History of Erie county, Pennsylvania. Containing a history of the county; its townships, towns, villages schools, churches, industries, etc, Part 137

Author: Bates, Samuel P. (Samuel Penniman), 1827-1902; Whitman, Benjamin, 1940-; Russell, N. W. (Nathaniel Willard); Brown, R. C. (Robert C.); Weakley, F. E; Warner, Beers & Co. (Chicago, Ill.)
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: Chicago : Warner, Beers & co.
Number of Pages: 1280

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proprietor of the Franklin Center Wagon and Carriage Manufactory, in connection with which he has an excellent blacksmith shop, where custom work is executed. He is a practical mechanic, personally superintending all work submitted to his care, and is doing a prosperous business. He is an Odd Fellow, and in politics a Republican.

MANDRED HAYES, farmer, P. O. Edinboro, was born in Crawford County, Penn , May 14, 1843, son of Heman and Mary A. (Hogle) Hayes, the former a farmer of Crawford County, born February 19, 1805, and the latter born in 1814. They had a family of twelve children, of whom Ira, Lucinda, Mandred, Hiram, Alvinia L., Perry, Charles and Eunice A. are living. Of this family, William, Ira, Mandred and John were soldiers in the war of the rebellion, the latter mortally wounded at Petersburg, and died July 5, 1864. The sub- ject of this sketch married, June 4, 1866, Louisa M., born December 2, 1849, daughter of Gideon and Letitia (Hurd) Harned, natives of this State. By this marriage there are two children-Herbert D. and Carlton R. In February, 1864, Mr. Hayes enlisted as private in Company F, Eighty-third Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Iufantry, and during his brief term of service, took part in the battles of the Wilderness, Spottsylvania Court House, siege of Petersburg, and engagements around Richmond, the last of which was Fair Forks, April 1, 1865, he having in the meantime been promoted to the rank of Corporal. He re- ceived his discharge June 28, 1865. Mr. Hayes settled in Franklin Township in 1867. He is a F. A. M. : in politics is Republican.

VINCENT A. HOTCHKISS, farmer, P. O. Franklin Corners, was born in Crawford County, Penn., April 19, 1843, son of Skeltou and Clarissa (Hajarty) Hotchkiss, the former a farmer of Crawford County, born March 31, 1820, the latter born August 16, 1820, daughter of Thomas and Sarah (St. John) Hajarty, natives of New York State, who had a family of nine children, of whom Vinceut A., Mahetable, Jane W., Eva A., John W., Rose and Emma C. are living. Clarissa, his wife, died December 25, 1873. The subject of this sketch married July 17, 1867, Elmeda M., born June 22, 1847, daughter of Ben- jamin L. and Sarah A. (McMillan) Alward, the former born in New Jersey, April 22, 1818, and the latter in New York State September 6, 1839. By this union there are four chil- dren-Nora R., Forbes G., Benjamin B. and Charles. On August 18, 1862, Mr. Hotchkiss enlisted in the Fifty-sixth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and was appointed to a special detail in the Quartermaster's service. In this department, he was stationed principally at Charleston, Gallipolis and Parkersburg, W. Va. He continued in this service until September, 1864, when he obtained his discharge. He came to Franklin Township in 1873, and in February, 1880, was appointed Justice of the Peace. He now holds that and the office of Secretary of the Township Board of School Directors. With his wife, he is a member of the Baptist Church, Edinboro. In politics is Republican.

