History of Portage County, Ohio, Part 97

Author: Warner, Beer & co., pub. [from old catalog]; Brown, R. C. (Robert C.); Norris, J. E. [from old catalog]
Publication date: 1885
Publisher: Chicago, Warner, Beers & co.
Number of Pages: 958

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Episcopal Church, to which he was much attached. But in religious views he was tolerant and liberal, regarding the life, rather than the creed, the best exponent of Christian character. In all religious, benevolent and moral enter- prises he took a strong interest, giving to them liberally according to his means.

Judge Day died at his home, after an illness of five days, March 8, 1885, aged seventy-one years, eight months. His sudden and unexpected death cast a gloom over all who knew him. not only in Ravenna, but throughout the State. His funeral services were held at the Methodist Episcopal Church on the 11th, and were largely attended. Members of the bar were present from Cleveland, Akron, Canton, Massillon, Youngstown, Warren, Ravenna and other places; also Judges McIlvain and Johnson, of the Supreme Court. David McIntosh Post, G. A. R., attended in a body. Thus terminated the life-history of one of Ohio's most eminent citizens and distinguished jurists. A retrospect of his noble character and eventful life recalls to mind the beautiful words of America's poet laureate :

"Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime;

And, departing, leave behind us

Footprints on the sands of time."

ENSIGN F. DEMING, merchant, Ravenna, was born September 25, 1823, in Rootstown Township, this county. His father, Donald Deming, a native of West Hartford, Conn., came to this county in 1821, and married Miss Roxana Fitch, April 11, 1822, a native of Tolland, Conn., and who came to this county in 1815, at eleven years of age. To this union were born the following chil- dren: Ensign F .; Alonzo H., who died in 1849 at Maysville, Ky .; Mrs. Char- lotte E. Pinney; Mrs. Olive A. Monroe; Mrs. Adelaide R. Youngman; Hen- rietta (deceased); Mrs. Henrietta S. Whitney; and Mrs. Lorenza O. Thompson. Mrs. Deming died February 27, 1865. Donald Deming moved to Iowa, where he resided until his death, which occurred in Muscatine, August 14, 1870, in his seventy-fifth year. August 27, 1845, our subject married Miss Pluma Terry, who bore him two children: Mrs. Loretta A. Maris, and Charles A., in Salineville, Ohio. They resided on the home farm for several years. In 1861 Mr. Deming commenced business as a grocery and provision merchant in Rootstown Station, this county. In 1867 he removed to Ravenna, where he has carried on the same business ever since. Mrs. Deming is a pious member of the Congregational Church. Mr. Deming is a stanch Republican. He is a member of the I. O. O. F.

DR. JOSEPH DE WOLF (deceased) was born in April, 1786, in Granby, Conn. He was the fifth in a family of thirteen children, of whom Samuel De Wolf (the youngest) is the only survivor, residing in Akron, Ohio. In the spring of 1800 Joseph De Wolf came out to Vernon, Trumbull Co., Ohio, and after making preparations sent for his family in the autumn of that year. Young Joseph pursued his medical studies under Dr. Seeley, of Howland, that county, and located after a short time in Rootstown, this county, where he mar- ried Miss Eunice Goodrich, the only child of Deacon John Goodrich, and they soon after located permanently in Ravenna, this county. Dr. De Wolf early won a high position for himself in his chosen profession, having a practice that extended for many miles around to the towns of the surrounding counties. He retired on his farm just west of Ravenna in 1839, still keeping up a prac- tice among his patients, who could not be induced to leave him. His worthy wife proved to be in every sense a helpmate to him in life. Her domestic virtues made her the center of the home life, and her modest merit and noble qualities endeared her to all who knew her. Their children were Dr. J. G.

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De Wolf, of Eureka Springs, Ark. ; Mrs. Mary G. Dewey, of Mount Pleasant, Iowa; Henry, who died at eleven years of age; and Mrs. Adeline L. Elkins. Dr. De Wolf afterward married Mrs. Betsey Wetmore, widow of Henry Wet- more. He died in 1869 at the advanced age of eighty-three years, retaining the strength and vigor of his faculties almost unimpaired up to the year of his death. He was a man of very strong mind and firm convictions.

