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OLIVER C. DARLING, a contractor and builder, Conneaut, Ohio, was born in Ashtabula County, this State, Sept. 27, 1836. 
     His parents were James and Maria (Hogle) Darling, the former a native of Massachusetts and the latter of Genesee Flats, Otsego county, New York.  They were married in Rochester, where the father learned the trade of carpenter.  They came to this county about 1825 and settled in Conneaut, where he bought property and where he was engaged in work on vessels in the harbor.  Subsequently he exchanged his town property for a farm in Pierpoint township, moved there about 133, and lied at that place until his death, in April, 1861, at the age of fifty-six years.  He was a fine workman, had a good education, and stood high in the community in which he lived.  Both he and his wife were worthy members of the Congregational Church.  She died May 6, 1885, at the age of seventy-eight years.  They had ten children, nine of who are living to-day.  They are as follows:  Mary E., wife of Alexander Marin, of Pierpoint; James Ephraim, who married Matilda Stanton, and has three children, lives in Marysville, Missouri; Francis Marion, who died at the age of nineteen years; O. C., the subject of our sketch; Susan Alvira, wife of Orsemus Peters, lives in Winslow, Illinois, their family being composed of two children; Jane D., wife of Jonas Scramlin, of Climax, Michigan; Caroline, wife of Albert Hildum, of Warren county, Pennsylvania, has two children; Harriet P., wife of Edwin Trevit, Monroe, Wisconsin; and Esther Jane, wife of Richard Marvin, Corry, Pennsylvania; has two children.
     O. C. Darling began his trade at the workbench of his father, in this county, when a mere boy.  In 1856 he went to Illinois, and from there in 1859 made a prospecting tour to Pike's Peak.  On his return he stopped at Platte City, Missouri, and worked at his trade there for a time.  He built a commodious residence for Colonel Burns, a wealthy planter, and while he was there the Colonel took great fancy to him.  It was about that time that secession fever arose to a white heat.  Colonel Burns was an enthusiastic rebel.  He offered Mr. Darling a commission, $100 per month, and a horse and saddle, if he would enlist in the Southern cause, and when the offer was emphatically but respectfully declined, the Colonel said, "Then you must leave these parts."  That night, with a colored slave as driver, and the Colonel's own family carriage and fine horses, he was driven with his effects to the river, and upon their reaching the landing the negro begged him to sell the carriage and horses and take him along to "God's country," which, of course, Mr. Darling would not do.  At Quincy he enlisted in the Ninth Illinois Regiment, was drilled and stationed on the Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad, and at the expiration of his term of enlistment came onto Ohio.  From Ashtabula county he went to the oil fields of Pennsylvania, and at Titusville followed his trade until September 8 1862, when he enlisted for three years in Company D, Eighteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry.  He enlisted as wagoner, and had charge of a train of wagons until, on account of rheumatism, he was compelled to go to the hospital.  April 9, 1864, he was discharged on surgeon's certificate of disability.  This ended his army career.
     The war closing, he returned to Titusville, and for two years was unabled to do any work.  Indeed, he has never been very strong since.  He was engaged in contracting and building for some time in Titusville and afterward at Corry and North East.  He came to Conneaut in March, 1889, and has since been identified with the interests of the place.  He and his son are both maser workmen and are doing an extensive business here.  Many of the nice residences in which Conneaut abounds are examples of their handiwork.  Mr. Darling is a generous and pubic-spirited man, and while a resident of North East held various minor offices.
     He was married, Christmas, 1861, to Miss Elizabeth Right, daughter of Josiah and Amy Bright, old settlers of Trumbull county, Ohio.  Her parents were the first white couple ever married in Trumbull county.  Mr. Bright died in Newton Falls, that county, at the age of forty-five years, his death resulting from the bite of a mad dog.  He was born Aug. 13, 1805, and died Sept. 2, 1851.  Both he and his wife were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.  The latter died July 18, 1881, at the age of seventy-eight years.  Their seven children are as follows:  Josiah, who died at the age of sixty-two; Rebecca, who died at the age of sixty-two; Jonathan, a resident of Dallas, Texas; David, of Kalamazoo, Michigan; Amy, wife of A. P. Swartz, Grand Rapids, Michigan; Elizabeth, now Mrs. Darling; and Margaret, wife of Sidney Thompson, Pierpoint, Ohio. 
     Marmaduke Bright, Mrs. Darling's grandfather, was born in England, Aug. 23, 1773, and his wife, nee Amy Duffield, was born in the same country, Sept. 20, 1775.  Their four children were Elijah, Josiah, William and Paul.
