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eldest. His mother dying, his father remarried, and had 4 children more; he is still a resident of Butler Co. Edward S., our subject, was united in marriage, Apr. 11, 1882, with Ellen, daughter of Hiram Picket, who hore him 1 child-Alice. Mr. Kocher en gaged in teaching many years. He then learned practical surveying, which he has followed for the last 2 years. He intends to continue in this business either in this township or in any place where his services are needed. He resides on a pleasantly-located farm of 50 acres, about 2 miles from Harbor Creek, which was formerly the property of Wm. Althop.
CALVIN LEETE, farmer, P. O. Moorheadville, was born in 1819 on the spot where , his present farm now is, son of Simeon and Hannah (Neely) Leete, natives of Guilford, Conn., and Herkimer Co., N. Y., respectively. Simeon Leete came to this county in the fall of 1812, and bought the farm now owned by his son, which borders on the lake. From , this point could have been seen during the war of 1812-15, the British ships watching the building of Perry's fleet in the harbor of Erie, hoping to destroy it in its passage out to the lake; the channel was so shallow that the British commander anticipated Perry would find much difficulty in getting his fleet through. Mr. Leete brought with him to this farm the apple seeds from which sprang a splendid orchard, the first grafted orchard in the county. Of his 6 children, 5 are still living-Amanda, wife of Jos. McCord; Alfred N., married to Harriet S. Hampson; Calvin. our subject; Susan; and Matilda, wife of James R. Moorhead; Ann, deceased, was married to P. Elliott. Mr. Simeon Leete de- parted this life aged seventy-five years. Calvin Leete married, in 1844, Eleanor Elliott, by whom he has had 5 children-Clara M. (wife of J. C. Moorhead), Georgiana E. (wife of T. S. Wagner), Calvin E., Lizzie S. and J. Neely. Mrs. Leete died in 1867, and our sub- ject afterward married Emily, daughter of Thomas Moorhead. One child, Rebecca M., has blessed this union. Mr. Leete is one of the leading farmers in his township and coun- ty, growing choice farm seeds and breeding Jersey cattle and Shropshire Down sheep. He has a vineyard of choice fruit, also ponds supplied with German carp. He has served his township as School Director and in various other offices.
NATHANIEL D. LOWERY, farmer, P. O. Wesleyville, was born May 17, 1799, in Erie Co., Penn., son of Wm. and Elizabeth (Dickey) Lowery, natives of Ireland and Penn- sylvania respectively. They were the parents of 6 sons and 2 daughters, N. D. the only one living. Wm. Lowery was one of the pioneers of this county, coming in 1794. He located near North East, and was one of the sufferers of the Population Company, who caused so much litigation among the early settlers. He died in Westfield Township, Chau- tauqua Co., N. Y. Our subject married, in 1836, Sally Slover. All the children born to this union are deceased. Mr. Lowery is now in his eighty-fifth year, and is the oldest citizen in this township. His wife died when seventy-five years old. He is a good neighbor, and has been an influential citizen in his day, serving for 15 years as Magistrate, and as School Director and Inspector in New York State.
WILLIAM McGILL, farmer, P. O. Harbor Creek, was born in Chester Co., Penn., in 1822, son of Audley and Hannah (Eachns) McGill, also natives of Pennsylvania, and the parents of 11 children, 7 now living-Audley: Malcomb; Owen; Thomas; Emeline, wife of A. Bell; Thurzy, and Wm., our subject. He was married in Jan., 1871, to Elizabeth, daughter of Andrew and Ruth (Cole) Camp. They have no children living near Harbor Creek. Mr. McGill owns 120 acres of land near Harhor Creek, finely located and well watered. He is one of the best citizens here; has served several terms as Township Audi- tor; is now acting as Road Commissioner.
