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SEDGWICK M.
WADE, a
prominent farmer and respected citizen of Ashtabula county, Ohio,
residing near Andover, and an inventor of wide repute, was born on the
old homestead where he now resides. The Wade family was
originally of English descent, their ancestors having come over from
that "tight little isle" in an early day and settled in Massachusetts,
where many generations were born. James Wade, grandfather of the
subject of this sketch, was born and reared in Massachusetts, where he
married Mary Upham, also a descendant of an old New England family.
In an early day they joined the western tide of emigration, coming
overland to Ashtabula county and settling on land in the primeval
woods, which his older sons had purchased and where they erected a
rude though comfortable log house. The old folks passed the
remainder of their lives with their children, surviving to a good old
age in the enjoyment of universal esteem. Nine of their children
attained maturity, as follows: Martha, Nancy, Mary, James, Sidney,
Theodore L. (father of the subject of this sketch), Charles,
Benjamin F. and Edward.
Theodore L., father of Mr. Sedwick Wade, was born in
Springfield, Massachusetts, March 13, 1797, and was reared on a farm,
receiving his education in the schools of his vicinity. He was
brought up to farming, which he followed all his life. In an
early day, he and the rest of the family, came overland to Ohio, then
on the frontier of civilization, and settled on land in the woods,
where he and his brothers, bought a tract of land, which they cleared
the improved. On this the family resided resided many years.
In 1844, Theodore purchased ninety-six acres, which he cleared and
built on it a log house, which was the nucleus of the large and
valuable place on which his son now resides and which is known as the
Wade homestead. He made several additions to his original
purchase until he owned some 260 acres. He was a man of energy,
intelligence and enterprise, and became prosperous and popular.
Although not courting public office, he was often elected to fill
positions of trust in the county and city. He was an old line
Whig and later a Republican and strong anti-slavery adherent. He
possessed broad and liberal views and had a host of friends. He
was married three times, first, in 1825, to Clarissa Adams, who died
in 1833, aged twenty-nine years. His second wife was Augusta
Bettes, daughter of William and Mary (Mills) Bettes, of Sandisfield,
Massachusetts, prominent and respected people. The three
children of this marriage were: Ellen M., wife of Schuyler
Colfax, a prosperous citizen of South Bend, Indiana; Sedgwick
M., whose name heads this sketch, residing on the old homestead; and
Martha A., living with her brother on the old home place. The
devoted wife and mother died Jan. 30, 1841, at the age of thirty-six,
leaving her family and many friends to mourn her loss. Mr. Wade's third wife was
Miss Mary L. Bettes, sister of his second wife,
who survived him many years, dying in 1888, at the age of
seventy-four. Mr. Wade died Jan. 13, 1865, after a life of
usefulness to his fellow men. He made his home on the old place
where his two youngest children still reside. His son, the
subject of this sketch, has taken charge of the farm and had managed
it for many years previous to his father's death, the sister ably
cooperating in the care of the house and management of domestic
affairs. The old homestead is a fitting subject for the artist's
pencil, being beautifully situated and surrounded with shade and
ornamental trees and all modern improvements, and is justly numbered
among the most valuable places in the county.
Mr. Sedgwick Wade initiated a new feature in the
operating of the farm by introducing a Jersey dairy, he being the
first to bring Jersey cattle to this part of the country, and the
first to manufacture and market factory butter. He is also now
engaged in breeding fine horses, in which he is very successful,
finding it a profitable and desirable business. Although much
engaged with his manifold duties he has found time to invent numerous
useful implements of agricultural and commercial value. Some of
these he has patented, and among the most popular may be mentioned a
rotary harrow, which is in extensive use among farmers of all
sections. Another ingenious device was a stirrup hinge, which he
patented an sold to a large hinge factory in Connecticut. His
latest invention is calculated to interest all people, it being a
curious pocket piece, combining a boot hook, screw driver, wrench,
cork screw and punch, one of the most ingenious combinations ever
invented. He as also invented many other articles of value,
which he has never secured to himself.
Mr. Wade is a representative citizen of his county, and
has done more than any other one man to advance the interests of the
community by the introducing of thoroughbred stock and improved
methods of farming, etc., and as such is entitled to the esteem which
he so universally enjoys. His sister is a lady of culture and
executive ability, who manages the home and domestic affairs of his
large place with ease and dispatch. Their home typifies comfort
and refinement, while they make most hospitable hosts. They are
useful members of the Congregational Church, and prominent, respected
people of their community, enjoying the good will of all who know
them.
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DR. W. A. WARD, a prominent citizen of
Conneaut, and one of the leading physicians and surgeons of Eastern
Ohio, was born in Chautauqua, Chautauqua county,
New York, son of
Arvin and Plooma (Preston) Ward, both natives of the Empire State.
Arvin Ward was by trade a
tanner and currier, but for many years was engaged in agricultural
pursuits. He held
numerous minor offices.
For a number of years he was inspector of Militia, filling the
position until the law was changed.
He was well and favorably known over southwestern
New York.
During the gold excitement of 1849,
Mr. Ward went to California, where for some time he was
engaged in mining, being very successful in his operations.
Returning to New York, he
passed the remaining years of his life at Westfield, where he died about 1888, at the
advanced age of seventy-eight years.
His venerable widow is still living.
Dr. Ward is the oldest of
four children, all of whom are living, two being in Pennsylvania and two in Ohio.
He was educated at
Westfield, in his native county, and there
began the study of medicine under the instructions of
Dr. John Spencer.
He attended the Western Reserve
Medical College in
Cleveland, at which institution he graduated
in 1861. After his
graduation he began the practice of his profession in Monroe, Ashtabula county,
Ohio, were he remained for three years.
Then he entered the hospital service of the army, and during
the winter of 1864-’65, was at
Little Rock, Arkansas.
He located at Conneaut in 1865; soon established a large and
lucrative practice, and has remained here ever since.
He is surgeon for the Nickel Plat Railroad Company, and also
for several insurance companies, both live and accident.
Dr. Ward was married in
December, 1861, to Miss Mary
E. Chapin, daughter of Z.
Chapin, of Painesville,
Ohio.
They have had six children, one of whom,
Charles, died in infancy.
Those living are as follows:
Julia E., Fred A.,
chief clerk in the Nickel Plate yard office:
Gertrude P., wife of
M. Nolan, a resident of
Conneaut; Mary E.; and
Lizzie A. Mrs. Ward is a
member of the Congregational Church.
The
Doctor is public-spirited and for the past twelve years he has
served as a member of the School Board.
He is a member of the Ashtabula County Medical Society, the
Ohio State Medical Society, the New York Medico-Legal Society, the
National Association of Railway Surgeons and the Ohio Association of
Railway Surgeons.
For more than a quarter of a century
Dr. Ward has been
identified with the Masonic fraternity, and in all that time his
interest has not abated.
He has taken the higher degrees of the order, both of the commandery
and the consistory, and has filled various official positions, and
is a past officer in all bodies of the so-called York rites.
He was on the staff of the Grand officers of the Grand
Commandery of Knights Templar of Ohio for six years, and is the
representative of the Grand Lodge of British Columbia near the Grand
Lodge of Ohio.
Suck is a brief sketch of one of the prominent physicians and
highly respected citizens of Conneaut.
