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Ditto, of 7706 Miami Drive, Mentor-on-the-Lake died Monday at Mentor Way Villa Nursing Home following a lingering illness. The 77-year-old retired machinist was born Jan. 13, 1899 in Cleveland. Survivors include daughter, Mrs. Mildred Pizzuto, of Mentor Headlands; three sons, James, of Chardon, William, of Mentor-on-the-Lake and Bruce, of South Euclid; 14 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Clarence. Services will be 1 p.m., Wednesday at Davis Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Ave., Willoughby. The Rev. William P. Gross of the First Presbyterian Church, Willoughby will officiate. Burial will be in Western Reserve Cemetery, Chesterland. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 today at the funeral home. ------------------------------ X-Message: #3 Date: Mon, 17 May 1999 07:49:00 -0400 From: "John E. Taylor, Jr." Subject: Almeda (Phillips) Freyman - Williams Co., OH The following is a type written letter given to me by my greatgrandmother, Mrs. Alma (Freyman) Reichman. ALMEDA PHILLIPS FREYMAN was born in Knox County, Ohio, January 23, 1851 and located in Williams County in 1865. She departed this life November 20, 1934 at the age of 83 years, 9 months, and 27 days. She was married to William Freyman on the 24th of November 1871. To this union were born eight children. Three having died in infancy. Those remaining are two sons: John and Charles of Bryan, Ohio; three daughters: Mrs. Anna Leidigh, Mrs. Clara Walker, and Mrs. Alma Reichman, also of Bryan. Eight grand children and five great grand children. Besides these children, there was a foster daughter, Mrs. Malissa Newcomer, who passed away a little more than a year ago. Also she (Mrs. Malissa Newcomer) leaves four children, and they with their families, are proud to call her grandmother. The only grandmother they have ever known on their mother's side.The husband preceeded her in death June 17, 1918. She left a letter requesting that we have Rev. Hendricks conduct the funeral services and that he read for his scripture II Timothy 4th chapter the 6th, 7th, and 8th verses. This is the letter: O how I thank the children for their kindness and care to me. They have shown they cared for me. They have shared with me. What a blessing to have such care. May God bless them. It is hard to part but we know it must be. And above all I thank the Lord a million times for his blessings. Asleep in Jesus, O how sweet. When that time comes it must be sweet never to wake or weep. From Mother. ------------------------------ X-Message: #4 Date: Mon, 17 May 1999 08:51:44, -0500 From: AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M REASONER) Subject: CALVIN CROOKS - DELAWARE COUNTY A PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF DELAWARE AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES, IND. A.W. Bowen & Co., 1894 - Page 692-693 CALVIN CROOKS is a worthy and honest citizen of Niles township, who was born in Delaware county, Ohio, August 17, 1829. He is the son of George and Susanna (Cowles) Crooks; the father being a native of Pennsylvania, and the mother of Connecticut. They lived and died near Ashley, Ohio, the father passing away in 1835, and the mother in 1875, and they are buried in the cemetery near that place. Calvin Crooks was married January 14, 1855, to Harriet, daughter of Peter and Elizabeth Becker; her people being natives of New York, who settled in Huntington county, Ind., where the father bought 320 acres of land, and here spent the remainder of his days; passing away in September, 1853. When Calvin came to Indiana he settled first at Warrentown, Huntington county, and lived there four years, then came to Granville, Delaware county, and went into the general merchandise business which he followed twenty-six years. Since that time he has lived a retired life, caring for his property interests. He owns a farm of 160 acres, and a half interest in ninety-six acres of well improved land. Calvin Crooks and his wife are members, he of the Missionary Baptist, and she of the Christian church. Mr. Crooks is a member of the Masonic order, and is much interested in that body. Mr. Crooks has been born to him six children, namely: George, living in Muncie; Harriet, wife of George Sheller; Clara, wife of Carl Blakely; Orland, a butcher; Bessie and Walter. The mother of the two eldest children died January 16, 1863, and was buried in the Granville cemetery. Mr. Crooks remained single one year, and then married Priscilla Batreall, but she was privileged to life but a short time, and she passed away March 15, 1878, and was buried in Granville cemetery. He was next married December 14, 1881, to Priscilla, daughter of Vincent and Elizabeth (Yates) Martin. Her parents were born and reared in Ohio, and came to Indiana, Delaware township, this county, in 1833, lived there some time, and then moved to Union township, where they died -the father February 14, 1880, and the mother December 24, 1880, and were buried in Dunkard cemetery. The brothers and sisters of the present Mrs. Crooks were: Jonathan, a teacher; Mary, wife of J.W. Lewis; Isaac, deceased, and Phebe, wife of Isaac Flynn. Vincent Martin had the following brothers