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young man, full of pluck and honesty, and ere long will be the possessor of a fair estate, the result of Mr. Crocker's labors. It is for him that our subject has inserted a portrait of himself and wife in the History of Portage County, and he will assuredly appreciate it as a gift "more precious than gold." Mr. Crocker voted first for Monroe, in 1820, for President, and has cast seventeen Presidential votes. He is an enthusiastic Republican. He is an A. F. & A. M. In 1881 he built a barn, doing the carpentering himself, and in 1883 he did the carpentering on a sugar house. He has been one of the Directors of the First National Bank in Ravenna since its organization in 1864. He never used tobacco in any form, and drinks no intoxicating liquor. Silas Crocker's connection with Portage County has been one of honor and integrity, and coming generations will review his worthy career with sincere gratification.
STODDARD DICKINSON (deceased) was born May 6. 1799, in Southing- ton, Conn., son of Levi and Levina Dickinson. In 1821 he removed to Ohio, making the journey on foot, and settled in Aurora Township, where he pur- chased a piece of land. Having established a home, he was married January 28, 1823, to Lucy A., daughter of Abel and Frelove Hine, who bore him eight children: Emma (born December 26, 1823; married December 31, 1840, to S. A. Sutliff, of Connecticut; died September 22, 1864; was mother of nine children, five of whom are still living: Altha, Alice, Mary, Seth and Frank); Janet (born June 29, 1826; died January 28, 1830); Adelaide (born February 10, 1830; married March 17, 1856, to L. H. Colton, of Michigan, where they still reside; have two children: Allen L. and Mary); Ursula (born October 18, 1831; married March 17, 1856, to M. D. Holcomb, of Shalersville, Ohio; died September 26, 1869; was mother of six children, two of whom are still living: Inez M. and Pearl M.); Allen (born March 26, 1834; enlisted in the war of the Rebellion in the autumn of 1861; was a member of Company F, Forty- second Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry; died July 17, 1863); Truman B. (born June 14, 1837; married January 24, 1859, to Jane P. Tuttle, of Free- dom, Ohio; have two children: Mertilla C. and Clifford T. He served six years as Overseer of the Portage County Poor, and has acted as agent of the Ohio Farmers' Insurance Company for the past four years, residing on the old homestead farm in Shalersville Township); Ansel E. (born May 21, 1845; married March 5, 1873, to Ella Arnold, of Kansas, where they now reside; have three children: Eda A., Walter E. and an infant); George W. (boru Febru- ary 22, 1847; married February 22, 1876, to Della Spencer, of Shalersville, Ohio). The subject of this sketch moved to Shalersville Township, this county, in the spring of 1826, where he resided with Abel Hine one year. He then purchased a piece of land two miles south of Shalersville Center, which he cleared and made his home until the spring of 1859, when he moved to a farm one mile south of Shalersville Center, where he died March 15, 1872, and where his widow now resides with her son, George W.
ADAM DIETZ, farmer, P. O. Shalersville, was born July 20, 1820, in Germany; son of Ferdinand Dietz, a vineyard proprietor and experienced horticulturist in that country. Our subject emigrated to America in 1842, and in October, 1844, was married to Miss Elizabeth Yale. By this union there are three children: Frederick, Elizabeth, wife of J. Rosa (have three children: Elmer, John and James), and Louisa, wife of L. Peck, all being among the leading families of Shalersville Township. Our subject is a careful farmer, and from his abundance enjoys the life of a retired gentleman. His farm is located in the western part of the township, and is under lease.
GEORGE GOODELL, farmer, P. O. Mantua Station, Ohio, was born March 31, 1815, in Warwick, Mass .; son of Jonas and Eleanor Goodell.
