OHIO STATEWIDE FILES OH-FOOTSTEPS Mailing List Issue 286 *********************************************************************** 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 286 Today's Topics: #1 Bio - 1885 - Portage Co, OH, Hiram [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: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 08:04:29 -0500 From: Betty Ralph To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <2.2.32.20000927130429.00816408@HiWAAY.net> Subject: Bio - 1885 - Portage Co, OH, Hiram # 1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Bios: Abbott, Canfield, Colton, Conant, Davis, Dyson, Edwards - 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 HOMER F. ABBOTT, farmer, P.O. Hiram, is a native of Hiram Township, this county, born October 22, 1843, son of Pliny and Ann (Gillett, nee Fletcher,) Abbott, natives of Massachusetts and Vermont respectively, of English descent, former of whom came to this county in 1827 to settle, and the latter about 1832 to Garrettsville, with her mother and sister. Both had been married before, but had no issue. Our subject still resides on the old homestead farm in Hiram Township, his parents having died, aged seventy-one and sixty-eight respectively. He was married January 30, 1868, to Miss Carrie Haker, of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, a native of Germany, born February 14, 1847; and, her father having died while en route to America in 1853, she was reared in Euclid Township, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, by Saris Welsh. Mr. and Mrs. Abbott have had five children: Howard (deceased), Arthur L., Ada B., Harry and Mildred A. Mr. Abbott has served in some of the township offices for several years. He is a Republican in his politics. SHELDON C. CANIFIELD, blacksmith, P.O. Hiram, was born in Pleasant Grove, Ill., in 1838. His parents, Joseph and Mariette (Root) Canfield, native of New York State, moved to Illinois in an early day. From Illinois our subject came to this State in 1850 and settled in Geauga County, where he remained until 1867 engaged in farm work and painting. The years 1867 to 1870 he passed in Michigan, than came to Hiram Township, this county, where he has since given his attention to blacksmithing. Mr. Canfield was married in 1861 to Miss Rebecca Hill, of Geauga County, Ohio, a native of New York State, whence her parents emigrated in 1855, settling in this county. Our subject purchased property in Hiram Center. He has served as Clerk of his township. In politics he is a Democrat. GEORGE H. COLTON, teacher, P.O. Hiram, was born in Nelson Township, this county, October 10, 1848, son of John B. and Mary L. (Tilden) Colton, or Hiram Township, this county. He was educated principally at Hiram College, in this township, where he graduated in 1871 and then spent one year in attending the civil engineer course at Michigan University, Ann Arbor, Mich. He followed surveying and engineering for one year and engaged in a survey of the Cuyahoga Valley Railroad, which position he resigned in 1873 and accepted the chair of Professor of Natural Sciences at Hiram College, which he still fills. He was married November 14, 1873, to Miss Clara A. Taylor, of Nelson Township, where she was born September 23, 1849, daughter of Edwin E. Taylor. By this union there is one daughter - Mary B., born October 8, 1874. OREN J. CONANT, farmer, P.O. Grove, Geauga County, was born in Geauga County, Ohio, January 30, 1851, son of Gardner and Mary (Wood) Conant, natives of Vermont, of English and French descent, respectively, who settled early in life in Geauga County, Ohio, and moved to this county in 1854, where they lived until their death. Mrs. Conant died December 16, 1875, aged fifty-three years, and Mr. Conant November 5, 1882, aged seventy-eight years. Our subject has never left the home farm, and here he now has 130 acres of well-improved land, containing good buildings, etc. He was married June 22, 1876, to Miss Stella F. Bancroft, of Nelson Township, this county, where she was born October 23, 1853, the daughter of Barnos K. and Anna (Chalker) Bancroft, natives of Massachusetts and Ohio respectively, and of English descent, who settled in an early day in this county, where Mr. Bancroft died in 1870 and his widow still resides. To Mr. and Mrs. Conant have been born one daughter - Jessie M., born May 24, 1879. In politics our subject is a Democrat. STEPHEN H. DAVIS, farmer, P.O. Rapids, was born in Washington County, R.I., August 23, 1829, son of Peter and Mary Ann (Hazard) Davis, who moved to New York State in 1840, where they remained until 1852, at which time they came to Geauga County, Ohio, where they now reside. Our subject began at the age of seventeen years as an apprentice to blacksmithing, which trade he continued for twenty-four years, mostly in Janesville, N.Y. In 1866 he immigrated to this county and purchased land in Hiram Township, which he has improved and upon which he still resides. He was married November 5, 1850, to Miss Martha Ashard, born in Madison County, N.Y., September 13, 1830, daughter of Joseph and Hannah (Howd) Ashard, residents of Madison, and where Mr. Ashard died; his widow died in Hiram Township, this county. Our subject is the father of five children, of whom two survive: William J. and Mary H. Mr. Davis has given his attention since coming to this county to agriculture. He was a member of the lodge of I.O.O.F., which gave in its charter in 1864. He is a Democrat in politics. His wife is an adherent of the Methodist Episcopal Church. HENRY A. DYSON, farmer, P.O. Hiram, was born in Hiram Township, this county, October 18, 1822; son of John and Sarah (Young) Dyson, natives of Delaware and Connecticut respectively, and who came with their parents to this county in 1804. The mother of our subject died in 1845, and the father in 1868. Our subject began the trade of stone-mason in his youth, which he followed in later years, giving also some attention to farming. He became owner of land in 1857 in Hiram Township, upon which he now resides. He was married in 1843, to Miss Lucinda Wright of Hiram Township, a native of New York State, born in 1822 of parents who were early settlers in this county, now deceased. Our subject is the father of one son - Nelson H., born November 22, 1848, and married November 22, 1868, to Miss Emma Young, of Hiram Township, daughter of Andrew and Joann (Harris) Young, natives of Connecticut and Rhode Island respectively, and of English descent, who settled in this county in 1811. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Dyson are the parents of three sons: Howard L., Eugene B. and Clarence A. Mr. and Mrs. Dyson, with their son Nelson H. and his wife, are members of the Disciples Church. Our subject has filled most of the township offices; both he and his son are Democrats in politics. ERWIN E. EDWARDS, farmer, P.O. Garrettsville, was born in Hiram Township, this county, June 19, 1844, son of Erwin and Polly (Waite) Edwards, the former a native of this county, the latter of Vermont. They were the parents of one son and one daughter: Erwin E. and Frances H., who died several years since. The father died in 1860. The mother still resides on the homestead farm with her son, Edwin E., who became owner of the same at the death of his father. Mrs. Edwards was formerly the wife of Newman Elwell, of Vermont, who died in Newberry Township, Geauga Co., Ohio, soon after moving there. He was the father of three children, of whom only one survives - Mary. Our subject was married, in 1881, to Miss Lona M. Chamberlain, born in Hiram Township, this county, daughter of James and Jerusha (Chase) Chamberlain, early settlers in this county, and where Mr. Chamberlain still resides, his wife having died several years since. Edwards has made some valuable improvements on the home farm, which comprises ninety-six acres, valued at from $70 to $90 per acres. He is a Democrat in politics. -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V00 Issue #286 *******************************************