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JOTHAM BLAKESLEY.
A native of North Haven, Ct. He lived several years in Tallmadge, working at the blacksmith trade. He mar- ried the widow Bates, and removed to Bates' Corners about 1823. He died May 16th, 1835, aged 75.
LEVI BLAKESLEE.
Was born in Hartland, Ct .; son of Rev. Matthew Blakeslee. Was adopted in infancy and brought up by Owen Brown, Esq., of Hudson. Married Abigal Patchen ; second wife, Mrs. Ostrander. He set up the first tannery in Wadsworth. His first vats were troughs hewed out of whitewood logs, and his first bark-mill a huge wheel worked out of a granite boulder, attached to a revolving axle and turned by oxen. He was an enterprising, indus- trious, and intelligent man, a member of the Congrega- tional church. He died Nov. 26th, 1864. Children : Ame- lia Eliza, born March 9th, 1820; married Donnely Hobart ; resides in Cleveland. Anson E., and Owen B., both reside in Iowa. Levi, died young.
LEWIS BATTISON.
Came from Warren, Ct. Married Nancy Derthick. Re-
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sided several years in Wadsworth, and with his sons, Geo, Julius, and Lucius removed to Michigan, where he died.
THE BAUGHMAN FAMILY.
Of that name there were many among the first settlers of Wadsworth and Chippewa. They were all from Le- high county, Pa., and of German origin.
Adam Baughman came to Wadsworth in 1816. Died in 1838, aged 70. His sons were Jacob and Henry. Daugh- ters, Mrs. David Smith. Mrs. Adam Smith, jr., and Mrs. J. Harter.
Lawrence Baughman, brother of Adam, lived on the farm now owned by Dr. Symonds. Died in 1840, aged 67. Sons, Henry, Lawrence, Jacob, and Ezra. Daughters, Elizabeth, wife of Peter Waltz, jr. : Rachel, wife of Abra- hamn Koplin ; Lydia, wife of John Loutzenheizer ; Polly, wife of Christian Koplin.
John Peter Baughman lived in Chippewa, near the Waltz Church. Came about 1820. Died March 17th, 1844. Sons, Benjamin, Peter, and Aaron. Daughters, Lydia, wife of David Waltz, and Margaret, wife of W. Brouse.
Paul Baughman, brother of J. P .. came in 1826. Died in 1835, aged 79. Sons, Eli, Reuben, Levi, Israel, and Paul. Daughters, Lydia, wife of John Baughman ; Polly, wife of John Wall; Margaret, wife of George Miller ; Mary, wite of Jonathan Wygant.
John Baughman, nephew of Adam and Lawrence, came here in 1829. Married Lydia, daughter of Paul Baugh- man. Sons, Stephen, William, Seth, Israel, Joel, and John. Daughters, Elizabeth, wife of Samuel Miller; Hannah, wife of Talbert Simcox; Elizabeth, wife of John S. Yockey.
Jonas Baughman, brother of John, came in 1830. Sons, Jonas and David. Daughters, Margaret, wife of Thomas Wilhelm ; Mary, wife of Cyrus Loutzenheizer ; Elizabeth, wife of Peter Fry ; Sabrina, wife of Williams.
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David Baughman, brother of John, came in 1830. Mar- ried Elizabeth Blocker. Son, Sherman B. Daughters, Catherine, wife of Aaron Betz; Elizabeth, wife of Jonas Seiberling ; Saloma, wife of William Derr.
THE BEACH FAMILIES.
Abel Beach, son of John Beach, and fifth generation from Benjamin Beach, emigrant from England to Stam- ford, Ct., was born in Torrington, Ct., Jan. 3d, 1775. Married Roxy Taylor. Came to Wadsworth in 1823. Owned the farm now the north farm of William Brouse. Built the first sawmill in company with his son George, and Joseph and Sherman Loomis. He was a man of great mirthfulness and wit. Died Nov. 7th, 1854. Mrs. Beach died Aug. 30th, 1846, aged 67. Children, Sylva, lost in the woods in 1824. George, born 1799. Married Mary Dela- ber. Came to Wadsworth in 1822. Opened the farm now owned by Wm. Cunningham. Lives in Clinton, Iowa.
Orlando Beach, brother of George, born Dec. 14th, 1802. Married Julia Pardee, who was killed by being thrown from a carriage, in 1838. Second wife, Susan, daughter of Judge Philo Welton. Mr. Beach has been an active busi- ness man for upwards of 50 years.
