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Of the children, Josiah E. married Caroline Reynolds and emigrated to Windsor, Wis., during the 50's; Mary J. became the wife of Nathan Dodge of Put-in Bay, O .; Reuben Almeron is a citizen of Strongsville; Alvin H. married Mary Porter and is now living in Elgin, Ill .; Huldah B.
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married L. B. Adams of Olmsted Falls, and later became the wife of George Avery of Herscher, Ill .; Phila M. married M. S. Hinman; Susan became Mrs. Norwood Bowers of Wisconsin; Angelina P. married J. W. Ogilvy of Strongsville. The adopted son is Samuel A. Carpenter, who lost an arm in the war of the Rebellion, and who is a respected citizen of Strongsville.
REUBEN ALMERON CARPENTER, the second son of Caleb Carpenter, was born June 10th, 1828 at Strongsville, O. He received a common school education spending one year in Berea. The year 1848 he spent in Windsor, Wis., teaching school. In the following year occur- red his marriage to Miss Matilda Umber of Berea, when he settled on the home farm, where he has always lived, with the exception of one year spent in Windsor, Wis. Mr. Carpenter was township trustee dur- ing the war, serving 6 successive terms, and afterwards, from '70-'80 he held the office of Justice of the Peace. He has always been a Repub- lican, never having voted any other ticket. Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter's family consisted of five sons and one daughter. The eldest son, Vernon, died recently in Cleveland, and another son, Eddie, died while young. Eva married Mr. Will Twining and resides in Cleveland. Will lives at Belvi- dere, Ill .: Alvin M. and Fred are residents of Cleveland. Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter celebrated their golden wedding in 1899, and have lived to see one great grandchild.
HEMAN CLARK, son of Asahel and Susan Mosely Clark, was born May 6, 1816, at Hartford, Winsor county, Vermont. He, with his parents, two brothers and a sister, Harley, Charles, and Fannie A., came to Strongsville in 1844, and settied on the farm located between Colum- bia and Strongsville. His father, Asahel Clark, was accidentally thrown from a wagon on the hill west of Albion, and died July 9, 1852. His mother, Susan Mosely, died October 16, 1853. Heman Clark was married in 1853 to Miss Myra E., daughter of Samuel and Saloma Miles. Two children were born to them: Frank M., a physician, who died at Salem, October 8, 1892, and Fannie E,, now Mrs. W. J Poots, of Strongsville. August 16, 1868, the angel of death called the mother, Myra E., to her home above. March 24, 1869, Mr. Clark married Miss Clara Norton, of
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BENONI BARTLETT
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Litchfield, Ohio. About three years ago they moved to Litchfield, where they now reside.
DR. FRANK M. CLARK, born in Strongsville, January 14th, 1854, was the son of Heman and Myra E. (Miles) Clark. He was reared on a farm, and received part of his literary education at the normal school in Geneva, O. Having chosen medicine is his profession, he grad- uated from the Cleveland Homeopathic Medical College in the spring of 1880, and married, after graduation, Miss Hattie E., daughter of Merrick and Almira B. Strong. Dr. Clark began practising in Monroeville, O., remaining there three years, when he moved to Salem, O., which was their home at the time of his death, which occurred Oct. 8th, 1892. He was an active member of the Presbyterian Church, also a member of the I. O. O. F., of the American Institute of Homeopathy and Ohio State Medical Society. He had won the confidence of the people, had an ex- tensive prac.ise, and was loved and honored by all who knew him. Four children came to brighten the home; Harlan M .; Myra E, who died' in 1889, aged six years; Frank H., who was born in Aug. 1888, and lived only nine months; and Russell A.
RICHARD CLEMENT, of Wantage, Berkshire, England, was married in 1800 to Miss Anna Tompkins, who was born in 1781 in Abing- don, England. To them were born ten children, seven of whom accom- panied their parents, in 1834, to America, two sons remaining in England and one son, Wm., having preceeded them to this country. They came first to Royalton, remaining there only a few weeks, then settled in the south eastern part of Strongsville where they spent the remainder of their days, Mr. Clement dying March 1857, aged 80 years, Mrs. Clement following him in 1873. The names of the eight children were: Joseph Robert, Ann (Mrs. Thomas Redrup). Richard, Jr., Wm., Mary (Mrs. A. Farrer), James and Edward.
