History of Summit County, with an outline sketch of Ohio, Part 178

Author: Perrin, William Henry, d. 1892?; Graham, A. A. (Albert Adams), 1848-
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Chicago, Baskin & Battey
Number of Pages: 1104

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JACOB FOLTZ, farmer; P. O. Nimisila; son of Abraham and Elizabeth (Lausche) Foltz, born in Lancaster Co., Penn., June 21, 1822. Abraham was a tailor by trade, and also followed farming: he died in August, 1831, at the age of 53; during his life he was married twice, and the father of eight children -- John, George and Barbara by his first wife; and Samuel, Jacob, Abraham, Elizabeth and Henry by the second. Henry Lausch, grand- father of Jacob Foltz, was a soldier during

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the Revolutionary war, and wounded at the battle of Brandywine; he served three years during the struggle for American independ- ence. Jacob Foltz was educated in the com- mon schools of Pennsylvania, and, at the age of 14, he was apprenticed to learn the tailor's trade with Jonas Renninger, of East Earl; after remaining with him for five years, he worked for Benjamin Swartz, of East Cocal- ico, and, after some twelve months, opened a shop on his own account in Brecknock Town- ship, Lancaster Co., where he made custom work for many years. He discontinued this business about April, 1857, and some twelve months later removed to Franklin Township, Summit Co., where for three years he fol- lowed butchering, residing near Manchester; for the next five years he kept the Mansion House, at that village; in March, 1866, he removed to Green Township, having pur- chased 34 acres of land from James Serfass; some four years later, he bought 26 acres from John Kaler; he sold a small tract of 53 acres, and bought 15 more from Messrs. Her- ring and Rohrer, having at the present time about 70 acres. His residence was put up in the summer of 1876. Mr. Foltz was married, Sept. 29, 1841, to Catharine Baker, daughter of Peter and Madgalena Baker, of Lancaster Co., and they are the parents of the follow- ing eight children: Lucetta, now Mrs. Da- vid Hotelling, of Ionia Co., Mich .; Susan, now Mrs. Hiram Haring, of Montcalm Co., Mich .; Elizabeth, now Mrs. David Stump, of Manchester, Franklin Township; Catharine, now Mrs. Frank Slaybaugh, of Williams Co., Ohio; Barbara, now Mrs. Reuben Clark, of Gratiot Co., Mich .; Isaac, now a resident of Manchester, Franklin Township; Maria, died aged about 20 while visiting in Michigan; Caro- line, now Mrs. Benjamin Loeihr, of Wilson's Corners, Medina Co., Ohio. The first wife of Mr. Foltz died Nov. 21, 1863, and he was married the second time, to Mrs. Catharine Kauffman, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Grove) Stump. The result of this union is one child --- William Henry Foltz. By her first husband Mrs. Kauffman (now Mrs. Foltz), had six children; two died in infancy, four are living, viz., Rev. J. C. Kauffman, now Pastor of the Lutheran Church, at Orr-

ville; Levi M., now a resident of Franklin Township; S. Ellen, now at home; and Sam- uel S., now a student in the Junior Class of Wittenberg College, at Springfield, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Foltz are members of the New School Lutheran Church at Manchester, in which congregation Mr. Foltz has served as Deacon, Elder and Treasurer. He has also been elected Assessor of Green Township for one term. and of Franklin for two; was Land Appraiser for Green in 1870, of which town- ship he has also been chosen as Trustee.

DANIEL FOUST, farmer; P. O. Inland; is the youngest son of John and Catharine (Schaber) Foust, was born at the farm upon which he now resides, Sept. 25, 1842. John was born in Union Co., Penn., May 2, 1795; he was the son of Philip and Magdalena (Long) Foust; when about 24, he removed to Green Township and purchased from the Gov- ernment the northeast quarter of Section 21. (This land is now occupied by his widow and her son Daniel-it is the only tract in the township which has not passed from the hands of the original family that purchased it.) In 1820, this land was covered with a heavy growth of timber, but by hard work he succeeded in clearing this to a great extent; for many years he followed shoemaking and weaving at night and during the winter; he united with the Reformed Church during his youth, and was connected with the congrega- tion at East Liberty, of which he was an act- ive member, serving as Deacon and Elder for many years. John was married, Dec. 29, 1822, to Catharine Schaber, who was born July 10, 1800: she was a daughter of Philip and Elizabeth (Bickle) Schaber. They were the parents of nine children, viz., Mary, born in 1823. married Samuel Foust and died many years ago; Elizabeth and Abraham, died in infancy; John, Dec. 19, 1829, and died about 1854; Samuel, born June 6, 1831, and now a resident of Iowa City; Michael, Nov. 12, 1835, and died aged 14; George, Ang. 30, 1837; he enlisted in the 29th Regiment O. V. I., under Col. Buckley, and, after serving three years, was killed at Buzzard's Roost; Catharine, Nov. 16, 1840, now living with her mother; Daniel, the subject of this sketch. John died May 25, 1874, after living on his farm in

