OHIO STATEWIDE FILES OH-FOOTSTEPS Mailing List Issue 288 *********************************************************************** 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 288 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: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 12:44:37 -0500 From: Betty Ralph To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <2.2.32.20000929174437.00750ad4@HiWAAY.net> Subject: Bio - 1885 - Portage Co, OH, Hiram # 2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Bios: Hank, Hutchinson, Kernohan, Laughlin, Murwin - 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 RICHARD MASTERSON HANK, retired, P.O. Hiram, is a native of Trumbull County, Ohio, where he was born June 22, 1814, son of Daniel and Mary (Masterson) Hank, natives of Pennsylvania, of English descent. They were married in Fayette County, that State, December 16, 1792, and in 1804 moved to Trumbull County, Ohio, and soon after taking up his abode there Daniel Hank purchased a farm of 200 acres of heavily-timbered land on the Mosquito Creek bottom in Howland Township, on which was a log-cabin and a few acres of land in cultivation. Before his death he built a large frame house, the first frame barn in the township, and besides working at his two occupations of iron molder and stone-mason a part of the time, he and his two elder sons cleared the forest from about 100 acres of the farm, split rails and fenced it into fields and so brought the land into cultivation. He died June 5, 1821, and his widow December 22, 1856, aged fifty and eighty-three years respectively. Of their eight children, Richard Masterson is the only survivor. Our subject received his collegiate education at Allegheny College, Pennsylvania, and afterward, in 1839 and 1840, was a student in the office of Tod and Hoffman, in Warren, Ohio (David Tod, afterward Governor of Ohio, and Ben Hoffman, afterward Judge of Common Pleas, now a resident of Youngstown, Ohio,) but his health failing, he was obliged to abandon the pursuit of law. Mr. Hank was married April 4, 1843, to Miss Harriet E. Griffin, of Trumbull County, Ohio, also a native of Fayette County, Penn., born February 3, 1824, daughter of Samuel and Esther (Smith) Griffin, of English descent, natives of the same county and State, where they died. Our subject taught school for several years in his native county, and in 1840 purchased a farm then noted for its mineral springs, which he improved and made quite a pleasant place of resort, now known as the "Howard Springs." From there he came to this county in 1865 and purchased a nursery in Hiram Township, where he now resides. He has served his township for eighteen years as Justice of the Peace, and was one of the officers of Hiram College of this township. In 1871 he with others organized the First National Bank of Garrettsville, Ohio, of which he was President for several years. His wife is a member of the Disciples Church. ROYAL P. HUTCHINSON, farmer, P.O. Hiram, was born in Hiram Township, this county, January 2, 1826, son of Orin and Paulina (Sweet) Hutchinson, natives of Connecticut and New York State respectively, both now deceased. They settled in this county about 1811, and reared a family of whom three survive: Royal P., Egbert S. and Mary C. Our subject purchased the land in Hiram Township, this county, where he now resides in 1852, and has followed general agriculture through life. He was married September 17, 1854, to Miss Abby J. Kennedy, of Mantua Township, this county, a native of Geauga County, Ohio, where her parents were early settlers, but who in later years moved to Aurora Township, where they both died. To this union have been born four children, two now living: William R. and Mary A. Mrs. Hutchinson is a member of the Disciples Church. Mr. Hutchinson has served in some of the township offices. He is a Democrat in politics. DAVID KERNOHAN, farmer, P.O. Hiram, was born April 17, 1854, in County Antrim, Ireland, son of James Kernoham, who died in his native land during 1862, and Mary (Clark) Kernoham, who immigrated to America in 1864, accompanied by four of her children, settling at Niles, Trumbull Co., Ohio. There our subject received his education, removing to Hiram Township, this county, in 1876, where he entered the service of Benjamin Tilden, who with his wife, Samantha (Edwards) Tilden, were natives of Connecticut, and among the first settlers in this county, where they lived and died. They were members of the Disciples Church. Mr. Tilden died January 31, 1884, aged seventy-one, and his widow July 26, same year, aged sixty-seven years, making our subject legatee of their property. On December 3, 1878, David Kernohan