R. S. ELKINS, P. O. Ravenna, a native of Vermont, was born in Ver- mont, January 30, 1818. He learned the printers' trade and came to Cleve- land, Ohio, in 1837, when twenty years of age. Here he worked two years in the Herald office. In 1839 he came to Ravenna and engaged in the publica- tion of the Ohio Star until 1844, when he went to Akron, same State, where he engaged in the publication of the Summit County Beacon. In 1880 he returned to this county and located where he now resides on the old Dr. De Wolf homestead. Mr. Elkins married Miss Adeline L. De Wolf, February 9, 1842. She was born in Ravenna, August 8, 1823. They have one daughter -- Mrs. Adelaide E., wife of Rev. W. K. Ingersoll, a Presbyterian minister in Milford, Mich.

CAPT. ASHLEY ELY was born November 4, 1793, in West Springfield, Hampden Co., Mass. He visited this county in 1818, in order to make arrange- ments for a permanent settlement, and returned to locate in Deerfield Town- ship, the following year. He had been a soldier in the war of 1812 for a period of eighteen months, being stationed at Boston, Mass. His father, Capt. Darius Ely, a soldier of distinction in the Revolutionary war, married Mar- garet Ashley. They came out to this county and resided with their son until their death. She died in 1838, aged seventy-five, he in 1844, aged eighty- three. Capt. Ely married Miss Sarah Lazarus, a native of Monroe County, Penn., and a resident of Deerfield Township, this county, since early child- hood. In 1826 they sold their farm in Deerfield, and located one mile and a half north of Ravenna. Here they cleared up their second farm, and spent the remainder of their lives. Their children are Linus (in Chicago), Mrs. Alma Carnahan (died in 1847, aged twenty-one), Ralph (residing on the old homestead) and Mrs. Julia M. Jillson, in Worcester, Mass. Mr. Ely died Sep- tember 2, 1868, in his seventy-fifth year. He was a man of iron constitution, and had sustained a wonderful amount of toil and hardship as a pioneer. He was an earnest Presbyterian, and very firm in his principles. He was one of the early members of the Ravenna Congregational Church. He obtained a substantial education, mainly by private study, and taught in Deerfield Town- ship and Ravenna, this county. His known integrity and excellent judgment caused his services to be frequently required in the public affairs of the town- ship. Mrs. Ely died September 8, 1881, aged eighty-three, retaining active use of her faculties until the last. She was widely known and beloved because of her skill and devotion in attending the sick.

PETER FLATH, merchant tailor and clothier, Ravenna, was born Sep- tember 17, 1829, in Hesse Darmstadt, Germany. He came to America in 1849, and here followed his trade for several years, living at different times in New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Galion, Ohio; Detroit; Fremont; Chicago, Ill. ; Roches- ter, N. Y .; and other places, finally settling in Ravenna, this county, April 2, 1860. Here, after working as cutter for about five years and eight months for J. D. Green, he, in partnership with L. W. Reed, purchased Green's establishment. In course of two years W. L. Poe purchased Mr. Reed's interest, and after carry- ing on the business seven years under the new firm name, Mr. Flath purchased his partner's interest and has since conducted the establishment alone. In addition to general merchant tailoring, Mr. Flath carries an extensive stock of

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clothing, hats, caps and gentlemen's furnishing goods, and by strict attention to business he has built up a large and flourishing trade. Our subject married in November, 1857, Miss Kate Heimes, of Cleveland. She was a native of Rhenish Prussia, and has been a resident of Cleveland since she was six years of age. They have one daughter-Mary Charlotte. Mr. Flath in politics is a Democrat.

COL. WILLIAM FRAZER, who at the time of his death was the oldest male resident of Ravenna, was born in Lansingburg, N. Y., in 1794. His father served seven years in the Revolution, and lost his life in the war of 1812. Our subject was a soldier in the war of 1812, in which he served with distinction. He came from Geneva. N. Y., to Ravenna in 1814, and there carried on a jewelry establishment, and a saddlery, in turn. In 1819 he married Miss Annie A. Campbell, daughter of Gen. John and Sarah Campbell. Of their ten children the following are now living: Homer C., in Ravenna, Ohio; Mrs. Catherine M. Preston, in Cleveland, Ohio; Mrs. Martha E. Dodge, in Ravenna, Ohio; Mrs. Eliza Barnes, in Grinnell, Iowa, and William A., in San Francisco, Cal. Mrs. Har- riet M. Taylor, wife of Hon. Ezra B. Taylor, died in Warren, Ohio ; Mrs. Amoretta R. Campbell died in Chicago, Ill .; Mrs. Sarah Norton died at White Water, Wis .; and two others died in infancy. Col. Frazer served for several years as Deputy Sheriff of this county, and also as United States Mar- shal of this district. In 1842 he was elected Sheriff of this county, serving with satisfaction to the people and credit to himself. For many years, com- mencing in 1852, he was one of the Directors of the Portage County branch of the State Bank of Ohio. Mrs. Frazer died in March, 1875. The Colonel followed her in April of the same year. They were honored and esteemed as upright pioneers. Our subject was one of the original Republicans of the county. He took the first newspapers published in the county from their com- mencement, and kept a complete file, which his son still continues. This is the only unbroken file of these papers in existence.

