OHIO STATEWIDE FILES OH-FOOTSTEPS Mailing List Issue 329 *********************************************************************** 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 329 Today's Topics: #1 Bio - 1885 - Portage Co, OH, Roots [Betty Ralph ] #2 Bio - 1885 - Portage Co, OH, Shale [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: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 11:20:37 -0600 From: Betty Ralph To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <2.2.32.20001110172037.0070bde8@HiWAAY.net> Subject: Bio - 1885 - Portage Co, OH, Rootstown # 7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Bios: Terry, Weenink, Whippy, Wiedemann, Wood - 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 NATHAN TERRY, farmer, P.O. Rootstown, was born in Randolph township, this county, May 3, 1837, son of Timothy and Almira Terry, natives of Connecticut, who settled in Randolph Township, this county, in 1822, where they died, the father May 6, 1880, the mother December 17, 1878. Our subject was married July 25, 1858, to Elvira A. Woolf, born in Columbiana County, Ohio, May 16, 1840, daughter of Samuel Woolf, deceased, and to this union has been born one child - Florence A., wife of Lucius A. Deming, born September 19, 1860. Our subject, who was reared on a farm, owns fifty acres of improved land, where he and his family reside. They are members of the Congregational Church. MARTIN T. WEENINK, farmer, P.O. Rootstown, was born in Holland, November 10, 1834; son of John H. and Jennie Weenink, who remained there until their death. Our subject was married, April 14, 1859, to Jennie C. Samburg, born in Holland, February 25, 1837, daughter of George and Jennie Samburg; the former of whom died in Holland in 1847, and his widow then married John D. Deuink, and with him immigrated to New York State, where they have since resided. To this union were born seven children, five of whom survive: Henry J., Anna C., May, George W. and Ida L. Jennie and Lizzie are deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Weenink immigrated to America the year they were married, and after remaining fifteen years in Cleveland, Ohio, came to this county. Our subject is a carpenter and joiner by trade, also a farmer, and owns seventy-eight acres of land where he and his family live. Mr. and Mrs. Weenink are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. S.C. WHIPPY was born in Nantucket, Mass., May 18, 1826; daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Green, who died in Massachusetts in 1877 and 1875 respectively. Our subject was married in Massachusetts June 15, 1851, to William S. Whippy, born in Nantucket, Mass., March 28, 1815; son of Josiah B. and Eliza Whippy, natives of same State, the former of whom died at sea in 1854. His widow then accompanied her son and his wife to this county, remaining with them until her death in 1865. To Mr. and Mrs. Whippy were born four children, two now living: William F. and Clarence E. The deceased are Susie E. and Eugene. William S. Whippy, like his father, was a ship Captain, and sailed the sea for twenty-five years. After he and his wife came to this county in 1855, he engaged in farming, but at the time of his death, February 10, 1881, was living a retired life. He was a member of the Congregational Church, as is also his widow. JOHN WIEDEMANN, farmer, P.O. Ravenna, was born in Germany, October 5, 1818, son of Barney and Elizabeth Wiedemann, who remained in Germany, where the former died in 1832, the latter in 1856. Our subject was married March 18, 1841, to Mary M. Speallman, born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, May 27, 1817, daughter of Anthony and Margaret Speallman, who died there in 1847 and 1858 respectively. Mr. and Mrs. Wiedemann have had eight children, five of whom are now living: Emmeline, Margaret, John, Barney and Charles. The deceased are Elizabeth, Abbie and John J. Mr. Wiedemann is a carpenter by trade, and came to Randolph Township, this county, in 1840. He has been engaged in farming for several years and owns seventy acres of good land in Rootstown Township, where he and his family reside. They are members of the Catholic Church. ASA WOOD, farmer, P.O. New Milford, was born in Independence Township, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, August 13, 1821, son of Silas and Phila Wood, natives of New York State and Massachusetts respectively. Silas Wood's parents emigrated from the State of New York about the year 1809, and settled in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, coming all the way from near Utica, N.Y., by water in a small boat, following the rivers and lakes to Buffalo, on Lake Erie. They traveled by water as far as rivers and lakes would permit, and then would take their boat out of the water and hire it carried by team over land to the next river or lake that lay in their route, and so on until they reached Buffalo; then they came by Lake Erie to Cleveland, Ohio, keeping close to shore all the way, running on shore at night and camping on dry ground; then came up Cuyahoga River by boat to the mouth of Tinker's Creek, in Independence Township, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio. Here they settled and commenced to clear off the heavy timber, so that they might have farms to cultivate. At this time the country was full of Indians, and men when they went out to work took their guns with them to be ready against sudden surprise on part of the Indians, which might happen any moment. Phila Wood's parents came from Franklin county, Mass., soon after the war of 1812, traveling all the way with horses and wagon. They