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PETER SCHULZ, farmer, P. O. Suffield, was born February 15, 1826, in Hemsback, Baden, Germany, son of George and Margaret Schulz, who came to America August 9, 1843, settling at once in Randolph Township, this county. They were parents of the following children: Adam, Eve (now Mrs. Eberly) and Peter. George Schulz died about 1857; his widow followed him January 5, 1874. Our subject was married March 15, 1852, to Catherine Shafer, by whom he has the following named children: Margaret, Emeline (now Mrs. Andrews) and three who died in childhood. Mr. Schulz lost this wife April 20, 1862, and he subsequently married Mary Kaiser, a native of Wurtemberg, Germany. He settled where he now resides April 1, 1863, and here he has a fine farm comprising ninety-seven acres well-improved land. He is a man of integrity, much esteemed by the whole community. He and his wife and daughters are members of the German Baptist Church.
ISAAC SLABAUGH, farmer, P. O. Suffield, was born March 15, 1830, in Columbiana County, Ohio, son of Christian and Nancy Slabaugh, natives of Lancaster County, Penn., who settled in Rootstown Township, Portage Co., Ohio, about 1835. Here Christian Slabaugh died about 1848. His widow sub- sequently moved to Elkhart County, Ind., where she remained until her death. Of their family of twelve children, Isaac is the fifth. Our subject was brought up on the farm and attended the limited schools of the home district. He early learned the brick-maker's trade, which he followed about eleven years, in Akron and the surrounding country, being four years foreman of a large
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brick-yard in Akron. He was married July 4, 1850, to Catherine, daughter of Samuel J. and Elizabeth Wise, of Stark County, Ohio. Their children are Lewis, Ella (now Mrs. Alexander, of Akron,) and Emma. In 1868 they , settled where they now reside in Suffield Township, and here by industry have acquired a fine farm of 107 acres of well-improved land. Mr. and Mrs. Slabaugh are pioneer members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, to which they have belonged for twenty-five years. He is a stanch Republican; a suc- cessful farmer; an upright citizen respected by all who know him.
HENRY SMYTH, farmer, P. O. Suffield, born September 29, 1806, in County Antrim, Ireland; son of James and Elizabeth Smyth, who lived in Scotland three years, soon after embarking for the New World. They came by way of Hudson's Bay up Nelson River and into the wild Red River country of Minnesota, landing there in 1812. Here they remained three years, then moved South, traveling by bark canoes through Lake Winnipeg, Lake of the Woods and Rainy Lake into Lake Superior, thence down the lakes to Cleve- land and located at Cuyahoga Falls. After ten years residence there they set- tled in Suffield Township, this county, in about 1828, where they died at an advanced age. One son, John, died in California in 1870, and their daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Pendleton, died here about 1833. Henry, our subject, married Miss Mary Gilbert, of Summit County, Ohio, about 1830, and with her cleared up and developed their home, now consisting of 222 acres of finely improved land with excellent buildings thereon. Mrs. Smyth died in 1870. She was a believer in the Episcopal faith, a lady highly esteemed by all who knew her. Four of their sons, James, Ernest, Gilbert and Edward, enlisted during the war of the Rebellion, the latter being killed at the battle of Pitts- burg Landing. Their other children are Orrin, Lyman (in Dakota), Frank (in Illinois), Mary (Mrs. Spencer, in Iowa), and Ella (Mrs. Hale, in Mogadore, Summit Co., Ohio). Mr. Smyth is living on the homestead, enjoying the comforts of a quiet old age. Beginning with Gen. Jackson he has supported the Democratic party ever since.