W. W. MARKS, farmer, P. O. Harbor Creek, was born in New York State May 24, 1827, son of Richard and Anna (Bristol) Marks, natives of the same State. They were the parents of 11 children, 4 now living-L. D., A. J., Lucretia and W. W. The last mentioned, subject of this sketch, was united in marriage, Jan. 1, 1852, with Mercy E., daughter of Uriah and Betsy (King) Root, also natives of the State of New York. Three children have blessed this union-Francis Wilbur, married to Jennie, daughter of Jerry Stelle (have 3 children); Louisa, wife of W. L. Cowden (have 2 children), and Wm. W., Jr. Mr Marks lives on a good farm of well-improved land, consisting of 85 acres, half a mile from Harbor Creek. He is a member of the Patrons of Husbandry.
J. D. MEAD, farmer, P. O., Wesleyville was born in Warren Co., Penn., Oct. 14, 1832, son of David and Elizabeth (Bunnell) Mead, who were the parents of 3 children- Willis, living in Howard Co., Iowa (has 6 children, James E., Wm. W., Jehu E., Chas. A., Alice L. and Jane); J. D., the subject of this sketch, was united in marriage in 1854, with Eliza. daughter of Peter Kuhl, and a native of York Co., Penn. The result of this mar- riage has been 7 children, 5 surviving-Willis, Lewis, Rose, David and Daisy J. The paternal grandfather of our subject was an early settler in this county, locating in Greene Town- ship in 1803. J. D. Mead is a practical farmer, owning 100 acres of land, and farming 160 more on shares. This is well stocked, and located in the northern part of Harbor Creek Township. He is a member of the Equitable Aid Society.
O. MILLER, Postmaster of Moorheadville, was born Apr. 14, 1814, in Chautauqua Co., N. Y. His parents were natives of Connecticut and Vermont respectively, and came to Pennsylvania in 1822, locating in Waterford for a short time, then settling in Mill Creek Township, near Erie. Three of their 9 children are living, namely: Viola, now Mrs. Nichols,
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in Milwaukee, Wis .; Lydia, wife of H. O. Talmage, and O. Miller, the subject of our sketch. He was married in 1836 to Eunice A. Delmadge, of Canada, who bore him 4 chil- dren-Chas. W., who enlisted in the 145th P. V. I., serving to the end of the war; Hamlet J., who enlisted in the 83d P. V. I., and died during the late war; James enlisted in the navy, died in Memphis, Tenn .; Emily, wife of J. Dunn, of Erie. Mrs. Miller, departed this life in 1847. Our subject was next united in marriage, Dec. 28, 1848. with Laura L., daughter of Henry Wadsworth, and had 8 children, 6 living-Frank E., Amanda (dying in infancy); Rollo O. (died when twelve years old); Anna Maria, wife of J. B. Sawtelle (has 1 child. Bertha); Clary W., wife of David R. Sawtelle (has 1 child, Ralph Wadsworth): Edward R., an operator for the U. P. R. R. in Idaho; Eva, wife of Geo. B. Wallace; Laura B., at home. For a number of years he carried on the boot and shoe business at Erie, but came to Harbor Creek in 1873, where he has since remained. He and his family are members of the M. E. Church.
CHAS. G. MILLER, farmer, P. O. Harbor Creek, fifth child in the family of Michael Miller, was born in 1830, in Germany, and came to America in 1848, settling in Erie, where he resided until 1851, when he went to Sherman, N. Y. He received his naturalization papers Oct .. 1856. in Chautauqua Co., N. Y., and came to Harbor Creek. Our subject was united in marriage, in 1858, with Livonia M., daughter of Ella and Polly (Green) Cowden. She has borne him 4 children-Earl C., Wm. E., Columbia L. and Chas. G., Jr., all resid- ing at home. Mr. Miller is a shoe-maker by trade, and worked at this occupation until 1879, when he commenced farming. He is one of the substantial citizens of the township, and has served as School Director 3 years; Treasurer of the Board; and as Tax Collector 1 year. He is a fine old German gentleman, a Spiritualist in belief, a Republican in pol- itics.
