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J. F. HAGUE,
a progressive and enterprising farmer and stockman of Colebrook
Township, is a native of Pennsylvania. He was born at Corry,
April 2, 1875, and is a son of Joseph and Mary J. (Case) Hague.
Joseph Hague was born in Wurtenburg, Germany,
and came to this country with his parents when he was nine years of
age. They settled Buffalo, N. Y., and 12 years later removed
to Corry, Pa. During the Civil War Joseph Hague served
with Company A, 211th Regiment, and during the war was promoted to
the rank of captain. After his return home he was married to
Miss Mary J. Case, who was born on the present Hague Farm
in Colebrook Township. Mr. and Mrs. Hague, deceased,
were the parents of three children: Charles, engaged in the
lumber business at Ashtabula; W. L., lives in Ashtabula; and
J. F. the subject of this sketch.
Joseph Hague was a Republican and served as
township trustee for three terms. He was a member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church and belong to the Grand Army of the
Republic.
J. F. Hague was reared and educated in Colebrook
Township, his family having moved here in 1879. He owns 80
acres of good farm land.
Mr. Hague is a Republican and a substantial and
well known citizen of Ashtabula County. He is unmarried.
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W. J. HALL,
retired, is among the substantial and highly esteemed citizens of
Ashtabula County. He was born at Williamsfield, Ohio, Sept. 1,
1857, and is the son of Harry and Lucinda (Turner) Hall.
Harry Hall was a native of New York and an early
settler of Ohio. He followed general farming near
Williamsfield for many years and is now deceased. There were
three children in the Hall family: W. J., the subject
of this sketch; Linda Prince, lives in Arizona; and A. L.,
deceased.
W. J. Hall was reared and educated in Ohio and
when a young man engaged in farming and stock raising. He
lived on the same farm for thirty years and since 1921 has resided
at Andover. The Hall farm is now operated by his son,
Howard.
On Oct. 1, 1886, Mr. Hall was
married to Miss Electa Harpston, who was born at Richmond,
Ohio, Feb. 18, 1859, the daughter of John and Lucinda (Holtman)
Harpston, both of whom are now deceased. Mr. and Mrs.
Harpston had four children: Mary Jane Faulkner,
deceased; Mrs. Hall; Ralph and Paul, twins, the former
of whom is deceased. To W. J. and Electa (Harpston)
Hall three children have been born: Glenn, Howard and
Gladys Smock.
Mr. Hall is a Republican and belongs to the
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SERENO
E. HALL, deceased, was a veteran of the Civil War and a
prominent citizen of Ashtabula County. He was born at
Charleston, Ohio May 22, 1835, and was the son of Smith and
Angeline (Miller) Hall. There were seven children in the
Hall family, as follows: Albert, Joseph, Sereno E.,
the subject of this sketch, Julia, Helen, Travers, all of
whom are deceased; and one child died in infancy.
Sereno E. Hall was reared and educated at Hiram
College and lived at Charleston, Ohio, until 1866, at which time he
removed to Orwell, and engaged in the shoemaking trade. He was
a justice of the peace for a number of years and also notary public.
Mr. Hall died Feb. 8, 1917. His business at Orwell is
still owned by his widow.
During the Civil War Mr. Hall served with the
Ohio Cavalry and was in active service throughout the war. His
brother, Albert, who was an attorney at Jefferson at the
outbreak of the war, enlisted and was promoted to colonel. His
other brothers Joseph and Travers were also Civil War
veterans.
On Sept. 1, 1857, Mr. Hall was united with
Miss Sarah C. Cowles, who was born at Chardon, Ohio, June 23,
1838, the daughter of Elliott and Louise (King) Cowles.
Elliott Cowles was a native of New York and died at
the age of 24 years, in Chardon, Ohio. His Wife, who was also
born at Chardon, in 1820, died in 1894. Mrs. Hall was
their only child. Her mother was later married to Thomas
Rush, and to this union six children were born:
Florence; Everett and Blanche, deceased; Eugenia
Carpenter, lives at Geneva; Winifred Brewer, resides in
Fremont, Ohio; and Edward, deceased. To Sereno and
Sarah C. (Cowles) Hall, two children were born: Edith Howard,
born Aug. 31, 1858, lives at Orwell, and has six children, Grace
Bruggeman, Bernice Brown, George A., Margaret A. Hollis, Chrsitabel
Lee, and Catherine; and Barton Elliott, born Jan.
23, 1870, vice-president of the First National Bank of Jefferson,
ahs two sons, Albert and Wilbur Hall, a sketch of whom
appears in this volume.
Mr. Hall was a Republican, a member of the Grand
Army of the Republic, and belonged to the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows. His wife is also a Republican and a member of the
Presbyterian Church. She is secretary of the Old Folks Club of
Orwell, which was organized in 1913. The Hall family is
highly respected and representative of the best citizenship of
Ashtabula County.