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HON. JONATHAN
WARNER was born at Chester parish, in old Saybrook Connecticut,
Dec. 11, 1782. His father, Jonathan, was a farmer, and also
owned some interest in vessels engaged at that time in the coasting
trade. The young man was bred principally upon the farm, but had
acquired some experience as a sailor upon his father's vessels, and
had at one time made a cruise to the West Indies. In the fall of
1804, in company with a man named Oldsted, he ventured on an
exploring expedition to the western country. He was provided
with a letter of credit, which spoke of him in high terms of praise.
At Buffalo they procured a boat, and started upon the
lake for New Connecticut, and his nautical experience was of value
during a violent storm, which compelled them to run their boat ashore,
where they spent a night under its shelter. They landed at the
mouth of Ashtabula creek, and made their way to the interior as far as
the present village of Jefferson. Here Mr. Warner
selected lands embracing a part of the present village, while his
companion made his settlement in what is known as the township of
Kingsville. At that time there was but one resident of the
township of Jefferson, a man by the name of Mapes, who had previously
settled upon a part of the same land, and had built a log house and
cleared a few acres. Mr. Warner purchased his
improvements and made provision for a future home, although before
locating permanently he went back to Connecticut.
In 1806 other settlers came into the township.
Among them came Edward Frethy, with his family, from Washington
city. He was the first postmaster, the first justice of the
peace, and the first merchant in Jefferson.
Mr. Warner was pleased with the wilderness in
which he had located, and which he was making every effort to destroy.
As a matter of choice he had settled in a hermitage far from human
habitations, and yet he found it not good to be alone, and on the 4th
day of May, 1807, he was married to Nancy, a daughter of
Edward Frethy. His residence was three-fourths of a mile
distant, and he went for his bride on horseback. After the
ceremony was performed he took her upon the crupper and carried her to
his cabin, near the same spot where she now resides, at the advanced
age of eighty-nine years, and where she continued the partner of his
joys and of his sorrows through his life.
The first selection of land made by Mr. Warner
embraced the land upon which the courthouse was afterward located; but
to accommodate the new village and to secure the county seat he was
induced to exchange a portion of his selection for lands lying farther
west and adjoining the proposed town.
In the year 1815 he was appointed Recorder of Deeds for
the county, for the term of seven years. In the year 1825 he was
appointed Treasurer of the county. Soon after this time
anti-Masonic excitement prevailed in politics, and Mr. Warner
was an active leader in the anti-Masonic party. In the fall of
1831 he was elected a Representative to the State Legislature, and in
the spring of 1839 he was elected by the Legislature of the State an
Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, for the term of seven
years, his term expiring on April 1, 1846. He was always an
active partisan in politics, and always in sympathy with the
Democratic party, except during the few years that the anti-Masonic
party had a political existence. He had eleven children, one of
whom died in infancy. Of the ten who reached maturity, - four
sons and six daughters, - all but one are now living, and all have
families of their own, who now hold respectable positions in society.
George, his second son, was killed by accident, Mar. 25, 1877,
in Washington Territory, where he left a wife and two children.
Judge Warner died at his old residence in Jefferson on the 12th
day of April, 1862, in his eightieth year, respected and honored by
all.
He was a vigorous man, possessed of a strong will, a
kind heart, and affectionate disposition. He was a valuable
citizen, exact and trustworthy in all his dealings, as well in public
as in private life; and as one of the pioneers of the county, who has
helped to found and build up its institutions, his life and character
are worthy of commemoration by the present as well as by the future
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C. B. WATERS, of
Pierpont, ranks among the enterprising and successful business men
of Ashtabula County. He was born in Crawford County, Pa., Aug.
27, 1880, and is a son of Hiram and Mary J. (Ballard) Waters.
Hiram Waters was born in Erie County, Pa., and in
1881 came to Ashtabula County and located at Pierpont, where he
worked at his trade, that of a carpenter. He was among the
pioneer business men of that section and was widely known throughout
Ashtabula County as a funeral director. He died May 22, 1906,
and his wife now resides with her daughter, Mrs. Williams. By
his first marriage to Miss Elizabeth Broughton, who died Oct.
11, 1875, Mr. Waters had three children: Joel, lives
retired in Wisconsin; William and Martha, both deceased.
To Hiram and Mary J. (Ballard) Waters three children were
born: Mary, died in infancy; C. B., the subject of
this sketch; and Iv, married Edward Williams, lives in
Pierpont Township.
C. B. Waters was reared and educated at Pierpont,
and at the age of 14 years began an apprenticeship with his father.
Since his father's death in 1906 Mr. Waters has conducted the
business alone.
On Oct. 25, 1902, Mr. Waters was married to
Miss Blanch Downing, who was born at Pierpont, May 19, 1874, the
daughter of David W. and Betsy (Lowden) Downing. Mr.
Downing was an early settler of Pierpont Township and one of its
most successful farmers. He died Mar. 29, 1900, and his wife
died Nov. 23, 1913. They were the parents of five children:
Phoebe, deceased, was a wife of Thomas Collier; Lorinda,
deceased, was the wife of L. E. Stevens; Addie, the widow of
E. W. Wright, lives at West Springfield, Pa.; Mrs. Waters;
and Chester, lives at Conneaut. Mr. and Mrs. Waters
have no children.
Mr. Waters is a Republican and he and his wife
are members of the Presbyterian Church. They are widely known
and highly esteemed citizens of their community.
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PHILO
B. WATERS, one of the energetic business men of Geneva, was
born Feb. 3, 1844, a son of Lorenzo S. and Betsey P. (Broder)
Waters; the father, a native of New Hampshire, was born Sept. 9,
1809; the mother was born at Hartford, Trumbull county, Ohio, in
1812. Lorenzo S. Waters emigrated to Ohio with his
parents in 1813; they located in Trumbull county, where he engaged
in farming, following agriculture through life. He was married
in 1835, and reared a family of six children: Lorinda was
born in 1837 and married Horace King; she died in 1892;
Elmer H. was born in 1842; in 1863 he enlisted in the One
Hundred and Twenty fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry and was wounded in
the thigh at Knoxville, Tennessee. He started home, but
continued his journey only to Louisville, Kentucky, where he died
from the effects of the wound; Philo B. is the subject of
this biographical sketch; Homer T. was born in 1846; he
married Orelia Pelton and resides in South Bend, Indiana;
Clinton D. was born in 1847, and married Llydia Fabes;
C. G. was born in 1849 and died in 1889. The father of the
family died Sept. 9, 1886, and the mother passed away in April,1890,
aged seventy-seven years.
The boyhood of our subject was spent after the fashion
of a farmer's son; he attended the common school during the winter
season and in the summer assisted in the lighter work of the farm.
At the age of twelve years, he left his home and went to live with
an uncle, where he passed an uneventful youth. Embracing the
limited opportunities offered him he gained a good education, and at
the age of twenty-one began teaching in the district school.
For two years he devoted himself to this profession and then
apprenticed himself to a carpenter for a term of three years; after
he had served his time he was engaged in various lines of business
until 1881, when he was appointed Deputy Sheriff of Portage county,
Ohio, serving with efficiency for a period of two years. In
the year 1882 he began to establish a business which has since grown
into a most important industry; in Portage county, Ohio, he put down
the first artificial-stone pavements, and in 1883 he came to Geneva,
where he continued this business; he has laid miles of this pavement
in different sections of the State an enviable reputation as a solid
and successful business man.
