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[ [Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman <73777.25] ------------------------------ X-Message: #1 Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 21:26:44 -0500 From: William King Subject: Obit Mrs Louisa (HART) ROOT The Medina County Gazette, November 20, 1902 A PIONEER. Mrs Louisa Root, More Than 90 Years of Age, Passed Away. She Had Lived in Ohio During Most of Her Life. Some Pioneer Experiences. Religious Experiences. A Happy Life, Peaceful Old Age and Serene Death: Mrs. Louisa Root, aged 90 years and 2 months died at Medina, O. Thursday November 13, 1902 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Herman Holmes, where she had lived since her husband's death 31 years ago. Louisa Hart, daughter of Jesse Hart, of Vermont, later of York State, was born at Unadilla Forks, N.Y., Aug 26, 1812, the same year coming to Springfield, O. When she was 11 years old her father built the large brick gambrel roof house yet standing and occupied seven miles southeast of Akron on a very high hill. Nearby he had a peach orchard and raised apricots and peaches. The newness of the country we may partly realize from the fact that while on her way home from a neighbor's she once met a wild cat, but a path in an opposite direction to another neighbor's got her safely home. The same year, 1823, she went with a half sister to Huntington and moved to Elyria and she walked the 30 miles not even getting onto the wagon when a stream was crossed. She remembered the east and west falls at Elyria and Indians coming into town once, bringing a cub bear, which the merchant got, I think, for she frequently say the young bear. When she was 16 she taught school in Wadsworth, and I think, there are few old people yet living perhaps who were her pupils in 1828. Wilson and Hard were names we heard her speak of often. Dances were held at her father's house commencing in the afternoons and supper given, but she experienced religion very young (11yrs or near it), and never danced after, I think. Her father sent her to school in Tallmadge to what was the called "the Academy." There she met S.H. Root, and Dec 20, 1831, they were married at her father's home and came to Medina, settling first on the farm east of the Fenn school house, but after buying of Anson Clark, who later studied for the ministry and once preached in the Episcopal church here. Marcus McIntyre is now living on the farm 9 ? miles north of Medina, where the old log house prayer meetings were often held, and it was frequently called the minister's home, Elder Randall stopping there on his way to and from preaching in Beebetown. All relatives and friends, found it a welcome half-way place between Akron and Wellington, when crossing the country with horses. About 1837, while he was building a church in Weymouth, they lived there a short time. In 1843, I think, her father told here he would give her a lot and build a house for her if she would go and live near them. So they, with their five children, Harriet, Eliza, Marshall, Amos and Sarah moved to Mogadore, where Jesse and Martha were born, and in 1856 they came back onto the Medina Farm and built a house in 1857. A large walnut log lay in a lot not far away and was intended to be used in building, but on looking it over it was decided too rotten and unfit for use. But a dream convinced her the inside was sound and you can now see stairs, pantry and cupboards in the house made from that same black walnut tree. Almost 50 years of happy married life had passed when, the month before, November 5, 1881, death came and took Mr. Root, the first from the family. The resignation, peace and comfort that came to her and always stayed with her is beyond description. The text at her funeral, "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on thee because he trusteth in thee," was proved to be true in her life, and especially so after her giving him up, two days before his death when she was brought to say, "Thy will not mine be done." Church services, prayer meetings and missionary meeting she always attended; if not a teacher, she was in Sunday school. The Morning Star, a Free Baptist paper, she took for 57 years, and read till this past summer. Old hymns she sang till the day before her death. No disease, no sickness, no medicine, beautiful death, triumphant death! So many times she would repeat to people "When I'm to die, I care not to know United to Jesus I'm ready to go. Her son, A.I. Root, who mirrors her Christian Life, got here from Michigan to see her Tuesday morning. She was so glad to hear his pleasant voice for when at home in Medina he always came, Sunday, to see his mother. Her descendants are many; one great grandchild is married, four children were at her funeral, and one sister and one brother. The pall bearers she knew in their childhood, and the minister, in her 90 years of life she had known so many different ones, but the manner in which he conducted her funeral services were decidedly truthful, and pleasing to all relatives and friends. M.E.H. ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 22:19:18, -0500 From: AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M REASONER) Subject: BENJAMIN HARRIS - COLUMBIANA COUNTY BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL RECORD OF JAY AND BLACKFORD COUNTIES, INDIANA The Lewis Publishing Company, 1887 Page 415 BENJAMIN HARRIS, a prominent citizen of Jay County, engaged in farming and stock dealing on section 15, Penn Township, was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, February 7, 1835, a son of Benjamin and Asenath (Whitaker) Harris, natives of North Carolina and Ohio respectively, and of English descent. In 1842 the parents immigrated with their family to Indiana, and settled in Wells County where the father entered a tract of land. There our subject was reared on a frontier farm, amid the scenes incident to pioneer life, remaining with his parents until reaching his majority. In 1859 he went to Pike's Peak, Colorado, crossing the plains with ox teams, and taking fifty-two days to make the trip. He was engaged in mining there for two summers, and in 1861 returned to Indiana and followed farming in Blackford County until he enlisted in the war of the Rebellion in the winter of 1863. He was assigned to Company I, One Hundred and Thirtieth Indiana Infantry, and served in the Western army on detached duty. He was honorably discharged in the winter of 1865, when he came to Jay County, and settled on his present farm on section 15, Penn Township, where he has fifty-five acres of choice land. He also has eight acres across the road from his farm, besides twenty-four acres on section 9, of the same township. Mr. Harris was married January 31, 1864, to Miss Sarah I. McDorman, who was born in Penn Township, Jay County, and to them have been born four children -Nellie, wife of Bryon Bunker; Clarence C., of Topeka, Kansas; Albert W. and Arthur A. Mr. Harris devoted his entire attention to farming until 1875 when, in connection with that pursuit he began dealing in stock, and is now one of the largest stock dealers in the county. He is one of the self-made men of the county, having begun life without capital, and by his own industry and good management, became the owner of his fine property, and surrounded himself and family with all the necessary comforts of life. In politics Mr. Harris is a Democrat. For twelve years he has filled the office of constable in a creditable manner. He is a member of the Odd Fellows order, belonging to Relief Lodge, No. 145, of Pennville, and is also a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, a comrade of J.B. Cartwright Post, No. 358. ------------------------------ X-Message: #3 Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 22:19:14, -0500 From: AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M REASONER) Subject: PETER WALTER - COLUMBIANA COUNTY BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL RECORD OF JAY AND BLACKFORD COUNTIES, INDIANA The Lewis Publishing Company, 1887 Page 644-645 PETER WALTER, farmer, Wabash Township, resides on section 30, where he owns 160 acres of land. He was born in Adams County, Pennsylvania, December 30, 1816, and when he was nine years old went with his parents to Columbiana County, Ohio, where the father rented an improved farm. They lived there thirteen years, then removed to this county, locating on section 22, Wabash Township, where the father entered eighty acres of land from the Government. He lived upon that farm until his death. He was born in Schuykill County, Pennsylvania, in April, 1790, was a shoemaker in early life but later followed farming. He died in 1865, and is buried at the cemetery situated on the State line. The mother, Susanna Walter, died in 1873 and is buried beside the father. They had three sons that served during the late war -Daniel, William and Washington. The father was drafted during the war of 1812, and furnished a substitute. Peter was married November 10, 1842, to Miss Harriet Montgomery, born in Steuben County, New York, January 25, 1816, where she passed her early life. In the spring of 1839 she came to this county with her father, who settled on section 31, Wabash Township. Her mother died before they came from New York. Mrs. Walter died October 20, 1868, leaving seven children -Arabella J., born September 40, 1844, died in January, 1877; Catherine A., born June 3, 1847, wife of G. Phillips; Thomas S., born July 15, 1849; Mary A., born July 28, 1851, died in July, 1877; Fletcher G., born May 24, 1854, married Nettie West April 10, 1879; William H., born February 4, 1857, married in Noble Township; Roger S., born August 18, 1859. April 7, 1872, Mr. Walter was married to Mary Hahn, who was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, September 30, 1825. She came to this county in 1872. Her father, Jacob Hahn, was born in Maryland and died when eighty-three years of age in 1869. He was a soldier in the war of 1812. Her mother, Mary (Wickerd) Hahn, was born in Germany and came to Amer ica when three years old with her parents and three other children, the family locating in Columbiana County, Ohio. Mrs. Walter was first married to Jacob Hine, a native of Pennsylvania, who died of apoplexy in January, 1860, aged thirty-seven years. She