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JUDGE
THEODORE E. HAWLEY,
a shining light of the legal fraternity of Jefferson, Ohio, was born
in this city, October 4, 1848, and with the exception of a few years
at college has passed his entire life in his birthplace, which is
hallowed by all the memories of childhood and mature age. His father,
Almore Hawley, M. D. (of whom mention is made elsewhere in
these pages), is well and favorably known in this vicinity, where he
has been a practicing physician for many years. The subject of this
sketch grew to manhood in Jefferson, where he attended the common and
high schools, afterward going for two years to the Grand River
Institute, in Austinburg, this State. In 1870 he began the study of
law in the office of Messrs. Wade & Betts, prominent attorneys
of Jefferson, and May 8,1872, he was admitted to the bar. He at once
commenced the practice of law and by industry and perseverance,
coupled with a good knowledge of law, he soon attained prominence in
his profession. In 1881 he became Deputy Probate Judge of Ashtabula
county, and three years later, in 1884, he was elected Justice of the
Peace for Jefferson township, which office he has held ever since,
discharging his duties with ability and impartiality. He was a member
of the Board of Councilmen of Jefferson in 1890, and lent his best
efforts to aid the city's advancement. He has also been a member of
the Board of Education of his native city, in which capacity he has
sought to further the interests of the schools. He is pre-eminently
the friend of the husbandman, having held some official position in
the Agricultural Society for fifteen years or more. He has also held
other positions of honor and trust, being ever active in advancing the
interests of his community. He has for nine years been Cemetery
Trustee, in which capacity he has done much toward beautifying the
final resting place of many of Jefferson's distinguished citizens.
In 1876, Judge Hawley was married to
Miss Ida M. Bushnel, an accomplished lady, youngest daughter of
J. C. A. Bushnel, cashier of the First National Bank of Jefferson.
Three children have been born to them, one son and two daughters:
Earl C., Ruth A. and Anna E.
In politics, the Judge has always been a representative
Republican and an active worker for his party. He is a member of the
Knights of Pythias. Liberal-minded and progressive, he has always
taken a deep interest in everything pertaining to the welfare of
Jefferson and is to be noted as a representative citizen in the
highest sense of the term.
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DR. C. A.
HAEFNER, a prominent and successful physician of Andover was
born in Kinsman, Ohio, April 30, 1874, and is the son of Charles
and Barbara (Schlund) Haefner.
Charles Haefner was born at Baden, Germany, Feb.
28, 1850, and came to this country when a young man, locating at
Indianapolis, Ind. He later removed to Cleveland, where he was
married on Aug. 6, 1872, to Miss Barbara Schlund, a native of
Cleveland, Ohio, born Feb. 20, 1852. Mr. and Mrs. Haefner,
who reside with their son, Dr. C. A. Haefner, are the parents
of the following children: Dr. C. A., the subject of this
sketch; Frank, lives at Conneaut, Ohio; J. J., lives
at Kinsman, Ohio; Kathryn Manning, lives at Conneaut, Ohio;
and Minnie Nowe, lives at Conneaut, Ohio.
Dr. C. A. Haefner attended the public and high
schools at Kinsman, Ohio, from which he was graduated in 1894.
He then took a pharmacy course at the Valparaiso School of Pharmacy,
Valparaiso, Ind., and was then associated with Buell & Company,
jobbing druggists of Akron, Ohio. In 1908 Dr. Haefner
passed the State Board of Pharmacy at Cincinnati, Ohio, and entered
the drug business at Kinsman the same year, where he remained for
twenty-years. Dr. Haefner's medical career began in
1900, when he entered the Maryland Medical College of Baltimore, Md.
He was also graduated from the medical department of the University
of Louisville on July 1, 1904, and the Central College of Physicians
and Surgeons at Indianapolis, Ind., on April 20, 1905. On
April 3, 1917, he located at Andover, where he practices medicine
and conducts his drug store. He has an extensive practice and
is a capable man in his profession.
Dr. Haefner is identified with a
number of medical societies throughout the country.
Source #2 - page 1075 ( Sharon Wick's Note: Charles & Barbara
Haefner are buried in
St. Joseph's Cemetery, Conneaut, Ohio. Also Note:
Frank & Emma Haefner are buried at
Glenwood Cemetery, Conneaut, Ohio.) |
TIMOTHY
R. HAWLEY came to Ohio in the spring
of 1801, as surveyor for the Torringford Land Company, and surveyed
the township of Morgan, also cut and cleared a road from Austinburg to
Gustavus that year and returned to Connecticut late in the fall.
In 1802, Mr. Hawley, with his family,
left Farmington, Hartford county, Connecticut, on the 12th day of
April; came on by way of Albany to Buffalo, New York, where he had to
wait ten days for Dr. O. K. Hawley, D. M. Curtis
and Erastus Allen to come down from Ohio with a small open boat
after them. He then left Buffalo, in the boat, with his wife and
three children, and all of their goods; Dr. O. K. Hawley, his
wife and one child and their goods; Chauncey Hawley in
company. They coasted along the shore during the day and landed to
pitch their tents at night. In about a week they arrived safely at
Ashtabula creek, about nine o'clock at night on the first day of June,
1802. He sent their teams on through the woods to Ashtabula, thence he
came to Austinburg, and about the first of July he moved with his
family into Morgan, then an unbroken wilderness, where they were well
accommodated with a good log cabin, built by Deacon
Nathaniel Gillett, for their rudimentary habitation. It was
well covered with elm bark and the floors laid with the same.
His was the first family that moved into Morgan. Mr.
Hawley planted two or three acres with potatoes, corn and
pumpkins, and his family had to live through the next winter mostly on
what he raised. The pumpkins and potatoes were boiled and eaten with
milk; the corn was, some of it, ground at Mr. Humphrey's
mill in Austinburg; some of it was pounded in a large wooden mortar,
made by digging and burning a hollow place in a stump, and some of the
cereal was boiled whole.