JEREMIAH F. LEWIS, farmer, P. O. Elk Creek, was born in Crawford County, this State, June 15, 1852, son of John D. and Sally (Frack) Lewis, both natives of Pennsylvania. The former is a farmer, residing in Crawford County. They were the parents of six chil- dren, of whom Nancy, Eber, Jacob, Jeremiah F. and Josiah (twins) are now living. At the age of eighteeu, Eber enlisted in the Eighty-third Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, which formed a part of the Third Brigade, Fifth Corps, Army of the Potomac, under Maj. Gen. G. K. Warren. After eighteeu months' service he received an honorable discharge. Our subject married October 1, 1874, Ella A., daughter of Nelson and Charlotte (Hills) Daniels, also natives of this State. To this union were born four children -Ray, born January 21, 1876; Flora, October 29, 1877; Nellie, November 30, 1879, and John M., May 3, 1882, Mr. Lewis is a farmer, residing three miles from Franklin Center. He was Assistant Assessor for his towuship in 1882. In politics is a Republican.

ALEXANDER MCKINLEY, blacksmith, Franklin Center, was born in Le Bœuf Township, February 20, 1853, son of William Mckinley, who emigrated from County Ar- magh, Ireland, to America about 1825, settling in Erie County. He was twice married, his first wife being Jane Lytle, by whom he had four children, of these George and Susan are now living. He next married Esther, daughter of David Stowe, a native of New York State, by which union there were six children, of whom Jane, Alexander, Sarah and Will- iam survive. Mr. Mckinley lost two sons in the late war. Our subject married, December 28, 1882, Sarah M., daughter of James A. Boyd, of Mill Village. By this union was born, Feb- ruary 20, 1884, one child-Ethel Gertrude. James A. Boyd was born in Le Bœuf Township, February 18, 1810, and married, October 13, 1842, to Margaret Burger, born May 16, 1823, died February 28, 1879, daughter of George and Margaret (Houck) Burger, of Montgomery County, Penn., by this marriage there were seven children-Mary E., Sophia J., Rachel Y., Amanda C., James B., Sarah M. and Esther M. James A. Boyd is a son of David and Jane (Gilliland) Boyd, natives of this State, of whose family there are now living-Nancy, William J., James A., Adam P., Thomas J., Elizabeth, David W., Caroline J., Mary and Adaline. Our subject is a practical mechanic, doing a prosperous business at Franklin Center. Heis an Odd Fellow; in politics, a Republican.

AMOS O. NIMS, merchant, Franklin Center, was born in Sandy Creek Township, Mer- cer County, Penn., April 2, 1843, son of Rufus (born at Fort Ann, N. Y., 1812) and Sarah Ann (Gould) Nims, also a native of New York State, parents of eight children, of whom Lucretia, John T., Amos G., Jerusha and Rufus are now living. Rufus Nims, died August

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4, 1871; his father, Ira Nims, was of English descent and a soldier of the war of 1812-14. Our subject was married, May 22, 1864, to Mary Wheeler, born in Asthabula County, Ohio, February 15, 1848, daughter of Charles and Lucinda (Padden) Wheeler, natives of New York State. This union has resulted in the birth of two children-Warren G., born July 5, 1866, and Ira, born February 10, 1868. On April 19, 1861, Mr. Nims enlisted for three months in the Nineteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. On August 17, 1861, he volunteered for three years in Capt. T. J. Carlins Second Ohio Battery, Light Artillery, which was at the battle of Pea Ridge and the capture of Fort Derusha, Ark. The battery took an im- portant part in some of the principal battles at Fort Gibson, Raymond, Jackson, Champion Hills, to the capture of Vicksburg; after the second battle of Jackson, the battery was sent to New Orleans, where Private Nims was promoted to the rank of Hospital Steward. He participated in the battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La., and in Gen. N. P. Bank's Forty Days' Retreat to Morganza Bend, Miss. ; upon returning to New Orleans, the battery went to Ship Island, where Mr. Nims' term of enlistment expired. He re-enlisted February 22, 1864, in the Second Ohio (Veteran) Artillery, andiremained until the battery was mustered out at Columbus, Obio, August 11, 1865. On September 9, 1870, while in the service of the Erie & Pennsylvania Railroad Company, he accidently lost his right arm. He now owns a well-stocked general merchandise store at Franklin Center, and is doing a prosperous trade. He and his family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Nims is member of Post 67, G. A. R., of Erie, Penn. In politics is a Democrat.