had two children by this marriage -Albertus D., born August 30, 1850, and John B., born May 28, 1852. Mrs. Walter's mother died in Stark County, Ohio, at the age of eighty-eight years. Mr. Walter's grandfather, Henry Walter, was born in Schuykill County, Pennsylvania, and died in Adams County, same State, aged eighty-four years; he was of German descent. The Runnells were probably born in Maryland, near Hagerstown. Mrs. Walter's grandparents all died before her recollection. The Hahns and Wickerds were of German descent, and the Montgomerys were of English origin. Mr. and Mrs. Walter settled upon their present farm in 1844. Mr. Walter was a Republican until 1884, at which time he voted for St. John. ------------------------------ X-Message: #4 Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 00:41:30 -0500 From: Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman Subject: Mary ANTRIM ROBERTS, Clinton Co. [6] Continued from Part 5 I gave it to Betsy Leeka and went on our journey crossing Clinch Mountains. The road up the mountains for a distance of a mile was very steep and rocky and it was with difficulty that we ascended it. On several occasions we had to jack up the wagon to keep it from upsetting We camped on the far side of the mountain. This day's travel had taken us though Bulls Gap. A point noted during the Civil War. We went on to the Cumberland River and crossed into Kentucky, passed through Paris, Winchester and many towns and villages to Maysville. We crossed the Ohio River and landed safe at the place of our destination, Clinton county, Ohio. However before we arrived Brother Robert lost his oldest child. Robert bought a tract of land and made a farm and remained on the farm until 1833 and settled White River Delaware County, Indiana. My mother remained with him until her death which occurred about the year A.D. 1837. Brother left White River and moved to Pleasant Run where he made a good farm and become well situated, but became security for a merchant and was broke up, so went to Wasbash County, Indiana where the country was new and made another improvement. After he and his wife became old , he gave up his farm in Walbash County to his son Robert and grandson John with the understanding that they were to maintain him and Jestina. Not long after this Jestina died and Robert, who made his home with his children left and he came to Iowa to where Robert and John had settled, in Freemont, remained two years. He became dissatisfied with the treatment he received at the hands of his daughters-in-law, the wives of Robert and John. He went to Ohio to see me where I was staying in Logan County. Then he returned to Wasbash County, Indiana to his daughter and died at the age of 84 years. Brother Robert was once a member of the Halczon but afterward joined the Universalist and remained in that faith. When on his death bed, being asked if he was willing to die in that faith, he answered, "Yes, I am willing to die a Universalist." Peace go with him is my prayer. Brother Abram Haines, my half brother before mentioned, remained in Tennessee, struggling through poverty. Married young he had a family of 8 or more Children. He came on a visit to Ohio, traveled on foot to and from, a distance of over 600 miles. He owned a farm in east Tennessee, made maple sugar, worked hard and had a very poor helpmate. He joined the Old Regular Baptist Church and lived a devoted Christian life. He died as much as 40 years since, perhaps about the year A.D. 1825. Sister Sarah remained in Tennessee, married a rich man's son who owned slaves, by the name of Davis . Her husbands name was Jesse Davis of Greene county, Tennessee. He inherited land and Negroes from his father He kept his slaves for a long time, but finally came to the conclusion that slavery was a sin and set them free, but one of the women chose to remain with her mistress. Sister Sarah had seven children, 4 boys 3 girls. She joined the Methodists but did not like them, thought there was too much hypocrisy in the that church. She died of consumption before she reached the age of 40. Nancy married David Carter of east Tennessee . After she had 4 children they moved to Clinton county, Ohio settled on a small farm. She followed the occupation of midwifery and died of consumption at a premature age, perhaps not past 40 or 45 years. She was the mother of 8 children, 6 girls and 2 boys and 2 stillborn infants. One was an infant when she died. Mrs. Carter kept her family together and made a good living and raised a respectable family. Godfrey and Hugh were the boys. Godfrey was shot by accident by his uncle while hunting deer. Sarah, Hannah, Mary, Ann, Nancy, Nancy joined the Methodist and afterward joined the Halczon and died in that faith and doctrine, taught by Abel M. Sargent of Kentucky. Sister Grace married in Virginia. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- (This is where it stops-- I don't know if she completed it there, or if possibly someone else has more of it. But isn't it wonderful to read of their lives? Signed Ramona Wilson) -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V99 Issue #186 *******************************************