OHIO STATEWIDE FILES OH-FOOTSTEPS Mailing List Issue 36 *********************************************************************** 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 36 Today's Topics: #1 WILL:Marsh/14 Oct 1846/Clermont,OH [Ilikmyboat@aol.com] #2 Bio - 1885 - Portage Co, OH, Frank [Betty Ralph ] #3 Bio - 1885 - Portage Co, OH, Frank [Betty Ralph ] 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: Wed, 2 Feb 2000 13:10:59 EST From: Ilikmyboat@aol.com To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: WILL:Marsh/14 Oct 1846/Clermont,OH Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 1851 Will Book: B.F. p. 394-395 Admin Doc A 306, 14 Oct 1846, Prob Sept 1851. Will for Thomas Marsh written 14 Oct 1846 I Thomas L. Marsh of the county of Clermont & State of Ohio being of sound mind & memory, but calling to mind the mortality of my Body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die & being desirous to settle my worldly affairs & leave as little trouble for those who may succeed me as possible-Do make & publish this my last will & testament in manner & form following - that is to say --- First I desire my funeral expenses & all my just debts be paid out of any monies on hand or debts due to me - Second I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Mary Marsh the farm on which I reside containing seventy (three?) & half acres to be held and enjoyed by her during her natural life and also I give to my said wife such part of my personal property as she may choose to select for her convenience and support the same to be enjoyed during her natural life-Third - The Balance of my personal property not selected by my wife as above I give & bequeath to my five daughters to wit Ann Nichols, wife of Phillip Nichols -- Matilda Wiatt wife of Johnson Wiatt -- Patience Willis wife of John Willis-Polly Ann McWilliams wife of William McWilliams and Martha Ireton wife of Anthony Ireton. Except my clock and farming utensils which I give and bequeath to my son William A. Marsh - and at the decease of my said wife I desire that the said farm above mentioned should then go in fee simple to my said son William A. Marsh on his paying to each of my said daughters the sum of five dollars -- At the decease of my said wife any personal property which may remain as herein set off to her & not otherwise disposed of by my said wife to be equally divided among my before mentioned five Daughters-And lastly I hereby constitute and appoint my said son William A. Marsh my Executor of this my last will & testament hereby revoking and annulling all former wills by me made & declaring this & none other to be my last will & testament --- in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this the 14th of October in the year of our Lord 1846. Signed and acknowledged by said Thomas L. Marsh as his last will and Testament in our presence and signed by us in his presence. Elijah L. Penn J D Walter William Gregg This will was probated 24 Oct 1851 ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2000 12:30:37 -0600 From: Betty Ralph To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <2.2.32.20000202183037.006e36d4@HiWAAY.net> Subject: Bio - 1885 - Portage Co, OH, Franklin # 1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Bios: Allen, Baes, Barber - Portage County, Ohio, from "History of Portage County, Ohio" published by Warner, Beers & Co., Chicago, 1885 Copyright © 2000 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 ************************************************************************ FRED L. ALLEN, druggist, Kent. This gentleman, who is proprietor of a well-conducted establishment for the sale of medicines and the compounding or prescriptions, has been engaged in this special branch in Kent since 1872, and has won the confidence and esteem of the citizens by his uniform courtesy and strict attention to their wants. He has a carefully selected stock of pure and fresh drugs and proprietary medicines of standard reputation, and an excellent assortment of toilet perquisites and perfumery, besides carrying a large stock of paints, oils, dye-stuffs, etc. His attractive store is situated in the Carver Block, in the business center of the town, and has a depth of sixty-five feet and a width of twenty-four. The compounding of physicians' prescriptions and family recipes is a feature in which Mr. Allen takes special aim to excel, and the stock is bought only from reliable houses. Mr. Allen was born in Akron, Ohio, July 10, 1848, a son of Asa S. and Electra (Arms) Allen. His father is a native of Martha's Vineyard, Mass., and is now a practicing physician in Berea, Ohio. Our subject was educated in the Berea schools. During the late war of the Rebellion he served two years on the One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, receiving an honorable discharge at the expiration of service. In 1866 he located in Kent, Ohio, and served an apprenticeship of three years in the drug business, when he became a partner in the business with Dr. J.W. Shively, with whom he was connected for two years. He then embarked in the trade for himself and has been very successful. He is a member of the G.A.R. and is a F.