WILLIAM W. PHILLIPS, farmer, P. O. Lundy's Lane, was born in Elk Creek Town- ship, July 7, 1843, son of James Phillips, a native of New Hampshire, who was twice mar- ried; his second marriage taking place in 1840, with Emily Woodruff (a widow), daughter of Jacob and Annie (Ansley) Kimball, natives of this State. They had three children, of whom William W. and Elizabeth C., are now living; Angie is deceased. Elizabeth mar- ried Levi W. Eastman, of McKean Township. Both the old people were born in 1805, and are now living. Our subject's great-grandparents on both sides were in the Revolutionary war. W. W. Phillips married, May 7, 1866, Emma A., daughter of Pailey H. and Mary (Steadman) Miller, natives of New York State, by which union there were three children- Judson A., Clayton E. and Ralph K. Our subject owns an excellent farm of seventy acres in Elk Creek Township, four miles from Wellsburg. On the 18th of June, 1861, he enlisted in the Eighty-third Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, Third Brigade, First Di- vision, under Maj. Gen, G. K. Warren, Army of the Potomac. He participated in eighteen engagements among which were Big Bethel, siege of Yorktown, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wilderness. Cold Harbor and before Petersburg. His term of service expired September 23, 1864. Mr. Phillips has held the office of School Director and Collector of the township. He is an Odd Fellow, and with his wife, a Free-Will Baptist. In politics is a Republican.

JAMES B. RICHARDS, farmer, P. O. Franklin Corners, was born in Somersetshire, England, son of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Dunstone) Richards, natives of same place, who had a family of eight children. Beujamin Richards is by trade a stone-mason, and with his family a member of the Church of England. He still resides in England. Our sub- ject went from his native land, in April, 1846, to Jamaica, W. I., for the English Govern- ment, to build barracks at Newcastle, and from Jamaica came to America in 1848, landing in New Orleans. In 1871, he came to and settled in Franklin Township. He married, July 24, 1853, Eveline Thomas, born October 23, 1828, daughter of Truman and Mary (Morely) Thomas, natives of Crawford County, Penn., the former of whom was born May 5, 1802; the latter in October, 1803, and died September 4, 1869. The rest of the family are L. D. Thomas, married Mary Deland in the fall of 1850; Lydia, married Jolin Duryee, July, 1850; Rhoda, married Hiram Ward, April, 1851, and died in the fall of 1868; Ro- villa, married Frank Stewart, August 4, 1848, and died May 3, 1880; Julia, married George Robins, August 14, 1854, and died January 10, 1866. George N. Thomas was born June 17, 1824, married to Rovilla Fisk, August 26, 1845, who died in May, 1847, and October 31, 1847, he married Emily Eaton, born November 11, 1824. He died July 15, 1865. Our sub- ject and wife have no family. Mr. Richards is a prosperous farmer owning a well-stocked farm of sixty-one and a half acres, two and a half miles from Franklin Center. His farm buildings are excellent. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics he is a Democrat.

JOHN ROBINSON, farmer, P. O. Elk Creek, was born in Franklin County, Ohio, January 5, 1811, and settled in Franklin Township in 1842. He is the son of John H. and Jemima (Edgar) Robinson, the former a native of New York, the latter is a daughter of John Edgar of Westmoreland County, Penn .; they had eight children, of whom the surviv- ing are John, Emma (of Missouri), and William (of Illinois). Jobn Robinson (the elder), mi- grated to Ohio early in the present century, and was a prominent pioneer in that State; he was a soldier in the Indian wars of the Northwestern frontiers, and in the war of 1812-13. He died in 1867, his wife having long preceded him. Our subject married, in 1835, Martha Sells of Columbus, who bore him two children-John M. and Russell Bigalo. In 1837, he married Elizabeth A. Gail, born in Erie County, N. Y., January 7, 1821, daughter of the Rev. Samuel and Hannah (Brown) Gail, natives of Stamford, Conn., the former born Janu- ary 13, 1789; the latter September 1, 1788. By this marriage there were ten children-