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Jonas was born in Warwick, Mass., married to Eleanor Ayer in Vermont, and emigrated to Ohio in 1815, with a family of eight children, Mr. Goodell having visited this State one year previous and purchased a farm. He then returned to Massachusetts after contracting for the erection of a cabin, for which the consideration was $60. One child was born to Jonas and Eleanor Goodell after their advent here, and of their family of nine children, but three are now living: Cynthia, wife of Silas Crocker; Frinda, wife of T. J. Newcomb; and George. Our subject was married August 21, 1840, to Julia A., daughter of Winthrop Dodge, by whom he had ten children: Ellen S., married August 27, 1861, to Charles K. Pierce, of Massachusetts, and who came to Ohio in 1857 (had three children: Louisa A., Hattie L., deceased, and Cora E.); George N., married to Jennie Spray; Julia A., wife of Eber N. Stocking; Harriet; Lucy, wife of William M. Dudley; Linda C .; Bion; Jonas L. (deceased); Samuel C. (deceased); and Ezra B. (deceased). Mrs. Goodell died in February, 1879. Our subject, having divided the farm among his chil- dren, resides with Mr. Pierce, and is esteemed as a public-spirited citizen.
PETER KIMES, farmer, P. O. Shalersville, was born March 17, 1818, in Harmony, Butler Co., Penn., son of John and Polly (Blair) Kimes, the latter of whom was a daughter of John Blair, a native of Ireland. Mr. and Mrs. John Kimes came to Ohio, with a family of eight children, in 1833, and pur- chased land in Shalersville Township. They were the parents of the follow- ing children: Henry, Martha (wife of Mr. Southers), Amos (deceased), John (deceased), Elizabeth (deceased wife of Mr. Lowery), Peter, David and Thomas. Our subject was united in marriage in 1849, with Sophia, youngest of the three children born to Mrs. Doty, now a widow and a native of New Jersey. By this union there are four children: Amy (wife of F. D. Gray), Emerson B., Estella and Ada (wife of F. E. Armstrong. Mr. Kimes owns nearly 500 acres of land, well improved, watered and with fine barns, etc., etc. He is one of the substantial, enterprising farmers of this township.
AMOS J. KIMES, farmer, P. O. Shalersville, was born March 28, 1853, in Shalersville, this county, son of John and Mary (Doughty) Kimes, natives of Pennsylvania and New York, respectively, whose parents were of English origin. They came to Ohio in 1830, and settled upon a tract of land in Sha- lersville Township, now occupied by our subject, descending to him from John Kimes, his grandfather, the original purchaser. John and Mary Kimes were the parents of the following children: Cornelia E., Alma L., Lucy, Mary and Amos J. Cornelia E. married, in 1868, Henry Hentz, who was born May 16, 1845. in Messina, N. Y., son of Peter and Mary Hentz, and came to this county when but twelve years of age, and lived with Mr. S. S. Coller. In 1861, though but sixteen years of age, he responded to his country's call, and enlisted in the Forty-second Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, under Gen. Garfield, who, upon one occasion, during a long march, rested the boy by car- rying his knapsack. He was through all the skirmishes and battles from Mid- dle Creek, Ky., to Jackson, Miss., and returned home an honored soldier. Mr. and Mrs. Hentz have three children: John H., Birdie M., and Emerson K. Alma L. was first married to W. H. Wharfield, by whom she had one son- Willie R. Her husband died in 1876, and she married in 1879 Mr. Drum- monds. Lucy is the wife of Thomas Lowery. Mary is the wife of H. Swal- low, and resides in Peoria, Ill .; they have one child-Nettie. Mrs. John Kimes died February 10, 1858, and John Kimes died December 20, 1876, leaving to their children a fine estate in this county, lying along the Cuyahoga River. Amos J., the subject of this sketch, was married November 26, 1879, to Hattie L., daughter of Sawyer Irish, and by this union has been born one son-John S.
