York,
1828
1834
. ..
Rice, Harvey.
Massachusetts,
1800
1824
· . .
Rice, Mrs. Harvey
Vermont,
1812
1833
. . . .
Rice P. W.
Ohio,
1829
1829
. . . .
Robison, J. P.
New York,
18II
1832
Rogers, C. C
Ireland,
1813
1839
Ross, Mrs. Emeline
Connecticut,
1810
1814
Rouse, Rebecca E.
Massachusetts,
1799
1830
Rouse, B. F.
Massachusetts,
1824
1830
. . . .
Rowley, Lucy A.
Connecticut,
1805
1827
. . . .
Ruple, S. D.
Ohio,
1808
1808
. . . .
Ruple, Mrs. Anna
Ohio,
1814
1814
.
. .
Ruple, James R.
Ohio,
1810
1810
Ruple, Mrs. James R.
Ohio,
1814
1814
Russel, C. L.
New York,
1810
1835
Russel, George H.
New York,
18:7
1834
Sabin, William
New York,
1817
1839
Sabin, Mrs. William
New York,
1821
1838
Sacket, Alex.
Pennsylvania,
1814
1835
1884
Sacket, Mrs. Alex.
Ohio,
1815
1815
Sanford, Mrs. A. S.
Rhode Island,
1803
1825
Sanford, A. S.
Connecticut,
1805
1829
. . ..
Sargent, C. H.
New York,
1819
1819
. . . .
Sargent, John H.
New York,
1814
1818
. . . .
Sargent, Mrs. Julia A.
Michigan,
1827
1828
.
Saxton, J. C.
Vermont,
1812
1818
....
. . . .
...
. . . .
. . . .
. . . .
....
....
.. ..
...
.
. .
. .
. .
78
ANNALS OF THE
Name.
Where Born.
When.
Came to Reserve.
Died
Saxton, Mrs. E. A.
Maine,
1821
1833
...
Saxton, Jehiel
....
.
.
. . ..
Schiely, Mrs. Anna
Germany,
. .
....
Scheink, John
Prussia,
1817
1835
. . . .
Scovill, Mrs. J. Bixby
Ohio,
1800
1816
. . ..
Scovill, E. A.
Ohio,
1819
1819
Selden, Mrs. Julia A.
New Hampshire,
1808
1819
Selden, N. D.
Connecticut,
1815
1831
. . . .
Selden, Mrs. Elizabeth
Ohio,
1819
1819
. . . .
Severance, S. L.
Ohio,
1834
1834
. . . .
. . . .
Sharp, Clayton,
Ohio,
118I
1833
Shelden, S. H.
New York,
1813
1835
1884
Shelley, John
England,
1815
1835
Shepard, D. A.
Connecticut,
1810
1833
Shepard, Mrs. Wm.
Vermont,
1828
1835
. . ..
Sherwin, Mrs. A.
New York,
IS09
1828
Sherwin, Ahimaaz
Vermont,
I792
1818
1881
Sherwin, Mrs. S. M.
New York,
1809
1827
Short, Lewis
Connecticut,
ISII
1827
... .
Short, Helen
New Hampshire,
18II
1828
. . . .
Short, David
Connecticut,
1818
I827
. . ..
Smith, Mrs. P.
New York,
1829
1837
. . ..
Smith, Mary S.
Vew York,
1817
1841
Snow, Mrs. A. M.
Ohio,
1825
1825
Standart, Alice S.
Michigan,
1826
1828
. .
Shunk, Mrs. A. H.
Ohio,
1824
1824
Silberg, F.
Germany,
1804
1834
....
Simmons, Thomas
Ohio,
1832
1832
. . ..
Skedd, W. V.
England,
1816
1833
. . . .
Skinner, O. B.
Ohio,
1831
1831
.. ..
Slade, Samantha Doan
Ohio,
1817
1817
Slade, Horatio
England,
1827
1834
1882
Slawson, J. L.