In January, Mr. Hawley and Deacon
Gillett went with a one-horse dray to Smithfield, now called
Williamsfield, and purchased a barrel of pork at $25 per barrel and
drew it home on the dray.
He and his family were subjected to the usual hardships
of the early settlers. He cleared up quite a farm in Morgan township.
The Chippewa Indians were numerous and used to supply
the inhabitants with bear meat, venison, elk, wild turkeys, etc.
The next summer Captain Wright moved his
family into Morgan; and in the fall Deacon Gillett and
Mr. Hosea Wilcox moved in with their families,
and the second and third winters the inhabitants lived in about the
same style as that of the first.
Timothy R. Hawley continued surveying for the
first ten years, most of the time for the Torringford Company.
Ashtabula county was founded June 7, 1807, from
Trumbull and Geauga counties, and organized January 22, 1811.
In 1811, Timothy R. Hawley was appointed County
Clerk (the judges of the court-appointed the clerks at that time), and
he then removed to Jefferson and held the office until 1828.
Mr. Freithy put up a frame on the spot where the
late Dr. Hawley's house now stands. Timothy R.
Hawley bought the frame, enclosed but did not finish it, and kept
a hotel there.
In 1822 he built the present front of Dr.
Hawley's late residence and lived there until his death, July 24,
1828, at the age of fifty-eight.
He had a family of ten children, of whom only five
arrived at the age of maturity. These were three sons: Thales
Hawley, who died in 1831; Dr. Almore Hawley, and
John Kent Hawley, who moved with his family to
Brownholm, Ohio, where he resided many years and until his death; and
two daughters, —Mrs. Sophia Stone, of Geneva, Ohio, and Mrs.
Celia Dunn, of Quincy, Illinois, both
deceased.
Almore Hawley, M. D., was born August 11, 1801, at Avon,
near Hartford, Connecticut, and died November 3, 1876, at Keokuk,
Iowa, while visiting relatives. He studied medicine under Dr. O. K.
Hawley, his uncle, and graduated from the medical department of
Yale College, in 1828, and became the first settled physician in
Jefferson, Ohio, where he practiced during the remainder of his life.
In 1802, before he was a year old, his parents removed
from Connecticut to Morgan township, Ashtabula county, Ohio, settling
about a mile from the present village of Rock Creek, and in 1811, his
father having been appointed County Clerk, he removed to Jefferson,
where he resided until his death.
He was married to Miss Susan A.
Dunn, of New Haven, Connecticut, who
died in 1839; and afterward, in 1841, he married Miss Sophronia
March, who survived him one year.
Dr. Hawley was a leading member of the
Episcopal Church; he led an active, busy life, always public-spirited
and interested in the welfare and growth of the village.
Five children survived him: Adiliza H., who married A. D.
Olds, now deceased; Adelbert K. Hawley; Cornelia S.,
now Mrs. Milo A. Loomis; Theodore E. Hawley, of Jefferson,
Ohio; and Laura S., the wife of C. E. Udell, of St.
Louis, Missouri. |
FRED H.
HEASMAN, a progressive and enterprising business man of
Conneaut, was born in England, Oct. 29, 1869, and is a son of
Thomas and Anna (Stubbs) Heasman.
The Heasman family came to Canada from England
in 1872, locating at Kingston, where Thomas Heasman engaged
in railroad building. He is now deceased. His wife lives
at Toronto, Canada, and is 82 years of age. There were six
children in the Heasman family: Frank, livs in Toronto, Can.;
Fred H., the subject of this sketch; Fannie married
David Reid, lives in Toronto, Can.; William, lives at
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan; Alberta, married J. S. Andrews,
lives in Los Angeles, Calif.; and Earnest, lives in Canada.
He served throughout the World War with the Canadian forces and has
since been an invalid.
Fred H. Heasman was reared and educated in
Canada, coming to the United States when 19 years of age, locating
first in Erie, Pa. In 1896 he went to West Springfield, Pa.,
and engaged in the general merchandise business with W. G. Walker,
under the firm name Walker and Heasman. In 1898 Mr.
Heasman came to Conneaut and engaged in is present business.
He has been located in his present building, 382-394 Main Street,
since 1911. He is a general merchant and has an extensive
business.
Mr. Heasman was married the first time to
Miss Nellie Kerr, who died in 1918. To this union two
children were born: Frederick Keith, and Carrell, who
are both in business with their father. Frederick Keth
Heasman was married to Miss Marion Rodgers, a native of
Conneaut. Two and one-half years after the death of his first
wife, Fred H. Heasman was married to Miss Gertrude Zundel,
a native of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Mr. Heasman is a Republican and a member of the
Rotary Club. He and his family are members of the Methodist
Church, and are held in high esteem in their community.
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ERIK E.
HELANDER is a veteran of the World War and an enterprising
and well known druggist of Ashtabula. He was born in that
city, Mary 5, 1893, and is the son of Oscar M. and Ellida
Helander.
Oscar M. Helander was a native of Finland, born in
1862. In 1890 he came to this country and located at Ashtabula
Harbor, where he was employed on the docks. He later sent for
his wife in Finland. Mr. Helander was killed in an
accident while at work in 1907. He wife lives with her son,
Erik E., the subject of this sketch. Mr. and Mrs.
Helander had six children, four of whom died in infancy.
The remaining two are John N., married Justine Tanttari,
lives at Conneaut; and Erik E., our subject.
