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A. 1 .. Stewart, son of Robert and Catharine (Sinclair) Stewart, was born in Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, November 12, 1811. Robert Stewart was among the early settlers of Trumbull county, coming to Liberty township in the spring of 1812, and settling on a place where he spent the balance of his life. He died about 1850. When sixteen years of age our subject learned the blacksmith trade, at which he served an apprenticeship of two years; and afterwards working as a journeyman for five years. He started in the business in Liberty township in 1835, and has since carried on the business there and for many years in Vienna township, re- moving to Fowler township in the spring of 1872, purchasing the place where he still lives in the northeast corner of the square at Fowler center, where he owns sixty-nine acres of well- improved land, the house being originally built for a hotel by Alanson Smith. In connection with his trade he owned seventy five acres of land in Vienna, upon which was discovered coal, which he sold, and the influx of miners caused him to seek a more retired home in Fowler. December 1, 1836, he married Miss Isabel, daughter of Thomas and Rebecca Wilson, early settlers in Liberty township. Mrs. Stewart was born there December 1. 1819. They are the parents of five children-Robert W., born October 3, 1837, residing in Iowa ; Rebecca E., born April 9, 1842, now the wife of John P. Barber, and resides in Franklin Square, Ohio ; Kate A., February 28, 1849, wife of Wilson S. Powers, and residing in Niles, Ohio ; Ettalissa, October 13, 1851, wife of B. H. Long, of Hart- ford township; Emma, born June 26, 1859, died September 3, 1864.
Abner Leonard, youngest son of Caleb and Margaret (Morrow) Leonard, natives of Pennsyl- vania, was born in Bazetta township, Trumbull county, Ohio, February 27, 1823. Caleb Leon- ard was a mail-carrier from Ashtabula to Warren at an early day, making his trips on foot. He died about 1830. Abner was a pupil of the common school in Bazetta until reaching the age of about fifteen. In 1837 or 1838 he removed to Fowler township where he completed his at- tendance at school, living in the family of John F. Kingsley until becoming of age. He was
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married August 28, 1845, to Miss Delia Clark, who was born in Southwick, Massachusetts, in 1818. After his marriage Mr. Leonard pur- chased a place and settled in the northeast part of Fowler township. He carried on the dairy business on the J. S. Jones place. He was a resident of Hartford township for seven years, but about 1865 returned to Fowler township, purchasing the place where he still resides-the old Gersham Turner place. His farm consists of sixty-three acres of well-improved land. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard have an adopted son, Charles J., born February 22, 1861.
Phineas R. Tucker was born in Great Barring- ton, Berkshire county, Massachusetts, October 20, 1808, and came to Ohio with his parents in 1813. The family settled in the woods where the family homestead now is, the land then be- ing in an entirely wild state. Newman Tucker, the father of Phineas, died in 1831. He raised a family of eight children, three of whom, be- sides the subject of our sketch, are living, viz : Betsey, widow of Isaac Leonard, residing in Hartford township; Marilla (born April 14, 1802), who still resides upon the home place, and Henry, a resident of Kansas. Phineas Tucker was brought up to farming, and en- joyed only the advantages of a common school education. He was married May 27, 1852, to Catharine B. Stevens, born in Howland township, Trumbull county, Ohio, June 25, 1823, daughter of Samuel Stevens, an early settler in Howland. Mr. and Mrs. Tucker were the par- ents of two sons: Nelson R., born November 8, 1853, and Homer P., born October 24, 1855. The latter was married to Hannah Stevens, March 19, 1879, and has one child, Wilbur S., born June 7, 1881. Both of the sons reside at home. Phineas Tucker was a successful farmer and an esteemed citizen. He died September 23, 1880. The home place consists of one hundred and seventy-nine acres, the present res- idence being built in 1828.
