OHIO STATEWIDE FILES OH-FOOTSTEPS Mailing List Issue 80 *********************************************************************** 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 80 Today's Topics: #1 BIO: Haskell, 1883, Madison Co. ["david piatt" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <005801bf8224$195fb740$b4fcb7ce@randalro> Subject: BIO: Haskell, 1883, Madison Co. Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" FROM THE BOOK, "HISTORY OF MADISON COUNTY, OHIO," W.H. Beers & Co., Chicago, 1883, pages 1048-1049. DAVID HASKELL, farmer and stock raiser, P.O. Range, was born in Oneida County, N.Y., June 16, 1812. He is a son of James P. and Sarah (Carpenter) Haskell. The Haskells originally came from England and Wales in 1639, and landed in Massachusetts. Mr. Haskell's grandfather, Jonathan Haskell, moved to near Utica, N.Y., where he died in 1832, at the exceedingly old age of one hundred and three years. Mr. Haskell's father was born, lived and died in New York State. Mr. Haskell remained at home until August, 1832, and in 1835 he came to Ohio and located in Madison County, having spent the intervening years traveling through the South. In 1838, he moved from London to where he now resides. He has always been engaged in farming and stock-raising, and has met with well-deserved success in his business transactions. On October 9, 1837, he married Ann Kenton, a daughter of Simon and Phoebe (Baker) Kenton. The former was a nephew of Simon Kenton, the celebrated Indian hunter. Mr. Haskell has had by this marriage four children, viz.: Sarah, Louisa (deceased), Martha and Clarissa (deceased). Mr. Haskell was the only one of his father's family who came West. He is a stanch and enthusiastic Democrat, and takes a deep interest in all the public issues, and in all matters pertaining to the welfare of his county. He served three years as a member of the Board of County Commissioners, and for twelve years was a Justice of the Peace. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 14:44:30 -0500 From: "david piatt" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <006a01bf8224$3b6b8940$b4fcb7ce@randalro> Subject: BIO: Mantle, 1883, Madison Co. Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" FROM THE BOOK "HISTORY OF MADISON COUNTY, OHIO," W. H. Beers & Co., Chicago, 1883, page 1051. ALEXANDER MANTLE, farmer, P.O. Range, was born in Madison County, October 10, 1840. He is a son of Richard and Ann Mantle, the latter a native of Pike County. When two years of age his father died, leaving him to assist in the support of the family. He remained at home until twenty-five years of age. In 1869, he married Keziah Shephard in this township, where she was born March 10, 1845. They have had four children, viz.: George S., born December 13, 1870; Nancy Jane, born September 13, 1872; John, born September 26, 1874; and Annie L., born April 23, 1877. Mr. Mantle was one of a family of eight children, of whom six survive, viz.: Mary, Matilda, Jane, Margaret, Jenette, William and Alexander. Mr. and Mrs. Mantle reside on 207 acres of land, which they own, situated on the London & Danville Turnpike. -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V00 Issue #80 ******************************************