OHIO STATEWIDE FILES OH-FOOTSTEPS Mailing List Issue 334 *********************************************************************** 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 334 Today's Topics: #1 Bio - 1885 - Portage Co, OH, Stree [Betty Ralph ] #2 Bios: JORDAN, 1881 Champaign Co. ["Marvel" ] #3 Bio - 1885 - Portage Co, OH, Stree [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, 13 Nov 2000 16:06:58 -0600 From: Betty Ralph To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <2.2.32.20001113220658.007104a8@HiWAAY.net> Subject: Bio - 1885 - Portage Co, OH, Streetsboro # 5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Bios: Russell, Shaw, Singletary, Stanton - 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 LUTHER RUSSELL (deceased) was born November 9, 1801, in West Windsor, Conn., was descended from William Russell, who early emigrated from England. His father, Return Russell, was born in West Windsor, Conn. March 1, 1778. His mother, Jerusha (Osborn) Russell, was born December 20, 1780, in Connecticut. They left their Connecticut home when our subject was a child and settled in Rodman, Jefferson Co., N.Y., whence they removed to Ohio in 1822. They soon joined the Shaker Society near Cleveland and here lived, died and were buried. Luther, the eldest of eleven children, remained in Rodman to settle up his father's business. The children were very fond of their father, who, physically, was large and well developed. He was genial, intelligent and agreeable. He died October 5, 1834. They also reverenced their gentle and loving mother, who died March 23, 1854, having lived a life of self-sacrifice. Of the members of the family who joined the Shakers only two remain with the Society, the other members of the family living in different States, excepting Mrs. Nelson Phillips, of Cleveland, and Samuel S. Russell, of Mantua. The latter was born May 14, 1807, and September 15, 1840, he was chosen by the Shaker Society Presiding Elder, which position he filled satisfactorily until August 19, 1858, when he withdrew, leaving a prosperous membership of about 200. The interest he still maintains and the affection and confidence the society has in him, are manifested by the many pressing invitations to return. In 1867 he became a resident of Mantua, where he still survives, a worthy and respected citizen. His estimable wife died December 26, 1883. In June, 1823, Luther Russell came to Ohio and March 13, 1828, he was married to Polly Russell of Aurora Township, Portage Co., Ohio, born March 25, 1806, in Chester, Mass., daughter of Samuel Russell, born January 14, 1781, in West Windsor, Conn., and Hepsabeth (Ellsworth) Russell, born August 30, 1785. Her parents came to Aurora Township, this county, in 1811, after a long and toilsome journey on foot, horseback and in cart, and they were soon settled and contented in their new home in the Western Reserve. Here they died, the father June 8, 1863, and the mother February 6, 1837. In 1830 Luther, with his wife, located on a farm in Streetsbobo Township, this county, where they lived, toiled and endured such hardships as befall the early settlers of a new country, and in after years they took pleasure in relating to their children many incidents of pioneer life. In his early life our subject was deprived of elaborate educational advantages, but during his mature years he devoted considerable time to study. In politics he was a life-long Democrat, and took a deep interest in public affairs. In 1845-46 he represented the county in the State Legislature. For many years he filled the office of Justice of the Peace, acceptably not only to his own political party, but to the entire township. In all his acts he aimed to be true to his convictions of truth and right. Not finding satisfaction in the orthodox faith, he espoused the cause of Spiritualism and was firm in the belief that this life would continue after death. Happy in this belief he died August 5, 1878, after an illness of fourteen months, during which he received the most devoted care at the hands of his family. His children were Martin L., born December 29, 1829, died July 2, 1855; Cynthia M., born May 22, 1832, died December 25, 1834; Sarah E., born June 3, 1834; Marion B., born November 10, 1837, died January 18, 1879; Helen M., born November 16, 1841, married to Johnson J., Sadler, both deceased, former November 18, 1881, latter May 19, 1882 (their daughter Nellie Agnes, born September 24, 1874, now resides with her grandmother, the widow of Luther Russell). Chester N., son of Newell Russell, was another orphan who found a home with Mr. Russell. He was brought from Quincy, Ill., April 28, 1864, at the age of nine years. His father served in the late war and at the death of the mother, Laura Lola and Charles H. were brought to the same happy home of their brother - Chester N. Laura Lola married Walter A. Folger, of Akron, Ohio. Her sister Agnes V. is now Mrs. J.H. Seaton, residing in Omaha, Neb., and