settled in Independence Township, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio. Silas and Phila Wood (the parents of Asa Wood) were married and lived in Independence Township, Cuyahoga County, until the death of Silas Wood, which occurred January 20, 1825. His widow afterward married George Leach, of Northfield Township, Summit Co., Ohio, and lived there until her death, which occurred July 15, 1881. George Leach died February 17, 1870. Asa Wood, our subject, was married June 3, 1841, to Ruby E. Rose, born in the town of Canton, St. Lawrence Co., N.Y., August 5, 1822. Her parents, Daniel and Polly Rose (long since deceased), moved from Canton, St. Lawrence Co., N.Y., and settled in Bedford Township, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, in the year 1833, coming all the way with horses and a covered wagon. Asa and Ruby Wood, after they were married, lived in Little York, Northfield Township, Summit Co., Ohio, until April, 1872, when they moved to Rootstown Township, Portage Co., Ohio, purchasing of Rolland Hough the old William Holcomb farm, containing 124 acres, where they still reside. Asa Wood went to California in 1853 gold digging, and returned in 1856, since when he has followed farming ever since. To Asa and Ruby Wood were born four children: Josiah, Maria, Marilla and Frank, all living except Maria, who married Cassius Chamberlin, moved to Cass County, Mo., in 1872, and died February 7, 1873, aged twenty-eight years. Marilla Wood married Francis Loughery, and at present resides at Marshalltown, Iowa. Frank Wood married Miss Maggie Bohloer, of New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, and at present lives in South Cleveland, Ohio. Josiah Wood lives in Rootstown, Portage Co., Ohio. Asa Wood and wife are members of the United Brethren Church at New Milford ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 18:18:14 -0600 From: Betty Ralph To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <2.2.32.20001111001814.00710b9c@HiWAAY.net> Subject: Bio - 1885 - Portage Co, OH, Shalersville # 1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Bios: Babcock, Beardsley, Bonney, Bradford, Coe - 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 EDWIN B. BABCOCK, farmer, P.O. Ravenna, was born March 2, 1811, the first white child born in Hiram Township, this county, son of Simon and Sabina (Tilden) Babcock, and grandson of Simon Babcock, Sr., and Col. Daniel Tilden of the Revolutionary war, who died at the age of eighty-nine, the latter of whom named the township of Hiram, giving a gallon of whisky for the privilege, and being a Freemason he named it after Hiram Abift, the founder of Masonry. He was one of the proprietors of same. He also christened the stream, Silver Creek, after quenching his thirst and that of his horse in its clear waters. Col. Daniel R. Tilden was an uncle of Samuel J. Tilden, of New York, and Hon. Daniel R. Tilden, of Cleveland, is his grandson. Mr. and Mrs. Simon Babcock, Jr., came to this county in 1809 to occupy lands owned by the latter's father, Col. Tilden, who did not settle here till several years later, though he owned several hundred acres of land here. Simon Babcock, Jr., subsequently went South and was never more heard from. His son, Edwin B., resided with his grandfather, Col. Tilden, in New York for four years, then returned to this county in the fall of 1820 and, purchasing fifty acres of land, began its cultivation. In 1821 he went to live in Shalersville with his mother, remaining with her till her death. She married Elijah Burroughs, and died at Garrettsville February 23, 1836, aged fifty-two years. March 26, 1835, he married Alma, daughter of John Hoskins, one of the early settlers of Shalersville. She was the youngest in a family of twelve children. To our subject and wife were born Helen, wife of William Walker, of Michigan; Christopher G., a prominent resident of Branch County, Mich. (he was twelve successive years a supervisor in his county); George W., a bridge-builder, who was killed by falling from a bridge he was constructing in Shelby County, Mo., December 18, 1882, aged forty-three (left a widow and four children); Horace C., of Shalersville Township, this county; Amelia S. was married to J.W. Gray, died October 11, 1879, aged thirty-six, leaving four children, and Jaynes N., a model farmer of La Grange County, Ind., holds a prominent position in literary circles, serves his township in an official capacity. Mrs. Alma Babcock died February 11, 1846, aged thirty-two years, and October 22, 1846, our subject married Amelia B., youngest of the nine children of Asa Crane, and by her he has two children: Sarah, wife of G.L. Horr, and William A., a lawyer of much promise in Cleveland. Mr. Babcock has a fine, well-regulated farm of 500 acres, and also a cultivated farm of over 500 acres in Branch County, Mich. He has conducted a dairy for fifty years. He has served this county several years in the capacity of Coroner, Trustee, and Infirmary Director, and was one of the Directors and President of the Ravenna Savings Bank for several years. At the breaking out of the Rebellion he was appointed by the Government to enroll the township, and was afterward chosen by the citizens to fill the quota called for to relieve the township from draft, paid out $17,000 for substitutes in Cincinnati and Cleveland, and not a man went into the service by draft. Our subject has been a resident of Shalersville Township nearly sixty-three years, and at this date (1885) there is but one person alive who was married when Mr. Babcock arrived in Shalersville, and that person is Alanson Lord, now in his