OHIO STATEWIDE FILES OH-FOOTSTEPS Mailing List Issue 276 *********************************************************************** 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 276 Today's Topics: #1 Bio - 1885 - Portage Co, OH, Garre [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, 14 Sep 2000 14:41:19 -0500 From: Betty Ralph To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <2.2.32.20000914194119.007334e0@HiWAAY.net> Subject: Bio - 1885 - Portage Co, OH, Garrettsville # 1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Bios: Adams, Ashald, Buttles, Clark - 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 JOHN ADAMS, clothier, Garrettsville, was born in Germany, February 26, 1841, son of John and Gretchen (Tobic) Adams, who were the parents of three children: Henry (deceased), John and Harmon (deceased). John Adams, Sr., a brick-maker by trade, died September 6, 1867. His widow survived him until November 12, 1883. Our subject received a common school education in his native country, served three years' apprenticeship to the tailor's trade, and followed that occupation until he came to America. He was married in Germany, October 6, 1864, to Miss Mary Bucky, who was born May 12, 1845, and by her he had four children: Mary, Gustave, Salena and Ludve, latter of whom died on the ocean on their way to America. Mr. Adams on coming to this country first located at Nelson Center, this county, where he remained a few months, then removed to Garretsville and engaged in business, and has since conducted a gents' furnishing store, and from a small beginning his trade has gradually increased until he now has the satisfaction of managing a large and rapidly growing business. He has traveled quite extensively, visiting twenty-one of the States and Territories here, and making a trip to the scenes of his boyhood days, Germany, where he has a large circle of relatives living. He has been an active member of the Portage Lodge, No. 456, I.O.O.F., for over thirteen years; is also connected with the Y.M.T.C. He is a consistent member of the Baptist Church. JAMES ASHALD, furniture dealer and undertaker, Garrettsville, is a son of Abel and Elizabeth (Wright) Ashald, natives of England, who came to America in 1830, and settled at Stockbridge, Mass. They were parents of seven children, of whom James is the eldest. Our subject was born in Buckinghamshire, England, October 21, 1827. He received a limited education, and in early life commenced to learn his trade. He was married, March 19, 1851, to Miss Maria Doty, born in Green River, Columbiana Co., N.Y., January 11, 1832, by whom he has two sons: Albert H., station agent of the Union Pacific Railroad at Brainard, Neb., and William W., train dispatcher for the New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio Railway at Galion, Ohio. In 1852 Mr. Ashland went to Troy, N.Y., where he remained about four years, and then removed to Garrettsville, Ohio, and engaged with Manly & Beach, whom he bought out two years later. In 1860 the firm became Ashald & Demorest, and remained thus four years (they also had a large branch establishment in Youngstown, Ohio). In 1864 Mr. Ashald retired and formed a partnership with his brother, with whom he remained in business about two years, at the end of which time he engaged with E.A. Upham, as salesman. At the death of the latter, the business eventually came into the hands of Mr. Ashald, who has since continued in the same building. He is one of the oldest undertakers in the county, having followed it since 1860. He has held nearly every office in Garrettsville and the township: Mayor, Justice of the Peace, member of the School Board, School Director, etc.. etc. He has been a member of the Congregational Church since 1856, and one of the Trustees nearly all that time. During the same year he became a member of Garrettsville Lodge, No. 246, F.&A.M. In politics he was formerly a Whig, but now a Republican. SOLON J. BUTTLES, Postmaster, Garrettsville, was born at Farmington, Trumbull Co., Ohio, April 14, 1835; son of Friend and Electra (Payne) Buttles, natives of Connecticut, who came to Trumbull County, Ohio, in an early day. They were the parents of five children: Susan (deceased), Sherlock (deceased), Laura (deceased), Zeniah (wife of Homer Chapman, of Rootstown) and Solon J. Friend Buttles, a shoe-maker by trade, received his first commission as Postmaster of Trumbull, County, Ohio, which he held for several years. He died January 12, 1858, aged sixty-seven, his wife having preceded him in January, 1856. Our subject received a high school education, and early in life commenced to learn the trade of manufacturing boots and shoes, and eventually embarked in that industry, which he followed until 1861, when, owing to ill health, he retired from business for a period of about five years. He then removed to Garrettsville and re-entered the manufacturing business, which he followed about eight years, since when he has carried on the retail trade only. He was married, April 14, 1856, to Miss Mary Davidson, born at Farmington, January 22, 1838, daughter of William A. and Margaret (Fleming) Davidson, natives of western Pennsylvania, and early settlers of Trumbull County, Ohio, both now deceased. To this union were born three children: Willie F. (died at the age of thirteen months), Luetta D. (died in her fifteenth year), Emma, born March 16, 1866 (she is her father's assistant in the post office). Mr. Buttles has been successful in business, and the courteous and obliging manner with which he has attended to the wants of his customers is his chief characteristic in the position he now sustains to the public as Postmaster, which office he has held to the satisfaction of all since February, 1882, at which date he received his appointment. Although always an attendant at church, he never became identified with any denomination until three years since, when he joined the Congregational Church. He is also an active member of the order of the I.O.O.F., No. 456. Our subject cast his first vote for J.C. Fremont, and has since been identified with the Republican party. MATTHEW D. CLARK, barber, Garrettsville, was born in Ireland, August 15, 1849, son of Michael and Jane (Sands) Clark, of Farmington, Ohio, who had a family of eight children, five now living: Mary, Matthew, Kate, Anna, and John, who married Celia Johnson (have three children: Elser J., Elton P. and Claude (deceased). Our subject received a common school education in his native land, and in 1864 came to America with his mother, brothers and sisters to join his father, who had preceded them seven years, locating at Farmington, Trumbull Co., Ohio. Our subject enlisted in Company D, Sixth Ohio Cavalry, and on March 31, 1865, in the battle at Dinwiddle Court House, Va., he was wounded, and a week later his left leg was amputated by Dr. D.W. Bliss, Surgeon of the Army Hospital at Washington, D.C. After his discharge from the service he attended school a short time, then began to work at his trade, having learned it in Ireland. He was married, October 18, 1868, to Miss Alvira Johnson, born in Copley, Ohio, March 14, 1850, daughter of Fayette and Eliza (Taylor) Johnson. By this union there is one daughter - Maude J., born April 14, 1873. Since locating in Garrettsville, Mr. Clark has here remained continuously, with the exception of three years spent in Akron, Ohio. He has been a member of Portage Lodge, No. 456, I.O.O.F., about nine years; also of the Encampment at Ravenna, and of Buckley Post, G.A.R., of Akron. -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V00 Issue #276 *******************************************