Biographical history of northeastern Ohio : embracing the counties of Ashtabula, Geauga and Lake, Part 47

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

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Mr. Penfield was married Jannary 3, 1883, to Miss C. Emma Johnson, daughter of Mr. F. Johnson, a pioneer business man of Toledo, Ohio. They have one son, J. Arthur.

harmony with Republican principles. He is at present serving his fourth term as Presi. dent of the Village Board of Education and is likewise the Mayor of Willoughby. He and his wife are active members of the Meth- odist Episcopal Church, he having been a member of the choir for several years. He is also a member of the Masonic fraternity,

S YLVANUS PETRIE, a successful farmer of Cherry Valley, Ashtabula county, was born in Little Falls, Her- kimer county, New York, August 19, 1815, a son of Richard J. and Margaret (Bishop) Petrie, both also natives of Herkimer county. The paternal grandfather of our subject was a native of Germany, and the maternal family are of French and German descent; Richard J. Petrie was a soldier in the war of 1812, and he died at the old farm in this county at the age of seventy-six years. The mother died at the age of eighty-two years. They were the parents of eleven children, viz .: Elizabeth, Conrad, Margaret, Joseph, Polly, Charles, Richard, Nancy, Sylvanus, Henry and Sarah. Only three are now living- Sylvanus, Henry and Sarah.

Sylvanus Petrie, the subject of this sketch, came from his native State to Wayne town- ship, Ashtabula county, Ohio, with ox teams. He was engaged in farming on 250 acres of land in that township for a number of years, but since 1884 has resided in Cherry Valley Center, where he has a good residence. In his political relations, Mr. Petrie joins issues with the Republican party, and at one time was the choice of his party for Township Treasurer.

Our subject was married at the age of In his political views Mr. Penfield is in twenty-seven years, to Eliza Harrison, a na-

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tive of New York, and a daughter of William and Electa (Finch) Harrison. Mr. and Mrs. Petrie have had four children: Clarence H. and Frank L., of Cherry Valley; Robert A., who was killed in the late war, at the age of twenty-one years; and Vine A., deceased at the age of twenty-three years. Frank L. is married and has four children: Arthur, Jay, Goldie and John. Mrs. Petrie is a member of the Baptist Church.

D AVID E. KELLEY, D.D. S .- The modern art of dental surgery has an able exponent in the subject of this sketch, who brings to it the skill and experi- ence acquired by many years of successful practice.

Dr. Kelley, of Ashtabula, Ohio, prominent as a dentist and citizen, was born in Say- brook, this State, May 8, 1852. His par- ents, David H. and Maria (Simonds) Kelley, early settlers of this commonwealth, now re- side in Geneva, where they are well known as persons of sterling worth of character. The subject of this sketch was reared on a farm near Saybrook and was educated at the Normal School in Geneva, and completed a liberal course of study at Grand River Insti- tute, in Austinburgh, this State. When eighteen years of age, he commenced to teach a district school, and is remembered as a con- scientious, pains-taking teacher. Shortly after- ward, he began to study dentistry under the direction of his brother, J. P. Kelley, of Ge- neva, with whom he spent two years. He then went to Philadelphia College, at Phila- delphia, Pennsylvania, at which institution he graduated in the spring of 1875. He sub- sequently settled in Ashtabula and entered upon the active practice of his profession, in

which he has successfully continued, winning deserved laurels by his skill in his chosen work. He is one of the most active mem- bers of the American Dental Association, to the general information of which he has con- tributed many papers of interest. Besides his professional duties, as a matter of relaxa- tion and profit, he has a small farm near the city of Ashtabula, on which he breeds some fine horses, being the owner of Russell B, who made a record, when two years old, of a mile in 2:253 minutes, making him the cham- pion of Ohio for 1892. Dr. Kelley was the main mover and organizer of the Ashtabula Driving Park Company, of which he has since been secretary. This company has one of the best equipped half-mile tracks in the State. He has also taken an active part in the development of the Ashtabula harbor, and has improved property in the city which has proved not only a profitable investment for himself, but has also been a valuable or- nament to the city.

In 1875, Dr. Kelley was married to Miss Nella Moore, of Erie, Pennsylvania, an es- timable lady and daughter of M. M. and Helen (Allen) Moore, old residents of that city. They have had five children, four of whom survive: Raymond Edward, Ralph Moore, David Howard, Helen Mariah, and Clara Louise. All are living except Ralph.

