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appointed Prosecuting Attorney to fill the unexpired term of Mr. Horton; served as Mayor five years; was a member of the Board of Education, and some years Justice of the Peace. He became interested in the Ravenna Repub- lican in 1882, and now owns that publication. He is an adherent of the Dis- ciples Church; a member of the I. O. O. F. and G. A. R. He is a F. & A. M. A. MOSLEY (see history of press, page 368.)
S. D. NORTON, attorney, Ravenna. The name Norton, a contraction of North-town or North-ville, is of English origin. It is properly Norville, and the first known to bear it in this country were two brothers, Richard and Thomas, the former landing in America in 1620, the latter in 1635; one set- tling in Massachusetts, the other at Martha's Vineyard. The great-grand- father of our subject, Bethuel, was an explorer, employed by the British Gov- ernment. He served in the French-English and the Revolutionary wars, and was one of the soldiers who scaled the Heights of Abraham. Our subject was born in Springfield, Summit Co., Ohio, in 1825; son of Thuel and Harriet (Harrington) Norton, the former of whom, with his father, Peter, immigrated to this State in 1807, and settled in Summit County, thence removing to Hiram Township, this county, in 1832, where he died. He was a carpenter by trade, and raised a family of nine children, eight of whom are living. Our subject was reared on a farm and learned the blacksmith trade, which he abandoned for the law, the study of which he pursued after having received a common school education, and was associated with Charles W. O'Neil, one of the best lawyers of the State, his practice being largely in Allen and Hancock Counties. He located in Garrettsville in 1858, and five years later removed to Ravenna, where he has since resided. He was married, in 1845, to Miss Maria Wetherell, a native of New York, and they are the parents of the following children: Adelaide, wife of George Nichols; Julia M., wife of S. R. Poe; · Lilia, wife of N. P. Catlin; and Emma. He has served two terms as Mayor of Ravenna; is at present Justice of the Peace; has been twice run for Pro- bate Judge and came near being elected, though his party is largely in the minority, and is a man well known and highly respected.
J. H. OAKLEY, photographer, Ravenna, was born in Charlestown Township, this county, December 9, 1842. His father, Abram Oakley, was a native . of England, but left that country while yet a mere boy and located for a number of years in Canada, going thence to the State of New York, and finally remov- ing to Portage County, being among the earliest settlers of Charlestown Town- ship. In 1844 he removed to this township, where he continued to reside until some time after the death of his wife, Minerva (Beach) Oakley, which occurred in 1860. In 1865 he went to Indiana, having a daughter residing at Elkhart, at whose home he died in 1867. Their children, four in number, are all living, viz .: Maria J., Julia A., John H. and Mary C. At the outbreak of the Rebellion our subject was among the first to respond to the call for volun- teers, and enlisted for the three months' service in Company G, Seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry. In October, 1861, he re-enlisted for three years in Bat- tery I, First Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery, and served therein until Decem- ber 9, 1864, when he was honorably discharged by reason of expiration of term of service. He participated in many of the important battles of the war, among them being the second battle of Bull Run, and the engagements at McDowell, Cross Keys, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Mission Ridge and all the battles of the Atlanta campaign. In January, 1865, he took up the study of his profession, and in July of that year formed a partnership with his precep- tor, Mr. Ford, whom he succeeded the following year, and has since carried on the business alone. In September, 1884, he occupied Room No. 4 in the
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Opera House Block on the ground floor, having a depth of 120 feet, with new skylight and operating room. In addition to his regular photographic work, which ranks among the very best in the State, he is a large dealer in pictures, frames, art goods, etc. Mr. Oakley was married in 1872 to Miss Isodene E. Horr, a native of Shalersville, this county, and has two sons: Harry B. and Warren B. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., Encampment, Royal Arcanum and G. A. R.