Michigan,
1806
1812
Smith, Erastus
Connecticut,
1790
1832
1881
Smith, W T.
New York,
1811
1836
. . . .
Smith, Mrs. Wm.
Connecticut,
1821
1832
. . .
Smith, Mrs. F. L.
Connecticut,
1836
. . ..
Sorter, C. N.
New York,
1812
1831
. . . .
Sorter, Harry
New York,
1820
1831
....
.
. . . .
.
...
Simmons, Isaac B.
1806
1836
·
18II
1836
...
Smith, Elijah
. . . .
. .
Severance, Mrs. M. H.
Ohio,
. . ·
. .
1832
-
EARLY SETTLERS' ASSOCIATION.
Name.
Where Born.
When.
Came to Reserve.
Died.
Southworth, Mrs. E.
Connecticut,
180I
1819
. . ..
Southworth, W. P.
Connecticut,
1819
1836
.. ..
Spalding, R. P.
Massachusetts,
1798
1820
. .
Spangler, Mrs. Elizabeth
Maryland,
1790
1820
I880
Spangler, M. M.
Ohio,
1813
1820
. . . .
Spangler, Mrs. M. N.
Canada,
1820
1835
...
Spayth, A.
Germany,
1800
1832
Spencer, T. P.
Connecticut,
18II
1832
1885
Spring, V.
Massachusetts,
1799
1817
Stanley, G. A.
Connecticut,
.
. .
. . . .
Stearns, Chas. W.
Ohio,
1830
1830
Stephenson, Wm.
Pennsylvania,
1804
1833
. . . .
Sterling, Dr. E.
Connecticut,
1825
1827.
. . .
. . . .
Stewart, C. C.
Connecticut,
1817
1836
. . . .
Stewart, J. S.
Ohio,
1818
1818
Stickney, Mrs. C. B.
Canada,
1836
1836
. . . .
Stickney, Hamilton
New York,
I824
1830
.. ..
Stickney, Carver
New York,
1820
1830
Stillman, W. H.
Connecticut,
1808
1833
Strickland, Mrs. H. W.
Ohio,
1834
Strickland, B. .
Vermont,
1810
1835
Strong, Homer
Connecticut,
18II
1836
1884
Strong, Charles H.
Ohio,
1831
1831
Taylor, Harvey
Ohio,
1814
1814
1880
Taylor, James
Ohio,
1814
1814
. ...
·
. . . .
Thomas, John L.
Massachusetts,
1805
1837
. .. .
Vermont,
1807
1818
. . ..
Thomas, Jefferson
Ohio,
1809
1809
Thompson, Thos.
England,
1814
1836
1884
Thompson, H. V.
New York,
1816
1839
....
Thompson, Mrs. H. V.
Vermont,
1823
1837
Tilden, D. R.
Connecticut,
1806
1828
. . ..
Townsend, H. G.
New York,
1812
1834
. ...
Truscott, Samuel
Canada,
1830
1839
. . . .
Turner, S. W.
Connecticut,
1813
1832
. . . .
Vincent, J. A.
Pennsylvania,
1807
1839
. . . .
Wackerman, Wendell
Germany,
1817
1833
Wager, A. M.
New York,
1818
1819
. . . .
Wager, I. D.
Ohio,
1820
1820
. . . .
.
...
1837
Starkweather, Mrs. Sam'l
Connecticut,
1810
1825
. . . .
Stevens, C. C.
Maine,
1819
1833
. . . .
....
. . . .
...
Taylor, Mrs. Charles
Turner, Almon P.
·
. . . .
. . . .
79
80
ANNALS OF THE
Name.
Where Born.
When.
Came to Reserve.
Died.
Walters, B. C.
New York,
1807
1837
... .
Walters, John R.
New York,
18II
1834
. . . .
Walworth, John
Ohio,
182I
1821
. . . .
Warner, W. J.
Vermont,
1808
1831
1883
Warren, Moses
Connecticut,
1803
1815
Warren, Mrs. J. Y.