Luman Beach was born in Litchfield county, Ct., in 177 8 Married Lydia Wright. Moved from Morgan, Ohio, to Wadsworth in 1834. Owned the farm on Holmes' Brook Hill where the Mennonite church now stands. Died Dec. 29th, 1837. Mrs. Beach died Jan. 29th, 1849, aged 73.
Dea. Wmn. K. Beach, son of Luman, was born in Con- necticut, 1798. Married Henrietta Emory. Second wife, Elizabeth Sackett. Came to Wadsworth in March, 1830. Was an active n:ember of the Congregational church, a man of great firmness and decision of character. Re- moved to Appleton, Wis. From there he led two compa- nies of emigrants into Kansas, in the time of the outrages committed in the interest of slavery, and settled at Fremont,
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Kansas, On the death of his son, Dr. S. E. Beach, he re- turned to Ohio, and died at the residence of his brother, Jonathan M. Beach, in Chatham, Nov. 21st, 1872.
Dr. Erasmus M. Beach, second son of Luman, died in Tallmadge, 1822.
Edwin A. Beach, third son of Luman, born in Morgan, O., 1813. Married Didemia Chapman. Came to .Wads- worth in 1834. Was a worthy member of the Congrega- tional church. Was killed by a falling trec, Aug. 8th, 1844.
Dea. Jonathan M. Beach, fourth son of Luman, born in Morgan, 1827. Married Mrs. Angelina Brook. Second wife, Miss Carrie Clapp. Resides in Chatham, O.
Daughters of Luman Beach : Frances, born 1797; mar- ried Samuel Knowlton. Second husband, Taylor Peck. Third, Daniel Beach. Died Feb. 23d, 1875. Charlotte M., wife of Merrills Willey. Cornelia L., wife of John Chase. Caroline E., born 1818 ; married Dr. C. N. Lyman. Malvina A., wife of J. B. Campbell.
Dr. Samuel E. Beach, son of Wm. K. Beach, born in 1822. Studied with Dr. G. K. Pardee, and practiced two years in Sharon. Married Jane, daughter of John Mc- Gregor. Removed to Appleton, Wisconsin, 1838. Was a man of superior ability, and attained a high standing as a physician and surgeon. He removed with his father to Fremont, Kansas, in 1856. He was appoinied a surgeon in the army in the war of the Rebellion, and died at Louis- ville, Ky., of typhoid fever.
Erasmus M. Beach, second son of Wm. K., was a stu- dent of medicine. Died at Appleton, Wis., aged 26.
Dr. Isaac B. Beech, a native of Maine, practiced medi- cine several years in Sharon. Died in Cleveland Dec. 10th, 1860, aged about 60.
Sargent W. Beech, brother of I. B., born in Maine, 1813. Still resides in Sharon.
Julius Beech, a native of Goshen, Ct., came to Norton Center, and lived there several years. Died in Wisconsin.
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THE BELL FAMILY.
Dea. James Bell, a native of Connecticut, came to Guil- ford and settled just east of the site of Seville in 1821. Was one of the original members of the Presbyterian, and afterwards of the Congregational church. He was highly respected as a worthy citizen and a good man. He died at 95 years of age.
Col. Wm. H. Bell, eldest son of James, came to Guilford in 1819. Married a daughter of Samuel Owen. Was Jus- tice of the Peace, Colonel of Militia, and a leading man in the county. Died July 13th, 1829.
John Bell, second son of James, taught the first winter school in Guilford. Lives in Wisconsin.
Nathaniel Bell, third son, was County Surveyor of Me- dina county. Married Sarah, daughter of Judge Philo Welton. Died in Wisconsin.
Dea. James A. Bell, fourth son, married Mary Ann Spear. Was Representative in the Ohio Legislature, and held positions of trust in the county. Lives in Iowa.
Jacob Bell, fifth son, was educated at Western Reserve College. Followed the business of wagon making in Se- ville. Was an influential man. Resides at Menasha, Wis.
Daughters of Dea. James Bell : Margaret, married Jesse Rhodes. Resides at Menasha, Wis. Nancy, married Capt. Austin Badger. Martha, married Kilbourn Owen. Lives at Spring Prairie, Wis. Mary Ann, married Dr. Jesse L. Mills. Resides at Spring Prairie, Wis.
THE BENTLY FAMILY.
