OHIO STATEWIDE FILES OH-FOOTSTEPS Mailing List Issue 134 *********************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by 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/ *********************************************************************** OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 134 Today's Topics: #1 Bio - 1885 - Portage Co, OH, Frank [Betty Ralph ] #2 Taverns of the National Road, Guer [MMacmurph@aol.com] Administrivia: To unsubscribe from OH-FOOTSTEPS-D, send a message to OH-FOOTSTEPS-D-request@rootsweb.com that contains in the body of the message the command unsubscribe and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #1 Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 20:47:22 -0500 From: Betty Ralph To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <2.2.32.20000418014722.00711060@HiWAAY.net> Subject: Bio - 1885 - Portage Co, OH, Franklin # 14 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Bios: Parsons, Poister, Pratt, Reed - Portage County, Ohio, from "History of Portage County, Ohio" published by Warner, Beers & Co., Chicago, 1885 ************************************************************************ 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 ************************************************************************ EDWARD A. PARSONS, lumberman, Kent, was born in Brimfield Township, this county, September 17, 1832, son of Edward and Clementine (Janes) Parsons, who settled in Brimfield Township in 1831. Our subject was reared on his father's farm, educated in the common schools and Twinsbury Academy. In January, 1853, he went to California, where he was engaged in mining and farming up to November, 1859, when he returned to Brimfield. He served in the late war of the Rebellion, enlisting in September, 1861, in Company A, Forty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Garfield's regiment; served twenty-six months, and received an honorable discharge. He was then employed as a clerk in the Quartermaster's Department, holding that position till the war closed. In September, 1865, he located in Kent, and engaged in the lumber business with his brother E.A. Parsons up to 1870, when he purchased his brother's interest, and carries on the business himself. In addition to this, he runs a large planing-mill, the only establishment of the kind in the place. Mr. Parsons was married, December 12, 1866, to Eleanor M., daughter of Henry and Susan (Hall) Sawyer, of Brimfield, by whom he has three children living: Edward S., John T. and Dwight L. Mr. Parsons is a F.&A.M. In politics he is a Republican. He is known in Kent as an active, honest and successful business man, one who takes a lively interest in all affairs promotive of the town's welfare. FREDERICK E. POISTER, photographer, Kent, was born in Wetzlar, Rhenish Prussia, May 9, 1857, and is a son of John and Elizabeth (Shaeffer) Poister. His father, after serving his time in the German Army in the Twenty-ninth Regiment Infantry at Koblenz, settled in the city of Wetzlar, where he held a position in the Provincial Court. On the 3rd of June, 1861, our subject's mother died in that city, and the following year his father resigned his position and immigrated to America, where he arrived in December, 1862, and located in Galion, Ohio, where he still resides, and where Frederick W. was reared and educated. In the spring of 1874 our subject entered the photograph gallery of L.M. Reck of that place, where he served an apprenticeship of five years. He then went to Norwalk, Ohio, where he acted as operator in the galleries of George Butt and G.W. Edmundson for two years. In February, 1882, he located in Kent and embarked in business for himself. He is a photographer and artiest not only in name, but in education, who understands the art principles of lighting and posing his subjects, wherein lie the true merits of a photographic portrait. ABRAHAM PRATT, farmer, P.O. Earlville, was born in Marion, Wayne Co., N.Y., June 28, 1823, son of Darius and Phebe (Baker) Pratt, the former of whom was born June 23, 1780, and the latter February 5, 1784. They were the parents of twelve children: Asahel, Zina, Harriet, Lorinda, Presson, James, Sidney, Elizabeth, Phebe, Darius, Abraham and Mary (twins). All are now deceased but Abraham, who is the only member of the family now living. In 1834 Darius Pratt settled on the farm now owned by Marius Heighton, in Franklin Township, this county, but in 1842 removed to the farm where he died in 1842, aged sixty-two years. His widow died February 25, 1858, aged seventy-four years. Abraham Pratt, paternal grandfather of our subject, was of Marion, N.Y. Our subject was reared in Franklin Township, this county, from eleven years of age, and assisted his father to clear the farm. He was married, June 9, 1837, to Marilla, daughter of Arvin and Betsey (Bennett) Olin, who settled in Franklin Township in 1834. By this union there were the following children: Francis B. (deceased), Mary E. (wife of Perry Williard), James A., Diantha M. (deceased wife of Emmet Barber), Emma (wife of Almon Cackler), Almira R., Ranson O., Wilson and Willis (twins), the latter deceased, and Charles M. (deceased). Mr. Pratt in 1845 went to Michigan, where he lived one year, then removed to Indiana, where he resided eight years, and finally returned to Franklin Township, this county, purchasing his present farm, on which he has since resided. He is one of Franklin Township's representative men. In politics he is a Democrat. JAMES H. REED, veterinary surgeon, Kent, was born in Boston, Summit Co., Ohio, August 12, 1815, son of James and Catherine (Stough) Reed, natives of New Jersey and Germany respectively, and who settle in Boston Township, Summit County, about 1810. James Reed, who was a millwright, also a carpenter and joiner by trade, was a soldier in the war of 1812, being "out" two years, for which he drew a pension and land warrant, and on his return settled in Ravenna Township in 1816. He had nine children: Robert, James H., George, Peter, John, Calvin, Orrin (deceased), Melinda (Mrs. Spencer Smith), Irena (Mrs. Burt A. Smith). Our subject served an apprenticeship at Ravenna and worked at his trade one year. In 1837 he