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OSCAR D. FREEMAN, farmer, P. O. Nelson, was born in Fredonia, N. Y., January 20, 1836, son of Joseph and Phebean (Freeman) Freeman, natives of New York, and to whom six children were born, our subject being the third. Joseph Freeman was a molder by trade, but subsequently adopted the life of a farmer, and is now a resident of Michigan. His wife died in 1843. Oscar D. Freeman was raised in Michigan, where he obtained a com- mon school education and began his career in life as a farmer. In 1862 he removed to this county, and the year following was married to Miss Lavinia Knowlton, a native of Nelson Township, this county. By this union there is one son-Porter C. During the war of the Rebellion Mr. Freeman enlisted with the 100-days' men in Company I, One Hundred and Seventy-first Ohio National Guards, was wounded at the battle of Kelley's Bridge and dis- charged on account of disability. He has served one term each as Township Treasurer and Constable.
COLUMBUS C. FULLER, farmer, P. O. Nelson, was born April 23, 1818, on the farm in Nelson Township, this county, which is still his home, and is a son of Jeremiah R. and Hannah B. (Bierce) Fuller, natives of Connecticut, who had a family of five children, two of whom are now living: Chauncey, in Iowa, and Columbus C. Jeremiah R. Fuller came to this county in 1817 and died in 1851; his widow died in February, 1882, aged ninety-two years. Our
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subject was married, in 1848, to Mary A. Bierce, born in Nelson Township, this county, in 1830, and who has borne him the following children: Harry B., who was highly educated, and was a successful teacher, died at the age of twenty-seven years; William J .; Lucius B., a graduate of Oberlin College and a theological student, died in his twenty-sixth year; Marcus B., twin brother of Lucius B., who graduated at the same time and is now a mission- ary in India; Gerald M .; Columbus C., Jr., and George N. Mr. Fuller has always been a farmer, and for fifteen years has been an extensive breeder of Ayrshire cattle. He is a member of the Congregational Church; has held several of the township offices; in politics he is a Republican.
AMOS F. HANNAH, hotel keeper, Nelson, was born in Nelson Township, this county, January 3, 1836, the second in a family of four children born to John and Clarissa (Foot) Hannah, natives of Connecticut and Massachusetts, respectively. John Hannah came to Ohio in 1813, lost his wife in 1844, and subsequently married Susan Hannah, who now resides with her step-son; John Hannah died in 1872. Our subject was married, in 1861, to Maria L. Clark, a native of Nelson, who has borne him five children, only two of whom, Archie and Ruby, are living. Mr. Hannah followed the occupation of a farmer until the spring of 1877, when he purchased the " Cascade House," erected in 1868 by H. L. Bancroft, at Nelson Ledges, one of the most romantic spots in northern Ohio, which has become a very popular summer resort, and under Mr. Hannah's able management the business of this hotel has steadily increased.
GEORGE E. HEDGER, farmer, P. O. Garrettsville. was born in Trumbull County, Ohio, May 24, 1837; son of Calvin and Sally (Richards) Hedger, natives of Connecticut and Vermont respectively, and early settlers of Trum- bull County, both now deceased. They were the parents of seven children: Amanda, Alonzo, Joseph, Martha, Mary, John and George E. Our subject was brought up on a farm and has been engaged more or less extensively in raising and dealing in thoroughbred cattle. He came to this county in 1859, and on November 7, 1861, was married to Caroline Curtis, who was born June 11, 1837, on the place which has always been her home, daughter of Julius Curtis, who was born in Glastonbury, Conn., December 25, 1797, and who at the age of eighteen removed to Ohio, locating in Geauga County, where he re- mained five years and then returned to Connecticut. Later Mr. Curtis once more became a resident of Ohio, and in 1822 married Rhoda McCall, who is still living, aged seventy-six, and who bore him four children: Catharine, Eben- ezer, Barsheba and Caroline. Mr. Curtis soon after his marriage came to this county, where he died March 6, 1883; he was a prominent stock-dealer and farmer. Mr. and Mrs. Hedger have two children: Walter J. and Susie A. Our subject has served nine years as Justice of the Peace, and has also been Trustee and Assessor of Nelson Township.