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JOHN W. McCOMB, Superintendent of the Poor, P. O. Ravenna, was born March 26, 1833, in Ohio, son of John and Nancy (Dawson) McComb, natives of Lancaster, Penn., who were the parents of ten children, seven of whom are now living: John W.,"William, Nancy (wife of H. Tuttle), N. N. (who enlisted in the Union Army during the war of the Rebellion, remained till the close, and came out without a scratch), Wilbur, Anna (married to A. B. Christie, Principal of Convoy College, Van Wert Co., Ohio, where she is also Assistant), and Sarah (wife of B. Godard, a silver-plater in Charlestown, this county). Our subject's parents immigrated to this county in 1841, and settled in Edinburg Township, where the father died. Their previous home stood on the State line between Ohio and Pennsylvania, and when our subject was born (in Ohio), his father, though not away from home, was in Pennsyl- vania. John W. McComb was married January 24, 1861, to Emily L., daugh- ter of James and Hira (Kneelan) Crane. By this union is born one child- Ray W., a young man at present attending Ravenna High School. Mrs. McComb died March 8, 1885. March 1, 1878, our subject was appointed Super- intendent of the Poor by the County Infirmary Directors, and still retains that position. He has been proprietor of a saw-mill. At the time of the breaking- out of the war, his brother William was a resident of the South, where his effects were confiscated, and he himself impressed into the Rebel Army. While at Fort Scott he deserted to the Union lines, where he was identified by Ash- ley Crane, a cousin of our subject's late wife, and who was then in the North- ern Army, and sent to this county.
BURTON PECK, farmer, P. O. Shalersville, was born September 13, 1831, in Ellsworth, Litchfield Co., Conn., son of Elmer and Alma (Stone) Peck, and grandson of Bennoni Peck, who was killed in after years by a threshing machine. Elmer Peck came to Ohio at an early day, accompanying his par- ents, but became discouraged and returned to Connecticut, assuming the charge of the home farm there. Subsequently, however, he returned to Ohio, where he purchased lands. Our subject, the only child of his parents now living, was married May 28, 1854, to Rilla, daughter of Edwin and Nancy Chapin. By this union there are two children: Charles W. (married to Hattie Hinmon) and Nellie M. P. Mr. Peck resides on the home farm, which is under a high degree of cultivation and improvement.
MRS. M. H. PECK, P. O. Ravenna, was born in Streetsboro, this county, October 17, 1842, daughter of Samuel and Clarice Hurlburt, natives of New Jersey and Connecticut, respectively, and who came to Ohio in an early day and settled in Streetsboro Township. Our subject was married February 12, 1862, to W. Peck, by whom she had two children: Hurlburt (born April 25, 1868, and who assists his mother in the charge of the farm) and Avis (born November 8, 1866, a teacher, and who is a young lady of rare promise and a comfort to her mother). Mrs. Peck resides with her family on a farm of sixty acres in Shalersville Township, which is well regulated, managed and improved.
CHARLES R. SAGE, general merchant, P. O. Mantua Station, was born June 9, 1836, in Freedom Township, this county, son of Roswell and Minerva (Hawley) Sage, natives of Massachusetts, who emigrated to Ohio in 1829 and settled in Freedom Township, where the former still resides. Roswell Sage was twice married, the first occasion in Freedom, this county, to Miss Minerva Hawley, who bore him seven children, six of whom still survive: Harriet, widow of S. S. Hurlbut; Harvey H., of Collinwood. Cuyahoga Co., who is in the hardware business; Charles R .; Olivia, wife of Eli Tuttle, of Freedom, this county; R. G., in the grocery business in Canton, Stark Co., Ohio; Clar- ence H., proprietor of the Mantua House, Mantua Station, Ohio; Dwight, who
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died in Berrien Springs, Berrien Co., Mich., in 1875, leaving a wife and two children. Mrs. Sage dying in 1850, Roswell Sage subsequently married Mrs. Waittie Parshall, by whom he has three children: George, Theodocia and Florence. Our subject was married, January 16, 1877, to Mrs. Cornelia A. Beecher, daughter of Reuben Center. He owns a beautiful farm and resi- dence at the Center of Shalersville Township, this county, where he now resides; also a flourishing store at Mantua Station, which he has successfully conducted since the spring of 1884. He has no children. Mr. Sage is a suc- cessful, quiet, unassuming gentleman, and a pleasant one with whom to do business.
