OHIO STATEWIDE FILES OH-FOOTSTEPS Mailing List Issue 350 *********************************************************************** 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. 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No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #1 Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 10:52:05 -0600 From: Betty Ralph To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <2.2.32.20001117165205.00cfaf40@HiWAAY.net> Subject: Bio - 1885 - Portage Co, OH, Windham # 1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Bios: Alford, Angel, Baldwin, Bingham, Birchard - 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 ELIJAH ALFORD, farmer, P.O. Mahoning, was born April 23, 1829, in Windham Township, this county. His grandfather, Elijah Alford, was a prominent Deacon in the Presbyterian Church at Becket, Mass., previous to coming to Windham Township, of which he became one of the original owners. Two of his sons, Elijah and Oliver, came here in March, 1811, to prepare a home for the family, who followed in July. He was parent of seven children: Elijah, Oliver, Levi, Ruth, Sally, Anna and Olive. Of these, Levi was born in Becket, Mass., April 14, 1789; married, April 6, 1814, to Edna E. Conant, born October 8, 1795, and who bore him eight children; Elizabeth O., Rebecca E., Louisa, Sidney L., Samuel N., Edward (consumed in a burning house, October 23, 1836), Elijah, our subject, and Durias M. Levi Alford was a farmer by occupation. He served as a private in the war of 1812, receiving a land grant for his services. He held many of the township offices of trust, and always took a prominent and liberal part in all public improvements. He was for many years a consistent member of the church. He died February 12, 1869, his widow following him January 23, 1873. Our subject, like his father, has always been a farmer. During the late war of the Rebellion he enlisted in the 100 days' service in Company I, One Hundred and Seventy-first Ohio National Guards. Mr. Alford has been twice married, first in 1856, to Silence A. Brewster; on second occasion, October 12, 1865, to Harriet C. Snow, born October 14, 1836, in Windham Township, daughter of Milton and Clemena (Jagger) Snow, natives of Massachusetts, and early settlers of Windham Township. Mr. Snow was a public-spirited, influential man, and filled the office of Township Clerk and Justice of the Peace for many years. He died July 30, 1867. His widow is still living. Mr. and Mrs. Alford have three children: Estella S., Herbert J. and Arthur M. THONAS O. ANGEL, farmer, P.O. Windham, was born in Hopewell, Ontaria Co., N.Y., November 25, 1835, son of Joseph and Cornelia (Arnold) Angel, natives of Rhode Island, who raised a family of four children: Thomas O., Elizabeth M., Abbie E. and Ephraim C., who died in 1859. Joseph Angel was born at Smithfield, R.I., May 15, 1805, and settled in Windham Township, this county, February 2, 1837, where he became one of the most prominent farmers in the county and the promoter of all ventures designed to secure the advancement of religious and educational enterprises. He was a stanch Republican, though never a candidate for any office. For many years he was a member of the Congregational Church. He died December 26, 1872; his widow September 23, 1879. The early life of our subject was passed on the home farm, which he purchased of his father in 1860. During the late war of the Rebellion he was in the 100 days' service as a member of Company I, One Hundred and Seventy-first Ohio National Guards, participating in the battle of Kellar's Bridge, Ky. On November 8, 1865, he married Miss Mary Ann Strong, born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, May 8, 1841; she died May 17, 1869, the mother of two children: Joseph W. and Ernest S. Mr. Angel removed to Windham Center in 1869. In 1870 he was elected Justice of the Peace, a position he has filled, with the exception of about six months, for a period of twelve years; has been commissioned Notary Public for five years. He is a member of Earl Milliken Post, No. 333, G.A.R.; a communicant of the Congregational Church. HEZEKIAH D. BALDWIN, farmer, P.O. Windham, was born in Wayne County, N.Y., July 2, 1829, son of Daniel and Nancy (Allen) Baldwin, former a native of New York, latter born in Massachusetts in 1805. They were parents of six children: Hezekia, Mary A., Henry R., Edwin D., Laura C. and Cordelia S. Deaniel Baldwin was a farmer and a local preacher. He went to Cuyahogs County, Ohio, in 1833, and became a very influential man, highly esteemed by the community in which he lived. He died in 1847, his widow in 1881. Our subject was married, September 27, 1854, to Miss Sarah J. Bradford, a resident of Ravenna, this county, born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, September 27, 1834. By this union there are four children: Linton D.; Eva L., wife of R.D. Loomis; Addie H. and Willie G. Mr. Baldwin early in life entered upon his career as a farmer, and has always followed agricultural pursuits. He came to this county in 1856, locating in Charlestown Township, but in a few years moved to Ravenna, where he remained till 1869, when he came to his present farm, the appearance of which does not belie his reputation for being one of the practical and substantial farmers of Windham Township. Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin have for many years been identified with the Methodist Episcopal Church. HIRAM BINGHAM, retired minister, P.O. Windham, was born in Vermont, May 30, 1815, son of Jeremiah and Rhoda (Fenn) Bingham. At the age of seventeen our subject began clerking; but at the end of two years entered college at Middlebury, Vt., graduating in 1839; thence he matriculated at the Andover Theological Seminary. In 1841 he came West, graduating the following year at Lane Theological Seminary, Cincinnati, Ohio. While there he accepted a call from Red Oak Church, In Brown County, Ohio, where he remained for two years. The succeeding two years were spent at Portsmouth, Ohio, and the four years following as Professor of college at Marietta, Ohio. He was married, September, 1842, to Abigail Bushnell, born in Vermont October 14, 1815, daughter of Rev. J. Bushnell, who for thirty-three was pastor of a church in Cornwall, Vt. In the spring of 1850 Mr. Bingham came to Windham Township on a visit to an old teacher, and eventually became pastor of the Presbyterian Church here, but after five years he went South on account of ill health, and supplied the pulpit of the First Presbyterian Church at Augusta, Ga., during the winter of 1855-56. In the spring following he received a unanimous invitation from the session to stand as a candidate for the pastorship of the church, but deeming the charge too great for his state of health he declined. Mr. Bingham found the climate South favorable to his health, and was, therefore, strongly inclined to remain there, but judging from what he saw and heard among the people that a political revolution was imminent, he returned North, and for the last twenty-nine years has resided at his former home, supplying vacant and feeble churches in the vicinity as he has had the opportunity. In the meantime he has taken much out-door exercise on his farm, which he has found not only highly conductive to his general health but also a comfortable support. From the beginning of the Republican party he has been known as a stanch Republican, until of late having lost confidence in that party as a reform party, he has joined the Prohibition party, and is now known as a pronounced Prohibitionist. COL. M.A. BIRCHARD, farmer, P.O. Windham, was born January 31, 1808, in Becket, Berkshire Co., Mass., son of Nathan and Marcy (Ashley) Birchard, the former born September 30, 1769, in Becket, Mass., and the latter born July 22, 1766, in Westfield, Mass. They came to Windham Township in 1812, and settled on the farm now owned by Aaron Castor, where they died, the father September 3, 1839, and the mother June 1, 1835. There were original members of the first Presbyterian Church organized in Windham. They had a family of ten children, of whom our subject is the only one now living. M.A. Birchard attended the log-cabin schools of Windham a few months during the winters of his early boyhood days. He began for himself when twenty-one years old, and with an ax, which he purchased for $3, he soon felled the trees on parts of his present farm, where he has always lived since reaching majority. In 1834 he was married to Mary E. Canfield, daughter of Amasa and Nancy (Randall) Canfield, and by her had one son - Edward L. (deceased in 1878, five years subsequent to the demise of his mother). Mr. Birchard was married, a second time, to Lois A. Richards, daughter of Mills and Aurelia (Humphrey) Richards, natives of Connecticut and who settled in Medina County, Ohio, as early as 1828. By this union were born Emily E. and Mary A. In an early day Mr. Birchard was Colonel of a militia company. In 1851 he was elected County Commissioner, and served three years. He has been Township Trustee and has held other minor offices. He cast his first Presidential vote for Gen. Jackson, and has clung closely to the Democratic party since. Col. Birchard is well know and respected by all. The late Judge Mathew Birchard, of Warren, Trumbull Co., Ohio, was an elder brother of our subject. MARK BIRCHARD, farmer, P.O. Windham, was born June 26, 1852, in Windham Township, this county, son of Nathan A. and Eliza (Alford) Birchard, early settlers of Windham Township. Our subject was reared on the farm and received a common school education. He was united in marriage, October 18, 1876, with Miss Lucy C. Chaffee, born in Windham Township, this county, July 3, 1858, daughter of Wolcott Chaffee. By this union there are two children: Chaffee W. and Grace E. Mr. Birchard, who has always followed agricultural pursuits, keeps his farm well cultivated, and is destined to be one of the substantial men of his township. He filled the office of Constable of Windham Township with credit to himself and to the satisfaction of the people. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 10:52:09 -0600 From: Betty Ralph To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <2.2.32.20001117165209.006f1008@HiWAAY.net> Subject: Bio - 1885 - Portage Co, OH, Windham # 2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Bios: Chaffee, Conant, Curtiss, Cutts, Dunbar - 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 WOLCOTT CHAFFEE, farmer, P.O. Garrettsville, was born in Becket, Mass., June 15, 1826, son of Newman K. and Elizabeth (Phelps) Chaffee, also natives of Becket, Mass., where the former was born in 1796, and the latter in 1800. They raised a family of five children: Ebenezer, Frederick, Wolcott, Joseph C. and Elizabeth A. Newman K. Chaffee died in 1858; his wife April 30, 1826. Our subject was raised by an uncle, Wolcott Chaffee, after whom he was named, and who took him when an infant and brought him up as his own child. The uncle died November 22, 1870, and his widow, Abigail (Kinglsey) Chaffee, June 8, 1882. Our subject came to this county in November, 1839. But at the expiration of a year and a half returned to his native town. In 1847 he came to Ravenna, Ohio, where he remained till 1851, when he came to Windham Township, and commenced farming, an occupation he has since followed. He was married, July 8, 1849, to Jennett A. Judd, born in Ravenna Township, this county, May 12, 1826, daughter of Howard and Ruthalia (Carter) Judd, natives of New York and Connecticut respectively. To this union were born three children: George N., deceased; Alva B. and Lucy C., wife of M.E. Birchard. Mr. Chaffee organized Portage Lodge No. 456, I.O.O.F., July 25, 1870, and for four years has been District Deputy Grand Master of Portage County, and is also a F.&A.M. In politics he is a stanch Republican. GEORGE B. CONANT, of Windham, was born October 12, 1825, in Windham Township, this county. His father, Asa M. Conant, was born March 16, 1800, in Becket, Berkshire Co., Mass., and his mother, Eunice H. (Bierce) Conant, was born January 22, 1801, in Connecticut, daughter of Philo Bierce, and who came to Windham Township, this county, when young. The father came to Windham Township in 1811, with his parents, Thatcher and Elizabeth (Manley) Conant, whose children were Susannah, Thatcher F., Edna, Methitable, Asa M., Chloe, Rebecca, George E., Lydia M. and Angeline G. Our subject's parents were married September 25, 1824, by Rev. Joseph Treat, and their children were nine in number: G.B., Philo B., Thatcher G., Nelson B., Amanda N., Frederick, Lucy, Henry and Edward. The father died February 22, 1846, and the mother May 7, 1878. Both were long connected with the Congregational Church. The subject of this sketch, George B. Conant, was educated in the district schools and academy of Windham. He began teaching at the age of eighteen years in Stark County, Ohio, and for some six or seven years thereafter a large part of the time was thus spent. He taught in Parkman, Ohio, and in different schools of his native township, and gained an honorable reputation as a teacher. The year 1851 Mr. Conant spent teaching near Perryville, Ky., the place more recently made celebrated as a battlefield. During the intervals of teaching he spent his time in selling carriages for N.D. Clark &. Co., of Ravemma. Thus by his energy he made a very successful year in that State. In 1847 he was married to Maria E. Birchard, who was born September 2, 1827, daughter of Nathan A. and Betsey E. (Alford) Birchard, originally of Becket, Mass. To this union seven children were born, three of whom lived to adult years: Lucy, married to Henry N. Donaldson, at present Train Master, Mahoning division, New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio Railroad, and residing at Girard, Ohio; Hattie C., married September 27, 1883, to Dr. Charles H. Dixon, of St. Louis, Mo. (she died March 12, 1885, and was laid to rest in Windham the Sabbath following); Gertie M., the youngest, is at present a student at Oberlin. In 1856 Mr. Conant bought a farm in the west part of Windham, where he remained until 1864. Here he evinced his characteristic ability to farm in an attractive manner. In 1864 he sold this farm and moved to Mineral Ridge, Ohio, where he remained until the spring of 1866, when he left that place and spent the summer traveling on business in the West. In October of the same year he bought the old homestead of the Rev. Joseph Treat, the first pastor of the Congregational Church of Windham. Subsequently he has added to the farm until he has now over 100 acres all in good condition. Mr. Conant has repaired and enlarged the outbuildings, and built in 1882 an attractive and commodious farm-house, thus making a residence, situated as it is a little north of the center of the township, that ranks among the most desirable in the vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. Conant are active members of the Congregational Church and Sabbath-school, and to all projects to promote the welfare of society lend helping hands. In politics he has been steadfastly Republican, and for its interests has been an ardent worker. He has held the office of Justice of the Peace for two terms, as well as other official positions from