EDWARD CLEMENT, the sixth son of Richard and Ann Cle- ment, was born in 1818, and in 1842 married Miss Sophia Redrup of North Royalton. They occupied the old homestead until the death of the parents, when they moved to the center where they now reside. Of
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their seven children, Chas. R. is living in Brunswick; Zebina A. is a resi- dent of Strongsville; Edwin A. settled in Brunswick but died in April 1900, while serving as State Representative: Mary married Mr J. An- drew of Hinckley; Wm. H. is in Brunswick; Thos. R. is a farmer, also a member of the firm of Howe & Clement; and Sophia A. married Mr.John Randall and resides in Hinckley.
HON. EDWIN A. CLEMENT, son of Edward and Sophia Cle- ment, was born in Strongsville, July 13, 1848. After attending Ober- lin college, he commenced teaching, which profession he followed for many years. In 1895, he was appointed one of the Board of Examiners for Medina county; this position he resigned to accept that of Repre- sentative to the Seventy-fourth General Assembly, which convened in 1900. In 1873, he married Miss Clara Bennett, only child of George W. Bennett, of Brunswick. He died in Columbus, Ohio, April 9, 1900.
DEACON WHEELER COLE was born in the year 1791. At the age of twenty six he, in company with Mr. Thatcher Avery, left Plainfield. N. H., for Strongsville, reaching their destination in the spring of 1817. Purchasing land in the south part of the township they built a log house on what is known as Avery's West orchard, which faces the first road cut through the township. Mr. Cole and Mr. Avery ke pt bachelor's hall for a few years when they married sisters, the daughters of Elijah Lyman, Sr. The names of the children of Mr. and Mrs. Cole are Wheeler, Jr, who died in 1829; Sophia, who died in infancy; Harriet, who married Mr. John Reed; and Hannah, the first wife of Mr. E. H. Reed. Mrs. Cole died February 10th, 1831. For his second wife, Mr. Cole married Miss Elizabeth Kidder, who died March 27th, 1856. Deacon Cole was prominent in the affairs of the church and of the township. February 20, 1820, he joined the First Congregational Church. At dif- ferent times during a period of thirty years he held the offices of treas- urer, trustee and clerk, and was one of the building committee when the First Congregational Church was built His death occurred May 18, 1859.
JEHIEL W. CROSS was born August 9, 1800, in Mansfield, Con- necticut, and soon after went to Bellows Falls, Vermont, where he re-
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mained until his removal, in 1818, to Strongsville. In 1821, he returned to Vermont; received a property in cash from bis guardian; came back to Strongsville and went into the mill business, at Albion, with his uncle, John S. Strong, and also purchased a farm. In 1824. he married Lovi- sa Bosworth. Four children were born to them: Session, who died in Strongsville in 1846; a little daughter, 16 months of age, who was burn- ed to death in 1826, at time of the burning of her father's house; Or- rill, who lives in Strongsville; and William, who died in Milwaukee, Wis- consin. Mrs. Cross died in Strongsville in 1830, and Mr. Cross died in 1863, at Rutland, Wis.
ASA DRAKE was born July 10, 1799, at Stoughton, Mass, and settled in Strongsville about 1820. He walked from Stoughton, bought his farm, went back to his birthplace, then returned to Strongsville, hav- ing stopped at Pompey, N. Y., where he married Miss Charlotte Dean. Mr. and Mrs. Drake remained at Mr. Southworth's until their house was built. As wild game abounded, Mr. Drake furnished the table with ven- ison, and with wild turkey weighing from twenty to twenty-five pounds, and on one occasion he killed a bear. Mr. Drake taught school at one time, receiving payment in work done on his farm by the parents of his pupils. Mr. Drake was prominent in church matters, being a member of the Methodist Church in Strongsville for many years, and afterward of the Church at Bennett's Corners; and was, also, about 1834, Captain of the U. S. Militia. To Mr. and Mrs. Drake were born two children, Charles and Jane.