B. S. SKIFF, farmer, P. O. Shalersville, was born December 30, 1820, in Sheffield Township, Berkshire Co., Mass., son of Benjamin and Martha (Brown) Skiff, who came to Ohio in 1833. They settled in Freedom Township, two miles northwest of the Center, where they resided until the death of the mother, after which the father made his home with his only son living, in Hiram, where he died. Our subject has been twice married; on first occasion to Miss Louise Fuller, who died without issue; and on second occasion to Mrs. Sarah H. (Wolcott) Everett. At the beginning of the war Mrs. Skiff (then Mrs. Everett) was a resident of Missouri, where her husband enlisted, in 1861, and died in the service. She then removed to Ohio with her two children, Francis and Zuella (deceased September 13, 1884), settled in Shalersville Township, this county, and married as above stated. Our subject, who is an enterprising farmer, is the owner of a well-improved farm here, which he carries on with the help of his step-son. He is a F. & A. M.
A. L. TOMSON, farmer, P. O. Ravenna, was born August 30, 1839, on the farm he now occupies in Shalersville Township, this county, son of James C. and Eliza (Marvin) Tomson, natives of Williamstown, Vt., and who were the parents of five children: Martin L., married to Mary Edget; Almon L., our subject; James A., married to Lucy Leonard; Phineas B., unmarried; and Emma E., wife of Charles Leete. James C. Tomson came to Ohio in 1813, and after remaining one year in Cuyahoga County, removed to Shalers- ville Township, this county, where he remained until his death in 1866. Eliza, wife of James C. Tomson, was born in Shalersville, September 12, 1816, daughter of Leelon Marvin, and died February 28, 1885. Our subject was married, June 6, 1865, to Sarah M., daughter of Ephraim J. Proctor, by whom he has three children: James C., Almon L., Jr., and Arthur. Mr. Tomson has filled the offices of Trustee and Assessor several years, and Justice of the Peace five years. He is a leading citizen, occupying the old home farm.
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ALANSON G. AVERY, farmer, P. O. Streetsborough, was born in New York City, December 14, 1810, son of Reuben and Rachel (Baldwin) Avery, natives of Greenwich and Danbury, Conn., respectively, and who settled in Aurora Township, this county, in 1815. His maternal grandfather was Samuel Bald- win, one of the pioneers of Aurora. Reuben Avery first settled at what is now known as Union Station, but subsequently removed to the farm now occu- pied by his son Reuben, which he cleared and improved, and where he lived until his death. He was twice married, first to Rachel Baldwin, who bore him
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six children: Malvina, wife of E. S. Harmon; Alanson G .; Caroline; Rebecca, wife of Newman Squires (deceased); James (deceased) and Orlando (deceased). His second marriage was with Mrs. Corinne (Lewis) Faxon, widow of Isaac D. Faxon. By this union there were six children: Amelia, wife of M. Stanton; Minerva (deceased) wife of Julius Olds; Henry; Augustus; Reuben; and Bet- sey, wife of A. Babcock. Our subject was reared and lived in Aurora Town- ship, this county, until 1839, when he settled on his present farm, all of which he has cleared and improved himself. He has been thrice married. His first marriage, in 1836, was with Deborah, daughter of Elijah Blair, of Mantua Township, this county. He next married, in 1846, Jane, daughter of Daniel Leonard, of Jefferson County, N. Y., and by this union there were three chil- dren: Floyd (deceased), Itta (deceased) and Jane. His last marriage, in 1854, was with Melissa Rich, daughter of a pioneer of Streetsboro, and to this union were born two children: Anna and George. Mr. Avery is one of the leading farmers of Streetsboro Township. He has filled the office of Town . ship Trustee several terms. In politics he is a stanch Democrat.