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Green Township over half a century. Daniel was educated in the schools of Green Town- ship; he has been a farmer and stock-raiser all his life; was a member of the 164th Reg- iment O. N. G., and was in active service for four months during 1864. For several years he owned a half interest in a threshing ma- chine with his cousin Abraham Foust. He recently purchased the full-blooded Durham Bull "Leo," and also other cattle of this grade; the Foust homestead was erected in 1847; the barn was built in 1834, and re- fitted and painted in 1879. Daniel was mar- ried, Oct. 24, 1861, to Mary Ann Dreese, daughter of Isaac and Nancy (Yerrick) Dreese. They are the parents of seven children, all girls, of whom six are living-Minerva Ellen, Nancy Cora, Lorena Alice (deceased), Bertha May, Mary Abbi, Sarah Saloma and Celia Catharine. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Foust are members of the German Reformed Church at East Liberty.

ISAAC FRANKS, farmer; P. O. Inland; was born Feb. 21, 1817, in that portion of Trumbull which is now within the limits of Mahoning Co .; he was the son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Dice) Franks, who were natives of Washington Co., Penn., and removed with their parents to Trumbull Co., Ohio, where they were married; ten children were the result of their union, nine reached maturity -Samuel, now of Portage Co .; Andrew, for- merly of Green Township, now deceased; John, a former resident of Green, but died some thirty years ago, his only son Joel was killed in the army; Henry, now of Eaton Co., Mich .; George, died in April, 1876, while residing north of Akron; Isaac, subject of this sketch; Jacob, died some seven years since in Iowa; Elizabeth, now Mrs. Peter Gates, of Muscatine, Iowa; Jonas, now a res- ident of Michigan. Jacob Franks was a sol- dier during the war of 1812; he was wounded in the arm at a battle near Lake Erie, and carried the ball in his flesh for six months; during the later years of his life, drew a pen- sion from the Government; he died about 1847, aged 64 years; in April, 1850, his wife removed to Green Township and purchased 103 acres of land, which was farmed by her son Andrew until his death; and then resided

with her son Isaac until she died Oct. 27, 1877, aged 97 years and 3 months. The sub- ject of this sketch removed to Green Town- ship about the year 1841, in the fall; he was then a poor man, and for some two years worked at days work and by the month, mak- ing rails, chopping wood and at the carpen- ter's trade, until he saved enough to warrant him in purchasing 64 acres of land, which tract he owns at the present time; he after- ward bought other land from various parties, and now owns about 280 acres; having during the past twoscore years gained a competency by habits of industry and good business man- agement; he purchased the first threshing- machine ever brought to Summit Co., and, for six seasons, followed this business; in 1873, he erected his present residence which is the largest frame dwelling in the township. For some years Mr. Franks has been engaged in breeding thoroughbred stock. In 1868, he purchased the first two Jersey calves ever im- ported into Green Township, paying $205 for the animals; since then the Franks family have always had pure blooded cattle of this grade, which are as well bred for dairy pur- poses as any other stock of Jersey cows in Summit Co. In 1878, they paid $600 for three yearlings and three calves; they have also the most extensive stock of Italian bees in Green Township. Isaac Franks was mar- ried, June 13, 1850, to Miss Sarah Catharine Miller, who was born March 5, 1833; she was the daughter of John and Susan (Stambaugh) Miller; was born and raised in what is now Mahoning Co., where her father died in the fall of 1879, aged 90 years. Mr. and Mrs. Franks are members of the Evangelical Asso- ciation at Greensburg, of which denomination they have been earnest and consistent mem- bers for many years. They are the parents of two children-Emanuel and Mary E., now Mrs. Madison Kepler. Emanuel was born July 23, 1851; he was educated in the com- mon schools of his native township, and after- ward attended Greensburg Seminary for six terms. Was married, Nov. 21, 1876, to Ella Francis Cox, daughter of Henry and Char- lotte (Horner) Cox; they have one child -- Lloyd Mondella, who was born June 25, 1879.