     Mr. and Mrs. Darling have four children, namely: Burton A., who married Bertha L. Huffleman, of Chicago.  They have one child, Lester Edwin; Ida May, wife of William Huller, of Climax, Michigan, has two children; Floyd C. and Claud; Louella A., wife of Melvin Scramblin, also of Climax, Michigan, has one child, Henry; Frank Ulysses, who married Elma Jenkins, lives in Battle Creek, Michigan.
     Mr. Darling and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Conneaut, of which he is a Trustee.  He is also a member of the A. O. U. W., and Custer Post, No. 9, G. A. R., of Conneaut.  Mrs. Darling belongs to the W. R. C., and the Royal Templars of Temperance.  They are among the most excellent people of the city.
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HENRY ALLEN DE VOE, deceased, during his life-time one of Orwell's most influential citizens and most successful business men, was born in New York city, January 13, 1829. He was, as his name indicates, of French parentage, his parents having crossed the ocean a few years before his birth. Thrown on his own resources at an early age, he at first learned the printers' trade, following that occupation in connection with the Harpers establishment till twenty years of age.
     September 18,1850, he was united in marriage to Miss Jane Bockover, of New Jersey, who yet survives. Her father, George Bockover, although a native of New Jersey, was of pure German ancestry, his parents having removed to that State some years previous to his birth. Mrs. DeVoe was born July 18, 1831. The fruits of this union were seven children, four of whom survive; Willie T., the eldest, born July 8, 1851, did not live to fulfill the bright promise of his youth, but passed away September 6, 1872; the second, George B., born July 15, 1853, formerly a prominent factor in business circles in Ashtabula county, is now a leading merchant of Warren, Ohio; Jason, born July 7, 1856, also passed away in early youth, deeply regretted by all, the date of his demise being November 3, 1875; Emma H., born February 20, 1859, is elsewhere spoken of as the wife of Ward B. Stone, whose sketch appears in this work; Charles W., born October 20, 1862; and Fred H., born April 12, 1865, prominent business men of Orwell, are also spoken of elsewhere; the youngest, Henry A., born July 20, 1868, attained only his twelfth year, passing away July 28, 1879.
     After his marriage our subject removed to Greenville, Pennsylvania, and embarked in the mercantile business, which he conducted successfully till his removal to Orwell. In that village he began his business career in the Good rich block, where he remained for some time, when he purchased the building and stock of Hilliard & Reeves on the site now owned by H. B. Saterlee. Here Mr. DeVoe did an extensive business till his decease from typhoid fever, October 30, 1869. Since his death the business has been conducted by his heirs, under the name of DeVoe Bros. & Co., who are recognized as among the most successful merchants in Ashtabula county.
     Politically, Mr. DeVoe was a Republican and took an active interest in the upbuilding of his town, both morally and financially. A member of the Presbyterian Church, an ardent temperance man, his influence was ever distinctively felt on the side of reform. His death left, in the social and business interests of the place, a void which it will be difficult to fill.
     Mrs. DeVoe resides in Orwell, surrounded by her children, grandchildren and a host of friends. She is descended upon one side from a very old English family, her maternal grandfather, Barrabas Horton, having crossed the ocean in 1660, and settled in Southold, Long Island. For many years Mrs. DeVoe has been a faithful member of the Presbyterian Church, ever ready to lend a helping hand to the poor and needy, and beloved by all who know her.

MILES DORMAN, dealer in real estate, Conneaut, Ohio, was born in Erie county, Pennsylvania, was born in Erie county, Pennsylvania, July 1, 1837, son of Edwin and Sarah (Brown) Dorman¸ natives respectively of Canada and Vermont.
     Edwin Dorman came from Canada to the United States with his parents when quite young, and for some thirty years was engaged in farming in Pennsylvania.  About 1874 he came to Conneaut.  Here he dealt in agricultural machinery the rest of his life.  He died in July, 1888, at about the age of seventy-nine years.  He was a man of excellent business ability and was well known and highly respected.  His wife Sarah died about 1853, aged forty-five.  Her father, Steven Brown, was a wealthy farmer in Pennsylvania, and, moving to Ohio, settled on a farm about two miles from Conneaut – the property now owned by Frank Blood.  Mrs. Dorman was member of the Christian Church.  The nine children composing the family of Edwin and Sarah Dorman are as follows: Austin, who went to California in the 1850, was for many years a wealthy rancher; Salina, wife of George Moe, resides in Ashtabula county; Dorence, the third born is a resident of California, where he was for some years engaged in mining; Miles was the fourth born; Isaac, a member of the One Hundred and Forty-fifth Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, was the tallest man in his company, and was flag-bearer; he was killed at the battle of Gettysburg; Lucy, wife of Myron Hall, resides in California; Sarah, wife of F. A. Majors, is also a resident of California; Thomas B. married Emma Putney and lives in this county; and Sidney died at the age of two years. 