&A.M. ADAM BAES, retail liquor dealer, Kent, was born in Port Washington, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, June 8, 1857. He was reared and educated in his native town, and worked at the baker's trade from fourteen to sixteen years of age in New Philadelphia. He served in liquor stores of that place and Kent (where he came in 1873) up to 1882, in which year he embarked in the liquor business on his own account, and has had a successful trade. He was married, August 17, 1879, to Catherine, daughter of George and Catherine Ginther, of Stow, Summit Co., Ohio, by whom he had one child - Minnie. Mr. Baes is a thorough business man. In politics he is a Democrat. NELSON L. BARBER, farmer, P.O. Kent, was born in Brimfield Township, this county, June 3, 1825, son of Lyman and Julia (Landon) Barber, natives of Goshen, Litchfield, Co., Conn. Lyman Barber first came to Ohio about 1819 and located at Cuyahoga Falls, then a part of this county. He was a carpenter by trade and worked there for a Mr. Griswold, building oil mills, remaining about a year. In 1820 he returned to Connecticut and married, and with an ox team and horse ahead, made the journey back to Ohio, settling in Brimfield Township, this county, on the place know known as the Cogswell farm, where he lived two years. He then sold out, bought in the northeast part of the township and there lived until within a few years of his death. He worked at his trade in early days and had his clearing done, paying for the same in carpenter work. He had four children: Emily (deceased), Myron, Nelson L., and an infant daughter (deceased). Lyman Barber was a worthy citizen, and by his industry and perseverance accumulated a large property. He died in 1864 at the age of sixty-nine years. The subject of this sketch was reared on his father's farm in Brimfield Township, this county, and is still the owner of the old family homestead. His early education was received in the district school and when twenty years of age he attended a select school in Kent (taught by Rev. Mr. Bates) one term, after which he passed an examination and taught school three months the following winter in Brimfield at $12 per month, and, as was customary in those days, "boarded round." He then attended school another term in Kent, under the instruction of Frank B. Pond (author of the Ohio Pond Bill), and the winter following taught school in the Hart District at $14 per month. He afterward attended the Twinsburg Academy under the instruction of Deacon Bissell one term. He has taught school in all fourteen terms, but during the most of his life he has followed his present occupation, that of farming. On March 15, 1851, Mr. Barber closed his school and returned home, cut timber for a house 16x22 and hauled the timber to building site, raised his house and finished it off ready to be occupied. On April 21, same year, he was married, and on day following (Friday), he moved, and the next Monday he commenced plowing for his spring crops. Our subject did all the work with his own hands, except for a half day's help from his neighbors at "raising." The partner of his choice was Sarah, daughter of John and Margaret (Matiers) Berkheimer, of Franklin, this county, whose father was one of the company who started the first glass works in Franklin Mills. The issue of this union was four children: Emmet N., John L. (deceased), George M. and Jessie. Mr. Barber was a resident of Brimfield Township up to 1869, when he removed to the farm in Franklin Township where he now resides. His wife died in September, 1881, at the age of forty-eight. Mr. Barber is now serving his fourth term as Justice of the Peace. In politics he was formerly a Democrat, but since the breaking out of the Rebellion has been one of the stanch supporters of the Republican party. CHARLES H. BARBER, Postmaster, Kent, was born in East Windsor, Conn., August 9, 1839, son of Henry