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JOSEPH GRABLE (deceased), formerly of Green Township, was born in Washington Co., Penn., Dec. 8, 1812; son of Jonathan and Catharine (Barkhammer) Grable, and married, in 1832, Susanna Cox, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Hartsoph) Cox, who was also born in Washington Co., Oct. 13, 1815, where they resided until 1834, and then removed to Green Township, settling upon the farm now occupied by Jacob Grable, which land Jonathan Grable, father of Joseph, had purchased from the Government; they remained there for some twenty years, then removed to the farm now occupied by Mrs. Susanna Grable, which Joseph purchased of Frederick Pontius about 1864; Joseph was always a farmer, but for many years cried sales for those desiring the services of an auctioneer; was chosen Land Appraiser by the citizens of Green Township, at one De- cennial Appraisment; he died March 9, 1867. Mr. and Mrs. Grable were members of the Disciples' Church; they were the parents of ten children; record of these is as follows: Sarah, born May 7, 1833, married Conrad Ream, and died aged about 24, leaving one son, Adam-now a resident of Caldwell Co., Mo .; Mary Ann, May 8, 1835, and died in Iowa aged about 22; Jacob, born Sept. 6, 1836, now a resident of Green Township; he mar- ried Miss Amelia Stauffer Jan. 1, 1857; they have five children-Marion, Effie, Florence. Harry and Bessie; Elizabeth, March 9, 1838, married William Cole, they reside near Belmont, Ill., having six children-Ellsworth, Clyde, Joseph, Hatty, Eddie and Samuel; Jonathan, April 5, 1839, died some three years since at Osceola, Iowa, leaving one child, named Anna; Samuel, Aug. 19, 1840, resides in Green Town- ship with his mother; Catharine, November 10, 1842, married Daniel Shutt, and died Oct. 30, 1864; Jerome, Jan. 11, 1844, enlisted in the army for three years during the rebellion, and died about 1870; Levina, April 9, 1846, and died March 13, 1865; Minerva, Jan. 31, 1848, married Alfred Yerrick, who died May 16, 1879, leaving six children-Omsby, Lois Lovina (now living with her grandmother), Susan, Stella, Bessie, Johnny and Ida. Jon- athan Grable moved to Green Township a short time after his son Joseph did, and set-

tled in the southern portion; he removed to Greensburg where he died many years since, and was buried on his farm some two miles south of the village.

REV. P. W. HAHN, Inland; was born in Columbiana Co., Ohio; the oldest son of Peter and Mary (Stump) Hahn; Peter was born in Baltimore Co., Md., and Mary Stump in York Co., Penn. They were married, in 1811, by Rev. Mr. Stauch, of the German Reformed Church. During the year 1800, George Adam Hahn, father of Peter, left his Eastern home, with a family of six sons and daughters, and removed to Ohio, settling in Columbiana Co. The same year George Adam Stump, with his four sons and six daughters, left York Co., Penn., and occupied land in the same district in Ohio. Both of these pioneers had served in the American army during the Rev- olutionary war, and their grandson, the sub- ject of this sketch states: " I remember dis- tinctly of hearing them relate incidents of the war and of the great and good man Wash- ington." These two families, with another by the name of Sumner, formed the nucleus of a new community; both of the sturdy patriots died in Springfield Township. Peter and Mary Hahn had nine children-Sarah, mar- ried Dr. Sowers, of Columbiana Co., and now deceased; Mary, now the wife of Rev. J. Crouse, of Tiffin, Ohio; Libbie, married J. H. Donald, and now deceased; Rev. P. W., now of Green Township; Rachael, now Mrs. J. Frankfort, of Rockford, Ill .; J. W., now of Texas; J. D., now of Plainfield, Ill .; George, died in California; Jeremiah, died in Illinois. The subject of this sketch was educated in the schools of Columbiana Co., and remained on his father's farın until 22 years of age; he then entered the ministry of the Evangel- ical Association, of which denomination he has been an active minister for thirty- seven years; during this period he has preached throughout Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New York and New Jersey; he preached for two years at Kelly s Island in Lake Erie, crossing and re-crossing on the ice during the winter; for some twelve months he was collector of funds to aid the Evangelical Printing House now located at Cleveland. Mr. Hahn was married, April 30,

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1846, to Mary A. Mottinger, daughter of John and Barbara (Long) Mottinger. They are the parents of four living children-Flora Almeda, Jennie Cornelia, Charles Beecher and Henry Ward. Rev. Hahn has charge at the present time (February, 1881), of Wil- mot Circuit of Stark Co .; he owns a fine house and some 23 acres of land, which lies just south of Greensburg Village.