HORACE ADELBERT TICKNOR, farmer, P. O. Mogadore, Summit County, born in Suffield Township, this county, February 9, 1845; son of J. Wooster Ticknor (a native of Sharon, Conn., who came with his parents hither in 1812) and Rachel (McCarty) Ticknor (who moved here from Columbia, Penn., in 1822). They lived the lives of pioneers and raised a family of five children, three of whom survive: Horace Adelbert, Pulaski and Celestia. J. Wooster Ticknor died December 31, 1882, and is buried in Kent, Ohio. His widow resides with her two youngest children. Our subject in August, 1863, enlisted in the One Hundred and Fifteenth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in which he served two years, in the Army of the Cumberland, where he made an honorable record as a brave and faithful soldier, receiving his discharge in November, 1865. July 2, 1874, he married Sarah Ann White, born March 10, 1848, in Stark County, Ohio, daughter of Timothy and Nancy (Moore) White, who settled in Suffield Township, this county, in 1849, and where the father died November 4, 1854, leaving three children: Henry, Sarah Ann and Rachel (Mrs. Mishler). The mother is yet living. Mr. and Mrs. Ticknor have three children: Eva, Emma and Ella Pearl. They are now owners of the White estate, 149 acres of well-improved land.
SOLOMON WAY, farmer, P. O. Suffield, was born August 3, 1817, in Suffield Township, this county; son of David and Rebecca (Baldwin) Way. natives of Connecticut, who came to this county by wagons in 1801, stopping one year in New York en route. After living the lives of upright pioneers and passing a few years of retired life both died in Springfield Township,
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Summit Co., Ohio. Our subject received his education in the common schools of those early days. He married Mrs. Hannah Potter, widow of Joseph Pot- ter, by whom he had three children: Luna (Mrs. Palmer), Thomas Jefferson and Melissa (Mrs. Thorp). Mrs. Way died in 1853, and Mr. Way then mar- ried Mrs. Rebecca Brittan. Their children are Clara (Mrs. Crist), B. F. (de- ceased), Almina (Mrs. Royer), Andrew Jackson, Laura (Mrs. Potts) and Minnie (Mrs. Keister). Our subject has a farm of 113 acres, is an old and respected pioneer citizen, and enjoys the confidence and esteem of the entire community. In politics he is a Democrat. His wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
JOHN WEBER, farmer and horticulturist, P. O. Suffield, was born in Khine Pfalz Byron, Germany, September 13,1833, and immigrated to America in 1854, where he married, October 28, 1856, Miss Margaret Wilhelm, also born in Germany, then a resident of Suffield Township, this county, and who bore him the following children: Jacob, Mary, George, Adam, Frank, William, John, Albert, Katie, Frederick, Clara, Ellen and Charles. For a few years our subject resided in Tallmadge, Ohio. but finally settled in Suffield Town- ship, this county, where he now resides. He here has a farm of fifty acres highly cultivated and improved, containing a carp pond, and, in addition, in the township an orchard of 600 trees, a vineyard, and other first-class improve- ments. Mr. Weber does a large business supplying the markets of Akron, Ravenna and Kent with supplies of fruits and vegetables, and is a prosperous citizen. He is a Democrat in politics.
SAMUEL WILSON, farmer, P. O. Mogadore, Summit County, was born September 2, 1812, in Columbiana County, Ohio; son of Charles Wilsou, a native of London. England, who was apprenticed to a cloth dresser, but ran away and immigrated to America at fifteen years of age. He married Elizabeth Shelton, of Maryland, and resided some years each in Maryland, Stark Co., Ohio (where he clerked for seven years with Gideon Hughes, of New Lisbon), and in Suffield Township, this county. The most of his life he followed the profession of a teacher. Our subject was married. November 3, 1836, to Miss Catherine Soldars, born October 4, 1818, in York County, Penn., but who immigrated to Ohio when six years of age with her widowed mother. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson, after living four years in the southern part of this township, settled where they now reside, and by industry and good management have acquired title to a fine farm of 100 acres of well-improved land. They are the parents of the following sons and daughters: John, Mrs. Hetty Lutz, Mrs. Mary Ann Arehart, Mrs. Catharine Lutz, Mrs. Angeline Upham, Aaron, James Elmer and Mrs. Lethy Ellen Lutz (twins). Mr. Wilson is a Democrat in poli- tics. He has served his township as Trustee three terms.
