Biographical history of northeastern Ohio : embracing the counties of Ashtabula, Geauga and Lake, Part 108

Author: Lewis Publishing Company. cn
Publication date: 1893
Publisher: Chicago : Lewis Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 1094

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June 28, 1865, Mr. Hyde was married to Temperance A. Dodge, an educated and ac- complished lady of New Lyme, daughter of Jeremiah Dodge, a well-known and widely respected resident of that city. They had

four children: Hattie Olive, born March 22, 1866; Bernice Eugenie, born February 16, 1868; Perry G., Jr., November 20, 1870; and Edward J., March 26, 1872. In 1874, the loving and devoted mother was removed from the family which so much needed her care. Mr. Hyde afterward remarried and had nine children by his second union: Jes- sie B., born August 31, 1876; Mabel O)., born April 15, 1879; Hiram L., February 17, 1882; Glenn R., March 12, 1884; Ruby, January 28, 1886; Ruth, January 28, 1886; Walter W. October 8, 1887; Carl N., Feb- ruary 21, 1889; and Ethel M., August 8, 1891.

Politically, Mr. Hyde is conservative, find- ing much to endorse in the principles of both parties. His position on the tariff question has led him to vote with the Republicans. Fraternally, he is an honored member of the Masonic order. As a Postmaster, Mr. Hyde has been a most popular and capable public servant, and much regret is expressed over the fear that party affiliations may lead to his removal. As a private citizen, he enjoys the best wishes for his prosperity of all who know him.

H ENRY E. PARKER, of Orwell, Ohio, was born at this place, February 28, 1847, one of a family of nine children, the others being: Alvaredo, Joseph, John, Alsaco, Albert, Thomas, Martha, and Lydia. All are living except Albert and Martha. Lydia is the wife of Charles Lewis and lives in Orwell township, on the farm owned by our subject.

Henry E. Parker was reared on his father's farm, received his education in the district school near his home, and remained with his

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parents until he was twenty-two years of age. He has been interested in farming and stock- raising all his life, and is at present giving his special attention to the raising of fine horses, being the owner of some horses of great value. His farm comprises seventy- eight acres and is well improved.

Mr. Parker was married February 12, 1868, to Miss Emma Smith, daughter of An- son and Lavina Smith, of Orwell. The issue from this marriage was one son, Charles, born June 2, 1871. He is now a resident of New Jersey. Mr. Parker's present compan- ion was by maiden name Miss Marilla Wil- cox, his marriage to her having occured January 25, 1876. She is a daughter of Robert and Lucy Wilcox, of Mesopotamia, Ohio. Mr. Wilcox has resided on his home- stead there for more than half a century.

Like his father before him, Mr. Parker has all his life been identified with the Demo- cratic party. He is a member of Orwell Lodge, No. 477, I. O. O. F.

L ORENZO S. EDDY, a representative farmer of Windsor township, Ashta- bula county, Ohio, residing a mile and a half north of Windsor, was born in Tolland county, Connecticut, July 22, 1817. His father, Moore Eddy, was a farmer who came to Windsor township in 1830, and settled on the land now owned by the subject of this sketch, which the father purchased before coming here. The farm then had no im- provements but a small log house, being vir- tually a virgin forest. The subject of this sketch stood by the side of nearly every tree which was cut down, and is positive that every log-heap burned bore the marks of his hands. The father of Mr. Eddy was one of the most earnest, conscientious and upright

men, energetic and industrious, well and favorably known throughout the county. He died February 22, 1875, at the advanced age of eighty-two, regretted by all who knew him. The mother of the subject of this sketch was before marriage Miss Elizabeth Whittaker, also a native of Tolland county, Connecticut, whose parents, Timothy and Charity (Whit- taker) Eddy, came from that State to Wind- sor township, Ohio, previous to the arrival of Mr. Eddy's parents. She and her parents made the journey overland with an ox team and two cows, six weeks being passed on the way. The mother of Mr. Eddy died in August, 1868, leaving many friends to mourn her loss. This pioneer couple had six chil- dren: Paulina, who died many years ago; Lorenzo S., whose name heads this notice; Susan, now Mrs. Teel; William, now of Chicago, Illinois, where he is one of the prominent horse dealers and financial men; Emily married Amherst Darrow, of Kins- man, Ohio, and died several years ago. Her son, Clarence Darrow, is now a leading lawyer of Chicago, who recently came to notice by his winning a long contested land case in- volving $455,000. Gardner, the youngest child, is now dead.