Mr. Waters was married Apr. 16, 1885, to the
daughter of Elihu B. and Laura (Frisbie) Gill; Mr. Gill was
for thirty years an engineer on the Lake Shore & Southern Michigan
Railroad and was a most trusted employee. Mr. Waters is
a member of the Masonic fraternity, belong to the blue lodge and
chapter; he is a charter member of the Agathon Lodge, K. P., Geneva.
Politically he is a stanch Republican, voicing his sentiments with
no uncertain sound and giving his best efforts to insure the success
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ISAAC H. WELCH,
deceased, was for many years identified with Ashtabula County as a
prominent citizen. He was born at Alliance, Ohio, Oct. 13,
1845.
On Oct. 17, 1873, Mr. Welch was united in
marriage with Miss Mary S. Williams, a native of Jefferson,
and a member of one of Ashtabula County's oldest families. She
was born Oct. 17, 1853, and is the daughter of Joseph and Amanda
(Hathaway) Williams.
Joseph Williams came to Ashtabula County with his
parents in 1819, making the trip from New York by oxen teams.
He was the son of Silas Williams, who was killed by a falling
tree in March, 1836. Joseph Williams became a
prosperous farmer of Ashtabula County and died Jan. 1, 1923.
His wife died Jan. 25, 1895. She was also a member of an old
Ohio family that settled there in 1836. To Isaac H. and
Mary S. (Williams) Welch, three children were born:
Silas N., born Feb. 20, 1875, died Oct. 18, 1899; Joseph F.,
born July 22, 1882, a civil engineer, lives at Buffalo, N. Y.; and
Walter H., born July 30, 1892, and expert accountant, lives
at Atlanta, Ga. There are four grandchildren:
Richard Joseph, Henry Walter, George Newell and Jean Effie.
Isaac H. Welch was a harness maker by trade and
owned and operated a shop at Jefferson for many years. He died
June 23, 1916. Mrs. Welch owns 200 acres of good farm
land in Ashtabula County, as well as her home and other property in
Jefferson.
Mr. Welch was a Republican and a charter member
of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. The Welch family
is widely known in Ashtabula County.
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EDWARD L. WELLMAN
is a well known business man and substantial citizen of
Conneaut. He was born there June 24, 1885, and is the son of
Forest and Lavinia (Wright) Wellman.
Forest Wellman was born at Madison, Ohio, and for
many years has been a prominent farmer of Conneaut Township.
He is now associated with the American Can Company of Cleveland and
lives in Cleveland. Mrs. Wellman is deceased. To
Mr. and Mrs. Wellman three children were born: Monta,
died at the age of 18 years; Edward L., the subject of this
sketch, and Ralph, lives in Cleveland.
After receiving his preliminary education in Conneaut,
Edward L. Wellman attended a Cleveland business college and
remained in that city four years. Since 1910 he has been
associated in business with the Conneaut Leather Company and is now
secretary of the firm.
In 1907, Mr. Wellman was united in marriage with
Miss Julia Chapman, a native of Conneaut Township, and the
daughter of John and Lorain (Smith) Chapman, natives of
Pennsylvania and early settlers of Ashtabula County. Mr.
Chapman died in 1908 and his wife died in 1896. They were
the parents of the following children: Belle, deceased,
was the wife of Charles Hedder, lives at Conneaut; J. D.,
deceased; George, engaged in the real estate business at
Conneaut; Sylvia, married P. C. Gates, lives in Beaver
Center, Pa.; Warren, lives at Beaver Center, Pa.; Grace,
married F. E. Bernd, lives in Cleveland; and Joe and
Julia, twins. To Mr. and Mrs. Wellman have been
born two children, John and Richard, students.
In politics, Mr. Wellman is identified with the
Republican party. He is a member of the Methodist Church and
belongs to the Masonic lodge. Mr. Wellman is a reliable
citizen, industrious and enterprising.
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E. E. WELTON, a
substantial and well known farmer of Saybrook Township, is a member
of one of Ashtabula County's oldest families. He was born at
Harpersfield, Ohio, Nov. 22, 1849, and is the son of Nathan and
Chrinthia (Griffin) Welton.
Truman N. Welton, grandfather of the subject of
this sketch, was a native of Connecticut, and among the earliest
settlers of Austinburg. He was a teacher for many years and
later purchased a farm of 100 acres in Saybrook Township, where he
engaged in dairy farming. His son, Nathan, was born in
Ashtabula and became one of the farmers and stockmen of the county.
He died at the age of 65 years and his wife died at the age of 57
years. They were the parents of five children, two of whom are
now living: E. E., the subject of this sketch; and Arthur, who lives in Ashtabula.
E. E. Welton grew up on his father's farm and
attended the schools of Austinburg. When a young man he
entered the employ of the New York Central Railroad as a switch
tender, where he remained until 1908, at which time he purchased his
present farm. At one time Mr. Welton owned 112 acres,
40 of which were later sold to his son-in-law, Harry Bolte.
Mr. Welton was married first to
Miss Fannie
Starkweather, deceased. She met her death while preparing
breakfast for her family, when her clothing was ignited and she died
from burns. Mr. and Mrs. Welton were the parents of
five children: Edward, who died in 1917; Ernest,
lives at Akron, Ohio; Robert, Ashtabula; George, lives
at Saybrook; and Mrs. Pearl Parker, lives at Kenmore, Ohio.
On March 24, 1886, Mr. Welton was married to Miss
Catherine Frambaugh, a native of Liverpool, Ohio, and the
daughter of Leobold and Margaret (Mott) Frambaugh, both
deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Frombaugh the following
children were born: Margaret Offenburg, lives at Lenox, Ohio;
Lena Neff, Helen Walton, and Jacob, all
deceased; Henry, lives at Akron, Ohio; Anna Hill,
Mary Walton, Theodore, George, and Charles, all decease;
and Mrs. Welton. To E. E. and Catherine (Frombaugh)
Welton, ten children were born, as follows: Frederick,
born Jan. 16, 1886, lives at Ashtabula; Willard, born
Nov. 16, 1888, lives at Ashtabula; Lewelllyn, born May 2,
1890, lives at East Ashtabula; Harry, born Sept. 4, 1892,
died at the age of 18 years; Cora, born July 23, 1894, wife
of C. J. Lockwood, Madison, Ohio; Harvey, born July
26, 1896, a veteran of the World War, lives at home; Elsie,
born Aug. 12, 1898, wife of Harry Bolte, Ashtabula;
Bernice, born Oct. 10, 1902, wife of Willis Mosier,
Garrettsville, Ohio; Earl born May 11, 1907, and Lillian,
born Jan. 4, 1909, both at home.
Mr. Welton is one of the highly esteemed men of
his community.
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WILLIAM E. WENNER,
educator, lecturer and legislator, is one of the widely known men of Ashtabula County
and Northern Ohio. He was born in
Pennsylvania, Aug. 27, 1872, the eldest of 12 children, 11 of
whom are living. His father was of
Pennsylvania Dutch descent, and his mother was of Scotch Irish parentage.
Mr. Wenner received his elementary
training in the public schools of Pennsylvania, and afterward attended the Westminster Preparatory School,
Clarion State Normal and Westminster College,
receiving from the last named institution, his Bachelor of Arts Degree. He was dependent upon his own efforts
for the means of defraying his expenses while a student in these institutions.
For four years
Mr. Wenner taught in rural and high schools.