Charles Drake was born in 1822, and married, in 1859, Miss Elizabeth Beaham, of Birmingham, England. They had three children, all of whom reside in Strongsville; Eva A., who married W. J. Wheller, Emma R., wife of George M. Ordner, and Jeremy. Mr. Drake died April 2, 1889, aged 67 years; and Mrs. Drake resides with Mrs. Ord- ner.
Jane married Mr. Thomas Brodie, a Scotchman, who died July 12, 1877. Mrs. Brodie, who was born in Jan. 1824, has always lived? in Strongsville, and enjoys the distinction of being the oldest native born resident of the township.
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DANIEL DRAPER was born July 27, 1799, in Letcomb, England, and was married in 1827 to Miss Sarah Savery of Wantage, England. In 1837 they came to Strongsville with their four children, George, John, Jesse and Richard. Here were born their other children, Will, who lives at Louis, Mo ; Josiah, Charles and Daniel who are farmers in Strongs- ville; Ann, now Mrs. W. Dunham of Elsie, Mich .; and Sarah, Mrs. Chas. Wilcox of Royalton. Mr. Draper lived in Strongsville forty three years and died February 14, 1880.
JEHIEL H. DUNHAM, a successful farmer and dairyman of Strongsville, was born in Bedford township, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, June 26, 1825, and was reared there on his father's farm. In 1856 he settled in Strongsville where he spent the remainder of his life. Mr. Dun- ham was a staunch Republican, and took an active part in local affairs. He was a believer in the doctrines of Christianity, and was a liberal church supporter. He was also an advocate of anything which would uplift the farmer, being a charter member of the Strongsville Grange. Mr. Dunham was married twice. The first marriage occurred in Ossian, N. Y, June 1, 1854 to Miss Mary E. Osborn, a native of the Empire State. She died August 12th, 1875. Two years later, February 22nd, Mr. Dunham married Miss Mary A. Hanchett, a native of Erie Co , Penn. Their three children are Brayton G., Ida May and Ola Adelle.
HIRAM R. FENIMORE was born April 16, 1817, in West Salem, Columbiana County, Ohio. He was married to Barbara Ann Ham- sher, February 14, 1848. In 1850, he moved to Indiana, where he spent about eight years, and where occurred the death of his wife: after which he returned to Ohio. He was married, October 10, 1860, to Elizabeth Newcomer, when he settled in Brunswick, O. He moved into Strongs- ville township in the Seventies, having purchased the flouring mill east of the Center, where he lived only a few years, when he exchanged the mill for what was known as the Avery farm, located one and one-half mile south of Strongsville Center, and where he passed the remainder of his life. His death occurred April 14, 1891.
BENJAMIN OLDS STRONG
JOHN CHIPMAN STRONG
WM. WILKINSON
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NATHAN FOSTER .- There was a double wedding at the home of John and Hannah Hulet in Brunswick, Medina Co, Ohio, November 14th, 1832-the marriage of their two daughters-when Jane Theresa became the wife of Aaron Porter, and Betsey E. became Mrs. Nathan Foster. Rev. John Janes was the officiating clergyman. Two weeks later, the young couples came to Albion-both occupying a house owned by Mr. Foster, which stood directly opposite the tavern then kept by Ebenezer Pomeroy. Mr. Foster's house was on a corner lot, the turn- pike' on the west, and the old mill-hill road on the north. One morning the following summer, the family were surprised to find that during the previous night a goodly portion of their fine garden had "caved off." By the river side, near the bridge, an old appletree that went down in that long ago land slide may still be seen
The following year, Mr. Foster, wife and baby (Jane) moved into their new log house on the farm of one hundred and ten acres of un- broken forest, where deer and other wild animals were sometimes seen. Work on the farm was done by hired men and tenants, while the owner for more than a score of years carried on a flourishing business at the old tannery under the hil. His leather was known far and near for its durability and fine finish. Soon after the close of the civil war in order to secure better educational advantages, the family moved to Berea.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Foster were of New England ancestry from whom they inherited stalwart virtues, industry, integrity, and purity of char- acter, which, transmitted to their children, are held as a most precious legacy. Both were of patriotic stock; Mrs. Foster's father served in the Revolutionary War, and her brother, Wesley, in the War of 1812. Mr. Foster's grandfather Fish was also a soldier of the Revolution, one of the twenty-five that survived the capture of the fort at Stonington, Conn. Mr. and Mrs. Foster were members of the first Methodist class, organized in Strongsville. The little brick church which they helped to build in Albion so many years ago, was ever dear to their hearts. They were always on the right side of all moral questions. Mr Foster, Dea- con Schofield and Abram Conyne voted the first Free Soil ticket in Strongs- ville. From birth Mr. Foster was delicate, and never outgrew the phy- sical weakness which caused him life long suffering, and shadowed with
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sadness his weary, almost ninety-one, years. Mrs. Foster, intelligent, hopeful and active, recently celebrated her ninetieth birthday, surround- ed by her children, to whom her life is still an inspiration to pure and noble endeavor.