and Emily T. (Osborn) Barber, and was reared in his native town, where he received a common school education. He was a soldier in the late war of the Rebellion, enlisting August, 1862, in Company G, Twenty-fifth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, and was in the battle of Irish Bend, La., was wounded in the siege of Port Hudson, June 14, 1863, when he lost his left arm, and was honorably discharged August 26, 1863. He then returned home, where he remained until January, 1865, when he located in Kent and engaged with Day, Williams & Co. as traveling salesman, for whom he acted thirteen and one-half years. In 1879 he was engaged as time-keeper in the New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio Railroad shops, which position he held up to November, 1883. In October, 1883, he was appointed Postmaster of Kent by President Arthur, taking possession of the office November 11. He was married in July, 1867, to Clementina, daughter of Edward and Clementine (Janes) Parsons, of Brimfield Township, this county, by whom he has had six children: William H., Edward P., Charles N. (deceased), Clementina J., Frank W. and Arthur O. Mr. and Mrs. Barber are members of the Congregational Church. He is an active member of the G.A.R. In politics he is a Republican. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #3 Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2000 20:48:33 -0600 From: Betty Ralph To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <2.2.32.20000203024833.00749bc4@HiWAAY.net> Subject: Bio - 1885 - Portage Co, OH, Franklin # 2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Bios: Barnett, Bassett, Bethel, Blake, Boettler, Boosinger - Portage County, Ohio, from "History of Portage County, Ohio" published by Warner, Beers & Co., Chicago, 1885 Copyright © 2000 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 ************************************************************************ GEORGE BARNETT, miller, Kent, was born in the County of Sussex, England, July 7, 1821; son of John and Susan (Roberts) Barnett. He was reared and educated and learned the miller's trade in his native county, where he served an apprenticeship of three and a half years, after which he worked as a journeyman in Epson, Barnstead, Banbury and Elhialsham. In 1851 he came to America, locating at Cuyahoga Falls, where he worked in Van Tine's mill for nearly a year. He then settled in Kent and worked in the Kent Flouring Mills up to 1865, when he rented the mills, and with the exception of three years, has been proprietor up to the present time. This mill was built by Marvin Kent, and is one of the best and most substantial in the State, having four run of stone with a capacity of 1,500 barrels of flour per week. Mr. Barnett was married, February 25, 1866, to Lucina, daughter of Jonathan Thorngate, of Stowe Township, Summit Co., Ohio, by whom he has two children: Fanny and Clara Belle. He has served two terms as member of the Council of Kent; is one of the directors of the co-operative store; in politics a Democrat. WILLIAM BASSETT, Jr., farmer, P.O. Kent was born in Ravenna Township, this county, May 22, 1829; son of William and Eloisa (Welton) Bassett, native of Oxford, New Haven Co., Conn., former born September 18, 1794, latter August 4, 1798. They came to this county in 1817 and located in Rootstown Township and settled on the place known as the Pritchard farm. They afterward exchanged the farm for the property now occupied by the mother of our subject, which was then considered the poorest portion of the township. The farm comprises 263 acres of land, 200 of which are under cultivation. William Bassett, Sr., was a veteran of the war of 1812, Captain of the militia in Franklin Township in early times, and generally known as Capt. Bassett. After his settlement in Franklin Township he taught a night school for two months, said to be the finest school in the township. He had four children: William, Jr., Harriet (deceased), Edward W., in Ravenna, and Horace P., in Warren. He was a thorough-going, pushing business man and at the time of the building of the Ohio Canal he contracted to furnish the stone for the locks. He died October 21, 1878, at the age of eighty-four; his widow, aged eight-six, still resides on the old homestead. Our subject was reared in Franklin Township, this county, where he received a common school education and has always followed farming as an occupation. He was married, May 9, 1854, to Esther A., daughter of Deacon Barber Clark, of Franklin Township, this county, who died May 8, 1879, at the age of forty-eight years. Mr. Bassett is a member of the Congregational Church, with which he has been identified since 1859. He is a F.