Edward B. Bently, born in Johnstown, N. Y., in 1795. Married Clerimond Brockway. Came to Wadsworth in 1835. Settled in Sharon in 1836. Died April 5th, 1874. Mrs. Bently died April 22d, 1874, aged 74.
Children of Edward B. Bently : Barber B., born 1817. Married Susan Ellis. Resides in Algonquin, Ill. Adaline, born 1822. Married Joseph Brown. Maria, born 1824.
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Married Samuel D. Crane. Horace, born 1828. Resides in California. Lucy A., born Apr. 1st, 1830. Married George A. Brown. Jewitt F. G., born 1838. Lives in Mis- souri. Frances E., married C. J. Rudesill.
THE BENNETT FAMILY.
Four brothers of that name came from Vermont. Tim- othy S. Bennett came with Leavitt Weeks in 1818. Lived in the east part of Wadsworth. Married Rachel, daugh- ter of Holland Brown. He still lives, past 80 years of age, in Medina township.
Abel Bennett lived niany years in Norton. Now lives in Royalton.
Stanton Bennett, died in Wadsworth, 1874, aged 68.
Elam Bennett, fell dead while at work in the hayfield, in 1832.
Joseph A. Bennett, a native of New Jersey, a tailor, lived several years in Wadsworth and in Sharon.
THE BLOCKER FAMILY.
Samuel Blocker, a native of Pennsylvania, came to Wadsworth in 1815, and settled on the farm east of the village, now owned by Seth Baughman. He was the first tailor of Wadsworth, and a quiet, temperate, and indus- trious citizen. Died April 2d, 1844. aged 76.
David Blocker, eldest son of Samuel, came with his father. Of his famous hunting exploits, the readers of this work have been informed. He was a strictly honest, industrious citizen. He was unmarried. Died June 12th, 1836, aged 38.
Eli Blocker, second son of Samuel, a respected citizen, died at Norton Center, Feb. 18th, 1845, aged 38.
Sherman Blocker, third son, was born in Wadsworth, Dec. 15th, 1819. Attorney at law. Was for several years Justice of the Peace, and Post Master at Wadsworth. He Married Sarah E. Adams. Resides in Akron.
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Lydia, eldest daughter, married Abraham Franks. Re- sides in Doylestown. Amanda, born 1812. Married Nicholas Long, jr. Died in Michigan. Elizabeth, born June, 1814. Married David Baughman. Lives in Wads- worth.
THE BETTZ FAMILY.
John Bettz was one of the earliest settlers of Chippewa township. He was an intelligent and worthy citizen, a member of the M. E. church. Died in Norton about 1856, aged 74. Abraham Bettz, his son, was for many years a resident of Wadsworth, on the farm now the residence of Daniel Bolich. He now resides in Norton. John Bettz, jr., a joiner, died in Norton, Oct., 1854, aged 62.
THE BROWNS.
In the carly history of Wadsworth and the adjoining townships, there were probably more of this than of any other name. They were of not less than seven distinct family connections.
HIon. Frederick Brown. In the carly history of Medina county, no man was more widely known or exerted a more decided influence upon the new settlement than Judge Brown. He was a genuine representative of Puri- tan principles and Puritan blood. He was a descendant, of the fifth generation, from Peter Brown, one of the pil- grim band who came in the May Flower to Plymouth, in 1620, and of Nathan Gilbert, Joseph Loomis, Regat Egg- lestone, and John Drake, early settlers of Windsor, Ct., and Dea. Samuel Chapin and Nathaniel Bliss, of Spring- field, Mass., all well known in early history as the ances- tors of the numerous families in New England bearing "those names. His father, Capt. John Brown, commanded a company of volunteer minute men in the Revolution, raised in Canton, Ct., who joined the army at. New York, where he died Sept. 3d, 1776, leaving a widow and eleven
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children, Frederick, the second son, being then 7 years old. IJe was born in Canton, Ct., Aug. 14th, 1769. He was ed- ucated in the common schools of his native town, and by means of having access to a circulating library, carly formed a habit of reading, and became a man of extensive information. He represented the town of Colbrook in the State Legislature during the exciting times of the war of 1812. He emigrated to Wadsworth in 1816. Assisted in the first organization of the town. Was one of the first Trustees, and second Post Master. On the organization of the county he was chosen Senior Associate Judge, which office he held from 1818 to 1832, 14 years. During most of this term of office, the Presiding Judge, having a large . circuit, usually arrived late in the session, to try