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Alfred S., Martha E., Carrie P., Benjamin E., Emma B., Albert S., Mary H., Samuel S., Harriet M., Charles O., Russell Bigalo, and Albert Sherman (deceased). Mr. Robinson was an early settler in Franklin Township, and still resides on the homestead on which he first located. He was once elected Justice of the Peace but declined the honor. He and his wife are members of the Christian denomination. In politics he is a Republican.

DANIEL B. ROBINSON, farmer, P. O. Franklin Corners, was born in Otisco Town- ship, Onondaga County, N. Y., July 23, 1823; son of Daniel B. Robinson, horn May 26, 1787, who married Elizabeth Benedict, born March 12, 1793, daughter of Jonathan and Hulda (Seeley) Benedict, who had six children, of whom James B., Daniel B., John B. and Thomas are surviving. Daniel B. Robinson, the elder, and his wife were natives of New York State. He was for many years County Surveyor, a Commissioner of Deeds, Magis- trate and a school teacher. He came to this county in the spring of 1844, and settled in Franklin Township, where he died April 2, 1852, his widow following him March 11, 1870. He was a son of John and Eunice (Wilcox) Robinson, the former a native of Scotland and the latter of New York State. Jonathan Benedict was a son of Nathaniel Benedict, a na- tive of England. Our subject was married, October 1, 1849, to Mary Crosby, born in the township of Wales, Erie County, N. Y., December 17, 1822, daughter of Calvin and Hulda (Connell) Crosby, natives of New York State. By this union there is one son-Marquis D., born October 21, 1851, now an oil operator in Titusville, Penn. Mr. Robinson, at the age of eleven, accidentally injured his knee, which crippled him for life. He prepared himself for teaching, and followed this occupation when of age. He has taught princi- pally in Elk Creek and Franklin for over twenty years. He no longer teaches, but now farms twenty-five acres of excellent land, of which he is owner, at Mohawk. At various periods, for a number of years, he has filled the offices of School Inspector of Franklin Township and Director in the Independent School District, and also Clerk, Treasurer and Collector. He is a member of the First Regular Baptist Church, Elk Creek; in politics, is a Republican.

MATTHEW A. SEELYE, farmer, P. O. Franklin Corners, was born in Warren Coun- ty, N. Y .. December 31, 1832; son of William (born November 22, 1799) and Irene (Hol- comb) Seelve, the latter a daughter of Asa and Lucinda (Miller) Holcomb, born in 1800. They had a family of seven children, of whom Caroline, William E. and Matthew A. are now living. William Seelye, the elder, is by trade a blacksmith. He migrated to Craw- ford County, this State, in 1832, where he still resides. He followed his trade in conjunc- tion with farming until recent years. His wife is deceased. He is a son of Justus Seelye, who married Betsy Fuller, both natives of New York State. Out of their family of fif- teen, only Ebenezer, William and Ansell survive. Justus Seelye's father lived until he was ninety-six years old. Our subject married Electra, daughter of Justus and Amelia (Mor- ris) Ross, the former of Scotch descent. By this marriage there were two children-Cora May and George Rudolph, both deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Seelye have since adopted Frank- lin Thomas and Nellie Grant. Our subject is a wagon-maker by trade, but has chosen farming as his future avocation. He was a soldier in the late rebellion; enlisted in Com- pany H, One Hundred and Forty-fifth Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, August 19, 1862. His regiment formed a part of the Second Corps, which was under the commaud of Gen. Meade at the battle of Antietam; subsequently participating in the battle of Gettysburg. Private Seelye was on detached duty, and was seriously disabled by an accident at the bat- tle of Culpepper, Va. He was taken to Warrenton, from there sent to Washington, where he entered Campbell hospital; was eventually transferred to the Invalid Corps, where he filled the arduous office of Wardmaster until his discharge from service at the close of the war. He now farms fifty acres of fine land, within a half mile of Franklin Centre. In politics, Mr. Seelye is a Republican.