Mr. and Mrs. Foster were the parents of eight children: Jane mar- ried F. J Bartlett of Strongsville and now resides with her daughter in Dover; Mary, Mrs. Hulet, died recently in Berea; Hannah lives in Berea; Emma is Mrs. J P. Mills of Berea; Ed., G. H. and Henry are residents of Cleveland; and one daughter, Fanny, died in infancy. Of these, five were graduates of Baldwin University, Berea, O. The three sons grad- uated from law schools, one at Cleveland, and the other two at Boston, Mass.
GEORGE HULET FOSTER was born in a log house one half mile east of Albion. Until eighteen years of age he assisted his father in clearing and cultivating the farm and in conducting a tannery, at which time he entered Baldwin University at Berea, Ohio. On account of the war he remained only one year, enlisting September 1862. He participated in the first battle of Spring Hill, and the advance south un- der Rosecrans, culminating in the great tragedy at Chickamauga. In
this latter engagement he was thrice wounded, and was captured by the enemy, but after the expiration of two weeks was, with other wounded soldiers under a flag of truce, removed in an ambulance to Chatanooga. When sufficiently convalescent to leave the hospital. he received an hon- orable discharge and returned home. On crutches he resumed his stud- ies at Baldwin, and graduated from that Institution in a classical course in 1866, and several years later received the degree of A. M. Having selected the law as an avocation, Mr. Foster graduated from Law Col- lege; received the degree of LL. B., and ever since has been a success- ful lawyer, being the senior partner of the well-known law firm, Foster, Foster & Sanor, of ('leveland. In 1874, Mr. Foster was united in mar- riage to Miss Ida R. Braggins. A great misfortune came to them twelve years later, on a fatal Fourth of July, in the loss, by drowning, of two unusually promising boys, Harlow and Earl. Previous to this, they had suffered another bereavement in the loss of an infant daughter, Ethel.
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An only surviving son, Russell Foster, is a student at Wesleyan Univer- sity, Delaware, Ohio. In 1871, and again in 1874, Mr. Foster visited Europe, combining, in his travels, both study and pleasure. He was, in 1877, elected to the Ohio House, and, while serving as Representative, was the author of the first Oleomargarine bill introduced in the General Assembly, and the bill providing for the investing of city and county funds with banks, although the last mentioned bill did not become a law at that time. He also filled the position of Swamp Land Commissioner for a number of years. For many years Mr. Foster has been a zealous and efficient layman in Church and Sabbath-school work.
MISS HANNAH ALICE FOSTER, M. A., of Berea, O., widely known in literary and reform circles, is one of the honored per- sonages who claim Strongsville as the place of their nativity. We quote the following from the "Ohio Messenger": "Miss Foster is a lady of high literary attaiments. At fifteen years of age her poems be- gan to appear in Cleveland papers, and various volumes are enriched by her productions. But her chief reputation rests upon two published books, "Hilda," a gypsy tale, and "Zulula, a Romance of Anahuac." This latter work elicted a complimentary letter from the late Queen of Eng- land through Sir Henry Pauncefote, Minister at Washington. She has several times received prizes for best poem on a given theme. her latest victory being the poem on the Cleveland Centennial, read on "Woman's Day" and which received a prize of $100.