JOHN S. HOBART, farmer, P. O. Parkman, Geauga County, was born in New Hampshire, November 25, 1806; son of Benjamin and Mary (Wheeler) Hobart, natives of Massachusetts. Our subject came to Ohio in 1814, and has always been a farmer. He was twice married, on the first occasion, in 1834, to Margaret Moore, who died October 29, 1856, the mother of nine children, as follows: Thomas M., Benjamin E., Mary E., Jefferson R., William W., Marsena, Freedom, Hannah and Marcellus. His second marriage occurred March 1, 1858, with Aurilla C. Alton, born at Warren, Ohio, December 16, 1823, daughter of William and Nancy (Budd) Netterfield, natives of south- western Pennsylvania, and early settlers of Trumbull County, Ohio. Three children were born to this union: Addison, Allison and John S. Mr. Hobart has been a member of the Congregational Church at Nelson for forty years.
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LUMAN C. HOPKINS, farmer, P. O. Nelson, was born in Cornwall, Conn., May 8, 1820; son of Luman and Anna (Clark) Hopkins, natives of that State, who had a family of six children: Harriet (deceased), Catharine (de- ceased), Ann, Luman C., Palmer (deceased) and Charlotte. Luman Hopkins came in 1824 to the farm where Luman C. now lives and has always lived, when the latter was four years old. Our subject received a common school education, and chose the occupation of a farmer, which he has always fol- lowed, and for several years has conducted a large dairy. He bas been twice married, on the first occasion, in 1844, to Miss Janette L. Sackett, who died in 1847. His second marriage, in April. 1848, was with Eliza Stilson, born in Palmyra Township, this county, June 16, 1828. By this union there were six children: Philo, George, Ernest, Nettie, Herbert (deceased) and Arthur. Mr. Hopkins has held the office of Township Trustee several times, also that of Township Treasurer. He has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for fourteen years.
WILLIAM W. McCALL, farmer, P. O. Nelson, was born in Nelson Town- ship, this county, January 13, 1834, son of Joseph and Mary P. (Sherwood) McCall, natives of Connecticut, and parents of five children, who attained maturity. Joseph McCall was born in 1804, came to Ohio in 1820, and for fifty-three years resided on the homestead where he died June 26, 1884. His widow, who survives him, was born September 6, 1812, daughter of Joshua B. and Anna (Bonny) Sherwood, who brought her to Ohio in infancy. Mr. McCall was married October 21, 1856, to Miss Mary A. Knowlton, born in Nelson Township, this county, September 13, 1836. Mrs. McCall was the daughter of James and Isabel Knowlton. James Knowlton, a native of Bland- ford, Mass., came to Charlestown in this county in 1809, and to Nelson in 1810. Isabel (Nicholson) Knowlton was a native of Canaan, N. Y. To Mr. and Mrs. McCall were born five children: Jonathan N. (Superintendent of Schools at Ithaca, Mich.), Ella, Almon W. (a graduate of Garrettsville High School, and was engaged as Principal of the Girard schools, to assume the duties of this position on Monday, September 8, 1884, but the evening previous was drowned while bathing), Rosa M. and Ernest J. In early life our subject taught school, but subsequently identified himself with agricultural pursuits, and has since continued this occupation. He has been a member of the Meth- odist Episcopal Church about twenty- five years.