time to time. Having by his own energy placed himself in his present desirable surroundings, it is but just to say that he is entitled to much credit and to be ranked among the most substantial men of the community. ELIZUR A. CURTISS, farmer, P.O. Windham, was born in Granville, Hampden Co., Mass., son of Samuel and Sally (Fairchild) Curtis, natives of Massachusetts, and who were the parents of eleven children: Saxton, Mary F., Anson, James, Hannah, Orpha, Elizur A. and Eliza (twins), Lowell, Sarah and Alonzo. The father died in 1851, the mother in 1868. Our subject in early life was employed in assisting on the farm and attending the common schools, to which his educational privileges were limited. He entered on the battle of life as a farmer, an occupation he always followed. He was married April 19, 1854, to Laura Seymour, born in Massachusetts August 27, 1832, daughter of Deacon Ardon and Orpha (Collins) Seymour, of Massachusetts. By this union there were ten children: Frederick S., Eliza S., Willirm F., Charles E. (deceased), Julia C., Herbert E., Alice S. (deceased), Fanny A (deceased), Ellen M. and Charles S. Mr. Curtiss came to this county in 1858 and located in Charlestown Township, where he remained two years, and them removed to his present place of residence in Windham Township. His farm is under a state of cultivation second to none in the township, and its appearance denotes its owner to be a practical farmer as well as an energetic and enterprising man. During the war Mr. Curtis was taken prisoner at Cynthiana, Ky., he having enlisted in Company I, One Hundred and Seventy-first Ohio National Guards. Politically he is identified with the Republican party. He and his wife are active members of the Congregational Church. IRA S. CUTTS, farmer, P.O. Windham, was born in Addison County, Vt., October 22, 1829, son of Daniel B. and Lucy (Smith) Cutts, natives of Vermont, the former of whom was born in 1804. They had a family of eight children: Mary, Ira S., Henry (deceased), Sarah A., Roswell B., Jane, Henry and Fanny. They came to this county in 1831 and located in Windham Township, where Mr. Cutts followed his trade, shoe-making, for many years, thence moved to Paris Township, where he eventually purchased a farm and for many years previous to his death followed agricultural pursuits. He was a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and died in 1874, his wife having preceded him in 1864. Our subject received a common school education and has always been a farmer. He was married in 1856 to Mary L. Russell, who died in 1871 and by whom he had one daughter, Perlea, wife of Charles Smith. Mr. Cutts next married Delia Russell, a sister of his first wife, and by her has a son - Daniel. Mr. Cutts is a man highly esteemed by the community in which he lives. He is very enterprising and energetic, and his property represents many hours of hard labor performed by his own hands. NATHAN DUNBAR, Station Agent, Windham, was born in Bushkill, Pike Co., Penn., October 1, 1846, son of F.K. and Maria (Dewitt) Dunbar, who were the parents of six children: Andy, Superintendent Eastern Division New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio Railroad, at Meadville, Penn.; Elizabeth, wife of George Van Tile, of Warren, Ohio; Katherine, wife of Lewis Wright, of Olean, N.Y.; Nathan D., our subject; John D., Station Agent at Cochranton, Penn., and who has been engaged in railroad business for twenty years, and Armida, now living at Olean, N.Y. F.K. Dunbar (the father), a native of New York, is a retired tailor now residing in Warren, Ohio. His wife died in 1873. Our subject acquired a common school education and began life for himself in canal business, in which he continued till 1866, when he removed to Evansburg, Penn., and was employed by the Atlantic & Great Western Railway Company as telegraph operator. He soon after became Station Agent at Orangeville, Ohio, where he remained until 1872, when he accepted a like situation at Windham, which position he still retains, and, as agent, has gained the respect of the community by his business ability, and kind and obliging manners. In September, 1872, he married Miss Nettie Graves, who was born at Harbor Creek, Penn., in 1848, and by her he has five children: Della, Imogene, Chauncey, Andy and Lorena. Mr. Dunbar has been for years a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics he is a Republican. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #3 Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 13:14:47 -0500 From: Westerhold To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <3A157597.A8C80B0F@MEDIAONE.NET> Subject: Civil War: Conrad, 1863-1865, Jackson Co Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Charles Ferguson Conrad b. 01/24/1846 Chapman, Jackson Co, OH d. 11/18/1937 Coalton, Jackson Co, OH b. Coalton Cemetery, Coalton, Jackson Co, OH 12th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, Company L served 10/10/1863-11/14/1865 Lee Westerhold -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V00 Issue #350 *******************************************