The subject of this sketch was early inured to pioneer farm work and received the edu- cational advantages provided by the district schools of his day, although his time for such pursuits was much limited, owing to the necessity for his labor on the farm. Of natu- rally quick intuitions and a studious, observ- ing disposition, he has by persevering self- application attained superior financial suc- cess, as his present status amply testifies. He now owns a farm of 136 acres, on the im- provements of which there is an insurance of $3,000, and is justly numbered among the most substantial men of his community.

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Yet, although eminently successful in all his business enterprises, he has been much afflicted by the death of his loved ones, the angel of sorrow having been a frequent visi- tor to his home. His first wife, Elizabeth Eaton, of New England birth, and excellent family, died April 18, 1862, at the compara- tively early age of forty-nine years. Previous to her death, death claimed their first-born son, George, who died at the age of six. The two sons surviving her death were Clay- born A. and Burdette. The first of these was a brave soldier in the late war, serving as Sergeant in Company K, of the One Hun- dred and Fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was wounded on the last day of a battle in North Carolina and died in McClellan hospital, at Philadelphia, Penn- sylvania, May 15, 1865, at the age of twenty-one years. He was a young man of much promise and his death was a great blow to his parents and friends. Burdette, the youngest child, now resides in Youngstown, Ohio, and is official stenographer of the county. ' He is also an attorney, having been admitted to the bar in 1874, and is a gradu- ate of the law department of the State Uni- versity at Ann Arbor, Michigan.

The second wife of the subject of this sketch was Mrs. Lorinda Payne, whose maiden surname was Barnard. They had no children, but a son of her's by her former marriage is now a prosperous book dealer in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Mr. Eddy's third and present wife was Mrs. Maggie A. Par- sons, whose parents, Alexander and Frances Quayle, were both natives of Ireland, but came to America when children. Her par- ents had eight children, six sons and two daughters: James; Maggie, wife of the sub- ject of this sketch; Thomas, John, William, Lawrence, Anna E. and Homer. The de-

voted and loving father died at Greensburg, Trumbull county, Ohio, in December, 1874, aged forty-eight years. His widow re-mar- ried, becoming the wife of George Parker, Sr., a prominent and respected citizen, who died in the spring of 1889, and Mrs. Parker now makes her home with her daughter, Mrs. Eddy. Mrs. Parker is now sixty-three years of age, bright and active as ever and enjoys the esteem of a large circle of friends. Mrs. Eddy had one child by her first marriage, Nellie J., born August 13, 1881. By the present marriage there are no children.

It is such men as Mr. Eddy who give sta- bility to a community, by his upright and generous methods, hard-working industry and intelligent management contributing to the general welfare, and he justly enjoys the highest regard and best wishes of his fellow- citizens.

OHN A. HARTSON, a well-to-do and highly respected farmer of Richmond township, Ashtabula county, Ohio, came to this county in 1845, and was born in Norwich township, Chenango county, New York, January 18, 1824. He is of New England ancestry, his parents, Ebenezer and Polly (Clark) Hartson, both being natives of Connecticut, the former born in Windham county. Grandfather Andrew Hartson was one of the seven brothers, all of whom served faithfully in the Revolutionary war. Andrew met his death by being murdered by the In- dians, his wife and son escaping, and from this son have descended all the Hartsons. In 1845 the parents of the subject of this sketch came to Ashtabula county, Ohio, and settled on land which they industriously improved, making of it a valuable piece of property, and in time were numbered among the prominent

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and influential residents of their township. Their ten children were as follows: Caroline, Ebenezer, George, May, Harriet, Washing- ton; Jobn, the subject of this sketch; Clark; Nelson and Franklin. The old folks passed their declining days in peace and comfort, surrounded by their children and children's children. The devoted mother was the first to pass away, who died at the age of eighty, the father surviving to the extreme old age of ninety six years and eight months, expiring at Pierpont, this county, greatly lamented by all who knew him.

The subject of this sketch was reared on a farm and attended the district schools. In 1845, he accompanied his parents to Ashta. bula county from the East, he being then a strong, intelligent and ambitious young man of twenty-one. He worked for some time on his father's land, but in 1851 removed to Richmond township and began to work for himself. By industry, careful management and economy he has been greatly prospered, and is to-day one of the most substantial farmers of his vicinity. He remained on that place until 1888, when he removed to his present farm of sixty-five acres, which he has greatly improved, with a fine residence and good barns, besides other improvements of a modern character. He also owns 210 acres of excellent land in Richmond township, on which his sons live. All of this prosperity has come by hard and incessant hard work. Mr. Hartson justly deserves his present suc- cess.