CYRUS HARTONG, farmer; P. O. Inland; was born Sept. 25, 1816; the son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Tritch) Hartong, who were born on the same day, April 21, 1796, and married about the year 1815. Jacob was the son of Christian and Barbara Hartong, who were residents of Lancaster Co., Penn., at the time of his birth. Jacob remained in that State until the year 1824, when he removed with his wife and family to Green Township; he purchased some 200 acres of land, which is now owned by the Widow Thursby. Jacob was a weaver by trade, and followed this business in connection with farming for some fifteen years after he removed to Green Town- ship. He was a member of the Evangelical Church of Greensburg, and died in November, 1869; his wife died in 1842; they were the parents of twelve children, and these are all living, the youngest being over 40 years of age. These children are located at the pres- ent time as follows: Cyrus, in Green Town- ship; Elias, near Joliet, Ill .; Allen, Green Township; Mary Ann, now Mrs. John Swartz, of Coventry Township; Harriet, now Mrs. George W. Craig, of Coventry Township; Eliza, now Mrs. Andrew Kiblinger, of Frank- lin Township; Catharine, now Mrs. John Miller, of Green Township; Jacob, near Jol- iet, Ill .; Lydia, now Mrs. Elias Thornton, of Elkhart, Ind .: Jonathan, Levi and Franklin, near Joliet, Ill. Cyrus Hartong, the subject of this sketch, removed with his parents to Green Township in 1824. He attended school for a short time in Pennsylvania; and also the schools of Green Township, and since his youth he has acquired by reading a very fair education. Assisted by his younger brothers, lie cleared his father's farm. By a long life of toil at farming and habits of economy, he has acquired a competency and owns at the present time a fine farm of nearly 150 acres

in Green Township, 160 acres of land in Iowa, and his present residence just south of Greens- burg. Cyrus Hartong was married, in Janu- ary, 1841, to Miss Elizabeth Wetzel, who was born at what is now Greensburg Aug. 17, 1821. They were the parents of thirteen chil- dren, four died in infancy, nine are living as follows: Louis, in Jackson Township, Stark Co .; Margaret, now Mrs. Henry Swigart, of Portage Township; Levi, Green Township; Catharine, now Mrs. Eli Smith, of Jackson Township, Stark Co .; Mary, at home with her parents; Hannah, now Mrs. Levi Bachman, of Green Township; Cyrus Wilson, Green Township; Emma, now Mrs. David Heckman, of Green Township; John Lincoln, at home with his parents. Mr. Hartong has served twice as Trustee of Green Township, and has also been elected to other minor offices of honor and trust. He is a member of the Evangelical Church of Greensburg; his wife is also a member, and they have brought all the children up in that faith.

WILLIAM HENRY, farmer; P. O. Sum- mit; son of Peter and Susannah (Mongold) Henry; born in Germany April 16, 1816. Peter was a farmer in one of the Rhine Prov- inces of Germany, living about thirty miles from the River Rhine. He was the father of four sons who were coming of age, and not wishing to give one up each year to the Ger- man Government, he determined to emigrate. He received about $1,500 for his small farm of some 25 acres in different patches, and, about the year 1835, embarked with his wife and four children for America. His first wife, the mother of Henry, had died about four years previous ; Peter settled in Coventry Township where he resided some twelve years, he then removed to Marshall Co., Ind., and died nearly thirty years ago. Peter was, by two wives, the father of nine children, as fol- lows: Henry, who died while a resident of Marshall Co., Ind .; William, the subject of this sketch; Martha, married Jolin Dice and resided east of Akron near the old forge; Ja- cob, now of Marshall Co., Ind .; John, died while a resident of Green Township about 1855; Susannah, married William Bitman, and afterward his brother Charles; they re- moved to Dubuque, Iowa, where she died;

