OHIO STATEWIDE FILES OH-FOOTSTEPS Mailing List Issue 104 ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES(tm) NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgenwebarchives.org ************************************************************************** OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest Volume 05 : Issue 104 Today's Topics: #1 Oh-Hancock-Fairfield Co. Bios (Als [Archives ] #2 Oh-Hancock Co. Bios (Askam) [Archives ] #3 Oh-Hancock Co. Bios (Bright) [Archives ] #4 Oh-Hancock-Franklin Co. Bios (Burn [Archives ] #5 Oh-Hancock Co. Bios (Carver) [Archives ] #6 Oh-Hancock-Fairfield Co. Bios (Cla [Archives ] #7 Oh-Hancock Co. Bios (Clason) [Archives ] #8 Oh-Hancock-Marion Co. Bios (Cone) [Archives ] #9 Ohbios-Fulton-Morgan Co. Bios (Che [OHBIOS ] #10 Ohbios-Fulton-Holmes Co. Bios (BAY [OHBIOS ] #11 Ohbios-Fulton Co. Bios (BAYES) [OHBIOS ] 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: 27 Jul 2005 23:16:30 -0000 From: Archives To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <20050727231630.10988.qmail@mail.best1-host.com> Subject: Oh-Hancock-Fairfield Co. Bios (Alspach) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Hancock-Fairfield County OhArchives Biographies.....Alspach, Aaron 1811 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ann Anderson ann.g.anderson@gmail.com July 27, 2005, 7:16 pm Author: Warner & Beers (1886) AARON ALLSPACH, farmer, P. 0. Vanlue, born February 12, 1818, in Fairfield County, Ohio, is a son of Adam and Barbara (Wyant) Allspach. His great-grandfather came from Germany to Pennsylvania, and iris grandfather, Henry Allspach, moved from Pennsylvania in an early day, and'settled in Fairfield County, Ohio. Adam and Barbara Allspach were the parents of nine children, six of whom are now living: Daniel, Aaron, David, Eichard, Lavinia (wife of S. Treese), and Sarah (wife of Henry Beck), now living in Michigan. The deceased are Samuel. Polly and Elizabeth (wife of J. Litsenberger). Aaron Allspach was married February 22, 1839, to Sarah, daughter of Joshua Brown (deceased at the age of ninety-five years), and by her he had eleven children, of whom five are deceased and six are living: Nathan (married to Nancy Furnish), Marion, (married to Viola Reynolds), Mary L. (wife of W. E. Ewing), Jacob E. (married to Emma Bell), Joshua D. (married to Sarah A. Beard), Ella A. (wife of Charles Dame). Those deceased are Adam, Caleb, Daniel, Benjamin, Barbara E. Mr. Allspach came to this county with his parents in 1829, and stopped over night on the Henry George farm. His father's family was the first to locate on the west side of what was then a great swamp, but has since become fine farms. After his marriage Aaron had only 25 cents left to begin life with. He has been a successful farmer, and now owns the Henry George farm, the same on which he passed his first night on coming to this county in 1829. Additional Comments: Book Title: History Of Hancock County Amanda Township File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/hancock/bios/alspach101bs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ohfiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: 27 Jul 2005 23:18:13 -0000 From: Archives To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <20050727231813.11384.qmail@mail.best1-host.com> Subject: Oh-Hancock Co. Bios (Askam) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Hancock County OhArchives Biographies.....Askam, Augustus F. 1838 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ann Anderson ann.g.anderson@gmail.com July 27, 2005, 7:18 pm Author: Warner & Beers (1886) AUGUSTUS F. ASKAM, farmer, P. O. Vanlue, born March 6, 1838, in Findlay Township. Hancock Co., Ohio, is a son of John and Julia A. (Leader) Askam. natives of Pennsylvania, who came to Ohio in 1837-38, and settled in Findlay Township, this county. They entered land near what is now the city of Findlay. Of their family of three sons and one daughter, our subject is the only one now living. He was educated in Findlay, and, in 1859, married Savilla, daughter of Stephen Lee. She bore him three children, two of whom are now living: Alice M. (wife of J. Campbell) and Alvin L. Their mother died in 1865, and Mr. Askam married, in 1866, Melinda Ault, daughter of a pioneer of Marion County, Ohio. By her he has three children, now living: Lola M., John B. and Anna L. Mr. Askam has been engaged in mercantile business, has also followed the carpenter's trade, and for the last four years has been engaged in farming. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. and Good Templars. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Additional Comments: Book Title: History Of Hancock County Amanda Township File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/hancock/bios/askam102bs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ohfiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #3 Date: 27 Jul 2005 23:19:50 -0000 From: Archives To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <20050727231950.11680.qmail@mail.best1-host.com> Subject: Oh-Hancock Co. Bios (Bright) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Hancock County OhArchives Biographies.....Bright, Nimrod W. (Jr.) 1865 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ann Anderson ann.g.anderson@gmail.com July 27, 2005, 7:19 pm Author: Warner & Beers (1886) NIMROD W. BRIGHT, JR., farmer, P. 0. Vanlue, born March 7, 1865, in Big Lick Township. Hancock County. Ohio, is a son of Major and S. S. (Fairman) Bright, natives of Ohio, and a great-grandson of Major Bright, who located or entered 3,000 acres of land in Amanda Township, this county, and was an extensive stock raiser and one of the oldest pioneers of this county. His son, Nimrod, Sr., the grandfather of our subject, one of the largest land-holders and stock raisers in the county, resides in the village of Vanlue, this county. He is a thorough farmer, and held at one time as much land as his father, and perhaps more; he and his brother, John C., were pioneer ministers. The father of our subject is a well-to-do farmer, occupying lands in Amanda Township, this county, and, like his ancestors, has given his children land and educated them to become thorough farmers. His children are Elizabeth (wife of Melvin Ewing), Emma L. (wife of E. Wilcox), an infant (deceased) and Nimrod W., Jr. Our subject is a young man of promise, and has received an education equal to his day. He is a man of quick perception and good judgment, and has become an efficient teacher, a profession he follows during the winters. Additional Comments: Book Title: History Of Hancock County Amanda Township File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/hancock/bios/bright103bs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ohfiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #4 Date: 27 Jul 2005 23:21:08 -0000 From: Archives To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <20050727232108.11992.qmail@mail.best1-host.com> Subject: Oh-Hancock-Franklin Co. Bios (Burnap) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Hancock-Franklin County OhArchives Biographies.....Burnap, Benjamin F. 1837 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ann Anderson ann.g.anderson@gmail.com July 27, 2005, 7:21 pm Author: Warner & Beers (1886) BENJAMIN F. BURNAP, P. O. Vanlue, born January 30, 1837, in Columbus, Ohio, is a son of Daniel G. and Harriet (Baker) Burnap, natives of Vermont and Pennsylvania respectively, and who were married June 2, 1822. Daniel G. Burnap, by profession a physician, came to Ohio about the year 1818 and settled near Lancaster, in Fairfield County, where he had quite an extensive practice. He afterward moved to Orange Township, Delaware County, and there died. His widow became the wife of William D. Whitney, a merchant, who moved in 1850 to Mt. Blanchard, this county, where he kept a grocery, and later they removed to Vanlue. Ohio. Mrs. Harriet Whitney died in Vanlue February 19, 1869. There were seven children in the first family: John (deceased in California), Lampson S., Angeline E. (wife of Henry Cockrell), Eliza B. (wife of E. Ellis), Benjamin F., James K. and Daniel G. Daniel G. Burnap was a man of considerable talent and natural tact. His son, Benjamin F., the subject of this sketch, has engaged extensively in land speculations in the West, where he has at the present time several hundred acres; he also owns a fine farm in Amanda Township, this county, and a saw and planing-mill, picture gallery and harness shop, in Vanlue, Ohio. He taught school for many terms, and has filled the office of mayor of Vanlue; he has been school director, and held the office of justice of the peace for six years, elected in a Democratic township although he is a Republican in politics. He married, in 1877, Nancy J. Howard, and by her has one son, Guy F. Additional Comments: Book Title: History Of Hancock County Amanda Township File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/hancock/bios/burnap104bs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ohfiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #5 Date: 