HOMER C. FRAZER, hardware dealer, Ravenna, was born September 21, 1821, in Ravenna. He received his education in the schools of the town and at Bissel Institute, Twinsburg, Ohio. In September, 1848, he married Miss Susannah Dennis, of Cleveland, Ohio, but a native of Folkestone, En- gland, and they have one son-Edward W. Our subject succeeded his father in the business he now carries on-a general hardware store. Being one of the earliest opponents of slavery, he is now an earnest advocate of the cause of temperance. Mr. and Mrs. Frazer are active workers in the Congregational Church.

STEPHEN RICE FREEMAN, produce dealer, etc., Ravenna, was born July 26, 1839, in Palmyra, this county. His father, bearing the same name, a native of Rutland, Vt., moved to Ogdensburg, N. Y., while a young man, and there married Miss Lucretia A. Seaton, a native of that place. In 1832 he went on a prospecting trip on horseback to Chicago, looking for a desirable location, and not liking that place, he returned to Cleveland, Ohio, where his family joined him, and there they established a hotel. After following that business and running a boat on the canal some years, Mr. Freeman came to Palmyra, this county, in 1838, finally settling in Ravenna in 1846. In 1861 he established a business as general dealer in produce in this city, and this he carried on until his death, which occurred August 29, 1872. In politics he was a strong Whig. His widow still survives him. Their children were Mrs. Lilias L., wife of J. S. Smith, Ravenna; Stephen R .; Mrs. Sarah W. Stein, wife of W. F. Stein, photographer, Cleveland, Ohio; Mrs. Ida F. Britton, wife

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of F. H. Britton, Superintendent Chicago Division Baltimore & Ohio Rail- road; Garrett, and Ada L., who died in 1879 in Cleveland, Ohio. Our subject's grandfather, Capt. Nathan Freeman, a native of Massachusetts, was a soldier in the Revolution at sixteen years of age, a Captain in the Massachusetts mili- tia, and a Captain in the war of 1812. He was a famous wrestler, and after rising to the position of champion of Massachusetts, met and vanquished the champion of New York. Our subject completed his education under James A. Garfield, Hiram Institute, Hiram, Ohio. He enlisted in April, 1861, in the Seventh Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and in September of the same year re-enlisted in the Forty-second Regiment under Col. Garfield, serving until the close of the war, when he left the army with an honorable record as a brave and faithful soldier. Returning home he took a course in the Iron City Commercial College, Pittsburgh, Penn., and settled down in Ravenna. September 23, 1869,Mr. Freeman married Miss Lydia, daughter of William A. Holcomb, and to this union were born six children: Paul, Louis, Maud, Alexis, Edward and Ada. In 1866 he went into business with his father, and succeeded him at the death of the latter. In 1874 our subject took as part- ner, G. L. Horr. They make a specialty of dealing in cheese, grass seeds, maple products, etc. Mr. Freeman is a member of the I. O.O. F. and G. A. R.

GEORGE W. FREEMAN, merchant, Ravenna, was born December 10, 1839, in Newark Valley, Tioga Co., N. Y. His father, Bicknell Freeman, was a native of Hartford, Conn., and a descendant of one of the Pilgrims of the early settlement of New England. The line of descent is as follows: January 2, 1637, Edmund Freeman was one of the ten who settled Sandwich, Conn., and was for six years assistant to Gov. Bradford. His son Edmund (second) married a daughter of Gov. William Prince. His son Edmund (third) had a son Edmund (fourth), who settled at Mansfield, Conn. His son, Edmund (fifth), had a son, Stephen, who was the father of Bicknell Freeman, the father of George W. This family is well known for the distinguished ability and integ- rity of many of its members. Bicknell Freeman married Miss Nancy Taylor. They moved to Broome County, N.Y., and soon afterward to Tioga County, but shortly before their death removed to Broome County. Our subject, at the age of twenty-three, came to this county, and remained first at Shalersville, where he was engaged several years as clerk. He married, March 17, 1872, Miss Cornelia A., daughter of Apollos Reed, of Mantua, this county, and to this union have been born three children: Anna T. (deceased), Edmund Reed and