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Frederick, died while a resident of Marshall Co., Ind .; Charlotte, is now Mrs. Andrew Warner, of Marshall Co .; Katie, married Will- iam Logan, after removing to Indiana. Will- iam Henry was educated in the schools of Germany, and worked on his father's farm both in Germany and America until he be- came of age. He was married, Oct. 17, 1844, to Susannah Evans, daughter of Abraham and Susannah (Shade) Evans, who were married in Lancaster Co., where Mrs. Henry was born Sept. 27, 1821; Mrs. Evans died Feb. 15, 1872, aged 84 years 2 months and 15 days; her husband died many years previous. Will- iam Henry and wife are the parents of eleven children as follows: John, born Sept. 13, 1845, married Catharine Weyrich, and now a resident of Tallmadge Township (during the war he was a member of Co. A, 104th O. V. I.); Susannah, born July 13, 1847, and now Mrs. Andrew Walkup, of Akron; Henry, born Jan. 27, 1849, and died April 16, 1855; Katie, born Jan. 1, 1851, and now Mrs. Samuel War- ley; Rebecca, born Dec. 31, 1852, now at home; Mary, born Sept. 24, 1854, now Mrs. Aaron Ritter, of Green Township; and Sarah, her twin sister, who died March 18, 1855; Hiram, born Sept. 11, 1856, married Hattie McCummings, and now a resident of Tall- madge; Amanda, born Sept. 28, 1858, now Mrs. Andrew Switzer, of East Liberty; Will- iam, born June 18, 1861, married Jennie Semler, and now a resident of Coventry; Louis Ellsworth, born June 10, 1864, and now at home. Mr. Henry started in life a poor man; previous to his marriage and for several years afterward, he worked out by the day and month for various farmers; he then farmed several of Adam Yerrick's tracts of land on the shares for some ten years; then removed to Franklin Township and rented the Rex farm for eleven years. He then pur- chased 70 acres of Matthias Battey in Frank- lin Township, and, after about six years, sold this and bought, in 1871, of Samuel Long, the farm upon which he now resides, which consists at the present time of 64 acres. His residence was put up in the summer of 1878. Mr. Henry is a member of the Evangelical Association of East Liberty; his wife is a member of the same denomination.

D. F. HUNSBERGER, merchant, Inland; one of the most enterprising and ener- getic business men of Summit Co .; born March 5, 1835; the eldest son of John and Cynthia (Triplet) Hunsberger; he received a knowledge of the common branches in the schools of Green Township, and afterward attended Greensburg Seminary and at Marl- boro, Stark Co. He entered his father's store when quite young; was so small that it was necessary for him to stand on a store box to sell goods, and in fact "grew up behind the counter." In October, 1863, John Hunsber- ger transferred the establishment to his two sons, D. F. and C. F., who conducted the business until July 1, 1868, under the firm of Hunsberger Brothers. Since then D. F. has managed the establishment; he has at the present time a branch store at Uniontown, and runs the warehouse at Uniontown Station, where he is engaged buying grain. He was a member of the O. N. G. during the rebellion, and was in active service from May to Sep- tember, 1864; was chosen Captain of Co. H, 164th Regiment. He has been a member of the Township Board of Education since 1868, and is Postmaster of Greensburg at the pres- ent time, which business is attended by his son Arthur F. It is worthy of note that he was the first young man from this section of the county who visited New York City, having been sent by his father to purchase goods when he was about 18 years of age. Mr. Hunsberger was married, Nov. 25, 1858, to Miss A. C. Henkle, of Ashland Co., and they have six children-Sheridan G., now a student at Oberlin College; Arthur F., Deputy Post- master; Homer E., Lottie C., Arlin E. and John H. John Hunsberger, for many years a merchant at Greensburg, was born in Lan- caster Co., Penn., Aug. 14, 1808; he was the son of John and Mary (Bender) Hunsberger, who moved to Ohio in 1822, with nine chil- dren, and settled in Green Township, purchas- ing 400 acres of land. These children were: Abram, of Green Township; Fannie married John Harter, and died near Joliet, Ill .; John, of Greensburg; Mary, now Mrs. Peter Buch- tel, of South Akron; Samuel, of Green Town- ship; Elizabeth, now Mrs. Jacob Garmon, of Greensburg; Levi, went to California during