her eldest brother, Frank P., is a physician in Suffield Township, this county. NATHAN SHAW, farmer, P.O. Kent, was born in Keene, Essex Co., N.Y., March 4, 1818, a son of Joseph and Polly (Wheeler) Shaw. He was reared in his native county, and in 1839 came to Rootstown, Portage Co., Ohio, where he worked by the month as a farm hand and taught school winters for several years. He was married January 23, 1845, to Almira, daughter of George and Laura (Dergy) Moulton, and great grand-daughter of Judge Jeremiah Moulton, who settled in Brimfield Township, this county, in 1817. By this union there was one child - Selden W., who was married March 4, 1878, to Ellen, daughter of John D. and Mary (Ferry) Dewey, of Franklin Township, Portage Co., Ohio. In 1848 Mr. Shaw purchased a farm in the northwest part of Rootstown Township, this county, which he cleared and improved, and where he resided up to 1876, and then removed to the farm in Streetsboro, where he now resides. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics he is a Democrat. JOHN C. SINGLETARY, farmer and attorney at law, Streetsboro, was born in Aurora Township, this county, December 19, 1810, son of John C. and Harriet (Powers) Singletary, former a native of Worcester, Mass., and the latter of Middletown, Conn., and who were parents of five children: Anthony P., deceased; John C.; Cyrus, deceased; Earl, deceased, and Charles, deceased. The parents settled and took up a farm of fifty acres in Aurora Township, this county, in 1808, which they cleared, improved and kept adding to until 1828, when they located in Streetsboro on the property now occupied by our subject, where they kept a public house for many years and at the same time engaged in farming. John C. Singletary, Sr., was the first Postmaster at Streetsboro, this county, an office he held for several years. He died in 1851 at the age of sixty-seven. Our subject was reared in his native township and educated in Western Reserve College at Hudson. He afterward studied law with his uncle, Gregory Powers, of Akron, Ohio, and was admitted to the bar at Columbus, Ohio, in 1835, though he has never practiced his profession to any extent. He was married August 11, 1845, to Mary Ann, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Mills) Carter, natives of Ireland, who settled in Boston (now in Summit County) in 1824. By this union there were eight children: Cyrus C., deceased; Theodore, deceased; Zachary T., deceased; Harriet E.; Mary A.; Theodora (the last two mentioned are graduates of the Western Reserve College, and at present teaching in the high school at Denver, Colo.); Della, deceased, and Kate F. Mr. Singletary located in Akron, Ohio, in 1835, and was elected the second and third Mayor of that city. The principal part of his life, however, has been spent in Streetsboro, this county, where he has been engaged in farming. In politics he is a Republican and Prohibitionist. In religion he and his family are Methodists. MERRILL STANTON (deceased) was born in Hampden County, Mass., January 13, 1820, son of Asher and Lucy (Wait) Stanton, who settled on the farm now occupied by Mrs. M. Stanton in 1830, which they cleared and improved, and where they lived and died. Their children were nine in number: Betsey, deceased; Harty, deceased; William; Delilah, deceased; Sally, deceased; Lucy, deceased; Julia, wife of Thomas Plum; Merrill, deceased, and Christopher. Asher Stanton died June 21, 1868, aged eighty-nine years. Our subject's paternal grandfather, Abel Stanton, and his maternal grandfather, Jonathan Wait, were natives of Massachusetts, and settled in Aurora Township, this county, in 1830. Our subject came to Streetsboro, this county, with his parents when eleven years of age, and with the exception of ten years he resided in Solon, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, always lived on the old homestead in Streetsboro. He was married January 1, 1846, to Amelia M., daughter of Reuben and Corinne (Lewis) Avery, who settled in Aurora Township in 1815. The issued of this union was three children: Emma F. (wife of Chauncey Taylor), Herbert M. and Arthur N. The maternal grandparent of Mrs. Stanton was Oliver Lewis, a native of Farmington, Conn., who settled in Lorain Co., Ohio, and died there. His wife was Lucinda North, and they reared a family of eleven children. Reuben Avery, the father of Mrs. Stanton, died in Aurora May 23, 1873, at the advanced age of one hundred and one years. He retained his memory, other faculties and habits of industry until within three years of his death. Our subject was one of the thorough practical farmers of Streetsboro, and filled several of the minor offices in the gift of his township. In politics he was a Democrat. He died February 23, 1881, in his sixty-second year. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 16:43:05 -0600 From: "Marvel" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <000a01c04dc3$17b9fc00$6fdf7cd1@g8h3u1> Subject: Bios: JORDAN, 1881 Champaign Co. Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" SURNAMES: BOONE, GISH, LOOKER, JORDAN, STEVENS HISTORY OF CHAMPAIGN COUNTY OHIO W.H. Beers & Co., 1881 Pg. 659 MICHAEL A. JORDAN, County Recorder, Urbana. Mr. Jordan is a native of Virginia, born in Botetourt Co. in 1832. His father, William Jordan, who was a man of great physical strength, removed with his family from Virginia to Gallia Co., Ohio, in 1837. He died soon after settling in this State, and his widow, who was a Miss Mary Gish, a native of Pennsylvania, afterward married John Stevens, a local Methodist preacher, and a descendant of the famous Boone family. They removed to Champaign Co. in 1845. Here the subject of our sketch grew to manhood. He began teaching at 19 years of age, and continued, with some interruptions, until 1866, having taught 132 months in all-two terms being a union school, and one term a select school-and also doing service as local preacher, and serving in the army from 1863 to the close of the war. He was a member of the 66th O.V.I. He entered the service with a crippled hand which would have excused him from military duties. He took part in six severe engagements, was once taken prisoner and confined in the notorious Libby Prison two or three months, and was severely wounded at the battle of Ringgold, Ga. After his return from the army, he engaged in farming, and now has a nice farm of eighty odd acres in Johnston Township. He married, in 1866, Miss Rebecca J., daughter of John Looker, who was the nephew of Prov. Gov. Looker. They have a family of seven children. Mr. Jordan is emphatically a self-made man. His father was well off, and his mother from a wealthy family, but, unfortunately, before his decease his father indorsed heavily for a slave-speculator of Virginia, whose debts swept away all his and his wife's means, and left her penniless, with a family of seven children, when Michael A. was but 5 years of age. Mr. Stevens was a poor but kindhearted man, and in spite of the adverse circumstances, Michael M. [sic] received such education as enabled him to teach, and notwithstanding he has given largely of his time and talents for public service, he has gradually risen as a man and citizen, filled several local offices of trust, and in 1878, was elected Recorder, carrying his own precinct, although reliably Democratic, by forty-five majority, and is now administering the duties of the Recorder's office with credit to himself and satisfaction to the people of the county. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #3 Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 18:47:24 -0600 From: Betty Ralph To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <2.2.32.20001114004724.006f4108@HiWAAY.net> Subject: Bio - 1885 - Portage Co, OH, Streetsboro # 5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Bios: Stone, Thomas, Wait, Wilcox - 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 CHARLES STONE, farmer, P.O. Hudson, Summit County, was born in Hudson Township (now in Summit County), Ohio, January 25, 1812, son of Nathaniel and Sally (Hollenbeck) Stone, who were the parents of twelve children, six of whom are now living: Caroline, wife of Sydney Collar; Charles; Sydney J.; Helen, wife of George Bentley; Roswell and Orlando. Nathaniel Stone was a native of Connecticut, son of Jerome Stone, of that State. He settled in Hudson Township in 1810, and cleared and improved a farm, on which he resided (except when in the war of 1812) until 1832, when he removed to Streetsboro, locating on the farm which he also cleared and improved, and where he died in 1861 in his seventy-sixth year. The maternal grandfather of our subject, Samuel Hollenbeck, a native of Cannan, Conn., settled in Hudson Township in 1810, and lived and died there. Charles Stone came to Streetsboro with his parents in 1832, and assisted his father in clearing the land, on which he built a log-cabin on the site of his present residence. He was married April 18, 1837, to Sabrina, daughter of Moses Draper, who settled in Hudson Township in 1831. The issued of this union was seven children: Harriet, Frederick (who died serving his country during the war of the Rebellion), Salina (wife of Charles Cash), David, Moses, Lavonia (deceased), Clara (Mrs. Wesley Higley). Mr. Stone is a member of the Pioneer Society. In politics he is a Republican. OSMAN THOMAS, retired farmer, P.O. Streetsborough, was born in Jefferson County, N.Y., February 9, 1809; son of John and Lois (Farr) Thomas, who settled in Streetsboro, this county, in 1829. They had eight children: Osman; David (deceased); Julia A., wife of Andrew Boyd; James; Maria P., deceased wife of Ichabod Boyd; William F.; Roswell and John W. (deceased). Our subject was twenty years of age when his parents settled a mile and a quarter west of Streetsboro Center, clearing and improving the farm, and on which he resided until 1850, when he removed to and resided