Politically, the Doctor advocates the prin- ciples of the Republican party, and for two years has efficiently served as member of the Council of Ashtabula, suggesting and aiding many reforms.

Religiously, he and his worthy wife are useful members of the Congregational Church, in which he is an active worker. He has been Superintendent of the Sabbath-school, in which capacity he served three years with ability and zeal. He was one of the organ-

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izers of the Young Men's Christian Associa- tion in Ashtabula, to which canse he has devoted much time and means. He is a member of the Royal Arcanum, I. O. O. F. and the Knights of Pythias. Altogether, he is a representative citizen of Ashtabula, which he has enriched and beautified by his ability and means, and he deservedly enjoys a high position in the regard of his commuity.

H ENRY HOOPER, a prominent and successful farmer of Kirtland, Lake county, Ohio, was born in Holsworthy, Devonshire, England, July 4, 1827, son of William and Elizabeth (Hunkin) Hoop- er, both natives of England. At the age of two years and a half he was deprived of a father's counsel and support, and to the loving care of his devoted mother he owes much of the success he has attained in life. She died in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1876, at the age of seventy-four years. His parents had two chil- dren, he being the older. His sister Mary is now the wife of George Sleeman.

Mr. Hooper grew up in his native land, receiving his education chiefly in the school of experience, as four months was all he ever attended school, and that was when he was fifteen. From the time he was seven until he was fifteen he worked in a brick yard, and during all that time the only pay he received was his board and a few clothes, his mother providing a portion of even this allowance. After that he served a five years' appentice- ship at the millwright's trade, paying $50 for the privilege, and upon completing his apprenticeship worked two years at the trade for wages, thus earning the money which en- abled him to come to America. Sailing from Plymouth, April 9, 1851, he landed in Que-

bec, after a voyage of four weeks and four days. From Quebec he came to Cleveland. He worked at wagon-making in Mayfield one year, work at his own trade being scarce; spent fourteen months at Chagrin Falls, and then returned to Cleveland, and for four years and a half worked in Mr. Lowman's carriage shop. At the end of that time he and a part- ner engaged in business for themselves on Michigan street, in Cleveland. Two years later, on account of failing health, he came to Kirtland township, Lake county, to try farmning, and was engaged in agricultural pursuits here for eleven years. Then he went back to Cleveland and worked in a cooper shop, having the supervision of the machine- ry, and remaining in the city five years. Re- turning to Kirtland, he again engaged in farming, and here he has since remained. He has a nice farm of 190 acres, all well im- proved, ten acres being devoted to vineyard and five in peaches.

Mr. Hooper was married in 1883 to Eliza- beth Stevens, who was born in England and who came to America in 1870. She is a mem- ber of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and he of the Baptist. Politically, he is a Repub- lican.

When a boy Mr. Hooper made a firm re- solve to refrain from strong drink and bad company, and to this purpose he has strictly adhered all through life.

0 LIVER ANDREWS, a prominent and influential farmer of Mentor township, Lake county, Ohio, was born in Madison county, New York, January 23, 1826. Following is a brief sketch of his life and ancestry :

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Mr. Andrews' paternal grandfather was killed in New York by a falling tree, this sad event occurring when his son, Nathaniel M .. the father of Oliver, was a small boy ; so that little is known of the life of Grandfather Andrews. Nathaniel M. Andrews was born in Saratoga, New York, in 1800. He came to Ohio in the fall of 1835 and bought land in Mentor township, this county, where he lived until his death, in June, 1879. At the time he settled here only a little of the land he bought was cleared, but his years of toil made a fine showing, his farm being well im- proved at the time of his death. He sold a large amount of fire-wood for railroad and steamboat purposes, in this way utilizing the timber as he cleared it from his land. He was a man of some local prominence, holding various township offices, and ever proving himself to be worthy of the trust and confi- dence reposed in him. In early life he was a Free-will Baptist but subsequently united with the Disciple Church, in which he was a Deacon for many years. His wife, nee Matilda Dunham, was born in Onondaga county, New York, in 1805, and died in this county in 1883. She, too, was a member of the Disciple Church. They had eight chil- dren, Oliver being the second born and one of the five who are now living.

Oliver Andrews was nine years old when he came, with the rest of the family, to Lake county, and in the district schools of Mentor township he received his education. For six years after he reached his majority he re- mained on the home farm, he and his brother working with their father in the timber. In the spring of 1854 he located on his present farm and began farming. At first he lived in a log house which had been built for a tenant. He cleared his land, and in the process of clearing, cut and sold several

thousand cords of wood for railroad and steamboat use He and his wife now own 204 acres of land, devoted to general farming purposes, and he has 160 acres in South Da- kota.

