Biographical history of northeastern Ohio : embracing the counties of Ashtabula, Geauga and Lake, Part 123

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

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In politics, Mr. Woodworth supports the principles of the Republican party as best calculated to advance the interests of the country. Mrs. Woodworth is a worthy

member of the Methodist Church. Although not a member of any religious denomination, yet Mr. Woodworth is a liberal contributor to the church and all deserving objects, and as a business man and citizen is numbered among the most upright and public-spirited in the county.

N AHUM H. WARD, a successful farmer and stock-raiser of Lenox town- ship, Ashtabula county, Ohio, resides half a mile south of Rowenton.

He was born in Hillsdale township, Berk- shire county, Massachusetts, and at the age of six years came with his parents to Ohio, settling in the wilderness of Lenox township. He was reared on his father's pioneer farm, helping to clear and till the land, and receiv- ing his education in the district school. Ar- riving at manhood, he enlisted in the late war, in 1861, and went out as a private in Company B, Twenty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, being assigned to the Army of the Potomac. He remained in the service until the war closed. He participated in twenty- six regular engagements, besides numerous skirmishes, the most notable of the former being the battles of Antietam, Cloud Moun- tain, Winchester, Cedar Creek, Harper's Ferry, etc. July 26, 1865, Mr. Ward re- ceived an honorable discharge at Cumberland, Maryland, after which he returned home and engaged in farming. After running his father's farm one year, he purchased the prop- erty, comprising 106 acres, beautifully located and well improved. Here he has since re- sided, giving his close attention to diversified farming and meeting with success in his op- erations. In 1887 he built his present home, a commodious residence having ten large

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rooms, and a cellar under the whole house. He also further improved the place by the erection of a large barn, 44 x 45 feet, with ample sheds and grain cribs and outbuildings. For twelve years Mr. Ward was engaged in the dairy business, in which he was very successful. His land is well stocked with hogs, sheep, cattle and horses.

He was married December 20, 1865, to Miss Pollie Pease, daughter of John and Sophia (Olin) Pease. She was born October 17, 1846, in Portage county, Ohio, and at the age of ten years came with her parents to Jefferson township, Ashtabula county, where she grew up and received a fair education. She was married to Mr. Ward when she was twenty. They have two children. Ina S., the older, born in 1868, was student of the Jefferson Educational Institute, and was mar- ried October 30, 1887, to Benjamin Suther- land, their two children being Lunetta A. and Lotta A. They reside in Ashtabula. The younger child, Fred L., was born Janu- ary 4, 1870, and is a graduate of the Jeffer- son Educational Institute, having completed his course with the class of 1892. He is now engaged in business in Cleveland.

Mr. Ward has been a Republican all his life, having cast his first presidential vote for Lincoln. He is a member of Giddings Post, G. A. R.

RA ATKIN is one of the most popular and highly respected citizens of Thomp- son township, Geauga county, Ohio, which is his birthplace, the date of his birth being June 3, 1829. His father, John At- kin, was born in Lincolnshire, England, in 1793. His grandfather kept Lincolnshire Inn, entertaining many of the celebrities of his time. John Atkin emigrated to Amer-

ica with his father in 1800, being a lad of seven years. His father had ample means, but he wandered over the country so long be- fore settling that he had spent all his gold. He finally located in Ashtabula county, Ohio, and there passed the remainder of his life. He died the day he was ninety-nine years old. He was twice married, and reared a family of eleven children by each wife. John Atkin was the eldest of the second family. He was one of the first settlers in Thompson town- ship, Geauga county, where he cleared a farm and lived the last years of his life; he died at the age of eighty. His wife's maiden name was Sallie Meeker, a native of Schoharie county, New York; born October 31, 1797; their married life was extended over a period of fifty-six years of toil and trial, and min- gled joy and sorrow. They were consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and were among the first members of the so- ciety here. Mr. Atkin was a soldier in the war of 1812. They had born to them a fam- ily of seven sons and four daughters, eight of the family surviving.

William, Ira and Lucy (now Mrs. Nelson Arnold) live on the old homestead; William and Ira are unmarried. They were reared amid the hardships and privations of frontier life, and secured only a limited education. They assisted in clearing the land, and by their industry and perseverance developed one of the best farms within the borders of Geauga county. They own 150 acres, a con - siderable portion of which is devoted to small fruits, peaches and grapes. In politics they support the Republican party. William At- kin has been Trustee of the township for several years and has taken an active interest in the affairs pertaining to the public welfare.