the chan- cery cases and such others as required his presence, so that during those years, in most of the cases, Judge Jrown pre- sided, and was regarded as a man of clear judgment. In his religious views he was a Congregationalist, and was the first to move toward the establishment of a church of that order. Of his efforts in that direction we have spo- ken in the memorial sermon. He was very firm and de- cided in his religious views, yet tolerant of others. On all subjects relating to religion, morals, politics, and educa- tional and social advancement, he was outspoken and fore- most in action. None doubted where to find him. Yet he was not intrusive nor bitter. His known views sometimes created enemies who could detract him in his absence, yet feared to meet him. One individual in particular, whose name need not be mentioned as he has long since died, an intemperate man who disliked him on account of his reli- gious, moral, and political principles, with the recklessness of truth for which he was noted, for many years circula- ted stories representing him in the light of a narrow, illib- cral bigot, some of which are still current, but not believed by those who knew him best. The writer, though his son, never heard him speak disparagingly of a neighbor, or of
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any other church than his own, nor would he permit any such conversation in his house. Of even the enemy re- ferred to, he always spoke with respect. In 1842, feeling the infirmities of age, he removed to Circleville to reside with his son, Dr. Marcus Brown, where he died March 14th, 1848. He was twice married. His first wife was Catharine Case. Second, Chloe Pettibone. Children :
Frederick Anson, eldest son, attorney at law, never lived in Wadsworth. Born Aug. 9th, 1793. Died Aug. 4th, 1863.
Dr. Marcus Brown, born in Canton, Ct., July 5th, 1797. Resided two years in Wadsworth. Practiced medicine in Pickway county, O., many years, and still resides in Cir- cleville. He has stood high among the physicians of Ohio, and has filled many positions of trust. None of his fami- ly are living.
Catharine, born in Colbrook, Ct., 1799. Married Timo- thy Hudson. Resides at Ligoneer, Ind.
Chloe Volucia, born in Colbrook, May 6th, 1810. Was from youth engaged in teaching. At her death, principal of an academy for young ladies. She died at Walcotville, Ind., Sept. 14th, 1840.
Dr. John Brown, born at Colbrook, Nov. 12th, 1812. Studied medicine with Dr. G. K. Pardec. Married Emily C., daughter of Capt. George Lyman. Second wife, Mc- lissa, daughter of Edson Phelps. Removed to Indiana, where he attained a high reputation as a physician, and a Christian gentleman. He died at Haw Patch, Ind., Jan. 24th, 1842. His aged mother died in the same house, ten days afterward.
Rev. Edward Brown, born in Colbrook, Nov. 1st, 1814. His professional history is given in that of the clergymen of Wadsworth. Married Eliza Jane Johnson, of Palmyra, N. Y. Second wife, Laura Jane Goodale, of Amherst, Mass. Children : Florence Amelia, born June 3d, 1845. Died Aug. 5th, 1866. Marian Eliza, born Feb. 14th, 1847.
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Died Nov. 28th, 1864. Ellen, died in infancy. Marcus Au- relius, born Oct. 9th, 1853, at Wautoma, Wis. Printer.
Laura, third daughter of Frederick Brown, born in Wadsworth, March 11th, 1820. Graduated at Granville Female Seminary, in 1810. Married Dr. John A. Butler, Lagrange, Ind. Second husband, Francis J. Smith. Re- sides in Pontiac. Mich.
Sarah M., fourth daughter of F. Brown, born in Wads- worth, July 2d, 1823. Married Chester C. Hammon, La- grange, Ind. She now resides at Yankton, Dakota.
Holland Brown, a native of Massachusetts, came to Wadsworth about 1824. Lived on the northeast corner farm, now the town-line coal-mine. He was a worthy citizen, a member of the Disciple church. Died Apr. 22d, '44 aged 76. Children : Lyman, killed at Akron by accident, Dec. 1825, aged 27. Rachel, married T. S. Bennett. Al- mon, born, 1801. Resided several years in Wadsworth, Sharon, and Norton. He is a carpenter by occupation. Has been for several years a resident of Akron .(Middle- bury Ward). Has held several county offices. Is now Justice of the Peace.
Erastus Brown was also for many years a resident of Wadsworth, where he followed the business of house join- er, and wagon maker. Resides in Weymouth.
Ahi Brown was a respected citizen of Wadsworth. a car- penter. Member of the Disciple church. Married Emily, Daughter of Jotham Blakesley. Died Mar. 9th, 1837.