     Mr. Dorman was married the second time about 1858, being then united to Mrs. Sarah McKee, who is now living at Conneaut in her eighty-seventh year.  She has been one of the kindest of foster-mothers, devoted to her step-children, by whom she is held in most tender and loving regard.

     Miles Dorman was reared on the farm and educated in the common schools.  In 1861 he engaged in the livery business in Titasville, Pennsylvania, continuing the enterprise four years.  Then for a short time he was in the mercantile business in the same place, turning from that to hotel life.  He was proprietor of the hotel at Petroleum Center, where he did a successful business.  From the hotel he went onto a farm which he bought on the lake shore,  and where he lived two years, selling out at a good advantage at the end of that time.  He came to Conneaut in the spring of 1871, and for two years kept the Central House.  This hotel he traded for the Commercial, which he conducted nineteen years, and which he still owns.  In the mean time he engaged in the livery business, running a bus line in connection with it.   For twenty-four years, all told, he was engaged in the livery business.  Since 1891, Mr. Dorman has devoted his attention to real estate transactions, in which he has met with good success. Indeed his whole business career has been characterized by prosperity.  He served as Councilman of Conneaut eight successive years, from 1878 to 1886. 
     Mr. Dorman was married in the spring of 1861 to Miss Elizabeth Armstrong, daughter of Thomas Armstrong, of Conneaut.  Their children are Elmer A. and Edwin T.  Elmer A. is successor to his father in the livery business.  He married Nellie Brandle, and has one child, Edwin Miles.  Edwin T. is engaged in the clothing business at Conneaut, being in partnership with S. J. Smith, and doing business under the firm name of E. T. Dorman & Co.  His wife, Lois, is the only daughter of S. J. Smith.
     Mr. Dorman affiliates with the Republican party and takes a lively interest in political matters.  He is a man of more than ordinary business ability, is enterprising and public-spirited, and is a favorite with his many acquaintances. 
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E. P. DOTY, well known and capable tire man of Conneaut, was born at Springfield, Pa., July 23, 1876, and is a son of Albert and Ellen M. (Parker) Doty.
     Albert Doty was born in Pennsylvania, and came to Ashtabula County prior to the Civil war.  During the war he served with Company E, 29th OVI, and was in service three and one-half years, engaging in many important battles of the war. He was a Republican and a member of the Presbyterian Church.  Mr. Doty died in 1906 and is buried in California.  His wife lives in Michigan and is 78 years of age.  There were three children in the Doty family: E. P., the subject of this sketch; Lila, married Daniel Thomas, lives at Flint, Mich., and Alice, married Fred Morgan, lives in Michigan.
     E. P. Doty was reared and educated in Conneaut, and began life as a farmer.  He later was employed at Conneaut Harbor as a mechanic and since 1915 has been engaged in his present business.  He does general automobile, tire, and inner tube repair work, and carries a complete line of tires and auto accessories.  Mr. Doty's place of business is located at 224 Broad street.
     On June 15, 1919, Mr. Doty was united in marriage with Miss Lulu B. Stowe, a native of Hyland, Ohio, born Oct. 6, 1887, and the daughter of Charles F. and M. (Green) Stowe, who reside at Hyland, Ohio.  There are seven children in the Stowe family, as follows:  Stanley, lives in Marion County, Ohio; Mrs. Doty; Rheba, married Will Hobbie, lives at Palm Beach, Fla.; Willard, lives at Hyland, Ohio; Fannie, married Merritt Moore, lives at Hyland, Ohio; Rev. Everett, a Methodist minister, lives in China; and Marie, lives at Highland with her parents.  To Mr. and Mrs. Doty one son has been born, Kenneth Lee, born July 22, 1921.
     Mr. Doty is a Republican, a member of the Christian Church, and belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.  He is well and favorably known in Ashtabula County and takes an active interest in the affairs of his community.
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P. B. DOTY, a real estate dealer of Conneaut, Ohio, was born in Delaware county, New York, Nov. 21, 1814.
     His parents, William and Lucinda (Clapman) Doty, were natives of New York and Connecticut respectively.  William Doty was a hotel proprietor and was also interested in the lumber business, owning fulling and saw mills, and rafting lumber on the Susquehanna and other streams.  He died about 1852, aged sixty-eight years.  His wife passed away in 1845, at the age of sixty-six.  She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and he was a Universalist.  They had a family of eleven children, four of whom are still living.