for twenty years on the farm now owned by N.B. Jenkins. He then went to Akron, but at the expiration of a year and a half returned to the old homestead in Streetsboro Township, which he still owns, remaining there until 1879, when he removed to Streetsboro Center, where he now resided. Mr. Thomas was married, January 11, 1837, to Lois J., daughter of William Matthews, of Westfield, Mass., and by her he has had five children: Willard W., Juliette (wife of Dr. L.D. Stockon), Jefferson, Millicent (wife of George L. Andrews), and Delos (deceased). Mr. and Mrs. Thomas are members of the Baptist Church, with which he has been connected fifty-one years, serving as Deacon for forty years. He has served the township as Justice of the Peace three terms, and has held other minor offices; in politics he is a Republican. JEFFERSON THOMAS, farmer, P.O. Streetsborough, was born July 4, 1842, in Streetsboro, this county; and is a son of Osman and Lois J. (Matthews) Thomas. His paternal grandfather was John Thomas, one of the early settlers of Streetsboro. Our subject was reared in his native town, receiving his early education in the common schools, after which he attended a select school at Kent, Ohio, and Mt. Union College. He was in the late war of the Rebellion, enlisting November 4, 1861, in Company K, sixth Ohio Cavalry, and participated in the battles of Cross Keys, Second Bull Run, followed Stonewall Jackson from Cross Keys to Strasburg, and was in an engagement every other day. He received an honorable discharge, February, 1863, on account of disability. Mr. Thomas was married, November 13, 1866, to Martha E., daughter of Eben and Mary (Green) Joy, of Trumbull Co., Ohio, by whom he has three children: Garrison O., Mary J. and an infant son Mr. Thomas is a prominent farmer of Streetsboro; a member of the G.A.R.; in politics a Republican. SAMUEL WAIT, Jr., farmer, P.O. Streetsborough, was born in Hampden County, Mass., September 21, 1816; son of Samuel and Rachel (Judd) Wait, who settled in Aurora Township, this county, in 1826, where they cleared and improved a farm on which they lived seven years, and then removed to the farm now owned and occupied by their son, Samuel, in Streetsboro Township, which they also cleared and improved, and where they lived and died. The paternal grandparents of our subject were Jonathan and Margaret (Smith) Wait, formerly of Hampden County, Mass., who settled in Aurora Township in 1829, and lived and died there. His maternal grandfather, Reuben Judd, also of Hampden County, Mass., was an early settler of Streetsboro, this county, and his maternal grandmother was Rachel Smeed. Samuel Wait, Sr., was twice married, having by his first wife, Betsey Bell, three children: Melissa, wife of Frederick Plum; Betsey (deceased) and Samuel (deceased). By his second wife, Rachel Judd, he had eleven children: Samuel, Sarah (wife of Linus Smith), Andrew, Mary (deceased), William, Orlinda (deceased), Edward, Delilah (deceased), G. Washington, Wellington, and Ellen, wife of Harvey Ferris. Our subject was married April 22, 1855, to Maria, daughter of William and Fanny Welch, of Franklin Township, this county, and by her he has three children: Elbert H., Estella, wife of Charles King, and Gertrude M. Mr. Wait is one of Streetsboro Township's representative farmers and citizens. In politics he is a Democrat. HENRY H. WILCOX, farmer, P.O. Streetsborough, was born January 1, 1845, in Streetsboro, this county; son of Alanson and Sylvia (Lawrence) Wilcox, and grandson of Benjamin Wilcox who came from Jefferson County, N.Y., to Streetsboro in 1832, and located on the farm now occupied by our subject, which he cleared and improved, and where he lived and died. He had seven children: Wealthy, wife of Rufus Ellsworth; Julia, deceased wife of James W. Clark; Jeanette, wife of Alanson Plum; Betsey, wife of Daniel Tucker; Alanson (deceased); Newell and Frank. Alanson Wilcox, the father of our subject, was a carpenter by trade. He put up the Methodist Church at Streetsboro, besides many other buildings. He was married, February 2, 1837, to Sylvia, daughter of Thomas and Susannah (Parker) Lawrence, who settled in Streetsboro in 1833. By this union there were two children: Harriet E. (deceased) and Henry H. In 1837 Alanson Wilcox moved to the farm settled by his father, where he resided until his death. He died August 24, 1862, at the age of fifty years. Our subject was reared on the old homestead where he has always resided. He was married, September 10, 1871, to Agnes, daughter of Henry and Louisa (Tucker) French, of Streetsboro, by whom he has three children: Millard D., Artemas J. and John H. Mrs. Wilcox is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Wilcox has served his township as Clerk and Trustee; in politics he is a Democrat. ______________________________ ------------------------------ End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V00 Issue #334 *******************************************