New York,
1816
1817
1884
Warren, Mrs. Wm. H.
New York,
1819
1833
Waterman, Wm.
Ohio,
1818
1818
. .
....
Watterson, Mrs. M.
New York,
1828
1829
.. .
Watkins, George
Connecticut,
1812
1818
Wardsworth, Mary York
England,
1793
1836
Wardsworth, W. B.
England,
1818
1836
. . . .
Weidenkopf, Mrs. Celia K. Germany,
1832
1838
Weidenkopf, Mrs. F.
Germany,
1819
1837
1884
Weidenkopf, Mrs. O.
Alsace,
1819
1830
Weidenkopf, Jacob
Germany,
1828
1837
Welch, O. F.
.
.
. . . .
Welch, John
New York,
1800
1825
....
Welch, Jas. S.
Ohio,
1821
1821
1885
Wellstead, Joseph
England,
1817
1837
. . . .
Welton, F. J.
....
. . . .
Wemple, Myndret
New York,
1796
1818
. . . .
Weston, George B.
Massachusetts,
1805
1826
Wheller, Jane
England,
.
....
1836
. . . .
Whipple, Mrs. R. B.
New York,
1815
1844
. . . .
Whitaker, Charles
New York,
1817
1831
·
+
Massachusetts,
1791
1816
1881
White, H. C.
Ohio,
1838
1838
...
Wicken, John
England,
1809
1829
. .
Williams, Mrs. A. J.
Ohio,
18310
1831
Wright, James
Scotland,
1820
1837
... .
Whitelaw, George
Scotland,
1808
1832
. . . .
Whittlesey, H. S.
Ohio,
1836
1836
·
. .
Wick, C. C.
Ohio,
1813
1835
Wightman, D. L.
Ohio,
1817
1817
. . . .
Wightman, Mrs. D. L.
Ohio,
1822
1822
. . . .
Wightman, S. H.
Ohio,
1819
1819
. . . .
Wightman, Mrs. Sarah L.
Ohio,
1824
1824
Williams, George
Connecticut,
1799
1833
. . . .
Williams, William
Connecticut,
1803
1836
. . . .
...
Watterson, Jno. T.
Ohio,
1828
1828
. . ..
.. .
. .
1831
.. ..
Wheller, B. S.
England,
White, Moses .
. . . .
....
1817
81
EARLY SETTLERS' ASSOCIATION.
Name.
Where Born.
When.
Came to Reserve.
Died.
Williams, Jno.
England,
1817
1832
....
Williams, A. J.
New York,
1829
1840
. . ..
Williams, Mrs. Elizabeth
New York,
1812
1833
.
. ..
Williamson, Samuel
Pennsylvania.
1808
1810
1884
Wilcox, Norman
Connecticut,
1793
1829
....
Wilson, Mrs. H. V.
Michigan,
1802
1835
1884
Wilson, Fred
New York,
1807
1832
....
Wilson, William
Ohio,
1819
1819
....
Wilson, Jas. T.
Ohio,
1828
1840
....
Winch, Thomas
New York,
1806
1831
. . . .
Winslow, E. N.
North Carolina,
1824
1830
. . .
Wood, H. B.
New York,
1813
1817
. . . .
Wood, Mrs. D. L.
.
..
·
....
Wood, Mrs. M. S.
Michigan,
1821
1840
. . . .
Younglove, M. C.
New York,
...
1836
. . ..
SUMMARY.
Total number of Members
630
Died
78
Living
552
82
ANNALS OF THE
HONORARY MEMBERS.
GARFIELD, JAMES A .- Late President of the United States ; born at Orange, O., 1831 ; came to Western Reserve, 1831 ; died, 1881 ; home at Mentor, O.
GARFIELD, MRS. LUCRETIA R .- Wife of the late President Garfield ; born in Ohio, 1832 ; came to the Reserve, 1832; home in Mentor, O.