THOMAS MERWIN, local minister, Nelson, was born in Onondaga County, N. Y., July 16, 1816, son of Jesse and Lydia (Ewers) Merwin, natives of New England, and who came to Ohio in 1822, settling in Nelson Township, this county, where the former was the first physician to practice. Our sub- ject received a common school education and began life as a farmer. In 1853 he was ordained a minister of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, in Stark County, Ohio, October 17, and appointed to preach at Nelson, McClin- tocksburg, Southington and Middlefield. He was obliged to retire, however, on account of his wife's precarious health. He was also called to the pulpit at Pierpont, Ohio, but declined, and at the following annual conference he withdrew from the itinerancy, and since then has held a local membership. He has since given his attention somewhat to his farming interests. Mr. Mer- win was twice married. His first wife was Lucy M. Messenger, a native of Windham Township, this county, who died November 17, 1854, aged thirty- four years and four months, leaving two children to his care: Matthew A. and Wealtha Almina. His second wife was Mary A. Palm, born in Austintown, Mahoning Co., Ohio, by whom he has one son-John P.
KETCHEL B. PAYNE, farmer, P. O. Parkman, Geauga County, was born in New York, August 18, 1812, son of Solomon J. and Lucretia (Bierce) Payne,
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natives of Connecticut, who came to Ohio in 1816 and located in this county and township. They were the parents of six children. Solomon J. Payne died at the age of forty-six years; his widow at the age of fifty-eight. Afforded but little opportunity to attend school, the education of our subject has been largely obtained in his intercourse with the world, and through business and social relations. He was married, April 18, 1844, to Mary Jane Chaffee, born in Vermont, February 7, 1826. They have four children living: Robert K., Benjamin F., Melinda E., wife of Robert Everett, and Solomon. Our subject has always been a farmer, and his ax has helped cut down the forests and to prepare the way for the many pleasant homes that now adorn the county. He has filled the offices of Treasurer and Constable; for many years he has been a consistent member of the Congregational Church.
BENJAMIN F. PAYNE, farmer, P. O. Nelson, was born May 20, 1851, in Nelson, son of Ketchel B. and Mary Jane (Chaffee) Payne, natives of New York and Vermont respectively. (See sketch of K. B. Payne.) Our subject availed himself of the advantages of a common school education, and has devoted his life to farming, in which he has been pronouncedly successful. He was married September 20, 1871, to Miss Belle Brown, born December 30, 1854, in Parkman, daughter of James and Susan (Hannah) Brown. By this union there is one son-Algernon, born June 8, 1872. Mr. Payne purchased his present farm in 1872, and has a fine herd of Shorthorn cattle. During the spring he engages quite extensively in the manufacture of maple sugar, hav- ing an orchard of 800 maple trees. He is regarded as one of the promising young men of the county. He is now serving Nelson Township as Constable.
EBENEZER T. PRENTICE, farmer, P. O. Nelson, was born in Onon! daga County, N. Y., November 29, 1811, son of Salmon and Edna (Sweet) Prentice, also natives of the above county and State, and who were the parents of eight children, of whom Ebenezer T. is the sixth. Our subject was mar- ried in Chautauqua County, N. Y., June 15, 1836, to Sarah Vallance, born October 9, 1817, in Dutchess County, N. Y. By this union there are five chil- dren : Samuel, Byron, Charles, Cyrus and Eri (latter deceased). Mr. Prentice has always followed agricultural pursuits, clearing in all three farms. He came to Nelson Township, this county, in 1849, and located the farm on which he now lives. He has served the people as Trustee, and for nearly twenty years has been a F. & A. M.
DUANE E. SHERWOOD, farmer, P. O. Nelson, was born on the place where he now resides, November 16, 1854, son of Ebenezer B. and Joanna (McCall) Sherwood, who were the parents of three children: Duane, Laura (now Mrs. Hedden) and Carrie (now Mrs. Mattison). Ebenezer B. Sherwood was a native of Connecticut, and came to Nelson Township, this county, in 1813. He was an energetic, enterprising man, and cleared a large tract of land. He died in 1882, aged seventy-two years. His widow still resides on the old homestead, at the advanced age of sixty-seven years. Our subject, who has been a farmer all his life, was raised on a farm and educated in the com- mon schools of the district and at Hiram College.