Erik E. Helander attended the public schools of
Ashtabula Harbor and was graduated from Ohio Northern University in
1915. In 1920 he purchased the drug businesses of C. FR.
Schaffner at the Harbor, and since that time he had in
partnership with Tom Knox. In May, 1923, they opened
their second place of business at 41 Lake Street, and they now own
and operate two stores in Ashtabula.
During the World War, Mr. Helander volunteered
for service and was sent to Stamford, Conn., where he remained seven
months, in the Chemical Warfare Service. He was discharged in
Jan. 1919, and immediately returned to Ashtabula.
He Helander is a Republican, a member of the
Bethany Lutheran Church of Ashtabula Harbor, and belongs to the
Masonic lodge. He is a capable young business man, whose
success in life is practically assured.
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GEORGE C.
HEWITT is one of Conneaut's oldest business man and ranks
among the substantial citizens of Ashtabula County. He was
born in Conneaut, July 18, 1841, and is the son of Reuben F. and
Rebecca (Smith) Hewitt.
Reuben F. Hewitt was a native of Pennsylvania and
among the earliest settlers of Ashtabula County. He became a
master mechanic at the ship yards in Conneaut, and was a
pioneer ship builder. He died in 1846 and his wife, a native
of Vermont, died Jan. 22, 1888. The Smith family were
also very early settlers of Ashtabula County, having driven through
from Vermont. To Mr. and Mrs. Hewitt two children were
born: George C., the subject of this sketch; and Dr. Milo
R., a physician in Milwaukee, Wis.
George C. Hewitt was educated in the district
schools of Ashtabula County and as a boy learned the harness trade,
which he has followed successfully his entire life. For about
one year he worked for Isaac Judson at Conneaut and
during the Civil War was employed by W. S. Parker and later
by Ford Brothers and then into partnership with S. B.
Atwood. Mr. Hewitt later formed a partnership with his
brother and the business was known as Hewitt Brothers for six
months, at which time Milo R. Hewitt took up the study of
medicine. Mr. Hewitt now has a shop at 409 Main
St., Conneaut, where he manufactures harness. He has an
extensive business and is widely known.
On Jan. 22, 1889, Mr. Hewitt was united in
marriage with Miss Julia Mayhue, a native of Union City, Pa.,
born July 20, 1853, and the daughter of John and Mary Angeline
Mayhue, the former a native of Vermont and the latter of Canada.
Mr. Mayhue died Oct. 19, 1884, and his wife died Mar. 29,
1876. They were the parents of the following children:
John, Susie, Mary, Joseph, Florence, all deceased; Ellen
lives with the Hewitt family; Mrs. Hewitt, Henry,
deceased; Charles, a farmer, lives at South Mill, Erie
County, Pa.; and Sarah, deceased. Mr. and Mrs.
Hewitt have now children.
Mr. Hewitt is identified with the Republic party
in politics and he and his wife are members of the Baptist Church.
They are highly esteemed citizens of their community and have many
friends in Ashtabula County.
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E. A. HIESTON
is a World War veteran and a well known and substantial citizen
of Lenox Township. He was born in VanWert, Ohio, Aug. 17, 1888, and is
a son of William E. and Rachel (Bell) Hieston.
William E. Hieston and his wife, who are
residents of VanWert, are the parents of the following children: E.
A., the subject of this sketch; Albert L.; Ida,
married Orley Paliney, lives at Hillsdale, Mich.; Ada,
married William Keist, lives at Scott, Ohio; and May,
married Harry V. Hunter, lives at Jackson, Mich.
E. A. Hieston received his education in the schools
of VanWert and came to Ashtabula County in 1914. He conducts a metal
shop at Ray's Corners, in Lenox Township, and is a roofing contractor.
He also does other repair work and is widely known throughout the
community. During the World War Mr. Hieston enlisted and
was stationed at Camp Taylor and later at Camp Knox.
On Dec. 16, 1921, Mr. Hieston was united in
marriage with Miss Arminta Hayford, a native of Lenox Township,
born May 20, 1902, and a daughter of C. R. and Sarah (Wallace)
Hayford, early settlers of Ashtabula County. Mrs.
Hieston has a sister, Ethel, who married Carl
Mead, and resides at Cherry Valley, Ohio.
Mr. Hieston is a Republican, a member of the
Baptist Church, and belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows
and the Red Men. |
J. B. HILL,
owner and proprietor of Forest Hill Farm in Monroe Township, is a
prosperous farmer and a member of one of Ashtabula County's oldest
families. He was born on a farm in Monroe Township, Nov. 2,
1861, and is the son of Robert and Harriet (Laird) Hill.
Robert Hill was a native of New York and an early
settler of Ashtabula County, having come here with his parents in
1814. They settled near Kellogsville in Monroe Township, where
Mr. Hill farmed and followed his trade as a blacksmith.
He died in 1885 and his wife died 10 years later. Mr. and
Mrs. Hill were the parents of the following children:
Emma Ray, married M. S. Taft, both deceased; Hannah,
married E. R. Joiner, both deceased; Alma, deceased;
Nancy, married G. F. Webb, lives at Elgin, Ill.;
Ethel, deceased; J. B., the subject of this sketch;
Arthur, a farmer, lives in Monroe Township; and two children
died in infancy.
J. B. Hill has always lived on a farm and is now
a widely known stockman of Ashtabula County. He specializes in
the breeding of Jersey cattle and is also an extensive feeder.
Forest Hill Farm is one of the modern and well kept farms of the
township.