Mrs. John Atkin, mother of Ira, William and Lucy, is the oldest actual settler in

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Thompson township, and is one of the oldest residents of the county. She had a family of loyal sons, five of them going out to battle for the perpetuity of the nation. Orestes died while in the service, at Somerset, Kentucky. Ira Atkin enlisted August 2, 1862, in the Ninth Ohio Battery, and served two years and nine months. He was taken prisoner at Danville, Kentucky, March 1, 1863, and was held at Camp Chase for six months before being paroled. He was afterwards on guard duty, and was then taken ill and confined to the hospital for some time. The next mis- fortune was a wound caused by a mule fall- ing on him, disabling him for a long time. Mrs. Atkin draws a pension in recognition of her husband's service in the war of 1812.

S D. MASON, the popular proprietor of the City Meat Market, in Andover, Ohio, a progressive business man and public-spirited citizen, was born in West Andover, this State, July 23, 1847. His par- ents were R. and S. Mason, pioneers of Ash- tabula county, and for many years prominent and influential residents of their vicinity.

The subject of this sketch was reared on a farm and received his education in the pub- lic and select schools of his vicinity. At the age of eighteen, he began working in a saw- mill, where he remained about four years, after which he learned and followed cabinet making, carpentry and joinery. He was variously employed until 1884, when he opened his present meat market in Andover, which he has since successfully conducted. In connection with his meat market, he buys and ships stock of all kinds, wool and all kinds of produce, etc., and does an extensive busi- ness in his line, being one of the live men of

his vicinity. He has excellent business ability and is a thoroughly self-made man, having started at the very bottom and gradually arisen to his present prominence by his own unaided efforts and persistent industry, and justly deserves his present success.

November 2, 1872, Mr. Mason was married to Miss Christiana Landon, an estimable lady, a native of Pennsylvania, but reared and ed- ucated in Ashtabula county, daughter of S. J. and Jane Landon, early settlers of the county. Mr. and Mrs. Mason have two chil- dren: Charley, aged eight years; and Maud, aged six.

Mr. Mason is a stanch Republican in poli- tics and has served four years as City Coun- cilman and is at present an active member of the School Board. He was one of the men who were instrumental in getting fire pro- tection for the city, and as such is entitled to the universal gratitude of all interested in the public welfare. Mr. Mason is an active member of the I. O. O. F., at present hold- ing the position of Vice Grand in Andover Lodge, No. 728, and has served three terms as District Deputy in the Andover Encamp- ment, No. 232; and has passed all the chairs in the Junior Order United American Me- chanics. It is to such men as Mr. Mason that Andover owes her present prominence, and he is justly numbered among her representative citizens.

ESTER J. BURLINGHAM, an old settler and prosperous farmer of Cherry Valley township, Ashtabula county, Ohio, was born in Fort Ann, New York, July 8, 1830. He is of New England stock, his father, Bernard Burlingham, having been born in Chelsea, Vermont, and accompany- ing his parents to Fort Ann, New York,

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when he was four years of age. He there married Lucinda Gillette, a native of Wash- ington county, New York. They joined the westward movement of emigration in 1836, going by canal to Buffalo and thence by lake to Ohio, settling in the woods of Ashtabula county, where the father improved a tract of land, making it a valuable farm, and came to be numbered among the prominent men of his community. He was a hard working, honest, kind-hearted man, and much respected by all who knew him. He was in politics originally a Whig and later a Republican, with strong anti-slavery opinions. The mother was equally estimable in character and a typical pioneer's wife, a devout mem- ber of the Baptist Church and prominent in all good works. Of their ten children, seven are now living: George; Alanson; Ar- thur, who was a soldier in the late war; Lester J., the subject of this sketch; Jane, now Mrs. Spellman; Dasa, who married Mr. Snow; and Electa, wife of Mr. Giddings. The three chil- dren deceased are: Jarvis, who died aged forty-five; Samuel, deceased at the age of one year; and Julia, who died aged twenty-eight.