Eva Henry. They came to Ravenna in March of the following year, and here Mr. Freeman engaged as a clerk for Smith Bros. two years, for J. S. Smith one year, for N. Converse & Co. two years, and for Converse & Snyder two years. In 1880 he bought out the interest of Mr. Converse and engaged in partnership with P. W. Snyder. They carry a full line of dry goods, carpets, notions, etc. Mr. Freeman rode on horseback fifty miles to cast his first vote for Stephen A. Douglas, and has been a consistent Democrat ever since. While living at Shalersville he served the township as Treasurer seven terms. He is a F. & A. M. Mrs. Freeman is a member of the Congregational Church.

CHARLES L. FRENCH, photographer, Ravenna, was born April 23, 1853, in Middlefield, Geauga Co., Ohio, and is a son of A. M. and Margaret R. French, now residing at Garrettsville, this county. At the age of twenty our subject began learning the art of photography with his brother, at Youngs- town, Ohio. He was united in marriage, April 28, 1880, with Miss Emma E. Wolf, of Windham Township, this county, born in St. Louis, Mo., February 21, 1860. They have one daughter -- Rena. Mr. French resided at Garretts- ville some time after his marriage. He located in Ravenna, this county, Feb-

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ruary 1, 1882. He is known as a skillful and scientific artist, and is building up an extensive custom.

DE WITT CHAMPLIN GARDNER, insurance agent, Ravenna, was born November 24, 1839, in Freedom, this county. His father, Ira Gardner, born in Vernon, N. Y., May 6, 1803, at the death of his parents was brought up by an uncle in Black Rock, Oneida Co., N. Y. He learned the shoe-maker's trade, and in 1826 came to Middlebury, Portage (now Summit) County. Here he was one of the Superintendents on the construction of the Baltimore & Chesapeake Canal. In 1828 he married Miss Martha, daughter of Judge Norton. They came to Ravenna in 1830, and in 1838 located on a farm in Freedom Township, where Mrs. Gardner died in 1838. Two of their children are now living: Miles Gardner, in Ashtabula County, Ohio, and Mrs. D. K. Wheeler, in Ravenna. Mr. Gardner then married Miss Olive A., daughter of Thaddeus Curtiss, of Charlestown, this county, and their children are De Witt C .; Lafayette C., in Kansas; Mrs. Esther B. Barber, in Lincoln, Neb .; Mrs. E. Steadman, in Newton Falls, Ohio; Mrs. Mary Burroughs, in Four Mile, N. Y .; Donn H., in Newton Falls, Ohio, and Charles F., in Wadsworth, Ohio. Ira Gardner died March 30, 1871. He was elected Sheriff of this county in 1856. In politics he was a Republican. Mrs. Gardner died in 1876. Our subject, D. C. Gardner, received his education in the schools of the home dis- trict and at Hiram College. He enlisted with a large number of his fellow students in the famous Forty-second Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, under James A. Garfield, September, 1861. He was wounded in the right shoulder at the battle of Port Gibson, Miss., May 1, 1863, and received his discharge in September of same year. After taking a commercial course at Cleveland, Ohio, he settled on the farm with his parents, where he remained until his mother's death in 1876. He located in Ravenna, in 1877, and entered into partnership with H. C. Bedell, as agents for line of fire and life insurance companies. Mr. Gardner bought out his partner's interest in 1883, and now carries on the business alone. The companies represented by this agency are of a first-class character, numbering about twenty, in fire, life, accident, tornado and plate-glass. Mr. Gardner married, September 27, 1882, Miss Cynthia M., daughter of Edward G. and Alantha Beckwith, of Dimon- dale, Eaton Co., Mich. Mrs. Gardner is a member of the Congregational Church. Mr. Gardner is a life-long Republican. He is a member of the G. A. R.