For eight years he was superintendent of schools at
Fredericksburg, Ohio. Following tis,
he was, for two years, head of the English Department of Slippery Rock State
Normal School at Slippery Rock, Pa. He resigned this
position to become assistant principal of Wooster University
Preparatory School at Wooster, Ohio,
being associated in this relationship with
Prof. J. H. Dickason, head of the
Wooster University Summer School for Teachers.
This widely popular school was in session upwards of 20 summers, during
14 of which Mr. Wenner was a member of the faculty teaching Latin and Literature. For 15 years,
Mr. Wenner has been superintendent of
the Harbor
Special
School District at Ashtabula, and during that time, these schools have maintained a
high standard too well known to the people of this community to need repetition
here.
Mr. Wenner is now serving his third
term in the Ohio State Legislature, being a member of the Senate in the 85th
Session.
Mr. Wenner has advanced in a
political way, not as a result of efforts on his own behalf during campaigns,
but because the voters realize his usual ability, his fairness and fearlessness,
his integrity and dependability. His
only boss is his own conscience – his sense of right and justice toward all whom
he represents. He is particularly
well equipped to fill a position in which direct first-hand knowledge of the
requirements and interests of men in different relations to society is
essential. He knows what it means to
work up by his own efforts. He spent
the first 18 years of his life on a
Pennsylvania
farm with comparatively limited opportunities, but he struggled and studied
until he acquired a good education through the exercise of an eager and
retentitive mind. Today he is known
as a student of many of the big questions of local, state and national
interests. His analytical mind,
quickened by keen perception has given him an unusually clear conception of some
of the most intricate problems.
While in the
Legislature, Mr. Wenner has been
particularly interested in legislation affecting public education,
Americanization and labor. In the 83rd
Session, he was chairman of the Committee on Building Loan and other savings
institutions, was a member of the Committee on Universities and Colleges, States
and Economic Betterment, Cities, Common Schools, Federal Relations and Labor. In the 84th Session he was
a member of the Committees on Cities, Labor, Taxation and Common Schools. During his first term he introduced
among other measures, a bill for the revision of the school code which is now
part of the statutes of Ohio. While serving his next term he
presented a bill providing for compulsory physical education, and a bill for the
Extension of the Benefits of the Workmen’s Compensation Act, commonly known as
the Occupational Disease Bill.
Mr. Wenner is especially interested in revision of the methods of legislation; changes
in the methods of levying taxes; education, with special emphasis on physical
training, and practical Americanization; and questions affecting labor.
For ten summers,
Mr. Wenner has been on the Redpath
Chautauqua Circuit, lecturing on civic, social and educational themes. During this time he has delivered
over 1500 addresses in over a thousand cities in about thirty-five states.
On Jan. 8, 1902,
Mr. Wenner was married to Miss Margie L. Rugh of Salem, Pa. They have two sons,
Thomas and Leland.
Mr. Wenner is
a member of the Masonic Lodge, holding membership in Garfield Lodge, A. F. & A.
M. No. 528,
Shreve, Ohio; the Council at
Conneaut, Ohio;
the Chapter and Commandery at Ashtabula, and the
Consistory at Cleveland. He is a member of the District, State
and National Educational Associations.
He is President of the Ashtabula Chamber of Commerce and of the Community
Fund Committee, and is a member of the Congregational Church and of the National
Council of the Young Men’s Christian Association.
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by Moina W. Large - Vol. I – 1924 – Page 449
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HENRY
WETMORE, a successful farmer of Monroe township, Ashtabula
county, was born Dec. 23, 1851, and has always lived on a farm.
His grandfather, Benjamin Wetmore, was born in Connecticut,
and came from Middletown, that state, in 1818, to Ohio. He
came in the fall of the year, with an ox team, and brought his
family with him. He settled on a farm and spent the remainder
of his life in Kelloggsville township, Ashtabula county. He
married Thankful Lucas, of Connecticut, and their children
were: Elnathan, Ebenezer, Sally, Lucretia, John, Abigail, Eliza
and Benjamin, all deceased.
John Wetmore was a farmer and cleared land for
the cultivation of wheat. He and his wife were members of the
Methodist Episcopal church. He married Juliet Sands,
born in 1823, and died in 1861. Their children were: Henry;
Thomas, born in 1853, lives in Texas; Ida, married W.
G. Munyan, of Newport News, Virginia; and Julia married
O. A. Lillie and lies in Sheffield township, Ashtabula
county.
Henry Wetmore was the oldest of the children.
He attended school at Kelloggsville. He owns 120 acres of land
and carries on general farming; he formerly conducted a dairy and
raised considerable stock. He is public-spirited and
progressive, and takes interest in public affairs. Politically
he is a Republican. Mr. Wetmore married Nora Blood,
born Jan. 2, 1852, and their children are: Will, born Jan. 7,
1875, died in Apr., 1904; John, born Feb. 23, 1878, lives at
home; and Belle, born Jun. 26, 1881, married Oliver Clark,
and lives in Monroe township, near her parents.
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G. D. WHEELER, who
ranks among the leading and successful farmers of Ashtabula County,
was born on the farm where he now lives in Morgan Township, Feb. 22,
1867, and is a son of J. H. and Marian (Case) Wheeler.
J. H. Wheeler was a native of Saybrook Township and
the son of Isaac Taylor, who was among the first settlers of
Ashtabula County. The former engaged in the mercantile
business at East Trumbull, Ohio, during his early life, and in 1859
purchased the present Wheeler farm in Morgan Township, where
he died Apr. 6, 1886. His wife was a native of Hartsgrove,
Ohio, born Aug. 13, 1838. She died May 29, 1921. To this
union three children were born: Clara Bond, born July
16, 1857, died June 1, 1918; M. P., born May 19, 1862, lives
at Casper, Wyo.; and G. D., the subject of this sketch.
After the death of her husband, Mrs. Wheeler was
later married to H. W. Horton, of Hartsgrove, Ohio.
G. D. Wheeler attended the district school and
has spent his entire life on the same farm. He specializes in
dairy farming and is successful.
On Jan. 5, 1888, Mr. Wheeler was married to
Miss Mabel Gallup, who was born in Morgan Township, June 6,
1870, the daughter of William and R. A. (Bailey) Gallup.
She died in 1891. On June 18, 1893, Mr. Wheeler was
married to Miss Ada Bower, a native of Trumbull, Ohio, born
Feb. 22, 1867, and the daughter of Simon and Eliza (Wright) Bower,
who were the parents of the following children: Anna Ferris,
lives at Pontiac, Mich.; Mrs. Wheeler and Ralph Bower, lives
at Geneva. To G. D. and Ada (Bower) Wheeler two
children were born: Marian Moore, born June 7, 1894,
lives in Ashtabula, and has one son, Robert G. Moore, born
May 29, 1919; and Helen, born July 10, 1904, lives at home.
Politically Mr. Wheeler is a Democrat. He
is a member of the Christian Church, and a reliable citizen of
Morgan Township.
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S. C. WHETSON,
a successful farmer and stockman of Colebrook Township, and the
owner of 100 acres of well improved land, was born at Bloomfield, in
Trumbull County, Ohio, in October, 1873, and is a son of T. B.
and Mary (Copper) Whetson. Mr. and Mrs. Whetson were born
in Pennsylvania. They were the parents of the following
children: Angeline, lives at Warren, Ohio; Elgie,
lives at Painesville, Ohio; S. C., the subject of this
sketch; Dora, lives at Kenilworth, Ohio; Elgin, lives
on the old home place; and John, lives at Greensburg, Ohio.