HOWARD BURROUGHS, farmer, P. O. Streetsborough, was born in Sha- lersville, this county, December 13, 1830, son of Simon and Lucy (Green) Bur- roughs, the former. a native of Alsted, N. H., latter of Bethel, Vt. They were parents of the following children: Alamanda, wife of Albert Doolittle; Dudley; Annice, wife of Elias Musser; Howard; George and Henry, twins. Simon Burroughs settled in Shalersville in 1818, cleared and improved a farm on which he resided seventeen years, when he removed to Streetsboro and settled on the farm now owned by Horace Doolittle, which he also cleared and improved and where he lived and died in 1864, in his seventy-fifth year, and his widow in 1873 at the age of seventy-nine. Both were active members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The paternal grandfather of our subject was Joel Burroughs, a farmer of Alsted, N. H., and his maternal grandfather was Amasa Green, a farmer of Bethel, Vt. Howard Burroughs was reared in Streetsboro, and educated in the common schools. From the time he was twenty-one years until twenty-nine he worked at the carpenter and joiner's trade, and then engaged in farming, which he has followed ever since. He was married March 10, 1859, to Sophronia, daughter of Daniel and Matilda (Morse) Bliss, of Kent, by whom he has five children: Harry, Cora, Lura, Rilla and Fred. Mr. Burroughs and wife are members of the Methodist Epis- copal Church. He has served his township as Trustee three terms. In poli- tics he is a Democrat.
EDWIN CACKLER, farmer, P. O. Kent, was born in Franklin Township, Portage Co., Ohio, April 10, 1824, and' is a son of Christian and Theresa (Nighman) Cackler (see sketch of C. C. Cackler, Franklin Township). His paternal grandfather, Christian Cackler, a native of Pennsylvania, settled in Hudson, Ohio, in 1804, and his maternal grandfather, Adam Nighman, a native of Maryland, settled in Franklin Township, this county, in 1809. Our subject was reared in Franklin Township, where he received a limited educa- tion in the common schools. He was married February 11, 1847, to Mary J., daughter of Oliver and Mary (Jerrils) Crosby, of Shalersville, who settled there about 1825, and were from New York. Her maternal grandfather was John Jerrils, a soldier of the Revolutionary war. Mr. Cackler and wife are members of the Disciples Church, of Kent. In politics he is a Democrat.
JACOB CACKLER, farmer, P. O. Kent, was born in Franklin Township, this county, October 3, 1828, and is a son of Christian and Theresa (Nighman) Cackler (see sketch of C. C. Cackler, Franklin Township). He was reared in Franklin Township, this county, where he received a limited education in the
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common schools. He was married September 27, 1849, to Cordelia A., daughter of Oliver and Mary Crosby, of Shalersville, by whom he had five children: Mary A., wife of S. Fuller; Almond: Kate, wife of P. H. Fishel; Kittie, deceased, and Belle, deceased. Mr. Cackler is a worthy citizen of Streetsboro. In politics he is a stanch Democrat.
WILLIAM COWLEY, farmer, P. O. Earlville, was born in Lincolnshire, England, April 27, 1815, son of William and Charlotte (James) Cowley. He was reared on a farm in his native town, and when twenty-one years of age emigrated to the United States, landing in New York City in the spring of 1836, without a copper in his pocket. He then went up the Hudson to Albany and walked from there to Stockbridge, Mass., where he worked in a stone quarry one summer, and the following winter went to Philadelphia, following the same occupation there until the next spring, when he moved to Lee, Mass., and worked by the month as a farm hand up to the fall of 1838. He then came to Ohio, and in the winter of 1838-39 worked on the Miami Canal from Defiance to Cincinnati. In April, 1839, he settled in Streetsboro Township, this county, a mile south of the Center, living there some five years, when he settled on his present farm, now comprising 482 acres, most of which he cleared and improved. Mr. Cowley has been twice married, on first occasion May 4, 1844, to Sarah, daughter of Samuel and Betsey (Green) Olin, of Streetsboro, this county, by whom he had niue children: Henry B., William, Betsey (deceased), Eliza (wife of Levi Raber), Harriet (deceased), Albert, Ida, Emma (wife of Thomas Elliman) and Joseph J. January 8, 1867, our subject married his present wife, Chloe, daughter of Timothy and Frances (Rathburn) Brockway, of Trumbull County, Ohio, who were among the first settlers of Hartford, in that county. Mr. Cowley is one of the leading farmers and a representative citizen of Streetsboro Township. In politics he is a Democrat.