DR. MARK MILTON MOORE. The subject of this sketch, the eldest of 10 children, 9 sons and 1 danghter, was born in Mantua, Portage Co., Ohio, Sept. 29, 1818. On the father's side he is of Scottish descent, his paternal ancestor being one of three brothers who came to America at an early period of its colonial history, for mining purposes, and settled in Connecticut. The mining business was unsuccessful, and the brothers separated, one remaining in Connecticut, one going to New Hampshire, and the other to Pennsylvania. His great-grandfather, Joseph Moore, was a Revolutionary soldier, and as a prisoner of war died before the struggle closed, on board of a British prison-ship in New York Harbor. Among the ancient family names are Joseph, Eli. Roger, Dwight. Benjamin, John and Samuel. His maternal grandmother, on the father's side, was also of Scottish descent, and her name was Gillett. On his mother's side, his great-grandfather, Keyes, was born in Plymouth, Mass .; his grandfather, Amaziah, in Boston, and his mother, Betsy, in Onta- rio Co., N. Y. His grandmother's name was Crafts. His grandfather, Samuel, came to Mantua, Portage Co., Ohio, in 1806; his father, Samuel. Jr., being at the time thirteen years of age. Northern Ohio was then an almost unbroken forest, filled with savage beasts and still more savage men. At the age of fourteen, Samuel, Jr., became an expert at hunting deer and wild turkeys, and often his mother's larder was well supplied by his skill. from the forest, which otherwise would be empty and the family have gone hungry to bed. Schools were unknown, and yet he managed to obtain the rudiments of a good education, and by the use of a circulating library became an ardent reader of history. In the war of 1812, he entered the army and served till peace was declared, spending most of the time in the Maumee country and in the vicinity of Cleveland. In 1816, he first met at a neighbor's, Miss Betsey Keyse, who, as a matter of neighborly kindness had come from Auburn to care for the sick, and early in 181? they were married. Of the 10 children born to them, all grew up to years of maturity, and ? of the number yet live. Homer H., the second in the order of their birth, after completing an academic course of study and teach- ing in a Kentucky high school for two years, was received into the Erie conference of the M. E. Church in 1846; was transferred to Kansas in 1857, in the midst of the border war, that he might aid in securing that territory to freedom. and in 1861 entered the army as Chaplain of the Third Kansas Regiment: as War Correspondent of the New York Tribune, Philadelphia Press, and other papers; as Superintendent of education for Florida; and as editor of the Jacksonville Herald. During the period of reconstruction, he was in the midst of some thrilling scenes. At his own request he was discharged from the service in 1865, and entered the ministry in the Erie conference. He was the first to move in the matter of securing a site on Chautauqua Lake for camp meeting purposes, and the place selected has become of world-wide fame as the Assembly Grounds. As a trustee, lecturer, pastor, and editor for 10 years on the Herald staff, and reporter, he has ever been closely identified with all its interests. Dr. Amaziah, after finishing an academic course of study, entered the office of Dr. Trask, of Hiram, Ohio, as a student of medicine; graduated from the Cleveland Medical College, and engaged in the successful practice of medicine. In 1862, he entered the army as Captain, and with broken health as the result of exposure and hard service, was mustered out with honor in 1864. The daughter, Elizabeth, is the wife of Rev. Geo. Fairbanks, the successful pastor of the Congregational Church at Park- man, Ohio. Samuel died at the age of twenty-two, but he lived long enough to give evi- dence that he possessed elocutionary powers of a high order. Probably no other member
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of the family equaled him in mental ability, and he was the very soul of purity, truth and honor. Halsey Gillett, whose bent of mind was the business of farming, died of a liver difficulty when a little past twenty-one. Oliver Francis, at the age of twenty-four died of typhoid fever in Kansas. Dr. Mortimer G., besides being a thoroughly well read and skill- ful physician, possesses fine powers as an orator. On the temperance platform he has proved himself to be a ready and eloquent advocate. His reading and scholarship have taken a wide range, and speculative philosophy is a favorite study. He commenced the successful practice of medicine in Trumbull Co., Ohio, but for some years past has had his office in Cleveland. Horace L., after some years of study in the Hiram College, under President Garfield, went to Kansas and commenced, in 1860, the study of law in the office of Gen. J. H. Lane; in 1861, he joined the Kansas Second Regiment, and went to the front. He was in the bloody battle of Wilson Creek, but escaped unhurt. Promoted to a Colonelcy for gallant conduct, he was mustered out of the service in 1865. He has since commanded