27 Jul 2005 23:26:21 -0000 From: Archives To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <20050727232621.13062.qmail@mail.best1-host.com> Subject: Oh-Hancock Co. Bios (Carver) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Hancock County OhArchives Biographies.....Carver, Joseph 1837 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ann Anderson ann.g.anderson@gmail.com July 27, 2005, 7:26 pm Author: Warner & Beers (1886) JOSEPH CARVER, farmer, P. 0. Vanlue, born October 10, 1808, in Northampton Township, Bucks Co., Penn., is a son of Robert and Mary (Smith) Carver, natives of Pennsylvania, and who died in that State. Our subject came to Ohio in 1855 and settled in Amanda Township, this county. He first moved into a cabin called "The Ashery," and soon after entered eighty, acres of land on which he still lives (having improved it from the primitive forest); to this he has since added forty acres. His children were eight in all, five of whom are yet living: John; Martha, wife of William Gorden; Mary, wife of S. Lee; Elizabeth, wife of D. Kimble; Ellen, wife of W. Morehead. John married Miss Orwie (their children are Dora M., Anna E., William P., Robert, Ida E., Elizabeth and Rosa). He is the only son of Joseph Carver now living, and has charge of the old home farm. Additional Comments: Book Title: History Of Hancock County Amanda Township File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/hancock/bios/carver105bs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ohfiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #6 Date: 27 Jul 2005 23:27:30 -0000 From: Archives To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <20050727232730.13300.qmail@mail.best1-host.com> Subject: Oh-Hancock-Fairfield Co. Bios (Clark) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Hancock-Fairfield County OhArchives Biographies.....Clark, Cornelius 1804 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ann Anderson ann.g.anderson@gmail.com July 27, 2005, 7:27 pm Author: Warner & Beers (1886) CORNELIUS CLARK. retired farmer, Vanlue, born in Fairfield County, Ohio, January 12, 1804, is a son of Horatio and Rebecca (Lane) Clark, natives of Pennsylvania, whose parents came to Ohio in 1799 and purchased 640 acres of land in what is now Bloom Township, Fairfield County, and remained there until their death. Their children, ten in number, were reared on the banks of Walnut Creek. The lands entered by Horatio Clark are held by the Clark family to-day. For some years there were two Indian villages near the Clark homestead. Cornelius Clark, now in his eighty-second year, is an intelligent old gentleman, full of life and vigor. He married, in 1826, Elizabeth Stephens, who bore him thirteen children. She died in December, 1883. Those of their children still living are Lewis C., Horatio, Cornelius, Mary, wife of Jacob Slike (have six children), Clara, wife of Henry Putnam (have five children), Wilkison, Van Buren, William, Luther C. and Erwin. Wilkison and Van Buren are living on the old Clark homestead farm in Fairfield County. William, Luther C. and Erwin also live in Fairfield County. Cornelius Clark came to Hancock County in 1864 and bought the old Daniel Beck farm, now owned by his son Luther C. Clark. Our subject lives a retired life with his widowed daughter, Mrs. Alspach, in Vanlue, Ohio. Additional Comments: Book Title: History Of Hancock County Amanda Township File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/hancock/bios/clark106bs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ohfiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #7 Date: 27 Jul 2005 23:28:53 -0000 From: Archives To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <20050727232853.13520.qmail@mail.best1-host.com> Subject: Oh-Hancock Co. Bios (Clason) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Hancock County OhArchives Biographies.....Clason, Joseph W. 1827 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ann Anderson ann.g.anderson@gmail.com July 27, 2005, 7:28 pm Author: Warner & Beers (1886) JOSEPH W. CLASON, farmer, P. O. Mount Blanchard; born September, 1827, in Stamford, Conn., is a son of Benjamin and Nancy (Ayres) Clason, natives of Connecticut, both of whom died in that State. Benjamin Clason was the father of seven children, four of whom are now living: Joseph W., Stephen, Samuel and John, all in Connecticut except Joseph W. The subject of this sketch came to Ohio in 1857, and settled in Amanda Township, this county, on land formerly occupied by his brother James, who came to Ohio prior