On Oct. 2, 1884, Mr. Hill was united in marriage
with Miss Lucia R. Bushnell, a native of Monroe
Township, born April 4, 1856, and the daughter of Harley N. and
Sarah C. (Burrell) Bushnell. Mrs. Hill was born on
the farm now owned by her husband. Mr. Bushnell died in
1897 and his wife died in 1890. They were the parents of three
children, as follows: M. C., married Charles Morse,
a retired farmer, lives at Kellogsville, Ohio; Mrs. Hill; and
Elvira, married James H. Lafferty, deceased.
Mr. and Mrs. Hill have two adopted children: William H.,
born May 7, 1888, farms with his father; and Ruby, married
James Onion, lives at Conneaut, and they have six children,
John, Bird, George, Walter, Robert, and Charles. Mrs.
Hill died Dec. 1, 1923.
Mr. Hill is a Republican and a member of the
Methodist Church.
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EDGAR
L, HILLS.—Ohio is peculiarly
fortunate in her public officers, who are universally men of worth and
ability. Conspicuous among these is the gentleman whose name initiates
this sketch.
Edgar L. Hills, the efficient and popular
Recorder of Ashtabula county, worthy citizen and successful business
man, was born in Albion, Erie county, Pennsylvania, September 4, 1852,
and is a son of Humphrey A. Hills, a widely known and highly
respected resident of that State. Humphrey Hills was born in
Goshen, Connecticut, August 10, 1811, and was married at Cranesville,
Pennsylvania, September 11. 1834, to Antha, daughter of
Georde and Eunice (Green) Reed, by whom he had nine children:
Charles W., Marcus A., Alice P., Henry H., Mary
A., W. Scott, Lucy E., Humphrey A. and Edgar L. Of
these all are living except Alice. His second marriage occurred
at Albion, Pennsylvania, December 11, 1853, when he wedded Louise
Adelia, daughter of Hiram and Susan (Powers) Williams,
by whom he had four children: Willis P., James L., Victor F.
and Jessie May. Four of the sons responded to
their country's call and took arms in the great civil conflict. The
four were Charles, Marcus, Henry and Scott.
Charles was Captain of the Seventh Iowa Infantry, and afterward
in command of Company B, One Hundred and Fortieth Illinois Infantry;
Marcus was First Lieutenant of the Third Iowa Infantry;
Henry served in the First Colorado Regiment; Scott served
in the Navy, on the United States man-of-war " New Ironsides." In
early years Mr. Hills secured various official
preferments in Erie county, Pennsylvania, having served as Constable,
Justice of the Peace, School Director, and in 1847 County
Commissioner. In 1850 he was Surveyor in charge of the work of
establishing the county line between Erie and Crawford counties. Later
on he was the incumbent as United States Marshal for his district, and
in 1852 and 1853 was a member of the House of Representatives in the
State Legislature. He died March 14,1887, at Springfield,
Pennsylvania.
Edgar L. Hills, concerning whose life this
sketch has mainly to do, was reared in his native county, receiving a
common-school education. He then took a position in a dry-goods
establishment at Springfield, Pennsylvania, and after a time took a
course in the Spencerian Business College at Cleveland, Ohio. Upon the
completion of his studies in this institution he entered a dry-goods
establishment at Cleveland, as salesman, retaining the position for
about three years. He then returned to the Keystone State, where he
clerked for four years longer. He was then married, and shortly
afterward removed to Conneaut, Ohio, where he entered the mercantile
Held upon his own responsibility, continuing in business until his
election, in 1886, to his present office as Recorder of Ashtabula
county. In December, 1886, lie removed to Jefferson, the county seat,
where he has since resided. He has twice been elected as his own
successor,— at the expiration of his term, in 1889, and again in 1892,
his election for the third term being the first instance of the kind
in many years, and serving to show the high regard in which he is
held, both as an officer and a man.
Mr. Hills was united in marriage June 28, 1877,
to Miss S. Louise Doty, an estimable lady of Springfield,
Pennsylvania, who was born in Eagleville, Ashtabula county, Ohio, June
28, 1855, and they have two daughters, Maude L., who was born
at Conneaut, Ohio, February 19, 1879, and Margaret, who was
born at Jefferson, Ohio, December 24,1887.
Politically, Mr. Hills sympathizes with the
Republican party, and socially, is a member of Columbian Lodge, No.
491, Knights of Pythias, at Jefferson, and the Royal-Arcanum, at
Conneaut, while, as a citizen and business man, he enjoys pre-eminence
in his community. |
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ARTHUR
V. HILLYER, manager and director of the North Eastern Finance Company, is
a leading and influential citizen of
Ashtabula and Ashtabula County. He was
born at Eaton,
Wis., Sept. 9, 1869, and is the son of
Riley and Angie C. (Case) Hillyer.
Riley Hillyer
was born in Trumbull County, Ohio,
June 9, 1845. He came to
Ashtabula in 1870 and was a prominent
citizen of his time.
Mr. Hillyer served with the Trumbull
Guards during the Civil War. He died
Feb. 3, 1909. His wife,
Angie C. Case, was born at
Mecca, in Ashtabula
County, June 7, 1847, the daughter of
Asa and Nancy (Smith) Case. The latter was born in
Connecticut, Dec. 16, 1821, the daughter of
Dr. and Mrs. John Smith¸ of old
New England
stock. At the age of 11 years,
Nancy (Smith) Case went to
New York with her parents and located at Genoa,
three years later removing to Ohio. On Apr. 8, 1846, she was married to
Asa L. Case, and to this union three
children were born, as follows:
Angie C., the mother of the subject
of this sketch; Myrtie E., died in
1882; and Edith, died Dec. 28, 1807.