a regiment of Kansas troops under Gen. Sheridan, in Indian warfare. In business matters since the war, he has been very successful; has dabbled some in politics, as a matter of recreation, and as a stump speaker is very effective, his addresses being characterized by the fullness of the information they give. Walter W. occupies the old homestead and observes the steady sober ways of a farmer, much respected for his integrity and honor. We now return to Mark Milton Moore, the subject of this sketch. He enjoyed but lim- ited educational advantages, except such as the poor common school of those early times afforded. Clearing heavily timbered land. cultivating the stumpy soil and gathering the harvests was the business of those days for boys, and especially so for the eldest of a group of 10. At school exhibitions, as an easy and graceful declaimer he had no equal, but there was no one present that could see in him the elements of the natural orator he is. Among the poor farmers, with large families, the great question was bread for the children, and not the graces of an education. It is not likely that the thought entered that neighbor- hood for at least a quarter of a century, that stalwart boys were made for any purpose ex- cept to handle the ax, the spade and the scythe. But he was often at his uncle's (Dr. Jason Moore), and from his conversation he early imbibed a taste for the study of medicine. Also, when eighteen, he became a pronounced Christian, and his gifts and zeal brought him prominently before the public, and every one said he was destined for the pulpit. But he finished learning his trade, married Mary, daughter of Simeon Sheldon, whose wife, the daughter of Judge Elias Harmon, was the first white child born in Mantua, Por- tage Co. This wife died Aug. 10, 1847, leaving a son-Sheldon M. At the early age of sixteen he entered the army, in 1861, as a private in the 111th Penn. Reg., and after seeing much service under Mcclellan, in Virginia; in Tennessee, under Hooker, and marching to the sea under Sherman, he was put into the veteran corps and mustered out of service late in 1865. For the past fifteen years he has been engineer of the P. & E. R. R., and is re- garded as one of the boldest and most careful engineers on the road. It was soon after the death of his first wife that Dr. M. M. Moore returned to his first love, the study of medi- cine, and married Miss Mary, daughter of Wait Bassett, of Connecticut. Mary, wife of John Chambers, of Bradford; Lucretia, deceased, and Emery, a train dispatcher ou the N. & E. R. R., were the issue of this marriage. The secoud Mrs. Moore died May 26, 1864, and he was subsequently married to Julia A., the daughter of Chauncey Wood, a native of Vermont, and for many years a resident of Garrettsville, Ohio, where he died in 1865. She died suddenly Nov. 19, 1883. and our subject was left alone and in sorrow, with not much of life remaining but his wonted courage and fortitude. Dr. Moore is richly endowed with all the elements that qualify a man for public life; nowhere more than in the sick room is he at home; there his presence, his words of good cheer, his sympathetic bearing, inspire confidence and hope. Between himself and the families he visits, there generally exists the ties of the strongest friendship. As a practitioner he has been very successful. His library of medical works, pamphlets and periodicals, is large and richly furnished. As much as ever in life he continues a hard and unremittent study, and whatever he learns from reading or from his practice, his strong memory retains. Some 25 years ago he became a resident of Wesleyville, and has ever taken a lively interest in all that would promote its welfare. He acted for many years as Postmaster (his daughter, Mary, doing the business), and School Director, and in no capacity has he failed in the discharge of duty. He has never had a law suit, and, as a physician, has never failed in his attentions to the poor and friendless. Though thrice married, he was either skillful in his selection of a wife, or fort- unate, for all were excellent women. The following resolutions refer to the last deceased wife:
Erie City Dispatch, Nov. 20, 1883, contained this notice:
DEATH OF MRS. DR. MOORE .- Mrs. Julia A., wife of Dr. M. M. Moore, died very sud- denly of heart disease at her home in Wesleyville at a late hour Sunday night. The even- ing was passed in cheerful conversation with some friends and in her usual health. Some hours after retiring, her husband was awakened by her heavy breathing, and at once called for assistance, but Mrs. Moore was then unconscious and died a few moments afterward. Her maiden name was Wood and she was a native of Garrettsville, Portage Co., Ohio, where she has brothers and sisters now living. She was a faithful wife, a devoted friend
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and a kind neighbor. She was for many years a consistent member of the M. E. Church, and a beneficiary member of the Wesleyville Equitable Aid Union. The funeral services will be conducted according to the impressive usuages of that order.