The subject of this sketch was six years of age when his parents removed to the wilds of Ohio, where he was reared and educated. He was trained to farm work, and in 1863 started in life for himself on fifty acres of land. By

continued industry and careful management he was prospered, and eventually bought land until now he owns 140 acres, all under an excellent state of cultivation and well im- proved. He has a good house, which he erected in 1883, which is 30 x30 feet, two stories high, with an L, 20x 24 feet, one story in height, all finished in modern style and well furnished. The whole is topped with a cupola and in front of the house is a bay window, from both of which a fine view

of the surrounding country is to be had. Porches around the house provide a pleasant and cool place on a summer's day. A rock cellar under the house gives ample room for preserving produce of all kinds for family use. The whole is surrounded with a fine lawn, ornamented with trees and shrubs, while an orchard in the rear furnished fruits of a varied variety and excellent quality. Two barns, one 42 x 58 feet, and the other, 26 x36, afford ample room for the storing of grain and the shelter of stock. All of this is the result of years of continued effort, supple- mented by careful management and wise economy.

Mr. Burlingham was married at the age of twenty-four to Sarah Spellman, an excellent lady, daughter of Charles and Liva (Burton) Spellman, old settlers and esteemed residents of Ashtabula county. By this marriage there were three children: Charles, prosperous farm- er of Cherry Valley township, who married Martha Vaughan, an estimable lady of this vi- cinity, and they have one daughter, Flossie; Emma, the second child of Mr. Burlingham, died at the age of seventeen years; Elmer, the third expired at the age of three. Decem- ber 25, 1862, the family were called upon to mourn the loss of the loving wife and mother, who died leaving three children to the care of her husband. March 1, 1863, Mr. Burlingham was married to Emina Clark, a worthy lady of his vicinity, daughter of Dexter and May (Hardy) Herrington, old settlers of Ashty- bula county. They had six children, all of whom were carried off by diphtheria and ty- phoid fever, leaving the home desolate and childless. Their names were: Zella, who died aged sixteen; Frank, aged eight; Earl, at six; Willie, five weeks; Roy, six years; and Maggie, three years. Thus bereaved of all their children, Mr. and Mrs. Burlingham

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adopted two others: Willie, born December 24, 1876; and Hallie, born January 27, 1883.

In political views, Mr. Burlingham is a supporter of Democracy, and has served as Township Trustee, discharging his duties to the credit of himself and the full satisfaction of all concerned. Both he and his wife are useful members of the Church and promin- ent in all good work, Mr. Burlingham par- ticularly contributing to everything tending to advance the material and moral welfare of his community, of which he is a representa- tive citizen.

ACOB J. TISCH, who is identified with the farming and manufacturing inter- ests of Lenox township, Ashtubala county, Ohio, is one of the most enterprising business men of the vicinity.

He was born in Alsace-Loraine, France, October 23, 1825, son of Shaw Tisch, who was born, reared and educated at that place. When nearing the close of his college course, the senior Tisch ran away and joined Napo- leon's army, accompanying that distinguished general in his campaign through Spain, Italy and elsewhere, and serving under Marshall Ney in the famous battle of Waterloo; was one of eighteen survivors of his company after that famous battle. He was a member of the Kersage Cavalry. His career as a soldier covered a period of thirty-eight years, during which time he succeeded to the rank of Major, being stationed in Poland and other European provinces. He was a linguist of rare ability; owned a fine library, and was able to converse fluently in some seven or eight different languages. About 1824 he married Elizabeth Ward, whose happy mar- ried life was brief, ending with her death in

1830. In 1851 he married Miss Dorothea Flixer. In 1836, accompanied by his family, he came to America, landing in New York and remaining there a short time. He then directed his course toward Cleveland, Ohio, where he became an American citizen, and where, on a small farm near the city, he spent the closing years of his life in peace and quiet, dying in 1865. He was a member of the Reformed Lutheran Church, and in poli- tics was a Democrat.

Jacob J. Tisch came to America in his youth, and in and around Cleveland was reared, being variously employed and receiv- ing limited educational advantages. When the Mexican war came on he enlisted for the service and went to Cincinnati, where, how- ever, finding the ranks full, he abandoned the idea of going to Mexico. From that city he made his way to Akron, Ohio, where he was employed as teamster for some time. After that he went to Medina county. At Brunswick, Medina county, Ohio, he was married in December, 1848, to Miss Mary A. Milestone, daughter of Everson Milestone. Her father, a native of England, came to America about 1845, and settled in Medina county, where he had large landed interests, and where, in connection with his farming operations, he also dealt largely in stock, buy- ing and shipping to Eastern markets. In 1857 he shipped a large consignment of cat- tle to New York, and there disappeared, all trace of him being lost. Mrs. Tisch was born in Pickering, Yorkshire, England, March 26, 1825, and there grew to womanhood. Her educational advantages were of the best. In 1848 she took passage on a sailing vessel for America, and after a voyage of four weeks and three days landed in New York, from whence she came direct to Brunswick. She was twenty-three at the time of her marriage.