In 1856 Mr. Andrews married Mary A. Overy, who was born in one of the suburbs of London, England, in 1832, daughter of William and Grace (Daws) Overy, both na- tives of England. The Overy family came to this country in September, 1834, and settled in Mentor. Her father had been a sailor, but after coming here was engaged in farming until the time of his death, which occurred in his seventy-sixth year. The mother died at the age of sixty nine. Both were members of the Disciple Church, as is also Mrs. An- drews. Two of their children are still living. Mr. and Mrs. Andrews have no children.

Mr. Andrews cast his first vote in favor of the Free Soil party. He is now a Republican.

E SQUIRE C. R. POST, one of the wealthy farmers of Bainbridge town- ship, Geauga county, Ohio, was born in Chester township, this county, December 15, 1835.

Jabez Post, his father, was born in Con- necticut, as also was his grandfather, David Post. The family are of English extraction. They trace their ancestry back to the six- teenth century. Jabez Post was married in Connecticut, and in 1835 emigrated to Geauga county, Ohio, making the journey hither by the Erie canal to Buffalo and from there to Ohio by the lake. Upon his arrival here he settled in Chester township, where he owned 260 acres of land, 200 acres of which he cleared. His whole life was characterized by honest industry. When he was a young

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man he worked out for five years and a half, and during that time never lost a day. He never took a dollar's worth of medicine un- til after he was seventy years old. He was in his eightieth year at the time of his death. Of his life companion be it recorded that her maiden name was Mary A. McGillis, that she was a native of Boston, Massachusetts, and that she was reared in the family of John Todd, author of "Student's Mannal." They had eight children, two of whom died young. She died at the age of seventy three. For many years she was a member of the Congre- gational Church.

C. R. Post is the oldest of this family. He received his education in the district school and the old Geauga Seminary, spending about three years in the latter institution. At the age of twenty he began teaching, and taught for ten consecutive terms, in Geauga and Scioto counties. After his marriage he spent four years in Chester, where he owned a farm of sixty-five acres. Disposing of that prop- erty, he came in 1869 to his present location in Bainbridge township. Here he owns 180 acres, nearly all improved land. He raises grain and stock and for some time has kept a dairy, among which are some fine Holstein cattle. On his farm is a fine sugar orchard, comprising over 800 trees. His tine, large barn, 100 x 33 feet, with stone basement, he built in 1883. He erected his neat and com- modious frame residence in 1887.

Mr. Post was married November 10, 1864, to Juliet Chamberlin, a native of this town- ship. They have two children, Orlo J. and Cleon C.

Mr. Post is a man of excellent business qualifications, and aside from his farming operations has various other interests. Dur- ing the past ten years he has settled a num- ber of estates in this township. He is a Re-

publican and is identified with the best ele- ments of his party. In the spring of 1888 he was elected the Justice of the Peace, and in 1891 was re-elected to the same position. He served three years here and three years in Chester township as Trustee. Fraternally, he is an Odd Fellow, having his membership at Chagrin Falls, Lodge No. 290.

C AMES METCALF, Saybrook, Ashtabula county, Ohio, was born in Cambridge- shire, England, June 29, 1814. He grew to manhood in his native land, a farm- er's son, and followed agricultural pursuits there until his emigration to America in 1837. Upon his arrival in New York, he came immediately to Ashtabula county, Ohio, his sister having come to this place a few months previous. He located in Ashtabula and hired out by the month, working in this way for Esquire Griswold nine months, and, by the day, for other parties, until 1840. That year he rented a farm of Jabez Strong, and lived on it four years, at the end of which time he bought a tract of land in Saybrook. This property he improved and made his home upon it until about eight years ago, when he turned it over to his son, since which time he has resided upon a handsomely im- proved two-acre tract, planted to a variety of fruits. He has known no prosperity save that resulting from hard labor. In all his dealings with his fellow men he has been honorable and upright and has won their confidence and esteem, so that now, as old age creeps on, he finds himself surrounded by a large circle of friends.