JOHN H. STAFFORD, farmer, P. O. Franklin Corners, was horn in Mckean Town- ship March 16, 1844; son of Rowland Stafford, whose biography appears elsewhere in this work. Mr. Stafford married, September 7, 1871, Helen A., daughter of Orrin and Susan (Barnard) Wood, natives of New York. Having no family of their own, they have adopted a niece, daughter of David E. and Harriette (Wood) Quay. Mr. Stafford's farm comprises 100 acres, situated a mile and a half from Franklin Center; it is well stocked, and has excellent farm buildings. He has taken an active part in the affairs of Franklin, having been elected Constable two terms, collector two terms and Assessor one term. Mr. Stafford is a Mason; in politics, a Republican.

JOHN N. TARBELL, farmer, P. O. Edinboro, was born in Edinboro January 31, 1843, son of John and Paulina (Greenfield) Tarbell. The latter is a daughter of Sherman and Nancy Greenfield, all natives of New York State. They had a family of three chil- dren-Sherman G., Mary and John M. His wife Paulina died, and John Tarbell Sr., next married Hannah, daughter of W. Slocum of Washington Township. She bore him three children-Jesse, Sarah J. and William. Mr. Tarbell was one of the earliest settlers in Washington Township; by trade a blacksmith, which he followed along with farming. He died in 1871. Our subject married, February 29, 1866, Mary, born December 26, 1841, daughter of William and Maria (Vanvleet) McCammon, the former a native of Philadel- phia, the latter of New York State. By this marriage there are three children-Minnie E.,

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Harry N. and John R. Mr. Tarbell resides near Eureka Church. He owns a well-stocked farm of 125 acres. In September, 1864, he enlisted in Company F, Two Hundred and Eleventh. Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. His first engagement took place at Point of Rocks, and his first regular battle was the assault and capture of Fort Steadman, where he captured and brought in three prisoners. He was in many of the principal en- gagements in the vicinity of Petersburg and Richmond, and when Gen. Lee surrendered was with his regiment at Burksville. He was discharged in June, 1865. Mr. Tarbell is a Mason; in politics, is a Democrat.

MARK M. VAN BUSKIRK, farmer, P. O. Franklin Corners. was born in Franklin Township, February 24, 1835, son of Henry and Elizabeth (Hucklebore) Van Buskirk, the former born in New York State, March 18, 1808, and the latter in Vermont, July 18, 1812. Their family consisted of John J. (deceased) Lucinda, Mark M., Otis H., Winfield and Eliza. John J. was a soldier in the war of the rebellion; he enlisted August, 1861, in the One Hun- dred and Eleventh Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and was killed at the battle of Antietam, September 17, 1862. Henry Van Buskirk was by trade a carpenter and joiner. In 1824, he came to this township, but eventually removed to Lockport Borough. of which he was Burgess two terms. He died March 11, 1880. His widow still resides in Lockport. Our subject married, September 9, 1858, Lydia A., daughter of Jabez and Catharine (Adams) Luther. The former was born in Rhode Island, January 8, 1800, and the latter in Oswego County. N. Y., January 14, 1800, died March 14, 1864. By the above marriage there are four children-Jabez H., Katie E., Frank J. and Nan Bell. Mr. Van Buskirk owns a well-stocked farm of eighty acres in Franklin Township. In March, 1865, he enlisted in the Ninety-eighth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, Sixth Corps, Army of the Potomac, and was at Danville, Va., when the Confederate Gen. Johnston surrendered to Gen. Sherman. He has filled the offices of School Director one term, and Road Commis- sioner of his township two terms; he is at the present time Collector. Mr. Van Buskirk is a member of the A. O. U. W., and Colonel Lytle Post, No. 240, G. A. R. He and his wife are members of the Christian Church. Politically, he is a Republican.