ninety-first year. COLUMBUS BEARDSLEY was born in Nelson Township, this county, August 1, 1830, son of Clark and Sarah (Sherwood) Beardsley; was united in marriage February 10, 1857, with Miss Eleanor Peirce, daughter of Samuel E. and Betsy Hopkins. By this union there is one son - Willie - a farmer by occupation. JOHN BONNEY, farmer, P.O. Shalersville, was born February 24, 1806, in Cornwall, Litchfield Co., Conn., son of John and Orilla (Sherwood) Bonney, who, in 1813, were included with their family in a party of venturesome pioneers, consisting of Deacon B. Sherwood, Wells Clark, David Beardsley and some few others, who immigrated to Ohio. The journey in those days was one of privation and exposure, the experience of our subject's parents being augmented by the presence of a family of seven children. They came via Pittsburgh through Trumbull County, and on the last day out they were overtaken by a rain storm, which compelled them to camp in the woods. John Bonney, Sr., purchased a piece of land, about 200 acres, in Nelson Township, containing a small clearing, fenced with logs, and a log-house and barn (there was a cranberry marsh west of these premises, which, in the dry season, caught fire and destroyed everything in the vicinity, save the buildings), and the following year he died, leaving his widow with eight children to provide for. Upon one occasion the family existed for three days and nights on the milk of one cow and a quantity of soft maple sap, when they were relieved by some lady residents of Windham Township. About this time Buffalo was burned by the British, and our subject remembers hearing the cannonading on the lake. Bears, wolves and other wild game were plentiful, and at a hunt participated in by the inhabitants, twenty-five bears, six wolves and small game in abundance were bagged. When our subject was eighteen years old he assisted his brother in clearing and fencing five acres of the old farm, and that year raised twenty-six bushels of wheat to the acre. Our subject has been twice married, first May 10, 1826, to Anna Brown, who bore him seven children, three of whom are now living: Orpha (wife of O. Brown), Lydia (wife of E. Smith) and Eliza (wife of C. Fish). Mrs. Bonney died in 1873, and in January, 1876, Mr. Bonney married Mrs. Melona Haight (nee Hurd), a widow who had two children living: Emeline (wife of I. Williams) and Adden Haight. Mr. Bonney has been identified with religious endeavors for fifty years, being the greater part of the time a leader in the Disciples Church, while living in Freedom, Portage Co., Ohio. HARLAN P. BRADFORD (deceased) was born February 28, 1837, at Newburg, near Cleveland, Ohio, son of Grafton and Sharlane (Rice) Bradford, natives of Connecticut, who came to Ohio in 1832 or 1833, settling near Cleveland. Their family consisted of five children, one son and two daughters now living. Our subject was a soldier in the late war of the Rebellion, enlisting in 1861, in Battery I, First Ohio Volunteer Artillery, and serving until 1864, when he was wounded at the siege of Atlanta and brought home. He was married June 11, 1865, to Eliza C., daughter of Cyrus and Clarissa (Wetmore) Prentiss, by whom he had the following children, all now living: Clifford P., Nellie W., William H. and Edith A. Mr. Bradford, for a time, was a partner with B.F. King in the management of the Atlantic Mills. He subsequently disposed of his interest, however, and moved to his farm, where he died in September, 1881. He was a prominent citizen, and a social, genial gentleman. His widow is daughter of one of the leading merchants of Ravenna, and is an amiable, Christian lady. She occupies the homestead farm. C.P. COE (deceased) was born May 18, 1801, at East Granville, Mass., son of James and Nancy (Pratt) Coe. His father's family had its origin in England, and mention is made of it in the third volume of Fox's Book of Martyrs, wherein is related the burning at the stake of Roger Coe, of Milford, Suffolk, by order of Queen Mary in 1555. Later it was ascertained that a Robert Coe was the first of the family to emigrate to America, coming in the ship "Francis," John Cutting, Master, in the fall of 1634. He landed in Boston, April 10, 1635, somewhat later than the Massachusetts colony, and settled at Watertown. From the New England records our subject could trace back his pedigree through nine generations. C.P. Coe was twice married, on first occasion February 11, 1823, to Lucinda Cutler, who bore him the following children: Nancy O., Orpha A., Celina E., Eben S., Henry B. and Amy A. Of these Nancy O. married J.W. Gaylord (had four children: Amy M.; C.C. born February 22, 1851, died December 11, 1853; Charles C., married to Lelia Garfield, who has one child - Mary; and Lillian I.); Mr. Gaylord died August 9, 1883. Orpha A. married Dr. E.L. Munger, and died May 21, 1877; Dr. E.L. Munger died in December, 1884; they left one son - Charles A. Celina E. married Malcome McCartey, and died January 5, 1875, leaving one daughter - Cora L., wife of F.W. Fitz. Eben S. married Helen Davis (have four children: Harry L., Frederick E., Florence H. and Clara L.). Henry B., who occupies the home place in this township, was married September 14, 1863, to Annette, daughter of Samuel Goodell, and early settler of this county (they have no children). Amy A. married John R. See (had one child - Nettie B., born October 24, 1862, died April 21, 1864). Our subject married for his second wife, Mrs. Laura Cunningham, who died May 5, 1884. C.P. Coe died January 31, 1885. -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V00 Issue #329 *******************************************