Erie City Dispatch, Nov. 23, 1883. contained this notice:
LAID TO REST-THE BURIAL OF MRS. DR. MOORE AT WESLEYVILLE .- The funeral rites over the remains of the wife of Dr. M. M. Moore were witnessed Tuesday by one of the largest eoncourses of people that ever assembled at Wesleyville, the Doctor's residence overflowing with friends who came to pay a last tribute of respect to her whom they knew and esteemed during her residence in that community. Rev. Mr. Collier, pastor of the Wes- leyville M. E. Church, Rev. Geo. W. Cleaveland, of the Harbor Creek Presbyterian Church, and Rev. Mr. Smith, pastor of the Erie Simpson M. E. Church, all spoke sympathetic words, calculated to comfort those whom Mrs. Moore's unexpected death bereaved, refer- ring to the record of a life-time spent in doing good, the memory of which will grow more sacred as time passes on. The services, conducted according to the Equitable Aid Union's ritual, were very impressive, and as the casket disappeared from view all left the Wesley- ville churchyard feeling that one of earth's noblest daughters had been taken away.
Others than Erie County families mourn Mrs. Moore's death. As Miss Julia Wood she lived in Garrettsville, Ohio, in early life, and also in Cleveland. She was widely known through a large section of Ohio, and many relatives are now residents of that State.
DEATH OF SISTER JULIA A. MOORE .- At a regular meeting of the Wesleyville Union, No. 385, E. A. U., held Nov. 26, 1883, the following preamble and resolutions were unani- mously adopted:
WHEREAS, It has pleased the Great Architect of the universe to rend the mystic chain which, since our birth, has bound us together, and to remove one golden link in the person of Sister and Vice President Julia A. Moore, and
WHEREAS, It is but just that a fitting recognition of her many virtues be had, there- fore he it
Resolved, By Wesleyville Union, No. 385, E. A. U., that while we bow with humble submission to the will of the Most High, we do not the less mourn for the beloved sister who has been taken from us.
Resolved, That in the death of Julia A. Moore, this Union laments the loss of a sister who was ever ready to proffer the hand of aid and the voice of sympathy to the needy and distressed of this fraternity; an active member of this Union, whose utmost endeavors were exerted for its welfare and prosperity; a friend and companion who was dear to us all; a lady whose upright and noble life was a standard of emulation to her fellow-beings.
Resolved, That the heartfelt sympathy of this Union be extended to her family in their affliction.
Resolved, That in token of respect for the family of our deceased sister, the chair of the Vice President be draped in mourning during the remainder of her unexpired term.
Resolved, That the Union chamber be draped for the period of 30 days.
Resolved. That these resolutions be entered upon the records of this Union, and a copy thereof transmitted to the family of our deceased sister, to the E. A. U. Advocate, and to three of the English newspapers of Erie.