to this date and died here. Joseph W. Clason had been a teacher in Connecticut for several years. He belongs to a family who early learned to take care of themselves. He received a fair education, as do most sons of New England, and, in 1858, married Sarah E., daughter of Sanford Smith. To this marriage were born two children: Solomon W. (deceased) and Lillie A. Mr. Clason has 113 acres of good land in Amanda Township, this county. He has been a successful farmer and has laid up a good competency for himself and family. Additional Comments: Book Title: History Of Hancock County Amanda Township File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/hancock/bios/clason107bs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ohfiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #8 Date: 27 Jul 2005 23:30:00 -0000 From: Archives To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <20050727233000.13711.qmail@mail.best1-host.com> Subject: Oh-Hancock-Marion Co. Bios (Cone) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Hancock-Marion County OhArchives Biographies.....Cone, Almon L. 1826 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ann Anderson ann.g.anderson@gmail.com July 27, 2005, 7:29 pm Author: Warner & Beers (1886) ALMON L. CONE, carpenter, P. O. Vanlue, was born in Oneida County, N. Y., December 1, 1826, son of Joseph (a native of New York) and Phebe Cone (a native of Vermont), who lived on the Indian Reservation. Joseph Cone came to Ohio, bringing with him the six survivors of his eleven children, settling in Marion County, in 1840, and afterward came to this county. Only two of his family now survive: Almon L. and Mrs. M. I. Crawford. Almon L. Cone was married, in 1849, to Margaret, daughter of William and Rachael Long, pioneers of this county, and to them were born six children: Julia A.. William J., Mary E. (deceased), Elizabeth, Jacob A. (deceased) and John G. Mr. Cone has assisted in erecting many of the buildings in Vanlue, Ohio, including its best church buildings. He was a member of Company H, Fifty-seventh Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry under Capt. Henderson. He participated in the battle of Arkansas Post and the siege of Vicksburg, and in other engagements of the war of the Rebellion. He is an intelligent man and a great reader. He has been engaged for some time in the sash and door factory of Messrs. Hatch & Askam, at Vanlue. Additional Comments: Book Title: History Of Hancock County Amanda Township File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/hancock/bios/cone108bs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ohfiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #9 Date: 28 Jul 2005 02:39:14 -0000 From: OHBIOS To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <20050728023914.18482.qmail@mail.best1-host.com> Subject: Ohbios-Fulton-Morgan Co. Bios (Cheadle) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Fulton-Morgan County OHIO Biographies.....Gilman Cheadle March 10 1807 - December 17 1891 ******************************************************* File contributed for Ohio Biographies Project by: Mark Lozer lozer@fulton-net.com July 27, 2005, 10:39 pm Author: unknown Biography /obituary submitted to the Fulton Co Pioneer Society in 1892 after h1s death in 1891 GILMAN CHEADLE, died in Fulton Co. Ohio December 17th 1891 in his 85 year. He was born in Morgan County, Ohio March 10, 1807. His parents came from Vermont a few years prior to his birth and were of English decent. He was left an orphan at an early age, dependent on his own exertions. This rough struggle with adverse circumstances, left its impression on his character. While developing the aggressive persistent combative elements to struggle successfully with the world, the more noble and finer sentiments of the mind and heart suffered irreparable loss. Never the less his life was brightened by many deeds of benevolence, and needing hands stretched out were not passed by unheeded. He married at the age of 21 years after which he engaged in running a flat boat on the Muskingum and Ohio rivers. Where in a few years by active industry and close application to business, combined with economy, he had saved several hundred dollars, with which, with his young wife and children, he started in the fall of 1834 for the North West country. Winter coming on he stopped in Marion Ohio till spring, when he again pushed on to the Maumee. He put up long enough in Perrysburg to go to Wapaukonetta to the U.S. Land office, where he entered 440 acres of land, which he had never