Mr. Hartson was married in Richmond township, in 1851, to Lucinda Ann Oatman, a lady of domestic tastes, who was born and reared in Wayne township, Ashtabula county, and a daughter of Andrew and Phoebe Oat- man, well known residents of that township, where they died. Her parents had twelve

children, and those surviving fill honorable and prominent positions in business and so- ciety. Mr. and Mrs. Hartson have had six children, two of whom, Frederick and Lucy, have died. Those surviving are: Ralph, mar- ried and has one child, Zelah; Rolla; Mary Jane, wife of Ira Falkner, a prosperous farmer of Richmond township, has two children, Zoa and Edith; and Electa, wife of W. J. Hall, also of Richmond township, has one son, Glen.

Politically, Mr. Hartson is a Democrat, and has been Trustee of his township three times and served with ability on the School Board. He is a man of progressive disposition and public spirit, and is always ready to aid any movement tending to benefit his community, and is justly held in high esteem by all his associates.

W ALTER A. CHENEY, a prominent lumberman and esteemed citizen, of East Orwell, Ohio, was born in Fly Creek, Otsego county, New York, November 20, 1848. His parents, William and Matilda (Dennis) Cheney, were prominent and high- ly respected people of the Empire State, the former of English birth, a veterinary surgeon by occupation. The father enlisted in the Revolutionary war at the age of fifteen and served his country faithfully and well. He died in 1851, at the advanced age of ninety- three years.

The mother of the subject of this sketch died when he was young, and he was, con- sequently, reared in Colebrook, Ohio, by his half-sister, Mrs. Patience Perry, until he was thirteen years old. The Civil war then com- ing on, he enlisted in Captain Crowell's com- pany of the One Hundred and Fifth Regi- ment of Ohio Voluntary Infantry, but was

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rejected on account of his age. He soon afterward enlisted in the Forty-first Ohio Regiment, by which he was also rejected for a similar reason, when, on September 13, 1862, he enlisted as a recruit in the same regiment and was accepted, but transferred to Company C, of the One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Regiment of Ohio Volunteer Infantry, which was organized in Cleveland, and he was mustered into service before at- taining the age of fourteen, being the young- est soldier ever enlisted from Ashtabula county. He served in the One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Regiment three years and twenty-six days, first as a musician, but after the battle of Chickamauga he carried arms. He participated in twenty-seven engage- ments, principal among which were those of Franklin, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge and Rock Face Ridge, after which latter en- gagement he was sixty days under fire until the capture of Atlanta. He was wounded in the right leg at the battle of Dandridge, Tennessee. October 26, 1865, he was honor- ably discharged at Camp Irwin, Texas, lack- ing then twenty-four days of being seventeen years of age.

Immediately returning home, he at once began working at the carpenter's trade, con- tinuing to be thus occupied for five years, when he began the manufacture and sale of lum- ber, which he has followed ever since, being now situated in East Orwell. His energy and perseverance have been rewarded with prosperity, until he is now one of the most substantial citizens of the county. He owns seventy acres, known as lots eighty-three and eighty-four in Colebrook, and has some of the finest buildings, two business blocks, be- sides which he has thirty acres in Green township, Trumbull county, Ohio, and ten acres in East Orwell, on part of which he is

now (1893) building a handsome residence and otherwise improving the place, which, when completed, will be one of the most attractive and comfortable homes in the city. All of this prosperity is entirely due to his own unaided efforts and intelligent manage- ment, and he justly deserves his present good fortune.

Mr. Cheney was first married June 28, 1868, to Momild J. Witter, a lady of many excellent qualities, the second of three chil- dren of Ira and Jane Witter, well-to-do and highly esteemed residents of Ashtabula county. Mr. and Mrs. Cheney had two chil- dren: Wallace W., born April 6, 1869, grad- nated at Delaware (Ohio) College and is now teaching his ninth consecutive term in a school in Colebrook. Sadie L., born Decem- ber 15, 1870, married G. H. Older, a well-to- do citizen of Colebrook, and they have one daughter, Jessie, born October 8, 1891, who is the joy of her grandfather's heart. August 30, 1883, the family were called upon to mourn the loss of the loving wife and mother, whose life had been one of devotion to her home and family. She was an active mem- ber of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and an earnest, zealous and Christian woman. May 25, 1884, Mr. Cheney was re-married, his second wife being Miss Edith V. Denslow, a lady of domestic and social accomplish- ment, daughter of B. F. and Josephine Dens- low, of Cherry Valley, Ohio, where her father is a prospeous farmer. She is one of the most useful members of the Methodist Epis- copal Church.