located and partly cleared the farm he now owns in the northeast part of Franklin Township, this county. He has been a veterinary surgeon upward of forty years. He was married, August 13, 1835, to Tussey Scranton, daughter of Joseph Scranton, of Franklin Township, this county, by whom he has ten children, seven now living: Lawrence, Levi, Lucy (Mrs. Luther Johnson), Paulina (Mrs. Fred Myers), Martha (Mrs. C.A. Ferguson), Amelia (Mrs. Frank Brown) and Elber. Mr. Reed located in Kent in 1876, where he has since resided, principally engaged in the practice of his profession. He has held several offices in the township with credit to himself and to the satisfaction of the people. In politics he is a Republican. LEVI REED, liveryman, Kent, was born in Franklin Township, this county, September 8, 1842; son of James H. and Thirza (Scranton) Reed, who were among the early settlers of the township. He was reared on a farm and educated in the common schools and the Oberlin Commerical College. After he became of age he worked on a farm by the month for two years, and in 1864 enlisted in Company I, One Hundred and Eighty-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served till the close of the war. He was married, October 3, 1867, to Clarissa C., daughter of Joseph B. and Ruth (Olin) Stratton, who settled in Franklin Township, this county, in 1837, and by this union there were five children: Willie, Lorena, Joseph H. (deceased), Leona and Leroy. After his marriage Mr. Reed engaged in farming for two years, and in 1869 located in Kent. For three years he worked in the railroad shops, after which he engaged in the coal business, feed and grocery store and livery business with his brothers Luther A. and L.G. In 1882 Mr. Reed embarked in the livery business on his own account, in which he has been profitably engaged till the present time. He is a member of the G.A.R., and both he and his wife are members of the Universalist Church. In politics he is a Republican. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 22:03:22 EDT From: MMacmurph@aol.com To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: Taverns of the National Road, Guernsey Co., Ohio Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Stories of Guernsey County, Ohio by William G Wolfe Published by the Author Cambridge, Ohio 1943 Copyright, 1943, by William G. Wolfe Typography, Printing and Binding in the USA by Kingsport Press, Inc., Kingsport, Tennessee. According to On-Line Database of all the on-line library card catalogs anywhere in the world (OCLC): Reprint. Originally published: Cambridge, Ohio : the author, 1943. Work has lapsed into the public domain. Submitted, transcribed and paraphrased by: Marilyn Murphy, Ft. Worth, TX, April, 2000 MMacMurph@aol.com There are 4 illustrations in Wm Wolfes book of taverns, that I have identified. Pg 230, the "Penn Tavern Doorway"; "The Geary House" pg 231; Pg 888 the "Stewart Tavern"; and pg 549, the "Tingle Tavern". There are other taverns that have various amounts of descriptions. On pg 233 is listed "Tavern food"; pg 816, "Tavern Mysteries"; page 229, "Taverns on the National Road"; and page 197 "Taverns on Stuebenville Road". There are other Tavern descriptions interspersed throughout the book, but not listed in the index. This submission consists of paraphrasing/transcribing from the above publication as it relates to taverns on the National Road in Guernsey Co. It might do well to preface this with the opening paragraph on page 229. "Taverns were numerous- To accommodate the travelers on the National Road back in the days when there was a continuous stream of stagecoaches, freight wagons, people on horseback and pedestrians passing over it, taverns and wagon-houses were erected at convenient distances from each other. It would seem that "keeping tavern" must have been profitable, because they were almost as close together as are the filling stations along the same thoroughfare today. According to one report they averaged more than two to a mile between Wheeling and Zanesville. Many of these, no doubt, were homes open to travelers, and not regular taverns." The below names were names of taverns or tavern keepers, unless otherwise noted, on the National Road in Guernsey Co. Ohio.: Bradshaw Isaac Gleaves Dan Edson Billy Armstrong Ferrell's tavern Swan's tavern Colonel Orr Hays tavern Andrew Moore Joseph Kugler John Warner - first had the Penn tavern Penn Tavern (still standing in 1943) Greenberry Penn Peter Corwyn (built Penn Tavern) Sam Grimes (bootblack, cook and stable boy for Penn tavern William Moore John Carlisle Aaron Patterson's home was Leeper's tavern Sam Smith Creighton Widow Drake John McLaughlin Peter Colley (prev had tavern in Claysville, PA) Simon Beymer Henry Beymer Endley's tavern Clements' tavern Ankeny tavern Bazil Brown Joshua Davis John Beymer D.V. Frazey James Stevenson James Smith Geary Griffith Devolld Endley tavern John Woodrow (last proprietor of Endley) John Beham Nyce farm Captain Thomas Cook Thos. Bradsaw Charley Scott Jake Haines B.A. Albright Robert McMurry Charley Miller Judge Speer's tavern Stewart Speer John Magiffin (permanent guest of Speer's) Katy Wetzel (permanent guest of Speer's) David Laird's tavern (Cassell's Station in 1943) Mankaps Grummond's tavern William McDonald prop. "Fountain Pump" tavern "Wagon-Houses were more numerous than the taverns. These were places affording hospitality to those engaged in the freight traffic, and to stock drovers. A wagon-house was usually a large log or frame building with a commodious yard and watering troughs and barns. Sometimes as many as a hundred horses would be unhitched in a single wagon-hbouse yard at the end of a long day's work. The accommodations for sleeping offered by the road-houses were often nothing more than room on the floor to spread a blanket before the great fireplace." "Days were once required for journeys along the National Road that are now made in a few hours. Taverns were needed for the many making frequent stops for food and rest, and they thus became a distinctive feature of the old road." end of submission 4/17/00 -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V00 Issue #134 *******************************************