To
Riley and Angie C. (Case) Hillyer two children were born:
Arthur V., the subject of this
sketch; and Mabel C., born Jan. 12,
1885, unmarried and she is the supervisor of drawing at Salem High School,
Salem, Mass.
Mrs. Hillyer lives in Salem, Mass.
Arthur V. Hillyer was educated in the
public schools of Ashtabula and began life as a clerk in a local store. He later entered the employ of the
New York Central Railroad and was an engineer with that road for 22 years. After being injured in an accident on
Mar. 23, 1907, Mr. Hillyer resigned
his position with the railroad and became clerk to the county commissioner,
which office he held for six years.
He was elected county treasurer of Ashtabula County in 1814 and was in office four years. In 1919
Mr. Hillyer helped organize the North Eastern Finance Company, of which he is manager
and director. The business is
located on Spring Street and is among the dependable financial institutions of
the county.
Mr. Hillyer was married to
Miss Charlotte E. Bachus, a native of
New York. To this union four children have been
born, as follows:
Gertrude, born Oct. 12, 1890, married
on Sept. 14, 1914, to Carl Crozier;
William R., born July 4, 1893,
married on Mar. 10, 1916, to Mildred
Fortune; Lowes, born May 21,
1901, married on June 22, 1921, to James
Peck; and Freedus, born June 10,
1903, lives at home.
Mr. Hillyer and his family hold
membership in the Prospect Street Presbyterian Church and he belongs to the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Brotherhood of Locomotives Engineers.
Mr. Hillyer and his family are
substantial citizens of their community and have many friends and acquaintances.
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Ashtabula County, Ohio
by Moina W. Large - Vol. I – 1924 – Page 457
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WILLIAM
HOFFMAN, locomotive engineer on the Nickel Plat Railroad, and
a resident of Conneaut, Ohio, was born in Jefferson county, this
State, October 2, 1862.
His parents, Andrew and Anna (George) Hoffman,
were born in Germany and were married in Steubenville, Ohio,
Andrew Hoffman having arrived in this country in 1858. He
learned the trade of stone mason in the old country and has followed
that trade all his life. Both he and his wife are members of
the German Lutheran Church. Their three children were Anna,
John and William. Anna is the wife of
Andrew Rosenbomer (Rosenhomer?), a farmer of Beaver county,
Pennsylvania. They have five children: Henry, Albert,
Maggie, Lawrence and Christopher C. John, a
resident of Little Washington, Pennsylvania, is a locomotive
engineer. He and his wife, Ella (O'Brien) Hoffman, have
three children: William, John and Stella.
William Hoffman, the subject of this article,
remained on his father's farm until he was sixteen years of age, at
which time he went to Wheeling, West Virginia, and entered the car
shops of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to learn the painter's trade,
working at that a year and a half. The paint not agreeing with
him, he sought another line of work, and for a year was employed as
hostler in the Pan Handle engine-house in that city. Then he
began firing on the Pan Handle, and ran between Dennison and
Pittsburg two years. In 1882 he came to Conneaut and accepted
a position as fireman on the Nickel Plat. After serving as
fireman two months he was promoted as engineer and has been acting
as such ever since. By his careful attention to duty and the
best interests of his employers, he has never met with any accident
and has gained an enviable reputation as an engineer.
Mr. Hoffman was married November 5, 1885, to
Miss Mary Sullivan, daughter of Dennis and Ellen Sullivan.
Her mother died August 27, 1884, at the age of forty years, and
her father is still living, in Conneaut. She is the oldest of
three children. Her brother William lives in Conneaut, and her
sister, Ann in Pittsburg. All three were born in London.
The Sullivan family came to America in 1871 and settled in
Collingwood, Ontario, and in 1876 came to Ashtabula county, Ohio.
They are members of the Catholic Church. Mr. and Mrs.
Hoffman have one child, William John.
Politically, Mr. Hoffman is a Democrat.
He is a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and of the
Junior Order of American Mechanics. Like many of the
Brotherhood, he owns a comfortable home which his industry and
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NEHEMIAH
HUBBARD, so long and prominently identified with the best
interests of Ashtabula county, is justly entitled to extended notice
in a history of this vicinity, which his energy and ability has been
instrumental in developing.