was married to Flora Ledyard, born March 19, 1846, in Aurora Township, this county, adopted daughter of Mr. Tilden (also a beneficiary under his will to the extent of $2,000) and widow of Ransom Ledyard, who died June 25, 1877, leaving a daughter - Myra V., born August 5, 1869. Mr. and Mrs. Kernohan are the parents of one son - James D., born September 24, 1879. GEORGE H. LAUGHLIN, President of Hiram College, Hiram, was born December 28, 1838, at Qunicey, Ill. Being now in the very prime of life and of excellent physique, his greatest work is probably yet before him. His hair is considerably tinged with grey, but his step has lost none of its elasticity, nor have his dark brown eyes lost any of their original fire and expressiveness. His early training was received on an Illinois farm, and his first educational opportunities were limited. In October, 1857, he entered Berean College, Jacksonville, Ill., but being dissatisfied with that institution, he left it in less than one year, to enter Abingdon College, Knox Co., Ill, where he remained four years as student and graduated with the highest honors of his class. At Cameron, Ill., August 21, 1862, he was married to Debbie J. Ross, who has proved to be a devoted wife and helper. At this time he began teaching and preaching, and has since steadily continued his work. He regards teaching as a profession, and preaching as an avocation. For three years we find him engaged in the public schools of Illinois, afterward eight years Principal of the Ralls County Academy at New London., Mo., five years of this time filling the office of County Superintendent of Public Schools. During this time his Sundays were spent in preaching. He has done much work in county institutes, in preparing teachers for their work. In 1874 he was called to fill the Chair of Ancient Languages in Oskaloosa College, Oshkosh, Iowa. After holding this position seven years, he was elected President of that institution. After a successful term of two years he resigned to accept the Presidency of Hiram College, Hiram, Portage Co., Ohio. This position he has held for two years past with admirable success, having already won the approval and regard of the friends and patrons of the college. His life has been a very active one, and will doubtless continue so, until he shall lay aside the armor which he has never allowed to rust. Much of his time has been spent in writing for educational papers, both as editor and correspondent. He has given many lectures on educational and religious themes. He is of a metaphysical turn of mind. As a minister he is decidedly non-sectarian, and as a public speaker he has been regarded as very successful He is logical and concise in writing, using pure diction, and possessing a style clear and forcible, as well as oratorical. In character he is blameless, and throughout his life, including a public career of nearly a quarter of a century, "not a stain can be found on his shield." GOULD B. MURWIN, farmer, P.O. Garrettsville, is a native of Delaware County, N.Y., born January 25, 1819, son of James and Ann (Barlow) Murwin, natives of Connecticut and Nova Scotia, and of Irish and English descent, respectively, and who were married in Delaware County, N.Y., where they lived a term of years and then removed to Tompkins County, N.Y., where Mr. Murwin died. His widow became a resident of Ashtabula County, Ohio, where she died. Our subject moved to Ashtabula County, Ohio, in 1838, thence to Mentor, Lake Co., Ohio, and in 1840 to Garrettsville, Ohio, where he continued in the shoe trade for five years. He then returned to Astabula County, where he operated a tannery and shoe business, and in 1849, came to this county and purchased land in Hiram Township, where he still resides, following general agriculture. Mr. Murwin was married, August 19, 1847, to Miss Amanda E. Udall, of Hiram Township, this county, where she was born August 2, 1826, daughter of George and Melinda (Hutchins) Udall, natives of Vermont and New Hampshire, and of English and Irish descent, respectively, and who were among the first settlers in this county, where Mr. Udall died at the age of sixty-two years and his widow still resides, aged eight-two years. Our subject is the father of one son - Herbert B., born August 7, 1859, married October 13, 1880, to Miss Flora B. Wells, of Hiram Township, this county, born in Geauga County, Ohio, March 15, 1857, daughter of William H. and Hannah D. (Bancroft) Wells, now residing in Portage County, Ohio. Our subject has served in some of the township offices; in politics he is a Democrat. -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V00 Issue #288 *******************************************