FRANKLIN SMITH, retired farmer, P. O. Garrettsville, was born in Ben. nington County, Vt., October 26, 1804. He was married to Alvira White, a native of Connecticut, who bore him two sons and two daughters: Harriet (deceased), Warren, Albert J. and Eleanor, wife of George Combs. Mr. Smith immigrated to Geauga County, Ohio, in 1818, and is one of the oldest pioneers now living of that county. In 1825 he removed to Michigan for four years, and then returned to Geauga County, Ohio, purchased a large farm, upon which he resided for seventeen years, and then came to this county. His
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wife died, in September, 1880, and he has disposed of his farm and retired from the labors of an active life. He has been an energetic, enterprising man, and was ever considered one of the substantial, practical farmers of Nelson Township. At an early day Mr. Smith became a F. & A. M.
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GUSTAVUS P. BACON, farmer, P. O. Palmyra, was born May 29, 1813, in Palmyra Township, this county, on the homestead farm where he now resides, son of William and Polly (Thurber) Bacon, natives of Vermont. Will- iam Bacon visited this county in 1800, and after securing his land, returned, as he had come, on foot. In 1802 he came back to Palmyra Township with his family, and was assisted by the Indians in raising a cabin, and here he passed the remainder of his life. Of the ten children born to this pioneer couple but four survive: William R., Gustavus P., Almon T. and Chauncy C. The subject of this sketch was married in Deerfield, October 9, 1836, to Chris- tena Woodward, a native of Pennsylvania. To this union have been born ten children, seven of whom are living: John W., married to Lizzie Burnett, who died leaving four children: John, Charles, Della and Mary (his second mar- riage was with Mrs. Mary Hornesby); Emeline L., wife of William G. Byers; Hiram G., married to Lizzie Craig (their children are Frank and Nellie); Coz- zens, married to Josephine Edsall (they reside in Throckmorton County, Tex., have two children: Blanche and Warren); Mary C .; Martha; and Lodica residing on the homestead. Mr. Bacon is the oldest native-born resident of Palmyra Township, this county.
ALVA BALDWIN, farmer, P. O. Palmyra, Portage Co., Ohio, was born in Warren, Litchfield Co., Conn., July 4, 1795, son of John T. and Catherine (McArthur) Baldwin, natives of Milford, Conn., who came to this county by wagon in 1805, arriving at the farm on July 7. Theirs was the first wagon that crossed the county, there being but two or three families in the southern part of the township. John T. Baldwin took up eighty acres of land, and after paying for his land had $7 left. He and our subject participated in the war of 1812. They went out at Hull's surrender, with the Fourth Division of Ohio Militia under Gen. Wadsworth. Our subject had his father's team, and while at Cleveland they met Gen. Harrison, who employed John T. Baldwin to pick up all the provisions for the army he could find. They were out all winter. Soon after the close of that struggle they went to Detroit, and from thence, in 1815, to Toledo with a party of twelve men. The party consisted of Col. McArthur; Maj. Mansfield, of Atwater; Horatio Day; Lewis Ely and Merrick Ely, of Deerfield; Capt. John T. Baldwin and Alva Bald- win, of Palmyra; Judge King, of Stowe, with some discharged soldiers from Detroit, all on foot, with each a United States knapsack on his back, well stored with provisions and blankets. There was no settlement at Toledo at that time. John T. Baldwin took up land on Bean Creek, and through his landed possessions became wealthy. Three sons accompanied him from Pal- myra to Toledo. He subsequently built a vessel on the Cuyahoga. He died at the age of sixty-three years at Toledo, Ohio, where his estimable wife had also departed this life. The youngest son, Marcus, who is a resident of Toledo, and Alva, our subject, are the only survivors of their children. The
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latter returned to the homestead farm in Palmyra Township, this county, where he remained, and is now passing the declining years of his life surrounded by his children and grandchildren. Mr. Baldwin was mar- ried in Ravenna, in 1818, to Sally Andrus, daughter of Benjamin Andrus. To this union two children were born: Andrus T., and Lucinda, who died October 4, 1838, at the age of twelve years. Andrus T. was born on the homestead farm in 1820. He has been engaged in various pursuits, and for twelve years was in the hardware trade at Medina and Ravenna. In 1884 he disposed of his business and removed to the homestead to care for and live with his respected parent through the latter part of his existence. He was married November 5, 1839, in Palmyra, to Samantha Daniels, a native of Medway, Mass., born August 29, 1821. She died February 23, 1861, leaving one son-Alvah V., who was born July 2, 1840, was thoroughly educated for a physician and surgeon, and was a graduate of the old and new schools of Cleveland. He was a student of the lamented President Garfield, and was a young man of pronounced ability, and gained a strong hold on the hearts of all who knew him. He was married to Eliza Merwin, who bore him three children, all now living: Ida S., Gustave W. and Clayton R. His widow resides in Palmyra. Andrus T. was married the second time in 1873, the lady being Ella Olmstead, a native of Palmyra. By this union are two chil- dren, both now living: John B. and Minnie S.