S. C. Whetson received his education in the
public schools and spent his boyhood on his father's farm in
Bloomfield. HE has lived in Colebrook Township since 1913,
where he is engaged in dairy farming.
On Nov. 18, 1902, Mr. Whetson was united in
marriage with Miss Mabel P. Knight, a native of Trumbull
County, born in 1880, and a daughter of Richard and Martha Knight,
both deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Whetson five children
have been born, as follows: Martha Mullett, lives at
Hartford, Ohio; M. R., a farmer, lives in Colebrook Township;
Dora Martig of Minnesota; Nina, and Wilma, at
home.
Mr. Whetson is an independent voter and in 1824
was appointed township trustee. He is a member of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows and has served on the school board
four years. Mr. Whetson is a practical and ambitious
farmer, and a man highly esteemed in his neighborhood.
Source #2 - page 946 |
CAPTAIN EDWARD
ORSON WHITNEY, superintendent of the Ashtabula & Buffalo
Docks, is a citizen who holds the high regard of the entire
community. He was born at Henderson, N. Y., Dec. 27, 1872, and
is the son of Myron J. and Florence J. (White) Whitney.
Myron J. Whitney, a native of Henderson, N. Y., was
born Jan. 27, 1843, the son of Truman Orson and Martha (Wood)
Whitney. Truman Orson Whitney was a farmer and spent his
entire life at Henderson, New York. On March 12, 1840, he was
married to Miss Martha Wood. From 1863 until 1867 he
held the office of revenue assessor and from 1863 until 1872 was
supervisor of the town. Mr. Whitney was accidentally
shot in the foot and his foot was amputated by Dr. Grafton of
Watertown, N. Y. He did Mar. 3, 1876. Mr. Whitney
was a prosperous farmer and owned a farm of 450 acres near
Henderson, N. Y. His son, Myron J., also farmed during
his life and died at Henderson, N. Y., in 1905. His wife, who
was born Dec. 28, 1853, still lies in that city. She is a
daughter of Edward White, a native of Henderson, N. Y., who
was a pioneer sea captain. To Myron J. and Florence J.
(White) Whitney three children were born, as follows:
Edward Orson, the subject of this sketch; Lee, born, in
1876, married Matilda McHugh, lives in Henderson, N. Y.; and
Ethel D., the widow of Capt. Ralph Gleason, who died
in July, 1911.
Capt. Edward Orson Whitney was reared at
Henderson, N. Y., and received his education in the public schools
there and at Watertown, N. Y. He began his career as a
deckhand on the steamer "Missoula" when he was 17 years of age.
He was promoted to porter and watchman during the second season and
served on the steamer "Spokane" as wheelsman in 1891. In 1892
he served on the steamers "Northern King" and "Pioneer", and in 1894
was second mate on the steamer "Hiawatha" and the following year
mate on the steamer "Horan A. Tuttle". In 1898 he was mate on
the steamer "Joseph L. Colby" and the following year on the same
vessel. In 1900 Captain Whitney was mate on the steamer
"Thomas Wilson" and the following year on the "Queen City", and
later master on the barge "Martha" and the barge "Madsira". In
1902 he was master on the steamer "Bartlett" and the following years
on the steamers "Henry Court", "William H. Gilbert", "John Erickson"
and the "F. B. Morse". In 1909 Captain Whitney was
promoted to his present position as superintendent of the Ashtabula
& Buffalo Docs, and removed to Ashtabula from Henderson, N. Y.
He lives at 95 Walnut Street. Captain Whitney succeeded
Capt. E. S. Henry, deceased. In 1912 the name of the
company was changed from the Ashtabula Dock Company to the Ashtabula
& Buffalo Dry Docks.
On Jan. 21, 1896, Captain Whitney was united in
marriage with Miss Bertha M. Howard, a native of Henderson,
N. Y., and the daughter of Clarence and Clara (Vorce) Howard.
Mr. Howard was born in Henderson, N. Y., in April, 1863, and
died May 1, 1912. His wife died at the age of 57 years.
They were the parents of the following children: Mrs. Whitney;
Alma, deceased; Iva, married Phillip Lane; Ina;
and Earl, married Edith Peters. To Mr. and
Mrs. Whitney four children have been born , as follows:
Zelma H., born Sept.1 4 1897, married Ralph Duff, lives
in Ashtabula; Howard, born Oct. 25, 1900; Zaida E.,
born Nov. 19, 1904; and Harry Payne, born April 28, 1915.
Politically, Mr. Whitney is a Republican and he
and his family are members of the Episcopal Church. He belongs
to the Masonic lodge and Shrine of Cleveland and the Elks, and
is a director of the Chamber of Commerce, president of the Ashtabula
County Health League, and chief of the American Protective League of
Northeastern Ohio. In January 1924, he was elected a member of
the city council. Captain Whitney is one Ashtabula's
representative citizens and the Whitney family stands high in
the community.
Source #2 - page 456 |
THOMAS
WIBIRT, a well-known and pioneer physician of Andover, was
born at Saratoga Springs, New York, July 22, 1809, a son of Ben
Wibirt, a native also of Saratoga county. The latter is a son
of John Wibirt, a native of the same county, and his
father, Thomas Wibirt, was born in England. The mother
of our subject was formerly Sylvia Kelly, a native of
Vermont. Her parents died in Madison county, New-York.
Thomas Wibirt, our subject,
was reared in De Ruyter, Madison county, New York, and afterward
went to Chenango county, same State. At the age of twenty-three
years he began the study of medicine, under the preceptorship of
Dr. Birdsley, a prominent and well-known physician of the
latter county. In 1851 Mr. Wilbirt came to Andover,
Ohio, where he conducted one of the first drug stores of the city,
continuing that occupation many years. He has a good residence and
other property in this county, and is one of the eminent physicians
in his community.
The Doctor was married in Chemung county, New York, at
the age of twenty-four years, to Mary Ann Sanford,
a native of Connecticut, and a daughter of Levi and Elizabeth
(Terrill) Sanford. Mr. and Mrs. Wibirt have had ten
children, viz.: Ben L., a carpenter and contractor by
profession; John, who was a soldier in the late war, serving
first in the Second Ohio Cavalry, and later in the One hundred and
Fifth Ohio Infantry; Lydia Smith; Jerome;
Ludentia Cook; Elizabeth Sperry, deceased
April 18, 1865; Amanda, deceased in infancy; Levi, who
was drowned at the age of three years; and Sylvia, deceased
at the age of six years. Dr. Wibirt affiliates with
the Republican party, and is a member of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, although he was raised in the Quaker faith. Be is a man of
progressive views, is an active worker for education, religion and
every moral cause, and is a favorite with all who know him. |
C.
E. WILLIAMS, a prosperous farmer and stockman of Lenox
Township, is a native of Ashtabula County. He was born in the township
where he now resides, April 9, 1883, and is a son of Kingsbury and
Ellen (Thompson) Williams.