John Kingsley, only son of John F. and Sabrina (Gilbert) Kingsley, was born in Massa- chusetts, March 13, 1811. John F. Kingsley was one of the pioneers of Trumbull county, settling upon the place now owned by his son, in the spring of 1813, clearing up the farm, where he spent the balance of his life. He was a suc- cessful farmer and a prominent citizen. He
held the office of justice of the peace for fifteen years, being elected five successive terms. He had a family of four children, of whom two survive. He died about the year 1856. John Kingsley received his education in the common schools of Fowler township, where he came with his parents in 1813. He was raised a farmer and remained at home until he was of age. He was married February 9, 1836, to Caroline Ames, born in Jefferson county, New York, March 11, 1817. Mr. and Mrs. Kings- ley are the parents of twelve children, as follows: Jasper B., a resident of Vienna township; James, of Fowler township; Julia A., now wife of Jamen Cole, of Michigan; John, in some West- ern State; Jane, wife of Wilson Trumbull, of Fowler township ; Flavel, a fariner of Fowler township; Hymen B., a resident of Vienna, own- ing a saw-mill ; Randolph J., of Fowler ; Helen M., wife of Gershom Turner, of the same town- ship ; Esther C., a school-teacher by profession, now teaching in Michigan ; Frank W., at home, and Mary L., wife of Walter D. Campbell, of Fowler. Mr. Kingsley has resided in different places in Fowler township, settling in 1857 upon the family homestead, where he has since resided. The farm consists of one hundred and seventy- five acres. The house, originally built by his father in 1824, has been rebuilt and improved in later years by his son. Mr. Kingsley was town- ship treasurer five years. He is a Republican in politics and was active during the war in raising troops.
N. C. Rhodes, son of Jonathan and Hannah (Davis) Rhodes, was born in Cazenovia, New York, April 13, 1806. With his parents he came to Ohio in 1816, settling in Fowler township, where he now lives. He helped his father clear off the farm, remaining at home until of age, and for a few years afterwards was in Pennsylvania employed in making shingles. February 17, 1831, he was married to Eliza Campbell, the result of which union was nine children, of whom four are living as follow: Catherine, wife of Addison J. Dawson, L. W., and Robert N., both farmers of Fowler township, and Orpha, wife of Calvin Tyrrell, of Tyrrell Hill. After his marriage in 1833 he settled on the place where he now re- sides. His farm consists of two hundred and eighteen acres, well improved, and he has given each of his sons a farm. His first wife died
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July 18, 1853, and November 30, 1858, he mar- ried for his second wife Lucy M. Lewis, who was born in Connecticut March 30, 1820. By this marriage was born one son, Edwin Eugene, April 13, 1862; died October 18, 1868. Mr. Rhodes has been elected township trustee for several terms, first about 1840. Was elected justice of the peace in the spring of 1857, but after one year's service resigned the office.
George Alderman was a native of Brookfield, Trumbull county, Ohio, born in the year 1816. November 1, 1838, he married Mary M., daugh- ter of John and Sarah (Webster) Greenwood, born in Trumbull county, June 21, 1823. Mr. Alderman remained upon his father's place in Brookfield until the spring of 1842, when he re- moved to Fowler- township, settling on the place now owned by G. M. Greenwood, which place he cleared up. He subsequently resided in Brookfield again a year and a half. In the spring of 1856 he removed to the place which is now the family home. Mr. Alderman was an active, successful business man and a worthy cit- izen. He died November 5, 1871. Mr. and Mrs. Alderman were the parents of seven chil- dren, as follow : Harriet C., born April 25, 1840, now wife of Josiah Medley, residing in Vienna township; Eliza J., born December 3, 1841, died November 19, 1857; John S., born on the 22d day of November, in the year 1843, now of Michigan, married about the year 1869, and has four children: Erastus S., born October 9, 1848, now conducting the home farm, married October 3, 1877, to Miss Alice Thompson, born in Mercer county, Pennsylvania, March 11, 1855, and has one daughter and one son: Della, born August 14, 1878, and Roscoe, May 5, 1880; Worthy L., died in 1860, at the age of ten years; Betsey S., born March 12, 1852, wife of J. L. Kennedy, of Warren; Homer L., born April 2, 1859, also of Warren. After her husband's death Mrs. Alderman continued to carry on the farm which is now conducted by her son Erastus. In 1878 he raised on two acres the unprecedented crop of five hundred and thirty-eight bushels of corn, in the ear.