Ile was married first in England to Miss Hannah Hines, by whom he had five chil- dren. She died in 1852. Of her children,

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we make record as follows: John, a member of the Eleventh New York Battery, was wounded by a sharpshooter while in the ser- vice, dying from the effects of the injury soon afterward, June 20, 1864. While at home on a furlough that year he married a Miss Lucas. Of George, the second born, further mention is made in connection with this sketch. Alice Ann died when young. Har- riet is the wife of of Charles Luce, and Mary is now Mrs. Young. June 6, 1854, Mr. Metcalf married, in Chautauqua county, New York, Henrietta L. Freeman, daughter of Jonathan Freeman. She died June 19, 1892, without issue. She was a consistent Chris- tian woman and a member of the Methodist Church. Mr. Metcalf is also a Methodist, and is noted for his charity and Christian acts of kindness.

George Metcalf was born in Ashtabula county, Ohio, April 15, 1843. His father being a farmer, he early became inured to farm work. He remained under the parent- al roof until he was twenty-four years of age, when he married and set out for himself, locating on a farm, which, some years later, he sold to Ezra Metcalf. Fifteen years ago he came to Saybrook township, and for the past eight years has resided at his present home. Mr. Metcalf is known somewhat in local politics, haring served his town as Trustee six successive years.

In 1865 he married Emily Caldwell, daugh- ter of David Caldwell, her father being a fa- miliar character here in pioneer days, he hav- ing served as mail carrier between this point and Buffalo, New York. Mrs. Metcalf died without issue, June 7, 1875, and October 10, of the following year, Mr. Metcalf married Lillie L. Albin, widow of John G. Albin and a daughter of Rev. L. W. Day, a prominent Methodist divine, now deceased. Her father

was born in New York about 1827 and died May 10, 1890; and her mother's maiden name was Ellen Cheney. By her former marriage Mrs. Metcalf is the mother of two children: Leland D., attending school in Cleveland, and Cora Leone, wife of G. M. Winslow. She and Mr. Metcalf also have two children: Fred James, born December 26, 1878, and Harry Edward, born January 25, 1883. The family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which Mr. Metcalf has for many years served as a Stew- ard and Trustee.

HARLES H. HOPKINS comes from one of the early pioneer families of Willoughby township, Lake county, Ohio, and has spent nearly the whole of his life on the old homestead known as the " Hopkins' Farm." He was born in Tomp- kins county, New York, April 24, 1831, and was only three years old when his father, Daniel Hopkins, brought him to this vicin- ity. Until the death of his parents our sub- ject assisted in carrying on the farm, and since that time has been owner of the same.

The paternal great-grandfather of our sub- ject, James Hopkins, who was of Scotch- Irish extraction, emigrated from the northern part of Ireland to America in 1722. His son, David Hopkins, was born in West Greenwich, Rhode Island, and removed with his family to Salem, Washington county, New York, in 1775, where he resided until his death, ten years later.

Daniel Hopkins was born in Salem, Wash- ington county, New York, and, as previously stated, removed to Ohio in 1834. He accu- mulated considerable land and became quite well-to-do. He engaged in agricultural pur-

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suits until 1862, when he was called from this life. During the war of 1812 he was in the service three months. He was a worker in the Presbyterian Church, though his wife was a member of the Baptist denomination. The latter, who was formerly Miss Polly Clark, was born in New York State, Decem- ber 30, 1801, and died in September, 1872.

Our subject is one of four children, three of whom are living. He was the oldest son, and his services were found of quite con- siderable value to his father in clearing his new farm. He received a common district- school education in the primitive log school- house of the day. On arriving at maturity he commenced making his own living, and adopted the calling of his father. In 1858 he married Miss Margaret L. Waite, of Willoughby, Ohio. Her father, Erastus Waite, removed to this region from New York at an early day and settled south of the site of Willoughby. The place was formerly known as " Waite Hill." Mr. Waite was born March 25, 1793, and was called from this life December 18, 1829. His wife, who was born in 1777, died in 1879. Mrs. Hop- kins, before her marriage, taught school quite successfully. She is the mother of four children, namely: Martha G .; Alice M., de- ceased; Hattie May and Gertrude D. The latter, who was a teacher for several years, is now the wife of H. E. Talbot, of Anderson, Indiana. Martha G. is a teacher of music in Willoughby and a student from the Euclid Avenue School of Music of Cleveland, Ohio.

In politics Mr. Hopkins is a warm sup- porter of the Republican party. Both he and his wife are members of the Disciple . Church, in which he holds the office of Dea- con. The fine farm belonging to our subject comprises 238 acres of land. The owner is a practical farmer, and, though to some ex-

tent conservative, is ready to accept new methods which are found practicable. In business and social life he is a man who com- mands respect and merits the confidence of one and all. His principles are correct, and his life is as an open book which all may read.