seen, and in what is now Fulton County. Here, his life work commenced in earnest. Enduring hardships of which we know very little, but with which all pioneers endured uncomplainingly, bourn up by the hope of finally seeing their work crowned with success. Here he cleared up a large farm in that dense forest known as the “Six Mile Woods,” mainly by the strength of his own good right arm. He made a comfortable home for wife and little ones. The orchard which he planted have furnished fruit for children, grandchildren and great grandchildren, and the maple groves still remains that have furnished sweet for all. Here perhaps his happiest days were past, watching the development of his children and the improvement of the country. In after years he added to his already large farm so that he was enabled to give to each his six remaining children, ( three having died in infancy, and one in early manhood) 80 acres of land. In the winter of 1871 he removed to Wauseon which became his permanent home and the remainder of his property he invested in real estate in that place. He was rather unfortunate in his last few business transactions but left ample means to satisfy every legal claim and a competency for his aged widow. In 1828 he married Susannah RockeyFeller who patiently labored by his side, for over sixty years, enduring privations, encouraging him with her sympathy and rejoicing in his successes. She is now tenderly cared for by her daughter Mrs. R.S. Sharpe on what was part of their original farm. Additional Comments: Biography /obituary submitted to the Fulton County Pioneer Society in 1892 after his death in 1891. The Society met twice a year for a full day and paid tribute to the county's early pioneers. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/bios/ohbios/ File size: 3.5 Kb ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #10 Date: 28 Jul 2005 03:14:32 -0000 From: OHBIOS To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <20050728031432.25258.qmail@mail.best1-host.com> Subject: Ohbios-Fulton-Holmes Co. Bios (BAYES) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Fulton-Holmes County OHIO Biographies.....William Wright BAYES October 1 1809 - November 1 1885 ******************************************************* File contributed for Ohio Biographies Project by: Mark Lozer lozer@fulton-net.com July 27, 2005, 11:14 pm Author: unknown WILLIAM W. BAYES, was born in Somerset County, Pennsylvania October 1st 1809 and died at his home near Wauseon, Ohio November 1st 1885 at the ripe old age of 76 years. The span of a life, how briefly told, but a life like his is not hidden when mother earth naives its fellow dust – a man – such a man as he does not cross to live when the pall of death settles upon the brow. Life goes out but he lives on in pleasant memories, noble of deeds, active labors, sweet mementos of living memories, grateful hearts and only in the rounded measure of eternity can such a life be measured and estimated at its time worth. William Bayes parents when he was but eight years old moved to Holmes County, Ohio. In the year 1834 he was married to Miss Mary Tedrow and three years after marriage in September 1837 he, with his young wife, came to what is now Fulton County and what most this county had been at that early date. My own memory dates back to a period at least 15 years later and what a vivid picture is presented to my mind of gnat forest, cleared patches, hives and sores, log cabins with stick chimneys, muddy roads, impossible roads and no roads – swamps and soils, bone peckers, cow bells and mosquitoes, corduroy, blue jeans, colic and drilling, bare foot men and women or with old shoes strapped to their feet with cow hide for Sunday. At the time of the arrival of our brave young couple into what is now Fulton County, roads were hardly known, by ways were cut to suit the occasion, cabins were few, school houses almost unknown and the worst mill at Maumee. Going to mill was attended with more hardship and fatigue in those days than a trip to New York now. His cabin was among the very first ever erected in Clinton township, the forest fell before his axe and soon a little cleared spot, constantly enlarging, developed into the pioneer farm, small fields, rail fences and plenty of stumps but fertile soil always rewarding the husbandman (provided the lakes of water soaked away in time for the seed sowing and planting). Mr. Bayes was among the fore most to look after the intellectual and religious needs of the neighborhood and continued largely to these ends. His house