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The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. *********************************************************************** OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 844 Today's Topics: #1 RE: OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V99 #843 [Diana Lynne ] #2 Bio - 1885 - Portage Co, OH, Brimf [Betty Ralph ] #3 Pioneer Marriages in Allen County ["Linda Dietz" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <01BF48CB.662C3F40.topdog@raex.com> Subject: RE: OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V99 #843 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit unsubscribe -----Original Message----- From: OH-FOOTSTEPS-D-request@rootsweb.com [SMTP:OH-FOOTSTEPS-D-request@rootsweb.com] Sent: Friday, December 17, 1999 7:49 PM To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-D@rootsweb.com Subject: OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V99 #843 << Message: Untitled Attachment >> << Message: Pioneer Marriages in Allen County 1861 >> << Message: Allen County Probate Court Notices 1867 >> << Message: Allen County News Item 1872 >> << Message: Bio - 1885 - Portage Co, OH, Brimfield # 3 >> ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 19:26:32 -0600 From: Betty Ralph To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <2.2.32.19991218012632.009a8984@HiWAAY.net> Subject: Bio - 1885 - Portage Co, OH, Brimfield # 4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Bios: Chapman, Davidson, Evitts - Portage County, Ohio, from "History of Portage County, Ohio" published by Warner, Beers & Co., Chicago, 1885 Copyright © 1999 by Betty Ralph. This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives. bralph@hiwaay.net ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ************************************************************************ CONSTANT CHAPMAN (deceased) was born in Westbrook, Conn., December 27, 1761; a son of Deacon Jedediah Chapman, Jr., and a descendant of Robert Chapman (of the seventh generation) who was son of Robert Chapman, Sr., born in 1616 and who came from Hull, England, to Boston, Mass., in 1635, settling in Saybrook, Conn., in November of the same year; and died October 10, 1687. Our subject, when sixteen years of age, chose the occupation of a sailor, and followed the seas up to the time he settled in Brimfield, in 1821, and for many years was a ship Captain; during the war of the Revolution and while in the marine service, he was taken prisoner by the French Government and his ship and cargo confiscated. He was taken to the Island of Guadaloupe and kept a prisoner over a year, when he was exchanged. The American Government afterward made the French pay for the loss of his vessel and cargo. He was married, January 27, 1785, to Jemima, daughter of Silas Kelsey, of Killingworth, Conn., by whom he had nine children: Lydia K. (deceased); Thurot F. (deceased); John K. (deceased); Anna F. (deceased); Chole P., wife of Henry Smith; Mary C. (deceased); Joseph G. (deceased); Jemima T., wife of Gardner Wing, and Henry C. (deceased). Mr. Chapman was the first Postmaster of Brimfield, and died here in 1847, aged eighty-six years. CONSTANT H. CHAPMAN, farmer, P.O. Brimfield, was born February 24, 1825, in Brimfield Township, this county; son of Joseph G. and Elizabeth (Boszor) Chapman, who had a family of five children: Constant H., Mary (wife of Stephen Webster), Leroy M., Thurot K., Electra E. (wife of George W. Bow). Joseph G. Chapman was a native of Connecticut and settled in Brimfield Township, this county, in 1820, clearing and improving the farm now owned by his daughter, Mrs. Stephen Webster, where he lived and died. Our subject's paternal grandfather was Constant Chapman, a native of Westbrook, Conn., who settled in Brimfield Township, this county, in 1821; his maternal grandfather, Henry Boszor, a native of Maryland, settled in Brimfield Township in 1816. Our subject has always lived in