E DWARD F. STOLL, the efficient and popular proprietor of the Stoll House, in Ashtabula, Ohio, was born in Con- neaut, this State, May 13, 1851. His father, E. Frederick Stoll, was born on the Rhine in Germany, in 1803, and learned the tanner's trade, which he followed all his life. In 1833 he came to the United States, this mecca of all ambitions spirits, and followed his business for a time in Erie, Pennsylvania, later in Chicago, and finally, in 1843, settled in Amboy, Ohio, where he spent the rest of his days. After coming to the United States he was married to Margaret Simington, a native of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and of German descent. They had eleven children, of whom but five survive. The father died in Amboy, Ashtabula county, Ohio, in 1891, aged eighty-eight, while the devoted wife and mother now resides on the old homestead in that city, at the age of eighty years, uni- versally beloved and respected.

The subject of this sketch was reared in Amboy, and obtained his education at Kings- ville Academy. When seventeen years of age he began life for himself in Kingsville by learning the tinner's trade, after which he came to Ashtabula, where he was for four years foreman for Messrs. J. B. Crosby & Sons, hardware merchants.

November 29, 1873, Mr. Stoll was married to Miss Jennie Warmington, an intelligent and accomplished lady, daughter of Robert

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C. Warmington, at that time proprietor of the Ashtabula House, then the leading hotel in Ashtabula. In March, 1880, Mr. Stoll took charge of the Ashtabula House, which he managed for twenty-six months, when it was closed and converted into a business block. He then, May 1, 1882, opened the Stoll House, which he has since conducted and which is the leading hotel in Ashtabula. His devoted wife died October 12, 1891, which was a great loss to him and many friends. She was a model hostess, and, to- gether with Mr. Stoll's capable management, they made a splendid reputation for the hotel. She was a material aid in his success and was considered one of the most popular landladies in Northeastern Ohio.

Socially Mr. Stoll is a Uniform Rank Knight of Pythias, and is a member of the I. O. O. F., holding high positions in both fraternities. As a business man he is hon- est, industrious and enterprising, while as a citizen he is liberal-minded and progressive, ever alive to the best interests of his city, which he has done so much to advance.

C W. JAQUES, a well-known business man and respected citizen of Ashta- bula, Ohio, was born in Mansfield, this State, February 19, 1845. His parents, Charles D. and Mary (Hutchison) Jaques, were born and reared in Massachusetts, where they were married. His father was a civil engineer, who removed about 1832 with his family to Ohio, where he made the survey for the first railroad ever built in the State, that of the proposed Painesville & Fairpoint road, and afterward built the Sandusky, Mansfield & Newark Railroad in the same State. He was for several years a resident of Mansfield,

Ohio, but later removed to Cincinnati, in which latter city he died in 1852, aged fifty- two years. At the time of his death he was Civil Engineer. of the Little Miami and Cleveland, Columbus & Cincinnati Railroads. He and his estimable wife were the parents of six children.

The subject of this sketch was but seven years old when his father died, and was reared by his widowed mother in Mansfield, where he gained a fair common-school edu- cation. When twelve years of age he be- came a page in the Ohio Senate at the request of Lieutenant-Governor Ford, and served in that capacity two years. In the meantime, during the summer seasons, he learned te- legraphy, and was operator for a time in Mansfield, after which he was night operator in the Superintendent's office of the Pitts- burg, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad at Pittsburg until May, 1861. He then entered the military telegraph service, in which he served four years, being first stationed at Chain Bridge before our troops advanced into Virginia, and later opened a telegraph office at Alexandria, Virginia, which was the first military telegraph office opened in the Confederate States. During the first battle of Bull Run he had an office eight miles south from Alexandria, where he was sta- tioned for some time, after which he was transferred to General George B: Mcclellan's headquarters, being one of three operators at that post during the entire time General McClellan had command. He was then changed to Cincinnati as chief operator with General Burnside, and while with this gen- eral at Knoxville, Tennessee, during the siege, Mr. Jaques was wounded. He was later cipher operator for General Sherman at Nashville, Tennessee, and was with McPher- son, Logan and Howard on the Atlanta cam-

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Biographical history of northeastern Ohio : embracing the counties of Ashtabula, Geauga and Lake, Part 47

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