D. D. CARSON, a member of the firm of Carson & Diver, merchants, Palmyra, was born in Mahoning County, Ohio, July 23, 1843, a son of George and Catherine (Gross) Carson, natives of Pennsylvania, who reared a family of ten children, nine of whom are now living: Catherine J., Harriet, Uriah W., David D., Emily M., Elmer, William F., Clara and Ellen. His father, an early pioneer of Berlin, Mahoning Co., Ohio, where he and his estimable wife still reside, has always followed farming as an occupation. He has served as Justice of the Peace for upward of twenty-seven years and at present is Notary Public. The subject of this sketch was married in 1864 to Miss Sarah A. Buck, who died in Union, Mo., in 1880. He was married on second occa- sion to Sarah A., daughter of John Gross, of Berlin, Ohio. Mr. Carson in 1864 enlisted in Company G, One Hundred and Fifty-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, serving five months, and participated with his regiment in active serv- ice at Martinsburg, Va. Subsequently Mr. Carson removed to Franklin County, Mo., where for sixteen years he engaged in teaching school and farming. After his return to Berlin he taught school for a time. In the spring of 1883 he formed a partnership with E. J. Shively in mercantile trade at Palmyra. In December of the same year Mr. Shively retired from the con- cern, and our subject carried it on alone until May, 1884, when G. R. Diver was admitted to the firm. The house carries about $5,000 in general stock and drugs, and has a lucrative trade. Mr. Carson served as Justice of the Peace while a resident of Missouri. He is a F. & A. M., and holds a membership in the K. of P. and I. O. O. F.
SAMUEL A. CHURCH, farmer, P. O. Palmyra, was born on the home- stead farm in Palmyra Township, this county, February 16, 1854, and is a grandson of Samuel and Tryphena (Terrell), who settled in Palmyra Town- ship in 1833. His father, James M. Church, was born in Litchfield County, Conn., December 19, 1815; his mother, Phebe (Olmstead) Church, was also a native of Connecticut. They are among the oldest living pioneers of Pal- myra Township, parents of four children, all of whom are now living: Anna, wife of W. D. Edwards; William S .; Jane, wife of N. K. Goss, and Samuel A. The subject of this sketch, who occupies the homestead, was married in
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1876 to Dassie, daughter of Alexander Scott, and a native of Palmyra Town- ship. One son-James Scott-has blessed this union. Mr. Church is an hon- ored member of the Masonic fraternity, and of the I. O. O. F. He is one of the leading farmers of the township. Politically he supports the Democratic platform.