Politically, Mr. Cheney is a stanch Re- publican and served his constituents three years as Township Trustee of Colebrook, which position he resigned when he settled in East Orwell. He is, fraternally, a mem- ber of the A. F. & A. M., in which he has

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filled all the chairs; the organizer of the G. A. R. Post in Colebrook, of which he is Commander; and is a member of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics. Do- mestic in his disposition, Mr. Cheney finds his greatest pleasure in the society of his family and intimate friends. He is active in church matters, a liberal supporter of all objects tending to advance the interests of the community, and, in all things, a repre- sentative citizen of his county and State.

N EWTON I. WATTS, one of the old settlers and successful farmers of Perry township, Lake county, Ohio, dates his birth in Claridon, Geauga county, this State, December 27, 1827.

George Watts, his father, was born in New Hampshire in 1798, and Isaac Watts, grand- father, was also a native of New Hampshire. The latter, a farmer by occupation, came to Ohio. at an early day and died in this county, at the age of eighty-four years. George Watts came to this State in 1819, at the age of twenty-one, carrying a knapsack on his back, and walking along the lake shore on the ice most of the way from Buffalo to Cleve- land. He hired out to cut wood and make sugar for a farmer in Portage county, and while thus employed he and the farmer took two yoke of oxen and the sugar to Pittsburgh, finding their road through the woods by the blazed trees, and upon reaching their destina- tion sold both the sugar and the oxen. They walked home. In those days it was hard for the pioneers to get money to pay their taxes. There were plenty of Indians throughout this section of the State, and then the forest abounded in wild game of all kinds. To kill a bear, a wolf ora deer was no unusual thing, and

Mr. Watts' experience as a hunter was similar to that of many other early settlers. In due time he returned East, and in Connecticut was married to Lois Dimock, a native of that State. Coming back to Ohio with his bride, he settled on Cuyahoga river, where for some time he ran a fulling mill. From there he moved to Claridon, Geaug county, and took up a claim of 100 acres. He built a log cabin and himself manufactured most of its furnishings. The bedstead he made of poles and the bed of brush and straw. A board fastened across the corner of the cabin afforded a table, from which they ate their frugal meals. Although he worked hard and improved his land, he could get but little money, and at the end of five years, not being able to pay for the claim, he went to General Perkins, the land agent, and offered to give it up. The general renewed his article, and he finally paid out on it. He came to Perry township, Lake county, in 1837, and here passed the rest of his life, dying at the age of sixty-four years. He and his wife had three children, namely: Harvey D., deceased; Newton I., the subject of our sketch; and Mrs. Lucinda B. Pike, a resident of Denver, Colorado. The mother died at the age of sixty-two years. Both were devoted members of the Meth- odist Church, and he was a Class-leader in the same. Politically he was first a Whig and later a Republican.

Newton I. Watts, born and reared amid pioneer scenes, received his education in the common schools of Geauga and Lake counties, conning his lessons while he sat upon the slab benches of the old log schoolhouse. When he reached his majority he started out on his own responsibility, and has been engaged in farming ever since. His present farm com- prises 110 acres, and is well improved, he having erected the buildings, planted the

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trees, etc. The general appearance of the premises at once stamps its owner as a man of good management and thrift. Having an interest in the cheese factory of Perry, he keeps a dairy and disposes of his milk at the factory.

May 4, 1852, Mr. Watts married Lois Thompson, a native of this township, who died in 1865, leaving an only child, George T. In 1867 he married Louisa E. Thompson, a sister of his first wife, whose death, Sep- tember 16, 1891, again left him bereft of a loving companion. November 16, 1892, he wedded Elizabeth G. Sterens, his present wife, she, too, being a native of Perry township. She is a member of the Baptist Church.

Politically, Mr. Watts is a Republican. For many years he served as Trustee of his township. During the war he enlisted, in April, 1864, as a member of Company E, Seventy-first National Guards, and was on guard duty on Johnson's island: he was mus- tered out in August of that same year. He is a member of the O. H. Haskell Post, No. 462, G. A. R., of Perry.

Such is a brief sketch of the life of one of Perry township's successful farmers and highly respected citizens.

D C. HUGABOON, one of the worthy citizens of Conneaut, and for many years conductor on the Nickel Plate Railroad, dates his birth in Erie county, Pennsylvania, October 12, 1852.

