OHIO STATEWIDE FILES OH-FOOTSTEPS Mailing List Issue 27 *********************************************************************** 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 27 Today's Topics: #1 Bio - 1885 - Portage Co, OH, Edinb [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: Mon, 24 Jan 2000 14:07:26 -0600 From: Betty Ralph To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <2.2.32.20000124200726.0072eab8@HiWAAY.net> Subject: Bio - 1885 - Portage Co, OH, Edinburg # 6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Bios: Gunder, Hawn, Hubbard, Hutson, Jones, Marsh - Portage County, Ohio, from "History of Portage County, Ohio" published by Warner, Beers & Co., Chicago, 1885 Copyright © 1999 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 ************************************************************************ JOSEPH S. GUNDER, farmer, P.O. Edinburgh, was born in Mahoning County, Ohio, May 23, 1843, son of John and Susan Gunder, natives of Pennsylvania, who moved to Columbiana County, Ohio, and afterward to Mahoning County, where they remained until the death of the mother in 1859. The father then made his home with his children and died in Lancaster County, Neb., in 1878. Our subject was married, April 19, 1866, 59 Maria N. Hutson, born in Edinburg Township, this county, December 10, 1847, daughter of Calvin and Olive Hutson. Mr. and Mrs. Gunder are the parents of three children: Josie E., born October 21, 1867; Frank E., born February 12, 1870, and Roy N., born September 18, 1883. Our subject owns a nice property, where he and his family reside. He enlisted during the war of the Rebellion, in Company H, Twenty-sixty Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and served three years. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. HEZEKIAH HAWN, farmer, P.O. Edinburgh, was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, March 14, 1827, son of Isaac and Catharine Hawn, natives of Maryland, who removed to Columbiana County, Ohio, about 1812, where they remained until their death, in 1864 and 1866 respectively. Hezekiah Hawn came to Edinburg, this county, about 1839, and was married, September 3, 1856, to Rebecca Bridgen, born on the farm where our subject now resides October 12, 1829, daughter of Thomas and Amelia Brigden, natives of Connecticut, who came to Edinburg, this county, January 1, 1827, remaining until the mother's death, August 2, 1878. The father resides on the old home farm with his son-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Hawn have had three children: Clara E., (wife of C.A. Meyers), Wilfred H. and Jennie A. Our subject is a carriage-maker by trade, now engaged in farming, and owns ninety-eight acres of land. He has filled the office of Trustee and Treasurer of his township. Mrs. Hawn is a member of the Congregational Church. STEPHEN HUBBARD, minister, P.O. New Milford, was born in Dutchess County, N.Y., February 15, 1800; son of Ephraim and Mary Hubbard, natives of Connecticut and New York, respectively. They were married in New York, where their children were born, and from whence they moved to Portage County, Ohio, about 1803, settling in Deerfield Township, where they remained until their death. Our subject was married the first time, June 20, 1819, to Diantha Mills, born in Nelson, this county, October 14, 1801, died September 18, 1844. Our subject subsequently married Maria Crail, born in Trumbull County, Ohio, October 10, 1820. Mr. Hubbard and first wife were the parents of nine children, six now living: Sophronia, Vestie, Harriet, Wesley, Sidney and Orilla. The deceased are Prosser, Cynthia and Adelia. Our subject was engaged in the ministry for a great many years, but is now retired. He owns forty acres of land, on which he and his family reside. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, to which his deceased wife also belonged. CALVIN HUTSON, farmer, P.O. Edinburgh, was born in Paris Township, Portage County, Ohio, June 25, 1822; son of Richard R. and Nancy A. Hutson, natives of Ohio, who were married in Portage County, and first settled in Paris Township, remaining there till 1829, at which time they moved to Edinburg Township, and here died, the former November 17, 1851, and the latter March 24, 1875. Our subject was married September 4, 1845, to Olive L. Churchill, born in Randolph Township, Portage County, February 8, 1824, daughter of Stephen M. and Maria Churchill, natives of Connecticut, born December 4, 1796, and August 8, 1803, respectively. Mr. and Mrs. Churchill moved from Connecticut to Randolph Township, Portage County, and there remained until his death in 1879. His widow is still living. Mr. and Mrs. Hutson are the parents of two children: Nancy M., wife of Joseph S. Gunder, and Calvin M. Our subject, who has been a farmer all his life, owns 112 acres of improved land where he and his family reside. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and his wife of the Disciples Church. He has filled the offices of Assessor and Trustee of his township. EDWARD JONES, farmer, P.O. Edinburgh, was born in Wales, May 7, 1840; son of Watkin and Catharine Jones, natives of that country, born in 1799 and 1797 respectively, and who emigrated to this county in 1841, where they remained until their death. Mrs. Jones died in 1849, and Watkin Jones then married Mary Jones, who is still living. He died in 1874. Our subject was married, February 1, 1863, to Mary Thomas, born in Wales October 10, 1838, daughter of Thomas and Rachel Thomas, both now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Jones have had born to them five children: Watkin T., Daniel L., Sarah A., Catharine E. and Albert E. Our subject, who has been a farmer all his life, owns 173 acres of improved land. Mrs. Jones is a member of the Disciples Church. HENRY A. MARSH, farmer, P.O. Edinburgh, born in Vermont, June 8, 1824; son of Henry R. and Harriet (Stow) Marsh, both natives of the East, former born in Vermont in 1798, latter in Massachusetts in 1796. They were married in Vermont in 1822, and there resided until the father's death in 1827. His widow, accompanied by her family, came to Trumbull County, Ohio, soon after, thence to this county, where she was married to Robert Earl. He dying in 1855, the widow next married Peter Bissel, who died September, 1872, his widow surviving him until February 13, 1882, when she died. Our subject was married, the first time, September 24, 1846, to Eliza M. Hillman, and after her death, he married October 4, 1849, Thalia E. Strong, who was born on the farm where our subject now resides, April 3, 1825, daughter of Ethel and Elizabeth (Bosworth) Strong, both born in the year 1801, the former in Connecticut, the latter in Massachusetts. They came to this county in about 1820, where the mother died in 1860, and after her death Mr. Strong Married Mary Hale, but dying in 1865, left her a widow. Our subject and wife are the parents of one child, Stellie E., wife of William Kilpatrick. They have an adopted daughter - Edith A. Carlton. Our subject is an artist by profession, but for the past twenty years has engaged in farming and owns thirty acres upon which he and his family reside. He has served as Township Clerk for eight years. He and his wife are members of the Congregational Church. -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V00 Issue #27 ******************************************