The subject of this sketch was born in Ashtabula
township, Ohio, November 11, 1812, being a son of Matthew and Mary
(Willard) Hubbard, prominent and widely esteemed pioneers of this
community. The Hubbard family came to this country
from England in early Colonial times, and took an active part in the
history of those times. Grandfather Isaac Hubbard
was born in Connecticut, but removed in an early day to Holland
Patent, New York. He subsequently followed his sons to Ashtabula
county, Ohio, where he afterward died, great in age and in the regard
of his fellow men. His eight children were: Matthew, Isaac,
William, Daniel, Henry and three daughters
Matthew, the oldest and father of the subject of this sketch, was
born in Middletown, Connecticut, April 29, 1783. He accompanied his
parents to Holland Patent, where he was married to Mary
Willard, a native of Wethersfield, Connecticut, and a member of a
prominent and highly respected family. They became the parents of
twelve children: Mary, who married H. J. Pees; Anna C;
Sarah; Harriet, wife of Richard Roberts; Nehemiah;
Eliza, wife of Ira Smith; Isaac; Cornelia F.,
wife of William Strader; Fidelia; Catherine,
relict of Dr. John C. Hubbard; Caroline, wife of
Captain Dodge; and Sarah (2d). All are
deceased save Mary Caroline, Catherine,
Nehemiah and Sarah. In 1803, being of an adventurous and
enterprising disposition, Matthew Hubbard joined
the westward tide of emigration to Ohio, and in Ashtabula
county took up wild land, which he industriously set about improving
and preparing for a home for his wife and family, who followed him in
1807. Shortly after his arrival here he was followed by three of his
brothers. Henry first came and began business in Harbor, this
county, after which William L. followed, also settling in
Harbor, and Daniel came later. Matthew Hubbard
took a prominent part in the development of the early interests of
this county. He was one of three to secure the right and construct the
Ashtabula and Warren turnpike road, which became a popular highway and
greatly contributed to the welfare of the county. He was for many
years land agent for the Western Reserve, and was the first Postmaster
of Ashtabula, Nehemiah, the subject of this sketch, acting as
second Postmaster, which positions they retained until 1849.
Matthew Hubbard afterward spent five years in Iowa, at that
time on the extreme frontier, but later returned to Ashtabula county,
where he died July 9, 1869, aged eighty-six years. His wife died
September 6, 1865. He and his worthy wife were the parents of twelve
children, of whom the subject of this sketch and three daughters now
survive.
Nehemiah Hubbard, whose name heads this
biography, the efficient Township Clerk and a worthy citizen, was
reared in Ashtabula, where he has passed his entire life. He gained a
common school education, which was supplemented by self-application
and extensive experience. He early learned civil engineering, gaining
much knowledge of this useful art in his father's land office, where
he spent many of his youthful days. He commenced this business in
1823, and from that time until 1888 was actively engaged in that
pursuit, having made more land surveys in Ashtabula than any other
man. He was the civil engineer of the Ashtabula harbor, which fact
alone is a sufficient guarantee of his ability, if any were needed.
He also has a wide mercantile experience, having been an accountant
and been in the dry-goods business for some time. He served as
Postmaster for fifteen years, and for about twenty years previous was
assistant in the office during his father's incumbency. He continued
to follow civil engineering, together with his other duties, until
1888, when he discontinued that business. In 1872 he was elected
Township Clerk of Ashtabula township, which position he filled
efficiently a year, when he was defeated by a single vote, but was
elected the following year to the same office, which he has
continuously retained for twenty years, being the present incumbent.
This is a strong endorsement of his ability and integrity, inasmuch as
he is Democratic in politics and the county largely Republican. He is,
however, conservative in politics, supporting those men and measures
best calculated to sub-serve the highest interests of the community
and country at large. He is fully conversant with current events of
the day, and well informed on topics of public interest. He is a
member of the Reformed Episcopal Church.
In 1858 Mr. Hubbard was married to
Miss Amelia A., daughter of William Hopkins, a lady
of many excellent qualities, and they have had three children, two now
surviving: Walter C, and Mary Amelia, now the wife of
Richard Beer, the oldest, Matthew, having
unfortunately been drowned.
Mr. Hubbard is a natural musician and has a genius for
mechanics. He organized the first military band in this part of the
country, and was leader of it for many years. With this band he became
quite a conspicuous figure in the memorable campaign of 1840. The band
was wont to go all about the Western Reserve, giving concerts, etc.,
and often went into Pennsylvania. He could make musical instruments,
as well as play them. Among those he made was a pipe organ, and it was
a good one, having a full, rich tone.
His residence is at the old homestead, and is a model for convenience,
its handy and ingenious contrivances—like the home of Thomas
Jefferson—being constructed by his own hands. In the summer season
he spends much of his time in his garden and about his grounds. He is
one of the old-style gentlemen, and his tall form and genial face has
been a pleasing sight to the people of this community for nearly
three-quarters of a century.
Such long and continuous fidelity to public trust, and
uniform uprightness in all the walks of life, stamp Mr.
Hubbard as well worthy of the confidence and esteem which he so
generally enjoys.
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D. L. HUNTLEY,
a well-known business man of Pierpont township, Ashtabula —- county,
was born in this city, October 25, 1832, a son of James
Huntley, a native of Massachusetts, and a soldier in the war of
1812. The latter's father, Amos Huntley, was also a
native of Massachusetts, and of Scotch parentage. James
Huntley came to Ashtabula county, Ohio, early in life, and was
married at Denmark, this State, to Lydia Hart, a
native of Litchfield, Connecticut, and a daughter of a Revolutionary
soldier. Mr. Huntley was a farmer by occupation, a
Republican in his political relations, and a Deacon in the
Presbyterian Church, His wife came from Connecticut to Ashtabula
county, on horseback. Mr. and Mrs. Huntley had five children:
William, Milo (deceased), Harriette, Phoebe Wright
and D. L.
D. L. Huntley, the subject of this notice,
received his education in the Kingsville Academy, and was a
successful school-teacher for a number of years. He was engaged in
trade at Pierpont for a time before the war, and was also engaged in
farming at the old home place. In his political relations he votes
with the Republican party, and has held the positions of Justice of
the Peace and Township Trustee.
In 1871 Mr. Huntley was united in
marriage with Susan Carver, a native of Pennsylvania. They had one
daughter, Ethel E. The great loss of our subject's life was
in the death of his beloved wife, which occurred August 29, 1890.