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gold excitement and never returned; Catha- rine, unmarried; Isaac, near New Portage, Summit Co. John remained on his father's farm until he was 22, when he entered Hart & McMillen's store at Middleburg, and clerked there about four years; then started a store in Uniontown, Stark Co., and after three years removed to Greensburg, at which village he was engaged in the mercantile business until he transferred the store to his sons; through his efforts a post office was established at Greensburg, and he was appointed first Post- master by President Van Buren; holding this position for some ten years. He was married to Cynthia Triplet, daughter of William Trip- let, the first settler of Green Township, and they have three children-D. F., of Greens- burg; Celia, now Mrs. Bechtel, of Jackson Township, Stark Co .; and Clinton F., of Akron, Ohio.

ALEXANDER JOHNSTON, farmer; P. O. Greentown, Stark Co. "You just go to Alexander Johnston and he will tell you all about it." This was the language of many old settlers when asked by the historian in regard to facts of the early days in Green Township. The general opinion seemed to be that the proper source for reliable infor- mation would be one, who, during a residence in the township of nearly threescore and ten years, had occupied such positions in the com- munity which proved him to be superior in intellect to the great majority who now reside or have lived in Green Township. Alexander Johnston was born in Center Co .. Penn., Nov. 7, 1808, the eldest son of Cornelius and Eliz- abeth (Wilhelm) Jolmston. Cornelius was of Scotch-Irish descent, and born in Center Co. Feb. 17, 1782; married to Elizabeth Wilhelm March 25, 1806; she was born Jan. 8, 1787, and the daughter of Abraham Wilhelm, who settled in Green Township in 1814, and en- tered from the Government 320 acres of land, upon which the village of Greensburg is now located. Cornelius and his wife came to Green Township at the same time and pur- chased 160 acres, upon which he resided for over half a century. He was always a farmer, but chosen frequently to offices of honor and trust by the citizens of the township: he died June 3, 1870; his wife died Aug. 23, 1854.

They were the parents of eight children, five sons and three daughters, as follows: Mary, born March 3, 1807, resides with Mrs. Good- hue, of Akron; Alexander, subject of this sketch; Abraham W., whose sketch appears in this work; John, born Feb. 11, 1813, mar- ried Elizabeth R. Newton, Feb. 4, 1840, and died while a resident of Middlebury, Jan. 26, 1879; William, Aug. 3, 1815, married Eliza- beth G. Moore, April 22, 1841, and now a resident of Copley; Cornelius, Feb. 8, 1819, married Mary McNaughton Sept. 10, 1851, and now resides at Akron; Nancy, Aug, 22, 1822, now Mrs. N. W. Goodhue, of Akron; they were married Dec. 20, 1841; Eliza Ann, March 5, 1827, and married Lot M. Watson, of Copley, Dec. 27, 1865. During his youth, Alexander received instruction at the pioneer schools of Green Township, but most of his education he acquired in the later years of his life by his own efforts; he worked on his father's farm in the summer and taught school during the winter; he had charge of the school at Greentown for six winters in succession, and taught many terms in Green; was chosen Township School Examiner, and continued in this position until the office was abolished by the Legislature. Was elected Clerk of the township for two terms, and served as Justice of the Peace for six years. When Summit Co. was formed in 1840, he was elected County Recorder, serving first for six months; in the fall of 1840, he was re-elected for a full term. During the winter of 1846-47, he represented Summit Co. in the Legislature; he has also been elected to many other minor offices of trust and honor by the citizens. Alexander was married. March 14. 1850. to Miss Lovina (Thornton) Thursby, she was born Nov. 8, 1821; they are the parents of three children -Horace Greeley, a surveyor and engineer: Newton and Anna Maria. Mr. Johnston owns at the present time 125 acres of land, upon which is a fine residence situated one- half mile from Greentown Station. He was originally a Whig, but has voted the Repub- lican ticket since the formation of that party.

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History of Summit County, with an outline sketch of Ohio, Part 178

Author: Perrin, William Henry, d. 1892?; Graham, A. A. (Albert Adams), 1848- Publication date: 1881 Publisher: Chicago, Baskin & Battey Number of Pages: 1104

Author: Perrin, William Henry, d. 1892?; Graham, A. A. (Albert Adams), 1848-
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Chicago, Baskin & Battey
Number of Pages: 1104