and sisters; Susan, wife of John Lewis; Jirard, a farmer; William, a carpenter, Catherine, wife of James Black; Martha, wife of Liberty Ginn; Mary, wife of William Custer; Lydia, deceased, and Elizabeth, wife of Sampson Williams. The brothers and sisters of Elizabeth (Yates) Martin were: Thomas, a farmer; Susanna, wife of Carmine Carvault; Elizabeth; Phebe, wife of Joshua Lockworth; Priscilla, wife of Shubal Starbrook; Rebecca, wife of John Bowen; Saphron, wife of Alfred Miller, and Mary, deceased. The people of the present Mrs. Crooks are all members of the Baptist church, and are very worthy and good people. Mr. Crook's first wife had one brother and three sisters namely: James, who died in the army during the war; Helen, wife of J. Body; Almira, wife of Posy Martin, and Lavina, wife of John Pribble. ------------------------------ X-Message: #5 Date: Mon, 17 May 1999 08:51:49, -0500 From: AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M REASONER) Subject: WILLIAM HENRY SNYDER - DELAWARE COUNTY A PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF DELAWARE AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES, IND. A.W. Bowen & Co., 1894 - Page 454-455 WILLIAM HENRY SNYDER, late a prominent manufacturer of Muncie, was born in the year 1824 in Delaware county, Ohio, the son of John and Celia (Freeman) Snyder, both parents natives of the state of Kentucky. The father was a cooper by trade, and in an early day moved to Ohio, where he followed his chosen calling for a number of years. William Henry Snyder spent his youthful years in the state of his nativity, and while still young began the cooper's trade, in which he acquired great proficiency, and which he followed for some years near the city of Springfield, at the small town of Granville, working for a Mr. Spence, a leading business man of that place. While residing in Granville he met Miss Catherine Heffner, daughter of Laurence and Charlotte Heffner, to whom he was untied in marriage on the 19th day of November, 1846. In July, 1852, he moved to central Indiana, locating on a farm about seven miles west of Muncie, where he resided for a period of three years as a successful agriculturist. At the end of that time he gave up tilling the soil and engaged in the coopering business in Muncie, erecting a large shop on the spot now occupied by the power house of the Citizens' Street Railway company, where he carried on the trade with gratifying success for almost five years, during which time, he was sole proprietor of the establishment. He next effected a co-partnership in the manufacture of barrels and cooperage material with the well known business men, Messrs. Wysor & Kline, adding a large stave factory, which, under Mr. Snyder's personal management, was operated until within a few months of his death in 1876. In addition to his duties as superintendent, Mr. Snyder took the road, for some years, as salesman for the product of the factory, besides doing an extensive brokerage business in barrels and cooperage supplies, throughout Indiana, Ohio and other states. In 1865 the firm suffered an almost total loss by the destruction of their large and valuable plant by fire, but the establishment was soon rebuilt, and it continued in successful operation until the site was sold to the Street Railway company, in 1893. Mr. Snyder was essentially a business man, fully alive to the interest of the factory with which he was for so many years identified, and few men of Muncie stood higher in the estimation of the public in general. He was always noted for his untiring industry and methodical business habits, and his relations with those in his employ were of the happiest kind, and his considerateness for their welfare and comfort was the subject of much favorable comment. After continuing with Messrs. Wysor & Kline for some years, Mr. Snyder purchased his partner's interests, after which, his son John became his business associate. As already stated, the death of Mr. Snyder occurred in 1876, having reached the age of fifty-two years. After his death the factory was continued by the widow and three sons, and remained in operation under the management of the different brothers until the death of Francis Marion Snyder in March, 1890. The following are the names of the children born to William H. and Catherine Snyder: John M., a well known farmer of Delaware county, whose birth occurred ont he 27th of May, 1852, in the town of Addison, Ohio; James Perry, cooper of Muncie, born in Delaware county, Ind., July 13, 1855, died March 19, 1890, aged thirty-two years; Ada Odelia, born July 27, 1860, married Marion Helvie, and departed this life on the 15th day of October, 1887; Emma Jane -wife of Albert Ogle, born April 27, 1866; Harry Edward, carriage painter, born August 17, 1869, and infant that died unnamed. Mrs. Snyder is a worthy member of the Central Christian church. Muncie city, and, indeed, Delaware county, are indebted for their prosperity to men of brains and industry such as was William Henry Snyder, and both city and county should and do welcome to their borders men of his caliber and enterprising energy. -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V99 Issue #311 *******************************************