&.A.M.; in politics a Republican. JOSEPH BETHEL, dealer in stoves, tinware, etc., Kent, was born in England, February 23, 1827; son of Joseph and Sarah (Baylin) Bethel, who immigrated to America in 1828 and located in the State of New York but subsequently removed to Summit County, Ohio, where they lived and died. They had seven children: Joseph; Ann (Mrs. Alexander Ritchie); Mary (Mrs. Perry Prentiss); Cummings; Elizabeth (Mrs. Nighman); Julia (Mrs. Call), and Frederick. The subject of this sketch located in Franklin Mills (now Kent) in 1850, and embarked in the stove and house-furnishing business with L.C. Dodge & Co., of Ravenna. This partnership continued up to 1857, when they retired, Mr. Bethel succeeding to the business, in which he has continued up to the present time. He was married, May 22, 1850, to Clara Mills, of Cuyahoga Falls, by whom he has three children living: Louie P., Carrie (Mrs. Preston Spaulding) and Harry. Mr. Bethel is one of the live business men of Kent, and has served as a member of the Council two terms with credit to himself and to the satisfaction of the people. In politics he is a Republican. CHRISTIAN BOETTLER, farmer, P.O. Kent, was born in Greene Township, Summit Co., Ohio, March 14, 1836; son of Frederick and Margaretta (Zimmerman) Boettler, natives of Germany, who settled in Greene Township, Summit Co., Ohio, in 1834, and who were the parents of nine children: Jacob; Mary A., wife of F. Krumroy; Margaretta, wife of George Humbert; Diana, wife of Adam Fulmer; Elizabeth, wife of Peter C. Frisch; Catherine, wife of Adam Kroehley; Frederick, Christian and Daniel. Frederick Boettler died in 1849, his widow in May, 1883. Our subject was reared in his native township, where he resided until he was twenty-four years of age, when he located in Greene Township, Summit Co., Ohio, for four years, after than in Brimfield, Portage Co, Ohio, and there lived eight years. He then resided in Canton, Ohio, one year, and returned to Brimfield Township, this county, where he resided until 1870, when he located in Franklin Township, and has here resided ever since. Mr. Boettle has always been engaged in farming and is the owner of the well-known Alvin Olin farm, but resides in one of the finest suburban residences of Kent. He was married, December 14, 1860, to Ann M., daughter of Peter and Catherine (Essick) Pontius, of Stark County, Ohio, by whom he has one child - Charley A. Boettler. Mr. and Mrs. Boettler are members of the German Reformed Church. In politics he is a Democrat. PHILIP BOOSINGER, of Kent, was born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, November 21, 1814, son of John and Barbara (Willyard) Boosinger. His father was born in eastern Virginia, March 17, 1785, son of Conrad Boosinger, a native of Germany, who settled in Ravenna Township, Portage Co., Ohio, in 1800, where he cleared and improved a farm. In 1809 he removed to Tallmadge, Summit County, where he resided until his death. He had twelve children, four sons and eight daughters. John Boosinger was married in 1813, and settled in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, where he resided three years. In June 1816, he settled in Brimfield Township, one and a half miles west of Brimfield Center, the first permanent settler in the township, where he resided until his death at the advanced age of ninety years. He had eight children, five sons and three daughters. The subject of this sketch, who was reared in Brimfield Township, receiving a limited education in the common schools, is a wheelwright, carriage and wagon-maker by trade. On reaching maturity he worked for four years as a journeyman in Pennsylvania and Wayne County, Ohio. In 1843 he returned to Brimfield, embarked in business for himself, and there married in October of the same year Miss Mary A., daughter of Conrad Neff. The issue of this union was five children, two of whom are now living: Ellis A. and Rhoda A. (Mrs. Joseph Whitehead). Mr. Boosinger worked at his trade in Brimfield until 1862, when he removed to Kent and embarked in the boot and shoe business, in which he was engaged about seven years. In politics he was formerly a Democrat, but at the breaking out of the Rebellion joined the Republican party, with which he has since acted. -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V00 Issue #36 ******************************************