Rev. Leonard Brown, born 1811. Married Ann L., daughter of Phineas Butler. Is a minister of the Disciple church. Resides in Wellington, O.
Rev. Holland Brown, born 1813. Is a minister of the Disciple church. Resides in Brooklyn, O.
Sumner Brown, brother of Holland, resided several years at Western Star, and in Sharon. Of his history no particulars are obtained. His sou, Heman Brown, was a
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stone-cutter, once well known in Wadsworth. His other sons were Charles and Sumner. A daughter married San- ford D. Clark, a merchant of Western Star. None of that family are living.
Demas, Josiah, and Benjamin Brown, nephews of Hol- land and Sumner, resided several years east of Stony Ridge. Of their history little can be obtained. Josiah, the only survivor, now lives in Oberlin.
John Brown, a native of Pennsylvania, was one of the early settlers of Wadsworth. He was a blacksmith. Mar- ried Jerusha Simcox. Died 1855, aged 55.
Abraham Brown, a native of Vermont, and his son, John Brown, a single man, lived many years in Norton township. Mrs. Benjamin Tyler, of Wadsworth, and Mrs. William Walcott. of Westfield, were his daughters.
John Brown, of Chippewa, built a mill on Silver Creek Time of death and age unknown. He was a worthy mem- ber of the Presbyterian church.
Capt. Ezekiel Brown was of the seventh generation from Rev. Chad Brown, colleague and successor of Roger Williams at Providence, Rhode Island, and son of Eseck Brown. Was born in Gloucester, R. I., June, 1801. Mar- ried Mary Tucker. Emigrated to Sharon in 1838. A man of education, and influence in society, and highly re- spected. Died March 11th, 1875. Children : Ann Eliza, born 1824. Married Edwin Farr. George A., born Apr. 17th, 1827. Married Lucy A. Bently. Justice of the Peace, and present Mayor of Wadsworth. Abbie, married Kedor L. Chandler. Died in 1869, aged 39.
PHINEAS BUTLER,
Born in Saybrook, Ct., 1791. Married Sarah Pardee. Emi- grated to Wadsworth from Marcellus, N. Y., in 1818. He was a leading member of the Disciple church. Died in 1846. Mrs. Butler died 1844. Children : Ann L., married Rev. Leonard Brown. Resides in Wellington. Rev. Par
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dee Butler, born in Marcellus, N. Y., 1816. Educated at Wadsworth Academy. Is a minister of the Disciple church. He was one of the early emigrants to Kansas and a zealous supporter of the Free State cause, in conse- quence of which he was at one time taken by a mob of Border Ruffians, at Atchison, and placed on a raft and sent down the Missouri River without paddle or oar. Af- ter floating several miles he was picked up by a passing steamer. He still lives in Kansas. George W. Butler, born Mar. 22d, 1820. Married Hannah Hull. Lived several years in Medina, and died in 1845. Sylvanus, born 1822. Died 1844. Sarah Maria, born Feb. 18th, 1825. Married Nathaniel B. Eastman. Resides in Seville.
THE BRIGGS'S.
Daniel Briggs, Esq., son of Abiel Briggs, born in Berk- ley, Mass., 1780. Came to Sharon in 1834. Died 1860, aged 80. Children : Emeline, married Hiram Hayden. Alice, married Robert Hilliard. Daniel, died in Akron. Dr. Henry, lives in Georgia.
Thomas Briggs, brother of Daniel, was born in Berkley. Mass., Jan. 27th, 1790. Moved to Sharon in 1834. Died Aug. 2d, 1863. Children : Louisa, married G. W. Crane. Alinda, married Barnabas Crane, jr. Maria, married Mr. Haskell. Lives in Marysville, Cal. Daniel, born 1818. Married Rhoda Pratt. Abiel, born Sept. 25th, 1820. Mar- ried Harriet C. Dinsmore. Silas, lives in Sharon. George, Benjamin, Warren, John G., and Joseph, all live in Cali- fornia.
Freeman Briggs, born in Berkley, 1792. Died June 13th, 1874.
DANIEL BOLICH,
Came to Wadsworth in 1830, from Pennsylvania. Died Oct. 11th, 1862, aged 72.
Joseph Bolich, born Mar. 18th, 1817. Married Nancy Simcox. Still lives in Wadsworth. Sons: Daniel, Har- rison, Harvey, and Talbert.
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BROUSE FAMILY.