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Of their children we make record as follows: Urilla, born January 1, 1850, was for many years a popular and successful teacher, is now the wife of William Green, and resides at Jefferson, Ohio; Frank A., born September 17, 1852, is engaged in the manufacture of elastic paint at Philadelphia, where he is ranked with the prominent business men of the city; Alvin, born August 24, 1853, died in infancy ; Linda J., born April 1, 1855, is the wife of J. J. Green, Ray's Corners; Perry, born Feb- ruary 25, 1857, is a resident of Rock Creek, Ashtabula county, holding the office of Town- ship Assessor; Maurice M., born October 28,

1859, is engaged in farming near his father; Olive T., born July 4, 1865, is the wife of M. Cummings, an electrician of Peoria, Illinois, where he commands a salary of $2,400 per annum; Ralph P., born, March 29, 1866, is also an electrician of some note, commanding a salary of $2,000.

The subject of our sketch bought his first tract of land in 1850, and since that time has owned twenty-eight different farms. In 1857 he bought 230 acres of fine timber land in New Lyme township. Here he erected a well-equipped horse-power mill and engaged extensively in the manufacture of clean stock sawed shingles. In a single year he turned out the enormous amount of 1,330,000 shingles. At the same time he cleared 115 acres of his land. He continued in the manufacture of shingles in New Lyme for a number of years. He bought his present home place in Lenox township in 1875, comprising 135 acres, and he also owns 100 acres a little distance east of here. This home property is half a mile south of Ray's Corners, and is known as the N. E. French place, one of the first farms set- tled in the township. Since locating here Mr. Tisch built a shingle mill, and has up to the present time been engaged in the manu-

facture of shingles, in the production of which he uses the best stock, consisting of oak, ash, chestnut and other valuable woods. In 1889 he erected his large barn, 40 x 90 feet, getting out all the material for the same at his mill.

Mr. Tisch's life has been characterized not only by honesty and industry, but also by careful system. He has a time and a place for everything. For forty-eight years he has kept a diary, and at any time can instantly refer to the record of any event which oc- curred during these years. In scientific matters he has always taken an active inter- est. His living apartments are heated in a scientific manner, and upon his walls are the most accurate barometers and clocks of both ancient and modern manufacture.

In 1867 Mr. Tisch was made a Mason. He is also a member of the Eclectic Order of the Palm and Shell, the I. O. G. T., and the county and township granges. He was the prime mover of the building of the I. O. G. T. hall at New Lyme, and has otherwise as- sisted in temperance work. Both he and his wife are members of the Baptist Church. In his home are found the leading publications of the day, and few men are better posted on current events than he.

HARLES B. DEAN .- The subject of this sketch is a farmer in Jefferson township, Ashtabula county, Ohio, and was born in Wayne township, same county, in 1858, being the son of Martin and Jane (Ramsey) Dean. The father is a resident of Kansas, where he is engaged in the nursery business. His wife was born in Wayne township, Ashtabula county, Ohio, and at the age of fourteen years she emigrated with

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her parents to Wisconsin, where she was married four years later. She is still living and is a member of the Baptist Church. Mr. and Mrs. Dean had five children.

Charles B. Dean, the subject of this sketch, passed his boyhood years on the pa- ternal farm in Ohio and later went with his parents to Kansas, where he remained for a time. He did not, however, find the bleed- ing State and its grasshoppers altogether to his liking, and finally made his way back to Ohio, where his uncle offered him good school opportunities, which, however, he failed to improve, preferring rather the un- restricted life of the farm. In this line of work he found employment, and, in July, 1880, he was united in marriage to Miss Eva V., daughter of Uriah H. Jones, who was born in Massachusetts March 10, 1822. While yet a mere boy he removed with his parents to Ohio, growing to manhood on their farm in Lenox township, Ashtabula county. In January, 1846, at the age of twenty-one years, he was married to Miss Mary Jerome, sister of George and Timothy Jerome, to whom extended reference is made elsewhere in this volume. After his mar- riage Mr. Jones located in Jefferson town- ship, Ashtabula county, and passed the resi- due of his life on the farm which is now oc- cupied by our subject. He settled on this farın in an early day, and to him is due the reclamation of the place from a forest wild to its present condition of fertility. In con- nection with the general work of the farm, he gave special attention for many years to the manufacturing of cheese and of maple sugar and syrup. Mr. Jones was much re- spected in the community, being honorable and upright in all his dealings and a man of broad general intelligence, for which reasons his counsel was much sought and highly re-