Miss Foster belonged to the crusaders, going out with the first band at Berea, and has been a loyal member ot the W. C. T. U. from the first. For years she was state superintendent of press work, and re- porter for The Union Signal, Voice, and other temperance. publications. This gifted woman is in great demand in many directions and has with credit filled the positions of trustee of Baldwin University, treasurer of Cleveland District W. F. M S., president of Berea Auxilary, etc., yet has at great personal sacrifice given the best years of her life to the care of her aged parents. She is a staunch equal suffragist, and pledged to "that party, by whatsoever name called, which will give us
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the best embodiment of prohibition." We close our sketch of Miss Foster with one of her poems.
MY PRAYER.
When o'er life's long and rugged way, The night hush falls and shadows creep; How blest to fold the hands, and say, "Now I lay me down to sleep."
Though all my poor endeavors fail, To know the Master walks the deep, And hears above the wildest gale, . "I pray thee, Lord, my soul to keep."
Though I may sow, yet never swing The sickle keen-though night o'ertake
And halt me ere the harvesting- "If I should die before I wake;"
And stand beside the misty sea, Where at my feet the cold waves break, Still, shall my one petition be, "I pray Thee, Lord, my soul to take, And this I ask for Jesus' sake."
EBENEZER NEWTON FULLER was borr. in Canandaigua, New York, February 27, 1819. His father moved to Ohio, in 1826, with his wife and eight children, making the trip overland with a wagon drawn by horses The wagon contained some of their household goods, and the family walked most of the way. They settled on a farm in the southwest corner of Strongsville Township, spending most of their first winter in a very small cabin. This cabin had no stove nor fireplace; the fire was built on the ground, the smoke escaping by means of a hole in the roof. He built the first frame building in that
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portion of the town. His early life was spent on his father's farm, but at the age of nineteen he went west, walking the entire distance, to Ft. Wayne, Ind. After several years, he took up government land in Lucas county, Ohio. May 1, 1843, he married Miss Permelia Rich, the ceremo- ny taking place at the home of her sister in Farmer, Defiance county, Ohio. From 1844 to 1849, they resided in Michigan, and then returned to Strongsville to care for his parents until their death. Mr. and Mrs. Fuller now live on a part of the old farm with their eldest daughter, Mrs. Ed. Clement.
VILATY POMEROY GALLUP, daughter of Ebenezer and Vi- laty Pomeroy, was born at Southampton, Mass., July 7th, 1801, and came to Strongsville with her parents. Soon afterwards she married, in 1822, Mr. Josiah Gallup, a native of Connecticut, whose home was in Ashland, Ohio, and lived there until Mr. Gallup's death, which occur- red in 1833, when, with her children, Morris E., Milton, Mary A .. and Josiah, she returned to Strongsville, which place, for 28 years, became her home. Three children, Josiah Allen, Newton and Calvin, died in Ashland. Mrs. Gallup was a member of the Presbyterian Church, but later joined the Baptist Church at Albion.
In 1861, Mrs. Gallup moved to Ottawa, Ohio, to be with her daugh- ter; and in June of that year she married Mr. J. R. Clark. Her death occurred April 27, 1882. Mrs. Clark's generous nature, and ever ready sympathy with all, gave her a warm place in the affection of an extended acquaintance. Josiah Gallup, Jr., studied law, and was a successful at- torney in Ottawa, Ohio, until his death, which occurred January 13, 1875. Mary A. married Dr. C. E. Tupper, a physician and skilled sur- geon. Their home for many years was in Ottawa, where Mrs. Tupper still resides. Dr. Tupper died in 1895.
MILTON GALLUP was born in Ashland, Ohio, March 2nd, 1828. He was the son of Josiah and Vilaty Gallup, and was one of a family of seven children, consisting of six sons and one daughter.