GARFIELD, MRS. ELIZA B .- Mother of the late President Garfield ; born in Connecticut, 1801 ; came to the Reserve, 1830 ; home at Mentor, O.
HOADLY, GEORGE .- Governor of Ohio ; born in Connecticut, 1826 ; came to the Reserve, 1830 ; home at Cincinnati, O.
WOOD, MRS. MARY .- Wife of the late Governor Wood ; born in Ver- mont, 1.798; came to the Reserve in 1818; home at Rockport, O.
TAYLOR, HON. LESTER .- Born in Connecticut, 1798 ; came to the Re- serve in 1819 ; home at Claridon, O.
EDWARDS, HON. JNO. M .- Born in Connecticut, 1805; came to the Reserve in 1832 ; home in Youngstown, O.
BISSELL, REV. SAMUEL .- Born in Massachusetts, 1797 ; came to the Reserve, 1806 ; home at Twinsburg, O.
BOLLES, REV. DR. J. A .- Born in Connecticut, 1810 ; came to the Re_ serve, 1854 ; home at Cleveland, O.
CROSBY, CHAS .- Born in Massachusetts, 1801 ; came to the Reserve, 1832 ; home at Chicago, Ill. ; died, 1885.
GREEN, REV. ALMON .- Born in Connecticut, 1808 ; came to the Re- serve, 1810 ; home at East Cleveland, O.
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BEEBE, LAUREL .- Born in Connecticut, 1809 ; came to the Reserve, 1818 ; home at Ridgeville, O.
PUNDERSON, DANIEL .- Born in Ohio, 1814; came to the Reserve, 1814 ; home at Newbury, O.
RIDDLE, HON. A. G .- Born in Massachusetts, 1816; came to the Reserve, 1817 ; home at Washington, D. C.
Total 14
Died 2
Living
I2
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ANNALS OF THE
CONSTITUTION.
AS AMENDED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF 1883.
ARTICLE I.
This association shall be known as the " EARLY SETTLERS' ASSOCIA- TION OF CUYAHOGA COUNTY," and its members shall consist of such persons as have resided in the Western Reserve at least forty years, and are citizens of Cuyahoga county, and who shall subscribe to this Con- stitution and pay a membership fee of one dollar, but shall not be subject to further liability, except that after one year from the payment of such membership fee, a contribution of one dollar will be expected from each member, who is able to contribute to the same, to be paid to the Treasurer at every annual re-union of the Association, and applied in defraying necessary expenses.
ARTICLE II.
The officers of this Association shall consist of a President, two Vice-Presidents, Secretary and Treasurer, with the addition of an Ex- ecutive Committee of not less than five persons, all of which officers shall be members of the Association and hold their offices for one year, and until their successors are duly appointed and they accept their appointments.
ARTICLE III.
The object of the Association shall be to meet in convention on the twenty-second of July, or the following day if the twenty-second fall on Sunday, each and every year, for the purpose of commemorating the day with appropriate public exercises, and bringing the members into more intimate social relations, and collecting all such facts, incidents, relics, and personal reminiscences respecting the early history and settle- ment of the County and other parts of the Western Reserve, as may be regarded of permanent value, and transferring the same to the Western
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Reserve Historical society for preservation ; and also for the further purpose of electing officers and transacting such other business of the Association as may be required.
ARTICLE IV.
It shall be the duty of the President to preside at public meetings of the Association, and in his absence the like duty shall devolve upon one of the Vice-Presidents. The Secretary shall record in a book provided for the purpose the proceedings of the Association, the names of the members in alphabetical order, with the ages and time of resi- dence at the date of becoming members, and conduct the necessary correspondence of the Association. He shall also be regarded as an additional member, ex-officio, of the Executive Committe, and may consult with them but have no vote. The Treasurer shall receive and pay out all the moneys belonging to the Association, but no moneys shall be paid out except on the joint order of the Chairman of the Ex- ecutive Committee and Secretary of the Association. No debt shall be incurred against the Association by any officer or member beyond its ready means of payment.
