OHIO STATEWIDE FILES OH-FOOTSTEPS Mailing List Issue 312 *********************************************************************** 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 312 Today's Topics: #1 Bio - 1885 - Portage Co, OH, Palmy [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, 23 Oct 2000 13:35:06 -0500 From: Betty Ralph To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <2.2.32.20001023183506.0074586c@HiWAAY.net> Subject: Bio - 1885 - Portage Co, OH, Palmyra # 1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Bios: Bacon, Baldwin, Carson, Church, Davis - 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 GUSTAVUS P. BACON, farmer, P.O. Palmyra, was born May 29, 1813, in Palmyra Township, this county, on the homestead farm where he now resides, son of William and Polly (Thurber) Bacon, natives of Vermont. William Bacon visited this county in 1800, and after securing his land, returned as he had come, on foot. In 1802 he came back to Palmyra Township with his family, and was assisted by the Indians in raising a cabin, and here he passed the remainder of his life. Of the ten children born to this pioneer couple but four survive: William R., Gustavus P., Almon T, and Chauncy C. The subject of this sketch was married in Deerfield, October 9, 1836, to Christena Woodward, a native of Pennsylvania. To this union have been born ten children, seven of whom are living: John W., married to Lizzie Burnett, who died leaving four children: John, Charles, Della and Mary (his second marriage was with Mr. Mary Hornsby); Emeline L., wife of William G. Byers; Hiram G., married to Lizzie Craig (their children are Frank and Nellie); Cozens, married to Josephine Edsall (they reside in Throckmorton County, Tex., have two children: Blanche and Warren); Mary C.; Martha; and Lodica residing on the homestead. Mr. Bacon is the oldest native-born resident of Palmyra Township, this county. ALVA BALDWIN, farmer, P.O. Palmyra, Portage Co., Ohio, was born in Warren, Litchfield Co., Conn., July 4, 1795, son of John T. and Catherine (McArthur) Baldwin, natives of Milford, Conn., who came to this county by wagon in 1805, arriving at the farm on July 7. Theirs was the first wagon that crossed the county, there being but two or three families in the southern part of the township. John T. Baldwin took up eighty acres of land, and after paying for his land had $7 left. He and our subject participated in the war of 1812. They went out at Hull's surrender, with the fourth Division of Ohio Militia under Gen. Wadsworth. Our subject had his father's team, and while at Cleveland they met Gen. Harrison, who employed John T. Baldwin to pick up all the provisions for the army he could find. They were out all winter. Soon after the close of that struggle they went to Detroit, and from thence, in 1815, to Toledo with a party of twelve men. The party consisted of Col. McArthur; Maj. Munsfield, of Atwater; Horatio Day, Lewis Ely and Merrick Ely, of Deerfield; Capt. John T. Baldwin and Alva Baldwin, of Palmyra; Judge King, of Stowe, with some discharged soldier from Detroit, all on foot, with each a United State knapsack on his back, well stored with provisions and blankets. There was no settlement at Toledo at that time. John T. Baldwin took up land at Bean Creek, and through his landed possessions became wealthy. Three sons accompanied him from Palmyra to Toledo. He subsequently built a vessel on the Cuyahoga. He died at the age of sixty-three years at Toledo, Ohio, where his estimable wife had also departed this life. The youngest son, Marcus, who is a resident of Toledo, and Alva, our subject, are the only survivors of their children. The latter returned to the homestead farm in Palmyra Township, this county, where he remained, and is now passing the declining years of his life surrounded by his children and grandchildren. Mr. Baldwin was married in Ravenna, in 1818, to Sally Andrus, daughter of Benjamin Andrus. To this union two children were born: Andrus T., and Lucinda who died October 4, 1838, at the age of twelve years. Andrus T. was born on the homestead farm in 1820. He has been engaged in various pursuits, and for twelve years was in the hardware trade at Medina and Ravenna. In 1884 he disposed of his business and removed to the homestead to care for and live with his respected parent through the latter part of his existence. He was married November 5, 1839, in Palmyra, to Samantha Daniels, a native of Medway, Mass., born August 29, 1821. She died February 23, 1861, leaving one son - Alvah V., who was born July 