F. H. TOMPKINS, J. H. CHAMBERS, . Com. A. L. RUSSELL,
JOSEPH M. MOORHEAD, farmer, P. O. Harbor Creek, was born Nov., 1816, in this township. He is a son of Col. and Eliza (McCord) Moorhead, who were among the pio- neers of this township, and were the parents of 7 children-Joseph, our subject; Catherine A., Thomas, Wm., Elizabeth, Jane and James. Joseph the oldest in this family was mar- ried in 1843. to Harriet, daughter of Robert and Elizabeth Scott, and has had the following children-Robert S., Clerk of the court at Erie; Mary, wife of A. Bachus (have 4 children, ('has., Scott, Hattie N. and Louisa); Bell, wife of E. J. Dodge (have 3 children, Mary, Allise and Anna, twins); Charles, married to Miss Johnson; one son, Harry, is a clerk in the Pacific & Atlantic Railroad office at Albuquerque, N. M .; and Annah. Mr. Moor- head is one of the successful farmers of this township and is living on the Lake road 2} miles east of Harbor Creek.
THOMAS MOORHEAD, farmer, P. O. Moorheadville, was born in Moorheadville, this township, June 28, 1819, son of James and Eliza (McCord) Moorhead. They were the par- ents of 7 children-Joseph M., Catherine, wife of Joseph McCord, a builder, and formerly a Director in the college at Oxford, Ohio; Elizabeth, wife of Lucius Couse (have 2 chil- dren, Mary and Norman); Jane, wife of G. W. F. Sherwin (have 4 children) Thomas, Wm. M., and James! A., living on the old homestead. married to Julia E. Bald- win, Sept. 18, 1862 (have five children-Fred B., Rose E., McCord B., Helen S. and Mabel J.). Our subject married on Apr. 2, 1851, S. Maria, daughter of Noah and Sarah (Clark) Dada. of Northampton, Mass. The children born to this union are 5-Frank, Eliza- beth, wife of Chas. Leet, has one daughter, and resides on the East road; Florence; Harriet a teacher at Erie; Edward T. at home and Alice. Mr. Moorhead owns a fine farm of well- improved land on the Buffalo road.
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JAMES R. MOORHEAD, farmer, P. O. Moorheadville, was born Apr. 27, 1820, in Harbor Creek Township, Erie Co., Penn. He is a son of Robert and Jane (McCreary) Moor- head. Robert Moorhead was born in Sept., 1787, in Lancaster Co., Penn. He was a soldier in the war of 1812, and was at Erie. He came to Erie Co. in 1805, along with his father 4 brothers and 3 sisters, and settled upon land bought by his father in 1800, and where our subject, his only son, now lives. James R. Moorhead was united in marriage, Oct. 4. 1842, with Matilda, daughter of S. Leet; she was born iu this township on Nov. 13, 1823; her father came to Erie Co. in 1812; 4 children blessed their union-R. Simeon (de- ceased), Jane Mc., married Sept. 20, 1883; Dwight C. Shaver, a telegrapher, residing at Westfield, N. Y .; Adella N. and Susan Leet. Mr. Moorhead has served as Road Commis- sioner several terms, and is one of the leading farmers in this township. He owns a fine, well-watered farm with good buildings. He is descended from one of the five Moorhead brothers, who came from Lancaster Co., Penn., and settled in an early day in this township. He is a Mason, Lodge No. 399, of N. E., is also connected with the Presbyterian Church of Harbor Creek.
WM. M. MOORHEAD, farmer, P.O. Moorheadville, was born June 25, 1826, in this town- ship, the third son in the family of 7 children born to James and Eliza (McCord) Moorhead. The father of the former was a pioneer, often shot at by the Indians with their bows and arrows. He and his wife died when over ninety years of age. James Moorhead was a teamster in the war of 1812, and also helped to get Perry's fleet out of port. He received a pension. Our subject was married, Aug. 30, 1852, to Sarah Frances, daughter of Chas. and Sarah (Buckle) Kendrick, natives of England. The latter, aged eighty-six, now re- sides with our subject; 4 children were born to this union-Wm. K., Edith Sarah, Ralph E. and James Miller, all at home. Mr. Moorhead, in boring for oil, struck a well of gas which he has been burning 12 years; it is one of the best interests in the township. He is a thrifty farmer and resides on one of the first cleared farms in the county. This is probably the site of an Indian's old encampment, as he has turned up skeletons and vessels of pottery. Our subject has served as School Director and Treasurer of the township. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church.
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