ALBERT DOOLITTLE, farmer, P. O. Streetsborough, was born in New Milford, Susquehanna Co., Penn., October 7, 1806, son of Benjamin and Fanny (Ward) Doolittle, natives of Cheshire, New Haven Co., Conn., and Roxbury, Litchfield Co., Conn., respectively, and who settled in Streetsboro Township, this county, in 1825, on the farm now owned by our subject. They were the parents of the following children: Nelson; Albert; George, deceased; Henry, deceased; Lydia, wife of E. F. Mason; William, deceased; Polly J., deceased; Theodora B., deceased, and Eloisa, deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Doolittle were members of the Disciples Church. He was Justice of the Peace of Streetsboro two terms, and was a representative pioneer, one of the first in Streetsboro Township, and for several years was land agent for the original owners of the township. He died in September, 1849, in his seventy-ninth year, his wife having preceded him April 27, 1845, at the age of sixty-five. Our subject has resided in Streetsboro Township, this county, since 1825. He assisted in clearing his father's farm as well as several others in the vicinity, and also helped form many of the early roads. He was married December 22, 1836, to Alamanda, daughter of Simon and Lucy (Green) Burroughs, who settled here in 1818, the former a native of Walpole, N. H., the latter of Bethel, Vt. The issue of this marriage is four children: Charles R .; Augusta, wife of N. S. Olin; Horace A., and Lucy A., wife of Charles E. Harmon. Mr. Doolittle has served his township as Justice of the Peace one term and in other minor offices. In politics he is a Republican.
CHARLES R. DOOLITTLE, farmer and cheese manufacturer, Streets- boro, was born in Streetsboro, this county, August 31, 1837; a son of Albert and Alamanda (Burroughs) Doolittle. His paternal grandfather was Benja- min Doolittle, a native of Connecticut, who settled in Streetsboro in 1825,
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and his maternal grandfather was Simon Burroughs, a native of Walpole, N. H., who settled in Shalersville, this county, in 1818, and later in Streets- boro. Our subject was reared in Streetsboro, and educated in the high schools of Kent and Shalersville, this county. He was married February 10, 1864, to Adelaide, daughter of Samuel and Mercy (Seymour) Olin, of Streetsboro, this county, by whom he has had three children: Clarence S., Addie M. (deceased) and Mettie. Mr. Doolittle has always been occupied in farming, and has resided on his present farm since 1883. Since 1870 he has (in company with his father) engaged in the manufacture of butter and cheese. He has filled nearly all the minor offices of Streetsboro Township, and is now serving his third term as Infirmary Director of this county. In politics he is a stanch Republican. He is one of the enterprising farmers and business men, and is a worthy citizen of Streetsboro.
LUCIUS O. ELDRIDGE, farmer, P. O. Streetsborough, was born on the farm where he now resides, August 10, 1843, and is a son of Daniel and Mary A. (Mason) Eldridge, who had three children: Merrick E., Mary A., wife of Joseph Lindsey, and Lucius O. His father came to Aurora Township, this county, from Buffalo, N. Y., about 1820, and afterward settled in Streetsboro on the farm now owned by L. O. Eldridge, which he cleared and improved, and where he resided until his death. He died in 1879, at the age of seventy- nine years. The subject of this sketch was reared on the old homestead, where he has always resided. He participated in the war of the Rebellion, enlisting, August 10,' 1862, in the Ninth Ohio Independent Battery, serving until June 20. 1865, when he was honorably discharged. He was married Sep- tember 29, 1869, to Augusta, daughter of George W. and Tryphena (Wilson) Barrett, of Streetsboro, by whom he has two children: Clarence and Clayton. In politics Mr. Eldridge is a Republican. He is one of the enterprising farm- ers of this township.
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