ARTICLE V.
The Executive Committee shall have the general supervision and direction of the affairs of the Association, designate the hour and place of holding its annual meetings, and publish due notice thereof, with a programme of exercises. The committee shall also have power to fill vacancies that may occur in their own body or in any other office of the Association, until the Association at a regular meeting shall fill the same, and shall appoint such number of subordinate committees as they may deem expedient. It shall also be their duty to report to the Association at its regular annual meetings the condition of its affairs, its success and prospects, with such other matter as they may deem import- ant. They shall also see that the annual proceedings of the Associa- tion, including such other valuable information as they may have received, are properly prepared and published in phamhplet form, and and gratuitously distributed to the members of the Association, as soon as practicable after each annual meeting.
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ANNALS OF THE
ARTICLE VI.
At any annual or special meeting of the Association the presence of twenty members shall constitute a quorum. No special meetings shall be held, except for business purposes and on call of the Executive Committee. This Constitution may be altered or amended at any regular annual meeting of the Association on a three-fourths vote of all the members present, and shall take effect, as amended, from the date of its adoption.
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GENERAL INDEX.
ANNALS .- NO. I .- 1880.
PAGE.
Officers of the Association.
2
Date and place of Meeting 3
Song-"Auld Lang Syne"
4
Inaugural Address by President Rice
6
Song-" Hail Columbia"
I6
Historical Address by S. E. Adams, Esq 17
Song-" The Good Old Days " 24
Life and Character of Deceased Pioneers, by F. J. Dickman, Esq 25
Hymn Written for the Occasion by Harvey Rice .. 37
Announcement of Deceased Members, by Rev. Thos. Corlett ... 38
Speech by Judge Spalding.
40
Remarks by Rev. A. S. Hayden
45 48
Reminiscences by S. Williamson, Esq.
54 58 61
Remarks by Hon. Jolın W. Allen
Remarks by H. M. Addison
Resolutions by R. T. Lyon
63 64 64
Written Statement by Geo. B. Merwin
Written Remarks by Mrs. Geo. B. Merwin.
71
Recollections and Experiences by J. H. Sargent.
74
Sketch of Early Times in Cleveland, by Geo. F. Marshall.
84
Origin of the Association
127
Constitution
129
Election of Officers .. 132
Report of Geo. C. Dodge, Treasurer. I33
Resolution by S. E. Adams, Esq. 134
Resolutions on the Death of Vice-President Andrews. I35
List of Memberships 139
ANNALS .- NO. II .- 1881.
Congratulatory Address by President Rice
5
Report of the Treasurer 8
: Report of the Executive Committee. 9
Speech by Judge Tilden.
Remarks by Hon. John A. Foot.
88
ANNALS OF THE
PAGE.
Letter from Charles Crosby
13
Election of Honorary Members. 22
Election of Officers .. 23
Settlement of the Western Reserve, by J. H. Rhodes, Esq .. 25
Life and Character of David H. Beardsley, by Hon. J. P. Bishop 44
Announcement of Deceased Members, by Rev. Thos. Corlett .. 52 Call for Speeches and who Responded.
54
Early Settlers' Hymn
54
What I Recollect, by I. A. Morgan.
59
The Oldest Resident. 65
Letter from T. D. Crocker.
69
Cleveland When a Village, by Ara Sprague.
74
Constitution 79
List of Memberships
83
ANNALS .- NO. III .- 1882.
Introductory Address by President Rice.
5
Report of the Executive Committee.
8
Report of the Treasurer
IO
Election of Officers ..
IO
Mrs. Lucretia Garfield Elected an Honorary Member
II
Resolution by H. M. Addison
II
Letter of Hon. Thomas J. McLain.
II
Remarks by Charles Crosby
I2
Introduction of Mrs. Harris as Vice-President.