WILLIAM S. GIBBONS, police officer, Ravenna, was born in Salem, Columbiana Co., Ohio, August 23, 1843. His father, Hugh Gibbons, came to this county in about 1853, and after living some years each in several town- ships in the eastern and northeastern parts of the county, finally moved, in about 1874, to Akron, Ohio. Our subject enlisted in April, 1861, in Company G, Seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and re-enlisted in the same regiment two months later for three years service. He served in the Army of the Potomac, and took part in most of the tierce engagements in the Virginia campaigns. He received three wounds at the battle of Cedar Mountain, August 9, 1862, compelling him to remain in hospital eight months. He also received several slight wounds at other times. At the expiration of his time he re-enlisted in the Eleventh Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, serving till the close of the war in the Army of the Cumberland. In the famous march to the sea he had com- mand of a foraging company with the rank of Sergeant. He made an hon- orable record as a brave and faithful soldier, receiving his final discharge at Washington, June 11, 1865. Returning to Ravenna our subject worked here about twelve months as glass-blower, also in Pittsburgh, Penn. He was

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Deputy Sheriff of this county under the administration of O. B. Payne and O. C. Risdon. In 1871 he was appointed police officer and elected Marshal of Ravenna, and since then has been at the head of the police system of Ravenna most of the time. He is a faithful and fearless officer, discharging his duties to the satisfaction of the people. Mr. Gibbons has been successful in acquiring property. He is one of the principal stockholders in the Crown Flint Glass Works, of which he has held the position of Director two years. Mr. Gibbons married, August 9, 1866, Miss Margaret E. Cline, born in Ravenna, December 14, 1844. Her father, William Cline, a native of Penn- sylvania, married Miss Amanda Sapp. Mrs. Cline died July 30, 1884. Mr. Cline still resides at his home on South Walnut Street, Ravenna. Our sub- ject is a member in high standing of the I. O. O. F .; also a member of the R. A. and G. A. R.

CHRISTOPHER FREDERICK GOEPPINGER, tanner, Ravenna, was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, September 3, 1841. His father, Justus J. Goeppinger, came to America in 1849, and sent for his family to follow in 1850. They lived four years at Jackson, Ohio, two years at Ellsworth, Ohio, and finally settled at Newton Falls, Ohio, where they now reside. Our sub- ject learned his trade with his father. January 25, 1866, he married Miss Mary M. Schauweker, a native of Columbiana County, Ohio, born July 5, 1841. Their children now living are Rudolph, Eva, Lizzie and Ada. Those deceased are Della and Mary. In 1867 Mr. Goeppinger purchased the tan- nery of Martin Cretzinger, at Ravenna. He at once established himself here permanently and went to work improving and building up the business. He now carries on the only tannery in the place. He makes a specialty of fine harness leather, for which this establishment has a wide and first-class reputa- tion. The products of this tannery are in great demand and are shipped to the far West, finding as well a ready sale in the Eastern and home markets. Mrs. Goeppinger is a member of the Reformed Church. Mr. Goeppinger is a member of the Lutheran Church. He is a stanch Democrat; a member of the I. O. O. F. and is a F. & A. M.

ALEXANDER B. GRIFFIN was born August 7, 1819, in Oneida County, N. Y., and is a son of Richard I. and Anna (Buell) Griffin. He located in Ravenna in 1838, where he married Miss Elvira J. Stowe, June 14, 1843. Her parents, Auren and Hannah (Sheldon) Stowe, natives of New Marlboro, Mass., came to this county in 1811. The Stowe brothers (Auren and Hiram) carried the United States express from Cleveland to Pittsburgh during the war of 1812. Our subject carried on a cabinet shop until 1856, when he took charge of the hub factory purchased by the Stowe brothers. In 1880 he purchased the hub factory, which he sold out in 1884. Mr. Griffin has some very fine and intricate cabinet work which was exhibited with high honor at the Centennial Exposition. He has held the positions of Town Clerk and Treasurer, Justice of the Peace and Mayor. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Griffin were George (deceased), Emilie (deceased), and Mrs. Carrie G. Esty.