spected in the community. In carrying on the work of the farm he manifested a pro- gressive and enterprising spirit, and the present substantial improvements about the place were all instituted and perfected under his direction. In politics Mr. Jones was a stanch Republican. He died February 19, 1892, in the seventieth year of his age; and among all who knew and appreciated his sterling worth there are none who fail to honor his memory. The mother of Mrs. Dean was born in Jefferson township, her parents having been pioneer residents of that locality. She grew to womanhood beneath the shelter of the parental roof-tree, and her education included a thorough training in all the domestic duties which devolved upon the true, brave-hearted women of those early days. She was skilled in the spinning and weaving of both wool and linen; was an expert in the operation of the carpet loom, and was a conscientious and thorough house- wife. She was married at the age of eighteen years and became the mother of five children, four of whom still survive. She united with the Baptist Church early in life and remained a consistent member until the time of her death, which occurred Novem- ber 7, 1889.

Mrs. Dean, the wife of our subject, was born November 7, 1860, and grew to adult years on the home farm, receiving her edu- cation in the district schools. She became intimately familiar with the duties and proc- esses incidental to the carrying on of a dairy farm, and has gained a wide reputation for her skill in cheese-making. She was married to Mr. Dean at the age of twenty years, and to them have been born four chil- dren, namely: Jessie M., born March 31, 1882; Howard M., born January 18, 1884, now deceased; Harry J., born July 2, 1887;

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and Hiram A., born March 11, 1889. For seven years after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Dean resided on a farm in Lenox town- ship, removing in' 1882 to their present home, which represents Mrs. Dean's share of her father's estate. The farm is an excellent one and is devoted to general agriculture. Mr. Dean also devotes considerable attention to stock-raising.

W ARREN W. HOPKINS, an old set- tler and prosperous farmer of Cherry Valley township, Ashtabula county, Ohio, was born in Franklin county, New York, January 19, 1817. His father, David Hopkins, was born in Washington county, New York, in 1782, and was a brave and efficient soldier in the war of 1812. He was the son of Isaac Hopkins, a native of Rhode Island and of Scotch-Irish ancestry, who was a son of James Hopkins, born in 1723, whose father, David, resided in Washington county, New York, until the Revolutionary war. The mother of the subject of this sketch was Abi- gail (Crain) Hopkins, a native of Windham county, Connecticut. She was the mother of eight children: Laura; Warren W., the sub- ject of this biography; Nancy J .; Mary A .; Harriet C .; David; Phoebe A .; and Chester M. The mother of this family died in Tomp- kins county, New York, at the age of forty- four, leaving many friends to mourn her loss. The father afterward married Pattie Ray- mond, and they removed to Erie county, Pennsylvania. He was a farmer by occupa- tion and politically a stanch Whig, a man of superior ability and the utmost probity of character. He died in Erie county, Penn- sylvania, at the age of sixty years, greatly lamented by all who knew him.

The subject of this sketch was reared on a farm in New York State and attended the district schools of his vicinity. At the age of seventeen he commenced to teach, being thus employed two terms, and then entered an academy at Austinburg, afterward enter- ing Oberlin College as a sophomore in 1843, where he remained two years. At the time of his father's death, he was recalled home, subsequently taught two years and a half in Austinburg, in 1849, '50 and '51. He then bought the land, on which he now resides, which he has since cultivated and improved, erecting a large and comfortable residence, good barns, etc., until he owns one of the best farms in the county, and which yields him an ample income.

During the war, Mr. Hopkins served as clerk in the purchasing section of the Quar- termaster's department, at St. Louis, for some time. In 1862, he was ordered to New York, to buy and ship forage to Government troops in the South, in which he was engaged until the close of hostilities.

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Biographical history of northeastern Ohio : embracing the counties of Ashtabula, Geauga and Lake, Part 123

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