The death of his father in 1833 necessitated the removal of the fam- ily to Strongsville, that the mother might be near her parents, Mr. and
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Mrs. Ebenezer Pomeroy, therefore in Strongsville were passed his boy- hood days. In 1834, at the age of sixteen, he went to Seville as clerk in the store of L. W. Strong. In 1846, he went to Kenosha, Wis., to en- gage in the same occupation remaining there until 1850. The following winter, with a team and wagon, he came to Strongsville and bought up a load of dried apples to take back to Wisconsin. In 1850, he returned to Strongsville to engage in the mercantile business with his brother, Morris E., and continued in this business for several years, until compel- led, on account of ill health, to seek out-door employment He was al- ways ready to help forward every public enterprise, and glad of the op- portunity to encourage and assist his fellowmen
Mr. Gallup was married on the 22nd day of Nov., 1855, to Miss Har- riet Spencer, daughter of Henry and Lois Spencer. Harriet Spencer was born in Rockport, Ohio, September 17, 1839. She had one sister, Celia, and a brother who died in infancy. While she was quite young, her par- ents moved to Strongsville. When but five years of age, her mother died and her father the year following. She went to the home of an aunt, Mrs. Chipman Strong, where she remained until her marriage. She was, from a girl, much loved and very attractive. She impressed those who met her by her intelligence, refinement and culture. She united with the Congregational church when young and remained a member until her death, September 11, 1886. Mr. and Mrs. Gallup had three children: Mr. William Gallup of Cleveland, Ohio; Mrs. Letta Bentley of Berea. O., wife of the deceased Wilbur Bentley; and Mrs Camilla Lyon, wife of Superintendent E. D. Lyon of Mansfield, Ohio.
HON. MORRIS E. GALLUP was a man of ability and influence and from 1850-1888 was an important factor in the township. Although he was never admitted to the bar, he was well informed on points of law, as well as on other subjects; and his advice was sought by people for miles around, and no fee was ever charged. He was elected township treasurer first in 1849, which office he held 24 years, serving continuous- ly from '71-'88. He also held the office of township trustee, and of Jus- tice of the Peace. He was a man of considerable reputation in the
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county, and served two terms in the State Legislature, from '66-'70. Mr. Gallup was born in Ashland, O., April 12th, 1825; and came to Strongs- ville in 1833. He was employed by Mr. Lyman Strong in his store at Seville, in 1841, remaining four years, when he returned to Strongsville and entered the store of his uncle, Mr. Alanson Pomeroy. After spend- ing the year of 1847 at Ashland Academy, he again r turned to Strongs- ville, and went into partnership with Mr. Alanson Pomeroy, in a general store Afterward he and his brother, Milton, were engaged in the mer- cantile business for some years in the same place. In 1870 he purchas- ed the Pomeroy stock of goods, and with his son John as partner, again entered the mercantile business. In 1887 the latter firm became finan- cially involved and turned all their property over to their creditors. Mr. Gallup with his family moved, in 1890, to Mt. Vernon, Ill., and engaged in farming until his death which occurred December 26th, 1893.
December 25th, 1849, Mr. Gallup was united in marriage to Miss Nancy A. Sutherland, who was born December 13th, 1828 in North Greece, N. Y. With her parents she moved in 1837 to Litchfield, O, Several years were spent in teaching school in Chatham, Harrisville and Strongsville Mrs. Gallup is now living at Neoga, Ill. Of their children one died in infancy; Frank C. attended Baldwin University at Berea, grad- uated from the Cincinnati Law College in 1880, and practised law in Cleveland, a member of the firm of Stone, Hessenmueller & Gallup, after- ward Hessenmueller, Gallup & Bemis He was secretary and treasurer of the Eagle Lead Flint Glass Co. of Ravenna for some time, and in 1894 moved to Mt. Vernon, Ill., where he died December 26th of that year, aged 39 years; John was postmaster at Strongsville for many years; Mary E, Arthur L, Charles H, Alice and Mabel reside at Neoga, Ill .; Ellen is a teacher; Lucy is the wife of F. V. Stone of Strongsville.
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