LE GRAND A. OLIN, County Auditor, Ravenna, was born in Streets- boro Township, this county, August 17, 1844, grandson of Arvin Olin, and son of Ransom and Clarissa M. (Clark) Olin. The family settled in Franklin Township, where Arvin served as Justice of the Peace some years and lived to the close of his life. Ransom Olin filled township offices of trust. He reared a family of eleven children, nine of whom are now living: Le Grand A., Lemuel V. (of Fairview, Kan.), Letta L. (wife of H. L. Kallenbaugh, of Pittsburgh, Penn.), Leverett W. (of Elmdale, Ind.), Leora B. (wife of C. D. Banks, of Pittsburgh, Penn.), Lester R. (of Kent), Lena R. (Pittsburgh, Penn.), Leila C. (wife of W. D. Logan, of Pittsburgh, Penn.) and Levanche A. (wife of Charles Gressard, of Kent). Leroy C. and Leantine N. died in childhood. Our subject lived on the farm until twenty-one years of age, when he learned the carpenter and joiner's trade, at which he worked until crippled by a fall at Moscow, Livingston Co., N. Y., in the autumn of 1868. This accident caused paralysis of the limbs, of which he has but little use. Subsequently he learned telegraphing, which he followed until elected to the position of Auditor of this county in the fall of 1880, and is now serv- ing his second term. Our subject was married in 1865 to Miss Laura A., daughter of William R. Allen, of Livingston County, N. Y.
WILLIAM SHAW CHANDLER OTIS (deceased), son of William Otis, was born in Cummington, Mass., August 24, 1807. In 1825 his father immi- grated to Ohio, leaving his son to make his way through college. After grad- uating he accepted the position of Principal of Gates Academy, Marlboro, Mass., where he remained one year. In the fall of 1831 be removed to Ohio, where he read law in the office of Messrs. Whittlesey & Newton, in Canfield. He was admitted to the bar in September, 1833, and commenced the practice of law in Ravenna. He subsequently removed to Akron, in the adjoining county of Summit; was Prosecuting Attorney of that county for two years, and in 1850 and 1851 was a member of the convention which formed the pres- ent Constitution of Ohio. He was President of the Akron branch of the State Bank of Ohio from its organization in 1847 until January, 1854, and, during most of that period, was a member of the Board of Control of the State Bank of Ohio. In January, 1854, Mr. Otis was elected Vice-President of the Cleve- land & Pittsburgh Railroad Company, and removed to Cleveland to enter upon the duties of that office. At the expiration of the year be resumed the practice of his profession at Cleveland, where he resided till the date of his death. He was soon appointed Attorney and Counsellor of the Cleveland & Pittsburgh Railroad Company, which position he filled for more than fourteen years with distinguished ability. Mr. Otis was first married January 1, 1836, to Miss Hannah Mygatt, daughter of the late Comfort Mygatt, Esq., of Can- field, Ohio. Mrs. Otis died April 11, 1840, without children. Mr. Otis was again married November 1, 1842, to Miss Laura Lyman, daughter of Hon. Darius Lyman, of Ravenna. He had six children, four of whom are now liv- ing. Mr. Otis died at Cleveland, Ohio, July 31. 1879. As a brilliant advocate, able counsellor and sagacious manager, Mr. Otis occupied the front rank in his profession.
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SYLVESTER J. PARMELEE, son of Leonard and Harriet (Day) Par- melee, was born in West Springfield, Mass., January 31, 1826, and came to Ravenna in November, 1840. He was in early life a teacher, and was for six years a member of the firm of L. Parmelee & Sons, steam flouring-mill. He married, July 17, 1855, Miss C. Lorane Hall, born in Charlestown, this county, October 6, 1827, and daughter of Giles and Louisa Hall. She came to Ravenna in 1836. In 1845 she went South and was engaged for eight years teaching in Tennessee and Mississippi. She did very noble and useful work in her profession, and endeared herself to the hearts of the young ladies under her charge, and the people among whom she labored. Mr. and Mrs. Parmelee now reside at Oakwood, their farm of twenty acres adjoining the city limits. They are earnest members of the Congregational Church.