She was an affectionate wife and mother, a kind neighbor, and lived
a consistent Christian life. Mr. Huntley is frank and
cordial with all whom he meets, and is one of the popular citizens
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ORLANDO
L. HUSTON, a substantial farmer and venerable citizen of
Ashtabula County, Ohio, was born in Canada, Mar. 8, 1815.
He is a son of William Huston, whose birth
occurred in New York in 1790. His father having died when
William was a mere lad, the latter moved with his mother to
Eaton, District of Three Rivers, Canada, where he was subsequently
employed on the river and where he lived until 1820. That year
he came to Ohio and located in Conneaut township, Ashtabula county,
near where the subject of our sketch now lives. He afterward
lived in Ashtabula and then Pennsylvania and about 1850 came back to
this county and settled in Monroe township. Here he died some
time in the sixties. His political affiliations were formerly
with the Whig party, and after the organization of the Republican
party he gave it his support. The mother of Orlando L.
was before her marriage Miss Sarah Learned.
She was born in New Hampshire in 1797, and went from her Native
State of Canada, where, about 1813, she married Mr. Huston.
Her father had a contract to make a turnpike from Quebec to
Montreal. An expected invasion of the country by Bonaparte,
however, caused that enterprise to be abandoned, and thus it was
that in 1822 her parents, Abijah and Ann (Sullingham)
Learned, came to Ohio. Her
father and mother were natives of New Hampshire, the former's
ancestors being English and the latter's German. William
and Sarah Huston had four children, viz.: Orlando L., the
oldest; David W., a resident of Monroe township, Ashtabula
county, Ohio; Sophronia, widow of Robert Jennings, is
also a resident of Monroe township; and Maria, widow of
William Fitz.
Orlando L. Huston came to Ohio with his parents and
remained with them until he was sixteen years old, when he bought
his time of his father and began farming on the shares at the place
where he now lives. In this way he continued his farming
operations until 1852. That year he bought his present farm,
and upon it he has since resided. He is indeed one of the old
landmarks of this vicinity, having resided here since 1829, and few
men here are better known or ore highly respected than he.
Mr. Huston was married in 1836, to Flora H.
King, who was born in Conneaut, Ohio, in 1812, and who died in
1884. She was the daughter of Elisha and Mercy (Bruce) King,
the former a native of New Hampshire and the latter of Virginia.
Mr. and Mrs. King were married in Ohio, being among the very
earliest settlers of the Western Reserve. Elisha King
was the son of Peter King, the Kings being of English
descent. The Bruce family originated in Scotland.
Mr. Huston's grandfather was a Presbyterian Minister.
Our subject and his wife have had two children: Mary, who
died in January, 1890, was a deaf mute; and Martha, widow of
Oscar Allen, lives with her father. Mr. Allen
died in 1871, leaving his widow and two children. Fred W.,
the older of these two, is a widower with one child, Juva,
that lives with its grandmother. The younger, Carrie,
is now the wife of Charles E. Hicks.
In his political affiliations Mr. Huston is
a Democrat. He has served as Township Trustee twenty-eight
years; has also rendered efficient service on the School Board.
He is a member of the G. A. R. and of the Home Guard. In 1861
he enlisted in the Second Ohio Independent Battery, under Esquire
Cartin, and was sent to the West. While foraging at Osage
Springs, Arkansas, he was captured and was taken prisoner to Fort
Smith, where he was held one month, after which he was
exchanged.
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PERRY G. HYDE,
deceased, was a prominent merchant of Brownsville and a pioneer
settler of Ashtabula County. He was born in Pennsylvania, Nov.
15, 1834, the son of Hiram and Olive (Gardner) Hyde.
Hiram Hyde was born at Hartland, Conn., Dec. 16,
1804, and was an early settler of Pennsylvania. In 1847 he
came to Ashtabula County and owned and operated a hotel at Jefferson
for a number of years. He died at New Lyme, Ohio, December,
1887.
Perry G. Hyde was educated in the district
schools of New Lyme Township, and was a general merchant of
Brownsville for many years. He served as postmaster for 30
years and also at notary public township clerk and justice of the
peace. He died Mar. 25, 1921.
On June 28, 1865, Mr. Hyde was married to
Miss Temperance Dodge, who was born at Dodgeville, Jan. 17,
1832, and died Aug. 15, 1874. To this union three children
were born: Hattie Olive, born March 22, 1866; Bernice,
born Feb. 15, 1868; and Perry, born Nov. 20, 1870.
Mr. Hyde was later married to Miss Addie J. Norton,of
Rome, Ohio, and to this union ten children were born, as follows:
Jessie B., born Aug. 31, 1876; Mabel O., born April
15, 1879; Hiram L., born Feb. 17, 1882; Glenn R., born
Mar. 12, 1884; Ruby and Ruth, twins, born Jan. 28,
1886; Walter W., born Oct. 8, 1887; Carl N., born Feb.
21, 1889; Ethel M., born Aug. 8, 1891; and Wayne B.,
born Mar. 4, 1896. The mother died June 30, 1911. Nine
children are alive, married and reside in New York, Ohio, Oklahoma
and Kansas.
Mr. Hyde was a Republican and a member of the
Masonic Lodge. His daughter, Hattie, was married on
Sept. 13, 1910, to Joseph Benjamin Wilcox, a native of Wayne
Township, born Feb. 18, 1848. They resided at the Hyde
home until the death of Mr. Wilcox, Dec. 7, 1923.
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