Samuel M. Meaker was born in Fowler town- ship, Trumbull county, Ohio, April 9, 1817. He married, May 8, 1842, Perlia Clark, daughter of Samuel Clark, a well known citizen of Hartford township. Mrs. Meaker was born in Southwick,
Hampden county, Massachusetts, January 6, 1821. After his marriage our subject settled in Fowler, on the farm still owned by his widow, occupying a log house which gave way to the present residence built in 1850. Only slight im- provement had then been made. The farm con- sists of one hundred and fifty acres and is now fully improved. Mr. Meaker was an industrious, respected citizen, upright in all his dealings. He served as township trustee one term. He died November 17, 1876, aged fifty-nine years, seven months and eight days. Mrs. Meaker continued to reside on the home place until 1880, when she purchased the old Captain Jones' place, in Fowler center, where she now lives. There was built the first framed house in Fowler township. Mr. and Mrs. Meaker were the parents of one son and one daughter-Lucy, horn August 11, 1843; died October 21, 1850, aged seven years, two months, and ten days; Isaac, born July 11, 1845, a promising, well educated young man, died Octo- her 10, 1871, aged twenty-six years, two months, and twenty-nine days. He attended a college in Cleveland two winters, fitting himself for a chemist. Mrs. Meaker came to Ohio with her parents in the winter of 1835, who settled in Hartford township. There were five children, four of whom are still living, viz: Mrs. Abner Leonard, Mrs. Orson Trumbull, and Mrs. Meaker, of Fowler township, and Mrs. Milton Goddard, of Iowa.
Alpheus R. Waters, son of Gideon and Phoebe (Rhodes) Waters, was born in Lee, Massachusetts, January 15, 1810. With his parents he came to Ohio in February, 1818, the family locating on the place now the home of James McCleery, in Fowler township. Gideon Waters was one of the hardy pioneers of the county ; cleared up several farms. He was a cooper by trade. He was prominent in the militia, of which he was captain. He raised a family of seven children, five of whom are still living. He died about 1859. Alpheus was brought up to farming, but also learned the trade of cooper; remained at home until after hecoming of age. About 1835 he bought a place adjoining his present hom". November 9, 1837, he was married to Miss Mary R., daughter of Andrew C. Meaker, one of the original settlers of Fowler township. She was born September 3, 1818. One son was born of this marriage, James W., born December 15,
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1838, married August 6, 1879, to Lina E: Mur- phy, born in 1860, and has one son, Ray A., born May 23, 1880. The first wife of our sub- ject died January 7, 1839, and April 10th of the same year he married Rosamond P. Bushnell, a native of Connecticut, born August 22, 1809, by whom he has one child living, Julia P., born March 5, 1847. His second wife died August 17, 1857. Mr. Waters settled on the place where he now lives, in the spring of 1838, cleared up the farm and made all the improvements. James W. Waters enlisted in 1862 in the One Hundred and Seventy-first Ohio National guards, and was taken prisoner at Cynthiana, Kentucky ; was paroled after three days, returned to John- son's island and was finally mustered out at the close of term of service at Sandusky, Ohio.