DANIEL WISE (deceased), who was a native of Pennsylvania, settled in 1812, at a very early age, with his parents, Henry and Elizabeth Wise, in Greentown, Stark Co., Ohio, where he was brought up, and where, in 1830, he married Miss Susanna Stripe, by whom he had the following children: Jere- miah, Abraham (has resided in Grand Rapids, Mich., since IS51), Mary (Mrs. Flickinger, in Stark County, Ohio), Henry, J. Wesley, William, Anna (Mrs. Hinman) and Sarah (deceased in 1862). The family moved to Suffield Town- ship, this county, in 1846, where our subject died in 1848, and where his widow brought up the children, keeping them together. In 1855 the family came to where they now reside, and where Mrs. Wise now, at an advanced age, enjoys the love of all who know her. She is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Her son Henry and one of her daughters with her hus- band are living with her.
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JOHN WESLEY WISE, farmer, P. O. Mogadore, Summit County, was born in Lake Township, Stark County, Ohio, November 10, 1838, and in 1846 settled with his parents, Daniel and Susanah (Stripe) Wise, in this township and county, where he learned the carpenter's trade. In September, 1861, he enlisted in the Twenty-ninth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and during the first two years served in the campaigns of Virginia. His regiment was then trans- ferred to the West and became part of the Army of the Cumberland. He passed through the noted battles of that region, and was wounded in the left shoulder at the battle of Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June 17, 1864. The fol- lowing September he secured an honorable discharge and returned home, where he engaged in farming. On November 20, 1870, our subject was mar- ried to Miss Anna Shafer, and in 1875 they settled where they now reside, and own a farm of sixty acres. They are the parents of the following children: Wilkie Anson, Rosa J., Preston E., Daniel W., Chester Garfield and James Blaine. He is an enthusiastic Republican; himself and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
ANTHONY ZOLLER, manufacturer, Mogadore, Summit Co., born Novem- ber 24, 1847, in Rhenish Bavaria, Germany, son of Frank and Frances Zol- ler, who still reside at the place of our subject's nativity. He immigrated to America in 1866, locating at Akron, Ohio, where for seven years he was employed in the drug store of E. Steinbacher. On June 1, 1872, he was mar- ried to Mary Eckstein, of Akron, and one year later removed to Suffield Cen- ter, where, along with George Michael, he opened a general merchandise store, which, however, was burned within the succeeding ten months. Our subject then purchased and kept the Suffield Hotel, also the hotel at Mogadore, Sum- mit County, which latter he still owns. In 1882 he secured an interest in the Eagle Block in Mogadore, and a year subsequent became owner of the clay works in the same place. Mr. Zoller is the father of three children: Frank, Joseph and Helen. He is a Democrat in politics; a member of the Knights of Pythias.
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ELIJAH ALFORD, farmer, P. O. Mahoning, was born April 23, 1829, in Windham Township, this county. His grandfather, Elijah Alford, was a prominent Deacon in the Presbyterian Church at Becket, Mass., previous to coming to Windham Township, of which he became one of the original owners. Two of his sons, Elijah and Oliver, came here in March, 1811, to prepare a home for the family, who followed in July. He was parent of seven children: Elijah, Oliver, Levi, Ruth, Sally, Anna and Olive. Of these, Levi was born in Becket, Mass., April 14, 1789; married, April 6, 1814, to Edna E. Conant, born October 8, 1795, and who bore him eight children: Elizabeth O., Rebecca E., Louisa, Sidney L., Samuel N., Edward (consumed in a burning house, October 23, 1836), Elijah, our subject, and Durias M. Levi Alford was a farmer by occupation. He served as a private in the war of 1812, receiving a land grant for his services. He held many of the township offices of trust, and always took a prominent and liberal part in all public improve- ments. He was for many years a consistent member of church. He died Feb- ruary 12, 1869, his widow following him January 23, 1873. Our subject, like
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his father, has always been a farmer. During the late war of the Rebellion he enlisted in the 100 days' service in Company I, One Hundred and Seventy-first Ohio National Guards. Mr. Alford has been twice married, first in 1856, to Silence A. Brewster; on second occasion, October 12, 1865, to Harriet C. Snow, born October 14, 1836, in Windham Township, daughter of Milton and Clemena (Jagger) Snow, natives of Massachusetts, and early settlers of Wind- ham Township. Mr. Snow was a public-spirited, influential man, and filled the offices of Township Clerk and Justice of the Peace for many years. He died July 30, 1867. His widow is still living. Mr. and Mrs. Alford have three children: Estella S., Herbert J. and Arthur M.