DAVID H. WALKER, farmer, P. O. Edinboro, was born in Crawford County, Penn., July 1, 1840; son of Peter Walker, born in Maine in 1803, who married Rachel Ball, a widow, daughter of David Skinner, a native of New York State, and had a family of eleven chil- dren, of whom Frederick C. A., Louisa F., David H., Lucinda F., Sarah J., and Willis W. and William (twins) are living. Peter Walker came to Erie County in 1848; lie died in Chautauqua County, N. Y .. October 17, 1878. His widow still survives him. Our subject married, January 15, 1865, Mary E., born November 17, 1843, daughter of Jesse and Judy A. (Crate) Vandervoost; the former born in New York State in 1802, and the latter in this State in 1812. By this union there are three children-Frank F., Sarah A. and Mary R. Mr. Walker settled in Franklin Township in 1873, and is a successful farmer. His well-stocked farm comprises seventy-five acres, situated about three miles from Edinboro. Politically, Mr. Walker is a Democrat.

REV. STEPHEN WASHBURN, Christian minister, P. O. Franklin Corners, was born in Otsego County, N. Y., April 10, 1812, and came to Franklin and settled on the farm he now occupies, March 1857. He is a son of Stephen Washburn, born August 1, 1775, who married Janette Terry, born March 6, 1877, both of whom were natives of Massachusetts, and had a family of seven children; of this family-Isaac T., Betsy H., Polly and Cyrene are deceased; Stephen, Seymour and Julia still survive. Stephen Washburn, the elder, was by trade a carpenter; he came to Erie County with his family in 1824; located in Mc- Kean, and was one of the pioneers of that township. His wife died March 2, 1853. and he followed her July 19, 1866. Stephen was a son of Bazaleel Washburn, of Welsh descent, who was a Colonial soldier in the old French war, at the close of which he was pressed into the British Naval Service; while liis ship was in port in Quebec, he managed to escape to a French vessel and was carried to the West Indies. After several years of wan- derings and many vicissitudes, he returned to his native land, and subsequently became a soldier in the Revolutionary war. Our subject married, July 2, 1834, Elsie Ann Hopkins, born April 6, 1814, daughter of Samuel and Mary (Luther) Hopkins, all natives of Rhode Island; the former born July 31, 1783, died in 1857; the latter born August 26, 1782. died April 6, 1843. By this marriage there are three children-Samuel H., Eseck D. and Jane Ann. Rev. Stephen Washburn is a minister of the Christian denomination, com- mencing to preach in 1847. He was regularly ordained October 6, 1850, and has labored earnestly in the cause of Christianity since that date, principally in Erie and Crawford Counties. He is a pioneer of religion in Franklin Township, and will be long remembered for his zeal and usefulness. His farm is situated three miles from Franklin Centre and comprises 188 acres. Mr. Washburn is politically a Republican.

SAMUEL A. WHEELER, farmer, P. O. Franklin Corners, was born in this township June 18, 1839, son of Philander and Maria (Hildum) Wheeler; the former was born June. 1808; the latter is a daughter of Samuel S. Hildum, all natives of New York State. They had a family of five children, viz .: Cynthia A., Martha E., Samuel A., Chloe L. and Mary E. Philander Wheeler came to Erie County about the year 1842, and settled in Franklin Township. He was a farmer, and died suddenly in the field while at work, in June, 1879.