Sandford L. Stewart was born in Fowler town- ship, Trumbull county, Ohio, October 5, 1819, being the eldest son of Sandford and Bridget (Tew) Stewart. Sandford Stewart was born in Tolland, Massachusetts, about 1794; was mar- ried about the year 1811, and came to Ohio in 1815, first settling in Portage county, and then came to Trumbull county in 1817 and settled on the place now owned by his son, the subject of this sketch, which place he cleared up and improved. He was justice of the peace for his township in 1832. He died in 1837. Sandford L. worked out some three years after his father's death, and in 1842, January 5th, he was married to Clarinda, daughter of Linus Hall, who settled in Fowler township in 1815. She was born No- vember 5, 1819, in Fowler township. After mar- riage he located on the homestead, which he still occupies, first occupying a log house built by his father, erecting the present dwelling in 1844. He was township trustee in 1862, and again in 1867. He has had a family of three children, only one of whom survives-Eliza C., born March 19, 1843, still at home. Pluma A. was the wife of Ahira Sigler, and died March 21, 1879. Lucy M. was born June 21, 1848, and died July 17, 1875. She was the wite of A. G. McCleery, and left one child-Nettie A., born September 1, 1874, who resides with her grand- parents.
James McCleery, son of William and Margaret McCleery, was born in county Tyrone, Ireland, November 20, 1818. He came to this county with his parents in 1819, and the family the
same year came to Trumbull county, locating in Liberty township. They afterwards removed to Bazetta township, where William McCleery cleared up a farm and spent the balance of his life. He died about 1856, and his wife in 1871. They were the parents of eight children, of whom three are living. James McCleery was married December 29, 1843, to Isabel C. Sigler, by whom he had four children-George A., born Decem- ber 16, 1844, a resident of Fowler township; Isabel 1 .. , born January 26, 1848, was the wife of George A. Clark, and died August 23, 1877; James Luman and Andrew L., horn June 18, 1850, both residing in Fowler. Mrs. McCleery died September 28, 1864, and November 22, 1865, he married a sister of his former wife, Mary C., daughter of Uriah Sigler, born in Fowler township January 3, 1819. Mr. McCleery, subsequent to his marriage, continued to reside on his original location until the spring of 1872, when he re- moved to the place where he now lives.
Henry Tew, a native of Rhode Island, was born in 1799. He came to Ohio about the year 1819, locating on the place now owned by his son, C. M. Tew, and where he spent the balance of his life. March 1, 1825, he married Mary Smith and raised a family of eleven children of whom five are now living. He died in 1873, and his wife in 1856. C. M. Tew, the youngest son, was born in Fowler town- ship June 8, 1846; married May 27, 1877, Miss Alice M. Smith, daughter of William Smith of Bloomfield township, where she was born Jan- uary 23, 1856. She died June 2, 1878, and he married as a second wife, May 12, 1880, Miss Susie, daughter of Thomas Bennett, boin in Greene township, Trumbull county, Ohio, January 12, 1859. Mr. Tew has always resided on the family homestead which consists of one hundred acres, and is a successful farmer and dairyman.
Lewis Alderman, oldest son of Lyman and Lydia (Munson) Alderman, was born in Brook- field township, Trumbull county, Ohio, Septem- ber 4, 1820. He was brought up to farming and remained at home until his marriage, January 17, 1849, to Annie Hutchins, of Hartford township. By this marriage he has one daughter, May, born May 8, 1850, and still at home. His first wife died May 17, 1850, and April 21, 1852, he married Miss Margaret Butts, daugh- ter of Jonathan Butts, an early settler in Brook-
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field, where Mrs. Alderman was born May 1, 1826. This union has resulted in nve chil- dren, as follow: Homer J., born January 15, 1853, living in California; Ella F., April 29, 1854, now wife of Charles Hallock, of Fowler township; Fred A., July 20, 1858; Harry H., May 1, 1868; Maria L., November 28, 1869. The three last named are at home. Homer J. married Ida J., daughter of Darius Baldwin. After his marriage Mr. Alderman settled at Tyr- rell Hill, where he remained three years. He was a resident of Wisconsin a year and a half; was largely engaged in farming in Brookfield a couple of years. February, 1858, he located in Fowler center and engaged in the manufacture of cheese-box, shingles, and nail-keg heading, in which he did an extensive business. Mr. Alder- man has been township trustee two terms, clerk two terms, and treasurer seven terms. He and his wife are members of the Disciple church and active in Sunday-school work.