THOMAS O. ANGEL, farmer, P. O. Windham, was born in Hopewell, Ontaria Co., N. Y., November 25, 1835, son of Joseph and Cornelia (Arnold) Angel, natives of Rhode Island, who raised a family of four children: Thomas O., Elizabeth M., Abbie E. and Ephraim C., who died in 1859. Joseph Angel was born at Smithfield, R. I., May 15, 1805, and settled in Windham Town- ship, this county, February 2, 1837, where he became one of the most promi- nent. farmers in the county and the promoter of all ventures designed to secure the advancement of religious and educational enterprises. He was a stanch Republican, though never a candidate for any office. For many years he was a member of the Congregational Church. He died December 26, 1872; his widow September 23, 1879. The early life of our subject was passed on the home farm, which he purchased of his father in 1860. During the late war of the Rebellion he was in the 100 days' service as a member of Company I, One Hundred and Seventy-first Ohio National Guards, participating in the battle of Kellar's Bridge, Ky. On November 8, 1865, he married Miss Mary Ann Strong, born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, May 8, 1841; she died May 17, 1869, the mother of two children: Joseph W. and Ernest S. Mr. Angel removed to Windham Center in 1869. In 1870 he was elected Justice of the Peace, a position he has filled, with the exception of about six months, for a period of twelve years; has been commissioned Notary Public for five years. He is a member of Earl-Milliken Post, No. 333, G. A. R .; a communicant of the Congregational Church.
HEZEKIAH D. BALDWIN, farmer, P. O. Windham, was born in Wayne County, N. Y., July 2, 1829, son of Daniel and Nancy (Allen) Baldwin, former a native of New York, latter born in Massachusetts in 1805. They were parents of six children: Hezekiah, Mary A., Henry R., Edwin D., Laura C. and Cordelia S. Daniel Baldwin was a farmer and a local preacher. He went to Cuyahoga County, Ohio, in 1833, and became a very influential man, highly esteemed by the community in which he lived. He died in 1847, his widow in 1881. Our subject was married, September 27, 1854, to Miss Sarah J. Bradford, a resident of Ravenna, this county, born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, September 27, 1834. By this union there are four children: Linton D .; Eva L., wife of R. D. Loomis; Addie H. and Willie G. Mr. Baldwin early in life entered upon his career as a farmer, and has always followed agricultural pursuits. He came to this county in 1856, locating in Charles- town Township, but in a few years moved to Ravenna, where he remained till 1869, when he came to his present farm, the appearance of which does not belie his reputation for being one of the practical and substantial farmers of Windham Township. Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin have for many years been identified with the Methodist Episcopal Church.