His parents were James and Mary (Rus- sell) Hugaboon, natives of Vermont and Pennsylvania respectively. His father was engaged in farming and stock-raising in Pennsylvania, and at one time made a spe- cialty of fine horses. He was well known in

his county as a man of the strictest integrity, and fully lived up to his high ideas of mor- ality. He died June 13, 1868, at the age of sixty-one years. His wife passed away May 14, 1880, aged forty-six. Of their family we make the following record: Mary, the oldest, is the widow of W. D. Feidler, and lives in Erie; Helen M., wife of G. N. John- son, is also a resident of Erie; Margaret, wife of T. H. Collins, lives in Ashtabula; Nettie, who died at the age of twenty-eight, was the wife of H. R. Bissell; Frances Lill- ian died at the age of twenty-three years; Charles J., a resident of Erie, is machinist in the Erie & Pittsburgh Railroad shops.

D. C. Hugaboon, the fourth born in his father's family, remained on the home farm until he was eighteen years old. At that time he entered upon a railroad career_ He served four years as brakeman and has ever since been a conductor. He was on the Erie & Pittsburgh until 1883, since which time he has been on the Nickel Plate, with the exception of the winter of the Ashtabula disaster. At that time he was braking on the Lake Shore Railroad. That night the engine of the freight, on which he was em- ployed, was taken from the train to assist a passenger, there being deep snow and a heavy storm. This gave him and his fellow brake- man, William Burrell, a chance to take a much needed sleep. They were in the ca- boose when the wreck occurred. They were awakened by the pumpman and told of the disaster, and at once hastened to the scene. Only one man had reached the wreck before them, and he, with ax in hand, stood appalled at the sight before him. Mr. Hugaboon, rushing up and taking the ax from his hand, knocked open the door of a sleeper and, un- aided, carried six of the passengers to a place of safety before the fire reached that

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car. In other cars he found trunks of hu- man beings with head and limbs burned off, and the screams of the injured and dying rose above the storm of the night. He car- ried out a child which was still living, though perhaps unconscious, its legs being burned off below the knees. For six hours in the slush and snow he worked, thinking all the time that his sister might be the next he would carry out of the wreck, for he thought she was on the train. She and her husband went to Erie, expecting to board that train, but, owing to its lateness and the extreme cold and severe storm, they returned home, and were thus saved from an awful death. In all the twenty years of his railroad expe- rience, Mr. Hugaboon says that was the worst night he ever saw for a wreck.

In 1882 he located in Conneaut, and has been here ever since. His o'n railroad ex- perience has been a remarkably "lucky " one. He was never suspended a day in his life, has never had to made out an accident report for a person hurt on his train, and is to-day the oldest freight conductor on the road. He was chosen a member of the City Council since coming to Conneaut, and served two years, at the end of that time declining a second term.

Mr. Hugaboon has been twice married. In 1875 he married Mary C. Uber, daughter of Jacob Uber, of Mercer county, Pennsyl- vania. Their only child, Alice May, died at the age of eight years. The wife and mother died March 10, 1892, aged thirty-six. She was a member of the Methodist Episco- pal Church. His present wife, nee Lydia Brown, is a daughter of Abijah and Emiline (Galloway) Brown, the latter a relative of Hon. Samuel Galloway. Her father died in 1858, aged fifty-one years, and her mother in 1871, aged fifty-two. Mrs. Hugaboon is the

older of two children. Her brother Alonzo, a resident of Conneaut, is a decorator and paperhanger. Mr. Hugaboon and his wife are members of the Christian Church. He belongs to the Order of Railway Conductors, the I. O. G. T., and the Protective Home Circle. He was formerly a Republican, but now affiliates with the Prohibition party.

H N. HAVENS, a member of the firm of Wright & Havens, proprietors of a planing mill and contractors and build- ers, Conneaut, Ohio, is one of the sub- stantial and highly esteemed citizens of this place.

H. N. Havens was born in Chautauqua county, New York, July 13, 1846, son of Nelson and Eliza (Ashley) Havens. His par- ents were born, reared and married in New York, and his father was a well-to-do farmer of that State, living an active and useful life and dying in 1866, aged fifty-eight years. He took an active interest in the educational af- fairs, and served as School Trustee for many years; religiously, was an Universalist; politi- cally, a Republican. He was connected with the Underground Railroad. He believed in a vigorous prosecution of the war and was deeply interested in the success of the Union forces. Few men in his vicinity had more friends than he. His good wife, who shared in his religious belief and who was a member of the same church, passed away in 1849. The subject of this sketch is the youngest of their eight children, four of whom are still living.

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Biographical history of northeastern Ohio : embracing the counties of Ashtabula, Geauga and Lake, Part 108

Author: Lewis Publishing Company. cn Publication date: 1893 Publisher: Chicago : Lewis Pub. Co. Number of Pages: 1094

Author: Lewis Publishing Company. cn
Publication date: 1893
Publisher: Chicago : Lewis Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 1094