Michael Brouse and his son Michael were among the first settlers of Chippewa. He died Nov. 6th, 1854, aged 102. Michael, jr., died May 13th, 1859, aged 48. Sons : John, Michael, William, Curtis, Jacob, and Frederick.
THE CHATFIELDS.
William Chatfield, Esq., came from Marcellus, N. Y., to Sharon, about 1834. Was a prominent citizen for several years. Died Feb. 7th, 1842, aged 67. Children: Guy C., Milton, Lewis (., Mina, and William.
THE CHANDLERS.
Edward C. Chandler and his brother, Matthew Allen, came from Windsor, Ct., about 1838, to Sharon. Edward married Julia Hayden. Died Aug. 7th, 1861. Matthew A. still resides in Sharon. Silas P. Chandler, born in Reading, Vt., Oct. 1st, 1788. Died Oct. 4th, 1863. He was in the war of 1812. Was an active business man. Came to Norton in 1830, and settled in Sharon in 1831. Child- ren : Silas P., born Dec. 16th, 1819. Married Clarissa Blanchard. Kedor L., born 1820. Resides in Kansas. Mary, died in Illinois. Almira, married Henry Pelton. Henry Z., born Mar. 31st, 1827. Married Marcia Goodwir. Philander, born 1829. Married Susan Cox. Loretta, mar- ried Leonard Wyman. Nancy, married J. N. Lee. The Chandler Brothers are enterprising business men, and have done much for the prosperity of the place.
CLARK FAMILIES.
There were several families of that name connected with the pioneer history.
Cephas Clark, born in Massachusetts, July 7th, 1779. (His father came from England before the Revolution) . He moved to Ohio in 1816, and settled a little south of Se_ ville, in the north part of Milton.
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Aaron Clark, fifth son of Cephas, born Aug. 20th, 1811. Married Susan, daughter of Valentine Rigleman, and lo- cated in Guilford in 1835, where were born John A., David, Cephas, and Sarah Clark. Mr. Clark died in 1848, and the two youngest children have since died. Mr. Clark was a conscientious, honest, and upright man, and a devout mem- ber of the Baptist church, the meetings of which he never failed to attend. Being very industrious he did much to subdue the wilderness and add to the comforts of life, and by his strict integrity and generous impulses, left a very favorable impress upon the community.
John A. Clark was born on the homestead farm, in Guil- ford township, Jan. 7th, 1837. Was educated at Seville Academy, and engaged in teaching and farming pursuits till 1866, when he removed to Wadsworth and engaged in the printing business, mentioned elsewhere, and in 1869 and '70 was Superintendent of the Union Schools. Has held the office of Mayor of the village, and other positions of public trust. Has built up a large and successful busi- ness by his energy, industry, and systematic habits, and by his publications is exerting a wide influence on the side of morality and public good. He married Emily U., daugh- ter of Thomas Colburn, of Guilford.
Clement Clark, a soldier of the Revolution, came about 1820, with his brother-in-law, Ebenezer Andrus, from Vermont, and settled in the southwest part of Norton township. He was a member of the Congregational church, and lived to an advanced age. His son, Levi Clark, married the widow of Daniel Ware. He was a prominent member of the Methodist church. He lived many years in Norton.
Dr. Miles Clark and his brothers, Judge Lyman Clark and Rev. Homer Clark, came to New Portage about 1817. Dr. and Judge Clark died in 1827. But little can be ob- tained of their early history. Carlos Clark, son of Dr. Miles Clark, built the mill on Wolf Creek still known as
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Clark's mill. Rev. Homer Clark became a distinguished Methodist preacher. He still lives at Homerville, O.
Sanford D. Clark was for several years a merchant of Western Star; firm of Griswold & Clark. Married Char- lotte, daughter of Sumner Brown. Removed West.
Richard Clark, a native of Connecticut, came to Wads- worth from Pittsburg in 1821. Married Hannah, daughter of Rev. Obadiah Newcomb. Died Mar. 17th, 1864, aged 69. He made pewter buttons, spoons and ladles, in the days when such things were in demand. He also taught singing for many years when the fugue tunes were in vogue. He was one of the earlier members of the Disci- ple church. Victory Clark, brother of Richard, lived sev- eral years in Wadsworth. Moved to Marion county about 1835. Died at Lafayette, O.
CRANE FAMILIES.
Among the early settlers of Sharon were the families of Barnabas and William Crane, from Berkley, Mass.
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