HIRAM BINGHAM, retired minister, P. O. Windham, was born in Ver- mont, May 30, 1815, son of Jeremiah and Rhoda (Fenn) Bingham. £ At the age of seventeen our subject began clerking, but at the end of two years
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entered college at Middlebury, Vt., graduating in 1839; thence he matricu- lated at the Andover Theological Seminary. In 1841 he came West. gradu- ating the following year at Lane Theological Seminary, Cincinnati, Ohio. While there he accepted a call from Red Oak Church, in Brown County, Ohio, where he remained for two years. The succeeding two years were spent at Portsmouth, Ohio, and the four years following as Professor of college at Marietta, Ohio. He was married, September, 1842, to Abigail Bushnell, born in Vermont October 14, 1815, daughter of Rev. J. Bushnell, who for thirty- three years was pastor of a church in Cornwall, Vt. In the spring of 1850 Mr. Bingham came to Windham Township on a visit to an old teacher, and eventually became pastor of the Presbyterian Church here, but after five years he went South on account of ill health, and supplied the pulpit of the First Presbyterian Church at Angusta, Ga .. during the winter of 1855-56. In the spring following he received a unanimous invitation from the session to stand as a candidate for the pastorship of the church, but deeming the charge too great for his state of health he declined. Mr. Bingham found the climate South favorable to his health, and was, therefore, strongly inclined to remain there, but judging from what he saw and heard among the people that a polit- ical revolution was imminent, he returned North, and for the last twenty-nine years has resided at his former home, supplying vacant and feeble churches in the vicinity as he has had the opportunity. In the meantime he has taken much out-door exercise on his farm, which he has found not only highly con- ducive to his general health but also to a comfortable support. From the beginning of the Republican party he has been known as a stanch Repub- lican, until of late having lost confidence in that party as a reform party, he has joined the Prohibition party, and is now known as a pronounced Prohibi- tionist.
COL. M. A. BIRCHARD, farmer, P. O. Windham, was born January 31, 1808, in Becket, Berkshire Co., Mass., son of Nathan and Marcy (Ashley) Birchard, the former born September 30, 1769, in Becket, Mass., and the lat- ter born July 22, 1766, in Westfield, Mass. They came to Windham Town- ship in 1812, and settled on the farm now owned by Aaron Castor, where they died, the father September 3, 1839, and the mother June 1, 1835. They were original members of the first Presbyterian Church organized in Windham. They had a family of ten children, of whom our subject is the only one now living. M. A. Birchard attended the log-cabin schools of Windham a few months during the winters of his early boyhood days. He began for himself when twenty-one years old, and with an ax, which he purchased for $3, he soon felled the trees on parts of his present farm, where he has always lived since reaching majority. In 1834 he was married to Mary E. Canfield, dangh- ter of Amasa and Nancy (Randall) Canfield, and by her had one son-Edward L. (deceased in 1878, five years subsequent to the demise of his mother). Mr. Birchard was married, a second time, to Lois A. Richards, daughter of Mills and Aurelia (Humphrey) Richards, natives of Connecticut and who settled in Medina County, Ohio, as early as 1828. By this union were born Emily E. and Mary A. In an early day Mr. Birchard was Colonel of a militia com- pany. In 1851 he was elected County Commissioner, and served three years. He has been Township Trustee and has held other minor offices. He cast his first Presidential vote for Gen. Jackson, and has clung closely to the Demo- cratic party since. Col. Birchard is well known and respected by all. The late Judge Mathew Birchard, of Warren, Trumbull Co., Ohio, was an elder brother of our subject.
MARK BIRCHARD, farmer, P. O. Windham, was born June 26, 1852, in Windham Township, this county, son of Nathan A. and Eliza (Alford)
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Birchard, early settlers of Windham Township. Our subject was reared on the farm and received a common school education. He was united in mar- riage, October 18, 1876, with Miss Lucy C. Chaffee, born in Windham Town- ship, this county, July 3, 1858, daughter of Wolcott Chaffee. By this union there are two children: Chaffee W. and Grace E. Mr. Birchard, who has always followed agricultural pursuits, keeps his farm well cultivated, and is destined to be one of the substantial men of his township. He filled the office of Constable of Windham Township with credit to himself and to the satis- faction of the people.