Curtis Hall, oldest child of Amasa and Sarah (Remington) Hall, was born in Fowler township, Trumbull county, Ohio, March 21, 1820. Amasa Hall was one of the pioneers of Fowler, settling upon the place now owned by his son, F. A. Hall, in 1814. He raised a family of six children. He died in 1859. The subject of this sketch remained at home until his marriage, which took place October 24, 1839, when he settled on the farm where he now lives. His wife was Almira Sigler, daughter of George Sig- Jer, Jr., by whom he has had three children. Two died in infancy. The daughter, Mary E., born October 29, 1843, became the wife of Allen Cadwallader, and died July 10, 1874, a few days after the birth of her son Elme, born July 1, 1874. The subject of this sketch has been twice married. His first wife dying September 28, 1875, he married again January 23, 1878, Millie Barber, daughter of Romanta Barber, of Fowler township. She was born in 1840. Mr. Hall was first elected justice of the peace in 1859, and has held the office constantly since. He has also been township trustee at various times. During the war of the Rebellion he was active in raising volunteers.
Simeon Baldwin was born in Youngstown, Ohio, April 17, 1821. His parents were Jacob H. and Florinda (Waller) Baldwin, natives re- spectively of New York and Connecticut. Jacob
H. Baldwin was a pioneer of Mahoning county, settling with his parents in Boardman township about 1804. He was a prominent citizen. He removed to Warren in an early day and was county auditor of Trumbull county for fifteen years, and held other offices. He died in De- cember, 1880. Our subject derived his educa- tion at Warren. He was brought up to farming, and remained at home until his marriage in 1849. His wife was Lucy M. Baldwin, widow of Homer Baldwin and daughter of Richard Gates, an early settler in Hartford township, where she was born June 9, 1822. Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin are the parents of two children, one of whom is living- George L., born Oc- tober 14, 1859, at present engaged in school- teaching, and Charles R., born October 14, 1850, and died in infancy. After his marriage Mr. Baldwin settled in Champion township, where he owned and improved a farm until 1854, when he removed to Fowler township and settled on the farm where he now lives, which consists of one hundred acres of land under a good state of cultivation. Mr. Baldwin is a Republican in politics and was active in raising recruits during the Rebellion.
Riley Hall, oldest son of Linus and Ruth (Barnes) Hall, was born in Fowler township, Trumbull county, Ohio, August 18, 1821. Linus Hall was born in Hampden county, Massa- chusetts, in 1797, and came to Ohio about the year 1815. He married about the year 1819, and had a family of nine children, six of whom are still living. He settled on the farm now owned by his son the subject of this notice, the same year that Amasa Hall settled on the ad- joining farm. He cleared up the farm, first oc- cupying a log house, building the dwelling now occupied by the son, about 1831. He died there in 1871. Riley Hall was united in marriage, December 19, 1844, to Lucy Merritt, by whom he had one son Linus, born November 20, 1847. His wife died February 17, 1848, and he was again married August 14th of the same year, to Mary J. Forward, daughter of George Forward. She was born in Hampden county, Massachusetts, January 5, 1827. The fruit of this union is one daughter and one son, Ella M., born August 30, 1849, now wife of Lucius Doud, of Howland, and Arthur, born December 8, 1850, residing in Mecca township. In 1861 our subject enlisted
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in the Sixth Ohio cavalry, and after some ten months' service, owing to an accident (his horse having fallen upon him) he was discharged. Returning to civil life he followed the carpenter and joiner business for some time. He pur- chased a place in Fowler, upon which he resided seven or eight years, then purchased another south of where he now lives. He was a resident of Ashtabula county some five years, returning to Trumbull in the spring of 1859, and most of the time since has resided on the old home- stead.
