OHIO STATEWIDE FILES OH-FOOTSTEPS Mailing List Issue 145 *********************************************************************** 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 145 Today's Topics: #1 HIRAM FULLER of Medina Co., OH ["Hollis G. Best" ] #2 Fw: Obit: Stroxtile Lucas Co. 1958 ["Maggie Stewart" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <39086D6A.124D31D6@inreach.com> Subject: HIRAM FULLER of Medina Co., OH Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: HISTORY OF MEDINA CO., OH - (Baskin & Battey - 1881) Page 866 - within a chapter of biographical sketches of citizens of Harrisville Twp. Transcribed by Jean Best HIRAM A. FULLER, farmer; P.O. Burbank; was born in Onondaga Co., N.Y., Nov. 22, 1830; was the second of a family of six children; three of the number grew to maturity. His parents were AUGUSTUS and EUNICE PERKINS. He was born June 28, 1804, in Bristol, Conn. He was a son of JOHN FULLER. The Fullers and Perkinses are of English descent. EUNICE PERKINS was born Feb. 28, 1802, and a daughter of ELIAS PERKINS, whose wife was a HITCHCOCK. AUGUSTUS FULLER emigrated to this State from Connecticut in 1836, and located in Wayne Co. at a place called Jackson, in Canaan Township, where he purchased 80 acres. Here the elder Fuller resided until his death, which occurred June 28, 1843. His business had been for several years in traveling for the Seth Thomas Clock Company in Connecticut. HIRAM was but 12 years of age when his father died; was then raised by his uncle. After becoming of age, he learned the carpenter's trade, which he worked at some time. Afterward, he was engaged with Howard, Pebbles & Company, and traveled for them four years. He then purchased 83 acres of land in Canaan Township, where he lived three years; then moved to Erie Co. February, 1860, purchased the farm he now owns, situated in the southeast part of Harrisville Township. He was twice married, first Feb. 12, 1857, to AMANDA HIGH, born in Springfield, Ohio, in 1833, daughter of JOHN HIGH, whose wife was a SAILOR by name. Mr. HIGH is of Wayne Township, Wayne Co., parents of Dutch descent, and from Lancaster Co., Penn. She died Dec. 28, 1869, leaving three children, two boys and one girl - DAVID B. SARAH J., died, and FRANK. Nov. 2, 1872, was married to MARY J. BURNS, born in Cannon Township, Wayne Co., Nov. 28, 1843, daughter of EDWIN and MARTHA (McCREARY) BURNS. Has one child - MYRA. He is a member of the United Brethren Church - wife of the Presbyterian Church. His father lost his property by bailing, and HIRAM began poor. He has now a good farm of 100 acres, and one of the best farm residences in the township, and an excellent farmer. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 14:56:02 -0400 From: "Maggie Stewart" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <15d501bfb07b$e7f4a860$0300a8c0@local.net> Subject: Fw: Obit: Stroxtile Lucas Co. 1958 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit If this is a duplicate I apologize. ----- Original Message ----- From: Nancy Lloyd To: Maggie Stewart Sent: Monday, April 24, 2000 4:09 PM Subject: Obit: Stroxtile Lucas Co. 1958 Taken from Certificate of Death and funeral notice Elmer Milton Stroxtiel died Januray 15, 1958 at St Vincents Hospital in Toldeo Ohio at the age of 60 years . Elmer and his wife "Frankie at 920 Utica Street in Toldeo . He was born on April 27, 1897 in Anderson Indiana to Mr and Mrs Rufus Milton and Emma Jobe Stroxtile. he had sercved in World War 1in the Navy and received an Honorable Discharge. He died of a cardiovascular accident. An Requiem High Mass was held for him on Saturday, January 18 , at 10:00 A.M. Services were held at the Egan Funeral Home at newark, Ohio on Saturday at 9:40. His resting place is at St .Joseph Cemetery. On Thursday, 8.:00P.M. services were held by the Argonne Post 545 American Legion -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V00 Issue #145 *******************************************