Kingsbury Williams, deceased, was a
veteran of the Civil War, and a native of Ohio. He was born at
Bristolville, and at an early date settled in Lenox Township, where he
spent the remainder of his. life. His wife was born in Ireland and
came to this country with her parents when she was eleven years of
age. She is also deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Williams
were born six children, as follows: Ada, married Howard
Hoskins, lives at Hartsgrove, Ohio; Florence, married Wesley
Holcomb, lives at Jacksonville, Florida; Elva and
Artie, both deceased; C. E., the subject of this sketch;
and Clara Imogene, married Charles Bailey,
lives at Jacksonville, Fla.
C. E. Williams attended the public schools of
Lenox Township and for several years was employed as painter and
paperhanger. He now owns and operates fifty-eight acres of good farm
land, which is improved with a modern residence and farm buildings. He
is a dairy farmer and specializes in the breeding of Holstein cattle.
On April 10, 1909, Mr. Williams was married to
Miss Grace B. Queen, who was born at Johnstown, W. Va., July
18, 1881, a daughter of J. M. and Ida (Lawrence) Queen, now
residents of Clarksburg, W. Va., and the parents of the following
children: Mrs. Williams; Bessie L., married E. J.
Green, lives at Deerfield, Ohio; Clifton, married Edna
B. Queen, lives at Clarksburg, W. Va.; Gladys E., at home;
and Candas Mary, married Wayne Weaver,
lives at Clarksburg, W. Va. To Mr. and Mrs. Williams
have been born two children: Clarence Paul, born Aug.
19, 1910, attends Central High School; and Herbert James,
born Sept. 14, 1916.
Mr. Williams is an independent voter. He is a
capable and industrious man who is highly esteemed in his
neighborhood.
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EDGAR WILLIAMS,
who is the owner of one of Ohio's largest apiaries, is well and
favorably known throughout Ashtabula County as a substantial
citizen. He was born at Pierpont, Dec. 4, 1883, and is the son
of Edgar and Kate (Schramling) Williams/
Edgar Williams, deceased, was a prosperous farmer
of Pierpont Township for many years. He died in 1914, and his
widow now lives in Pierpont. They were the parents of four
children: Corydon, died in infancy; Allie, married
Amy Lewis, deceased; Edgar, the subject of this sketch;
and Edna, a twin sister of Edgar, married Charles
Stewart, lives in Trumbull County, Ohio.
Edgar Williams has always live in Pierpont.
He has one of the largest apiaries in the state and handles about 30
tons of honey annually.
On July 6, 1911, Mr. Williams was united in
marriage with Miss Margaret Smith, a native of Wayne
Township, Ashtabula County, born July 24, 1884, and the daughter of
Charles and Emily (Jones) Smith, both natives of Wayne
Township. Mr. Smith, who was a leading farmer of his
native township, died Dec. 21, 1905. His widow lives at
Andover. They were the parents of the following children:
Walter A.; Fred, deceased; Frank L., lives in
Wayne Township; Fannie, married Harry Lane, lives in
Wayne Township; Mrs. Williams; Mary, married J. B. Barber
lives in Wayne Township; Ralph, lives in Wayne Township; and
Ella Elizabeth, died in infancy. To Mr. and Mrs.
Williams three children have been born, as follows:
Robert, born Feb. 24, 1914; Edgar P., born Aug. 17, 1918;
and one child died in infancy6. Before her marriage, Mrs.
Williams was a teacher. She is a graduate of Wayne High
School and taught in the schools of Ashtabula County for six years
before her marriage.
Mr. Williams is a Republican, a member of the
Presbyterian Church, and belongs to the Grange. He has held
several township offices and has been a member of the board of
education for eight years. Mr. Williams is a man who is
highly esteemed for his industry and initiative.
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EDWARD WILLIAMS,
an enterprising and well known farmer and stockman of Pierpont
Township, was born at Pierpont, Ohio, April 22, 1881, and is the son
of Hiram and Helen (Caine) Williams.
Hiram Williams, deceased, was a native of Ashtabula
County, and a leading farmer and stockman of Pierpont Township for
many years. The Williams family originally came to Ohio
from New York in 1813. Mr. Williams was one of the
largest sheep raisers in Ohio and operated 500 acres of land.
He was a Republican and a member of the Congregational Church, in
which he was an active worker. He was also a charter member of
the Pierpont Grange No. 1314 and the National Grange. He died
Jan. 18, 1901, and his wife, who was born at Warrensville, Ohio,
died Sept. 28, 1914. They were the parents of the following
children: Alice and Fred, deceased; Frank,
a farmer, lives at Pierpont, Ohio; Margaret, married John
Walsh, lives in Pennsylvania; Edward, the subject of this
sketch; Louise, deceased; and one child died in infancy.
Edward Williams received his education in the
Pierpont schools and engaged in farming on the home place for
several years. He now owns 70 acres of well improved land and
has Holstein cattle.
On June 20, 1907, Mr. Williams was united in
marriage with Miss Iva Waters, who was born at Pierpont,
Ohio, July 2, 1883, and the daughter of Hiram and Mary (Bollard)
Waters. Mr. Waters who was born in Crawford County, Pa.,
came to Ashtabula County in 1881. He died May22, 1906, and his
wife now lives at Pierpont with the Williams family. Mr.
and Mrs. Waters had three children: Carey, lives in
Pierpont; Mary deceased; and Mrs. Williams. Mr. and
Mrs. Williams have one child, Josephine, born Oct. 28,
1916.
In politics Mr. Williams is identified with the
Republican party. He was a member of the school board and is
now serving as township clerk. He and his family hold
membership in the Presbyterian church. Mr. Williams is
a member of the Pierpont Grange, No. 1314.
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FLOYD C. WILLIAMS,
principal of
the Ashtabula
Business
College, is among the prominent and influential
citizens of Ashtabula
County. He was born in
Jasper County, Ind., June 29,
1887, and is the son of Joseph and Mahala (Adair) Williams.
Joseph Williams was a native of Indiana, and his wife was also born in that state. He followed farming and stock raising
during his life in Jasper County,
Ind., and met with success. Mr. Williams is deceased and his widow now resides on the home place near
Rensselaer, Ind. They were the
parents of the following children:
Laura, deceased, was the wife of
Orville Garriott;
William O., lives at Valparaiso, Ind.;
Bertha, married
George Barker, lives on the home place.
Floy, twin sister of
Floyd, married
Russell Kunce, and they live at
Cromwell, Ind.; Floyd, the subject of
this sketch; and Lillie, married
Halley Alter, lives at Rossville, N.
N.; and Ray, lives near the home
place.
Floyd C. Williams was educated in the
public schools and after completing a post-graduate course at the
Marion Normal College, receiving
degree of Bachelor of Accounts in 1909, he was principal of the Commercial
Department of the Westfield
College (United
Brethren College),
Westfield, Ill., for one year. He
was instructor one year in the Bookkeeping Department of the
Chicago Business College,
Chicago, Ill., and two years
instructor of Shorthand in Metropolitan
Business College,
Chicago, Ill., after which he
was appointed manager of the Huntington
Business University,
Huntington, Ind. In 1913
Mr. Williams came to
Ashtabula and purchased the
Ashtabula Business
College, which was organized in 1895 by
A. E. Reynolds and locatd on the
northwest corner of Center and Main Streets.
It was purchased by Mr. Williams and T. F. Juergens, but the
following year Mr. Juergen’s interest
was purchased by Mr. Williams and it
has since been conducted by him and his wife, and associate teachers. The Ashtabula Business College was later
located in the Flickinger Building
and in April, 1920, the college was completely destroyed by fire and in
September of the same year was re-established in the Eastman Block, 206 Main
Street.