WOLCOTT CHAFFEE, farmer, P. O. Garrettsville, was born in Becket, Mass., June 15, 1826, son of Newman K. and Elizabeth (Phelps) Chaffee, also natives of Becket, Mass., where the former was born in 1796, and the latter in 1800. They raised a family of five children: Ebenezer, Frederick, Wol- cott, Joseph[C. and.Elizabeth A. Newman K. Chaffee died in 1858; his wife April 30, 1826. Our subject was raised by an uncle, Wolcott Chaffee, after whom he was named, and who took him when an infant and brought him up as his own child. The uncle died November 22, 1870, and his widow, Abigail (Kingsley) Chaffee, June 8, 1882. Our subject came to this county in November, 1839, but at the expiration of a year and a half returned to his native town. In 1847 he came to Ravenna, Ohio, where he remained till 1851, when he came to Windham Township, and commenced farming, an occupation he has since followed. He was married, July 8, 1849, to Jennett A. Judd, born in Ravenna Township, this county, May 12, 1826, daughter of Howard and Ruthalia (Carter) Judd, natives of New York and Connecticut respect- ively. To this union were born three children: George N., deceased; Alva B., and Lucy C., wife of M. E. Birchard. Mr. Chaffee organized Portage Lodge, No. 456, I. O. O. F., July 25, 1870, and for four years has been Dis- trict Deputy Grand Master of Portage County, and is also a F. & A. M. In politics he is a stanch Republican.
GEORGE B. CONANT, of Windham, was born October 12, 1825, in Windham Township, this county. His father, Asa M. Conant, was born March 16, 1800, in Becket, Berkshire Co., Mass., and his mother, Eunice H. (Bierce) Conant, was born January 22, 1801, in Connecticut, daughter of Philo Bierce, and who came to Windham Township, this county, when young. The father came to Windham Township in 1811, with his parents, Thatcher and Elizabeth (Manley) Conant, whose children were Susannah, Thatcher F., Edna, Mehita- bel, Asa M., Chloe, Rebecca, George E., Lydia M. and Angeline G. Our sub- ject's parents were married September 25, 1824, by Rev. Joseph Treat, and their children were nine in number: G. B., Philo B., Thatcher G., Nelson B., Amanda N., Frederick, Lucy, Heury and Edward. The father died Feb- ruary 22, 1846, and the mother May 7, 1878. Both were long connected with the Congregational Church. The subject of this sketch, George B. Conant, was educated in the district schools and academy of Windham. He began teaching at the age of eighteen years in Stark County, Ohio, and for some six or seven years thereafter a large part of the time was thus spent. He taught in Parkman, Ohio, and in different schools of his native township, and gained an honorable reputation as a teacher. The year 1851 Mr. Conant spent teaching near Perryville, Ky., the place more recently made celebrated as a battle-field. During the intervals of teaching he spent his time in selling car- riages for N. D. Clark & Co., of Ravenna. Thus by his energy he made a very
successful year in that State. In 1847 he was married to Maria E. Birchard, who was born September 2, 1827, daughter of Nathan A. and Betsey E. (Alford) Birchard, originally of Becket, Mass. To this union seven children
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were born, three of whom lived to adult years: Lucy, married to Henry N. Donaldson, at present Train Master, Mahoning Division, New York, Pennsyl- vania & Ohio Railroad, and residing at Girard, Ohio; Hattie C., married September 27, 1883, to Dr. Charles H. Dixon, of St. Louis, Mo. (she died March 12, 1885, and was laid to rest in Windham the Sabbath following); Gertie M., the youngest, is at present a student at Oberlin. In 1856 Mr. Conant bought a farm in the west part of Windham, where he remained until 1864. Here he evinced his characteristic ability to farm in an attractive man- ner. In 1864 he sold this farm and moved to Mineral Ridge, Ohio, where he remained until the spring of 1866, when he left that place and spent the sum- mer traveling on business in the West. In October of the same year he bought the old homestead of the Rev. Joseph Treat, the first pastor of the Congregational Church of Windham. Subsequently he has added to this farm until he has now over 100 acres all in good condition. Mr. Conant has repaired and enlarged the outbuildings, and built in 1882 an attractive and commodious farm-house, thus making a residence, situated as it is a little north of the center of the township, that ranks among the most desirable in the vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. Conant are active members of the Congregational Church and Sabbath-school, and to all projects to promote the welfare of society lend helping hands. In politics he has been steadfastly Republican, and for its interests has been an ardent worker. He has held the office of Justice of the Peace for two terms, as well as other official positions from time to time. Having by his own energy placed himself in his present desirable surroundings, it is but just to say that he is entitled to much credit and to be ranked among the most substantial men of the community.
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