18
Success of the Early Settlers by Hon. John Hutchins. I8
Life Sketch of the late Governor Wood, by Noble H. Merwin
33
Call for Speeches-Response by Judge Tilden
42
Response by A. J. Williams, Esq.
43
Responses by Judge Ranney and Judge Spalding.
48
Response by George H. Ely, Esq.
52
Early Civil and County Organizations, by Col. Charles Whittlesey
57
Memorial of Ahimaas Sherwin, by his Daughter 61
67
List of Memberships 69
Constitution as Amended in 1880. 85
ANNALS .- NO. IV .- 1883.
Introductory Address by President Rice 5
Report of the Executive Committee 8
Report of the Treasurer II
Amendment of the Constitution. 12
Monument to General Moses Cleaveland 13
Early Settlers Whom I Knew, by Y. L. Morgan.
Announcement of Deceased Members, by the Chaplain 40
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PAGE.
Elect on of Officers.
15
Remarks by Norman Wilcox, 90 years old
16
Annual Address by Hon. R. F. Paine. I6
Remarks of Hon. R. P. Ranney on the Death of Geo. C. Dodge.
27
Pioneer Manxmen by W. S. Kerrnish, Esq.
30
What Early Pioneers Did, by Hon. John Hutchins.
Obituary Notices by Rev. Thos. Corlett.
An Old Letter-Written by John Stair.
40
Pioneer Clergymen, by Rev. Samuel Bissell
42 46 19
House Two Hundred Years Old.
Diamond Wedding
Cholera in 1832.
Life Sketch of Joel B. Cahoon
58 60
Pioneer Schools, by H. M. Addison
Reminiscences of the Shakers at Warrensville.
The McIlraths
An Interesting Old Record
Western Reserve Surveys by Col. Charles Whittlesev
70
Days of Boyhood. 78
List of Memberships. 79
Constitution as Amended in 1883.
93
ANNALS .- NO. V .- 1884.
Address by President Rice
5
Report of the Executive Committee
10
Report of the Treasurer.
II
Report of the Chaplain. 12
Election of Officers
13
Resolution and Election of Honorary Members
13
Recollections by George B. Merwin .
14
Career of the Morgan Family, by Isham A. Morgan.
23
Corporate Birth and Growth of Cleveland, by Hon. S. O. Griswold. 30
A Few Words about the Past, by Hon. John A. Foot 63
65
An Interesting Letter from Edwin Cowles, Esq.
71
Oldest House on the Reserve by John M. Edwards. 8.1
Recollections of an Early Day, by Hon. Lester Taylor.
85
The Cleveland News Letter of 1829
88
First White Child Born in Ohio-178I
92
Golden Wedding.
93
Our Presidents-A Poem.
94
Notable Ancestry of David L. Wightman
95
34 36
Old Time Characters
52 53 56
The Willes Brothers
65 68 69
Remarks by Hon. R. P. Spalding
90
ANNALS OF THE EARLY SETTLERS' ASSOCIATION.
PAGE.
First Attempt at Railroad Building, by Hon. John W. Allen
96
The Farmers' Inn 98 In Memoriam IOI
List of Memberships 103
Constitution as Amended in 1883.
119
ANNALS .- NO. VI .-- 1885.
Introductory Address by President Rice 5
Report of the Executive Committee 8
Report of the Treasurer . 9
Report of the Monument Committee.
9
Necrological Report by the Chaplain.
9
Resolutions IO
Election of Officers. .
II
What I Remember, by John H. Sargent
II
Annual Address by Henry C. White, Esq
16
The Influence of Woman in the Early Settlement of the Country, by Hon. John C. Hutchins
33
Governor Clinton and the Ohio Canal.
37
Retrospection, by Joseph Glidden .
40
Historical Facts, by Hon. R. P. Spalding.
48 51
A Sketch of the Doane Family.
Cleveland in 1816.
56
An Interesting Relic
Slaves for Sale.
64 65 66
List of Memberships.
Honorary Members
82
Constitution
8.4
General Index 87
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