WILLIAM GRINNELL, Ravenna, Ohio, a son of James and Julia (Luce) Grinnell, was born in Allegany County, N. Y., June 28, 1839. The family immigrated to Ohio, and settled in Franklin Township, this county, where Mrs. Grinnell died. James Grinnell is a resident of Summit County. Our subject lived on a farm until about eighteen years of age, when he entered a store at Kent, Ohio, as salesman. In the spring of 1859 he went to Hardin County, Ky., working on a farm a short time; then entered a store in Eliza- bethtown, same county, as salesman. During the winter of 1860 and 1861, a military company being organized, our subject was waited upon by a committee

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and urged to join for drill, but declined the invitation. This act rendered his stay in that locality rather unpleasant, and in the spring of 1861 he returned to Kent, Ohio; re-entered a store, where he remained until 1862, when he enlisted in Company I, One Hundred and Fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was mustered in as Fifth Sergeant. He was promoted to be First Lieutenant; was wounded at the siege of Knoxville, Ky., November 29, 1863, causing con- finement to hospital until April 1, 1864; was commissioned Captain of Com- pany D soon after his return home, but discharged on account of wounds. Mr. Grinnell was united in marriage in 1865, with Rachel A. Phillips, a native of this county. He was acting as Deputy at the time of his election as Auditor of this county in 1868, which position he occupied twelve years. In 1883 he was appointed by the Governor a member of Tax Commission, to revise tax laws of State, but declining health necessitated his resignation. Our subject was one of the founders and builders of the Flint Glass Works at Ravenna, Ohio, and its Secretary and Treasurer until January, 1884. He was actively identified with the building of the new Court House, having drafted the original bill and forwarded the same to the Legislature, by which author- ity was given the Commissioners to issue bonds and erect said Court House, and then, by appointment of Common Pleas Court, was made one of the Building Committee.

ELIAS HARMON, one of the first settlers of Mantua, was a descendant of Francis Harmon, who in 1635 settled near Boston, Mass. His children were John and Sarah Harmon, the former one of the first settlers of Spring- field, Mass. Nathaniel, a son of John Harmon, was, with the exception of his two brothers, the first settler of Suffield, Conn., and there John Harmon, the great-grandfather of Elias Harmon, of Mantua, was born. He was the first Deacon of the first church at Suffield, and died there in 1786. Elias Harmon, father of the Elias Harmon who settled in Mantua in 1799, was also a native of Suffield, Conn., and in that village resided until his death. In the history of Mantua will be found a record of Elias Harmon's settlement. During his residence in Portage County he held the following positions: Supervisor of Highways in 1803; Justice of the Peace from 1808 to 1815; he was appointed Associate Judge in 1815, and reappointed to 1836; in 1808 was County Treasurer, reappointed in 1809; Assessor in 1810; Deputy United States Mar- shal in 1810; was elected Representative 1810-12, receiving 148 votes against John Campbell's seventy-three and Hezekiah Burrough's seventy-seven. From 1814 to 1835 he was engaged as Land Agent for original owners of Western Reserve lands. His daughter, Eunice, was the first white child born in the township, and the first white female child in the county. In 1802 Zacheas Harmon settled at Mantua, and four years later came Seth, Enos, John and Daniel Harmon, three of whom served in the war of 1812 and were taken prisoners by the British at Malden, Canada. Elias Harmon died in Septem- ber, 1851 (vide Mantua and county history). Orrin Harmon, son of Judge Elias Harmon, was born in Mantua Township, February 22, 1805, and was educated in the schools of that township. His wife, Mrs. Camilla (King) Harmon (daughter of Dr. Robert King, who settled in Charlestown Township, this county, in 1826), was born at Sandisfield, Mass., November 14, 1802; came to Portage County with her father and was married to Mr. Harmon, at Ravenna, September 26, 1832. This lady died June 17, 1878. Of their chil- dren, Julian C. Harmon, born February 17, 1835, is now a resident of Ravenna, and owner of a large farm near the city; Sabrina C., born January 27, 1842, died October 10, 1856. Mr. Harmon, now in the eighty-first year of his age, can look back seventy years to the beginning of the county, and relate with

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History of Portage County, Ohio, Part 97

Author: Warner, Beer & co., pub. [from old catalog]; Brown, R. C. (Robert C.); Norris, J. E. [from old catalog] Publication date: 1885 Publisher: Chicago, Warner, Beers & co. Number of Pages: 958

Author: Warner, Beer & co., pub. [from old catalog]; Brown, R. C. (Robert C.); Norris, J. E. [from old catalog]
Publication date: 1885
Publisher: Chicago, Warner, Beers & co.
Number of Pages: 958