Sylvester I. Rand, son of Daniel and Lois (Tanner) Rand, was born in Vienna township, Trumbull county, Ohio, May 1, 1823. Daniel Rand was an early settler in Vienna township. He died in 185r. Our subject was married to Clarinda Burns, April 8, 1851, by whom he had one daughter and two sons: Eva J., wife of Cyrus C. Butts, of Fowler township; Frank C., telegraph operator at Waterloo, Pennsylvania, Arthur M., at home. His first wife died March 13, 1864. His present wife, to whom he was married November 7, 1865, was Mrs. Lucy E. Applegate, daughter of Levi E. Hart, a set- tler in Brookfield township, where she was born September 10, 1833. By this second marriage he has had two sons: Charles S., born August 1, 1868, and Edward H., September 8, 1871. After his marriage he was a resident of Vienna, also of Champion and Vernon townships. In the spring of 1865 he purchased the old Wil- liam Tanner place, and moved on to the same in 1866. Mr. Rand was the first man drafted in Vienna township. He was in camp one month, being finally rejected on account of physical disability. Mrs. Rand has one daughter by her first marriage: Ida M., now the wife of Darius B. Smith, of Fowler township.
Warren A. Hall, son of Amasa and Sarah (Remington) Hall, was born in Fowler township, Trumbull county, Ohio, March 20, 1831. He remained at home until about twelve years of age and subsequently resided with his uncle, Dr. Remington, of Hartford county, Connecticut, for three years. Returning to Ohio he shortly afterward commenced an apprenticeship, when about seventeen, of about four years at the har- ness and saddlery trade, at Bloomfield, Trumbull county. After acquiring a knowledge of the trade he worked as journeyman in the District of
Columbia, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, also in Ravenna for some six months. About 1856 he came to Warren, where he has since resided, with the exception of one year in Farmington. He was married July 16, 1859, to Dorcas E. Mac- key, daughter of John Mackey, of Vienna town- ship, born in July, 1841, and has two daughters : Allie I. and Blanche M., born respectively in 1861 and 1878. About 1864, in connection with his brother-in-law, F. J. Mackey, he com- menced the harness and saddlery business in Warren, the firm name being Hall & Mackey. Mr. Hall has been councilman for a number of years and has also held other local offices. He is a member of the Masonic order, and has been an active Republican since the formation of the party.
Gersham Turner, son of Henry and Joanna (Roberson) Turner was born on Long Island, New York, July 1, 1803. He was brought up to farm- ing; came to Ohio about 1823, and after attain- ing his majority he served an apprenticeship of two years at the blacksmith trade, at which he worked as journeyman a few years. He located upon the farm which he now owns, which was then but partially improved. He was married about 1828 to Mary A. Tyrrell, daughter of Abijah Tyrrell, and had six children, four now living; M. Junot resides on the home place; Hen- ry R., a farmer, in Fowler; Betsy, wife of Henry Scofield, died in 1854; Harriet, wife of Alfred Lewis, residing in Fowler. Mr. Turner has re- sided on the place for the last twenty-seven years. He has made his own way in this world, having had no start in life. He is a successful farmer with pleasant surroundings. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church at Fowler center. Mrs. Turner is a member of the Disciples church.
Addison R. Silliman, oldest son of Abijah and Naomi Tyrrell Silliman, was born in Fowler township, Trumbull county, Ohio, July 2, 1823. Abijah Silliman was one of the early settlers of Fowler township, a prominent citizen and suc- cessful farmer. He was a director in the old Mahoning National bank, and held various township offices. He died March 14, 1865. His wife, Naomi Tyrrell, was a daughter of Abijah Tyrrell. She was born September 24, 1801, and is still living with her daugh- ter in Mahoning county. A. R. Silliman was married November 28, 1848, to Lucy, daughter
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