The
Ashtabula Business
College courses of instruction are
designated to give to the future business man and woman, in the shortest
possible time, the instruction he needs if his work is to be of the right
quality and quantity and to be rendered in such a manner as to build business
that is profitable and permanent. The
school is fully accredited by the National Association of Accredited Commercial
Schools. This is the only authoritative
accrediting agency among private commercial schools. It is made up of nearly 300 leading
business training schools of the country that have pledged themselves to
establish and maintain the highest possible ideals and standards in business
education.
Before a school can be accredited by
this association it pledges itself to the maintenance of a set of standards of
practice covering its relations with the student and with the public. A school cannot remain a member of this
association unless it measures up to these standards. There are a number of excellent reasons
why a student should attend a school accredited by the N. A. A. C. S., among
them being these:
1. Grades made in one accredited
school are good in every other accredited school and will be transferred when
the student finds it necessary to move from one community to another.
2.
Every graduate is entitled to the free service of the employment
departments of all accredited schools throughout the
United States and Canada, should he at any time desire help in
securing a position.
3. Students in an accredited school
have the opportunity to earn the degree, Honor Graduate in Business, which is
conferred by the association in co-operation with the individual school.
4. The excellence of accredited
schools is so generally recognized that the graduate enjoys an exceptionally
favorable introduction to the business public when he leaves his school.
5. There are certain awards of merit
for scholarship that can be earned only in accredited schools.
While there are many good schools not
accredited by this Association the fact that a school is so accredited is one of
the very best evidences of its excellence.
The courses of study consist of the
following: Complete Business Course,
Shorthand Course, Bookkeeping Course, Secretarial Course, Civil Service, Course,
Public Accounting and Auditing.
Mr. Williams is a public accounting
and holds membership in the National Association of Cost Accountants and the
National Association of Public Accountants.
He is a Republican, a member o the Presbyterian Church, of which he is a
deacon, and he belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Chamber of
Commerce, the Y. M. C. A. and Secretary of the Ashtabula County Sunday School
Association. He is known throughout
Ashtabula County
as an upright and reliable citizen.
In 1913
Mr. Williams was married to Miss Bessie
Sheats, a native of Wood County,
Ohio, and the daughter of Frank L. and Nettie (Strayer) Sheats, natives of Ohio
and residents of Grand Rapids,
Ohio, where he is engaged in fruit growing. Mr. and Mrs. Sheats have five children, as follows:
Agnes, married
Hiram Stocker, lives at McClure, Ohio; Mrs. Willialms; Ruth, married LeRoy
McWilliams, and she is postmistress at Grand Rapids, Ohio;
Pauline, married
Guy A. Nevison, automobile salesman at Ashtabula, and
Florence, married
Sidney Mawer, lives at Weston, Ohio.
Mr. and Mrs. Williams have no
children.
Mrs. F. C. Williams is a graduate of
the Grand Rapids,
Ohio, High School. She then received her teachers’ training
at the Marion
Normal College,
Marion, Ind. She taught in the public school at
Grand Rapids for three years and two years at Bloomdale, Ohio. Since coming to
Ashtabula
in 1913, Mrs. Williams has been
associated with Mr. Williams in the Ashtabula Business College. She is a member of the First Presbyterian
Church and a teacher in the Junior Department of the Sunday School, and Business
Women’s Club of the Y. W. C. A.
Some of the teachers associated with
Mr. and Mrs. Williams are:
Mrs. Fern Carter and Miss Hazel
Lewis.
Mrs. Carter is a graduate of the
Geneva High School
and of the Ashtabula
Business College
in 1819 and now a bookkeeper in the Machine Department of the American Fork &
Hoe, Ashtabula,
Ohio. She is an
assistant in the Night School.
Miss Hazel Lewis a graduate of the
Ashtabula
High School and of the Ashtabula Business College. She was an honor student, receiving a
diploma which is granted by the Accredited Schools for superior work. She received her teachers’ normal training
at the Oberlin
Business
University, Oberlin, Ohio.
Miss Lewis has charge of the Stenographic Department.
Mrs. Nevison, a former graduate of
the school, was a teacher for three years in Ashtabula Business
College and then entered Civil Service work, being a
Stenotypist at the Toledo
State Hospital
for three years.
Miss Lelia Holcomb, of
Geneva, Ohio,
and a graduate of the school, was a successful teacher in the Stenographic
Department for four years in the Ashtabula
Business College
and then two years in the Commercial Department of the
Erie Business
College.
She is now Secretary in the Lutheran Hospital,
Cleveland, Ohio. ~ Source #2:
History of Ashtabula County,
Ohio by Moina W. Large - Vol. I –
1924 – Page 461 |
ROBERT WILLIAMS,
deceased, was among the leading farmers and stockmen of Ashtabula
County for many years. He was born at Devonshire, England,
Aug. 13, 1824, and came to this country when a young man. He
located on the present Williams farm in Orwell township in
1863, and became a successful farmer. He died Dec. 27, 1889,
and i buried at Orwell.
On Oct. 25, 1863, Mr. Williams was united in
marriage with Miss Ann Combs, also a native of England, born
Oct. 26, 1841. She was the daughter of Henry and Deborah
(Hayes) Combs, who came to this country in 1852 and located at
Mesopotamia, Ohio. Her father was a farmer during his life.
To Mr. and Mrs. Combs 12 children were born: Mrs.
Williams, John, Samuel, Emma, Eliza, Elizabeth, Hattie, Martha,
Edna, Sarah, James and Minnie. To Robert and Ann
(Combs) Williams six children were born, as follows: Edward
E., born Aug. 18, 1864, lives in Ashtabula County; Fred M.,
born Feb. 19, 1867, lives with his mother; Minnie M., born
April 15, 1869, deceased; John H., born April 8, 1871,
deceased; Emma E., born June 29, 1883, deceased; John H.,
born April 8, 1871, deceased; Emma E., born June 29, 1883,
deceased; and Homer George, born Oct. 15, 1885, deceased.
Mr. Williams was a member of the Disciple Church
and a highly respected citizen of his community.
Newell Elton Williams, only grandchild of Mr.
and Mrs. Williams, was born on the old homestead in Orwell
Township, June 12, 1909. Fred M. Williams was married
Nov. 8, 1906, to Miss Cora Davis, a native of Orwell, and the
daughter of Frank and Salinda (Benton) Davis, both of whom
are deceased. There were four children in the Davis family:
Grace Gibalow, lives in Burton, Ohio; Mrs. Williams;
Georgia Baker, lives at Orwell; and Frances Goddard,
deceased.
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DR. HAROLD WILSON,
a well known and successful physician of Conneaut, and veteran
of the World War, was born in New York City, Jan. 20, 1874, and is a
son of Herman B. and Mary Ann (White) Wilson.
Herman B. Wilson was a native of New Rochelle, N.
Y., and when a young man moved to New York City, where he later
became a street railway magnate. He died Jan. 16, 1890, and
his wife died in June, 1883. She was a native of England.
To Mr. and Mrs. Wilson the following children were born:
Charles, deceased; Albert, lives retired in New York
City; Henrietta, deceased; Herman B., lives retired,
New York City; Imogene, Dresden, Mary Francis and
Alexander, all deceased; and Dr. Harold, the subject of
this sketch.