ROBERT S. PEACOCK, produce, grain and coal merchant, Ravenna, was born February 13, 1827, in Camden County, N. J., where he was brought up on his father's farm, and received his education in the schools of the home district. His parents, William and Margaret Peacock, of Scotch and English descent, but natives of New Jersey through several generations, resided on their farm in that State until their death. Our subject learned the trade of glass cutter, and came to Kent (Franklin Mills), this county, when twenty-one years of age. He married, June 23, 1853, Miss Mary Jane, daughter of Ben- jamin and Rachel Phillips, and to this union have been born four children: Addie (deceased), Robert G., May and James W. After working several years at his trade he went on a farm, and in six years returned to Kent, finally locating in Ravenna in 1868. Here Benjamin Phillips died in 1876, aged about seventy -two. After working some years at his trade in the Diamond Glass Factory, Mr. Peacock engaged in the wholesale produce business in 1875. He handles a general line of farmers' products, but now devotes himself prin- cipally to cheese. In 1882 he added a coal yard and grain office to his bus- iness, making his eldest son a partner in that branch of the industry. Mr. and Mrs. Peacock and two youngest children are members of the Congrega- tional Church. In politics he is a Republican.
ISAAC PHELPS, retired. Ravenna, was born in Berkshire County, Mass., September 12, 1809; son of Zacheus and Rebecca Phelps, both of Puritan stock. Lewis Phelps, brother of our subject, located in Freedom Township, this county, in 1836, the latter in same township, in 1837. Our subject began dealing in stock and has made thirty-seven trips overland, generally by way of Buffalo, with stock which he sold in the land of his nativity. He subsequently engaged in the dairy business and since his retirement has erected sixteen houses on the west side of Ravenna, thereby adding to its growth and improve- ment. His marriage with Lucinda Sage, of Berkshire, Mass., occurred in 1832. She died in 1875, in the sixty-sixth year of her age, the mother of ten children, four of whom survive: Simeon S., Isaac H., Rodney L. and Mark WV. An infant son, George Y., died July 24, 1842, aged six weeks; Charles T. died February 12, 1867, aged twelve years; H. Dwight died July 2, 1869, aged thirty-three years; Hattie S. died February 9, 1872. aged twenty-three years; Darwin E. died December 1, 1874, aged forty-one years, and Mary H. died March 24, 1878, aged thirty-nine years. Mr. Phelps married on second occasion, February 11, 1877, Mrs. Mary J., widow of Jerome Hinckley. The family is among the oldest and most respected in this locality.
THOMAS G. PHILLIPS, life insurance agent, Ravenna, was born Sep- tember 3, 1822, in Plaseyrhendy, Clydeu Parish, Pembrokeshire, South Wales. His parents-Caleb and Sarah Phillips-brought their family to America and settled in Palmyra, this county, in 1837. They spent the latter years of their
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lives in Paris Township, this county, where they died, the mother January 7, 1866, aged seventy, the father March 23, 1869, aged seventy-seven. Of their nine children, two died in Wales; two died in this county: John, who was a soldier in the war of the Rebellion, and Mrs. Sarah Morgan; five are now liv- ing: William, in Newport Station, Ohio; Evan, in Detroit, Mich. ; Anna, in New- port Station, Ohio; Mrs. Mary Jenkins, in Summit County, Ohio, and Thomas G. Our subject came to Ravenna in 1838 at sixteen years of age, where he learned the cabinet-maker's trade. He carried on an establishment at Freedom from 1843 to 1846. There he married, May 1, 1844, Miss Delia M., daughter of Rev. John Hill, born in Monroe, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, and located in Free- dom in 1843. To this union have been born five children: George Myron, Cashier of the First National Bank of Northfield, Minn. (he was a Lieuten- ant in the One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the latter part of the war of the Rebellion); Morton H., in Philadelphia (he was a private in the first Ohio regiment formed); Mrs. Laura Beers, in Cleveland, Ohio; Mrs. Lucy L. Smith, in Ravenna, Ohio, and one that died in infancy. Mr. Phillips carried on the furniture business from 1846 to 1872, with the exception of three years-1859 to 1862. He also dealt extensively in real estate, purchasing lots, putting suitable buildings and making improvements on them and then selling. In 1872 he was appointed agent of the Equitable Life Assurance Society of New York for Portage and Trumbull Counties. He rapidly built up the company's business in this locality, and received the appointment of general agent for the State of Ohio July 1, 1874, which posi- tion he still holds. Mr. and Mrs. Phillips are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
DEACON ADAM POE (deceased) was a son of the famous Indian fighter, Andrew Poe, and a cousin of the poet Edgar Allan Poe. He was born in Beaver County, Penn., April 4, 1791; came to this county in 1819, and pur- chased 200 acres of land two miles west of Ravenna. He returned to Penn- sylvania, where he married Miss Eliza Laughlin, in 1825, and again came to this county in 1828. Here he resided until his death, which occurred Janu- ary 5, 1859. He was a professor of religion when thirteen years of age; joined the Congregational Church in 1829, and was a Deacon from 1831 till the day of his death.
