OHIO STATEWIDE FILES OH-FOOTSTEPS Mailing List Issue 157 *********************************************************************** 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 157 Today's Topics: #1 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: Thu, 04 May 2000 13:30:17 -0500 From: Betty Ralph To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <2.2.32.20000504183017.0071e608@HiWAAY.net> Subject: Bio - 1885 - Portage Co, OH, Franklin # 15 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Bios: Reed, Rice, Risk, Rockwell - 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 ************************************************************************ C.R. REED, of the firm of Carlile & Reed, tinners and plumbers, P.O. Kent, was born in Franklin Township, this county, July 20, 1854, son of William and Mary E. (Day) Reed, whose family consisted of William, Charles (deceased), Charles (second) R., Robert, Nellie, John and Frank. William Reed, father of our subject, was born in New Lisbon, Columbiana Co., Ohio, May 31, 1823, and was reared on his father's farm. He served an apprenticeship at the carpenter's trade, which has been his occupation ever since. His parents were John and Rebecca (Morgan) Reed, who settled in Franklin about 1828, and who were the parents of twelve children, eight of whom grew to manhood and womanhood: Reuben (deceased), Sperry, William, Hiram, Ellen (wife of M. Hulbert), Rebecca (deceased), Cassa (deceased) and George. John Reed was a native of Maryland, a weaver by trade, which he followed for several years after coming to Franklin Mills (now Kent). He then engaged in agriculture, clearing and improving a farm on which he lived and died. C.R. Reed's maternal grandfather, Jacob Day, was a stone mason by trade, and one of the first settlers of Franklin Township, this county. Our subject was reared in his native township, and in 1876 entered the employ of F.F. Carlile, to learn the business of tinner and plumber, and worked as journeyman up to 1882, when he became associated with his employer under the firm name of Carlile & Reed. He was married, February 12, 1884, to Cora S., daughter of Samuel B. and Sarah (Doolittle) Hall, of Kent, Ohio. Mr. Reed is one of Kent's enterprising business men and a worthy citizen. GEORGE O. RICE, Kent, Ohio, was born in Brandon, Vt., April 22, 1819, son of Hastings and Nancy A. (Bates) Rice, both of whom were natives of Massachusetts, and in later years residents of Brandon, Vt., where they were married and lived until death, and where our subject resided till thirty-five years of age. In 1850 he removed to Kent, Ohio, where he still resides, and for about ten years he carried on the harness trade, then for about ten years he was engaged in the general produce business, and for the last ten years he has been interested in the real estate and insurance business. Mr. Rice has been generally successful, and is possessed of a competency of this world's goods. At the age of twenty-one years our subject was married to Miss Joanna P., daughter of John H. Lincoln, of Pittsford, Vt., and by this union there were seven children, of whom none survive. Mrs. Rice died at Kent, Ohio, December 19, 1874, and Mr. Rice then married, June 19, 1877, Miss Helen E. Parmelee, daughter of Luther H. Parmelee, of Kent. As a citizen Mr. Rice is enterprising and public-spirited, and has given his influence and means invariably and liberally to everything calculated to benefit the people and town in which he resides. He and his wife are members of the Congregational Church, in which he has served as Deacon and Sabbath-school Superintendent for eighteen years. His politics have been Whig, Abolition, Republican, and at this time he has a strong tendency toward Prohibition. Mr. Rice is now, and has been for the last eleven years, a Notary Public. He does a large part of the real estate and insurance business in Kent. GEORGE RISK, Jr., retired, Kent, was born in Stowe, Summit Co., Ohio, July 19, 1833, son of George and Isabella (McCauley) Risk, natives of Ireland, of Scotch descent, who settled in Stowe Township, Summit Co., Ohio in 1830, and there lived until 1835, when they removed to Brimfield, where Mrs. Risk died October 13, 1866. They had eight children: Samuel, George, Jr., Sarah J. (Mrs. J.W. Sapp), Eliza (deceased), Martha (Mrs. R.S. Hazlett), John W., Robert M. and William (latter deceased). Our subject was reared on a farm. Owing to rheumatism he has never walked a step since he was eight years old, but possessing indomitable will, perseverance and industry, he secured an education. For many years he was a huckster, and by economy and frugality has gained a competency, and is owner of a double business block opposite the depot, from which he derives a good rent. He is a gentleman of pleasing address; politically a Republican. HON. DAVID L. ROCKWELL, (deceased) was born in Pierpoint, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, October 22, 1813, son of Harvey Rockwell, a native of Connecticut and a pioneer of Ashtabula county. He was reared in his native town, where he received a liberal education for those days, and was a shoe-maker by trade. He was married in 1836 to Mary E., daughter of Ephriam Palmiter, of Pierpoint. The issue of this union was four children: Dorema (wife of Judge U.L. Martin), David L., Jr., Charles H. and Orlo S. In 1839 Mr. Rockwell settled in Brinfield Township, this county, where he remained one year, then removed to Franklin Mills (now Kent), Ohio, where he worked at his trade for several years, and while working on his bench he was elected to the Legislature from Portage County, 1848-49. He was engaged in the hotel and mercantile business in Kent for many years and, 1862-63, was re-elected to the Legislature, where he served with credit to himself and to the satisfaction of his constituents. During the war of the Rebellion our subject was a hearty supporter of the Union cause; in politics he was a Republican. Both he and his wife were members of the Episcopal Church. He died February 29, 1868, his widow in June, 1875. FREDERICK E. ROCKWELL, farmer, P.O. Kent, was born in Franklin Township, this county, May 28, 1833, son of Elijah and Euphemia (Austin) Rockwell, who settled in Franklin Township in 1826, locating on the farm now occupied by our subject. Elijah Rockwell was a native of Massachusetts, born October 25, 1795, and died March 29, 1837; his wife was a native of Dutchess County, N.Y., born September 21, 1797, and died January 30, 1881. Mr. Rockwell cleared a part of the old homestead and his sons the rest. He had four children: Mary H., Charles H. (in Iowa), Edward J. (was mate of the steamer "Schuyler" and was drowned in the Mississippi River, June 6, 1867), and Frederick E. (the subject of this sketch who has always resided on the old homestead where he was born and reared). His sister lives with him. In politics Mr. Rockwell was formerly a Republican, but of late years has been independent. -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V00 Issue #157 *******************************************