2, 1840, was thoroughly educated for a physician and surgeon, and was a graduate of the old and new schools of Cleveland. He was a student of the lamented President Garfield, and was a young man of pronounced ability, and gained a strong hold on the hearts of all who knew him. He was married to Eliza Merwin, who bore him three children, all now living: Ida S., Gustave W. and Clayton R. His widow resides in Palmyra. Andrus T. was married the second time in 1873, the lady being Ella Olmstead, a native of Palmyra. By this union are two children, both now living: John B. and Minnie S. D.D.CARSON, a member of the firm of Carson & Diver, merchants, Palmyra, was born in Mahoning County, Ohio, July 23, 1843, a son of George and Catherine (Gross) Carson, natives of Pennsylvania, who reared a family of ten children, nine of whom are now living: Catherine J., Harriet, Uriah W., David D., Emily M., Elmer, William F., Clara and Ellen. His father, an early pioneer of Berlin, Mahoning Co., Ohio, where he and his estimable wife still reside, has always followed farming as an occupation. He has served as Justice of the Peace for upward of twenty-seven years and at present is Notary Public. The subject of this sketch was married in 1864 to Miss Sarah A. Buck, who died in Union, Mo., in 1880. He was married on second occasion to Sarah A., daughter of John Gross, of Berlin, Ohio. Mr. Carson in 1864 enlisted in Company G., One Hundred and Fifty-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, serving five months, and participated with his regiment in active service at Martinsburg, Va. Subsequently Mr. Carson removed to Franklin County, Mo., where for sixteen years he engaged in teaching school and farming. After his return to Berlin he taught school for a time. In the spring of 1883 he formed a partnership with E.J. Shively in mercantile trade at Palmyra. In December of the same year Mr. Shively retired from the concern, and our subject carried it on alone until May, 1884, when G.R. Diver was admitted to the firm. The house carries about $5,000 in general stock and drugs, and has a lucrative trade. Mr. Carson served as Justice of the Peace while a resident of Missouri. He is a F.&A.M., and holds a membership in the K. of P. and I.O.O.F. SAMUEL A. CHURCH, farmer, P.O. Palmyra, was born on the homestead farm in Palmyra Township, this county, February 16, 1854, and is a grandson of Samuel and Tryphena (Terrell), who settled in Palmyra Township in 1833. His father, James M. Church, was born in Litchfield County, Conn., December 19, 1815; his mother, Phebe (Olmstead) Church, was also a native of Connecticut. They are among the oldest living pioneers of Palmyra Township, parents of four children, all of whom are now living: Anna, wife of W.D. Edwards; William S.; Jane, wife of N.K Goss, and Samuel A. The subject of this sketch, who occupies the homestead, was married in 1876 to Dassie, daughter of Alexander Scott, and a native of Palmyra Township. One son - James Scott - has blessed this union. Mr. Church is an honored member of the Masonic fraternity, and of the I.O.O.F. He is one of the leading farmers of the township. Politically he supports the Democratic platform. WILLIAM C. DAVIS, proprietor of restaurant and billiard room, Diamond, was born in Paris Township, this county, in August, 1844, son of John D. and Margaret (Jones) Davis, and grandson of William Davis, one of the earliest pioneers of Palmyra Township. His father moved from Paris Township to Palmyra Township in 1847, settling on a farm, where he died in February, 1883, aged seventy-one years. The widow, who subsequently married William Edwards, now resides in Alliance. The subject of this sketch, one of eight children, was brought up on the farm, and served an apprenticeship of three years in Cleveland as a stone-cutter. He worked at his trade until he came to this place in the summer of 1880, and, purchasing a lot, built his present residence and billiard room. This was the second building erected in the place, and Mr. Davis has carried on a large and successful business. He was married at Cleveland, Ohio, in May, 1872, to Mary, daughter of Silas Betts, of Canfield. Three children have been born to bless this union: Roscoe, Daisy and Gracie, latter of whom died in 1881, aged twenty-three days. Mr. Davis is a man of influence in the community, highly respected by all who know him. ______________________________ ------------------------------ End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V00 Issue #312 *******************************************