     Early in life the subject of this sketch learned the mason’s trade, which he followed seven years in New York.  Afterward he was engaged in the lumber business, manufacturing and buying and selling.  He came to Conneaut in 1848, and enlarged his business operations, manufacturing and dealing in lumber very extensively and shipping by water to Albany.  This he continued until 1854, when he turned his attention to the refining of petroleum oil, being thus engaged until 1862.  That year he returned to New York, and until 1865 was engaged in street and other speculations.  He then came back to Conneaut.  He owned a large tract of land here, and upon his return engaged in the real estate business, in which he has since continued, being very successful in his operations.  He takes a commendable interest in political matters, but has always declined to accept office.
     Mr. Doty was first married in 1840, in New York, to Miss Ann Cook, daughter of Barnabas Cook, who died July 29, 1856, at the age of thirty-six years.  They had six children, as follows: Wallace W., manager of the hotel, The Grand, at Pueblo, Colorado, is married and has four children: Callie, Wallace, Maurice and Leona; Celinda Ann, wife of a Mr. Waldo, and a resident of Chicago, was first married to D. Knight Carter, by whom she has one child, Clara Cordelia; Lucinda A., born Dec. 20, 1845, died Apr. 16, 1887; Mary A., born Jan. 6, 1848, died Apr. 3, 1851; Frances E., widow of George Erambert, and a resident of Conneaut, has two children:  George D. and Maude E.; and De Ette E., born Oct. 11, 1853, died May 28, 1866.  In 1857 Mr. Doty married Miss Caroline E. Beach, his present companion.
     He is one of the old settlers of the town, is widely and favorably known as a quiet, unobtrusive and most worthy citizen, and commands the respect and good will of all who knew him.
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ARTHUR DOUGLASS, who owns and operates the Harbor Sugar Bowl, is a prominent and successful young business man of Conneaut.  He was born in Chicago, July 23, 1888, and is a son of Elvin and Elizabeth (Waters) Douglass.
     Elvin Douglass was a native of Scotland and a pioneer settler of Milwaukee, Wis., where he was a well known building contractor.  Mr. Douglass is deceased, and his widow lives at Milwaukee.  They were the parents of the following children: Charles, lives at Milwaukee; May, Married Gus Christianson, lives in Milwaukee; Arthur, the subject of this sketch; Pearl, deceased; and John, lives in Milwaukee.
     Arthur Douglass spent his boyhood in Milwaukee and began life as a newsboy.  After being engaged in the commission business in his native city for several years, he sailed the Great Lakes as a steward for 22 years, and in 1921 located at Conneaut, where he is now engaged in business.  Mr. Douglass ran away from home during the Spanish-American War and served throughout the war with Company A, 3rd Wisconsin Regiment.
     On April 5, 1909, Mr. Douglass was married to Miss Lillian Bergonen, who was born at Hartford, Wis., May 1, 1890, the daughter of Fred and Elizabeth (Voss) Bergonen.  Mr. Bergonen died Jan. 3, 1921, and his wife died Nov. 22, 1922.  They were the parents of the following children: Emil, lives at Proctor, Minn.; Erwin, a disabled veteran of the World War, lives at Hartford, Wis.; Mrs. Douglass; and Rinholt, who died while in service overseas during the World War, and he is buried at the National Cemetery at Arlington, Washington, D. C.  Mr. and Mrs. Douglass have one son, Jay, who was born Feb. 3, 1917.
     Mr. Douglass is a member of the Episcopal Church and belongs to the Masonic and the Elk lodges.  He is well and favorably known throughout the county.
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M. DOW, editor of the Andover Citizen, of Andover, Ohio, was born in Chicago, in 1859, a son of John and Aurelia (Marshall) Dow. The father, one of the publishers of the Northwestern Home Journal, died when our subject was one year old. The mother was from the same stock as the late Chief Justice Marshall.
     J. M. Dow, our subject, moved to Franklin, Venango county, Pennsylvania, and when seven years of age removed to Orwell, Ohio, receiving his education in the Orwell Normal Institute. He began the printing business at about the age of eighteen years, in the office of the Orwell Welcome. His present paper was established in 1883, by E. M. Dewey, and was purchased by Mr. Dow in 1886. It has a circulation of about 800 copies, at a yearly subscription price of $1.
     Mr. Dow was married in 1886, to Frederika E. Bond, a native of Rock Creek, Ohio, and a daughter of Frederick N. and Mary K. (Barr) Bond. The father died in 1877, in Rock Creek, where he had been engaged in the harness trade for a number of years. The mother is a sister of Hon. Matthew Barr, of Erie, Pennsylvania, and now resides with her daughter, Mrs. Dow. Mrs. Dow is of English and Scotch-Irish descent. She has a fine musical talent, and a number of musical scores of her composition have been published.