Brimfield, with the exception of two years that he resided in Illinois. He has been twice married. By his first wife, Permelia, daughter of Lybia and Julia (Minard) Underwood, of this township, he had one child - Morris S. On June 28, 1863, he married his present wife, Elizabeth, daughter of John and Jane (McCloughan) Warner, of Suffield, this county, by whom he has two children - Nellie and Edd. Mr. Chapman has owned several farms in Brimfield Township, and has made many improvements on them. He served the township as Justice of the Peace for fifteen years; in politics he is a Democrat. MORRIS S. CHAPMAN, farmer, P.O. Brimfield, was born April 14, 1850, in Brimfield, this county; son of Constant H. and Permelia (Underwood) Chapman. His paternal grandfather, Joseph G. Chapman, settled in Brimfield in 1820, and was a son of Constant Chapman, a native of Westbrook, Conn., who settled in Brimfield in 1821. His maternal grandfather, Lydia Underwood, a son of Alpheus Underwood, settled in Brimfield in 1817. Our subject was reared in Brimfield Township, and educated in its common and select schools, and took a course in the Commercial Department of Mt. Union College. He was married October 4, 1871, to Viola A., daughter of Russll A., a native of Providence, R..I., and Mary A. (Wolcott) Ross, of Kent, this county, by whom he has two children: J.P., born December 1, 1875, and Aimee R., born November 16, 1883. Mr. Chapman has always been engaged in farming, and prior to 1875 also taught school seven consecutive winters. He is a member of the K. of P.; was elected to the office of Justice of the Peace in April, 1883; in politics he is a Democrat. JAMES F. DAVIDSON, farmer, P.O. Brimfield, was born in Buffalo Valley, Union Co., Penn., February 19, 1809; son of William and Mary (Forester) Davidson, who settled in Springfield, Summit Co., Ohio, in 1816, where they remained four years, settling in the spring of 1820 in Brimfield Township, this county, on Lot 52, now owned by J.W. Sherman, where they built a log-house and barn and cleared about thirty acres. They lived there eleven years, when they moved to the farm now owned by Joseph Fitch, and there they lived and died. They had nine children: Jane H., Dorcas F., Betsey C., James F., Hetty M., John F., Mary M., William F. and Harriet T., all now deceased but James F. Our subject located on the farm where he now resides in 1859, and that portion of Lot 58 now included in his farm he cleared and improved himself. He is one of the representative farmers and citizens of Brimfield Township. In politics he is a Republican. JOHN EVITTS, farmer, P.O. Kent, was born in Lancaster County, Penn., January 24, 1827; son of Daniel and Sarah (Stone) Evitts, who were the parents of six children: Margaret, wife of Perry Merton; Mary, wife of Samuel Cotton (deceased); Magdalena, wife of Martin Brazor (deceased); John, Joseph (deceased) and David. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Evitts located in Springfield Township (now in Summit County), in 1832, clearing and improving a farm on which they lived until 1842, when they settled in Brimfield Township, this county, on the farm now owned by William Gettes, which they cleared and improved, and where they lived and died. Our subject remained with his parents until nineteen years of age, and for the succeeding four years worked by the month as a farm hand. He was married February 21, 1850, to Catherine, daughter of Joseph Williard, who settled on the farm now occupied by our subject in 1826. To this union were born three children: Electa C., wife of Thomas Lighton; Ida C., wife of Frank W. Koon (deceased); and Flora A. (deceased). There are three grandchildren: Clyde E. Lighton, Evitts G. P. Koon and Frank W. Koon, Jr. Mr. Evitts has served his township one term as Trustee. In politics he is a Democrat. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #3 Date: Sat, 18 Dec 1999 06:09:52 -0500 From: "Linda Dietz" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <001201bf4948$69cbcc60$fb72bfa8@Linda> Subject: Pioneer Marriages in Allen County 1861 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Taken from Allen County Marriage Records Book A 1861 Henry McMILLEN to Virginia RYDMAN V. PANGLE to Elizabeth MEASSELL C. MEFFLEY to Mary SPYKER Christopher MILLER to Mary VOGT Eli MILLER to Sarah SHERER Jacob REESE to Eliza MILLER G. MUMEA to Marinda MILLER Thomas MORGAN to Margaret MILLER William RICHARDSON to Mary MILLER Frederick PATTON to Sarah MILLER C. MINNIG to Barbara WONTNER Sterling TURNER to Maria MONFORT Absalom MOORMAN to Leah SWISHER Henry MOSS to Mary ROBERTS Henry REICHELDERFER to Mary MYERS Edward TOOMEY to Rebecca NEWLAND Patrick O'CONNER to Mary RINEHART Erastus OLIVER to Rebeccca STALTER Isaac YANT to Eliza POWELL John RAABE to Theresa WILLHOFER Martin RATHGEBERGER to Sarah STOUT John SEVICK to Mary REEDER Herman RICKER to Catharine TRENTMAN Joseph ROUSH to Maria SPANGLER Albert SHANK to Sarah YOAKUM Ephraim SHEETS to Clarinda STICKNEY Jesse WILSON to Susan SIMPSON David THOMAS to Sarah WARD Daniel WRIGHT to Barbara WEEKS Dec 18, 1999 submitted by Linda Dietz Proud Rootsweb Sponsor VP, Allen Co. Genealogy Soc. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #4 Date: Sat, 18 Dec 1999 06:30:34 -0500 From: "Linda Dietz" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <001b01bf494b$6b67c1c0$fb72bfa8@Linda> Subject: Allen County Probate Court Notices 1871 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Taken from Allen County Democrat 1871 The following accounts have been filed in the Probate Court of Allen Co., Ohio and will be for hearing on Monday March 6,1871 Final account of Calvin HALLADAY, admr. of William KINCADE, dec'd Second account of William BOWERS, guardian of Patience S. ALLEN, minor Final account of Jacob CRITES, guardian of Nancy CONRAD, minor First account of William KNITTLE, guardian of Jacob KNITTLE's minor heirs Final account of David SNYDER, admr. of the estate of Sarah H. HULLIBERGER, dec'd Second account of Martha JONES, guardian of Robert JONES, minor Final account of Martha JONES, guardian of Margaret JONES, minor Final account of Lewis GALLASPIE, admr. of the estate of Jane GALLASPIE, dec'd Second account of Jacob EARLY, guardian of James WARD's, heirs Fourth account of N.G. KIDD, guardian of Benowell SNYDER's, heirs Final account of E.H. JOHNS, admr. of the estate of John BECK, dec'd Final account of John C. AMSTUTZ, guardian of Abraham AMSTUTZ, late a minor Final account of Peter LORD, Exc. of the last will of Christian GEIGER, dec'd Final account of Michael J. YOAKUM, guardian of Robert D. MILLIKIN, dec'd minor First and Final account of C.N. AMSTUTZ, guardian of Mary STEINER, late a minor Second account of Isaac DUNLAP, admr. of the estate of Jonathan DUNLAP, dec'd L.M. Meily Probate Judge Dec 18,1999 Submitted by Linda Dietz ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #5 Date: Sat, 18 Dec 1999 06:42:29 -0500 From: "Linda Dietz" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <002401bf494c$f80ff240$fb72bfa8@Linda> Subject: Allen County Newspaper Item- 1866 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Taken from Allen County Democrat 1866 Petition for Divorce Charles W. Thompson Pltff. vs Elizabeth Thompson Dft. Elizabeth Thompson, the defendant, whose place of residence is unknown, is notified, that the Plaintiff, Charles W. Thompson, did on the 5th day of February 1866, file his petition in the Clerk's office of the Court of Com. Pleas, of Allen Co, Ohio charging the said defendant with adultery, with divers persons whose names are unknown to petitioner at the County of Allen, and the state of Ohio, & asking that he may be divorced from the said Elizabeth Thompson, which petition will be for hearing at the April term of said Court. Lamison & Bro. Attys for Petitioner Dec 18, 1999 Submitted by Linda Dietz -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V99 Issue #844 *******************************************