JOHN PORTER, Clerk of Courts, Ravenna, was born in Dublin, Ireland, March 1, 1849, and was brought to this country by his parents when an infant. At the age of eleven years he was adopted by the Children's Aid Society of New York City, and with others sent to this county, where he found a home in the family of James H. Porter, of Freedom Township, with whom he remained about three years, when he began the struggle of life for himself, securing employment mostly on farms. In 1865 he visited the oil regions of Pennsylva- nia and of Trumbull County, Ohio, returning to Portage County in 1867. He made his home with William Hine, of Shalersville, and attended college at Hiram and Mt. Union. In 1870 he engaged in teaching, subsequently accept- ing a position as Principal of the school at Uniontown, Stark County. In 1872 he began the study of law in the office of Hart & Reed, in Ravenna, and in 1874 was admitted to the bar, but accepted a position as traveling salesman until 1878, when he opened a law office at Mantua Station. In the fall of 1881 he was elected Clerk of the Courts, and this position he has very acceptably filled. Mr. Porter was married January 1, 1877, to Miss Anna E. Hine, of Shalers- ville, this county, by whom he has one daughter-Hester E.
JOHN L. RANNEY, deceased, was born in Blandford, Mass., November 14, 1815. His parents, Rufus and Dolly Ranney, moved to Freedom Town-
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ship, this county, in 1824, where they resided until their death. Of their family but two are now living: Judge R. P., of Cleveland, Ohio, and Mrs. Mary Marcy, of Geauga County, Ohio. Our subject was a close student and in boyhood was often engaged until late at nights studying by the light of a hickory-wood fire. He attended school one year in Ravenna, and studied the profession of law in the offices of Judge Ranney and Ben Wade, of Ashtabula, Ohio. He married, February 26, 1836, Miss Eliza E. Remington. She was a native of Tolland, Mass., and in 1835 came to Freedom Township, this county, at sixteen years of age, with her parents, Josiah and Sallie Remington. To this union were born six children: Mrs. Mary Ann Hotchkiss (deceased), Joseph N. (deceased), Lewis R. (deceased-he was a soldier of the One Hundred and Seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry at the close of the war), Mrs. Sarah C. McDonald (in Cleveland, Ohio), Flora Adelaide and Rufus H. (deceased). Mr. Ranney was admitted to the bar in 1839, and in 1840 located in Ravenna in the practice of his chosen profession. Mr. Ranney died Febru- ary 22, 1866. He was a lawyer of rare ability, and a citizen of wide influence. He was for many years President of the First National Bank of Ravenna. His memory will long be revered by his surviving associates and the citizens of Portage County. Mrs. Ranney afterward married, November 25, 1874, D. C. Day, and they now reside at the family homestead.