Dr. Harold Wilson spent his boyhood in New York
City and was graduated from the Medical School at Dartmouth College
at 1896. He then began practising medicine at
Steubenville, Ohio, where he remained two years, then coming to
Conneaut. Dr. Wilson has built up a large practice and
is a thoroughly competent physician.
During the World War Dr. Wilson enlisted his
services and was commissioned captain in the medical corps. He
served for 21 months, a year of which time was spent in France.
Dr. Wilson was discharged April 26, 1919.
Dr. Wilson was married to Miss Mary M. Kerr,
a native of Greenfield, Ohio, and the daughter of David and
Hattie (Anderson) Kerr. To Dr. and Mrs. Wilson one
son has been born, Harold David, who was born in 1920.
Dr. Wilson is a Republican and is identified
with the Masonic and Elks lodges and the American Legion. He
and his family are members of the Congregational Church.
Dr. Wilson is a substantial and representative citizen of
Ashtabula County.
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G.
T. WOODWORTH, of Dodgeville, is a successful and well-known
young business man of Ashtabula county. He was born on a farm in Wayne
township, July 23, 1890, and is a son of H. O. and Sarah
(Patrick) Woodworth.
H. O. Woodworth was born in Wayne township,
September 18, 1866, and ranks among the successful farmers of
Ashtabula county. In 1887 he was married to Miss Sarah
Patrick, who was born in Ashtabula county, November 1, 1867. To
this union four children were born: G. T., the subject of this
sketch; Emily McGovney, born October 25, 1893, lives at Seaman,
Ohio; Hattie, born April 8, 1900, at home; and Raymond,
born June 14, 1909.
G. T. Woodworth spent his boyhood on his
father's farm and attended the public schools at Wayne. After his
marriage in 1912 he engaged in farming until 1916, at which time he
purchased the business of S. C. Barber, of Dodgeville. Mr.
Woodworth carries a complete line of general hardware, furnaces,
sheet metal, etc.
On December 23, 1912, Mr. Woodworth was married
to Miss Velma May Rose, a native of Denmark township, Ashtabula
county, born May 4, 1890, and the daughter of A. J. and Luella Rose,
residents of Linesville, Pa., and the parents of the following
children: Mrs. Woodworth; Carl A., lives at Linesville,
Pa., and F. J. lives at Williamsfield, Ohio. To G. P. and
Velma May (Rose) Woodworth four children have been born:
Pauline E., born January 2, 1914; Vivian R., born February
4, 1918; Doris L., born October 14, 1920, and Kenneth G.,
born October 30, 1923.
Mr. Woodworth is a republican, a member of the
Congregational church and his wife belongs to the Disciples church, at
Rockwell. He is an enterprising young man whose success in life is
already assured. |
CAPTAIN JAMES P. WOODWORTH was born at Kingsville,
Ashtabula county, Ohio, August 2, 1845, a son of James and Martha
(Sackett) Woodworth. The father was a nataive of New York
State and came at an early day with his parents to Ohio, being among
the early settlers of Ashtabula county; his paternal grandfather was
a soldier in the war of the Revolution. James Woodworth
is still one of the leading agriculturists of Geneva township, and
is well preserved in both mind and body at the age of seventy-seven
years; he was for many years manager and part owner of a large
furnace at Amboy, Ohio. Captain Woodworth was reared in
Kingsville township, his youth unmarked by special incident until
September, 1862, when he answered the call for men to enlist in
defense of the nation. He became a member of Company F,
Second Ohio Cavalry, and was in active service until peace was
declared. He was taken prisoner at Morristown, Tennessee,
December 12, 1863, after he had been wounded by a minie ball; he was
confined at Belle Isle and at Pemberton, but was paroled and
exchanged in October, 1864. Again in active service he was
wounded at Dinwiddie Court House, and is now a pensioner of the
United States Government.
After the war was ended he turned his attention to
photography, and for twenty-three yeas devoted his time to this art,
retiring at the end of this period to his farm. Since
1878 he has been Captain of the State militia at Geneva.
Politically, he is identified with the Republica party. He is
a member of the G. A. R., and is Commander of his Post.
He was married October 11, 1867, to Ruby M. Thorp,
who was born May 22, 1853, a daughter of Dennis and Clarissa
Thorp. Mr. Thorp was the first Mayor of Geneva, and for
twenty-one years was Justice of the Peace; he has been one of the
energetic and enthusiastic workers in the ranks of the Republican
party. Mrs. Woodworth is also a photographer, and
previous to her marriage and afterward devoted much of her time to
the profession. Three of her brothers, Jason O., Henry H.,
and Freeman, were soldiers in the late war; Henry H.
is the founder of the Geneva Times, and Freeman was for
several terms a member of the State Legislature. Captain
and Mrs. Woodworth are the parents of four children:
Roy D., born May 22, 1874; Hottie R., born March 22,
1881; Nora P., born August 1, 1883; and Nellie C.,
born December 22, 1886. |
R. S. WORK,
a photographer, of Andover, Ohio, was born in Evansburgh,
Pennsylvania, Aug. 18, 1863, a son of M. M. and Mary E. (Miller) Work,
residents of that city. Our subject was reared and educated in
the public and private schools in his native place, and at the age of
seventeen years began the study of photography. He began
business for himself in Evansburgh, but during the same year, 1881,
located at Andover, Ohio, where he has sine continued his profession.
Mr. Work soon afterward erected the building he now occupies,
68 x 22 feet, two stories high, located on the east side of the public
square, where he has all the modern conveniences for the prosecution
of his work. His operating room is one of the finest in this
part of the country. Mr. Work does all kinds of
photographic work, and finishes portraits in canyon, India ink, etc.;
also carries a full line of mouldings, and manufactures picture frames
to order. He is a thorough master of his art.
Mr. Work was married at Adamsville,
Pennsylvania, in Aug. 1881, to Miss Maggie J. Hazen, a daughter
of David and Sarah Hazen. To this union have been born
three children: Merrill R.; Maxwell M., died June 17,
1888, aged seven months; and Boyd H. Mrs. Work is
an active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. |
CAPTAIN D. P.
WRIGHT,
well-known among the brotherhood of lake captains, was born at
Harpersfield, Ashtabula county, Ohio, Jan. 17, 1851, a son of Jonathan
and Lucretia (Woolsey) Wright, also natives of Ohio; the paternal
grandfather was one of the first settlers of Harpersfield.
Captain Wright was reared to farm life and attended the common schools
of Geneva; he was also a student at Baldwin University, Berea, Ohio,
and became a teacher of Penmanship; he devoted his time to the
profession until he was twenty-four years of age when he became
Captain, and now commands the steamer P. P. Pratt, owned by James
Ash,
of Buffalo, New York.
He was married Dec. 25, 1886, to Anna Miner, of
Ashtabula county; they are the parents of one son, Harold M., born
Jun. 4, 1891.
Jonathan Wright, father of the Captain was a soldier in
the Civil war; he enlisted at the age of fifty-five, and at the end of
one year was discharged on account of disability. His brother,
A. B. Wright, enlisted in 1861, and saw four years of active service.
In politics, Captain Wright supports the Republican
party. He is a member of the Masonic order, and also belongs to
the Royal arcanum. He is a man of quiet, unassuming manners,
having the highest regard of a wide circle of acquaintance. Mrs.
Captain R. R. Graves is a sister to Captain Wright. |
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