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His widow still resides in Fairview Township. Our subject married, June 2, 1866, Maria Wright, born July 16, 1841, daughter of George and Esther (Trask) Wright, of Girard Township. By this union there are three children-Eben L., Lilly M. and Etty L. Mr. Wheeler is owner of an eighty-seveu-acre farm in Franklin Township. He was a soldier in the war of the Rebellion. On the first call for troops in 1861, he volunteered in a regi- ment of three months' men, and in the fall of 1861, re-enlisted in the One Hundred and Eleventh Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and saw service in the Twentieth Corps, Army of the Potomac, under Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker, in the battles of Antietam, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. In the fall of 1863, the Twentieth Corps was transferred to the Army of the Tennessee, where, under Geu. Sherman, Private Wheeler took part in the battles of Look-out Mountain, Mission Ridge, Ringgold, siege of Atlanta and in Sher- man's march to the sea, the siege and capture of Savannah, aud the subsequent march of the army northward through the Carolinas. Mr. Wheeler is a member of Col. Lytle Post No. 240, G. A. R. In politics he is a Republican.

CHARLES WRIGHT, farmer, P. O. Franklin Corners, was born in Delaware Coun- ty, N. Y., March 9, 1815, and came to Erie County in 1835, located in Girard Township, but removed to Franklin Township in 1848, settling on the farm he now occupies. He is a son of Johnson Wright, born June 15, 1792, in the State of New York, who married March 9, 1814, Mary Bliss, born July 30, 1795, in Rhode Island, daughter of Clark and Abigail (Spooner) Bliss, natives of Rhode Island, who had a family of eleven children, of whom Mary A., Eliza A., Phebe A., John J. and Johnson G. are now deceased, and Charles, George, Marietta, Henry B., Clark A. and James S. are living. Johnson Wright, Sr., was by trade a tanner; he died June 11, 1861, and his wife November 4, 1874 .. He was a son of Alpheus and Rachel (Williams) Wright, natives of the State of New York, the former of whom died April 3, 1832, and the latter January 3, 1845. Alpheus was a son of James and Sarah (Purdy) Wright. James, with two of his brothers, Ichabod and Alpheus, came to America from England. They were the sons of Isaac and Elizabeth (Bennett) Wright, the former being a son of James and Betsy (Hammond) Wright, all of whom died in England. Charles Wright, the subject of this biography, married De cember 25, 1837, Harriet M. Woolsey, born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. July 13, 1820, daughter of Joseph and Mehitable (Brown) Woolsey, natives of the State of New York: the former of whom was born May 16, 1785, and the latter May 30, 1800. By the above- mentioned union, there are nine children, as follows: Johnson, Annette, Mary M., Eliza A., Juliaett, Charles H., Harriet Ella, Clemmie Victoria and Silas Ray. Of this fam- ily, Johnson studied medicine, obtained his diploma and is now practicing his profession iu Franklin Township. Charles Wright, the elder, has held the offices of Auditor, School Director and Assessor for his township at various periods for many years. He is a farmer, owning a well-stocked farm of 140 acres, situated two and a half miles from Franklin Cen- tre. Charles H., Wright, Jr., hisson, married May 7. 1878. Lizzie E., daughter of Charles P. and Lorinda E. (Malloy) Blair, of Girard Township. They have three children-Zena F., Charles G. and Johnson J. Mr. Wright is also a farmer and resides on part of the home farm. In politics, he is a Democrat.

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History of Erie county, Pennsylvania. Containing a history of the county; its townships, towns, villages schools, churches, industries, etc, Part 137

Author: Bates, Samuel P. (Samuel Penniman), 1827-1902; Whitman, Benjamin, 1940-; Russell, N. W. (Nathaniel Willard); Brown, R. C. (Robert C.); Weakley, F. E; Warner, Beers & Co. (Chicago, Ill.) Publication date: 1884 Publisher: Chicago : Warner, Beers & co. Number of Pages: 1280

Author: Bates, Samuel P. (Samuel Penniman), 1827-1902; Whitman, Benjamin, 1940-; Russell, N. W. (Nathaniel Willard); Brown, R. C. (Robert C.); Weakley, F. E; Warner, Beers & Co. (Chicago, Ill.)
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: Chicago : Warner, Beers & co.
Number of Pages: 1280