C. A. REED, Probate Judge, Ravenna, comes of Connecticut stock, a grandson of Abraham Reed, who settled in this county in 1804 and died in 1859. Horace, eldest son of Abraham Reed and father of our subject, was born in Rootstown in 1805, and at this writing is residing on the homestead where he was born. He married Lois E. Baldwin, daughter of John Bald- win, who came from Massachusetts and settled in Charlestown, this county, in 1811, and by her were born seven children, all now living: Melissa E., wife of E. E. Chapman, of Rootstown; Aryanett E., wife of A. Baldwin, of Akron, Ohio; John. H., of Columbus, Neb .; Edward A., Poplar Creek, Tenn .; Cor- nelins A .; Horace L., of Mansfield, Ohio, and Julia A. Our subject was born in Rootstown, this county, July 3, 1838. He worked on the farm and attended school until his twentieth year, when he entered the Normal School at Lebanon. In 1861 he began the study of law under Col. B. Burns and Judge Dickey at Mansfield, Ohio, and was admitted to the bar in July, 1863. In September, 1863, he formed a partnership with A. Hart in the practice of the profession at Ravenna. This lasted about twelve years, after which Mr. Reed continued the practice alone until he was elected to his present position in 1881. He was elected Prosecuting Attorney in 1869, occupying the office four years. Our subject was married February 1, 1865, to Miss Phebe F., daughter of Capt. Albert Ray, of Nantucket, Mass. Two children were born to this union, both now living: Lorena B. and Julia May. The family is connected with the Congregational Church, and Judge Reed is at present Superintendent of the Sabbath-school. He is a Knight Templar.
JAMES REYNOLDS, Road-master of the Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling Railroad, P. O. Ravenna, was born May 12, 1822, in County Antrim, Ireland, and is a son of William and Bridget Reynolds. He early adopted the life of a railroad man and was engaged on the Carlisle & Lancaster Road, England, the Edinburgh & Berwick, the Hawick & Edinburgh and the Kircaldie & Dundee Roads, in Scotland, and the Londonderry & Strabane Road, Ireland. Coming to America October 16, 1849, he was engaged on the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis Road ten months, and ou the Cleveland & Pitts- burgh Road from 1850 to 1861. He then served twelve years on the Atlantic & Great Western, and after being ten months on the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati
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& St. Louis Road, he accepted the position which he now holds. He has been a very successful railroad manager, having held important positions. In 1883 he was presented with a handsome gold watch and chain by the officers and employes of the Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling Road, as a mark of esteem. Mr. Reynolds married Miss Almira O'Brien, of Stowe, Summit Co., Ohio, in 1853. She died in 1854, leaving one daughter-Almira (now deceased). Our subject then married, in 1860, Miss Susan Clark, a native of Canada, who bore him five sons: James, Jr. (an engineer on the Cleveland, Columbus, Cin- cinnati & Indianapolis Road), R. Emmett and William J. (twins), Francis D. and Henry. In 1870 Mr. Reynolds purchased and located on his present farm of 115 acres near Ravenna. He and his family are members of the Catholic Church. He assisted liberally in building the church in Ravenna. He is a F. & A. M., 32°.
WILLIAM RICHARDSON, Supervisor of the Cleveland & Pittsburgh Railroad, P. O. Ravenna, was born in 1830 in Dalkeith on the River Esk, Scotland, where his parents, John and Jeanette Richardson, have since resided. Our subject received his education in his mother country and there married Miss Agnes Downie. They left Glasgow for America June 1, 1851, and after living one year in Pomeroy, Ohio, they located at Ravenna, this county, where they have ever since resided. Their children are John, Alexander, William, James, Jeanette and George. On July 1, 1852, Mr. Richardson began working for the Cleveland & Pittsburgh Railroad Company, with whom he has been employed ever since. He has held his present position since 1870. He dis- charges his duties faithfully and enjoys the entire confidence of the company with which he is employed. In 1876 Mr. Richardson purchased a farm of sixty-two and one-half acres of well-improved land two miles north of Ravenna, to which he and his family moved in 1877. The subject of this sketch is a man of large and powerful physique. He is a citizen of upright character, highly respected by the entire community.