was the home of the pioneer preacher and for a time, at least, his cabin was used for church services. The Methodist Church in the county round about owed much of its prosperity to his efforts and in turn yielded to him a rich foliage of enjoyment. How those pioneer Methodists enjoyed their church privileges, how they went to meeting in log cabins, school houses or barns and quarterly meeting occasions, how their log cabins were filled with the worshiping guest come perhaps from many miles away. Beds were made upon the floor so thick that they almost touched each other. I will remember the time when the deceased, Uncle Tommy Bayes and others, used to stop at my fathers log cabin, on those ever memorable occasions and what found joyous happy meetings they had, what happy lives were theirs too. The whole life of Mr. Bayes was that of the typical pioneer one among this foremost in every good word and work, a teacher in doing kindly deeds and noble acts. To Mr. and Mrs. Bayes were born eight children, all of them living but one and all of them among our last and most useful citizens. The wife of his youth died June 7, 1869 after which sad event he lost much of his former interest in his surroundings and the activities of life; always experiencing much joy in his church relationship however. His interest never flopped when talking of his early struggles and he seemed especially joyous when talking of the pioneer preachers, especially Herbert and P. Elder Brooskenridge and some others whose names I do not now remember. He was stricken with paralysis in December 1883 and hence forward was almost helpless and a constant sufferer until death which came nearly two years later. “Uncle Bill” familiarly so called by old and young, was one of a few old men whom the writer always especially remembered for their just, pure, upright lives and we gladly pay this memento of respect to the man. Whose life was always one of pure motives and whose memory is a perpetual benediction. Kind, pure generous hearted, old friend, hence! And farewell! Unknown Author Additional Comments: Submitted to the Fulton County Pioneer Society after his death is 1885 and read as a tribute to William BAYES one of their semiannual meetings. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/bios/ohbios/ File size: 4.8 Kb ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #11 Date: 28 Jul 2005 03:22:57 -0000 From: OHBIOS To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <20050728032257.26609.qmail@mail.best1-host.com> Subject: Ohbios-Fulton Co. Bios (BAYES) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Fulton County OHIO Biographies.....Elliot BAYES August 9 1840 - 1902 ******************************************************* File contributed for Ohio Biographies Project by: Mark Lozer lozer@fulton-net.com July 27, 2005, 11:22 pm Author: Elliot Bayes ELLIOTT BAYES, a pioneer was born in Clinton Township in 1840 and was a son of William W., and Mary (Tedrow) Bayes who were born in Somerset County, Pennsylvania and married in Holmes County, Ohio and settled in Clinton, Fulton County in 1837 with one daughter Elizabeth. They had a family of eight children, seven of whom are now living. Elizabeth A., Jane, Elliott, Isaac E., enlisted. Mary died in 1869 aged fifty four years and William W., died in 1885 aged seventy six years. William W., purchased farms from the government, one of 160 acres he paid $1.50 per acre, he owned 240 acres in all. William W’s father was Thomas who settled in Clinton and was a Justice of the Peace and also held other minor offices. William was a prominent and influential man very active in all church affairs, services being held at his house until they could find larger quarters. The town’s elections were also held at his log house for several years, such was the public spirit of the man. Elliott Bayes was married in 1875 to Frances M. Fraker a daughter of Squire William and Nancy A. (Krytzer) Fraker of Clinton Township. They have had a family of five children; Helen, Inez, Harry W., H. Blaine., and Florence M. Mr. Bayes has a farm of 85 acres and owns a part of the old homestead farm he enlisted in the 130th Ohio regiment on the 100 days call and served for five months at the end of which time his regiment was discharged. Additional Comments: Submitted to Fulton County Pioneer Society about 1902 after his death This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/bios/ohbios/ File size: 1.8 Kb -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V05 Issue #104 *******************************************