WILLIAM C. DAVIS, proprietor of restaurant and billiard room, Dia- mond, was born in Paris Township, this county, in August, 1844, son of John D. and Margaret (Jones) Davis, and grandson of William Davis, one of the earliest pioneers of Palmyra Township. His father moved from Paris Town- ship to Palmyra Township in 1847, settling on a farm, where he died in Feb- ruary, 1883, aged seventy-one years. The widow, who subsequently married William Edwards, now resides in Alliance. The subject of this sketch, one of eight children, was brought up on the farm, and served an apprenticeship of three years in Cleveland as a stone-cutter. He worked at his trade until he came to this place in the summer of 1880, and, purchasing a lot, built his pres- ent residence and billiard room. This was the second building erected in the place, and Mr. Davis has carried on a large and successful business. He was married at Cleveland, Ohio, in May, 1872, to Mary, daughter of Silas Betts, of Canfield. Three children have been born to bless this union: Roscoe, Daisy and Gracie, latter of whom died in 1881, aged twenty-three days. Mr. Davis is a man of influence in the community, highly respected by all who know him.
GEORGE R. DIVER, a member of the firm of Carson & Diver, Palmyra, was born in Deerfield Township, this county, September 12, 1865. His father, Orison, was also a native of Deerfield Township, born August 20, 1829, the youngest son of John and Christena (Hartzell) Diver. At the death of his father, Orison Diver accepted his responsibilities, became proprietor of the " Diver House," and attended to the transportation of mails between Cleveland and Pittsburgh. He was twice married, first to Samantha Mowen, who died one year after marriage, leaving one child named Manty, who died at the age of five years and seven months. His second marriage was with Sarah Gross, by whom he had one child- George R., our subject. He was a man of sound moral worth, widely and favorably known. He died September 21, 1877, and his widow is now the wife of D. D. Carson. Our subject received school advan- tages, and, possessing business ability, engaged in the livery business at Deer- field, this county. This he subsequently disposed of and in May, 1884, formed the present copartnership. The firm carry a general stock of goods, and enjoy a lucrative trade.
E. M. EVANS, Postmaster, Palmyra, is a native of Wales, where he was born in 1837. He emigrated to the United States in July, 1866, and came to Chicago, and on his recovering from a three months' sickness he left for Mil- waukee, where he worked at his trade as cabinet-maker until the spring of 1868. He then removed to Arena, Iowa Co., Wis., where he conducted a fur- niture store. In 1869 he was licensed to preach by the Welsh Baptist Church of Ridgeway, Iowa Co., Wis., where he held membership. In the fall of 1871 he was called to supply the Welsh Baptist Church in the settlement near Osh- kosh, Wis. In the spring of 1882 he came to Chicago and held a position in the retail department of A. H. Andrews & Co. In the fall of 1882 the Welsh Baptist Church of Frostburg, Md., extended him a call, and he was ordained to the ministry by said church in December, 1883. While in Frostburg he published a volume of his compositions in the Welsh language, including prose and poetry, which volume had an extensive sale, and has been used by the Welsh Sabbath-schools of the United States for recitations in their anni-
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versaries and exhibitions. For the sake of arranging his business affairs in the West, Mr. Evans resigned his charge of the church in Frostburg, and when he was about to depart from his people they presented him with a beautiful gold watch valued at $140. After his visit to Wisconsin he returned to Johnstown, Penn , where he had accepted a call from the Welsh Baptist Church. The church being crippled by a strike of seven months, and the panic of 1873 and 1874, Mr. Evans concluded to accept the call of the Baptist Church of Paris, Portage Co., Ohio. He came to Paris in the fall of 1875, and while there he was invited to Palmyra by the Baptist friends there to reorganize the church and to repair an old church building that had been abandoned for many years. He soon found the two charges and preaching once in Palmyra and twice in Paris every Sabbath too much of a task, so he concluded to relinquish his charge of the church in Paris, and in 1877 he opened a drug store in Palmyra and in the same year he was appointed Postmaster at Palmyra, which position he has acceptably filled since that time. He was without means when he came to this country, but by close economy, integrity and perseverance has accumulated a good home and substantial business. Mr. Evans was married in 1879 to Miss Elizabeth V. Evans, a native of Palmyra, Ohio. Their living children are John V. and Alfred D. Mr. Evans devotes all his spare time to his minis- terial duties.
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