GEORGE ROBINSON (deceased), late civil engineer, banker and capital- ist, was born November 21, 1801, in Washington County, Penn., of Scotch- Irish descent. When eighteen years of age he lost his father, so he com- menced obtaining an education, at the same time supporting himself by his own work. He learned the carpenter's trade, but met with an accident which con- fined him to his bed two years with a broken leg. During this time he per- fected himself in the study of mathematics. He then devoted several years to teaching school and preparing for his chosen profession, that of civil engineer. In 1830 he became Assistant Engineer on the Ohio Canal, and at its comple- tion, in 1835, he engaged on the Pennsylvania & Ohio Canal, locating perma- nently at Ravenna, being soon made Chief Engineer. He retained that posi- tion until his retirement from the canal in 1845. He was Chief Engineer of the Cleveland & Pittsburgh Railroad, and its first Superintendent. In 1856 he engaged on the Cleveland & Mahoning Railroad, remaining its Chief Engineer and Superintendent until 1865. In 1854 he became the head of the banking house of Robinson, King & Co., and in 1864 the first President of the Second National Bank of Ravenna, from which position he retired in 1878, remaining a Director until his death. He also established, in 1868, in com- pany with D. C. Coolman, the Diamond Glass Works, in which he remained until his retirement from business in 1879. His death occurred July 12, 1882. He was a man of firmness, integrity and perseverance, and made a success of everything he undertook. Mr. Robinson married, July 26, 1831, Miss Maria Louisa Johnson, at Lancaster, Ohio. She was born in Mifflin, Penn., in 1810, and came to Ohio at ten years of age with her parents. To this union were
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born the following children: Capt. A. K. Robinson, Mrs. Elizabeth M. Wildes, Miss Frances H. Robinson, Lieut. W. Henry Robinson (deceased), Mrs. Emily H. Riddle, Capt. George F. Robinson and Mrs. M. Adelaide Hermann. The sons were all in the Union Army during the war of the Rebellion, and Henry was the first soldier from Ravenna to lose his life in his country's cause.
RECELLUS ROOT, farmer, P. O. Ravenna, was born May 25, 1816, in Denmark, Lewis Co., N. Y., where his parents, Alpheus and Electa (Bardwell) Root. resided until their death. Our subject came to Ohio in 1837, and after spending a few months in Cuyahoga County, finally located in this county in the autumn of that year. Here he married, January 1, 1845, Miss Adeline Howard, born in Sistersville, Tyler Co., Va. (now West Virginia), September 12, 1821, and brought to this place when a year and a half old by her parents, Salmon and Ruth (Taylor) Howard, and here Mr. Howard cleared and devel- oped a farm, where the parents resided until their death. Mr. Root bought of Mr. Howard the homestead place, and has here resided since 1847. The chil- dren born to Mr. and Mrs. Root are Mrs. Eliza H. King; Edwin R., attorney at law, New York City; Mrs Ollie J. Phelps; John H., agent of the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad, Medina, Ohio; Arthur W., in the office of the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis Railroad, Cleveland, Ohio; Fred and J. Wesley. Mr. Root is an ardent Republican. He and his family adhere to the Methodist Episcopal Church.
ALBERT G. RUSSELL, carpenter and joiner, Ravenna, was born in 1822, in Nantucket, Mass., son of Capt. Reuben and Maria (Gardner) Russell, natives of Nantucket, and who came to Rootstown, this county. in 1847. They are descendants of the renowned Tristam Coffin, the heroic pioneer of Nan- tucket. They purchased a farm in Rootstown Township, this county, where they resided until 1873, when they located in Ravenna. Capt. Russell, who had been a Captain of whaling vessels since about 1817, died July 2, 1875, aged seventy-five years. His widow survives him at the advanced age of eighty - four, and is still in full possession of her faculties. Our subject learned his trade at Nantucket, and came to this county with his parents at twenty-five years of age. He married, October 2, 1853, Miss Caroline Russell, also a native of Nantucket, who came to Ravenna in September, 1839, with her parents, Capt. George G. and Louisa W. (Wyer) Russell, who resided in Ravenna until their death. She died in 1863, and he in 1865. To Mr. and Mrs. Russell have been born two children: Maria Louis (deceased at nine years of age) and Fred A., an architect, now residing in Boston, Mass. Since their marriage Mr. and
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